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Identification of FZD4, FZD6, and <t>TGFBR1</t> as miR-101 targets. a, 3′-UTR reporter assay: FZD4-UTR-S1 (position 1–1,432) containing miR-101-binding site 1 (position 537–543), FZD4-UTR-S2 (position 4,178–5,463) containing miR-101-binding site 2 (position 1,240–1,246), full length of FZD6-UTR, TGFBR1-UTR-S1 (position 66–1,524) containing miR-101-binding site 1 (position 460–466), or TGFBR1-UTR-S2 (position 3,210–4,749) containing miR-101-binding site 2 (position 3,993–3,999) were co-transfected into HEK 293T cells with miR-101-1. The relative luciferase activities were measured using the Dual-Luciferase® reporter assay system. n = 3. b and c, effect of overexpressing or knockdown miR-101 on the protein expression of FZD4, FZD6, and TGFBR1 in fibroblasts. LL29 cells were treated with a lentivirus expressing miR-101-1 or the virus control (VC) at an m.o.i. of 50 for 48 h (b) or CCD-8Lu fibroblasts were treated with a lentivirus expressing anti-miR-101 or the virus control (Anti-CON) at an m.o.i. of 50 for 72 h. c, Western blotting was performed to determine the protein expression of FZD4, FZD6, and TGFBR1. The protein samples used here were the same as mentioned in Fig. 7c. The GAPDH immunoblot shown in Fig. 7c was used again here. d, overexpression of miR-101 inhibits FZD4, FZD6, and TGFBR1 mRNA expression in fibroblasts. LL29 cells were treated with lentiviral miR-101 or the virus control at an m.o.i. of 50 for 48 h. The mRNA expression of FZD4, FZD6, and TGFBR1 was determined by real-time PCR and normalized to GAPDH. The results are presented as the mean ± S.E. n = 3. e, real-time PCR showing the increased mRNA levels of FZD4, FZD6, and TGFBRR1 by anti-miR-101. CCD-8Lu fibroblasts were treated with lentiviral anti-miR-101 or the virus control at an m.o.i. of 50 for 72 h. The expression levels were relative to GAPDH from two cell preparations, each performed in duplicate. f–h, mRNA expression of FZD4, FZD6, and TGFBR1 in IPF patient lungs. The mRNA levels of FZD4, FZD6, and TGFBR1 were determined by real-time PCR and normalized to β-actin. n = 8–10. The results are presented as the mean ± S.E. Statistical analyses were performed by using Student's t test. *, p < 0.05; **, p < 0.01; ***, p < 0.001.

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Article Title: MicroRNA-101 attenuates pulmonary fibrosis by inhibiting fibroblast proliferation and activation

Journal: The Journal of Biological Chemistry

doi: 10.1074/jbc.M117.805747

Identification of FZD4, FZD6, and TGFBR1 as miR-101 targets. a, 3′-UTR reporter assay: FZD4-UTR-S1 (position 1–1,432) containing miR-101-binding site 1 (position 537–543), FZD4-UTR-S2 (position 4,178–5,463) containing miR-101-binding site 2 (position 1,240–1,246), full length of FZD6-UTR, TGFBR1-UTR-S1 (position 66–1,524) containing miR-101-binding site 1 (position 460–466), or TGFBR1-UTR-S2 (position 3,210–4,749) containing miR-101-binding site 2 (position 3,993–3,999) were co-transfected into HEK 293T cells with miR-101-1. The relative luciferase activities were measured using the Dual-Luciferase® reporter assay system. n = 3. b and c, effect of overexpressing or knockdown miR-101 on the protein expression of FZD4, FZD6, and TGFBR1 in fibroblasts. LL29 cells were treated with a lentivirus expressing miR-101-1 or the virus control (VC) at an m.o.i. of 50 for 48 h (b) or CCD-8Lu fibroblasts were treated with a lentivirus expressing anti-miR-101 or the virus control (Anti-CON) at an m.o.i. of 50 for 72 h. c, Western blotting was performed to determine the protein expression of FZD4, FZD6, and TGFBR1. The protein samples used here were the same as mentioned in Fig. 7c. The GAPDH immunoblot shown in Fig. 7c was used again here. d, overexpression of miR-101 inhibits FZD4, FZD6, and TGFBR1 mRNA expression in fibroblasts. LL29 cells were treated with lentiviral miR-101 or the virus control at an m.o.i. of 50 for 48 h. The mRNA expression of FZD4, FZD6, and TGFBR1 was determined by real-time PCR and normalized to GAPDH. The results are presented as the mean ± S.E. n = 3. e, real-time PCR showing the increased mRNA levels of FZD4, FZD6, and TGFBRR1 by anti-miR-101. CCD-8Lu fibroblasts were treated with lentiviral anti-miR-101 or the virus control at an m.o.i. of 50 for 72 h. The expression levels were relative to GAPDH from two cell preparations, each performed in duplicate. f–h, mRNA expression of FZD4, FZD6, and TGFBR1 in IPF patient lungs. The mRNA levels of FZD4, FZD6, and TGFBR1 were determined by real-time PCR and normalized to β-actin. n = 8–10. The results are presented as the mean ± S.E. Statistical analyses were performed by using Student's t test. *, p < 0.05; **, p < 0.01; ***, p < 0.001.

