Fig. 5
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- ZDB-FIG-120118-17
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- Jung et al., 2011 - Aberrant hedgehog ligands induce progressive pancreatic fibrosis by paracrine activation of myofibroblasts and ductular cells in transgenic zebrafish
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RT-PCR and Western blot. Pancreas from 3?4 month-old zebrafish was dissected under a fluorescence microscope. C, Tg(Ptf1a-Gal4/UAS:GFP); I, Tg(Ptf1a-Gal4/UAS:GFP-UAS:Ihha); S, Tg(Ptf1a-Gal4/UAS:GFP-UAS:Ihha). (A) Real-time RT-PCR showing differential expression of the components of the Hh pathway and fibrosis by Hh over-expression. Note the prominent up-regulation of MMP9 and TGFβ1a. (B) Electrophoretic images of RT-PCR products recapitulate real-time PCR data. (C) A western blot hybridization using available antibodies which are reactive to zebrafish antigens also recapitulates RT-PCR findings. α-SMA, 42 kD; Smo, 85 kD; MMP9, 75 kD; TGFß, 45 kD; β-actin, 45 kD. * P<0.05 versus control. |