FIGURE 4.
AST protected kidney against 5/6-induced injury. The serum samples were collected for the measurements of (A) creatinine, (B) BUN. (C,D) Quantitative analysis of the (C) fibrosis positive area and (D) aSMA positive area per high power field. (E,F) Representative images showing Masson staining and immunostaining for aSMA in the renal sections from (a) sham, (b) 5/6 Nx, (c) 5/6 Nx + AST and (d) AST groups (scale bar 100 μm).