Renal failure is a common complication in patients with alcohol-induced cirrhosis who undergo a superimposed severe alcoholic hepatitis. Our aim was to evaluate renal dysfunction established as a consequence of acute liver damage (ALD) induced by bile duct ligation (BDL) in cirrhotic rats. Hepatic and renal functional assays were performed. Hyperbilirubinemia and increased alanine aminotransferase and aspartate aminotransferase (p