Journal: Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
Article Title: Necroptosis in Macrophage Foam Cells Promotes Fat Graft Fibrosis in Mice
doi: 10.3389/fcell.2021.651360
Figure Lengend Snippet: Blockade of necroptosis alleviates fat graft fibrosis. (A) Illustration of the animal model. Fat grafting model mice were administered Nec-1 or vehicle. (B) Macroscopic views of harvested fat tissue. (C) The retention volume of the fat grafts over time. (D–F) Western blot analyses of MLKL, pMLKL, RIPK3, and pRIPK3 in vivo . (G) The gene expression level of the cytokines TNF-α and IL-6 and the chemokines MCP-1 and MIP-2 in fat grafts. (H) Representative Masson’s trichrome staining of fat tissue at week 16 after grafting in the different groups. (I) Representative Sirius red staining of fat tissue at week 16 after grafting in the different groups. (J–L) Quantification of the areas positive for Masson’s trichrome (J) , collagen I (K) , and collagen VI (L) staining in fat tissue at week 16 after grafting in the different groups. Scale bars = 50 μm. Data are presented as the mean ± SD. # P < 0.05, ## P < 0.01 compared with the control group. (M) TEM analyses of the ultrastructure of MFCs in fat tissue at week 16 after grafting in the different groups. N, nucleus; LD, lipid droplet; PS, pseudopodia; M, mitochondria; RER, rough endoplasmic reticulum; Go, golgiosome; Lys, lysosome; and Red arrowheads indicated the damaged plasma membrane.
Article Snippet: Primary antibodies against pRIPK3, RIPK3, pMLKL, and MLKL from a Mouse Reactive Necroptosis Antibody Sampler Kit (Cell Signaling Technology) were used.
Techniques: Animal Model, Western Blot, In Vivo, Gene Expression, Staining, Control, Clinical Proteomics, Membrane