Journal: Arthritis Research & Therapy
Article Title: PARP-1 prevents osteoarthritis pathogenesis by inhibiting apoptosis in chondrocytes: an animal study
doi: 10.1186/s13075-026-03728-7
Figure Lengend Snippet: Genetic or pharmaceutical inhibition of PARP-1 increases apoptosis in primary cultured chondrocytes. a MTT assay was performed to evaluate the effect of CHX and 3-AB on chondrocyte viability ( n = 8). Chondrocytes were treated with CHX (25–100 µM), and 3-AB (100 µM) for 24 h. TUNEL assay was performed in primary cultured chondrocytes treated with CHX (50 µM) and 3-AB (100 µM) ( b ), with quantification results presented ( c , n = 6). Western blot analysis was also performed ( d ). Flow cytometry assay with PI/Annexin V was performed in primary cultured chondrocytes treated with CHX (50 µM) and 3-AB (100 µM) ( e ), with quantification results presented ( f , n = 8). Also, PI/Annexin V assay was performed in primary cultured chondrocytes from WT and PARP-1 KO treated with CHX ( g ), and quantification results were shown ( h , n = 8). TUNEL assay was performed in primary cultured chondrocytes from WT and PARP-1 KO treated with CHX ( i ), and quantification results were shown ( j , n = 6). Protein levels of PAPR-1, PAR, and c-caspase-3 were analyzed by Western blotting ( k ). Inflammasome-related factors, including NLRP3, caspase-1, and IL-1β, were also assessed ( l ). Western blotting data were collected from biological triplicate. All values, derived from the two-tailed Student’s t-test, are expressed as the mean ± standard error of the mean. Abbreviations: MTT, 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide; CHX, cycloheximide; 3-AB, 3-aminobenzamide; TUNEL, terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick end labeling; WT, wild-type; KO, knockout; PARP-1, poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase-1; PAR, poly ADP-ribose; c-caspase-3, cleaved caspase-3; NLRP3, nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain, leucine rich repeat and pyrin domain containing 3; IL-1β, interleukin-1 beta
Article Snippet: Equal amounts of protein (15 μg) were separated by electrophoresis on a 10% sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel at 60 V for 1 h and 45 min, followed by 100 V for 1 h and 15 min. Proteins were then transferred to membranes and incubated overnight at 4 °C with the following primary antibodies: β-actin mouse monoclonal antibody (1:8000; K200058M, Solarbio Life Science, Beijing, China), PARP-1 mouse monoclonal antibody (1:500; SC-74470, Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Dallas, TX, USA), PAR/pADPr mouse monoclonal antibody (1:1000; 4335-MC-100, Bio-techne R&D Systems, Minneapolis, MN, USA), cleaved caspase-3 rabbit monoclonal antibody (1:1000; 9664, Cell Signaling Technology, Danvers, MA, USA), NOD-like receptor protein 3 (NLRP3) rabbit monoclonal antibody (1:1000; 15101, Cell Signaling Technology), caspase-1 rabbit monoclonal antibody (1:1000; 24232, Cell Signaling Technology), IL-1β rabbit monoclonal antibody (1:1000; 12703, Cell Signaling Technology), nuclear factor κB (NF-κB) p65 rabbit monoclonal antibody (1:1000; 8242, Cell Signaling Technology), phospho-nuclear factor κB (NF-κB) rabbit monoclonal antibody (1:1000; 3033, Cell Signaling Technology), C-Jun N-terminal protein kinase (JNK) mouse monoclonal antibody (1:500; SC-7345, Santa Cruz Biotechnology), and phospho-c-JNK mouse monoclonal antibody (1:500; SC-135642, Santa Cruz Biotechnology).
Techniques: Inhibition, Cell Culture, MTT Assay, TUNEL Assay, Western Blot, Flow Cytometry, Annexin V Assay, Derivative Assay, Two Tailed Test, Knock-Out, Binding Assay