Journal: Experimental Neurobiology
Article Title: Electroacupuncture Attenuates Neuroinflammation and Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction in Aged Rats by Suppressing the cGAS–STING Pathway
doi: 10.5607/en25042
Figure Lengend Snippet: RU.521 inhibits the activation of the cGAS-STING signaling pathway and its downstream molecules. (A) Representative Western blot images showing hippocampal of cGAS, STING, IRF3, NF-κB p65, and IL-1β protein levels. (B~F) Quantification of protein expression normalized to α-Tubulin. (G, I) Immunofluorescence micrographs depicting hippocampal cGAS and STING expression across experimental groups. (H, J) Quantification of mean fluorescence intensity for cGAS (H) and STING (J) (n=5 biological replicates; *p<0.05, **p<0.01, ***p<0.001; ns, not significant; EA, electroacupuncture).
Article Snippet: Following separation by 10% SDS–PAGE (G2043, Servicebio, Wuhan, China) and transfer to PVDF (G6044, Servicebio, Wuhan, China) membranes, the blots were blocked with 5% BSA ( GC305010 , Servicebio, Wuhan, China) and probed overnight at 4°C with primary antibodies, including cGAS (1:2,000, 26416-1-AP, Proteintech, Wuhan, China), STING (1:2,000, 19851-1-AP, Proteintech, Wuhan, China), IRF3 (1:2,000, 11312-1-AP, Proteintech, Wuhan, China), NF-κB p65 (1:2,000, 10745-1-AP, Proteintech, Wuhan, China), and IL-1β (1:2,000, 26048-1-AP, Proteintech, Wuhan, China) and α-Tubulin (1:10,000, GB11200, Servicebio, Wuhan, China).
Techniques: Activation Assay, Western Blot, Expressing, Immunofluorescence, Fluorescence