Research Article

Isorhapontigenin Modulates SOX9/TOLLIP Expression to Attenuate Cell Apoptosis and Oxidative Stress in Paraquat-Induced Acute Kidney Injury

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Isorhapontigenin (ISO) attenuates renal injury in paraquat- (PQ-) acute kidney injury (AKI) rats. Rats received an intraperitoneal injection of 25 mg/kg or 50 mg/kg ISO once a day for 7 days before injection of PQ. (a) Hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) staining and (b) periodic acid-Schiff (PAS) staining showed pathological alterations in the renal cortex of rats. Scale bars represent 200 μm or 50 μm; 100x or 400x magnification. (c) Serum creatinine (Scr), (d) blood urea nitrogen (BUN), (e) urinary neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL), and (f) urinary proteins were evaluated using commercially available detection kits. Eight rats in each group. Error bars represent standard deviations. values < 0.01; values < 0.001.
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