Table 1.

Animal experimental design. The differences between the five groups of animals specified in the experimental design section.

Animal Experimental Groups	1% CMC in Saline Orally (for 14 Days before Surgery)	Anethole Orally # (for 14 Days before Surgery)		Renal Arteries Clamping (for 45 Min, then Reperfusion)
		125 mg/kg	250 mg/kg
Sham	Yes	No	No	No
Sham + anethole	No	No	Yes	No
RIR	Yes	No	No	Yes
RIR + anethole (125 mg/kg)	No	Yes	No	Yes
RIR + anethole (250 mg/kg)	No	No	Yes	Yes

# Anethole was dissolved in 1% carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) in saline.