Table 4.

Immunohistochemical semiquantitative analysis of nephrin, podocin and VEGF in renal tissues among groups (RI value) (%, x̅ ± s)

	Group	N	Nephrin	Podocin	VEGF
Week 4	NC	9	8.11±1.21	7.59±1.73	0.31±0.15
	DM	9	4.08±0.52**	4.41±1.04**	1.86±0.72*
	SVT	9	5.64±0.85ΔΔ	5.62±0.20Δ	0.89±0.27Δ
Week 8	NC	9	8.45±1.50	7.49±1.43	0.11±0.05
	DM	9	1.85±0.41**	1.84±0.43**	2.28±0.97**
	SVT	9	3.80±0.40ΔΔ	2.73±0.65Δ	1.25±0.54Δ

^*Compared with NC group in the same period, P < 0.05;

^**compared with NC group in the same period P < 0.01;

^Δcompared with DM group in the same period P < 0.05;

^ΔΔcompared with DM group in the same period P < 0.01.