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Abbreviations: NC, normal control group (n = 10); Sac, sacubitril/valsartan intervention group (n = 15); DN, diabetic nephropathy group (n = 15); BW, body weight (kg); KI, kidney weight (g)/body weight (kg); GLU, glucose (mmol/l); UTP, urine total protein quantity (mg/24h); ALB, albumin (g/l); Scr, serum creatinine (umol/l); BUN, blood urea nitrogen (mmol/l).
Abbreviations: NC, normal control group (n = 10); Sac, sacubitril/valsartan group (n = 15); DN, diabetic nephropathy group (n = 15); MGA, mean glomerular area (1x103/um2); MGV, mean glomerular volume (1x105/um3).
Abbreviations: NC, normal control group (n = 10); Sac, sacubitril/valsartan intervention group (n = 15); DN, diabetic nephropathy group (n = 15); NLRP3, recombinant NLR family, pyrin domain containing protein 3; Caspase-1, cysteinyl aspartate specific proteinase-1; IL-1β, interleukin 1β; TNF-α, tumor necrosis factor-α; αMDA, malondialdehyde; SOD, superoxide dismutase; TGF-β1, transforming growth factor -β1.