Journal: Science Advances
Article Title: Inflammation-triggered self-immolative conjugates enable oral peptide delivery by overcoming gastrointestinal barriers
doi: 10.1126/sciadv.aea2989
Figure Lengend Snippet: ( A ) Schematic illustration of treatment regimens. ( B ) Body weight of mice during a 7-day treatment course. Data were normalized as the percentages of the body weight at day 0.** P < 0.01; *** P < 0.001; n.s., not significant versus the colitis group. ( C ) Changes in DAI. ** P < 0.01 and *** P < 0.001 versus the colitis group. ( D ) Digital photos (left) and quantified lengths (right) of colonic tissues isolated from mice at day 7 following different treatments. Scale bars, 5 mm. ( E ) Representative miniendoscopic images of colons from mice after 7 days of treatment. ( F ) Colonic tissue sections stained with H&E or PAS for different groups. ( G ) Immunofluorescence analysis of the expression of CK18, occludin, and ZO-1 in colonic tissues from mice following various treatments. Scale bars, 100 μm. ( H to M ) Levels of TNF-α (H), IL-1β (I), IL-6 (J), MPO (K), MDA (L), and ROS (M) in colonic tissues isolated from healthy or diseased mice treated with different formulations. After 7 days of treatment, colonic tissue homogenates were prepared, and mediator concentrations were quantified and normalized to the total protein content. ( N ) Immunofluorescence of colonic tissues showing Ly6G + neutrophils, CD206 + M2 macrophages, CitH3/NE-positive NETs, and FOXP3 + T reg cells after different treatments. Data in (B) to (D) and (H) to (M) are presented as means ± SD ( n = 6 biological replicates). * P < 0.05; ** P < 0.01; *** P < 0.001; n.s., not significant.
Article Snippet: Also, colonic tissue cryosections were prepared and stained with anti-CK18 antibody (bsm-52058R, Bioss Biotechnology, China), anti-occludin antibody (27260-1-AP, Proteintech Biotechnology, China), anti–ZO-1 antibody (21773-1-AP, Proteintech Biotechnology, China), anti-Ly6G antibody (562737, BD Biosciences, USA), anti-CD206 antibody (ab64693, Abcam, USA), anti-CitH3 antibody (ab281584, Abcam, USA), anti-NE antibody (ab314916, Abcam, USA), or anti-FOXP3 antibody (ab215206, Abcam, USA).
Techniques: Isolation, Staining, Immunofluorescence, Expressing