Journal: bioRxiv
Article Title: Selective JAK Inhibition Reveals Paradoxical and Hierarchical Control of interferon-γ-driven Autoimmunity in AIRE Deficiency
doi: 10.64898/2026.03.05.709894
Figure Lengend Snippet: Untreated Air e −/− mice and Air e −/− mice treated for four weeks with selective JAK1i, JAK2i, or JAK3i were analyzed. Lungs were processed for intracellular cytokine staining, qPCR, ELISA, and immunoblot analyses. ( A-B ) Representative flow cytometry plots showing IFN-γ production by CD4 + and CD8 + T cells. ( C-D ) Frequency (of total CD4 + and CD8 + T cells) and absolute numbers of IFN-γ + CD4 + and IFN-γ + CD8 + T cells in the lung. ( E-F ) Relative Ifng mRNA expression and IFN-γ protein concentrations in lung homogenates. ( G ) Relative Stat1 mRNA expression. ( H ) Representative immunoblots of phospho-STAT1 (pSTAT1), total STAT1, and GAPDH. ( I-J ) Quantification of total STAT1 and phospho-STAT1 normalized to GAPDH. For IFN- γ + CD4 + and IFN-γ + CD8 + T cells: n = 9-14 mice per group from four independent experiments. For Ifng and Cxcl9 mRNA: n = 15-22 mice per group from four independent experiments. For Stat1 _mRNA: n = 10-17 mice per group from three independent experiments. For CXCL9 protein: n = 5-10 mice per group from two independent experiments. For STAT1 and pSTAT1 immunoblots: n = 15-22 mice per group from four independent experiments). Statistical analyses were performed using one-way ANOVA or Kruskal-Wallis test with Dunn’s multiple comparisons to the untreated Air e −/− mice. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001, ****P < 0.0001.
Article Snippet: A DuoSet® ELISA kit (catalog no. DY492-05; R&D Systems, USA) was used to measure CXCL9 and a high-sensitivity ELISA kit was used for IFN-γ (catalog no. 88-8314-88; Invitrogen, USA).
Techniques: Staining, Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay, Western Blot, Flow Cytometry, Expressing