Figure Legend Snippet: Identification of FZD4, FZD6, and TGFBR1 as miR-101 targets. a, 3′-UTR reporter assay: FZD4-UTR-S1 (position 1–1,432) containing miR-101-binding site 1 (position 537–543), FZD4-UTR-S2 (position 4,178–5,463) containing miR-101-binding site 2 (position 1,240–1,246), full length of FZD6-UTR, TGFBR1-UTR-S1 (position 66–1,524) containing miR-101-binding site 1 (position 460–466), or TGFBR1-UTR-S2 (position 3,210–4,749) containing miR-101-binding site 2 (position 3,993–3,999) were co-transfected into HEK 293T cells with miR-101-1. The relative luciferase activities were measured using the Dual-Luciferase® reporter assay system. n = 3. b and c, effect of overexpressing or knockdown miR-101 on the protein expression of FZD4, FZD6, and TGFBR1 in fibroblasts. LL29 cells were treated with a lentivirus expressing miR-101-1 or the virus control (VC) at an m.o.i. of 50 for 48 h (b) or CCD-8Lu fibroblasts were treated with a lentivirus expressing anti-miR-101 or the virus control (Anti-CON) at an m.o.i. of 50 for 72 h. c, Western blotting was performed to determine the protein expression of FZD4, FZD6, and TGFBR1. The protein samples used here were the same as mentioned in Fig. 7c. The GAPDH immunoblot shown in Fig. 7c was used again here. d, overexpression of miR-101 inhibits FZD4, FZD6, and TGFBR1 mRNA expression in fibroblasts. LL29 cells were treated with lentiviral miR-101 or the virus control at an m.o.i. of 50 for 48 h. The mRNA expression of FZD4, FZD6, and TGFBR1 was determined by real-time PCR and normalized to GAPDH. The results are presented as the mean ± S.E. n = 3. e, real-time PCR showing the increased mRNA levels of FZD4, FZD6, and TGFBRR1 by anti-miR-101. CCD-8Lu fibroblasts were treated with lentiviral anti-miR-101 or the virus control at an m.o.i. of 50 for 72 h. The expression levels were relative to GAPDH from two cell preparations, each performed in duplicate. f–h, mRNA expression of FZD4, FZD6, and TGFBR1 in IPF patient lungs. The mRNA levels of FZD4, FZD6, and TGFBR1 were determined by real-time PCR and normalized to β-actin. n = 8–10. The results are presented as the mean ± S.E. Statistical analyses were performed by using Student's t test. *, p < 0.05; **, p < 0.01; ***, p < 0.001.

Techniques Used: Reporter Assay, Binding Assay, Transfection, Luciferase, Expressing, Western Blot, Over Expression, Real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction

