Table 2 Acute toxicity study: effect of the mushroom extracts on kidney functioning parameters.

From: Toxic metabolite profiling of Inocybe virosa

Parameters

24 h Exposure

14 day exposure

Control

Inocybe virosa extract

(mg/kg bwt)

Control

Inocybe virosa extract

(mg/kg bwt)

250

500

250

500

CRE (mg/dL)

0.27 ± 0.06

0.44 ± 0.06*

0.59 ± 0.07*

0.24 ± 0.03

0.31 ± 0.07

0.33 ± 0.06

BUN (mg/dL)

23.31 ± 3.50

32.65 ± 2.49*

34.59 ± 3.42*

20.79 ± 3.68

23.55 ± 0.90

30.73 ± 3.18*

TPR (mg/dL)

5.03 ± 0.26

6.99 ± 0.13*

7.03 ± 0.05*

4.19 ± 0.58

4.98 ± 0.92

5.60 ± 1.45

  1. *represents significant difference with respect to control at p < 0.05.
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