Journal: Materials Today Bio
Article Title: Mesenchymal stem cell-derived small extracellular vesicles-loaded GelMA microspheres enhance diabetic wound healing by promoting M2 macrophage polarization through p38 MAPK inhibition
doi: 10.1016/j.mtbio.2025.102423
Figure Lengend Snippet: MSC-sEVs promoted M2 polarization via inhibition of the p38 MAPK pathway. (A) Heatmap depicting cytokine levels in culture supernatants. (B) Heatmap illustrating the relative inflammatory cytokines levels and (C) Immune response-related genes in different treatment groups. (D) GSEA plots indicating enrichment of key pathway. (E) Venn diagram illustrating the overlap of genes across the pathways, with Mapk14 , Nfkb1 , and Fos identified as common regulators of inflammation and immune responses. (F) Bar graph showing the expression levels of key genes (n = 3). (G) Western blot analysis of p-MAPKAPK2, p-p38, and total p38 protein expression. (H–J) Quantification of (H) p38, (I) p-p38, and (J) p-MAPKAPK2 levels, demonstrating that MSC-sEVs treatment significantly reduces p-p38 and p-MAPKAPK2 levels. Data are presented as mean ± SD (n = 3). ∗ p < 0.05, ∗∗∗ p < 0.001.
Article Snippet: After blocking with 5 % BSA for 1 h at room temperature, membranes were incubated overnight at 4 °C with primary antibodies: CD9 (20597-1-AP, 1:3000, Proteintech, China), CD81 (27855-1-AP, 1:2000, Proteintech, China), Alix (12422-1-AP, 1:10000 Proteintech, China), calnexin (10427-2-AP, Proteintech, China), iNOS (22226-1-AP, 1:1000, Proteintech, China), CD206 (1:1000, 18704-1-AP, Proteintech, China), IL-6 (A0286,1:1000, ABclonal, China), IL-10 (A12255, 1:1000, ABclonal, China), p38 (A5049,1:1000, ABclonal, China), Phospho-p38 MAPK ( PAB43506 -P, 1:1000, Bioswamp, China), Phospho-MAPKAPK2 (AP0588, 1:1000, ABclonal, China) and GAPDH (10494-1-AP, 1:5000, Proteintech, China).
Techniques: Inhibition, Expressing, Western Blot