Table 3. Immunohistochemical staining of ACE2 and ACE.

Group	G1 (n=10)	G2 (n=10)	G3 (n=10)
ACE2 (%)	2.7±0.6	31.1±6.6b	12.3±3.0be
ACE (%)	0.1±0.0	9.1±1.8b	5.1±0.9be

Values are expressed as mean±SD.

^bP<0.05 compared with sham-operated rats (G1);

^eP<0.05 compared with the BDL without ARB (G2).