Journal: Neuroimmune Pharmacology and Therapeutics
Article Title: Activation of CB2R by synthetic CB2R agonist, PM289, improves brain endothelial barrier properties, decreases inflammatory response and enhances endothelial repair
doi: 10.1515/nipt-2023-0016
Figure Lengend Snippet: PM289 attenuates TNFα-induced upregulation of ICAM-1. A. hCMEC/D3 cells were treated with 100 ng/mL TNFα for 24 h with or without concentrations with PM289 (10 nM, 100 nM, 1 μM and 10 μM). Controls included untreated cells and cells treated with PM289 only. One group included TNFα, PM289 and SR144528. Cells were harvested in lysis buffer and proteins were separated by SDS-page for Western blot analysis. The adhesion molecule ICAM-1and β-Actin were resolved at 110 and 42 kDa respectively. B–E. Quantification of changes in ICAM-1 expression normalized to the untreated condition for PM289 concentrations 10 nM (B), 100 nM (C), 1 μM (D) and 10 μM (E). For all concentrations PM289 significantly reduced ICAM-1 expression in response to TNFα. Treatment with the CB2R antagonist SR144528 prevented the effects of PM289. All experiments were performed with n=3. **p<0.01.
Article Snippet: The commercially available CB2R antagonist, SR144528 was purchased from Cayman Chemical Company (Ann Arbor, MI) and resuspended in dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), purchased from Millipore Sigma (St. Louis, MO).
Techniques: Lysis, SDS Page, Western Blot, Expressing