Figures & data
Figure 1. Control group kidney sections. (a) Renal cortex, (b) medulla, and (c) papilla. Moderate (++) ghrelin immunoreactivity in the distal tubular epithelium, containing macula densa regions (a). Moderate (++) ghrelin immunoreactivity in the distal tubules (b). No positive staining in the glomeruli, proximal tubules, thin limbs of loop of Henle, and collecting ducts (a–c). Abbreviations: MD = Macula densa, G = glomeruli, PT = proximal tubule, DT = distal tubule, (→) = thin limbs of loop of Henle (☆) collecting duct. Magnification: ×10.
![Figure 1. Control group kidney sections. (a) Renal cortex, (b) medulla, and (c) papilla. Moderate (++) ghrelin immunoreactivity in the distal tubular epithelium, containing macula densa regions (a). Moderate (++) ghrelin immunoreactivity in the distal tubules (b). No positive staining in the glomeruli, proximal tubules, thin limbs of loop of Henle, and collecting ducts (a–c). Abbreviations: MD = Macula densa, G = glomeruli, PT = proximal tubule, DT = distal tubule, (→) = thin limbs of loop of Henle (☆) collecting duct. Magnification: ×10.](/cms/asset/f3fd4ae9-ba43-45e0-9b2c-30ce8c495621/irnf_a_405213_uf0001_b.jpg)
Figure 2. Diabetes2 group kidney sections. (a) Renal cortex, (b) medulla, and (c) papilla. Moderate (++) ghrelin immunoreactivity in the distal tubules (a) and (b). No positive staining in the glomeruli, proximal tubules, or thin limbs of loop of Henle (a, b). Low (+) ghrelin immunoreactivity in the collecting ducts in the renal papilla (c). Abbreviations: G = glomeruli, PT = proximal tubule, DT = distal tubule, (→) = thin limbs of loop of Henle (☆) collecting duct. Magnification: ×10.
![Figure 2. Diabetes2 group kidney sections. (a) Renal cortex, (b) medulla, and (c) papilla. Moderate (++) ghrelin immunoreactivity in the distal tubules (a) and (b). No positive staining in the glomeruli, proximal tubules, or thin limbs of loop of Henle (a, b). Low (+) ghrelin immunoreactivity in the collecting ducts in the renal papilla (c). Abbreviations: G = glomeruli, PT = proximal tubule, DT = distal tubule, (→) = thin limbs of loop of Henle (☆) collecting duct. Magnification: ×10.](/cms/asset/9be9e155-1e06-42e0-bee7-259e1207349d/irnf_a_405213_uf0002_b.jpg)
Figure 3. Diabetes4 group kidney sections. (a) Renal cortex, (b) medulla, and (c) papilla. Strong (+++) ghrelin immunoreactivity in the distal tubules (a) and (b). No positive staining in the glomeruli, proximal tubules, or thin limbs of loop of Henle (a, b). Moderate (++) ghrelin immunoreactivity in the collecting ducts in the renal papilla (c). Abbreviations: G = glomeruli, PT = proximal tubule, DT = distal tubule, (→) = thin limbs of loop of Henle (☆) collecting duct. Magnification: ×10.
![Figure 3. Diabetes4 group kidney sections. (a) Renal cortex, (b) medulla, and (c) papilla. Strong (+++) ghrelin immunoreactivity in the distal tubules (a) and (b). No positive staining in the glomeruli, proximal tubules, or thin limbs of loop of Henle (a, b). Moderate (++) ghrelin immunoreactivity in the collecting ducts in the renal papilla (c). Abbreviations: G = glomeruli, PT = proximal tubule, DT = distal tubule, (→) = thin limbs of loop of Henle (☆) collecting duct. Magnification: ×10.](/cms/asset/22c57829-230e-40b3-a5f3-77eb58d05bd2/irnf_a_405213_uf0003_b.jpg)
Figure 4. Diabetes6 group kidney sections. (a) Renal cortex, (b) medulla, and (c) papilla. Strong (+++) ghrelin immunoreactivity in the distal tubules (a) and (b). No positive staining in the glomeruli, proximal tubules, or thin limbs of loop of Henle (a, b). Strong (+++) ghrelin immunoreactivity in the collecting ducts in the renal papilla (c). Abbreviations: G = glomeruli, PT = proximal tubule, DT = distal tubule, (→) = thin limbs of loop of Henle (☆) collecting duct. Magnification: ×10.
![Figure 4. Diabetes6 group kidney sections. (a) Renal cortex, (b) medulla, and (c) papilla. Strong (+++) ghrelin immunoreactivity in the distal tubules (a) and (b). No positive staining in the glomeruli, proximal tubules, or thin limbs of loop of Henle (a, b). Strong (+++) ghrelin immunoreactivity in the collecting ducts in the renal papilla (c). Abbreviations: G = glomeruli, PT = proximal tubule, DT = distal tubule, (→) = thin limbs of loop of Henle (☆) collecting duct. Magnification: ×10.](/cms/asset/9a89d6ff-835c-4132-b4de-82221cad1ae4/irnf_a_405213_uf0004_b.jpg)