Journal: Materials Today Bio
Article Title: ROS-responsive hydrogels functionalized with Cu/Zn MOF targeting oxidative stress mitigation and inflammation modulation to promote spinal cord injury repair
doi: 10.1016/j.mtbio.2026.103106
Figure Lengend Snippet: Mitochondria function protection of Cu/Zn MOF@gel. (A) Representative immunofluorescence images of cells stained with MitoSOX™ Red following treatment with H 2 O 2 , Blank gel, Cu/Zn MOF, and Cu/Zn MOF@gel. Scale bar = 50 μm. (B) Evaluation of mitochondrial membrane potential (ΔΨm) using JC-1 staining in PC12 cells by flow cytometry. (C) Representative flow cytometry histograms of intracellular calcium ion (Ca 2+ ) levels in PC12 cells using Fluo-4 AM staining. (D) Quantitative analysis of the mean fluorescence intensity of MitoROS. (E – F) Quantitative statistical analysis of the percentage of JC-1 monomers (E) and JC-1 aggregates (F) . (G) Quantitative statistical analysis of the percentage of Fluo-4 positive cells. (H) Representative transmission electron micrographs of mitochondria in PC12 cells. Data are presented as mean ± SD (n = 3). One-way ANOVA with Tukey's post-hoc test was employed. Statistical significance is indicated as ∗p < 0.05, ∗∗p < 0.01 and ∗∗∗p < 0.001. “ns” means non-significant results. (For interpretation of the references to color in this figure legend, the reader is referred to the Web version of this article.)
Article Snippet: Dichlorodihydrofluorescein diacetate kit (DCFH-DA), Dihydroethidium kit (DHE), CCK-8 Kit, Calcein/PI cell viability/cytotoxicity assay kit, Nitroblue tetrazolium (NBT), Enhanced mitochondrial membrane potential assay kit with JC-1, Mitochondrial Superoxide Assay Kit with MitoSOTM Red, and Luxol fast blue (LFB) were purchased from Shanghai Beyotime Biotechnology Co., Ltd. Dulbecco's modified eagle medium (DMEM), Dulbecco's Modified Eagle Medium/Nutrient Mixture F-12 (DMEM/F-12), Poly-D-lysine (PDL), Neurobasal-A medium (NB), B-27 Serum-Free Supplement (B-27), Hank's balanced salt solution (HBSS), Trypsin, fetal bovine serum (FBS) and phosphate buffer solution (PBS) were obtained from Gibco.
Techniques: Immunofluorescence, Staining, Membrane, Flow Cytometry, Fluorescence, Transmission Assay