Fig. 5From: Icariin protects rats against 5/6 nephrectomy-induced chronic kidney failure by increasing the number of renal stem cellsIcariin up-regulated the expression of renal stem cell markers. The mRNA levels of CD133 (a), CD24 (b), Osr1 (c), and Nanog (d) in the remnant kidney were analyzed by quantitative real-time PCR. Data was expressed as mean ± standard deviation (n = 15). *, p < 0.01 compared to sham group; #, p < 0.01 compared to CKD model groupBack to article page