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. 2021 Aug 11;11:16362. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-95827-5

Figure 3.

Figure 3

Effects of metformin on the level of autophagyin DN kidneys. (a) The level of P62 was measured using immunohistochemistry under a microscope. Scale bar represents 50 μm. (b) Expression of LC3 I and LC3 II based on immunoblotting and normalized to β-actin. The boxes indicate images from different gels, but the samples derived from the same experiment and blots were processed in parallel. (c) Statistical analysis of the expression of P62 and LC3 II/LC3 I in each group. *P < 0.01 vs. 4-week Sham group and 12-week Sham group by ANOVA, #P < 0.01 vs. 4-week DN group and 12-week DN group by ANOVA, $P < 0.05 vs. 4-week DN/DN + Met group by ANOVA. 4W: 4-week; 12W: 12-week; Met: metformin. Full-length blots were presented in Supplementary Figures.