Table 1.

The effects of different treatments on the degree of renal alterations—Renal Damage Score (RDS)

Treatment (mg/kg)	Renal Damage Score (6 Kidneys/Group × 6 Slices/Kidney)					$\overline{\mathbf{X}}$ ± S.D.
	0	1	2	3	4
Control	30	6	0	0	0	0.67 ± 0.48
LPS	0	0	0	15	21	3.58 ± 0.50 a3
Simvastatin 10 group	0	0	12	24	0	2.67 ± 0.48 a1
Simvastatin 20 group	0	0	24	12	0	2.33 ± 0.47 a1
Simvastatin 40 group	0	21	15	0	0	1.42 ± 0.50 b2

Statistical analysis was performed using the Kruskal–Wallis test. a¹, a³—p < 0.05, 0.001 in comparison to the control group, b²—p < 0.01 in comparison to the LPS-only treated group. ($\overline{\mathbf{X}}$—mean value, S.D—standard deviation).