Journal: Renal Failure
Article Title: Aucubin ameliorates diabetic kidney disease by restoring hGENCs autophagy through promoting phosphorylation of ATG4B protein
doi: 10.1080/0886022X.2025.2605756
Figure Lengend Snippet: Protective effect of aucubin on DKD mice by promoting ATG4B protein phosphorylation and increasing autophagy. The expression levels of p-ATG4B proteins, ATG4B proteins, autophagy protein (LC3, p62, ATG5, and ATG7), apoptosis-related proteins (Bax, cleaved caspase3, and Bcl-2), EndMT marker proteins (CD31 and α-SMA), and nephrin protein in each group were detected by WB and the statistical analysis result of the proteins expression levels. *p < .05; ** p < .01. DKD: diabetic kidney disease; AU: aucubin.
Article Snippet: Proteins were transferred to polyvinylidene difluoride membranes (PVDF) and then incubated with specific primary antibodies against ATG4B, p-ATG4B(Ser383), ATG5, ATG7 (1:1,000, CST); Bcl-2, Bax (1:500, Immunoway); p62, cleaved caspase3 (1:500, Immunoway); LC3 (1:1,000, Abcam); CD31, Vimentin (1:2,000, Proteintech); nephrin (1:1,000, Affinity) and α-SMA, GAPDH(1:1,000, Proteintech), and secondary antibodies conjugated to HRP (Proteintech).
Techniques: Phospho-proteomics, Expressing, Marker