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. 2022 Aug 15;13:4765. doi: 10.1038/s41467-022-32543-2

Fig. 3. Pkd1 derepression attenuates cyst-pathogenic events and disease progression.

Fig. 3

a Gross kidney images and H&E-stained kidney sections from 18-week-old mice with the indicated genotypes derived from founder#3. miR-17 motif deletion was associated with sustained benefit and suppressed long-term PKD progression. n = 3 (Pkd1RC/+), n = 3 (Pkd1RC∆17/+), n = 8 (Pkd1RC/-), and n = 7 (Pkd1RC∆17/-). b KW/BW, BUN, and serum creatinine (Scr) levels in the 18-week-old progeny of founder#3 are shown. c Heatmap showing global mRNA expression profiles of kidneys from 18-day-old mice with the indicated genotypes. mRNAs that were dysregulated in Pkd1RC/- compared to Pkd1RC/+ kidneys but exhibited improved expression in Pkd1RCΔ17/- kidneys were chosen for visualization. #3 = founder#3; #2 = founder#2. n = 3 (Pkd1RC/+), n = 3 (Pkd1RC∆17/+ founder 2), n = 3 (Pkd1RC∆17/+ founder 3), n = 5 (Pkd1RC/-), n = 5 (Pkd1RC∆17/- founder 2), and n = 5 (Pkd1RC∆17/- founder 3). (d) Representative images showing phospho-Histone-H3 (pHH3), Mannose Receptor C-Type 1 (MRC1), or pCreb1 immunostaining in kidney sections of 18-day-old and 18-week-old Pkd1RC/- (n = 5) and Pkd1RCΔ17/- (n = 5) mice. The sections were co-labeled with DBA to mark collecting duct-derived cysts. Error bars indicate SEM. Statistical analysis: One-way ANOVA, Tukey’s multiple-comparisons test (b). Source data are provided as a Source Data file.