PCNA and cyst: Additionally, effects of CXB on kidney weight, the cyst index, the fibrosis index, blood urea nitrogen (BUN), serum creatinine (SCr), serum 6-keto-PGF-1α, serum thromboxane-2 (TXB2) and renal PCNA expression were assessed in Han:SPRD rat, a well-characterized rodent model of PKD.