Figure 5.
Effects of vehicle, Ang II and Ang II + RKT treatments on renal ghrelin signaling pathway. (A) Renal mRNA expression of ghrelin receptor in vehicle, Ang II and Ang II + RKT groups (n = 6–7). (B) Renal mRNA expression of sirtuin 1 in vehicle, Ang II and Ang II + RKT groups (n = 6–7). (C) Renal mRNA expression of GLP-1 receptor in vehicle, Ang II and Ang II + RKT groups (n = 6–7). (D) Representative western blots and quantitative analysis of renal GLP-1 protein levels in vehicle, Ang II and Ang II + RKT groups (n = 6–7). *P < 0.05, vs vehicle group. Data were analyzed by one-way ANOVA. Ang II, angiotensin II; RKT, rikkunshito; GLP-1, glucagon-like peptide-1.