Journal: Materials Today Bio
Article Title: Targeting neuroinflammation and PVN CRH neurons: dexmedetomidine liposomes for perioperative neurocognitive disorder with comorbid anxiety
doi: 10.1016/j.mtbio.2025.102634
Figure Lengend Snippet: D@ACLipo alleviates surgery-induced microglia activation and neuroinflammation. (A) Schematic illustration of the signaling pathway for D@ACLipo to alleviate surgery-induced microglia activation and neuroinflammation. (B) Representative fluorescence images of microglia (green) taking up ICG-D@CLipo (red) and ICG-D@ACLipo (red) in the hippocampal CA1 region. Scale bar: 20 μm. (C–F) The protein levels of TREM2, TLR4, p-P65, and P65 were assessed by western blot. (G) Representative fluorescence images of microglia (green) and the images from Sholl analysis in the CA1 region. Scale bar: 20 μm. Average soma size (H) and relative fluorescence intensity (I) of microglia. (J) The number of intersections from the soma center in Sholl analysis of hippocampal microglia. The relative mRNA expression of Arg1 (K), and iNOS (L) were measured by qRT-PCR. The concentrations of IL-6 (M), IL-1β (N), and TNF-α (O) in the hippocampus were measured by ELISA. Data are shown as mean ± SEM and analyzed by one-way ANOVA with Tukey's post hoc test. n = 5. ns, no significant difference, ∗ P < 0.05, ∗∗ P < 0.01, ∗∗∗ P < 0.001, ∗∗∗∗ P < 0.0001. (For interpretation of the references to colour in this figure legend, the reader is referred to the Web version of this article.)
Article Snippet: According to the manufacturer's instructions, the concentrations of IL-6, IL-1β, and TNF-α in the hippocampus, and cortisol in serum were measured by using ELISA kits (CSB-E04639m, CSB-E08054m, CSB-E04741m, and CSB-E05113m, respectively; CUSABIO).
Techniques: Activation Assay, Fluorescence, Western Blot, Expressing, Quantitative RT-PCR, Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay