Renoprotective Effect of a Chinese Herbal Formula, Qidan Dihuang Decoction, on Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetes in Rat

Figure 13

Effect of QDD on renal protein expression. Losartan or QDD remarkably reduced AT₁, renin, TGF-, and α-SMA expression. (a) Images of TGFβ and α-SMA relative protein level measured by western blot, normalized to GAPDH. (b) Images of AT₁ and renin relative protein level measured by western blot, normalized to GAPDH. (c–f) Graphic presentations of the relative abundances of TGFβ, α-SMA, AT₁, and renin in different groups as indicated. versus diabetes alone.

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

(f)