Fig. 6

ER stress enhances NLRP3 inflammasome activation in clusterin-KO primary HCs and KCs (A, B) Representative real-time RT-PCR analysis of NLRP3, IL1β, TNFα, and IL6 mRNA levels in clusterin-KO primary KCs (A) and HCs (B) treated with Tg (1 μM, 24 h). *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001. (C) ELISA of IL1β levels in clusterin-KO primary HCs and KCs treated with Tg (1 μM, 24 h). *p < 0.05, ***p < 0.001. (D) Representative western blot analysis of NLRP3 and IL1β protein expression in lysates of clusterin-KO primary HCs and KCs treated with Tg