Journal: Frontiers in Pharmacology
Article Title: The Role of Formyl Peptide Receptor 1 in Uterine Contraction During Parturition
doi: 10.3389/fphar.2021.696697
Figure Lengend Snippet: FPR1 expression in human laboring myometrium. (A,B) RT-qPCR and western blotting of the expression level of FPR1 in TL myometrium compared to TNL myometrium. * p < 0.05, **** p < 0.0001. (C) Frozen sections of TL myometrial tissues were stained by immunofluorescence for the expression of FPR1 (Alex Fluor ® 488, green) and MPO (Cy3, red), as described in Materials and Methods. Cell nuclei were stained with DAPI (blue). Images shown are representative of three independent experiments with similar results. Scale bar, 10 µm. (D) Immunofluorescence for the expression of FPR1 (green), co-labeled with DAPI (blue) in HutSMCs (human uterine smooth muscle cells). Scale bar, 40 µm. (E) The expression of FPR1 in HutSMCs with K-562 cell line as positive control by WB assay.
Article Snippet: N-Formyl-Met-Leu-Phe (fMLF, agonist of FPR1, MCE, United States) and Boc-MLF TFA (tBOC, antagonist of FPR1, MCE, United States) were dissolved in dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO, Sigma, United States) to a final concentration of less than 0.1%.
Techniques: Expressing, Quantitative RT-PCR, Western Blot, Staining, Immunofluorescence, Labeling, Positive Control