Figure 4.
Effects of juglone on Pin1, TGF-β1, Smad2/3 and miR-21 expression. U251 cells were treated with 5, 10 and 20 µM juglone for 24 h. (A) Western blot analysis of Pin1 in HUVECs with the indicated treatments. (B and C) Juglone-induced downregulation of TGF-β mRNA and protein expression, as determined by qPCR and western blotting. (D) Juglone promoted a decrease in phospho-Smad2/3, as determined by western blotting. (E) Bar diagram summarizing the effects of juglone on miR-21 expression by qPCR. Data are shown as mean ± SD of three independent experiments, *P<0.05 vs. control.
