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Quantitative Analysis of Apelin Axis Genes

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Total RNAs were prepared from the snap-frozen tissue specimens using TRIzol (Invitrogen), and reverse transcription was carried out in a reaction containing 1 μg of total RNA, poly(dT) primer, and Moloney murine leukemia virus reverse transcriptase using the Transcriptor First Strand cDNA Synthesis kit (Promega). Quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR) was conducted on a LightCycler480 using the LightCycler 480 SYBR Green I Master Mix (Roche Diagnostics). The amplification protocol was as follows: 95ºC/5 min, then (95ºC/10 s, 60ºC/20 s, and 72ºC/30 s) × 45 cycles. Following amplification, a dissociation curve analysis was performed to ensure purity of the PCR product. qPCR primers were 5′-tgcattccacttcattctcg-3′ (forward) and 5′-gttgccatcctgaggttgtt-3′ (reverse) for apela, 5′-actatggggctgacaaccag-3′ (forward) and 5′-ggcaaagtcaccacaaaggt-3′ (reverse) for APJ, 5′-gaggaaatttcgcagacagc-3′ (forward) and 5′-gaggaacttggtgggtgaga for apelin (reverse), and 5′-tggaccttccaggatgaggaca-3′ (forward) and 5′-gttcatctcggagcctgtagtg-3′ (reverse) for IL-1β. Primers for TNFα and IL-6 were described previously [14 (link)]. β-actin mRNA was used for normalization of cDNA loading as an internal control. The relative expression of the target genes was determined by the 2−ΔΔCT method [22 (link)].
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Quantitative Analysis of Nrf2-Regulated Gene Expression

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Total mRNA was extracted using TRIzol (Invitrogen) according to the manufacturer’s instructions. cDNA was synthesized using equal amounts of mRNA and the Transcriptor first-strand cDNA synthesis kit (Promega). The detailed TaqMan probe and primer sequences can be seen in the Supplementary Materials and Methods. Real-time PCR (RT-PCR) was performed as previously described (38 (link)). Reactions for each sample were done in duplicate, and the experiment was repeated three times. Results are expressed as relative mRNA levels normalized to GAPDH.
Quantification of cDNA amounts for Nrf2, Keap1, Nqo1, Akr1b10, Akr1c1, Gclm, Hmox1 and β-actin from tissues was performed with KAPA SYBR FASR qPCR Kit (Kapa Biosystems). All primer sets were designed with Primer 3 free online software and synthesized by Sigma. Sequences can be found in the Supplementary Materials and Methods. The RT-PCR was performed as previously described (38 (link)). All reporter gene and RT-PCR analyses were done in duplicates and repeated in three independent experiments.
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Quantitative Real-Time PCR Analysis

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Total cellular RNA was extracted using TRIzol reagent (Thermo Fisher Scientific, Waltham, MA). The first strand of cDNA was synthesized using Transcriptor First Strand cDNA Synthesis Kit (Promega, Madison, WI). Next, cDNA was mixed with 1 μl forward and 1 μl reverse primers (5 μM each), 4.5 μl RNase-free water and 7.5 μl 2 × PCR SYBR Green Mix buffer in a 20-μl reaction. Relative gene expression levels were determined using real-time SYBR Green fluorescence (Roche), which was run in the ABI PRISM 7500 Fast Sequence Detection System (Applied Biosystems, Foster City, CA). The process was set to 40 cycles of PCR, which were conducted at 95°C for 15 s and 60°C for 1 min within each cycle. Relative expression was quantified by the comparative Ct method (2−ΔΔCt) with GAPDH used as an internal control. The primer pairs used are listed in Supplementary Table 2, available at Carcinogenesis Online.
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Quantification of Ciliary Genes Expression

