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Table 4 Histopathological outcome of renal tissue following AKI in different exercised and non-exercised groups (n = 6 in each group)

From: The effect of two types of diet on apoptosis indexes, lipid profile and histopathological outcome in acute kidney injury during exercise

 

Experimental groups

Parameters

No Exercise

Exercise

Before AKI

After AKI

Before AKI

After AKI

Inflammation (Arbitrary Unit)

 ± 

 +  +  + 

 ± 

++

Cellular necrosis (Arbitrary Unit)

-

 +  +  + 

-

 +  + 

Tubular dilatation (Arbitrary Unit)

-

 +  +  + 

-

 +  + 

Intratubular casts (Arbitrary Unit)

-

 +  +  + 

-

 +  + 

Congestion (Arbitrary Unit)

 ± 

 +  +  + 

 ± 

 +  + 

Cellular vacuolization (Arbitrary Unit)

-

 +  +  + 

-

 +  + 

  1. No change (-), very slight change ( ±), moderate change (+ +), severe change (+ + +)
  2. AKI Acute kidney injury