Ochratoxin A induces human kidney tubular epithelial cell apoptosis through regulating lipid raft/PTEN/AKT signaling pathway

Ochratoxin A (OTA) is a fungal toxin that causes serious threat to human health. OTA could lead to the injury of various tissues, especially kidney injury. However, the toxic effects of OTA on human kidney tubular epithelial cell (HK‐2) and the possible mechanism remains poorly understood. This study was to investigate the toxic effects of OTA on HK‐2 and elucidate the molecular mechanism. HK‐2 cells were treated OTA to evaluate the effect of...