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Total mRNA was extracted using TRIzol (Invitrogen) according to the manufacturer’s instructions. cDNA was then synthesized using 2 μg of mRNA and a Transcriptor first-strand cDNA synthesis kit (Promega). Real-time qPCR was then performed as previously described [55 (link)]. β-actin was used for qPCR normalization, and all experiments were measured in triplicate. Primer sequences (5′-3′) are as follows:
Mouse-Ift20-Forward 5′-AGAAGCAGAGAACGAGAAGATG-3′
Mouse-Ift20-Reverse 5′-CACAAAGCTTCATATTCAACCCG-3′
Mouse-Ift88-Forward 5′-TGAGGACGACCTTTACTCTGG-3′
Mouse-Ift88-Reverse 5′-CTGCCATGACTGGTTCTCACT-3′
Mouse-Kif3a-Forward 5′-ATGCCGATCAATAAGTCGGAGA -3′
Mouse-Kif3a-Reverse 5′-GTTCCCCTCATTTCATCCACG-3′
Mouse-Ptch1-Forward 5′-CCGTTCAGCTCCGCACAGA-3′
Mouse-Ptch1-Reverse 5′-CTCACTCGGGTGGTCCCATAAA-3′
Mouse-β-actin-Forward 5′-AAGGCCAACCGTGAAAAGAT-3′
Mouse-β-actin-Reverse 5’-GTGGTACGACCAGAGGCATAC-3’
Human-IFT20-Forward 5′-GCAGCAACTTCAAGCCCTAAT-3′
Human-IFT20-Reverse 5′-ACGCCACCTCTTGTGACATAG-3′
Human-IFT88-Forward 5′-GCCGAAGCACTTAACACTTAT-3′
Human-IFT88-Reverse 5′-GTCTAATGCCATTCGGTAGAA-3′
Human-KIF3a-Forward 5′-GAGGAGAGTCTGCGTCAGTCT-3′
Human-KIF3a-Reverse 5′-CAGGCTTTGCAGAACGCTTTC-3′
Human-PTCH1-Forward 5′-CCAGAAAGTATATGCACTGGCA-3′
Human-PTCH1-Reverse 5′-GTGCTCGTACATTTGCTTGGG-3′
Human-β-actin-Forward 5′-CCCAGAGCAAGAGAGG-3′
Human-β-actin-Reverse 5′-GTCCAGACGCAGGATG-3′
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Real-Time qPCR Protocol for p62 Expression

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Total mRNA in each group was extracted using TRIzol (Invitrogen) according to the manufacturer's instructions. Then, cDNA was synthesized using 2 μg of mRNA and a Transcriptor first‐strand cDNA synthesis kit (Promega). Real‐time qPCR was then performed as previously described.19, 20, 21 β‐actin was used for qPCR normalization, and all experiments were measured in triplicate. Primer sequences (5′‐3′) are as follows:
p62‐ Forward 5′‐GACTACGACTTGTGTAGCGTC‐3′.
p62‐ Reverse 5′‐AGTGTCCGTGTTTCACCTTCC‐3′.
β‐actin‐ Forward 5′‐CCCAGAGCAAGAGAGG‐3′.
β‐actin‐ Reverse 5′ ‐GTCCAGACGCAGGATG‐3′.
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Chondrocyte RNA Isolation and qPCR Analysis

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Total RNA was isolated from treated chondrocytes by using TRIzol solution (Thermo Fisher Scientific, MA, USA), and 2 μg of the total RNA from different samples was used for cDNA synthesis by using a Transcriptor First-Strand cDNA Synthesis Kit (Promega, WI, USA). Subsequently, PCR was performed using SYBR Green Master Mix (Takara, Tokyo, Japan). GAPDH gene expression was measured for normalization, and the 2−ΔΔt method was used to calculate the relative expression level of target genes [22 (link)].
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Quantitative Analysis of Intestinal Tight Junctions

