Fig. 4

Effect of BSTL on podocyte injury in vitro. A Representative micrographs of phalloidin stained cytoskeletal microfilaments of podocytes from different groups (× 400). Scale bar, 30 µm. B Representative western blots and quantitative assessment of nephrin, podocin, and cleaved caspase-3 in podocytes from different groups. C TUNEL staining and quantitative assessment in podocytes from different groups (× 200). Scale bar, 30 µm. ^*P < 0.05 vs. NG; ^**P < 0.01 vs. NG; ^#P < 0.05 vs. HG; ^##P < 0.01 vs. HG. NG, normal glucose; HG, high glucose; HG + B, high glucose combined with BSTL drug-containing serum