Overexpression of FZD4, FZD6, or TGFBR1 rescues miR-101-mediated inhibition of fibroblast proliferation and activation. a–d, knockdown of TGFBR1 repressed the TGF-β1-induced mRNA expression of α-SMA, COL1A1, COL3A1, and COL4A1 in fibroblasts. LL29 cells were treated with lentivirus shRNA-TGFBR1 or the virus control at an m.o.i. of 50 for 48 h. Then, the cells were stimulated with 5 ng/ml TGF-β1 for 48 h. The α-SMA, COL1A1, COL3A1, and COL4A1 mRNA expression levels were determined by real-time PCR. The expression levels were relative to GAPDH from two cell preparations, each performed in duplicate. The results are presented as the mean ± S.D. **, p < 0.01. e and f, overexpression of FZD4 or FZD6 rescues the miR-101-mediated inhibition of fibroblast proliferation. LL29 cells were split into 96-well plates at 3,000 cells per well. After a 24-h culture, cells were infected with lentiviruses at a total of m.o.i. = 50 (miR-Con miR-101, GFP, FZD4, and FZD6 at m.o.i. = 25 each, virus control (VC) = miR-Con + GFP) for 48 h. Cells were starved for another 24 h and stimulated with WNT5a (1 μg/ml) for 12 h. FZD4 and FZD6 expression was determined by Western blotting by using anti-GFP antibody. Cell proliferation was determined by BrdU assay. Data were presented as mean ± S.E. Statistical analysis was performed by ANOVA and followed by Tukey's HSD test. n = 4. **, p < 0.01. g–j, overexpression of TGFBR1 rescues miR-101-mediated inhibition of α-SMA, COL1A1, and COL3A1 mRNA expression. LL29 cells were infected with lentiviruses at a total of m.o.i. = 50 (miR-Con, miR-101, GFP, and TGFBR1 at m.o.i. = 25 each, virus control = miR-Con + GFP) for 48 h. Cells were then stimulated with TGFβ1 (5 ng/ml) for 48 h. Cells were collected for real-time PCR. The results are presented as the mean ± S.E., n = 3. ANOVA followed by Tukey's HSD test was performed. *, p < 0.05; **, p < 0.01; ***, p < 0.001.

Figure Legend Snippet: Overexpression of FZD4, FZD6, or TGFBR1 rescues miR-101-mediated inhibition of fibroblast proliferation and activation. a–d, knockdown of TGFBR1 repressed the TGF-β1-induced mRNA expression of α-SMA, COL1A1, COL3A1, and COL4A1 in fibroblasts. LL29 cells were treated with lentivirus shRNA-TGFBR1 or the virus control at an m.o.i. of 50 for 48 h. Then, the cells were stimulated with 5 ng/ml TGF-β1 for 48 h. The α-SMA, COL1A1, COL3A1, and COL4A1 mRNA expression levels were determined by real-time PCR. The expression levels were relative to GAPDH from two cell preparations, each performed in duplicate. The results are presented as the mean ± S.D. **, p < 0.01. e and f, overexpression of FZD4 or FZD6 rescues the miR-101-mediated inhibition of fibroblast proliferation. LL29 cells were split into 96-well plates at 3,000 cells per well. After a 24-h culture, cells were infected with lentiviruses at a total of m.o.i. = 50 (miR-Con miR-101, GFP, FZD4, and FZD6 at m.o.i. = 25 each, virus control (VC) = miR-Con + GFP) for 48 h. Cells were starved for another 24 h and stimulated with WNT5a (1 μg/ml) for 12 h. FZD4 and FZD6 expression was determined by Western blotting by using anti-GFP antibody. Cell proliferation was determined by BrdU assay. Data were presented as mean ± S.E. Statistical analysis was performed by ANOVA and followed by Tukey's HSD test. n = 4. **, p < 0.01. g–j, overexpression of TGFBR1 rescues miR-101-mediated inhibition of α-SMA, COL1A1, and COL3A1 mRNA expression. LL29 cells were infected with lentiviruses at a total of m.o.i. = 50 (miR-Con, miR-101, GFP, and TGFBR1 at m.o.i. = 25 each, virus control = miR-Con + GFP) for 48 h. Cells were then stimulated with TGFβ1 (5 ng/ml) for 48 h. Cells were collected for real-time PCR. The results are presented as the mean ± S.E., n = 3. ANOVA followed by Tukey's HSD test was performed. *, p < 0.05; **, p < 0.01; ***, p < 0.001.

