Utilizing methylglyoxal and D-lactate in urine to evaluate saikosaponin C treatment in mice with accelerated nephrotoxic serum nephritis
Fig 5
Sirius red-stained renal tissues from different experimental groups (×200 magnification).
(A) Normal, (B) SSC control, (C) NTS control (arrow, the part of fibrosis), (D) NTS + SSC 5 mg/kg, (E) NTS + SSC 10 mg/kg, and (F) NTS + SSC 20 mg/kg. (G) Quantification of the area of fibrosis for each experimental group. ★p<0.05 compared to normal group, #p<0.05 compared to NTS control group.