Journal: Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology
Article Title: Nitric Oxide Donor Alleviates Cardiac Arrest Induced Blood Brain Barrier Injury by Inhibiting HMGB1-ATG5 Mediated Endothelial Autophagy
doi: 10.1007/s10571-026-01706-w
Figure Lengend Snippet: Inhibition of ATG5 improves endothelial function and BBB function without affecting HMGB1 nucleocytoplasmic translocation. A Representative immunoblot images and B quantitation of nuclear HMGB1, cytoplasmic HMGB1, ATG5, LC3B II, LAMP2, occludin and ZO-1 expression in bEnd.3 cells from Control, OGD/R and OGD/R + ATG5 siRNA groups. Histone H3 and β-actin were used as the protein loading control. The images of western blotting data derived from triplicate blots conducted as three independent experiments. C Representative immunofluorescence images of HMGB1 localization in bEnd.3 cells from Control, OGD/R and OGD/R + ATG5 siRNA groups. HMGB1 (green), nuclei stained with DAPI (blue). Scale bar = 50 μm. D Quantification of nuclear and cytoplasmic HMGB1 signals. Nuclear HMGB1 was defined as HMGB1 signal overlapping with DAPI, and cytoplasmic HMGB1 as non-overlapping HMGB1 signal. E Representative images of tube formation assay and F quantitative analysis of total tube length. Scale bar = 100 μm. G Representative images of transwell migration assay and H quantitative analysis of migration cells. Scale bar = 100 μm. I Representative immunoblot images and J quantitation of nuclear HMGB1, cytoplasmic HMGB1, ATG5, LC3B II, LAMP2, occludin and ZO-1 expression in cerebral microvessels of mice from Sham, CA/CPR and CA/CPR + shATG5 groups at 24 h after ROSC. Histone H3 and β-actin were used as the protein loading control. The images of western blotting data derived from triplicate blots conducted as three independent experiments. K Representative immunofluorescence images of occludin and CD31 co-staining in brain sections at 24 h after ROSC and L Representative immunofluorescence images of ZO-1 and CD31 co-staining in brain sections at 24 h after ROSC and M quantification of occludin and CD31 merged area. Scale bars: main panel = 20 μm; zoom-in = 10 μm. N quantification of ZO-1 and CD31 merged area. Scale bars: main panel = 20 μm; zoom-in = 10 μm. O BBB permeability evaluated using EB at 24 h after ROSC. P Brain water content of mice at 24 h after ROSC
Article Snippet: For detection of ATG5 in the HMGB1-immunoprecipitated complexes, a mouse anti-ATG5 primary antibody (Mouse, 66744-1-Ig, RRID: AB_2882092, Proteintech) was used, followed by an HRP-conjugated anti-mouse secondary antibody.
Techniques: Inhibition, Translocation Assay, Western Blot, Quantitation Assay, Expressing, Control, Derivative Assay, Immunofluorescence, Staining, Tube Formation Assay, Transwell Migration Assay, Migration, Permeability