Journal: NPJ Biofilms and Microbiomes
Article Title: Microbiota-derived indole-3-acetic acid alleviates rumen epithelial barrier dysfunction during the peripartum period through AhR signaling
doi: 10.1038/s41522-025-00898-1
Figure Lengend Snippet: A Molecular docking of IAA was performed with the ligand-binding domain of the AhR protein, and its binding energy was –6.469 kcal/mol. B Western blotting analysis of the expression of the AhR/IL-22 pathway, proinflammatory cytokines, TJ proteins, and antimicrobial peptide proteins. C Protein abundance analysis was performed. D mRNA expression analysis was performed. E , F Immunofluorescence images were captured, and fluorescence intensity analysis of AhR, IL-22, STAT3, ZO-1, Claudin-3, Occludin, Reg3g, and Ki67 was performed. The results are presented as the mean ± SEM ( n = 3). One-way ANOVA followed by Fisher’s LSD post hoc test was conducted to determine the differences between the groups. a–c Values without identical letters are statistically significant ( P < 0.05).
Article Snippet: Primary antibodies against IL-1β (ABClone, A22257), IL-6 (Proteintech, 26404-1-AP), ZO-1, (Proteintech, 21773-1-AP), TNF-α (ABClone, A11534), Occludin (Proteintech, 27260-1-AP), Claudin-3 (ABClone, A2946), AhR (ABClone, A1451), ARNT (ABClone, A19532), CYP1A1 (Bioss, bs-1606R), CYP1B1 (ABClone, A1377), IL-22 (ABClone, A23665), STAT3 (Proteintech, 10253-2-AP), p-STAT3 (ABClone, AP0474), and Reg3g (Affinity, DF6869) were used.
Techniques: Ligand Binding Assay, Binding Assay, Western Blot, Expressing, Quantitative Proteomics, Immunofluorescence, Fluorescence