Objective To observe the effect of puerarin on the ICAM-1 gene expression in streptozotocin-Induced diabetic nephropathy rats. Methods Diabetic nephropathy rats were induced by intraperitoneal injection of STZ.Rats were allocated into normal control group,model group,and puerarin group.The puerarin treatment lasted for 16 weeks.During and after the treatment,the general health conditions,blood glucose levels,blood urea nitrogen,serum creatinine,urinary albumin excretion rate of 24-hours,and clearance rate o...