Fig. 3: Effects of ELA on DOCA/salt-induced renal fibrosis.

a Representative Picro-sirius red staining of collagen in renal cortex and medulla. Scale bar, 100 µm. b Summarized Picro-sirius red staining in renal cortex and medulla. c Representative immunohistochemical staining of α-SMA in renal cortex and medulla. Scale bar, 50 µm. d Summarized immunohistochemical staining in renal cortex and medulla. e Representative immunoblots of Collagen-1 and α-SMA in renal cortex and medulla as well as summarized intensities of blots. N = 6 per group. *P < 0.05 versus Ctrl group; #P < 0.05 versus DOCA/salt group. α-SMA α-smooth muscle actin.