Table 1.
The expression levels of angiotensin II (Ang II), mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR), p70S6K1, E-cadherin, and α-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA) in glomeruli of the control and immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN) kidneys ( ± s).
| Group | Cases | Glomeruli |
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| Ang II | mTOR | p70S6K1 | E-cadherin | α-SMA | ||
| Control group | 6 | 5.74 ± 1.82 | 4.37 ± 0.95 | 2.51 ± 0.64 | 9.75 ± 1.01 | 1.22 ± 0.35 |
| IgAN group | 72 | 20.70 ± 4.02a | 13.71 ± 1.58a | 7.10 ± 2.12b | 2.03 ± 1.24b | 9.73 ± 1.79a |
a
Compared with control group, p<0.01; bcompared with control group, p<0.05.