Table 2 Transcriptional changes in the db/db mouse urinary bladder.

From: Experimental long-term diabetes mellitus alters the transcriptome and biomechanical properties of the rat urinary bladder

Probe ID

Gene symbol

Gene name

Rat (microarray data)

Mouse (qRT-PCR data)

Fold change (diabetic vs control)

p value

Fold-change (db/db vs lean)

p value

Upregulated

1368677_at

Bdnf

Brain-derived neurotrophic factor

7.4

3.92E−05

3.4

0.05

1381504_at

Aspn

Asporin

4.8

1.08E−06

9.8

0.004

1388142_at

Vcan

Versican

3.8

8.27E−05

5.2

0.005

1378225_at

Mmp14

Matrix metallopeptidase 14

1.6

0.0113

3.1

0.0387

1368658_at

Cntf

Ciliary neurotrophic factor

2.8

0.0003

3.7

0.0464

1387172_a_at

Tgfb2

Transforming growth factor, beta 2

1.6

0.0004

2.2

0.0524

1383398_at

Itga8

Integrin, alpha 8

3.4

2.82E−06

2.4

0.0479

1382192_at

Lyve1

Lymphatic vessel endothelial hyaluronan receptor 1

3.0

3.43E−06

4.7

0.0003

1392648_at

Mrc1

Mannose receptor, C type 1

2.2

0.0006

4.5

0.0324

1393113_at

Arhgap1

Rho GTPase activating protein 1

2.5

0.0006

1.9

0.05

1370747_at

Fgf9

Fibroblast growth factor 9

1.4

0.0055

1.3

NS

1376410_at

Mmp17

Matrix metalloproteinase-17-like /// matrix metallopeptidase 17

1.9

0.0003

1.8

NS

1369113_at

Grem1

Gremlin 1

27.9

1.69E−07

 − 1.3

NS

1374353_x_at

Acta2//Actc1

Actin, alpha 2, smooth muscle, aorta /// actin, alpha, cardiac muscle 1

2.5

2.15E−05

2.2

NS

1367631_at

Ctgf

Connective tissue growth factor

2.8

0.0003

2.3

NS

Downregulated

1393069_at

Sfrp5

Secreted frizzled-related protein 5

 − 2.1

8.04E−05

3.1

0.0002

1386881_at

Igfbp3

Insulin-like growth factor binding protein 3

 − 2.7

1.17E−05

3.2

0.0197

1370269_at

Cyp1a1

Cytochrome P450, family 1, subfamily a, polypeptide 1

 − 12.9

0.0001

 − 1.4

0.3298

1369572_at

Mcpt1

Mast cell protease 1

 − 3.1

0.0293

49.8

0.0483

1367845_at

Nefm

Neurofilament, medium polypeptide

 − 1.8

0.0016

2.1

0.0535

1393271_at

Ihh

Indian hedgehog

 − 2.2

1.51E−06

3.6

0.086

1369968_at

Ptn

Pleiotrophin

 − 1.8

6.94E−05

 − 1.1

NS

1387208_at

Ngb

Neuroglobin

 − 3.1

7.57E−08

 − 1.5

NS

1368990_at

Cyp1b1

Cytochrome P450, family 1, subfamily b, polypeptide 1

 − 3.0

0.0018

1.6

NS

1367571_a_at

Igf2

Insulin-like growth factor 2

 − 1.6

0.0017

 − 1.3

NS

  1. A comparison of microarray results with qRT-PCR of selected transcripts in the urinary bladder of db/db mice compared to age-matched lean controls (16 weeks) reveals some similarities and differences between the two models.