Journal: Molecular Medicine Reports
Article Title: Pathological mechanism of ferroptosis in a rat model of α-naphthyl isothiocyanate-induced chronic cholestasis
doi: 10.3892/mmr.2026.13802
Figure Lengend Snippet: Abnormal expression of antioxidant and iron metabolism-related proteins in liver samples of rats with chronic cholestasis. Control group was fed a chow diet, whereas the ANIT and DFO-treated groups were intragastrically administered ANIT olive oil solution with or without DFO (n=8/group). (A) Changes in ferroptosis antioxidant-related protein expression. The blots shown are representative of three independent experiments. A dotted line indicates that the lanes were non-adjacent on the original gel. All target protein bands and their corresponding loading control bands shown side-by-side were derived from the same membrane. Relative expression levels of (B) Nrf2, (C) Keap1, (D) XCT, (E) HO-1 and (F) GPX4. (G) Changes in iron metabolism-related protein expression. The blots shown are representative of three independent experiments. A dotted line indicates that the lanes were non-adjacent on the original gel. All target protein bands and their corresponding loading control bands shown side-by-side were derived from the same membrane. Relative expression levels of (H) TFR1, (I) FPN1, (J) DMT1, (K) Steap3 and (L) FTH1. Data are presented as the mean ± SD. P-values were determined by one-way ANOVA. *P<0.05, **P<0.01, ***P<0.001. ANIT, α-naphthyl isothiocyanate; DFO, deferoxamine; Nrf2, nuclear factor erythroid-2-related factor 2; Keap1, Kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1, XCT, cystine/glutamate transporter; HO-1, heme oxygenase 1; GPX4, glutathione peroxidase 4; TFR1, transferrin receptor 1; FPN1, ferroportin 1; DMT1, divalent metal transporter 1; Steap3, six-transmembrane epithelial antigen of the prostate 3; FTH1, ferritin heavy chain 1.
Article Snippet: The DFO-treated group received daily DFO treatment (MedChemExpress; 100 mg/kg) ( ) for 4 weeks (weeks 9–12).
Techniques: Expressing, Control, Derivative Assay, Membrane