Journal: The Journal of Clinical Investigation
Article Title: C5aR1 signaling triggers lung immunopathology in COVID-19 through neutrophil extracellular traps
doi: 10.1172/JCI163105
Figure Lengend Snippet: ( A ) C57/BL6 mice were treated twice with vehicle, DNAse (Pulmozyme, 10 mg/kg, s.c.), or C5aR1 antagonist (DF2593A, 3 mg/kg, orally), 24 hours and 1 hour before the intratracheal instillation of rmC5a (400 ng). ( B ) Lung slices from the control group or mice challenged with rmC5a and treated with vehicle, DNAse, or C5aR1 antagonist (DF2593A) were stained with H&E for evaluation of histological changes. ( C ) Quantification of the lung septal area fraction ( n = 5/group). ( D ) Lung slices from the control group or from mice challenged with rmC5a and treated with vehicle, DNAse, or C5aR1 antagonist (DF2593A) were costained for nuclei (DAPI, blue), H3Cit (green), and MPO (red) markers. ( E ) NET quantification by the MPO-DNA PicoGreen assay in the supernatant of the lung homogenate ( n = 5–6/group). ( F ) ELISA assays were performed to detect CCL2, CCL3, CCL4, CXCL1, and IL-6 levels in lung homogenate ( n = 5–6/group). Data are shown as the mean ± SEM. P values were determined by 1-way ANOVA followed by Bonferroni’s posthoc test ( C , E , and F ).
Article Snippet: C5a, factor Bb, and C3a ELISA assays were performed using, respectively, the human complement component C5a duoset ELISA kit from R&D Systems (DY2037), the MicroVue Bb plus fragment EIA kit from Quidel (A027), and the Complement C3a human ELISA kit from Thermo Fisher Scientific (BMS2089).
Techniques: Control, Staining, Picogreen Assay, Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay