Journal: International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Article Title: GM1 Oligosaccharide Modulates Microglial Activation and α-Synuclein Clearance in a Human In Vitro Model
doi: 10.3390/ijms26157634
Figure Lengend Snippet: OligoGM1 modulation of αSyn-induced activation of HMC3 cells. After 2 days of culture (80% of confluence), HCM3 cells were incubated or not incubated (CTRL) with OligoGM1 (100 µM). After 4 h, αSyn (1 µM) was added to the culture medium for 48 h. At the end of treatment, immunofluorescence staining (against nuclei, Iba1, TREM2, and αSyn) and IL-6/TNF-α quantification from medium were performed as described in the . ( a ) Representative immunofluorescence images (20× magnification, scale bar 100 µm) and number of DAPI-positive cells; ( b ) Representative immunofluorescence images (20× magnification, scale bar 50 µm) of Iba1 expression, quantification of Iba1 accumulation (Iba1 area normalized by the number of cells), and area of Iba1-positive cells (area of microglia cells normalized by the µm 2 of Iba1); ( c ) Representative immunofluorescence images (20× magnification, scale bar 25 µm) of TREM2 and αSyn expressions, quantification of TREM2-positive cells (TREM2 area normalized by the number of cells), area of TREM2-positive cells (area of microglia cells normalized by the µm 2 of TREM2), and quantification of αSyn area accumulated within TREM(+) cells (area of αSyn normalized by the µm 2 of TREM2); ( d ) Quantification of released cytokines TNF-α and IL-6. All values are represented as percentage versus CTRL and expressed as mean ± SEM ( n = 6; * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001, **** p < 0.0001, ns = not significant by one-way ANOVA followed by Fisher’s LSD). * p < 0.05 was considered significant.
Article Snippet: For immunofluorescence analyses, the following antibodies were used: primary mouse monoclonal anti-TREM2 antibody [Cat. 11084-MM08, research resource identifier (RRID):AB_2860315], purchased from Sino Biological Europe GmbH, Europe (Düsseldorfer, Germany); primary rabbit polyclonal anti-αSyn antibody (Cat. 2642S, RRID not available), purchased from Ozyme, Paris, France; and primary goat polyclonal anti-Iba1 antibody (Cat. Ab5076, RRID:AB_2224402), purchased from Abcam, Cambridge, UK.
Techniques: Activation Assay, Incubation, Immunofluorescence, Staining, Expressing