Journal: Frontiers in Immunology
Article Title: Hyperammonemia increases the release of pathological extracellular vesicles from monocytes by impairing lysosomal function and autophagy through the TNFα–cAMP–PKA–LC3 pathway
doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2025.1724800
Figure Lengend Snippet: Ex vivo incubation with EV from monocytes of hyperammonemic rats (HA-M-EV) induces TrkB–NR2B–GluA1–GluA2 pathway activation in hippocampal slices from control rats. Protein content of (A) TrkB (n= 8-18) and membrane expression of (B) TrkB (n= 4-14), (C) NR2B (n= 7-16), (D) NR2A (n= 6-22), (E) GluA2 (n= 5-13), and (F) GluA1 (n= 6-18) in hippocampal slices, assessed by Western blot. For the analysis of membrane expression, the sections were incubated in the presence (+) or absence (−) of the cross-linker BS3. Samples in the absence of BS3 represent the total amount of each protein, whereas samples incubated in the presence of BS3 represent the non-membrane fraction of each protein. Representative images of the blots of each protein are shown. All data are presented as mean ± SEM. Statistical analysis was determined using four separate one-way ANOVAs, each comparing the four baseline groups (C, HA, C-M-EV, and HA-M-EV) with one of the treatment groups (C-M-EV + Forsk, HA-M-EV + PKAi, C-M-EV + TNFα, or HA-M-EV + aTNFα). One-way ANOVA followed by Fisher’s post-hoc tests were performed to compare all groups. Values significantly different from the C group are indicated by asterisk (*p<0.05, **p<0.01, ***p<0.001, ****p<0.0001), values significantly different from the C-M-EV group are indicated by a (a=p<0.05, aa=p<0.01, aaa=p<0.001, aaaa=p<0.0001), and values significantly different from HA-M-EV group are indicated by b (b=p<0.05, bb=p<0.01, bbb=p<0.001, bbbb=p<0.0001).
Article Snippet: The hippocampal slices were homogenized and analyzed by Western blot as described above, using the following primary antibodies: GluaA1 (Glutamate A1 Subunit of Ampa Receptors, 1:1,000, Millipore, #04-855), GluA2 (Glutamate A2 Subunit of AMPA Receptors, 1:2,000, Proteintech, #11994-1-AP), IL-1R (Interleukin 1-Beta Receptor, 1:500, Abcam, AB106278 ), NR2A (2A subunit of NMDA receptors, 1:1,000, Millipore, #04-901), NR2B (2B subunit of NMDA receptors, 1:1,000, Millipore, #06-600), TNFR1 (1:1,000, Abcam, #ab19139), TrkB (1:500, Abcam, #ab18987), and S1PR2 (1:1,000, Proteintech, #21180-1-AP).
Techniques: Ex Vivo, Incubation, Activation Assay, Control, Membrane, Expressing, Western Blot