Figure 4.
Capsaicin ameliorates mitochondrial dysfunction of tubular cells in CA-AKI. (a) Representative transmission electron microscopic images of mitochondria in the tubular cells from mice in the control, CA-AKI, CA-AKI+vehicle, and CA-AKI+CAP groups. Mitochondrial membrane potential (b) and mitochondrial ATP level (c) of mice in the control, CA-AKI, CA-AKI+vehicle, and CA-AKI+CAP groups. Data are means ± SEM. N = 8 in each group. ∗∗p < 0.01 vs. Ctrl; ##p < 0.01 vs. CA-AKI.