Research Article

Podocyte Injury and Albuminuria in Experimental Hyperuricemic Model Rats

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Involvement of podocyte injury in hyperuricemic rats. (a) Urinary albumin excretion measured at 8 weeks in control (Ctrl) and hyperuricemic (HUA) rats. (b) SDS-PAGE analysis of serum and urine from hyperuricemic rats. (c) and (d) Representative micrographs of immunostaining for desmin, a marker for podocyte injury, at low (c) and high (d) magnifications. Bar graphs show the quantitative evaluation of desmin staining in the glomeruli. (e) Representative micrographs of immunostaining for podocin, a component of the podocyte slit diaphragm. Bar graphs show the quantitative evaluation of podocin staining in the glomeruli. Data are expressed as mean ± SD; or 13 for (a); or 7 for (d); and for (e). Bars represent 50 μm (c) and 10 μm (d, e). ; . Arrows indicate increased desmin staining in podocytes.
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