A Low-Protein Diet Enhances Angiotensin II Production in the Lung of Pregnant Rats but Not Nonpregnant Rats

Figure 8

Western blotting analysis of ACE and ACE2 proteins in the lung of nonpregnant and pregnant rats fed a low-protein diet for 17 days. (a) ACE proteins shown as 150 kDa bands. (b) Relative abundance of ACE protein. (c) ACE2 proteins shown as 90 kDa bands. (d) Relative abundance of ACE2 protein. ACTB: beta-actin; CT: control; LP: low protein; NP: nonpregnant rats fed either CT or LP diet for 17 days; P: pregnant rats fed either CT or LP diet for 17 days. The error bar represents the mean ± SEM expressed as the ratio of density of the ACE or ACE2 band to that of ACTB ( rats/diet group/day). 0.05 < ; ; .