Techniques Used: Over Expression, Inhibition, Activation Assay, Expressing, shRNA, Real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction, Infection, Western Blot, BrdU Staining

Adenovirus-mediated miR-101 gene transfer attenuates bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis. On day 1, an adenovirus expressing miR-101-1 or the control adenovirus (VC) (5 × 109 pfu per mouse) was delivered into the lungs of 6–8-week-old C57BL/6 mice by nasal instillation. On day 2, bleomycin (Bleo) (0.06 units per mouse) or the same volume of saline (Sal) was intranasally instilled into the lungs. On day 15, the mice were subjected to the analysis of respiratory mechanics by Flexivent and then sacrificed. The left lungs were collected for RNA and protein analysis, and the right lungs were fixed for histological analysis. a, real-time PCR analysis showing adenovirus-mediated overexpression of miR-101 in the mouse lung. The expression levels were relative to U6. b, H&E staining showing the fibrotic changes in the mouse lung induced by bleomycin. miR-101 attenuated the fibrotic changes in bleomycin-treated mouse lungs. Scale bar, 100 μm. c, Ashcroft score grade of pulmonary fibrosis. d, lung collagen content as determined using the QuickZyme hydroxyproline assay kit. e and f, real-time PCR analysis showing the increased COL1A1 and COL3A1 mRNA levels in bleomycin-treated mouse lungs and miR-101 suppression of the increase of COL1A1 and COL3A1 mRNA levels. The expression levels were relative to GAPDH. g and h, analysis of lung mechanics by Flexivent analysis. Elastance (Ers) was measured in a single-compartment model. h was measured in the Constant-Phase model. i and j, NFATc2, FZD4, FZD6, and TGFBR1 mRNA expression was increased in bleomycin-treated mouse lungs, and the increase was suppressed by miR-101 treatment as determined by real-time PCR analysis. The expression level was relative to GAPDH. n = 5 for saline + VC and saline + miR-101; n = 7–10 for bleomycin + VC and bleomycin + miR-101. The results are presented as the mean ± S.E. Statistical analyses were performed by using Student's t test. *, p < 0.05; **, p < 0.01; ***, p < 0.001.

Figure Legend Snippet: Adenovirus-mediated miR-101 gene transfer attenuates bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis. On day 1, an adenovirus expressing miR-101-1 or the control adenovirus (VC) (5 × 109 pfu per mouse) was delivered into the lungs of 6–8-week-old C57BL/6 mice by nasal instillation. On day 2, bleomycin (Bleo) (0.06 units per mouse) or the same volume of saline (Sal) was intranasally instilled into the lungs. On day 15, the mice were subjected to the analysis of respiratory mechanics by Flexivent and then sacrificed. The left lungs were collected for RNA and protein analysis, and the right lungs were fixed for histological analysis. a, real-time PCR analysis showing adenovirus-mediated overexpression of miR-101 in the mouse lung. The expression levels were relative to U6. b, H&E staining showing the fibrotic changes in the mouse lung induced by bleomycin. miR-101 attenuated the fibrotic changes in bleomycin-treated mouse lungs. Scale bar, 100 μm. c, Ashcroft score grade of pulmonary fibrosis. d, lung collagen content as determined using the QuickZyme hydroxyproline assay kit. e and f, real-time PCR analysis showing the increased COL1A1 and COL3A1 mRNA levels in bleomycin-treated mouse lungs and miR-101 suppression of the increase of COL1A1 and COL3A1 mRNA levels. The expression levels were relative to GAPDH. g and h, analysis of lung mechanics by Flexivent analysis. Elastance (Ers) was measured in a single-compartment model. h was measured in the Constant-Phase model. i and j, NFATc2, FZD4, FZD6, and TGFBR1 mRNA expression was increased in bleomycin-treated mouse lungs, and the increase was suppressed by miR-101 treatment as determined by real-time PCR analysis. The expression level was relative to GAPDH. n = 5 for saline + VC and saline + miR-101; n = 7–10 for bleomycin + VC and bleomycin + miR-101. The results are presented as the mean ± S.E. Statistical analyses were performed by using Student's t test. *, p < 0.05; **, p < 0.01; ***, p < 0.001.

Techniques Used: Expressing, Real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction, Over Expression, Staining, Hydroxyproline Assay

Figure Legend Snippet: Primers for the construction of plasmids FW is forward, and RE is reverse.

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Article Title: MicroRNA-101 attenuates pulmonary fibrosis by inhibiting fibroblast proliferation and activation
Article Snippet: A control vector containing scrambled shRNA was purchased from System Biosciences. .. FZD4, FZD6, and TGFBR1 expression vectors The open reading frame of FZD4, FZD6, and TGFBR1 was amplified by PCR using specific primers ( ) from mouse cDNA clones purchased from OriGene (FZD4, catalogue no. MC203860; FZD6, catalogue no. MC204555; TGFBR1, catalogue no. MR20891). ..