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Real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction was used to determine relative mRNA expression levels of tight junction protein ZO-1, claudin-1, occludin, and Muc-2. Colon tissue RNA levels were obtained and quantified using the Total RNA kit (Vazyme, Nanjing, China), and 2000C Ultra-micro UV spectrophotometer (Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., USA), respectively. We used the Transcriptor First Strand cDNA Synthesis kit (Promega, Madison, USA) to synthesize cDNA for this study. The GoTaq°R SYBR-Green qPCR Master Mix (Promega, Madison, USA) was used to perform RT-qPCR corrections. The relative mRNA expressions of specific genes were calculated by the 2−ΔΔCT method. GAPDH genes are used as internal reference genes. Supplementary Table S3 displays the specific gene primers as designed by Sangon Biotech Co., Ltd (Shanghai, China).
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Quantitative RT-PCR for Hepcidin and Related Genes

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The total RNA was extracted using TRIzol solution (Thermo Fisher Scientific). The cDNA of different samples was synthesized using 2 μg of total RNA as well as the Transcriptor first-strand cDNA synthesis kit (Promega). Then the qRT-PCR was performed with SYBR Green Master Mix (TAKARA). The sequences of different primers are as follows (5′ to 3′):
Mouse Hepcidin -F 5CTGCGCCTTTTCAAGGATGG.
Mouse Hepcidin-R AATTGTTACAGCATTTACAGCAGAAGA.
Mouse Ptgs2-F CTGCGCCTTTTCAAGGATGG.
Mouse Ptgs2-R GGGGATACACCTCTCCACCA.
Mouse Actb-F AAATCGTGCGTGACATCAAAGA.
Mouse Actb-R GCCATCTCCTGCTCGAAGTC.
Human HEPCIDIN-F CTGACCAGTGGCTCTGTTTTC.
Human HEPCIDIN-R GAAGTGGGTGTCTCGCCTC.
Human ACTB-F CCCAGAGCAAGAGAGG.
Human ACTB-R GTCCAGACGCAGGATG.
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mRNA Extraction and qPCR Analysis

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Total mRNA was extracted using TRIzol (ThermoFisher, Waltham, MA, USA) according to the manufacturer’s instructions. cDNA was then synthesized using 2 μg of mRNA and a Transcriptor first‐strand cDNA synthesis kit (Promega, Madison, WI, USA). Real‐time qPCR was then performed as previously described [14 (link)]. GAPDH was used for qPCR normalization, and all experiments were measured in triplicate. Primer sequences (5’ to 3’) are as follows:
CHML F – AGGTTTGCCCGAATCCATCC
CHML R – TTCATGGATCAGGTCCTGCC
MTOR F – GTCTCGGCAACTTGACCATC
MTOR R – AAATGCTGCATGTGCTGGAA
S6KB1 F – CGACAGCCCAGATGACTCAA
S6KB1 R – ATTTGACTGGGCTGACAGGT
S6 F – TTGAAGTGGACGATGAACGC
S6 R – TTGTTTGTCGTTCCCACCAC
GADPH F – CTGACTTCAACAGCGACACC
GADPH R – TGCTGTAGCCAAATTCGTTGT
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Quantification of Gene Expression in PBMCs

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Total RNA was extracted from PBMCs using the Redzol reagent (Invitrogen, Waltham, MA, USA) according to the manufacturer's protocol. The extracted RNA was reverse-transcribed to first-strand cDNA using the Transcriptor First Strand cDNA Synthesis Kit (Promega, Madison, WI, USA). Gene expression was quantified on an ABI 7500 thermal cycler (Applied Biosystems, Waltham, MA, USA) using the SYBR Green PCR Master Mix Kit (Promega). The amplification program was as follows: initial denaturation at 94°C for 5 min, followed by 40 cycles at 94°C for 1 min, 58°C for 1 min, 72°C for 1 min, and 83°C for 1 min. β-Actin was used as internal control. The primer sequences used are shown in Table 1. For each sample, PCR was performed twice with triplicates for each sample, and the data were analyzed using the thermal cycler software to calculate the ΔCt value.
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