Green Tea Polyphenols for the Protection against Renal Damage Caused by Oxidative Stress

Figure 4

Effect of (−)-epicatechin 3-O-gallate and free radical inhibitors on SDS-PAGE pattern of proteinuria in rats. 1, marker; 2, sham operation; 3, LPS plus ischemia-reperfusion; 4, LPS plus ischemia-reperfusion after ebselen (5 mg/kg body weight); 5, LPS plus ischemia-reperfusion after uric acid (62.5 mg/kg body weight); 6, LPS plus ischemia-reperfusion after CuZnSOD (10,000 U/kg body weight); 7, LPS plus ischemia-reperfusion after L-𝑁⁶-(1-iminoethyl)lysine hydrochloride (3 mg/kg body weight); 8, LPS plus ischemia-reperfusion after (−)-epicatechin 3-O-gallate (20 mg/kg body weight); 9, LPS plus ischemia-reperfusion after (−)-epicatechin 3-O-gallate (10 mg/kg body weight). Markers (kDa): 107, phosphorylase B; 76, bovine serum albumin; 52, ovalbumin; 37, carbonic anhydrase; 27, soybean trypsin inhibitor.