Research Article

Sulforaphane Attenuation of Type 2 Diabetes-Induced Aortic Damage Was Associated with the Upregulation of Nrf2 Expression and Function

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Protective effect of SFN on diabetes-induced aortic fibrosis. Aortic fibrosis was examined by immunohistochemical staining for the expression of CTGF (a) and TGF-β1 (b), followed by semiquantitative analysis. Data were presented as means ± SD ( ); versus corresponding Ctrl; versus corresponding DM. Bar = 50 μM.
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