Journal: bioRxiv

Article Title: The active secretion of a subunit of IL-12 by tissue cells is regulated by Valosin-Containing Protein and intracellular calcium redistribution

doi: 10.64898/2026.01.28.702376

Figure Lengend Snippet: (A) Percentage of UPR+ 7-AAD-L cells (GFP+ for XBP-1 binding to Unfolded Protein Response Element) after treatment with vehicle (DMSO), 3.12μM ionomycin, or 1.56μM CB-5083 then analyzed with flow cytometry. (B) Luciferase assay of supernatants from p35NL cells pre-treated with PERK inhibitor AMG PERK 44 for 2 hours then stimulated with 3.12 μM ionomycin for 24 hours. (C) Luciferase assay of supernatants from p35NL cells pre-treated with PERK inhibitor AMG PERK 44 for 2 hours then stimulated with 1.56μM CB-5083 for 24 hours. (D) Luciferase assay of supernatants from p35NL cells pre-treated with IRE1 inhibitor MKC8866 for 2 hours then stimulated with 3.12 μM ionomycin for 24 hours. (E) Luciferase assay of supernatants from p35NL cells pre-treated with IRE1 inhibitor MKC8866 for 2 hours then stimulated with 1.56μM CB-5083 for 24 hours. (F) Luciferase assay of supernatants from p35NL cells pre-treated with ATF6 inhibitor Ceapin-A7 for 2 hours then stimulated with 3.12 μM ionomycin for 24 hours. (G) Luciferase assay of supernatants from p35NL cells pre-treated with ATF6 inhibitor Ceapin-A7 for 2 hours then stimulated with 1.56μM CB-5083 for 24 hours. (n=3). Data is represented as raw Relative Luminescence Units (RLUs). Significant changes in luminescence were determined through ordinary one-way ANOVAs of cells stimulated with ionomycin only or CB-5083 only (control). *, p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01; *** p < 0.001; **** p < 0.0001; ns = not significant

Article Snippet: The following inhibitors were used to target specific arms of the UPR response: AMG PERK 44 for PERK, MKC8866 for IRE1α, and Ceapin-A7 for ATF6 (Med Chem Express).

Techniques: Binding Assay, Flow Cytometry, Luciferase, Control

Journal: Neural Regeneration Research

Article Title: Neuroserpin alleviates cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury by suppressing ischemia-induced endoplasmic reticulum stress

doi: 10.4103/NRR.NRR-D-24-00044

Figure Lengend Snippet: OGD/R induces early activation of ER stress sensors followed by apoptosis in cultured cortical neurons, which is ameliorated by ER stress inhibitors. (A) Schematic representation of the timeline of the experimental procedures. Cortical neurons (7 DIV) were cultured in normal conditions (Control group) or exposed to oxygen/glucose deprivation for 4 hours followed by reperfusion (OGD/R group). Cell lysates were collected at various time points for Western blotting, and cell viability was evaluated after 24 hours reperfusion. (B) The cell viability of primary cortical neurons after OGD/R 24 hours was detected by MTT assay. Cortical neurons (7 DIV) under standard culture conditions were used as the control group ( n = 3). ** P < 0.01, vs. control, unpaired t -test. (C) Cell lysates from the OGD/R group were collected at different time points (0–24 hours) after reperfusion. For the control group, cell lysates were collected at the same time corresponding to 0 hours reperfusion of OGD/R group. Levels of ER stress sensors, protein synthesis, and apoptosis-related proteins were examined by western blot analysis. (D–K) Quantifications of the normalized levels of p-PERK/PERK (D, n = 4), p-eIF2α/eIF2α (E, n = 3), p-IRE1/IRE1 (F, n = 3), ATF6 (G, n = 3), puromycin (H, n = 3), ATF4 (I, n = 3), CHOP (J, n = 3), and cleaved-caspase-3 (K, n = 3). GAPDH and α-tubulin served as the loading control. * P < 0.05, ** P < 0.01, *** P < 0.001, **** P < 0.0001, vs . control, one-way analysis of variance followed by Dunnett’s multiple comparison test. (L) A schematic illustration of the application of ER stress inhibitors, sodium 4-PBA or Sal, to neurons 1 hour before OGD and during OGD (−5 to 0 hours). (M, N) MTT assay was performed to evaluate cell viability of neurons treated with 4-PBA or Sal ( n = 3). **** P < 0.0001, OGD/R vs. control; # P < 0.05, ## P < 0.01, 4-PBA (50 or 100 µM) or Sal (25 or 100 µM) vs. OGD/R, unpaired t -test. Data are shown as mean ± SEM. 4-PBA: Sodium 4-phenylbutyrate; ATF: activating transcription factor; CHOP: CCAAT/enhancer binding protein homologous protein; C-Casp-3: cleaved-caspase-3; DIV: day in vitro ; eIF2α: eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2α; ER: endoplasmic reticulum; GAPDH: glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase; IRE1: inositol requiring enzyme 1; MTT: 3-(4,5-Dimethyl-2-thiazolyl)-2,5-diphenyl-2H-tetrazolium bromide; OGD: oxygen-glucose deprivation; OGD/R: oxygen-glucose deprivation/reperfusion; p-: phosphorylated-; PERK: double-stranded RNA-activated protein kinase-like ER kinase; Sal: salubrinal.

