Fig. 6

qRT-PCR and Western blotting results. A The mRNA level expressions of Caspase-3, MMP9, PTEN and VEGFA in the HK-2 cells were evaluated by qRT-PCR. B-C. Western blotting analysis of P-AKT/AKT, P-JNK/JNK, P-ERK/ERK, BAX, Caspase-3 and VEGF. GAPDH acts as an internal reference. (P: phosphorylated.) D-E. Quantification of the western blotting results. Data was presented as the means ± SEM. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001, ****p < 0.0001, ns p > 0.05, compared with the HG group; #p < 0.01, compared with MG group