Research Article

Sirt5 Attenuates Cisplatin-Induced Acute Kidney Injury through Regulation of Nrf2/HO-1 and Bcl-2

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Sirt5 regulates apoptosis and mitochondrial membrane potential. (a) Annexin V/PI analysis of HK-2 cells with Sirt5 overexpression and knockdown. Sirt5 overexpression downregulates the rate of apoptosis in HK-2 cells treated with 5 μg/mL cisplatin. Sirt5 siRNA knockdown upregulates the rate of apoptosis. Western blot showed that Sirt5 overexpression reduced the level of cleaved caspase 3 and cytochrome c in HK-2 cells treated with cisplatin. Sirt5 siRNA increased cleaved caspase 3 and cytochrome c protein. (b) JC-1 staining and flow cytometry showed that Sirt5 overexpression upregulated the mitochondrial membrane potential with decreased green fluorescence. Sirt5 siRNA knockdown decreased the mitochondrial membrane potential with increased green fluorescence after cisplatin treatment. .
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