Oxidative stress is involved in ischaemia-reperfusion injury which also induces chemokines.
Proximal tubular cell when exposed to hydrogen peroxide induced antioxidant enzyme glutathione peroxidase.
Hydrogen peroxide also induced chemokines like IL-8 and MCP-1.
Pre-incubation with anti-oxidant N-acetyl cysteine (NAC) was able to inhibit induction of both chemokines.