Fig. 7From: The effects of a hirudin/liposome complex on a diabetic nephropathy rat modelHE staining indicated that pathological changes including the hyperplasia of the glomerular mesangial matrix, tubular atrophying and infiltration of inflammatory cells could be noted in Model group. The hirudin/liposome complex treatment reduced the atrophying of kidney tubules and infiltration of inflammatory cells in the DN rat model. (Red arrows indicate hyperplasia of the glomerular mesangial matrix; black arrows indicate atrophying of kidney tubules; blue arrows indicate infiltration of inflammatory cells, 20x). Control group (n = 10), Model group (n = 7), Liposome group (n = 7), Hirudin group (n = 8), Hirudin/liposome complex group (n = 7)Back to article page