Figure 2 Expression of apoptosis- and nuclear-related protein in renal cortex and medullamRNA expression was determined by immunoblot analysis. (A) Bax, Bcl-2, cleaved caspase-3, and nuclear protein NF-κB activities in the renal cortex were determined but (B) showed no difference in the medulla. * P<0.05, sham group vs control group; ** P<0.05, control group vs NO24 group; and *** P<0.05, sham group vs control group vs NO24 group were considered as significant. Prism, version 5 (GraphPad Software, Inc, San Diego, CA USA) was used to create the figure.