RNA was extracted from kidney and liver using Qiacube and the RNeasy Mini Kit (74106; Quiagen, Venlo, The Netherlands) as described previously [28 (link),33 (link)]. cDNA was synthesized using a Takara PrimeScript II 1st strand cDNA Synthesis Kit (6210; Takara Bio). Real-time PCR was performed using probes form Applied Biosystems, Waltham, MA, USA (β-actin Rn00667869_m1, Epo Rn00667869_m1, Hif2α Rn00576515_m1, Hif1α Rn01472831_m1, Phd2 Rn00710295_m1, Gr (Nr3c1) Rn00561369_m1, Rhcg Rn00788284_m1), and Premix Ex Taq (RP39LR; Takara Bio). mRNA expressions in control and IRI rats were compared by relative gene expression data using real-time quantitative PCR and the 2−ΔΔCT.
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