Figures & data
Figure 1 Effects of AGon elevated levels of serum creatinine induced by Hg.
P<0.05, ###
P<0.001.
Abbreviations: AG, Arabic gum; Hg, mercury; SEM, standard error of the mean; po, per oral.
![Figure 1 Effects of AGon elevated levels of serum creatinine induced by Hg.](/cms/asset/f03c1fa0-89bd-467f-8218-5329ebd21c2f/dddt_a_50928_f0001_b.jpg)
Figure 2 Effects of AG on elevated levels of BUN induced by Hg.
Abbreviations: AG, Arabic gum; BUN, blood urea nitrogen; Hg, mercury; SEM, standard error of the mean; po, per oral.
![Figure 2 Effects of AG on elevated levels of BUN induced by Hg.](/cms/asset/7be83029-fe10-4054-8d92-ff9f73118689/dddt_a_50928_f0002_b.jpg)
Figure 3 Effect of Hg, AG, and their combination on the levels of TBARS in rat renal tissues.
Abbreviations: AG, Arabic gum; Hg, mercury; SEM, standard error of the mean; TBARS, thiobarbituric acid reactive substances; po, per oral.
![Figure 3 Effect of Hg, AG, and their combination on the levels of TBARS in rat renal tissues.](/cms/asset/25ebad7b-d12c-4f4c-9536-983f12913bd5/dddt_a_50928_f0003_b.jpg)
Figure 4 Effect of Hg, AG, and their combination on the levels of reduced GSH in rat renal tissues.
P<0.05.
Abbreviations: AG, Arabic gum; GSH, glutathione; Hg, mercury; SEM, standard error of the mean; po, per oral.
![Figure 4 Effect of Hg, AG, and their combination on the levels of reduced GSH in rat renal tissues.](/cms/asset/f5d1228a-2a0a-4a0d-93dc-b2badfb84897/dddt_a_50928_f0004_b.jpg)
Figure 5 Effect of Hg, AG, and their combination on total NOx levels in rat renal tissues.
P<0.05, ##
P<0.01.
Abbreviations: AG, Arabic gum; Hg, mercury; NOx, nitrate/nitrite; SEM, standard error of the mean; po, per oral.
![Figure 5 Effect of Hg, AG, and their combination on total NOx levels in rat renal tissues.](/cms/asset/16af2d08-b8cd-48d3-8b6e-181e6a47ed6e/dddt_a_50928_f0005_b.jpg)
Figure 6 Effects of AGon changes in GSH-Px enzyme activities induced by Hg.
Abbreviations: AG, Arabic gum; GSH-Px, glutathione peroxidase; Hg, mercury; SEM, standard error of the mean; po, per oral.
![Figure 6 Effects of AGon changes in GSH-Px enzyme activities induced by Hg.](/cms/asset/0716d54b-ea68-4f2d-bd46-eba164791983/dddt_a_50928_f0006_b.jpg)
Figure 7 Effect of Hg, AG, and their combination on the catalase activity in rat renal tissues.
Abbreviations: AG, Arabic gum; Hg, mercury; SEM, standard error of the mean; po, per oral.
![Figure 7 Effect of Hg, AG, and their combination on the catalase activity in rat renal tissues.](/cms/asset/4c2997d1-4c9f-41d0-996b-1475e8cb9c4a/dddt_a_50928_f0007_b.jpg)
Figure 8 A photomicrograph of the renal cortex of a control rat. The red arrows showing parenchyma with normal glomeruli and tubules, ×200 magnification.
![Figure 8 A photomicrograph of the renal cortex of a control rat. The red arrows showing parenchyma with normal glomeruli and tubules, ×200 magnification.](/cms/asset/07c795e7-d00e-45e5-8615-aae618e3d5aa/dddt_a_50928_f0008_c.jpg)
Figure 9 A photomicrograph of kidney of an Arabic gum-treated rat. The red arrows showing cortical tubules and peritubular capillaries with no pathogenic changes, ×200 magnification.
![Figure 9 A photomicrograph of kidney of an Arabic gum-treated rat. The red arrows showing cortical tubules and peritubular capillaries with no pathogenic changes, ×200 magnification.](/cms/asset/e77e3c72-252c-439f-95ef-3514dfe5d3a0/dddt_a_50928_f0009_c.jpg)