Skip to main content
. 2017 Nov 27;41(2):908–914. doi: 10.3892/ijmm.2017.3290

Figure 3.

Figure 3

Effect of PPS on the expression of HG-stimulated phospho-p38 MAPK in HK-2 cells. (A) HK-2 cells were grown in HG and NG in the absence or presence of PPS for 48 h. Phospho-p38 MAPK expression was determined by western blot analysis. (B) Densitometric scan analysis for western blotting. NG: 5.5 mmol/l D-glucose; NG + PPS: 5.5 mmol/l D-glucose plus 200 µg̸ml PPS; HG: 30 mmol/l D-glucose; and HG + PPS: 30 mmol/l D-glucose plus 200 µg/ml PPS. Data are presented as the means from triplicate determinations (means ± standard deviation) indicated by the vertical bars (*P<0.05, **P<0.01 vs. NG and ##P<0.01 vs. HG). PPS, pentosan polysulfate; HG, high glucose; NG, normal glucose; p38 MAPK, p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase.