Journal: Frontiers in Pharmacology
Article Title: α-Mangostin prevents diabetic cardiomyopathy by inhibiting oxidative damage and lipotoxicity through the AKT–FOXO1–CD36 pathway
doi: 10.3389/fphar.2025.1566311
Figure Lengend Snippet: A-MG attenuates lipid accumulation and oxidative stress in the cardiac tissue of DCM mice. (A) Representative images of myocardial BODIPY 493/503 staining. (B–D) Analysis of serum TG, TC, and LDL-C levels. (E–M) Western blot analysis of p-AKT, AKT, p-FOXO1, FOXO1, CD36, PPARα, CPT1β, Nrf2, HO-1, and SOD2 in heart tissues. Data are presented as the mean ± SD. In (B–D) , n = 5; in (F, H–M) , n = 4; in (G) , n = 3. * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, and *** p < 0.001.
Article Snippet: These included BCL-2 (68103-1), ACTB (81115-1-RR), Nrf2 (16396-1-AP), CPT1β (22170-1), ACADM (55210-1), and PPARα (66826-1), all purchased from Proteintech (Wuhan, China); BAX (#2772), SOD2 (#13141), p-FOXO1 (#9461), FOXO1 (#2880), and caspase9 (#9508), purchased from Cell Signaling Technology (Inc., MA, United States); cleaved-caspase 3 (WL01992), cleaved-caspase 9 (WL01838), and HO-1 (WL02400), purchased from Wanleibio (Shenyang, China); CD36 (bs-8873R) and p-AKT (bs-0876R), purchased from Bioss (Beijing, China); and AKT (179463, Abcam).
Techniques: Staining, Western Blot