Figure 9From: Zinc protects against diabetes-induced pathogenic changes in the aorta: roles of metallothionein and nuclear factor (erythroid-derived 2)-like 2Effects of Zn on aortic expression of MT. Aortic expression of MT expression was examined by real-time PCR for its mRNA level (A) and immunohistochemical staining for its protein expression in aortic tunica media (B for male and C for female), followed with semi-quantitative analysis (D for both male and female).Data were presented as means ± SD (n = 6).*, p < 0.05 vs. Corresponding Control; #, p < 0.05 vs. Corresponding DM. Bar = 50 μM.Back to article page