Journal: bioRxiv
Article Title: Tolerance to Haemophilus influenzae infection in human epithelial cells: insights from a primary cell-based model
doi: 10.1101/2023.07.11.548529
Figure Lengend Snippet: Prepared with BioRender.com. Panel B: Bacterial loads during infection. Total bacterial and intracellular bacterial loads (CFU/mL) were determined on Day 1, Day 3, Day 7 and Day 14. Each dot represents the average CFU/mL observed for each donor ( n =2 biological replicates for each donor and condition). Bars and error bars indicate average CFU/mL and standard error. Inoc is the CFU/mL in the bacterial inoculum used to infect NHNE. Panel C: Changes in LDH-release in infected NHNE. LDH levels in infected and uninfected samples were determined using AlphaLISA. The fold change in infected compared to uninfected NHNE from each donor is shown, averages and standard error are shown. Panel D: Transepithelial resistance (TEER) changes resulting from NHNE infection . TEER readings for uninfected and infected NHNE for all donors are shown. Due to instrument failure, no readings were available for Donor 1 samples on Day 3 of infection. Average reading and standard error are shown. Panel E: Immunofluorescence Microscopy of infected NHNE. Representative images show donor 3 samples. White – Phalloidin stand of filamentous actin; Blue – cellular nuclei, DAPI stain; Green – TUNEL labelling; Red – anti-NTHi antibody. In Panels A, B &C, data plotted for each timepoint represent the average of multiple biological replicate measurements for samples from an individual donor.
Article Snippet: Apical wash fractions collected pre- and post-infection were used to detect Lactate dehydrogenase activity and IL-8 concentrations using human LDH and IL-8 Alphalisa Kits (Perkin Elmer).
Techniques: Infection, Immunofluorescence, Microscopy, Staining, TUNEL Assay