Table 2.
Physical analysis of urine in various treatment groups.
Treatment (mg/kg) | pH | Specific gravity | RBC/µl | WBC/µl | Urea (mg/dl) |
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Control | 7.110 ± 0.050b | 1.042 ± 0.011b | 0.046 ± 0.01b | 15.83 ± 0.291b | 12.77 ± 0.590b |
DOX | 6.020 ± 0.032a | 1.487 ± 0.019a | 13.35 ± 0.05a | 75.17 ± 0.318a | 41.37 ± 0.876a |
AHE alone | 7.107 ± 0.029b | 1.041 ± 0.012b | 0.047 ± 0.011b | 15.77 ± 0.233b | 12.57 ± 0.484b |
DOX + AHE (200) | 6.78 ± 0.103a**,b,d* | 1.19 ± 0.02a,b,d | 5.930 ± 0.09a,b,d | 40.67 ± 0.278a,b,d | 24.55 ± 0.553a,b,d |
DOX + AHE (400) | 7.057 ± 0.024b,c* | 1.06 ± 0.02b,c** | 0.647 ± 0.022a,b,c | 16.07 ± 0.120b,c | 14.43 ± 0.338b,c |
DOX + Sily | 7.053 ± 0.038b | 1.053 ± 0.020b | 0.618 ± 0.014a,b | 16.17 ± 0.260b | 14.37 ± 0.318b |
Values expressed as mean ± SEM. a: Significance at p < 0.0001 Vs. control group, b: Significance at p < 0.0001 Vs. Doxorubicin (DOX) group, c: Significance at p < 0.0001 of DOX + AHE 400 mg/kg group Vs. DOX + AHE 200 mg/kg group. d: Significance at p < 0.0001 of AHE co-treatment groups Vs DOX + Sily group. **: Significant difference at p < 0.05 and p < 0.001 respectively. Non-significant difference (p > 0.05) was recorded between control and AHE alone treated group in all parameters. (One way ANOVA followed by Tukey’s multiple comparison tests). Sily-Silymarin.