Journal: Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Article Title: Targeting Notch1-YAP Circuit Reprograms Macrophage Polarization and Alleviates Acute Liver Injury in Mice
doi: 10.1016/j.jcmgh.2023.01.002
Figure Lengend Snippet: YAP activation upregulates JAG1 in macrophages and contributes to Notch1-mediated macrophage polarization in vitro. ( A, B ) BMDMs were transfected with YAP-siRNA or NS-siRNA and stimulated with LPS (100 ng/mL)/IFN-γ (10 ng/mL) for 12 hours. ( A ) Quantitative reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction–assisted detection of Ctgf , JAG1 , Notch1 , and Hes1 . ( B ) Western blot analysis of YAP and JAG1 expression. ( C ) The expression of YAP and JAG1 in BMDMs transfected with pCMV-Flag-YAP plasmid or control vector, as measured by Western blot analysis. ( D ) BMDMs were cotransfected with JAG1-luciferase and pCMV-Flag-YAP vectors, and the luciferase activity was measured after 48 hours. ( E, F ) Notch1 M-KO BMDMs were transfected with pCMV-Flag-YAP plasmid or control vector followed by LPS/IFN-γ stimulation. ( E ) Western blot analysis of Arg1 and iNOS expression in BMDMs. ( F ) Representative immunofluorescence staining of iNOS in BMDMs. Scale bars, 200 μm. Data are presented as the mean ± standard deviation. ∗ P < .05, ∗∗ P < .01.
Article Snippet: F4/80 and Notch1 double-positive macrophages were identified by rat antimouse F4/80 (Bio-Rad, Hercules, CA) and mouse monoclonal antibody Notch1 (Santa Cruz Biotechnology) followed by incubating with secondary Alexa Fluor 488 AffiniPure Goat Anti-Rat IgG (H+L) or Cy3 AffiniPure Goat Anti-Mouse IgG (H+L) (Jackson Immunoresearch), respectively.
Techniques: Activation Assay, In Vitro, Transfection, Reverse Transcription, Polymerase Chain Reaction, Western Blot, Expressing, Plasmid Preparation, Control, Luciferase, Activity Assay, Immunofluorescence, Staining, Standard Deviation