[Retracted] Purple Sweet Potato Color Attenuates Kidney Damage by Blocking VEGFR2/ROS/NLRP3 Signaling in High-Fat Diet-Treated Mice

Figure 3

Kidney-specific VEGFR2 knockdown alleviates the kidney injury of HFD-treated mice. (a) Kidney sections were stained by hematoxylin-eosin; the black arrow represents the accumulation of inflammatory cells (200x, scale bar, 100 μm). (b) Glomerulus and Bowman’s capsule diameter; the red arrow represents blood glomerulus, and the green arrow represents Bowman’s capsule. (c) Tubule diameter; the blue arrow represents proximal tubules, and the yellow arrow represents the distal tubules. (d) Glomerulus and Bowman’s capsule area. (e) Tubulointerstitial lesion score. (F) Serum creatinine and blood urea nitrogen determination. All values are expressed as mean ± SEM ((a–e), ). vs. the CD scramble group, and and vs. the HFD scramble group.

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