Fig. 6

MiR-93-5p bound to HMGA2 3’UTR. A The binding site between HMGA2 and miR-93-5p. The relationship between miR-93-5p and HMGA2 was confirmed using (B) dual-luciferase reporter assay and (C) pull-down assay. D The expression of HMGA2 protein in HGMCs transfected with miR-93-5p or miR-NC was detected by western blot. E The expression of HMGA2 protein in HG- and NG-treated HGMCs was detected by western blot. F The expression of HMGA2 in serum samples from DN patients and normal subjects was measured by QPCR. G and H The correlation between HMGA2 expression and miR-93-5p expression or HCP5 expression in DN serum samples was determined by Pearson correlation coefficient. ***P < 0.001