Figure 5
Representative micrographs illustrating E-cadherin expression in kidney tissues. Positive expression of E-cadherin was sparse in kidney tissue sections from vehicle-injected IRI rats, especially at 6 weeks, whereas abundant E-cadherin-positive expression was noted in those of sham-operated rats. In the presence of cell treatment or nephrectomy, a lot of loss of E-cadherin induced by IRI did not occur. The original magnification is ×400. (a) through (h), photographs showing E-cadherin expression in kidney tissue sections at 4 weeks after different treatment; (i) through (p), photographs showing E-cadherin expression in kidney tissue sections at 6 weeks after different treatment.