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We thank Michelle Goody, PhD, from Edanz Group (https://en-author-services.edanzgroup.com/) for editing a draft of this manuscript.

All animal experimental protocols were approved by the Animal Ethics Committee of Jichi Medical University and were performed in accordance with the Use and Care of Experimental Animals guidelines from the Jichi Medical University Guide for Laboratory Animals.
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The above-described protocol with qRT-PCR successfully determined the expression levels of the targeted miRNAs. The assessment of extracted miRNAs is important when seeking to obtain meaningful qRT-PCR data, and in order to confirm the quality of the miRNAs before performing the qRT-PCR, the ratio of absorbance at 260 nm to that at 280 nm should be checked with a spectrophotometer. If a single PCR amplification of the expected length and melting temperature or a monomodal melting curve cannot be obtained by qRT-PCR, ther...

MicroRNAs (miRNAs)&#8201;&#8212;&#8201;the short, noncoding RNAs that cause the degradation and transcriptional inhibition of messenger RNA (mRNA)1&#8201;&#8212;&#8201;have been shown to regulate the expression of various mRNAs that have crucial roles in both physiology and disease (e.g., inflammation, fibrosis, metabolic disorders, and cancer). Some of the miRNAs may therefore be candidate novel biomarkers and therapeutic targets for a variety of diseases2,3,4,5. Although miRNA expression profiles in mouse organs and tissues including brain, heart, lung, liver, and kidney have been described6,7,8,9,10, there have been no standard methods for the extraction and evaluation of miRNAs in mouse kidney with renal interstitial fibrosis.
We have designed a protocol to reliably purify and detect the expressions of miRNAs in the kidneys of mice with renal interstitial fibrosis. The protocol involves five main steps, as follows. (1) 8-week-old C57BL/6 male mice are divided into groups of mice that undergo a sham-operation (controls) and mice that are subjected to a surgery providing unilateral ureteral obstruction (UUO), which is linked to renal interstitial fibrosis. (2) Kidney samples are extracted from the sham and UUO mice, homogenized separately in a silicon homogenizer, and then transferred to a biopolymer-shredding system on a microcentrifuge spin column11,12. (3) The total RNA containing miRNA is extracted from the kidney samples by a silica membrane-based spin column12,13. (4) Using this extracted total RNA, complementary DNA (cDNA) is synthesized from the total RNA with the use of reverse transcriptase, poly(A) polymerase, and oligo-dT primer14,15. (5) The expressions of miRNAs are evaluated by quantitative reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) using an intercalating dye14,15.
This protocol is based on investigations that obtained meaningful extractions and evaluations of miRNAs in a variety of tissues11,12,13,14,15, and the biopolymer-shredding system used in the protocol was shown to purify high-quality, total RNA from tissues in 200612. In addition, prior studies have confirmed the accuracy and sensitivity of aspects of the protocol (i.e., the cDNA synthesis with reverse transcriptase, poly(A) polymerase, and oligo-dT primers from extracted total RNA) for the determination of miRNA expression by qRT-PCR with an intercalating dye14,15. Since the new protocol has the advantages of simplicity, time-saving, and the reduction of technical errors, the protocol can be used in research that requires the accurate and sensitive identification of the miRNA profile in mouse kidney. Moreover, the protocol could be applied to investigations of many pathological conditions.
We next describe the determination of the miRNA expression profiles in mice with UUO, which is linked to renal interstitial fibrosis. In humans, renal interstitial fibrosis is a common and important feature of both chronic kidney disease and end-stage renal disease, regardless of their etiology16,17. This renal interstitial fibrosis is associated with the progression of renal failure, and it is characterized by increased expressions of extracellular matrix components in the interstitial spaces (e.g., collagen, fibronectin, and &#945;-smooth muscle actin)17,18.

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quantitative real-time pcr evaluation of microrna expressions in mouse kidney with unilateral ureteral obstruction

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are single stranded, non-coding RNA molecules that typically regulate gene expression at the post-transcriptional level by binding to partially complementary target sites in the 3&#39; untranslated region (UTR) of messenger RNA (mRNA), which reduces the mRNA&#39;s translation and stability. The miRNA expression profiles in various organs and tissues of mice have been investigated, but standard methods for the purification and quantification of miRNA in mouse kidney have not been available. We have established an effective and reliable method for extracting and evaluating miRNA expression in mouse kidney with renal interstitial fibrosis by quantitative reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR). The protocol required five steps: (1) creation of sham and unilateral ureteral obstruction (UUO) mice; (2) extraction of kidney samples from the UUO mice; (3) extraction of total RNA, which includes miRNA, from the kidney samples; (4) complementary DNA (cDNA) synthesis with reverse transcription from miRNA; and (5) qRT-PCR using the cDNA. Using this protocol, we successfully confirmed that compared to the controls, the expression of miRNA-3070-3p was significantly increased and those of miRNA-7218-5p and miRNA-7219-5p were significantly decreased in the kidneys of a mouse model of renal interstitial fibrosis. This protocol can be used to determine the miRNA expression in the kidneys of mice with UUO.

A UUO mouse model was created by left ureteral ligation as described21 in 8-week-old male mice weighing 20&#8211;25 g. Ureters were completely obstructed by double ligation with 4-0 silk sutures. An analgesic (meloxicam 5 mg/kg, subcutaneous injection) was administered before surgery and also daily on the 2 days post-surgery. At 8 days post-surgery, kidneys were collected, rinsed with PBS, dissected, and stored in liquid nitrogen for further analysis. Sham-operated mice served as controls. The dou...

Watch this Scientific Journal Video about Quantitative Real-Time PCR Evaluation of microRNA Expressions in Mouse Kidney with Unilateral Ureteral Obstruction at JoVE.com

Quantitative Real-Time PCR Evaluation of microRNA Expressions in Mouse Kidney with Unilateral Ureteral Obstruction

We describe a method for evaluating the microRNA expression in the kidneys of mice with unilateral ureteral obstruction (UUO) by quantitative reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction. This protocol is suitable for studying kidney microRNA expression profiles in mice with UUO and in the context of other pathological conditions.

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