Journal: Liver International
Article Title: Hypoxia‐inducible factor 2α drives hepatosteatosis through the fatty acid translocase CD36
doi: 10.1111/liv.14519
Figure Lengend Snippet: Lack of HIF2α reverts Vhl inactivation‐induced NASH. A, Hepatic Vhl and Hif2a mRNA levels. B, Representative 10X images of haematoxylin/eosin (H&E) staining. Scale bar 100 µm. C, NAFLD activity score, steatosis grade, lobular inflammation and hepatocellular ballooning grade. D, Representative 20X images of Oil Red O (ORO) staining, and its quantification. Scale bar 100 µm. E, Hepatic Epo , Pgk1 and Cd36 mRNA levels. Experimental groups: Control, Vhl f/f ‐deficient mice and Vhl f/f Hif2α f/f ‐deficient mice (n = 6‐8 animals/group). * P < .05, ** P < .01 and *** P < .005, Vhl f/f or Vhl f/f Hif2α f/f ‐deficient vs Control mice; # P < .05, ## P < .01 and ### P < .005, Vhl f/f Hif2α f/f vs Vhl f/f ‐deficient mice
Article Snippet: Paraffin‐embedded liver biopsy sections (4 μm thick) were immunostained with a primary rabbit antibody against HIF2α (ab199, Abcam) or CD36 (NB400‐144, Novus) diluted to 1:50 and 1:200 respectively, using the DAKO EnVisionTM+ System (DAKO, Glostrup, Denmark) as described by the manufacturer.
Techniques: Staining, Activity Assay, Control