Journal: Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine
Article Title: Yuanhuacine modulates lipopolysaccharide-induced interleukin-6 through regulation of the JAK1/STAT3 pathway and prevents tubular damage in acute kidney injury
doi: 10.3892/etm.2025.12918
Figure Lengend Snippet: Protective effects of YC in an LPS-induced AKI mouse model. Renal dysfunction was evaluated by measuring (A) BUN and (B) sCr levels, and (C) tubular injury was assessed by scoring histological damage (n=5). (D) A representative image of H&E staining and immunohistochemistry images in kidney tissue. The arrows indicate tubular degeneration. In kidney tissues of mice with AKI (n=5), the expression levels of (E) KIM-1, (F) NGAL and (G) IL-6, markers of renal injury, were analyzed by quantitative polymerase chain reaction. (H) Western blot analysis of JAK1 and STAT3 activation in kidney tissues of AKI mice (n=4) following YC treatment. The image density was analyzed using ImageJ. Scale bars: 500 µm (40x), 100 µm (100x, 200x), and 50 µm (400x). Data are presented as the mean ± standard deviation. Statistical significance was determined using one-way analysis of variance. ### P<0.001, ## P<0.01, # P<0.05 vs. control; $$$ P<0.001, $$ P<0.01, $ P<0.05 vs. LPS; ns, not significant; AKI, acute kidney injury; H&E, hematoxylin and eosin; KIM-1, kidney injury molecule 1; NGAL, neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin; BUN, blood urea nitrogen; sCr, serum creatinine; YC, yuanhuacine; LPS, lipopolysaccharide; IL-6, interleukin-6; JAK1, Janus kinase 1; STAT3, signal transducer and activator of transcription 3.
Article Snippet: Fixed cells were incubated overnight at 4 ̊C with primary antibodies against p-STAT3 and STAT3 (both at 1:200 dilution; Cell Signaling Technology).
Techniques: Staining, Immunohistochemistry, Expressing, Real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction, Western Blot, Activation Assay, Standard Deviation, Control