Journal: Science Advances
Article Title: Brain-derived extracellular vesicles circUsp32 polarized macrophages causing acute kidney injury after traumatic brain injury
doi: 10.1126/sciadv.adz1243
Figure Lengend Snippet: ( A ) Serum cystatin, ( B ) BUN, and ( C ) Scr levels were detected by ELISA in Sham, TBI, TBI-EVs, and TBI-EVs sh-circUsp32 mice. n = 5 mice per group. * P < 0.05; ** P < 0.01; **** P < 0.0001; n.s., not significant. One-way ANOVA followed by Tukey’s multiple comparisons test. ( D ) Urinary NGAL and ( E ) KIM-1 levels were detected via ELISA in Sham, TBI, TBI-EVs, and TBI-EVs sh-circUsp32 mice. n = 5 mice per group. * P < 0.05; ** P < 0.01; **** P < 0.0001; n.s., not significant. One-way ANOVA followed by Tukey’s multiple comparisons test. ( F ) Representative H&E, PAS, and TUNEL staining images of renal structures in Sham, TBI, TBI-EVs, and TBI-EVs sh-circUsp32 mice. ( G ) Representative double IF images display the colocalization of Kim-1, IRF7, Socs1, iNOS, and CD206 in mice kidney following TBI-EVs or TBI-EVs sh-circUsp32 injection. ( H ) Flow cytometry quantification of pro-inflammatory (iNOS+) and anti-inflammatory (CD206+) macrophages in renal immune cell suspensions in Sham, TBI, TBI-EVs, and TBI-EVs sh-circUsp32 mice. ( I and J ) WB analysis of renal expression levels of IRF7, Socs1, TNF-α, IL-6, IL-1β, Bax, Bcl-2, and cleaved caspase-3 in Sham, TBI, TBI-EVs, and TBI-EVs sh-circUsp32 mice. n = 5 mice per group. * P < 0.05; ** P < 0.01; *** P < 0.001; **** P < 0.0001; n.s., not significant. One-way ANOVA followed by Tukey’s multiple comparisons test. All data are presented as means ± SEM.
Article Snippet: The primary antibodies were against the following proteins: TNF-α (1:100; sc-33639; Santa Cruz Biotechnology), IL-6 (1:200; sc-57315; Santa Cruz Biotechnology), IL-1β (1:200; sc-52012; Santa Cruz Biotechnology), Bax (1:1000; 2772S; Cell Signaling Technology), Bcl-2 (1:1000; 2764S; Cell Signaling Technology), cleaved caspase-3 (1:1000; 9661S; Cell Signaling Technology), Socs1 (1:100; sc-518028; Santa Cruz Biotechnology), IRF7 (1:1000; ET1610-89; HUABIO), Oat1 (1:500; 26574-1-AP; Proteintech), Occludin (1:2000; 27260-1-AP; Proteintech), Claudin-1 (1:1000; ab307692; Abcam), and β-actin (1:20,000; 66009-1-Ig; Proteintech).
Techniques: Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay, TUNEL Assay, Staining, Injection, Flow Cytometry, Expressing