Fig. 3.

Effects of AB38b on morphological changes and renal fibrosis in the glomeruli of diabetic animals. a PAS staining of the glomerulus. b Sirius red staining of the glomerulus. c TEM analysis. d Immunohistochemical analysis of laminin. e Immunohistochemical analysis of collagen IV. f Relative percentages of PAS staining. g Relative percentages of Sirius red staining. h The quantification of laminin expression. i The quantification of collagen IV expression. The data are expressed as the mean ± SD, n = 6. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01 vs. N; ^#P < 0.05, ^##P < 0.01 vs. DN