Journal: Gut Microbes
Article Title: Probiotic Lactobacillus casei improves immune microenvironment in rheumatoid arthritis via gut microbiota-butyrate-HDAC/NF-κB signaling
doi: 10.1080/19490976.2026.2698969
Figure Lengend Snippet: Lactobacillus casei alleviates arthritis by restoring intestinal barrier integrity and suppressing inflammatory responses. (A) Representative SEM images of mouse colonic mucosa; (B, F) AB-PAS staining of colonic tissue and quantitative analysis; (C, E) H&E staining of colonic tissue and histological quantification; (D, G) Immunohistochemical staining of MUC2 and quantitative analysis; (H, J) Western blot analysis of tight junction proteins (ZO-1 and Occludin) and corresponding quantification after L. casei intervention; (I, K) Western blot analysis of inflammatory signaling proteins (TLR4, MyD88, and TRAF6) and corresponding quantification after L. casei intervention. Note: CON, normal control mice; CIA, collagen-induced arthritis mice; L. casei -L, CIA + low-dose L. casei ; L. casei -H, CIA + high-dose L. casei . Data are presented as mean ± SEM. ( n = 3, * p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01).
Article Snippet: The membranes were blocked with 5% skim milk in TBST, followed by overnight incubation at 4 °C with primary antibodies against HDAC1 (1:10000, 10197-1-AP, Proteintech), HDAC2 (1:10000, 12922-3-AP, Proteintech), Occludin (1:8000, Proteintech, 13409-1-AP), IKKα/β (1:1000, Boster, BM4499), p -IKKα/β (1:500, Abmart, PC3237S), IκBα (1:30000, Abmart, PC1287S), p -IκBα (1:500, Abmart, TP70389S), TLR4 (1:1000, A5258, ABclonal), MyD88 (1:100067969-1-Ig, Proteintech), TRAF6 (1:2000, A16991, ABclonal), NF-κB p65 (1:4000, Proteintech, 10745-1-AP), p -NF-κB p65 (1:1000, Proteintech, 10268-1-AP), ZO-1 (1:5000, Proteintech, 21773-1-AP), STAB-1 (1:4000, Abmart, PK87221S), and β -actin (1:5000, Bioworld Technology, USA, AP 0060).
Techniques: Staining, Immunohistochemical staining, Western Blot, Control