Journal: Bioactive Materials
Article Title: On-demand mild photothermal cascade platform reprogramming mitochondrial immunity for tendon rejuvenation
doi: 10.1016/j.bioactmat.2026.01.004
Figure Lengend Snippet: LT-NPs-NIR attenuate oxidative stress, preserve mitochondrial integrity, and suppress senescence in TSPCs by inhibiting the mtDNA-STING-NF-κB axis. (A) Schematic of the experimental design. (B) TSPC proliferation assessed by CCK-8 assay. (C, E) Immunofluorescence staining and quantification of HSP70 (n = 3). (D, F) Mitochondrial membrane potential (ΔΨm) visualized by JC-1 staining (red: high potential; green: low potential) and quantification. (G) Multi-SIM of mtDNA (magenta) and TOMM20 (green) with colocalization analysis. (H) Western blot of cGAS-STING-IRF3-NF-κB pathway proteins. (I, K) Colony-forming unit fibroblast (CFU-F) assay and quantification of self-renewal capacity (n = 3). (J) Senescence-associated β-galactosidase (SA-β-gal) activity. (L, M) Apoptosis analysis by Annexin V/PI flow cytometry and quantification (n = 3). Scale bars: 100 μm (C); 5 μm (D, G); 200 μm (J). Significance: ns, not significant; ∗p < 0.05, ∗∗p < 0.01, ∗∗∗p < 0.001.
Article Snippet: After washing, cells were incubated with primary antibodies against Ki67 (ab15580, Abcam), Phosphorylated Histone H2AX (γ-H2AX) (ab81299, Abcam), SOX2 (sc-365964, Santa Cruz), Type I Collagen (COL1) (ab138492, Abcam), tenomodulin (TNMD) (ab203676, Abcam; sc-51813, Santa Cruz), Scleraxis (SCX) (sc-518082, Santa Cruz), IRF3 (ab68481, Abcam), Transcription Factor p65/RELA (P65) (A22331, Abclonal), Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor 2A (p16INK4a) (P16) (sc-1661, Santa Cruz), P53 (10442-1-AP, Proteintech), Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase (iNOS) (ab178945, Abcam), Arginase-1(Arg-1) (ab96183, Abcam), HSP70 (sc-32239, Santa Cruz), IL-6 (ab233706, Abcam), Matrix Metalloproteinase 13 (MMP13) (ab39012, Abcam), Double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) Marker (sc-58749, Santa Cruz), and Translocase of Outer Mitochondrial Membrane 20 (TOMM20) (11802-1-AP, Proteintech).
Techniques: CCK-8 Assay, Immunofluorescence, Staining, Membrane, Western Blot, Activity Assay, Flow Cytometry