Journal: Cell Biology and Toxicology
Article Title: Administration of Gas6 attenuates lung fibrosis via inhibition of the epithelial-mesenchymal transition and fibroblast activation
doi: 10.1007/s10565-024-09858-5
Figure Lengend Snippet: Inhibition of EMT and fibroblast activation via Gas6/Axl signaling events. Where indicated, the Axl inhibitor BGB324 (BGB, 5 mg/kg, i.o. ), COX-2 inhibitor NS-398 (NS, 5 mg/kg, i.o. ), EP1/EP2 inhibitor AH-6809 (AH, 5 mg/kg, i.p. ), or DP2 inhibitor BAY-u3405 (BAY, 30 mg/kg, i.p. ) was co-administered with rGas6 1 day before BLM treatment and then administered once/day (AH) or once every 2 days (BGB, NS, and BAY). Mice were euthanized 14 days following BLM treatment. ( a , b ) qRT-PCR of EMT markers and EMT-regulating transcription factors in primary ATII cells. ( c , d ) qRT-PCR of activated fibroblast markers and invasive myofibroblast-related molecules in primary lung fibroblasts. ( e ) Left: The cells were visualized by phase-contrast microscopy to analyze their invasive ability in Matrigel-coated Transwell assays. Scale bar: 100 µm. Right: The invaded fibroblasts were quantified by counting the number of cells adhering to the bottom surface of the upper chamber. * P < 0.05, ** P < 0.01, *** P < 0.001 compared with BLM + Sal or for BLM + Gas6 vs. BLM + rGas6 + the inhibitor. Data were obtained from five replicates per condition with cells pooled from three mice per replicate (means ± S.E.M.)
Article Snippet: Furthermore, active transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1) (BioLegend, San Diego, California, US), hepatocyte growth factor (HGF), and Gas6 (R&D Systems) were evaluated using ELISA kits in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions.
Techniques: Inhibition, Activation Assay, Quantitative RT-PCR, Microscopy