Fig. 6. The down-regulation of Hebp1 under diabetic conditions. (A) Hebp1 (red) and PDGFRβ (a pericyte marker; green) staining in mouse cavernous tissues. Nuclei were labeled with DAPI (blue). Scale bar=100 µm. (B, C) Hebp1 expression and pericyte levels in cavernosum were quantified using Image J software. Bars represent the mean values (±standard errors) of three separate samples. ^*p<0.01 versus the NG group. (D) Representative western blots for Hebp1 in mouse cavernosum tissues. (E) Normalized band intensities (±standard errors) of three separate samples. ^*p<0.001 versus the normal group. Expression in the HG group is shown with respect to the corresponding expression in the NG group. PDGFRβ, platelet-derived growth factor receptor-β; DM, diabetes mellitus; NG, normal-glucose; HG, high-glucose.