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Journal: The Journal of Biological Chemistry

Article Title: MicroRNA-101 attenuates pulmonary fibrosis by inhibiting fibroblast proliferation and activation

doi: 10.1074/jbc.M117.805747

Figure Lengend Snippet: Identification of FZD4, FZD6, and TGFBR1 as miR-101 targets. a, 3′-UTR reporter assay: FZD4-UTR-S1 (position 1–1,432) containing miR-101-binding site 1 (position 537–543), FZD4-UTR-S2 (position 4,178–5,463) containing miR-101-binding site 2 (position 1,240–1,246), full length of FZD6-UTR, TGFBR1-UTR-S1 (position 66–1,524) containing miR-101-binding site 1 (position 460–466), or TGFBR1-UTR-S2 (position 3,210–4,749) containing miR-101-binding site 2 (position 3,993–3,999) were co-transfected into HEK 293T cells with miR-101-1. The relative luciferase activities were measured using the Dual-Luciferase® reporter assay system. n = 3. b and c, effect of overexpressing or knockdown miR-101 on the protein expression of FZD4, FZD6, and TGFBR1 in fibroblasts. LL29 cells were treated with a lentivirus expressing miR-101-1 or the virus control (VC) at an m.o.i. of 50 for 48 h (b) or CCD-8Lu fibroblasts were treated with a lentivirus expressing anti-miR-101 or the virus control (Anti-CON) at an m.o.i. of 50 for 72 h. c, Western blotting was performed to determine the protein expression of FZD4, FZD6, and TGFBR1. The protein samples used here were the same as mentioned in Fig. 7c. The GAPDH immunoblot shown in Fig. 7c was used again here. d, overexpression of miR-101 inhibits FZD4, FZD6, and TGFBR1 mRNA expression in fibroblasts. LL29 cells were treated with lentiviral miR-101 or the virus control at an m.o.i. of 50 for 48 h. The mRNA expression of FZD4, FZD6, and TGFBR1 was determined by real-time PCR and normalized to GAPDH. The results are presented as the mean ± S.E. n = 3. e, real-time PCR showing the increased mRNA levels of FZD4, FZD6, and TGFBRR1 by anti-miR-101. CCD-8Lu fibroblasts were treated with lentiviral anti-miR-101 or the virus control at an m.o.i. of 50 for 72 h. The expression levels were relative to GAPDH from two cell preparations, each performed in duplicate. f–h, mRNA expression of FZD4, FZD6, and TGFBR1 in IPF patient lungs. The mRNA levels of FZD4, FZD6, and TGFBR1 were determined by real-time PCR and normalized to β-actin. n = 8–10. The results are presented as the mean ± S.E. Statistical analyses were performed by using Student's t test. *, p < 0.05; **, p < 0.01; ***, p < 0.001.

Article Snippet: FZD4, FZD6, and TGFBR1 expression vectors The open reading frame of FZD4, FZD6, and TGFBR1 was amplified by PCR using specific primers ( ) from mouse cDNA clones purchased from OriGene (FZD4, catalogue no. MC203860; FZD6, catalogue no. MC204555; TGFBR1, catalogue no. MR20891).

Techniques: Reporter Assay, Binding Assay, Transfection, Luciferase, Expressing, Western Blot, Over Expression, Real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction

Journal: The Journal of Biological Chemistry

Article Title: MicroRNA-101 attenuates pulmonary fibrosis by inhibiting fibroblast proliferation and activation

