Figure 2. Genistein (GEN) prevented renal pathological lesions in diabetic nephropathy (DN) rats. (a) Hematoxylin and eosin staining. Yellow arrow: kidney glomerular basement membrane thickening; blue arrow: inflammatory infiltration of the renal interstitium. (b) PAS staining. Green arrow: mesangial matrix expansion in the glomeruli. (c) Transmission electron microscope (TEM) of the kidney in different groups (×12,000). Green arrow: podocyte; red arrow: endothelial window pores; yellow arrow: foot processes; blue arrow: mitochondria slightly swollen.
***p < 0.001 vs. control group;