Journal: Genes & Diseases
Article Title: Down-regulation of microRNA-23a promotes pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma initiation and progression by up-regulation of FOXM1 expression
doi: 10.1016/j.gendis.2023.101203
Figure Lengend Snippet: Increased FOXM1 expression in ADM correlated with increased fibrosis in the pancreas. Three mouse models of ADM were generated as described in the Materials and Methods section, including PDL, CAE, and KC mouse models. (A) Mouse pancreatic tissue sections were prepared and subjected to immunohistochemical staining utilizing specific antibodies against FoxM1, CK19, amylase, α-SMA, and desmin. Relative expressions of those proteins were determined. The expression level of CK19, α-SMA, desmin, and FoxM1 increased, and the expression level of amylase decreased in PDL, CAE, and KC mouse models compared with wild-type (WT) mouse model ( n = 5). (B) Mouse pancreatic tissue samples were sectioned and subjected to immunofluorescence staining with specific anti-FoxM1, anti-CK19, anti-amylase, anti-α-SMA, and anti-desmin antibodies. PDL, pancreatic ductal ligation; CAE, caerulein treatment; KC, Pdx1-Cre;LSL-Kras G12D/+ ; ADM, acinar-to-ductal metaplasia.
Article Snippet: Whole-cell lysates were subjected to standard western blot analyses using primary antibodies against FOXM1, pancreatic amylase, and CK19 (Beyotime, CAT# P0013B).
Techniques: Expressing, Generated, Immunohistochemical staining, Staining, Immunofluorescence, Ligation