Journal: International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Article Title: MiR-30a Inhibits the Epithelial—Mesenchymal Transition of Podocytes through Downregulation of NFATc3
doi: 10.3390/ijms161024032
Figure Lengend Snippet: MiR-30a is Downregulated in Podocyte Injury. ( A ) RT-qPCR analysis of miR-30a expression levels in glomeruli from BALB/c mouse after Adriamycin (ADR; 10.5 mg/kg) injection for 4, 7, 11, 15 and 20 days ( n = 3, mean ± SD); ( B ) Western blot analysis of Nephrin and Desmin expression levels in cultured MPC5 cells treated with ADR at different doses (2.5, 5.0 and 10.0 µg/mL); Quantitative analysis of Nephrin and Desmin protein levels after normalization with β-tubulin; ( C ) RT-qPCR analysis of miR-30a expression levels in cultured MPC5 cells treated with ADR (5.0 µg/mL) at different time points (0.5, 2, 6, 12 and 24 h); ( D ) RT-qPCR analysis of miR-30a expression levels in the glomeruli from one patient with focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) and one patient with kidney rupture (Control). The relative amount of miR-30a was normalized to U6. All data are presented as means ± SD from three independent experiments. * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, indicate statistically significant and highly statistically significant differences, respectively.
Article Snippet: The blots were probed with rabbit polyclonal antibody against desmin (Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Santa Cruz, CA, USA; 1:1000), nephrin (Abcam, Cambridge, MA, USA; 1:2000), E-cadherin (Santa Cruz Biotechnology; 1:1000), NFATc3 (Bioss, Beijing, China; 1:500) and mouse monoclonal anti-beta-tubulin (Santa Cruz Biotechnology; 1:3000, anti-beta-actin (Santa Cruz Biotechnology; 1:3000) overnight at 4 °C.
Techniques: Quantitative RT-PCR, Expressing, Injection, Western Blot, Cell Culture, Control