Research Article

Ginkgo Biloba Extract EGB761 Ameliorates the Extracellular Matrix Accumulation and Mesenchymal Transformation of Renal Tubules in Diabetic Kidney Disease by Inhibiting Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress

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EGB761 can improve renal pathological injury in DKD mice. (a) H&E staining, Masson’s staining, and PAS staining of the mice renal tissue in each group. (b) Glomeruli and renal tubule structure in transmission electron microscope in each group. Ctrl: normal group; DKD: diabetic kidney disease group; DKD + EGB761: diabetic kidney disease group+EGB761 (36 mg/kg); DKD+4-PBA: diabetic kidney disease group+4-phenylbutyrate (50 g·L-1, 1 g·kg-1).
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