Concentrations (±SEM) of serum urea nitrogen and creatinine in the three groups of ratsa
| Group | Serum Urea Nitrogen (mg/dl) | Serum Creatinine (mg/dl) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day 0 | Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 0 | Day 1 | Day 2 | |
| aSham, sham-operated rats; ARF, rats with acute renal failure treated with vehicle; ARF+IGF-I, rats with acute renal failure treated with insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I). | ||||||
| bSignificantly different (P < 0.05) from the Sham group. | ||||||
| Sham | 12 ± 1 | 11 ± 0 | 10 ± 1 | 0.2 ± 0.0 | 0.2 ± 0.0 | 0.2 ± 0.0 |
| ARF | 11 ± 0 | 114 ± 7b | 171 ± 14b | 0.2 ± 0.0 | 2.1 ± 0.2b | 3.5 ± 0.3b |
| ARF+IGF-I | 11 ± 0 | 123 ± 7b | 173 ± 14b | 0.2 ± 0.0 | 2.5 ± 0.2b | 2.8 ± 0.3b |