Journal: International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Article Title: The Function and Role of Intercellular Adhesion Molecule 2 in Dental Pulp Cells and Tissue
doi: 10.3390/ijms262412006
Figure Lengend Snippet: ICAM2 localization in rat dental pulp tissue and ICAM2 expression in HDPCs. ( A ) The mRNA expression of ICAM1 , ICAM2 (black column), ICAM3 , ICAM4 , ICAM5 in HDPC-5Y was assessed by quantitative RT-PCR (qRT-PCR). It was normalized against β-actin expression (means ± SD; n = 4; ** p < 0.01). ( B ) Hematoxylin-eosin (H&E) staining of tissue sections (sagittal sections) of mandibular first molars from Wistar rats. The right panel is the higher magnification view of boxed area in the left panel. PU: dental pulp tissue; De: Dentin. Bars, 100 μm. ( C – E ) Immunofluorescence (IF) staining of ICAM2 in the normal dental pulp tissue ( C ). The higher magnification view of boxed area in ( C , D ). Positive staining was indicated by arrow heads (odontoblasts) and arrow (dental pulp cells). Negative control: rabbit IgG (cIgG; ( E )). Nuclei were stained with DAPI (Blue). Bars, 100 μm. ( F , G ) The expression of ICAM2 in HDPC-5Y was examined by IF staining. Anti-ICAM2: Green ( F ), anti-rabbit IgG (control IgG: cIgG; ( G )). Nuclei were stained with DAPI (Blue). Bars, 100 μm. Arrow heads indicate ICAM2-positive HDPCs ( F ). ( H ) The gene expression of ICAM2 in three HDPCs (HDPC-5Y, 5L, and 5I) was examined by semi-qRT-PCR. It was normalized against GAPDH expression. ( I ) The expression intensities of ICAM2 (CD102) of HDPC-5Y (orange line) were demonstrated by flow cytometry. In the gated region, positive cells. Gray line indicates negative control (rabbit IgG).
Article Snippet: Cells (2 × 10 5 /tube) were prepared as a single cell suspension by trypsin/EDTA digestion and resuspended in flow cytometry buffer (R&D Systems, Minneapolis, MN, USA), then incubated with antibodies (10 mg/mL) specific for surface markers or isotype control antibodies (10 mg/mL) on ice for 45 min. Anti-CD102 (ICAM2)-PE antibodies (eBioscience, San Diego, CA, USA) and mouse IgG-PE isotype control were used.
Techniques: Expressing, Quantitative RT-PCR, Staining, Immunofluorescence, Negative Control, Control, Gene Expression, Flow Cytometry