Research Article

Green Tea Attenuates Oxidative Stress and Downregulates the Expression of Angiotensin II AT1 Receptor in Renal and Hepatic Tissues of Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Rats

Table 2

AT1 receptor quantification.

Normal control ratsDiabetic control ratsDiabetic + green tea rats

Kidney
 Cortex6,421 ± 54110,825 ± 447*5,101± 375
 Outer medulla6,567 ± 67711,074 ± 305*6,212 ± 715

Liver2,514 ± 240 5,815 ± 635*2,014 ± 670

Values are means ± SEM ( ). Each value represents the number of pixels that exceeded an arbitrary staining threshold per 300 × 300 pixel area. * versus geen tea-treated diabetic rats and normal rats.