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. 2019 Jan 21;9:1939. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2018.01939

FIGURE 5.

FIGURE 5

Effects of vitamin E on autophagic vacuoles and autophagy substrate in proximal tubules in non-diabetic and diabetic rats. (A–D) Immunohistochemical staining and expression score ofLC3-II and SQSTM1 in proximal tubules from non-diabetic and diabetic rats treated with vitamin E. (E–G) Western blot analysis of LC3, SQSTM1 level in the renal cortex from non-diabetic and diabetic rats treated with vitamin E. Densitometry was performed for quantification and the ratio of LC3-II, SQSTM1 to tubulin was expressed as fold of control. Scale bar: 40 μm. ##p < 0.05, ###p < 0.01 versus control (CON); p < 0.05, ∗∗p < 0.01 versus vehicle-treated diabetic control (DM).