Journal: Journal of Diabetes Research
Article Title: Artificially Cultivated Ophiocordyceps sinensis Alleviates Diabetic Nephropathy and Its Podocyte Injury via Inhibiting P2X7R Expression and NLRP3 Inflammasome Activation
doi: 10.1155/2018/1390418
Figure Lengend Snippet: Effects of ACOS on the high-glucose-induced expression of P2X7R/NLRP3 inflammasome in cultured podocytes. Podocytes were incubated in medium and medium containing 30 mM glucose and/or 50 μ g/mL ACOS, respectively. (a) After 6 h of incubation, cells were harvested. Then, the total RNA was extracted, and the relative mRNA expression levels of P2X7R, NLRP3, ASC, and procaspase-1 were measured by real-time quantitative PCR. (b) After 24 h of incubation, cells were lysed and the total lysates were used to determine the protein expression levels of P2X7R, NLRP3, ASC, active caspase-1 subunit P10, and β -actin by the Western blot assay. The relative protein expression level was expressed as the target protein/ β -actin protein ratio. Values are represented as mean ± SD (n = 3). ∗ P < 0.05 and ∗∗ P < 0.01 vs. control group, # P < 0.05 and ## P < 0.01 vs. HG group.
Article Snippet: A rabbit anti-P2X7R polyclonal antibody (1 : 100 dilution, Alomone) or rabbit anti-NLRP3 polyclonal antibody (1 : 100 dilution, Novus) and mouse anti-synaptopodin monoclonal antibody (1 : 50 dilution, Santa Cruz) were used as primary antibodies.
Techniques: Expressing, Cell Culture, Incubation, Real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction, Western Blot