Figure 6
G-CSF administration can improve kidney recovery from I/R injury. Representative H&E staining of kidney sections at day 3 and day 28 after I/R injury. At day 3, tubular swelling, necrosis can be detected in saline-treated group (green arrow), but minor damage in G-CSF group. No renal damage could be observed in sham-operated group. At day 28, there are no significant differences among saline, sham, G-CSF groups. Scale bar =50 μm.