Yiqihuoxue Formula Activates Autophagy and Offers Renoprotection in a Rat Model of Adenine-Induced Kidney Disease

Table 3

Effect of YQHX treatment on some histopathological parameters in adenine rats.

	Control	Adenine	YQHX
Kidney lesion
Glomerulosclerosis	0.1 ± 0.02	1.5 ± 0.04^△	1.3 ± 0.04^△###
Interstitial fibrosis	0.0 ± 0.0	2.6 ± 0.6^△	2.3 ± 0.6^△###
Arteriolosclerosis	0.0 ± 0.0	2.4 ± 0.7^△	2.1 ± 0.6^△##
Interstitial inflammation	0.0 ± 0.0	2.8 ± 0.4^△	2.0 ± 0.7^△###
Tubular dilatation	0.0 ± 0.0	2.6 ± 0.5^△	2.1 ± 0.6^△###
Liver lesion
Portal inflammation	0.1 ± 0.2	2.1 ± 0.5^△	1.2 ± 0.4^△###

Values in the table are means ± SD; ^△, vs. the control group;^##, ;^###, vs. the adenine group.