Figure 5.

miR-148b expression levels evaluated by real-time PCR in PBMCs from 3 patients with membranoproliferative GN type I (MPGN-I), 5 with focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS), and 10 with Henoch-Schönlein purpura nephritis (HSPN). miR-148b expression in these diseases and in healthy subjects (HSs) has been compared with that in IgAN. We found that miR-148b levels were higher in patients with IgAN than in those with MPGN-I, FSGS, and HSPN and in HSs. The miRNA relative expressions were normalized to the expression of U6. The histograms represent the mean ± SEM. **P<0.01; ^#P<0.0001.