The Extract of Litsea japonica Reduced the Development of Diabetic Nephropathy via the Inhibition of Advanced Glycation End Products Accumulation in db/db Mice

Figure 3

Effect of LJE on podocyte loss in the renal glomeruli. (a) Renal cortexes from mice were stained using a specific antibody for synaptopodin, which is a specific marker of podocytes. ×400 magnification. (b) Quantitative analysis of the podocyte signals in histological sections. All data are expressed as the mean ± SEM (𝑛=8). ^∗𝑃<0.01 versus the NOR group, ^#𝑃<0.01 versus the DM group.

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