Journal: Journal of Orthopaedic Translation
Article Title: Methylene blue restores NAD + /NADH homeostasis to attenuate Achilles tendinopathy via activating AIF/Mitochondrial respiratory chain complex I
doi: 10.1016/j.jot.2026.101085
Figure Lengend Snippet: MB reduces TBHP-induced NAD metabolism disorder in vitro and in vivo. a . The cell viability. b. Quantitation of NAD metabolism (including NAD + /NADH ratio, NAD + , NADH, total NAD pool) in rat tenocytes. c. Quantitation of ATP in rat tenocytes. d. Representative Western blot results for Col3, Col1, MMP3, and MMP13 in rat tenocytes. e. Ratio of Col3/Col1 by d. f. Representative Western blot results for Parp, c-Parp, Nox4, Bcl2, and Bax. g, h. Immunofluorescence and quantification analysis of Col1, Col3, Parp, and Nox4 expression in rat tenocytes. The ratio of Col1/Col3. DAPI, 4′,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole. i. Fluorescence images of the DCFH-DA probe for hydrogen peroxide in rat tenocytes. j. JC-1 staining in rat tenocytes. k. Quantitative analysis of ROS. l. Quantitative analysis of JC-1. m. Annexin V and activated caspase-3 staining and quantitative analysis of apoptotic cells in rat tenocytes. The results are presented as medians with 95% CIs. n = 3, 5, ∗, P < 0.05; ∗∗, P < 0.01; ∗∗∗, P < 0.001.
Article Snippet: Then, for antigen retrieval, the sections were incubated with 0.4% pepsin (Sigma–Aldrich) in 1 mM hydrochloric acid at 37 °C for 1 h. After blocking with 5% bovine serum albumin for 30 min at 37 °C, the sections were incubated with primary antibody against Col1(1:1000, #ab138492, Abcam, UK), Col3(1:1000, #A00788-3, Boster, China), Nox4 (1:2000, #14347-1-AP, Proteintech, China), Parp (1:1000, #13371-1-AP, Proteintech, China), Aif (1:1000, #67791-1-Ig, Proteintech, China), Ndufb8 (1:1000, #67690-1-Ig, Proteintech, China), and Gapdh (1:2000, #2118, Cell Signaling Technology, USA) overnight at 4 °C and finally with an HRP-conjugated secondary antibody (#BL003A or #BL001A, Biosharp, China).
Techniques: In Vitro, In Vivo, Quantitation Assay, Western Blot, Immunofluorescence, Expressing, Fluorescence, Staining