Journal: Redox Biology
Article Title: Ionizing radiation promotes lung injury by inducing ferroptosis-driven senescence in epithelial cells via NCOA4-mediated ferritinophagy
doi: 10.1016/j.redox.2026.104091
Figure Lengend Snippet: RILI is associated with lung epithelial cells ferroptosis and senescence. A. HE and Masson staining were used to evaluate RILI (Scale bar, 100 μm). B. IHC revealed decreased GPX4 expression in lung tissue at 4 weeks after IR exposure (scale bars, 100 μm and 20 μm). C. The levels of GPX4 expression at different times after IR exposure were measured by Western blot analysis. D-G. Bar graph showing the levels of tissue and serum iron content (D, E), MDA (F), GSH/GSSG ratio (G) in lung tissues at different times after IR exposure. n = 6 for each group. H . Immunofluorescence detection of epithelial cell senescence in lung tissue at different times after IR exposure using anti-EpCAM (green) and anti-P16 (red) antibodies (Scale bar, 100 μm). I. The mRNA expression of senescence markers (P16, P21) and SASP factors (MMP9, CCL2, CCL7, and CXCL1) was analyzed by RT-qPCR in the lung tissue at different times after IR exposure. n = 3 for each group. J. The protein expression of P16 and P21 was detected by Western blot in the lung tissue at different times after IR exposure. K. Representative images (left) and relative fluorescence intensity quantitative analysis (right) of Fe 2+ levels in BEAS-2B cells stained with FerroOrange after exposure to 0, 2, 5, and 10 Gy IR for 24 h (scale bar, 100 μm). n = 3 for each group. L. The intracellular level of ROS was detected by flow cytometry, and the mean fluorescence intensity was subsequently analyzed. n = 3 for each group. M. The levels of GPX4 expression were measured 24 h post-IR using Western blot analysis at different radiation doses. N–P. Bar graph showing the levels of iron content (N), MDA (O) and GSH/GSSG ratio (P) in the BEAS-2B cells 24 h post exposure to 0, 2, 5, and 10 Gy IR. n = 3 for each group. Q. Representative images of SA-β-gal activity in BEAS-2B cells 48 h post exposure to 0, 2, 5, and 10 Gy IR (Scale bar, 100 μm). R. RT-qPCR was used to analyze the mRNA expression of senescence markers (P16, P21) and SASP factors (MMP9, CCL2, CCL7, and CXCL1) in BEAS-2B cells at different times after exposure to 10 Gy of IR. n = 3 for each group. S. The levels of P16 and P21 expression were measured by Western blot at different times after 10 Gy IR. ns, p ≥ 0.05; ∗, p < 0.05; ∗∗, p < 0.01; ∗∗∗, p < 0.001.
Article Snippet: The next day, species-specific fluorescent secondary antibodies (1:200, Elabscience, China) were applied and incubated at 37 °C for 1 h. The detection of epithelial cell senescence in lung tissue is performed using anti-EpCAM (1:500; Proteintech, 21050-1-AP, China) along with anti-CDKN2A (P16, 1:200; Santa Cruz Biotechnology, sc-1661, USA).
Techniques: Staining, Expressing, Western Blot, Immunofluorescence, Quantitative RT-PCR, Fluorescence, Flow Cytometry, Activity Assay