Journal: Cell proliferation
Article Title: Inhibition of Alkbh5 Attenuates Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Lung Injury by Promoting Ccl1 m6A and Treg Recruitment.
doi: 10.1111/cpr.70032
Figure Lengend Snippet: FIGURE 6 | Alkbh5 deficiency increased the Ccl1-mediated recruitment of Tregs. (A) Flow cytometry was used to detect the number of CD4+Foxp3+ Tregs in lung tissues; (B) Immunofluorescence to detect the number of Foxp3-positive cells, a Treg marker, in mouse lung tissues; (C) ELISA to detect the levels of Treg cytokines Tgfb1 and Il4 in mouse serum; (D) Ccl1-specific antagonist R243 (0.3 mg/kg) was used to treat KO mice; (E) ELISA to detect the levels of KL-6, SP-D, TNF-alpha and CRP in mouse serum; (F–I) HE staining (F), PAS staining (G), Masson's trichrome stain- ing (H) and TUNEL (I) assays to detect pathological changes, immune cell infiltration, fibrosis levels and apoptosis in lung tissues; (J) flow cytometry to detect the number of CD4+Foxp3+ Tregs in lung tissues; (K) immunofluorescence to detect the number of Foxp3-positive cells, a Treg marker, in mouse lung tissues. Each group contained six mice. Data are presented as dot and violin plots and were statistically analysed using one-way ANOVA followed by Tukey's multiple comparison (A–C), or analysed by the unpaired t-test (E–K). *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001, ****p < 0.0001.
Article Snippet: For pharmacological interventions, mice received intraperitoneal injections of the Alkbh5 antagonist DDO- 2728 (5 mg/kg, MCE) or recombinant mouse Ccl1 protein (mCcl1) (10 μg/kg, R&D system) 24 h prior to LPS injection.
Techniques: Flow Cytometry, Immunofluorescence, Marker, Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay, Staining, TUNEL Assay, Comparison