Research Article

Increased Oxidative Damage of RNA in Early-Stage Nephropathy in db/db Mice

Figure 1

Increased albuminuria in db/db mice. db/db represents BKS.Cg-Dock7m +/+ Leprdb/JNju mice and db/m represents their lean littermates. Samples from 4-, 8-, 12-, and 16-week-old mice were examined. From 8 to 16 weeks of age, db/db mice showed increased microalbuminuria compared with their lean db/m littermates. The data are shown as the means ± SD. (white-colored bars) db/m. (black-colored bars) db/db, versus respective control, # compared with the control.