Journal: Cell Discovery
Article Title: Bergeyella cardium variant induces a unique cytoplasmic vacuolization cell death floatptosis in macrophage
doi: 10.1038/s41421-025-00840-x
Figure Lengend Snippet: a Bacterial killing ability of BC and BCV in BMDMs. WT BMDMs were infected with BC (20 MOI) and BCV (20 MOI) for 2 h, followed by treatment with gentamicin (50 μg/mL) for 1 h. Infected BMDMs were washed, lysed, and cultured on Columbia blood agar plates for 96 h to enumerate intracellular (2 h) bacteria. Washed BMDMs were further cultured in fresh media for 22 h, and the total number of intracellular and extracellular bacteria (22 h) was enumerated after culturing on Columbia blood agar plates for 96 h ( n = 3 biologically independent samples). b , c WT female mice were intranasally infected with 4.0 × 10 8 CFU BC ( n = 12) or BCV ( n = 12), and the body weight change ( b ) and bacterial burden in the lungs on Day 1 after infection were measured ( c ). d TEM analysis of OMVs in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (500 μL volume per mouse) from BC - and BCV -infected mice in c . Scale bars, 0.3 μm. e Microscopic analysis of cytoplasmic vacuolization in isolated AMs from BC - and BCV -infected mice in c . Scale bars, 20 μm. f H&E staining of lung sections from uninfected and BC - and BCV -infected mice in c . Scale bars, 100 μm. g Disease scores based on inflammation in lung sections in f from uninfected (Uninf, n = 2), BC -infected ( n = 4), and BCV -infected ( n = 4) mice. h Expression of genes encoding IL-1α and IL-6 was analyzed in lung tissues from uninfected (Uninf, n = 3) and BC -infected ( n = 10), and BCV -infected ( n = 10) mice in c . i Bacterial killing ability of BCV in WT and Slc9a9 − / − BMDMs. WT and Slc9a9 − / − BMDMs were infected with BCV (20 MOI) for 2 h, followed by treatment with gentamicin (50 μg/mL) for 1 h. Infected BMDMs were washed, lysed, and cultured on Columbia blood agar plates for 96 h to enumerate intracellular (2 h) bacteria. Washed BMDMs were further cultured in fresh media for 22 h, and the total number of intracellular and extracellular bacteria (22 h) was enumerated after culturing on Columbia blood agar plates for 96 h ( n = 3 biologically independent samples). j , k WT and Slc9a9 − / − female mice were intranasally infected with 4.0 × 10 8 CFU BCV ( n = 8 mice for each group), and the body weight change ( j ) and bacterial burden in the lungs on Day 1 after infection were measured ( k ). l H&E staining of lung sections from BCV -infected mice in k . Scale bars, 100 μm. m Disease scores based on inflammation in lung sections in l from BCV -infected WT and Slc9a9 − / − mice ( n = 5 mice for each group). n ELISA analysis of IL-1α and IL-6 in sera from uninfected and BCV -infected WT and Slc9a9 − / − mice ( n = 5 mice for each group) in k . o WT female mice were intranasally infected with BCV (4.0 × 10 8 CFU), and the bacterial burden in the lungs was measured 24 h after infection. Amiloride indicates that the mice were intravenously injected with amiloride hydrochloride (10 mg/kg) twice, at 0 and 12 h after BCV infection ( n = 7 mice for each group). p H&E staining of lung sections from DMSO- or amiloride hydrochloride-treated mice infected with BCV in o . Scale bars, 100 μm. q Disease scores based on inflammation in the lung sections in p ( n = 3 mice for each group). Data are from 2 independent experiments ( j , k ) or representative of 3 independent experiments with similar results ( a – i , l – q ). Data represent Mean ± SEM for ( a – c , g – k , m – o , q ), two-sided Student’s t -test without multiple-comparisons correction, * P < 0.05, ** P < 0.01, *** P < 0.001, **** P < 0.0001.
Article Snippet: Inhibitors z-VAD (Calbiochem, 627610), necrostatin-1 (Nec-1; Calbiochem, 480065), necrosulfonamide (NSA; MCE, HY-100573), ferrostatin-1 (Fer-1; MCE, HY-100579), pyrrolidinedithiocarbamate ammonium (PDTC; TargetMoI, T3147), 3-Methyladenine (3-MA; APExBIO Technology, A8353), wortmannin (CST, 9951S), rapamycin (MCE, HY-10219), and amiloride hydrochloride (Alomone labs, A-140) were used to treat BMDMs for 2 h with indicated concentration ahead of bacterial infection.
Techniques: Infection, Cell Culture, Bacteria, Isolation, Staining, Expressing, Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay, Injection