Stattic (a JAK2/STAT3 inhibitor, 5 mg/kg or 10 mg/kg) was administered to evaluate the therapeutic effect on LPS-induced AKI (L-AKI) and LPS-induced CKD (L-CKD), with animals sacrificed 6–24 h and 14 days post-LPS induction, respectively. Here, STAT3 is linked to acute kidney injury.