FIG. 8.
Decreased pSmad1/5/8 phosphorylation is evident in wild-type but not grem1+/− diabetic kidney. A: Protein extracts from renal poles of control (C) and 27-week diabetic (D) wild-type (□) and grem1+/− (■) mice were probed via Western blot using phospho-Smad1/5/8, total Smad1/5/8, and β-actin antibodies as described. n = 3 mice per group. B: Densitometry was performed using Scion Image software. pSmad1/5/8 intensities were normalized to total Smad1/5/8 levels and plotted as relative intensity. *P < 0.05 using Student's unpaired t test.