Journal: Cell
Article Title: Type V collagen in scar tissue regulates the size of scar after heart injury
doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2020.06.030
Figure Lengend Snippet: (A) Expression of ECM and myofibroblast genes in Col5a1CKO CFs generated ex vivo (n=6) (B,C) Flow cytometry to determine expression of (B) αvβ3 and (C) αvβ5 integrins on Col5a1CKO CFs (n=6). (D,E) Immunostaining for Vim and (D) αvβ3, (E) αvβ5 in scar tissue at 7 days post-MI (arrows, representative images) (F) Expression of key myofibroblast genes in Col5a1CKO CFs in the presence or absence of cilengitide (n=6). (G) Experimental design to treat animals with daily cilengitide (20mg/kg) (H) EF/FS in control and Col5a1CKO injected with cilengitide or vehicle (*Col5a1CKO+Cilengitide [red dotted line] vs. Col5a1CKO+Veh [red solid line], n=13/CKO+Cilengitide 10/other groups at basal, n=12/CKo+Cilengitide, 6/CKO+Veh, 9/Control+Cilengitide, 7/Control+Veh at 2wks post MI). (I) Representative images of M mode echocardiogram (yellow line indicates end systolic diameter) (J) Masson trichrome staining of mid ventricle at 2 weeks post-MI to show scar size (arrowhead, n=same number at 2 weeks post-MI as above) (K) Quantitation of fibrotic area (n=same number as above) (L) Fraction of Col5a1CKO animals demonstrating mild, moderate and severe fibrosis following PBS or cilengitide infusion (M) Immunostaining for αSMA and Vimentin in hearts of Col5a1CKO receiving PBS or cilengitide and quantitation of the fraction (arrows, representative images, n=10/CKO+Cilengitide, n=6/CKO+Veh, n=6/animals for all other groups). (N) Dot plot representing expression of ECM genes that are upregulated in CFs of Col5a1CKO hearts at 7 days post-MI compared to controls (left panel), the same genes were shown in fibroblasts from Col5a1CKO+Vehicle and Col5a1CKO+Cilengitide samples (right panel). (O) Box plot showing the module scores of 28 genes from (N) in fibroblasts from Col5a1CKO+Veh and Col5a1CKO+Cilengitide. Data shown as mean± S.D., *p<0.05, ns: Not significant.
Article Snippet: Antibodies and probes The following primary antibodies, reagents, or probes were used for immunostaining: rabbit anti-Vimentin (1:100, Abcam, ab45939); mouse anti-smooth muscle actin (1:100, Dako, M0851); anti-cardiac Troponin I (1:100, Abcam, ab47003); mouse anti-integrin αVβ3 (1:50, Abcam, ab7166); mouse integrin αVβ5 (1:20, R&D, MAB2528); Alexa Fluor 594 conjugated WGA (5μg/ml, Invitrogen, {"type":"entrez-nucleotide","attrs":{"text":"W11262","term_id":"1285567","term_text":"W11262"}} W11262 ).
Techniques: Expressing, Generated, Ex Vivo, Flow Cytometry, Immunostaining, Control, Injection, Staining, Quantitation Assay