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. 2020 Oct 28;11(10):929. doi: 10.1038/s41419-020-03135-z

Fig. 3. Ferroptosis is enhanced in the kidney of I/R injured rats.

Fig. 3

Rats renal artery was clamped with non-traumatic clamps for 45 min, followed by restoring of the renal blood flow. Control rats underwent sham surgery (sham group) without ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI). Blood samples and renal tissues were collected 48 h after the injury. A Serum creatinine and B blood urea nitrogen levels were significantly higher in the I/R group than in the sham group. C Kidney tissue sections were subjected to histological examination by hematoxylin and eosin staining (H&E) and TUNEL assay to evaluate renal tubule injury. D Increased iron level and E ROS level in I/R renal tissues indicates the increase of ferroptosis. F Western blot was used to detect the indicated protein expression. The protein intensity was analyzed by using ImageJ. n = 6. Data are presented as the mean ± s.e.m. of three independent experiments. ***P < 0.001 vs. the sham group.