Journal: iScience
Article Title: MicroRNA-452-5p regulates fibrogenesis via targeting TGF-β/SMAD4 axis in SCN5A-knockdown human cardiac fibroblasts.
doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2024.110084
Figure Lengend Snippet: Figure 8. Systemic delivery of AAV miR452 ameliorates fibrosis in isoproterenol-induced HF rats (A) Nav1.5 protein expression in left ventricular tissues of HF and control rats. Data are expressed as mean G SEM, paired t-test, **p < 0.01, n = 3 independent experiments. (B) MiR-452-5p mimic delivery through AAV9 increased the miR-452 expression in left ventricular tissues which was initially reduced after HF development as compared to control, measured via qRT-PCR. Data are expressed as mean G SEM, one-way ANOVA followed by Tukey’s multiple comparison test, ***p < 0.001, n = 5–6 independent experiments. (C) Immunoblots and quantitative analysis of pro-collagen type 1a1, fibronectin, a-SMA in LV tissues of HF, and AAV miR452 compared with control. Data are expressed as mean G SEM, one-way ANOVA followed by Tukey’s multiple comparison test, *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001, n = 5–6 independent experiments. (D) Immunoblots and quantitative analysis of TGF-b signaling including TGF-b1, TGF-bRI, RII, p-SMAD2/3, SMAD4 in LV tissues of HF (induced by subcutaneous injection of isoproterenol 100 mg/kg once a week for 2 weeks) and HF rats treated with AAV miR452 (3.0 x1010 genome copies per rat via tail vein, once a week for 2 weeks) compared with control (received normal saline). Data are represented as mean G SEM, one-way ANOVA followed by Tukey’s multiple comparison test, *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001, n = 5–6 independent experiments.
Article Snippet: Next, the membranes were incubated with primary antibodies targeting pro-Collagen type 1A1, SMAD4, LaminB, and b-actin (Santa Cruz, sc-293182, sc-7966, sc6216, and sc4778, respectively); a-SMA (Abcam, ab7817); Nav1.5 (Almone Labs, AC-005); Fibronectin (Millipore,MAB1940); TGF-beta receptor I (Sigma, SAB1300113); TGF-b1, TGF-beta receptor II, phosphoSMAD2/3 (Cell signaling, 3711, 11888, and 8828, respectively); as well as GAPDH (Mbl, M171).
Techniques: Expressing, Control, Quantitative RT-PCR, Comparison, Western Blot, Injection, Saline