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Expression Changes of Relative Factors in Mice with Aristolochic Acid Nephropathy

TIAN Ya-hui1, CHANG Di1, YANG Yao-hui1, WU Guo-ying2, ZHAO Hai-jiao1, WU Jin-dong1, WU Guo-juan1, ZHANG Zhong-wen1   

  1. 1. Department of Animal Science and Technology, Beijing University of Agriculture, Beijing 102206, China; 2. Maternity and Child Care Center, Shuangyang District, Changchun City, Jilin Province, Changchun 130600, China
  • Received:2014-04-29 Online:2014-08-20 Published:2014-08-22

Abstract: The study was aimed to observe the expression changes of relative factors in mice with aristolochic acid nephropathy (AAN). 30 mice were given aristolochic acid Ⅰ (AAⅠ) at 8 mg/(kg·d), and mice were killed at a different time. Then observe the renal pathological changes by hematoxylin-eosin (H&E), Real-time PCR and Western blotting technology were used to detect the expression changes of α-SMA, vimentin and CK-18. The results showed that with the extension of treatment time, we could found the kidney structure was damaged more seriously, and confirmed that AAⅠcould induce epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) in renal, promoted the expression of α-SMA and vimentin, inhibited the expression of CK-18. The study laid a foundation for a deeper mechanism study of AAN.

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