Journal: Journal of Diabetes Investigation
Article Title: Cordyceps cicadae polysaccharides attenuate diabetic nephropathy via the miR ‐30a‐3p/ TRIM16 axis
doi: 10.1111/jdi.14116
Figure Lengend Snippet: Cordyceps cicadae polysaccharides administration attenuated cell apoptosis and epithelial–mesenchymal transition in the kidneys of diabetic nephropathy mice. (a, b) At the end of 12 weeks of treatment, the expression of miR ‐30a‐3p and TRIM16 was determined in the kidney tissues of mice in each group by RT‐PCR , n = 8. (c) The protein expression level of TRIM16 in kidney tissues of mice was analyzed by western blot, n = 5. (d, e) Protein expression of TRIM16 in the kidney tissues using IHC staining, scale bar = 50 μm, n = 5. (f) TUNEL staining was used to detect cell apoptosis in the kidney tissues, scale bar, 20 μm, n = 5. (g) Protein expression of Bcl‐2 and Bax in the kidney tissues were detected by IHC staining, scale bar = 50 μm, n = 5. (h) Representative images of immunofluorescence staining for P‐cadherin (red), N‐cadherin (green), and DAPI (blue), scale bar, 50 μm, n = 5, scale bar = 20 μm. Data are expressed as mean ± SD . * P < 0.05, ** P < 0.01.
Article Snippet: The renal sections, after being deparaffinized and rehydrated, were incubated overnight at 4°C with TRIM16 primary antibodies (A09514‐4, 1:500; Boster Biological Engineering Co., International Enterprise Center, Wuhan, China), Bcal‐2 (ab182858, 1:500; Abcam), and bcl‐2‐associated X protein (BAX) (ab53154, 1:500; Abcam); and P‐cadherin antibodies (ab242060, 1:500; Abcam) and N‐cadherin (ab76011, 1:500; Abcam); then incubated with Alexa Fluor 594‐conjugated (red) goat anti‐mouse IgG and Alexa Fluor 488‐conjugated (green) goat anti‐rabbit IgG (1:1000; Invitrogen, Carlsbad, CA, USA) secondary antibodies at 25°C for 1 h. Nuclei were counterstained with a Hoechst solution (Thermo Fisher Scientific, Waltham, MA, USA).
Techniques: Expressing, Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction, Western Blot, Immunohistochemistry, TUNEL Assay, Staining, Immunofluorescence