Journal: Scientific Reports
Article Title: Complement C5aR/LPS-induced BDNF and NGF modulation in human dental pulp stem cells
doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-06110-0
Figure Lengend Snippet: C5aR or LPS-stimulated DPSCs express more BDNF than BM-MSCs. ( A – L ) Magnified pictures from the respective boxes of Figs. and in subsequent order. Groups: Resting ( A , G ), C5aR agonist ( B , H ), C5aR antagonist ( C , I ), LPS ( D , J ), LPS + C5aR agonist ( E , K ), LPS + C5aR antagonist ( F , L ). Double fluorescence immunohistochemistry with anti-BDNF (green) and anti-NGF (red) deposit’s reaction product in punctae of both stem cells. BDNF and NGF immune intensities are significantly higher in the C5aR agonist or LPS + C5aR-agonist treatment group ( B , E & H , K ) compared to resting ( A , G ) and C5aR antagonist treatment ( C , I ) groups. ( M , N ) Bar graphs showing the fluorescence intensity of BDNF and NGF in various treatment groups normalized to untreated control of resting cells. C5aR stimulation by C5aR-agonist or co-stimulation with LPS specifically increases BDNF and NGF (E) expression in DPSCs undergoing differentiation. (D1) DPSCs negative control. (M1) BM-MSCs negative control. Values for resting control were set at 100 as a reference. * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01 and *** p < 0.001 vs untreated control of resting cells (n = 3). Scale bar: 50 μm.
Article Snippet: C5aR antagonist—W54011 was acquired from Calbiochem (San Diego, CA, USA) and C5aR agonist from Anaspec (Fremont, CA, USA).
Techniques: Fluorescence, Immunohistochemistry, Expressing, Negative Control