Journal: Frontiers in Physiology
Article Title: Coronary cytoskeletal modulation of coronary blood flow in the presence and absence of type 2 diabetes: the role of cofilin
doi: 10.3389/fphys.2025.1561867
Figure Lengend Snippet: Cofilin siRNA disrupts the F/G actin ratio and increases stiffness in mouse coronary VMSCs: (A) F/G actin ratio of mouse normal and diabetic combined coronary VSMCs treated with cofilin siRNA obtained via staining F actin (phalloidin) and G actin (DNase). (B) Normal control mouse coronary VSMC F/G actin ratio after cofilin siRNA treatment. (C) F/G actin ratio of mouse diabetic coronary VSMCs treated with cofilin siRNA. (D) Normal and diabetic combined mouse coronary VSMCs treated with cofilin siRNA elastic modulus (E inc ) data obtained using atomic force microscopy. (E) Elastic modulus of cofilin siRNA treated normal control mouse coronary VSMCs. (F) Elastic modulus of mouse diabetic coronary VSMCs treated with cofilin siRNA. Data are mean ± SEM. **p < 0.005, ***p < 0.0005, and ****p < 0.0001 vs. respective scramble control. n = 2–10 per group.
Article Snippet: Deidentified normal and T2DM human primary coronary VSMCs were obtained from both Lonza (Morristown, NJ) and ATCC (Manassas, VA).
Techniques: Staining, Control, Microscopy