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Male albino Wistar rats were divided into control, diabetic control, and apigenin treatment groups (5\u201320 mg\/kg po, respectively), apigenin per se (20 mg\/kg po), and ramipril treatment group (2 mg\/kg po). A single injection of STZ (55 mg\/kg ip) was administered to all of the groups except control and per se groups to induce type 1 diabetes mellitus. Rats with fasting blood glucose &gt;250 mg\/dl were included in the study and randomized to different groups. Thereafter, the protocol was continued for 8 mo in all of the groups. Apigenin (20 mg\/kg) treatment attenuated renal dysfunction, oxidative stress, and fibrosis (decreased transforming growth factor-\u03b21, fibronectin, and type IV collagen) in the diabetic rats. It also significantly prevented MAPK activation, which inhibited inflammation (reduced TNF-\u03b1, IL-6, and NF-\u03baB expression) and apoptosis (increased expression of Bcl-2 and decreased Bax and caspase-3). 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