Fig. 7. Effects of reagents on tubulogenesis in organ culture. Whole
metanephroi (A-E) and mesenchyme rudiments (F-J) cultured for 7
days. (A,F) Control explants without reagents, (B,G) 10 µmol/l JNK
inhibitor 1 (JNKI1), (C,H) 10 µmol/l JNKI2, (D,I) 10 µmol/l Y27,632,
(E,J) 20 mmol/l (E) and 10 mmol/l (J) LiCl. (K,L) Section staining
using DBA (green), an anti-sFRP2 antibody (red) and DAPI (blue) on whole
kidneys treated with 15 µmol/l HIV-TAT peptide (K) and JNKI-1 (L).
(M,N) Double labeling with sFRP2 and DAPI on mesenchyme rudiments
treated with HIV-TAT peptide (M) and JNKI-1 (N). ub, ureteric bud. Scale bars:
500 µm in A-J; 200 µm in K-N.