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. 2021 Jan 4;2021:8843051. doi: 10.1155/2021/8843051

Figure 1.

Figure 1

Effects of melittin on renal function and structure in LPS-injected mice. Melittin (Mel; 0.01 mg/kg) was administered intraperitoneally to mice 1 hour prior to LPS treatment (10 mg/kg). Mice in control group were subjected to an intraperitoneal injection of vehicle (saline). (a) Plasma creatinine levels. (b) Plasma BUN levels. (c) Tubular injury score. (d) H&E and PAS staining of kidney tissues from the indicated group. Blue arrows indicate tubular dilatation. Red arrows indicate swelling of renal tubular epithelial cells. Scale bars: 50 μm. (e) Immunofluorescent staining with fluorescein-conjugated LTL of kidney tissues. Scale bars: 50 μm. (f) Average percentage of positive staining for LTL per field. n = 8 per each group. ∗∗∗p < 0.001 compared with the vehicle-injected group (Veh). ##p < 0.01 or ###p < 0.001 compared with the LPS-injected group (LPS).