Journal: Developmental Dynamics
Article Title: The endocannabinoid system regulates both ependymoglial and neuronal cell responses to a tail amputation in the axolotl
doi: 10.1002/dvdy.70035
Figure Lengend Snippet: Inhibiting cannabinoid receptor activity reduces ependymoglial cell proliferation and upregulates GFAP + in glial cell processes. (A) Representative images of EdU + cells in the regenerating axolotl spinal cord at 7‐days post tail amputation after treatment with 1 μM AM251 (ii), 1 μM AM630 (iii), or the vehicle (control, i). White dotted circles outline the spinal cord. (B) Graph shows a significant reduction in the proportion of EdU + cells in the axolotl spinal cord at 7‐days post tail amputation after treatment with either 1 μM AM251 ( n = 4) or 1 μM AM630 ( n = 4) in comparison to vehicle controls ( n = 4; F (2,9) = 25.25; p = .0002, one‐way ANOVA). ** *p < .001 compared to vehicle controls. (C) Representative images of GFAP expression in uninjured axolotl tail tissue (i) and in regenerating tail tissue (ii) at 7‐days post tail amputation (dpa). (D) Quantified western blot data demonstrates a significant reduction in GFAP expression in the first 7‐days post tail amputation in comparison to uninjured tail tissue ( n = 3; F (3,32) = 25.97, p < .0001, one‐way ANOVA). ** *p < .001 compared to uninjured controls. (E, F) Immunohistochemistry shows GFAP expression paired with either CB1 (E) or CB2 (F) staining in the axolotl spinal cord at 7‐days post tail amputation after treatment with 1 μM AM251 (Eii), or 1 μM AM630 (Fii) or the vehicle (controls, Ei and Fi). Scale bars = 100 μm.
Article Snippet: Overnight incubations in primary antibodies were then performed at 4°C using 1:1000 CB1 (Alomone Labs) and 1:1000 CB2 (Alomone Labs).
Techniques: Activity Assay, Control, Comparison, Expressing, Western Blot, Immunohistochemistry, Staining