Journal: Annals of Medicine
Article Title: Corticotropin-releasing hormone inhibits autophagy by suppressing PTEN to promote apoptosis in dermal papilla cells
doi: 10.1080/07853890.2025.2490823
Figure Lengend Snippet: Inhibition of CRH-mediated PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling pathway activation stimulates autophagy and decreases apoptosis. A. Western blot examination of autophagy-related proteins in control (ctrl), CRH-treated and CRH+ast-treated DPCs ( n = 4). B. Western blot examination of apoptosis-related proteins in control, CRH-treated and CRH+rap-treated DPCs ( n = 4). C. TEM images of control (C1), CRH-treated (C2) and CRH+rap-treated (C3) DPCs. Scale bars 500 nm. Nu, nucleus;→, damaged cytomembrane;★, autophagosome;▲, autolysosome. Data are means ± SD. * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001, **** p < 0.0001.
Article Snippet: To inhibit the PI3K/AKT/mTOR signalling pathway, DPCs in the CRH group were treated with rapamycin (Rap, MCE, HY-10219, designated as the CRH+Rap group).
Techniques: Inhibition, Activation Assay, Western Blot, Control