Journal: mBio
Article Title: Macrophage phagocytosis of human norovirus-infected cells in an ex vivo human enteroid-macrophage coculture model
doi: 10.1128/mbio.01180-25
Figure Lengend Snippet: HIEs cocultured with all macrophages subtypes remain structurally and morphologically intact. (A) Expression of CD14, CD68, CD80, and CD206 in macrophages relative to monocytes derived from five donors. Dotted line indicates 100% in mean fluorescence intensity (MFI). Gray, red, and green bars indicate M0, M1, and M2 macrophages, respectively. Data are presented as mean ± SD. Statistical significance was determined using Dunnett’s multiple comparisons test, comparing the relative expression between macrophage phenotypes. ** P < 0.01, **** P < 0.0001. The gating stratgey and superimposed plots displaying macrophage heterogeneity from individual donors are shown in and . ( B ) H&E and immunofluorescence images showing adherent M0, M1, and M2 macrophages (CD68; red) to differentiated HIEs (CK8; white) at 1 day post coculture indicated by arrows. Scale bar = 20 µm. ( C ) Number of adherent macrophages per centimeter of HIE monolayer. Measurement of ( D ) epithelial cell height and ( E ) barrier integrity in HIE-macrophage cocultures relative to HIEs alone. Data are presented as mean ± SD and compiled from five donors. Each color corresponds to macrophages derived from the PBMCs of a single donor. Area-normalized TEER values for pre- and post-coculture conditions are shown in .
Article Snippet: The macrophage growth medium consists of RPMI-1640 medium ATCC modification (ThermoFisher) supplemented with 10% heat-inactivated fetal bovine serum (Sigma), 1× MEM non-essential amino acids (Sigma), 1 mM sodium pyruvate (Sigma), 55 μM β-mercaptoethanol (Gibco), and 100 ng/mL M-CSF (PeproTech).
Techniques: Expressing, Derivative Assay, Fluorescence, Immunofluorescence