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. 2022 Mar 8;13:859723. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2022.859723

FIGURE 5.

FIGURE 5

PF enhanced the expression of p-AMPKα, SIRT1, and PGC-1α in the muscles of CKD model rats. (A) Representative images of p-AMPKα, AMPKα, SIRT1, and PGC-1α expression in the TA muscles of rats using immunohistochemical (IHC) staining (magnification: ×200 scale bars: 100 µm). (B) The positive staining areas of p-AMPKα, AMPKα, SIRT1 and PGC-1α were compared between all groups (n = 10). (C) Representative immunoblots using antibodies against p-AMPKα (Thr172), AMPKα, SIRT1, PGC-1α and GAPDH. (D) Protein expression of p-AMPKα/AMPKα, SIRT1 and PGC-1α. The protein expression was normalized to that of GAPDH as a loading control (n = 6). All of the data are expressed as the means ± S.Ds. Significant differences are indicated as * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001 vs. the Sham group. # p < 0.05, ## p < 0.01, ### p < 0.001 vs. the Model group.