Journal: Nature
Article Title: Astrocyte-derived interleukin-3 reprograms microglia and limits Alzheimer’s disease
doi: 10.1038/s41586-021-03734-6
Figure Lengend Snippet: a. Enumeration, by flow cytometry, of microglia in WT, 5XFAD, Il3−/−5XFAD mice (n=10 5xFAD mice; n=8 Il3−/−5XFAD mice). b. Multidimentional scaling (MDS) plot of RNAseq data from 5 month old 5XFAD and Il3−/−5XFAD mice (n=12, each data point represents 4 pooled mice of 2M/2F). c. Volcano plot indicating differentially regulated genes (FC>1.6, FDR<0.1, p<0.005) in microglia of 5XFAD and II3−/−5XFAD mice. d. Heatmap of key differentially regulated genes (FC>1.6, FDR<0.1, p<0.005), except Il3rɑ which is not significantly different between 5xFAD and Il3−/− 5xFAD microglia (n=12, each data point represents 4 pooled mice of 2M/2F). e. Pathway analysis of significantly regulated genes. f. Representative immunofluorescence images of microglia from 5XFAD and Il3−/−5XFAD mice along with skeletal analysis of microglia morphology (n=5 5xFAD mice; n=4 Il3−/−5XFAD mice). g. Representative immunofluorescence images of cortex sections from 5XFAD and Il3−/−5XFAD mice stained for Aβ (6E10), Iba1 and DAPI and quantification of the number of microglia within 25μm of Aβ plaques (n=5 5xFAD mice; n=7 Il3−/−5XFAD mice). h. Schematic depicting segmentation and spatial analysis along with computed density gradient and diffusion rate of microglia surrounding Aβ (n=5 5xFAD mice; n=7 Il3−/−5XFAD mice). i. Three dimensional confocal images of mouse cortex (634x250x634μm) stained for Aβ (6E10) and microglia (Iba1). All mouse data are of groups of 5 month old animals of evenly mixed sex. j. Scheme of 3D human AD triculture microfluidic system where human neuron ReNcell VM progenitor derived astrocytes and neuronal cells, with or without the K670N/M671L (Swedish) and V717I (London) familial AD mutations resulting overproduction of Aβ and neurofibrillary tangle (NFT) p-tau (AD), are plated in the central chamber while human iPS-derived microglia labeled with CellTracker are plated in side chambers. k. Confocal images demonstrated p-tau (PHF1) localization with neurons (Tuj1) and the presence of astrocytes (GFAP) in the central chamber and microglia (P2RY12) in the side chamber. l. ELISA quantification of Aβ40, Aβ38, and Aβ42 in media of central chamber in 3D microfluidic system plated with control or AD cells (n=3 per group). m. Confocal imaging of IL-3 localization to GFAP+ human astrocytes and IL-3Rɑ localization to CellTracker labeled human iPS-derived microglia in 3D microfluidics system. n. Flow cytometry quantification of iPS-derived microglia that have migrated to the central chamber of the 3D microfluidics system with or without addition of human recombinant IL-3 (n=3 per group). o. Representative confocal images and image quantification of iPS microglia migration to central chamber (n=3 per group for astrocytes+neurons and AD astrocytes+neurons; n=4 AD astrocytes+neurons+rlL3). p. CCL2 and CCL4 levels in media of 3D microfluidics system (n=3 per group). *p<0.05, **p<0.01, ***p<0.001. Error bars indicate mean ± SEM.
Article Snippet: Biotinylated goat anti-rabbit IgG and horse anti-mouse IgG secondary antibodies were applied for IL-3 and IL-3Rɑ respectively (1:100, BA-1000 and BA-2000, Vector Laboratories) followed by streptavidin DyLight 594 (1:600, SA-5594, Vector Laboratories).
Techniques: Flow Cytometry, Immunofluorescence, Staining, Diffusion-based Assay, Derivative Assay, Labeling, Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay, Imaging, Recombinant, Migration