Journal: Open Life Sciences
Article Title: Doxorubicin compromises blood-brain barrier integrity by suppressing annexin A1 expression
doi: 10.1515/biol-2025-1297
Figure Lengend Snippet: Effects of DOX, miR-196a antagonist, and AP-1 inhibitor on blood-brain barrier (BBB) integrity, tight junction proteins, and annexin A1 expression. A: Quantitative analysis of Evans blue (EB) extravasation (μg/g tissue), occludin, and claudin-5 protein expression in the hippocampus of mice. Data are presented as the mean ± standard deviation (SD). Protein expression was normalized to GAPDH. Statistical analysis was performed using one-way ANOVA followed by Tukey’s HSD post hoc test. * P < 0.05, ** P < 0.01, *** P < 0.001 versus Control group (group C); # P < 0.05, ## P < 0.01, ### P < 0.001 versus DOX-treated group (group D); ns, not significant (adjusted P > 0.05). B: Representative Western blot bands of occludin and claudin-5 proteins in mouse hippocampal tissues. GAPDH served as the loading control. Bands were selected from three independent experiments with high reproducibility, and integrated optical density (IOD) was quantified using ImageJ software. C: Immunofluorescence staining of annexin A1 (ANXA1) in bEnd.3 cells. Green fluorescence indicates ANXA1-positive signals, and blue fluorescence indicates DAPI-stained nuclei. Scale bar = 300 μm. All images were captured with identical exposure parameters. D: Quantitative analysis of the ANXA1-positive area per cell (μm 2 ) in bEnd.3 cells. Data are presented as the mean ± SD Statistical analysis was performed using one-way ANOVA followed by Tukey’s HSD post hoc test. * P < 0.05, ** P < 0.01, *** P < 0.001 versus Group C; # P < 0.05, ## P < 0.01, ### P < 0.001 versus Group D; ns, not significant (adjusted P > 0.05).
Article Snippet: The mouse brain microvascular endothelial cell line bEnd.3 (American Type Culture Collection, ATCC ® CRL-2299TM) was utilized in this study as an in vitro model of the blood-brain barrier.
Techniques: Expressing, Standard Deviation, Control, Western Blot, Software, Immunofluorescence, Staining, Fluorescence