Journal: Research
Article Title: Pim1 Serves as a Therapeutic Target for Inflammatory Arthritis via Mitochondrial Metabolism and Th17 Cell Differentiation
doi: 10.34133/research.1137
Figure Lengend Snippet: Specifically intercepting Pim1 alleviates the development of inflammatory arthritis by impeding Th17 cell differentiation. (A) Identification of Pim1 flox and CD4-cre gene. WT, wild type. (B) Relative protein levels of Pim1 in CD4 + T cells isolated from Pim1 flox and Pim1 cKO mice. (C) Macroscopic images of the ankles, arthritis scores, and hind paw thicknesses of Pim1 flox and Pim1 cKO CIA mice ( n = 5). (D and E) Representative histological images with H&E staining (D) and safranin O-fast green staining (E) of ankles from Pim1 flox and Pim1 cKO CIA mice ( n = 10). Scale bars, 200 μm. (F) Representative micro-CT images of the ankles of Pim1 flox and Pim1 cKO CIA mice. (G) Frequencies of IFN-γ + , IL-4 + , IL-17A + , and Foxp3 + cells among CD4 + cells in the spleens of Pim1 flox and Pim1 cKO CIA mice ( n = 5). (H) Relative mRNA expression of RORγt, T-bet, GATA3, and Foxp3 in the ankles of Pim1 flox or Pim1 cKO CIA mice ( n = 5). (I) Frequencies of IL-17A + cells among CD4 + cells in the ankles of Pim1 flox and Pim1 cKO CIA mice ( n = 5). (J) Relative mRNA expression of IL-17A in the ankles of Pim1 flox or Pim1 cKO CIA mice ( n = 5). (K) Representative immunohistochemical (IHC) images showing IL-17A expression in the ankle tissues of Pim1 flox and Pim1 cKO CIA mice. Scale bars, 50 μm. The data were statistically analyzed via 2-tailed Student’s t test (B, D, E, and G to J) and 2-way repeated-measures ANOVA (C).
Article Snippet: Human IL-17A enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) kit (Elabscience, #E-EL-H5812), human IL-17F ELISA kit (Elabscience, #E-EL-H4193), human IL-22 ELISA kit (Elabscience, #E-EL-H0106), and human GM-CSF ELISA kit (Elabscience, #E-EL-H0081) were used.
Techniques: Cell Differentiation, Isolation, Staining, Micro-CT, Expressing, Immunohistochemical staining