Figure 5.
Absence of type I conventional dendritic cells (cDC1s) delays tubular recovery after IRI. IRI was induced in Irf8-deficient mice (Irf8 fl/fl Clec9a cre mice) and control mice (Irf8 fl/fl Clec9a wt mice). (A) Intrarenal mRNA expression of the regeneration genes interleukin-10 (Il-10) and Il-22 in mice in healthy state and after IRI (n = 3–6 mice/group). Representative pictures of (B) Lotus tetragonolobus lectin (Lectin)-stained kidney sections for proximal tubule (Bars = 100 μm) and (C) Tamm-Horsfall protein (THP)-stained kidney sections for distal tubule (Bars = 50 μm) in healthy mice and 7 days after IRI. Quantitative assessment of living tubule per kidney (n = 3–5 mice/group). Data are means ± SD. Two-way ANOVA test. * P < 0.05; ***P < 0.001.