Fig. 5

During BKPyV infection, plenty of immune cells and cytokines are stimulated as the continuum cascades, including TNF-α that can enhance inflammation in human kidney cells by elevating IL-6 levels leading to elevation of DNMT1 to induce FOXO3a methylation and reduces FOXO3a expression. FOXO3a blocks the Wnt/β-catenin pathway to alleviate renal fibrosis in AKI