Figure 4. Effect of genistein (GEN) on NF-κB/MAPK/p53 pathway in diabetic nephropathy (DN) rats. The expressions of NOX4, mfn2, p38 MAPK, p65, and p53 in each group were detected by Western blot. Values are expressed as mean ± standard deviation, n = 5 per group.

***p < 0.001 vs. control group;