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. 2015 Jul 21;5:12292. doi: 10.1038/srep12292

Figure 2. Target genes Bcl2, Mcl1, Ccnd1 and Faim are downregulated by hyperosmotic stimulation in perfused rat liver.

Figure 2

mRNA analysis of target genes of the miR-15 family under hyper- and normoosmotic conditions in perfused rat liver. mRNA levels of hyper- and normoosmotically treated samples at specific time points (30, 60, 120 and 180 minutes) were compared to unstimulated controls (T0). (a,b) Bcl2 and Ccnd1 are significantly downregulated after 120 and 180 minutes of hyperosmotic perfusion. (c) Mcl1 is upregulated under normoosmotic conditions, while this effect is attenuated under hyperosmotic conditions. (d) The anti-apoptotic molecule Faim is significantly downregulated under hyperosmotic conditions and stably expressed in the normoosmotic control. qPCR runs were normalized according to the ΔΔCt method using Gapdh as reference gene. Statistical analysis was carried out by unpaired student’s t-test. Data are shown as average ± S.E.M. of 5 independent experiments. The values of unstimulated controls (T0) were set arbitrarily to 100.