Figure 2. DAMPs released from necrosed RTECs activate MAPK signaling in RTECs.
A) Primary human RTECs were stimulated with media vs. necrotic supernatant for 30 minutes, washed twice and then lysed in 12 well plates. pMAPKs were then analyzed using Luminex. Y axis is luminescence standardized to the luminescence of beta actin, which served as a loading control. Graphs are representative of 3 separate experiments. Error bars represent SD of duplicates. *p<0.05, **p<0.01. B. RTECs were stimulated in same way as Fig 2A., analyzed for phospho- p38, JNK, and p53. Phosphotase treated lysates were used as a negative control. Data is representative of 3 separate experiments. Error bars are SDs of duplicates.

