Journal: Frontiers in Immunology
Article Title: CHI3L1 enhances melanoma lung metastasis via regulation of T cell co-stimulators and CTLA-4/B7 axis
doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.1056397
Figure Lengend Snippet: CHI3L1 plays a critical role in B16 cell regulation of T cell co-stimulators and the induction of CTLA-4 and its ligands. WT ( Chil1 +/+ ) and Chi3l1 null ( Chil1 -/- ) mice were used to evaluate the expression and accumulation of co-stimulators (ICOS, ICOS L CD28) and CTLA-4, B7-1 and B7-2 in the lung. (A) RT-PCR was used to quantitate the levels of mRNA encoding ICOS, ICOS L and CD28 in the lungs from WT mice and Chil1 -/- mice randomized to receive B16 cells (B16+) or control vehicle (B16-). (B) RT-PCR was used to quantitate the levels of mRNA encoding CTLA-4, B7-1and B7-2 in the lungs from WT mice and Chil1 -/- mice randomized to receive B16 cells (B16+) or control vehicle (B16-). (C, D) RT-PCR was used to quantitate the levels of mRNA encoding ICOS, ICOS L, CD28 CTLA-4, B7-1 and B7-2 in the lungs from WT mice randomized to receive B16 cells (B16+) or vehicle control (B16-) and randomized to receive the FRG antibody (FRG+) or an isotype antibody control (FRG-). (E) RT-PCR was used to quantitate the levels of mRNA encoding CTLA-4, B7-1 and B7-2 in the lungs from WT mice and Chi3l1 transgenic ( Chi3l1 Tg) mice randomized to receive B16 cells (B16+) or vehicle control (B16-). In all panels each dot represents the evaluation in an individual animal. The values in these panels represent the mean±SEM of the noted evaluations represented by the individual dots. * P <0.05. ** P <0,01, *** P <0.005 (ANOVA with multiple comparisons).
Article Snippet: Anti-mouse ICOS (7E.17G9, Bio X Cell) and anti-mouse ICOSL (HK5.3, Bio X Cell), anti-mouse CD28 (37.51, Bio X Cell), anti-human-CTLA-4 (922101, R&D), anti-mouse-CTLA-4 (a generous gift from Prof. Lieping Chen, Medical Oncology, Yale School of Medicine), anti-mouse B7-1 (F-7, Santa Cruz Biotechnology) and anti-mouse B7-2 (BU63, Santa Cruz Biotechnology) and b-actin (C4, Santa Cruz Biotechnology) were used as primary antibodies and immunoreactive bands were captured and analyzed using a ChemiDoc (Bio-Rad) imaging system.
Techniques: Expressing, Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction, Control, Transgenic Assay