Protective Effect of Ginkgo biloba and Magnetized Water on Nephropathy in Induced Type 2 Diabetes in Rat

Figure 4

GB- and MW-protective effects on the renal tubules against induced type 2 diabetic nephrotoxicity. ((a), A–D) Toluidine Blue-stained semithin sections. The diabetic renal tubular epithelium increased in thickness compared with Ctrl. Epithelium thickness decreased after the treatment with GB and MW. Furthermore, the brush border thickness (arrow) in the diabetic renal tubule is rescued after the treatment with GB and MW. In addition, the dilated diabetic tubules became comparable to the control after the administration of GB and MW. Scale bar: 20 μm. Image analysis confirmed thickness disturbances of the lining epithelium, brush border, and lumen of the diabetic renal tubules and the rescue effect of the use of GB and MW (b).

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