Journal: Molecular Medicine Reports
Article Title: Identification and validation of biomarkers related to mitophagy in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
doi: 10.3892/mmr.2025.13458
Figure Lengend Snippet: Knockdown of MTERF3 expression promotes mitophagy in CSE-treated 16HBE cells. (A) MDA content and (B) SOD activity were detected using the corresponding kits. (C) The generation of mitoROS was assessed with the application of Mito SOX Red staining. (D) MMP was evaluated using JC-1 staining. (E) Immunoblotting was employed to assess the expression of mitophagy-related proteins. ***P<0.001 vs. control group; # P<0.05, ## P<0.01 and ### P<0.001 vs. CSE + siRNA-NC group. MTERF3, mitochondrial transcription termination factor 3; CSE, cigarette smoke extract; MDA, malondialdehyde; SOD, superoxide dismutase; MMP, matrix metalloproteinase; JC-1, 5,5′,6,6′-tetrachloro1,1′,3,3′-tetramethylbenzimidazolylcarbocyanine iodide; siRNA, small interfering RNA; NC, negative control.
Article Snippet: The normal human bronchial epithelial cell line 16HBE was accessed from Procell Life Science & Technology Co., Ltd.
Techniques: Knockdown, Expressing, Activity Assay, Staining, Western Blot, Control, Small Interfering RNA, Negative Control