Research Article

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

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The HPLC-MS/MS determination of the concentrations of 8-oxodGuo and 8-oxoGuo in the urine of 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. (a) Increases in the level of 8-oxodGuo/day in the urine of db/db and db/m mice ( or 6 per group). (b) Increases in the level of 8-oxoGuo/day in the urine of db/db and db/m mice ( or 6 per group). The data are shown as the means ± SD. (black-colored dots) db/m. (black-colored squares) db/db, versus the respective controls.
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