The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effect of advanced glycated albumin(AGE-alb) on the activation of caspase-12, a key molecule in endoplasmic reticulum stress(ERS)-associated apoptotic pathway, and to elucidate the underlying molecular mechanisms of macrophage apoptosis. RAW264.7 macrophages were treated with AGE-alb(2, 4 and 6 g/L), control albumin(C-alb, 4 g/L), tunicamycin(TM, 4 mg/L), or pretreated with 4-phenylbutyric acid(PBA, 5 mmol/L) for 1 h and then treated with AGE-alb(4 g/L...
【基金】
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.81570410);
the Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province,China(No.ZR2014HL013);
the National Students’Innovation and Entrepreneurship Training Program of China(No.201510439126,201510439099)