Figure 3From: Mesenchymal stromal cells reset the scatter factor system and cytokine network in experimental kidney transplantationSerum HGF levels, HGF mRNA and HGF protein in kidney of control and allografted rats on day 7. Groups are defined as in Figure 8. Upper panel: serum HGF levels in A, B, C groups of rats. Columns are means, Bars are SD. *p < 0.005 vs A and C. Middle panel: Western blot performed with anti-HGF antibody in renal tissue of groups A, B, C. The p69-kDa band represents the α sub of active heterodimer HGF. Lower panel: HGF mRNA expression in renal tissue analyzed by RT PCR in all groups of rats. Columns indicate HGF mRNA expression normalized to the beta-actin expression and converted into fold change. §p < 0.05 vs A.Back to article page