Journal: CytoJournal
Article Title: 1α, 25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 attenuates tumor necrosis factor-α-induced endothelial cell injury by modulating the tumor necrosis factor-α/nuclear factor kappa-B pathway
doi: 10.25259/Cytojournal_220_2024
Figure Lengend Snippet: Effects of 1α,25-(OH)2D3 on the NF-κB signaling pathway. (a) Effect of NS50 on the expression of TNF-α-induced cell adhesion molecules (Western blotting). (b) Effect of NS50 on the expression of TNF-α-induced cell adhesion molecules (PCR). ✶ denotes P < 0.05 compared with cells treated with the blank control, # denotes P < 0.05 compared with cells treated with TNF-α, & denotes P < 0.05 compared with cells treated with TNF-α and SN50. (c) Effects of 1α,25-(OH)2D3 on NF-κB expression in HUVECs. (d) Effects of 1α,25-(OH)2D3 on NF-κB expression in HUVECs at different intervention times. ✶ denotes P < 0.05 compared with cells treated with the blank, # denotes P < 0.05 compared with cells induced with TNF-α, & denotes P < 0.05 compared with cells treated with 1α,25-(OH)2D3. TNF-α: Tumor necrosis factor-α, VDR-siRNA: Vitamin D receptor siRNA, 1α, 25(OH)2D3: 1α,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3, VCAM-1: Vascular cell adhesion molecule-1, PCR: Polymerase chain reaction, NF-κB: Nuclear factor kappa-B.
Article Snippet: [ ] To block NF-κB signaling, HUVECs were pretreated with the specific NF-κB inhibitor NF-κB SN50 (213546-53-3, MCE, USA) for 1 h and then incubated with 40 ng/mL TNF-α for 24 h. [ ] To assess NF-κB early activation, HUVECs were pretreated with 1α,25-(OH)2D3 for 30 min, followed by incubation with TNF-α for various periods as indicated.
Techniques: Expressing, Western Blot, Control, Polymerase Chain Reaction