Puerarin Mitigates Diabetic Hepatic Steatosis and Fibrosis by Inhibiting TGF-β Signaling Pathway Activation in Type 2 Diabetic Rats

Figure 7

Effect of PUR on inflammation in diabetic liver. (a) Representative picture of liver CD68 staining, magnified by 400x. (b) The quantitative results of CD68 staining assessed by ImageJ. Data are presented as , per group. mRNA expressions in liver tissue of IL-1β (c), TNF-α (d), IL-6 (e), MCP-1 (f), NLRC (g), and and ASC (h) were detected by real-time PCR. (i) Western blot analysis for phosphate NF-κB/p65 in liver tissue. Data are presented as , per group, replicated twice. , , and compared versus DM.

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