Danggui Buxue Tang Attenuates Tubulointerstitial Fibrosis via Suppressing NLRP3 Inflammasome in a Rat Model of Unilateral Ureteral Obstruction

Figure 7

IL-1β expression in obstructive kidney in UUO rats by ELISA. IL-1β expression was quantified using ELISA. IL-1β protein was expressed as pg per mL of total protein (pg/mL total protein). Compared with sham group, IL-1β protein expressions were dramatically upregulated in UUO rats. Treatment with enalapril and DBT significantly ameliorated IL-1β expression (Figure 7). There was a significant difference between enalapril and DBT group (). The data were presented as means ± SD, . ( versus sham group; versus UUO group; and versus enalapril group).