Journal: Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience
Article Title: Galectin-3 shapes microglial phenotype through endogenous and exogenous mechanisms
doi: 10.3389/fncel.2025.1729776
Figure Lengend Snippet: Analysis of microglial activation markers and inflammatory pathways under endogenous and exogenous galectin-3 modulation. (a) Flow cytometry analysis of BV2 WT and Gal3KO cells after Gal3 24 h pretreatment (preGal3) by CD11b and CD45 surface markers. 20,000 events were analyzed. Gating strategy is shown in . n = 3 per Control group and n = 4 per preGal3 group. (b) Quantification of median fluorescence intensity (MFI) of CD45 surface marker. (c) Quantification of MFI of CD11b surface marker. (d) Representative immunofluorescence images of NOX2 subunit p47phox. Scale bars, 20 μm. (e) Quantification of total p47phox content within BV2 cells. n = 4 per group. (f) TNFα concentration in cell medium measured by Mesoscale using a V-PLEX panel. TNFα was detected within the detection range consistently throughout all samples. n = 4 per group. (g) Representative Western blot images of BV2 WT and Gal3KO protein lysates. (h) Western blot quantification of TREM2, TLR4 and Clec7a expressed as the ratio divided by Actin. n = 3–4 per group. (i) Clec7a ELISA quantification. n = 5 per group. (j) Representative immunofluorescence images of phosphorylated Syk (pSyk). Scale bars, 20 μm. (k) Quantification of total pSyk content within BV2 cells. n = 4 per group. Data are shown as individual replicates with mean ±SEM (each experimental replicate corresponds to an independent culture performed from a different cell passage). In (b,c,e,f,h,i,k) , two-way ANOVA with Tukey’s multiple comparisons was performed and significant ANOVA differences are shown. p -values are expressed with 3 decimals.
Article Snippet: Primary antibodies used: TOM20 (1:500, rabbit, Proteintech, Cat: 11802-1-AP), NDUFB8 (1:250, mouse, Abcam, Cat: ab110242), p47phox (1:100, mouse, Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Cat: sc-17844), p22phox (1:100, rabbit, Abcam, Cat: ab75941), pSyk (1:250, rabbit, Cell Signaling, Cat: 2717S).
Techniques: Activation Assay, Flow Cytometry, Control, Fluorescence, Marker, Immunofluorescence, Concentration Assay, Western Blot, Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay