Research Article

Adenosine A1 Receptor Deficiency Aggravates Extracellular Matrix Accumulation in Diabetic Nephropathy through Disturbance of Peritubular Microenvironment

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A1AR deletion accelerated renal vascular endothelial cell loss and peritubular microenvironment disorder in DN mice at 16 weeks. (a) CD34 expression by Western blotting. Compared to the WT-control group, CD34 expression was decreased in the WT-DN group, with a further decrease in the KO-DN group. (b) The expression of podoplanin by semiquantitative analysis of immunohistochemical staining in the WT-control, WT-DN, and KO-DN groups. (c) The detachment between pericytes and endothelial cells, with more collagen deposition. Red arrow: pericyte; white arrow: endothelial cells; blue arrow: collagen deposition. Data was shown as the . per group. The WT-control vs. WT-DN: and ; WT-DN vs. KO-DN: # and ##.
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