Salicylic Acid Attenuates Gentamicin-Induced Nephrotoxicity in Rats

Table 2

Grading of histopathological changes in the kidney sections.

Histopathological changes	Control	SA	GM	GM + SA
Mononuclear cell infiltration	—	—	+++	+
Tubular degeneration	—	—	+++	+
Tubular necrosis	—	—	++	—
Hyaline casts in tubular lumen	—	—	+	—

Scoring was done as follows: none (—), mild (+), moderate (++), and severe (+++).