Table 2.

Biomarkers of renal dysfunction in rat CKD.

	CKD	CKD + BßGlucans	p value
	(n = 13)	(n = 13)
Serum Creatinine (mg/dL)	1.0 ± 0.2	0.8 ± 0.2	0.03
BUN (mg/dL)	52.9 ± 9.6	44.3 ± 7.2	0.02
Phosphaturia (nmol/24 hours)	1.9 ± 0.5	2.3 ± 0.6	0.15
Proteinuria (mg/24 hours)	101.1 ± 80.0	21.4 ± 32.1	0.04
α-Klotho (IOD/Area)	1,477.2 ± 459.7	3,197.0 ± 1839.4	0.02
Lymphocyte infiltration (% Area)	2.2 ± 2.4	1.0 ± 0.7	0.04

Values indicate Mean ± SD.