Research Article

Rosiglitazone Suppresses Renal Crystal Deposition by Ameliorating Tubular Injury Resulted from Oxidative Stress and Inflammatory Response via Promoting the Nrf2/HO-1 Pathway and Shifting Macrophage Polarization

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ROSI declined COM-stimulated M1Mp polarization and crystal adhesion and promoted M2Mp polarization in vitro. (a) Fluorescence immunohistochemical distribution of Arg1 (green) and iNOS (red) in THP-1 cells with the stimulus of COM or ROSI (1 μM) or GW9662 (10 μM) (arrows). (b) Evaluation of mean fluorescence intensity (MFI) of Arg1 and iNOS. (c) ELISA. The expression levels of IL-4, IL-10, IL-6, and TNF-α. (d) Crystal adhesion assay. COM crystal adhesion to HK-2 cells was observed (arrows). COM: calcium oxalate monohydrate; ROSI: rosiglitazone; iNOS: induced nitric oxide synthase; TNF-α: tumor necrosis factor α. ; .
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