Fig. 3.
The role of osteocyte Phd2 in vivo. Wild type (WT) male mice were fed an adenine diet (AD) to induce CKD for 2, 4, or 6 weeks. Mice on casein diet for 8 weeks were used as controls. a Bone Fgf23 (blue) and Egln1/Phd2 (red) mRNA expression was measured over diet duration. b Male Phd1 and c Phd3 expression in CKD bone. Numbers above timepoints indicate the % decrease in gene expression compared to the casein diet control (n = 3–4 mice/group; **P < 0.01; ***P < 0.001 vs. casein diet control). Fgf23 mRNA expression in d whole bone (including marrow), e osteocyte-enriched bone fractions, and f plasma total (C-terminal) FGF23 concentrations in mice with conditional deletion of Phd2 in osteocytes (Phd2-fl/fl/Dmp1-cre+) compared to mice without deletion (Phd2-fl/fl/Dmp1-cre−) (n = 6 mice/genotype; *P < 0.05, ***P < 0.001 vs. cre− mice)