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. 2020 Apr 1;10:5775. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-62579-7

Figure 5.

Figure 5

Effect of linagliptin on Nrf2/Keap1. (a) Podocytes were transfected with scrambled control siRNA (siControl) or small interfering RNA (siRNA) against IRS1 (siIRS1) in the absence or presence of linagliptin (50 nM). Podocyte apoptosis was measured by DNA fragmentation. Lina, linagliptin. *P < 0.05. ns; not significant. (b,c) Immunoblot analysis of nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) and Kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1 (Keap1). After 96 h of exposure to low glucose (5.5 mM) or high glucose (25 mM), podocytes were incubated with or without linagliptin (50 nM). (b) Nrf2. (c) Keap1. *P < 0.05. (d) Immunoblot analysis of Keap1. Podocytes were transfected with adenoviral vectors containing green fluorescent (Ad-GFP or Ad-IRS1) protein. ns; not significant. (e) Immunoblot analysis of Nrf2 and Keap1. Podocytes were transfected with scrambled control siRNA (siControl) or small interfering RNA (siRNA) against IRS1 (siIRS1). ns; not significant. These data are expressed as means ± SD. Results are representative of one of three independent experiments.