Fig. 6. Inhibition of inflammasome attenuates the visfatin-induced cell permeability in podocytes. Cultured podocytes were treated with or without visfatin for 24 h. Summarized data showing the fold change of cell permeability in podocytes with or without visfatin and/or Asc siRNA transfection or WEHD treatment. N=5 each group. Ctrl: Control, Veh: Vehicle, Asc si: Asc siRNA, * Significant difference (P<0.05) compared to the control group; ^# Significant difference (P<0.05) compared to the visfatin (vehicle) group.