Research Article

NADPH Oxidase-Induced NALP3 Inflammasome Activation Is Driven by Thioredoxin-Interacting Protein Which Contributes to Podocyte Injury in Hyperglycemia

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Inhibiting either TXNIP or NADPH oxidase partially preserves the arrangement of F-actin fibers in podocytes exposed to HG. (a) Microscopic images of F-actin by rhodamine-phalloidin staining. (b) Summarized data from counting the cells with distinct, longitudinal F-actin fibers. Scoring was determined from 100 podocytes on each slide (). Ctrl: control; HG: high glucose; Veh: vehicle; Scram: scrambled shRNA; shTXNIP: TXNIP shRNA; shgp91: shRNA; APO: apocynin; DPI: diphenyleneiodonium. compared with Ctrl; compared with HG group treated with vehicle or transfected with scramble shRNA.
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