Journal: Aging (Albany NY)
Article Title: Tanshinone IIA attenuates atherosclerosis via inhibiting NLRP3 inflammasome activation
doi: 10.18632/aging.202202
Figure Lengend Snippet: Tan IIA inhibits oxLDL-induced CD36 expression by inhibiting Nrf2 expression and PPARγ activity. ( A , B ) Effects of oxLDL on CD36 expressions at mRNA levels measured by qRT-PCR and protein levels detected by Western blot in macrophage, respectively; GAPDH, glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase as an internal control. ( C , D ) Effects of Tan IIA on oxLDL-induced CD36 expressions at mRNA levels and protein levels in macrophages, respectively. ( E ) Effects of Tan IIA on oxLDL-induced caspase-1 activation in the cells detected by Western blot. ( F ) Effects of Tan IIA on oxLDL-induced IL-1β productions measured by ELISA in macrophages. ( G , H ) Effects of Nrf2 and PPARγ gene knockdown by siRNA on CD36 expression on the cell membrane, respectively, detected by flow cytometry, presented by mean fluorescence intensity (MFI). ( I , J ) Effects of Tan IIA on oxLDL-mediated Nrf2 expression measured by RT-PCR and oxLDL-mediated PPARγ activity measured by a commercial kit in the cells.
Article Snippet: Tanshinone IIA, CA-074-Me (cathepsin B inhibitor) and the antibodies used for immunoblotting, including rabbit anti-mouse caspase-1 p10 (M-20), rabbit anti-mouse cathepsin B (FL-339) / goat anti-rabbit IgG-AP, Armenian hamster anti-mouse IL-1β (B122) / goat anti-Armenian hamster IgG-AP, goat anti-mouse or human GAPDH (L-18) / rabbit anti-goat IgG-AP, goat anti-mouse LOX-1 polyclonal antibody, goat anti-mouse P62 polyclonal antibody, goat anti-mouse CD36 polyclonal antibody (N-15), goat anti-mouse NLRP3 antibody (M-12), donkey anti-goat IgG-HRP, donkey anti-goat IgG-FITC were purchased from Santa Cruz Biotechnology (Santa Cruz, CA, USA).
Techniques: Expressing, Activity Assay, Quantitative RT-PCR, Western Blot, Control, Activation Assay, Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay, Knockdown, Membrane, Flow Cytometry, Fluorescence, Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction