Figure 1.

Effect of TP on the podocyte EMT. A. Morphological changes of podocytes were analyzed under a light microscope. Original magnification, × 200. D. Cell counting kit-8 analysis of the cytotoxicity of TP on podocytes. **P < 0.01. B. Relative mRNA expression levels of the podocyte markers were determined via qRT-PCR. Three independent experiments were analyzed. Data are presented as mean ± SD. *P < 0.05; **P < 0.01. C. Protein expression levels of the podocyte markers were detected using western blotting.