Journal: Cell Death Discovery
Article Title: Defective lipid droplet biogenesis exacerbates oleic acid-induced cellular homeostasis disruption and ferroptosis in mouse cardiac endothelial cells
doi: 10.1038/s41420-025-02669-5
Figure Lengend Snippet: MCECs were seeded overnight, and upon reaching full confluence, were treated with the indicated dose of oleic acid (OA) for the specified times. A – D Representative immunofluorescence images of Bodipy staining and plate-read fluorescence intensity quantification showing that OA increased LD formation in a dose- and time-dependent manner. E – I MCECs were pretreated with or without 5 µM DGAT1 inhibitor A-922500 (DGAT1i) or 10 µM DGAT2 inhibitor PF-06424439 (DGAT2i) overnight, followed by treatment with 500 µM OA for 6 h. Representative Bodipy-stained images ( E ) and plate-read fluorescence intensity quantification ( F ) indicated that DGAT1 inhibition blocked OA-induced LD formation. G Plin2 mRNA levels were measured, showing no significant effect of DGAT1 inhibition on transcription. H , I Representative immunoblots and quantification of PLIN2 protein levels demonstrate that DGAT1 inhibition significantly reduces OA-induced PLIN2 expression. Original uncropped WB bands for Fig. 1H were presented in Supplementary Fig. . J – L MCECs were transfected with 20 nM siRNA targeting Dgat1 (si- Dgat1 ) or control siRNA (si- Ctrl ) for 24 h, followed by 500 µM OA treatment for 6 h. Bodipy staining ( J ) and plate-reader fluorescence intensity quantification ( K ) show that Dgat1 knockdown blocked OA-induced LD formation. L Dgat1 mRNA levels confirming successful knockdown. RFU, relative fluorescence unit. Images in A , C , E and J were acquired using a 40× objective and a standard 10× eyepiece (effective ×400 magnification). Scale bar =20 µm. Data in B , D , F , G , and L are shown as fold-changes relative to control (CTRL = 1), whereas I and K are normalized to the OA group (OA = 1). All datasets analyzed by the Kruskal–Wallis test with Dunn’s multiple-comparisons post hoc test ( B , D , F – H , K ) or by the Mann–Whitney test ( L ). * P < 0.05 vs. 0 ( B , D ), CTRL ( F – H ), or si-C ( K , L ); # P < 0.05 vs. OA ( F , I ) or si-C + OA ( K ). n = 4.
Article Snippet: The immortalized mouse cardiac endothelial cells (MCECs) line was purchased from Cedarlane (CLU510).
Techniques: Immunofluorescence, Staining, Fluorescence, Inhibition, Western Blot, Expressing, Transfection, Control, Knockdown, MANN-WHITNEY