Research Article

The Effect of Allograft Inflammatory Factor-1 on Inflammation, Oxidative Stress, and Autophagy via miR-34a/ATG4B Pathway in Diabetic Kidney Disease

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The effect of autophagy on inflammation and ROS in HRGECs cultured with high concentration glucose. (a) The expression of AIF-1 protein was detected by western blot. Versus control group, . But compared with control group, the expression of NLRP3 protein was upregulated, . (b) The expression of miR-34a was detected by qPCR. All the relative levels of results were corrected by total protein. Versus control group, . (c) The effect of autophagy on ROS level in HRGECs cultured in 30 mmol/L glucose for 48 h. Versus high glucose control group, . HRGECs: human renal glomerular endothelial cells; AIF-1: allograft inflammatory factor-1; miR-34a: microRNA 34a; NLRP3: NOD-like receptor thermal protein domain associated protein 3; ROS: reactive oxygen species.
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