Upregulation of α3β1-Integrin in Podocytes in Early-Stage Diabetic Nephropathy

Figure 1

In situ hybridization of α3- and β1-integrin subunits. Representative mRNA expression of integrin subunits in glomeruli of normal human kidney, early (DN1) and advanced (DN2) stages of DN. Integrin expression is colored by DAB (brown), and nuclei of cells are stained by hematoxylin (blue) (magnification, ×100).

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