Total RNA from tissues and SMSCs was extracted using TRIzol
® reagent. The mRNA was then reverse-transcribed into cDNA using the PrimeScript RT Master Mix (Perfect Real Time; Takara Biotechnology Co., Ltd.) according to the manufacturer's instructions. The following thermocycling conditions were used for RT: 37°C for 15 min, 85°C for 5 sec and cooled to 4°C. qPCR was performed using the SYBR
® Green RT-qPCR kit (Roche Diagnostics) and a
Roche LightCycler 96 (Roche Diagnostics). The relative mRNA expression levels of AK094629, MAP3K4 and IL-6 were calculated using the 2
−ΔΔCq method (36 (
link)), followed by normalisation to the GAPDH mRNA expression level. The following thermocycling conditions were used for qPCR: Initial denaturation at 95°C for 10 sec; annealing at 58°C for 20 sec; and extension at 72°C for 30 sec, with a total of 45 cycles. The sequences of the primers used are listed in
Table I. The amplification efficiencies of GAPDH, AK094629, IL-6, and MAP3K4 primers were 1.03, 0.87, 1.14 and 1.10, respectively.
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