Journal: Nature Communications
Article Title: A Pseudomonas aeruginosa quorum-sensing metabolite manipulates macrophage ferroptosis through a methylation pathway
doi: 10.1038/s41467-025-65142-y
Figure Lengend Snippet: A Growth curves of PAO1, Δ pqsR , and Δ pqsR + strains. B Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) assay for cell death in RAW264.7 macrophages infected with PAO1, Δ pqsR , and Δ pqsR + (Δ pqsR mutant expressing pqsR from a rescue construct pMiniCTX1- pqsR ) Bac (bacteria cultures) or Sup (cell-free supernatants). Multiplicity of infection (MOI) = 100. Data represent the means ± SD ( n = 3, two-way ANOVA with Tukey’s multiple comparisons test). C ELISA quantification of PQS concentrations measured in PAO1, Δ pqsR , and Δ pqsR + supernatants. Data represent the means ± SD ( n = 3, one-way ANOVA with Tukey’s multiple comparisons test). D LDH assay for cell death in RAW264.7 macrophages treated with different concentrations of PQS for 24 h, untreated macrophages (Ctrl), and macrophages treated with DMSO as the negative control. Data represent the means ± SD ( n = 3, one-way ANOVA with Tukey’s multiple comparisons test). E CCK-8 assay for cell viability in RAW264.7 macrophages treated with different concentrations of PQS for 24 h; IC 50 (PQS) = 14.98 μg/mL. Data represent the means ± SD ( n = 3). F Microscopic observation of the effect of concentration of IC 50 (PQS) exposure for 24 h on RAW264.7 macrophage morphology. Scale bar = 100 µm. G Transcription electron microscopy (TEM) observation of the effect of 10 μg/mL PQS exposure on RAW264.7 macrophage morphology. Nu: cell nucleus, Au-L: autolysosome. 15/40KK: × 15000/ 40,000 magnifications. Scale bar = 2/0.5 μm. H CCK-8 assay for cell viability in BMDM, THP-1, U937, A549, and BEAS-2B cells treated with 10 μg/mL PQS for 24 h. Data represent the means ± SD ( n = 3). Source data are provided as a Source Data file.
Article Snippet: The RAW264.7 murine macrophages (ATCC ® TIB-71 TM ), THP-1 human monocyte (ATCC ® TIB-202 TM ), U937 human leukaemia (ATCC ® CRL-3253 TM ), A549 human epithelium (ATCC®CCL-185TM), and BEAS-2B human bronchial epithelium (ATCC ® CRL-3588 TM ) cell lines were grown in Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle (DMEM) or Roswell Park Memorial Institute (RPMI)-1640 medium supplemented with 10% foetal bovine serum (FBS) and 1% penicillin/streptomycin (PS) (Gibco, Texas, USA), followed by incubation at 37 °C in a 5% CO 2 incubator.
Techniques: Lactate Dehydrogenase Assay, Infection, Mutagenesis, Expressing, Construct, Bacteria, Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay, Negative Control, CCK-8 Assay, Concentration Assay, Electron Microscopy