doi: 10.1074/jbc.M117.805747

Figure Lengend Snippet: Overexpression of FZD4, FZD6, or TGFBR1 rescues miR-101-mediated inhibition of fibroblast proliferation and activation. a–d, knockdown of TGFBR1 repressed the TGF-β1-induced mRNA expression of α-SMA, COL1A1, COL3A1, and COL4A1 in fibroblasts. LL29 cells were treated with lentivirus shRNA-TGFBR1 or the virus control at an m.o.i. of 50 for 48 h. Then, the cells were stimulated with 5 ng/ml TGF-β1 for 48 h. The α-SMA, COL1A1, COL3A1, and COL4A1 mRNA expression levels were determined by real-time PCR. The expression levels were relative to GAPDH from two cell preparations, each performed in duplicate. The results are presented as the mean ± S.D. **, p < 0.01. e and f, overexpression of FZD4 or FZD6 rescues the miR-101-mediated inhibition of fibroblast proliferation. LL29 cells were split into 96-well plates at 3,000 cells per well. After a 24-h culture, cells were infected with lentiviruses at a total of m.o.i. = 50 (miR-Con miR-101, GFP, FZD4, and FZD6 at m.o.i. = 25 each, virus control (VC) = miR-Con + GFP) for 48 h. Cells were starved for another 24 h and stimulated with WNT5a (1 μg/ml) for 12 h. FZD4 and FZD6 expression was determined by Western blotting by using anti-GFP antibody. Cell proliferation was determined by BrdU assay. Data were presented as mean ± S.E. Statistical analysis was performed by ANOVA and followed by Tukey's HSD test. n = 4. **, p < 0.01. g–j, overexpression of TGFBR1 rescues miR-101-mediated inhibition of α-SMA, COL1A1, and COL3A1 mRNA expression. LL29 cells were infected with lentiviruses at a total of m.o.i. = 50 (miR-Con, miR-101, GFP, and TGFBR1 at m.o.i. = 25 each, virus control = miR-Con + GFP) for 48 h. Cells were then stimulated with TGFβ1 (5 ng/ml) for 48 h. Cells were collected for real-time PCR. The results are presented as the mean ± S.E., n = 3. ANOVA followed by Tukey's HSD test was performed. *, p < 0.05; **, p < 0.01; ***, p < 0.001.

Techniques: Over Expression, Inhibition, Activation Assay, Expressing, shRNA, Real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction, Infection, Western Blot, BrdU Staining

Journal: The Journal of Biological Chemistry

Article Title: MicroRNA-101 attenuates pulmonary fibrosis by inhibiting fibroblast proliferation and activation

doi: 10.1074/jbc.M117.805747

Figure Lengend Snippet: Adenovirus-mediated miR-101 gene transfer attenuates bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis. On day 1, an adenovirus expressing miR-101-1 or the control adenovirus (VC) (5 × 109 pfu per mouse) was delivered into the lungs of 6–8-week-old C57BL/6 mice by nasal instillation. On day 2, bleomycin (Bleo) (0.06 units per mouse) or the same volume of saline (Sal) was intranasally instilled into the lungs. On day 15, the mice were subjected to the analysis of respiratory mechanics by Flexivent and then sacrificed. The left lungs were collected for RNA and protein analysis, and the right lungs were fixed for histological analysis. a, real-time PCR analysis showing adenovirus-mediated overexpression of miR-101 in the mouse lung. The expression levels were relative to U6. b, H&E staining showing the fibrotic changes in the mouse lung induced by bleomycin. miR-101 attenuated the fibrotic changes in bleomycin-treated mouse lungs. Scale bar, 100 μm. c, Ashcroft score grade of pulmonary fibrosis. d, lung collagen content as determined using the QuickZyme hydroxyproline assay kit. e and f, real-time PCR analysis showing the increased COL1A1 and COL3A1 mRNA levels in bleomycin-treated mouse lungs and miR-101 suppression of the increase of COL1A1 and COL3A1 mRNA levels. The expression levels were relative to GAPDH. g and h, analysis of lung mechanics by Flexivent analysis. Elastance (Ers) was measured in a single-compartment model. h was measured in the Constant-Phase model. i and j, NFATc2, FZD4, FZD6, and TGFBR1 mRNA expression was increased in bleomycin-treated mouse lungs, and the increase was suppressed by miR-101 treatment as determined by real-time PCR analysis. The expression level was relative to GAPDH. n = 5 for saline + VC and saline + miR-101; n = 7–10 for bleomycin + VC and bleomycin + miR-101. The results are presented as the mean ± S.E. Statistical analyses were performed by using Student's t test. *, p < 0.05; **, p < 0.01; ***, p < 0.001.

Techniques: Expressing, Real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction, Over Expression, Staining, Hydroxyproline Assay

Journal: The Journal of Biological Chemistry

Article Title: MicroRNA-101 attenuates pulmonary fibrosis by inhibiting fibroblast proliferation and activation

doi: 10.1074/jbc.M117.805747

Figure Lengend Snippet: Primers for the construction of plasmids FW is forward, and RE is reverse.

Techniques: Over Expression

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