Journal: Frontiers in Microbiology
Article Title: Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato promotes osteoclast differentiation through DUSP4-MAPK signaling in osseous echinococcosis
doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1558603
Figure Lengend Snippet: Effects of DUSP4 on the MAPK pathway and osteoclast-related genes. (A) Western blot analysis showing changes in MAPK signaling pathway components (p-JNK, p-ERK, and p-p38) in osteoclasts after PSC intervention in control and DUSP4-overexpression groups. (B) Quantification of MAPK pathway phosphorylation levels in osteoclasts from control and DUSP4-overexpression groups, as shown in (A) . (C) mRNA expression levels of osteoclast-related proteins (DUSP4, MMP9, NFATc1, TRAP, and CTSK) after PSC intervention in control and DUSP4-overexpression groups. (D) Western blot analysis of osteoclast-related proteins (DUSP4, MMP9, NFATc1, CTSK, and c-fos) after PSC intervention in control and overexpression groups. (E) Quantification of osteoclast-related proteins expression levels in (D) . Data represent three independent experiments, and significance was determined using one-way ANOVA. ns, no significance; * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, and *** p < 0.001.
Article Snippet: The membrane was blocked with 5% bovine serum albumin (BSA) blocking solution (BIOTEK, China) for 2 h, and then incubated overnight at 4°C with primary antibodies: DUSP4 (1:1000; Boster, #OT17C11); GAPDH (1:2000; Boster, #BG-7) ERK (1:2,000; #4695), p-ERK (1:1,000; #4370), JNK (1:2,000; #9252), p-JNK (1:1,000; #4668), p38 (1:2,000; #8690), p-p38 (1:1,000; #4511) (Cell Signaling Technology, Inc.); MMP-9 (1:1000; #ab76003); c-Fos (1:2,000; #ab190289), TRAP (1:1,000; #ab191406), NFATc1 (4 μg/mL; #ab2796), Cathepsin K (1:2,000; #ab19027) (Abcam, Inc).
Techniques: Western Blot, Control, Over Expression, Phospho-proteomics, Expressing