Article Snippet: The following primary antibodies were used (with an overnight incubation at 4°C): neuroserpin (mouse, 1:1000; Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Cat# sc-48360, RRID: AB_628245), phosphorylated-PERK (p-PERK, rabbit, 1:1000, Cell Signaling Technology, Danvers, MA, USA, Cat# 3179S, RRID: AB_2095853), PERK (rabbit, 1:1000, Cell Signaling Technology, Cat# 3192S, RRID: AB_2095847), phosphorylated-eIF2α (p-eIF2α, rabbit, 1:1000, Cell Signaling Technology, Cat# 3398S, RRID: AB_2096481), eIF2α (rabbit, 1:1000, Cell Signaling Technology, Cat# 9722S, RRID: AB_2230924), phosphorylated-IRE1 (p-IRE1, rabbit, 1:1000, Abcam, Cat# ab48187, RRID: AB_873899), IRE1 (rabbit, 1:1000, Abcam, Cat# ab37037, RRID: AB_775780), ATF6 (rabbit, 1:1000, Abcam, Cat# ab203119, RRID: AB_2650448), ATF4 (rabbit, 1:1000; Cell Signaling Technology, Cat# 11815S, RRID: AB_2616025), CHOP (rabbit, 1:1000, Cell Signaling Technology, Cat# 2895S, RRID: AB_2089254), Cleaved caspase-3 (rabbit, 1:1000, Cell Signaling Technology, Cat# 9664S, RRID: AB_2070042), glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH, rabbit, 1:2000, Proteintech, Rosemont, IL, USA, Cat# 10494-1-AP, RRID: AB_2263076), and α-tubulin (mouse, 1:2000, Sigma-Aldrich, St. Louis, MO, USA, Cat# T8578, RRID: AB_184122).

Techniques: Activation Assay, Cell Culture, Control, Western Blot, MTT Assay, Comparison, Binding Assay, In Vitro

Journal: Neural Regeneration Research

Article Title: Neuroserpin alleviates cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury by suppressing ischemia-induced endoplasmic reticulum stress

doi: 10.4103/NRR.NRR-D-24-00044

Figure Lengend Snippet: Neuroserpin inhibits ER stress–mediated signaling transduction induced by OGD/R. (A) Schematic representation of the timing of the experimental procedures. Neuroserpin (NSP; 20 ng/mL) was added to cortical neurons (7 DIV) 4 hours before OGD and during OGD, followed by reperfusion. Cell lysates were collected at the indicated time points of reperfusion for the examination of ER stress signaling molecules. (B) Representative western blots showing phosphorylated and total levels of ER stress sensors and apoptosis-related proteins. (C) Representative western blots showing levels of puromycin. (D–K) Quantitative analysis of the normalized p-PERK/PERK (D, n = 3), p-eIF2α/eIF2α (E, n = 3), p-IRE1/IRE1 (F, n = 3), ATF6 (G, n = 3), puromycin (H, n = 3), ATF4 (I, n = 5), CHOP (J, n = 5), and cleaved-caspase-3 (K, n = 4). GAPDH and α-tubulin were used as loading controls. ** P < 0.01, *** P < 0.001, OGD/R vs . control; # P < 0.05, ## P < 0.01, OGD/R + NSP vs . OGD/R, unpaired t -test. Data are shown as mean ± SEM. ATF: Activating transcription factor; CHOP: CCAAT/enhancer binding protein homologous protein; C-Casp-3: cleaved-caspase-3; DIV: day in vitro ; eIF2α: eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2α; ER: endoplasmic reticulum; GAPDH: glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase; IRE1: inositol requiring enzyme 1; i.c.v.: intracerebroventricular; NSP: neuroserpin; OGD: oxygen-glucose deprivation; OGD/R: oxygen-glucose deprivation/reperfusion; p-: phosphorylated-; PERK: double-stranded RNA-activated protein kinase-like ER kinase.

Article Snippet: The following primary antibodies were used (with an overnight incubation at 4°C): neuroserpin (mouse, 1:1000; Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Cat# sc-48360, RRID: AB_628245), phosphorylated-PERK (p-PERK, rabbit, 1:1000, Cell Signaling Technology, Danvers, MA, USA, Cat# 3179S, RRID: AB_2095853), PERK (rabbit, 1:1000, Cell Signaling Technology, Cat# 3192S, RRID: AB_2095847), phosphorylated-eIF2α (p-eIF2α, rabbit, 1:1000, Cell Signaling Technology, Cat# 3398S, RRID: AB_2096481), eIF2α (rabbit, 1:1000, Cell Signaling Technology, Cat# 9722S, RRID: AB_2230924), phosphorylated-IRE1 (p-IRE1, rabbit, 1:1000, Abcam, Cat# ab48187, RRID: AB_873899), IRE1 (rabbit, 1:1000, Abcam, Cat# ab37037, RRID: AB_775780), ATF6 (rabbit, 1:1000, Abcam, Cat# ab203119, RRID: AB_2650448), ATF4 (rabbit, 1:1000; Cell Signaling Technology, Cat# 11815S, RRID: AB_2616025), CHOP (rabbit, 1:1000, Cell Signaling Technology, Cat# 2895S, RRID: AB_2089254), Cleaved caspase-3 (rabbit, 1:1000, Cell Signaling Technology, Cat# 9664S, RRID: AB_2070042), glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH, rabbit, 1:2000, Proteintech, Rosemont, IL, USA, Cat# 10494-1-AP, RRID: AB_2263076), and α-tubulin (mouse, 1:2000, Sigma-Aldrich, St. Louis, MO, USA, Cat# T8578, RRID: AB_184122).

Techniques: Transduction, Western Blot, Control, Binding Assay, In Vitro