Journal: Molecular Biology Reports
Article Title: Silymarin and MSC-exosomes ameliorate thioacetamide-evoked renal fibrosis by inhibiting TGF-β/SMAD pathway in rats
doi: 10.1007/s11033-024-09343-6
Figure Lengend Snippet: RT-PCR expression levels of TGF-β receptors and ELISA expression levels of the studied proteins. ( a ) RT-PCR expression levels of TβRI; ( b ) RT-PCR expression levels of TβRII. ( c ) ELISA expression levels of collagen type I protein; ( d ) ELISA expression levels of CTGF protein. Data are expressed as mean ± SD; a p-value < 0.05 is significant; (*) vs. the control group, (#) vs. the TAA group, and ($) vs. the TAA + SM group all denote a significant difference
Article Snippet: The kidney homogentisate was used to measure the expression levels of collagen type I using the CUSABIO Col I ELISA Kit (#Cat No. CSB-E08084r), and CTGF proteins using the MyBioSource ELISA Kit (#Cat No. MBS261004), according to the manufacturer’s protocols.
Techniques: Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction, Expressing, Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay, Control