Journal: MedComm
Article Title: YAP/Smad3 promotes pathological extracellular matrix microenviroment‐induced bladder smooth muscle proliferation in bladder fibrosis progression
doi: 10.1002/mco2.169
Figure Lengend Snippet: YAP is the key regulator in ECM stiffness‐induced hBdSMCs proliferation. (A) Proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) protein of cells with YAP knocked down under different stiffness was detected by western blot, n = 3. KD‐YAP, Knock down of YAP. Scrambled1 is for KD‐YAP. (B) PCNA was detected by Western blot under 32 kPa in rescue experiment, n = 3. Ad‐YAP, over‐expression of YAP. Scrambled1 is for KD‐YAP, Scrambled2 is for Ad‐YAP. (C) EdU assay of KD‐YAP under different stiffness, scale bar = 200 µm. (D) Quantification of EdU assay in (C) is the mean ± SEM, n = 10, ** P < 0.01, **** P < 0.0001. (E) EdU assay of rescue experiment under 32 kPa was performed to detect the DNA replication, scale bar = 200 µm. Scrambled1 is for KD‐YAP, Scrambled2 is for Ad‐YAP. (F) Quantification of the EdU assay in (E) is the mean ± SEM, n = 5, * P < 0.05, **** P < 0.0001
Article Snippet: hBdSMCs (ScienCell, USA, Cat No. 4310) were cultured with SMCM medium (ScienCell, USA, Cat. No. 1102) containing fetal bovine serum (10%), treptomycin (100 μg/ml), and penicillin (100 U/ml), and smooth muscle cell growth factor., The 293T cells supplied by Genechem, Shanghai, were cultured with Dulbecco's modified Eagle medium (DMEM) containing fetal bovine serum (10%), treptomycin (100 μg/ml), and penicillin (100 U/ml).
Techniques: Western Blot, Knockdown, Over Expression, EdU Assay