Table 3. Kruskal-Wallis Analysis of Median Staining Intensity Scores of Striatin and Caveolin-1 among the Three Treatment Groups in Rat Kidney Tissue.
| Areas | Mean rank | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sham | Aldo | Ep.+Aldo | ||
| Striatin | ||||
| Cortex | ||||
| GL | 3 | 12.6 | 8.4 | 0.002a |
| PCT | 4.2 | 10.6 | 9.2 | 0.029a |
| DCT | 3 | 10 | 11 | 0.005a |
| CCD | 5.8 | 12.4 | 5.8 | 0.011a |
| Pcap | 3 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.004a |
| Outer medulla | ||||
| TALH | 5.9 | 5.9 | 12.2 | 0.015a |
| MCD | 5.5 | 5.5 | 13 | 0.004a |
| VR | 5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.024a |
| tLH | 5 | 7.4 | 11.6 | 0.024a |
| Inner medulla | ||||
| MCD | 3.8 | 10.1 | 10.1 | 0.015a |
| VR | 5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.001a |
| tLH | 3 | 9 | 12 | 0.003a |
| Cav-1 | ||||
| Cortex | ||||
| GL | 3 | 12.6 | 8.5 | 0.002a |
| PCT | 3 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.001a |
| DCT | 3 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.001a |
| CCD | 3 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.001a |
| Pcap | 3 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.001a |
| Outer medulla | ||||
| TALH | 5.5 | 13 | 5.5 | 0.001a |
| MCD | 5.5 | 13 | 5.5 | 0.001a |
| VR | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1.000 (NS) |
| tLH | 3 | 13 | 8 | 0.001a |
| Inner medulla | ||||
| MCD | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1.000 (NS) |
| VR | 3 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.001a |
| tLH | 13 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.001a |
Aldo, aldosterone; Ep., eplerenone (n=6/group); GL, glomerulus; PCT, proximal convoluted tubule; DCT, distal convoluted tubule; CCD, cortical collecting duct; Pcap, peritubular capillary; TALH, thick ascending limb of the loop of Henle; MCD, medullary collecting duct; VR, vasa recta; tLH, thin limb of the loop of Henle; NS, non-significant (n=6/group).
aP<0.05.