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Alpiniae oxyphyllae fructus (AOF) decoction ameliorates abnormal biochemical indices and renal damage in mice with diabetic kidney disease. Effect of AOF on the random blood glucose (GLU) (A), urine microalbumin (mAlb) (B), serum creatinine (Scr) (C), blood urea nitrogen (BUN) (D), total cholesterol (TC) (E), triglyceride (TG) (F), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) (G). Histopathological changes in renal tissues by H&E staining (magnification ×40; scale bar: 20 μm) (H). Red arrows indicate tubules and black arrows indicate glomeruli. All data are expressed as mean ± SD (n = 6). *P < 0.05, **P < 0.001.

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Zi-Jie Yan, Lin Zhang, Xin-Yao Han, Yu Kang, Shu-Man Liu, Tian-Peng Ma, Man Xiao, Yi-Qiang Xie

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