Journal: Research
Article Title: Splenic PD-L1 + Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells Induce Contact-Dependent Alveolar Macrophage Dysfunction in Early Sepsis
doi: 10.34133/research.1407
Figure Lengend Snippet: Myeloid PD-1 deficiency improves outcomes after polymicrobial sepsis and Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection. (A) Protein levels of PD-1, C1qa, CD200, and LAG3 in flow-sorted AMs from Pdcd1 flox/flox and Lyz2 Cre Pdcd1 flox/flox mice post-CLP ( n = 6). (B) Kaplan–Meier survival analysis following P. aeruginosa infection ( n = 21). (C to F) Core body temperature ( n = 16 to 18) (C), bacterial lung burden ( n = 7) (D), and BALF levels of TNF-α ( n = 7) (E) and IL-6 ( n = 7) (F), in septic mice 1 d after P. aeruginosa infection. (G) Lung H&E images and histological injury scoring ( n = 7). (H) Immunofluorescence images and semiquantitative analysis of NET formation using Cit-H3 and MPO staining ( n = 6). Scale bar, 50 μm. (I) Parabiosis and CLP workflow. (J and K) Example FCM plots (J) and proportions of partner-derived neutrophils, IMs, and AMs in lung ( n = 5) (K). (L) Schematics of parabiosis of Pdcd1 flox/flox and Lyz2 Cre Pdcd1 flox/flox mice. (M) BALF TNF-α and IL-6 in septic parabionts after P. aeruginosa infection ( n = 7). Values are mean ± SD. Panel (A) was analyzed by one-way ANOVA with Tukey’s post hoc test; panel (B) was analyzed by log-rank (Mantel–Cox) test; panels (C) to (H) and (M) were analyzed by Student t test. * P < 0.05, ** P < 0.01, *** P < 0.001, **** P < 0.0001. ns, not significant.
Article Snippet: Membranes were incubated overnight at 4 °C with antibodies against C1qa (1:1,000, Proteintech, #11602-1-AP), LAG3 (1:1,000, Abclonal, #A2996), CD200 (1:1,000, Abclonal, #A23050), S100A8 (1:1,000, Abclonal, #A15315), S100A9 (1:1,000, Abclonal, #A9842), Wnt5A (1:1,000, Zen Bio, #619919), LEF1 (1:500, Proteintech, #14972-1-AP), KLF9 (1:1,000, Abclonal, #A7196), PD-1 (1:1,000, Abclonal, #A11973), PD-L1 (1:1,000, Abclonal, #A21443), IL-6 (1:1,000, Abcam, #ab229381), TFDP1 (1:1,000, Abclonal, #A5422), IL-10 (1:1,000, Abclonal, #a12255), TGF-β (1:1,000, Abcam, #ab64715), TNF-α (1:1,000, Abclonal, #A11534), PCNA (1:500, Proteintech, #10205-2-AP), or β-actin (1:4,000, Proteintech, #66009-1-Ig).
Techniques: Infection, Immunofluorescence, Staining, Derivative Assay