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. 2019 Feb 14;9:2049. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-38425-2

Figure 2.

Figure 2

Effect of MG132 on histology in DN rats. In DN rats, both MG132 and deguelin treatment effectively reduced mesangial cell proliferation, and mesangial matrix accumulation for the indicted time. NC: normal control group at the end of 12 weeks (A); DN: diabetic nephropathy rats group at the end of 12 weeks (B); MG132: diabetic nephropathy plus MG132 treatment group at the end of 12 weeks (C); Deguelin: diabetic nephropathy plus deguelin treatment group at the end of 12 weeks (D); Glomerular area (ratio NC group) in all rats (E). Representative photomicrographs of neutral formaldehyde (10%)-fixed sections stained with PAS are shown. Magnification ×200. Means ± SEM; N = 6; *P < 0.05 vs. NC; #P < 0.05 vs. DN.