Journal: Cells
Article Title: MitoQ Has Diverse Effects on H 2 O 2 -Induced Oxidative Stress and the NRF2 Signalling Pathway in Aortic Smooth Muscle Cells of Different Origins
doi: 10.3390/cells15161499
Figure Lengend Snippet: Response of AAA-SMC, immortalized iHAoSMC, and healthy VSMC against acute oxidative stress induced by exposure to H 2 O 2 . ( A ) Treatment scheme for induction of acute oxidative stress. Cell lines were treated with 10 nM of MitoQ or vehicle for 7 days before they were challenged with 100 µM H 2 O 2 for 30 min. ( B ) NRF2 binding activity to DNA (antioxidative response element, ARE). Nuclear extracts were harvested immediately after H 2 O 2 treatment and analysed by using an NRF2 activity assay. ( C ) Transcriptional expression of the NRF2 target gene HMOX1 (HO1), 6 h after H 2 O 2 treatment. Data show the 2 −ΔΔCt values derived from qPCR. ( D ) HO1 protein expression was analysed by ELISA. Protein extracts were harvested after 24 h of regeneration. ( B – D ) Data are derived from n = 2 individual AAA-SMC cultures, n = 3 individual healthy VSMC cell cultures, and one iHAoSMC line. Bars represent the mean ± SEM. Data were statistically analysed by two-way ANOVA and Tukey’s multiple comparison test; ns: not significant, *: p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, ***: p < 0.001, ****: p < 0.0001.
Article Snippet: The immortalized VSMC line (iHAoSMC) was obtained from InnoProt ( P10456 -IM, Derio, Spain).
Techniques: Binding Assay, Activity Assay, Expressing, Derivative Assay, Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay, Comparison