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Table 6 Histopathological score of Rat’s kidneys in different groups

From: Use of Nigella sativa silver nanocomposite as an alternative therapy against thioacetamide nephrotoxicity

Groups

Hypercellular

glomeruli

Dilated tubules

Rupture Bowman’s capsule and lobulated glomeruli of some renal corpuscles

Inflammation

Control

-

+

-

-

NSAE

-

+

-

-

NS-Ag-NC

-

+

-

-

TAA

+++

+++

++

+++

NSAE

+TAA

+

++

+

-

NS-Ag-NC

+ TAA

-

+

-

-

  1. − No histopathologic change; + Histopathology in < 20% of fields; ++ Histopathology in 20 to 60% of fields; +++ Histopathology in > 60% of fields