Fig. 4From: Human umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cells prevent the progression of early diabetic nephropathy through inhibiting inflammation and fibrosisHistopathology analysis of tissues from DN rats. a Bodyweight. b Kidney weight. c Kidney index (kidney weight/bodyweight). d Hematoxylin-eosin (H&E) staining. e Periodic acid-Schiff (PAS) staining. N = 5 (per group), data are presented as mean ± SEM. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01 vs control. #P < 0.05 vs DN groupBack to article page