N-acetyl-seryl-aspartyl-lysyl-proline Inhibits Diabetes-Associated Kidney Fibrosis and Endothelial-Mesenchymal Transition

Figure 1

Characteristics of the experimental animals. (a) Blood pressure was measured within 1 week before the mice were euthanized. (b) Body weight. (c) Blood glucose level at the time of euthanasia. (d–f) Organ weights. Kidney (d), liver (e), and heart (f) weights relative to body weight (g) are shown. The data are expressed as the mean ± SEM values. Control: 𝑛=7, STZ-induced diabetes: 𝑛=5, diabetes treated with imidapril: 𝑛=6, diabetes treated with imidapril+AcSDKP: 𝑛=5, diabetes treated with TA-606: 𝑛=3. Diabetic mice are designated as DM.

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