Journal: Scientific Reports
Article Title: IL-37 alleviates inflammatory effects and NLRP3 inflammasome activation in LPS-induced preterm birth
doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-34506-1
Figure Lengend Snippet: Nigericin reversed the anti-inflammatory effects and effects of rhIL-37 and its inhibition of NF-κB p65 activation in LPS-induced PTB.t ( A ) Cell supernatants were collected from HTR-8/Svneo cells co-treated with rhIL-37 and LPS, then either left untreated or treated with nigericin.The mRNA expression of NLRP3, caspase-1, and ASC was detected. ( B ) Cells were collected, and the protein expression of NLRP3, caspase-1, pro-caspase-1, and ASC was detected by western blotting. Results were normalised to β-actin and statistically analyzed.( C ) HTR-8/Svneo cell supernatants were collected after co-treatment with rhIL-37 and LPS (with or without nigericin), and the expression levels of IL-1β, IL-6, and TNF-α were detected by ELISA. ( D ) HTR-8/Svneo cells co-treated with rhIL-37 and LPS (with or without nigericin) were collected. The mRNA expression of p65 was detected by qRT-PCR, and protein expression of p65 and p-p65 was detected by western blotting. Densitometric quantification of p-p65 relative to p65 was performed. Statistical analysis of the western blot results was performed.All data exhibited equal variance.The data are shown as the means ± s.e.m. The results are representative of at least three independent experiments..
Article Snippet: For mouse samples, IL-1β, IL-6, and TNF-α levels in orbital blood serum/plasma supernatants were assayed using a mouse ELISA kit (LiankeBio, Hangzhou, China).
Techniques: Inhibition, Activation Assay, Expressing, Western Blot, Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay, Quantitative RT-PCR