Fig. 7From: Knockout of interleukin-17A protects against sepsis-associated acute kidney injuryExpression of Bax, Bcl-2, and cleaved caspase-3 in the kidneys. a Western blot results for cleaved caspase-3 protein. b Quantitative analysis of cleaved caspase-3. c Western blot of Bax and Bcl-2 proteins. d Quantitative analysis of Bax and Bcl-2. The protein levels are presented as mean ± SD. # P < 0.05 compared with the sham group. *P < 0.05 compared with the wild-type CLP group. Wild-type sham group n = 20, IL-17A−/− sham group n = 20, wild-type CLP group n = 12, and IL-17A−/− septic group n = 15Back to article page