Treatment effects on body weight, kidney weight and renal function.

<p>(A) Initial body weight and weight gain were similar in all animal groups irrespective of the treatment modality. (B) Kidney weight was increased in the EG group, but near-to-normal in the EG+STS, EG+SC and EG+SS groups. (C) Creatinine clearance derived from 24-hour urine samples collected after 4 weeks shows preserved renal function in STS-treated animals. The significance levels are with reference to the EG group. Data are presented as means ± SD from 7–8 animals per group *p< 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001.