Effect of meloxicam on the phosphorylated forms of AQP2.

<p>Tissue samples were isolated from rat IM tip and base after 14 days treatment without or with meloxicam (100 mg/kg) and analyzed by Western blot for phosphorylated AQP2 (arrows) as follows: (A) p256AQP2, (B) p261AQP2, (C) p264AQP2 and (D) p269AQP2. Left panels provide representative Western blots. The top bracket shows 35–50 kDa glycosylated forms; the bottom arrow designates the 29 kDa unglycosylated AQP2. L.C. = loading control. Right bar graphs show phosphoAQP2 combined densitometry from n = 12 rats per group. All proteins were normalized to loading controls. White bars, control; black bars, meloxicam treated. Bars = Mean ± SEM, n = 12 rats per group; *P<0.05 compared with control rats.