Figure 7.
Effect of Astragalus polysaccharides on expression of (a) TGF-β1 and (b) Smad3 proteins in renal tissues of diabetic rats 8 weeks after model establishment; (c) western blot of TGF-β1 and Smad3 protein levels of renal tissues among all groups. Error bars represent standard deviations. *P < 0.05 compared with the control group; #P < 0.05 compared with the model group. APS, Astragalus polysaccharides; TGF-β1, transforming growth factor-β1.