Journal: Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience
Article Title: Structure matters: commensal Phocaeicola vulgatus lipopolysaccharide induces attenuated microglial activation and preserves neuronal integrity
doi: 10.3389/fncel.2026.1796397
Figure Lengend Snippet: Differential modulation of cytokine release and intracellular signaling in BV2 microglia. BV2 cells were treated with increasing concentrations (0.1, 1, 10, and 100 ng/mL) of LPS derived from E. coli or P. vulgatus . Unstimulated cells (NS) served as negative controls. (A) Cytokine levels (IL-1β, IL-6, and TNF-α) were quantified in the culture supernatants by using ELLA assay. (B) Activation of intracellular signaling pathways (STAT3, Nf-kb, ERK1/2) was assessed by western blotting. Data are presented as mean ± SEM. Statistical significance was assessed by ordinary one-way ANOVA followed by Tukey’s multiple-comparison test. # p < 0.05; ## p < 0.01; ### p < 0.001, #### p < 0.0001 vs. NS; * p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01; *** p < 0.001, **** p < 0.0001 vs. LPS.
Article Snippet: The murine BV2 microglial cell line (bladder carcinoma cell line-derived, viral oncogene-transformed; #305156) and the human microglial clone-3 cell line (HMC3; #300102) were purchased from Cytion Biosciences (Heidelberg, Germany).
Techniques: Derivative Assay, Activation Assay, Protein-Protein interactions, Western Blot, Comparison