Research Article

Yiqi Huoxue Recipe Regulates Autophagy through Degradation of Advanced Glycation End Products via mTOR/S6K1/LC3 Pathway in Diabetic Nephropathy

Table 5

The mTOR, S6K1, and LC3 II expression in the kidney tissues detected by qRT-PCR (‾χ ± s, n = 3).

GroupmTORS6K1LC3 II

Normal group1.00 ± 0.111.00 ± 0.111.00 ± 0.10
Diabetic group4.83 ± 0.533.59 ± 0.410.43 ± 0.06
Blood glucose fluctuation group5.02 ± 0.623.89 ± 0.460.47 ± 0.07
Benazepril hydrochloride group2.64 ± 0.27☆☆##2.07 ± 0.21☆☆##0.65 ± 0.07☆#
YHR low-dose group3.66 ± 0.40☆#2.70 ± 0.29☆#0.87 ± 0.09☆☆##
YHR middle-dose group3.27 ± 0.36☆#2.52 ± 0.27☆#0.73 ± 0.08☆☆#
YHR high-dose group2.86 ± 0.30☆☆##2.20 ± 0.39☆☆##0.72 ± 0.08☆☆#

YHR: Yiqi Huoxue recipe. Compared with the normal group, P < 0.05, ∗∗P < 0.01. Compared with the diabetic group, , ☆☆. Compared with the blood glucose fluctuation group, #, ##.