Journal: Redox Biology
Article Title: Hyodeoxycholic acid attenuates atherosclerosis by antagonizing FXR and modulating the PD-1/mTORC1 signaling axis
doi: 10.1016/j.redox.2026.104096
Figure Lengend Snippet: PD-1 blockade promotes Treg migration via mTORC1-driven glycolytic pathways . (A) Representative en face images of Oil Red O-stained aortas from control and PD-1 blockade groups. (B) Representative images of arterial lesions stained with H&E (scale bar, 100 μm) and Oil Red O (scale bar, 200 μm), with quantification of the necrotic core area and Oil Red O-positive areas. (C) Flow cytometry detection of the enrichment of Foxp3+ Tregs in plaque areas following adoptive transfer of Tregs transduced with shRaptor or control vector, with or without PD-1 blockade. (D) Representative H&E staining of aortic sections showing the percentage of atherosclerotic plaque area relative to the total arterial area in each group (scale bar, 100 μm; magnification, 10 × ). (E) Kaplan-Meier survival analysis of skin grafts in recipients treated with control Tregs (pLKO.1), shRaptor Tregs, PD-1 blockade, or shRaptor plus PD-1 blockade. (F–I) Metabolic analysis of donor Tregs after shRaptor or PD-1 blockade, showing effects on glycolysis (ECAR) and mitochondrial respiration (OCR). (J – K) Western blot and flow cytometry analysis of CPT1a expression levels in Treg isolated from plaques to evaluate alterations in fatty acid oxidation pathways following PD-1 blockade. (L) Western blot analysis was used to assess pERK, ERK, pS6K, S6K, and RAC levels in Treg cells transduced with control shRNA (pLKO.1) or Raptor shRNA (shRaptor) following PD-1 blockade at 0, 15, and 30 min. Statistical analyses were performed using one-way ANOVA followed by Tukey's post-hoc test for multiple comparisons, and the log-rank test for survival analysis. Data are presented as mean ± SD (n = 3-5 biological replicates). Statistical significance is indicated as follows: ∗ P < 0.05, ∗∗ P < 0.01, ∗∗∗ P < 0.001.
Article Snippet: Cells were then stained with monoclonal anti-FOXP3-PE antibody (Sigma-Aldrich, SAB4700611); anti-CD4 (mouse) (Sigma-Aldrich, MABF157B); anti-IL-17A (mouse) (BioLegend, 506901); anti–IFN–γ-PE antibody (BioLegend, 502512); anti-STAT5 (phospho Y694)-PE antibody (BioLegend, 432606); anti-CPT1A antibody (Novus Biologicals, NBP1-67375); anti-ZNF671 antibody (Thermo Fisher, PA5-52732) for 30min at 4 °C in the dark.
Techniques: Migration, Staining, Control, Flow Cytometry, Adoptive Transfer Assay, Transduction, Plasmid Preparation, Western Blot, Expressing, Isolation, shRNA