Journal: Frontiers in Pharmacology
Article Title: Nitazoxanide mitigates methotrexate hepatotoxicity in rats: role in inhibiting apoptosis and regulating endoplasmic reticulum stress
doi: 10.3389/fphar.2024.1491249
Figure Lengend Snippet: Effect of 10 days administration of nitazoxanide (NTZ-100 and NTZ-200) at 100 and 200 mg/kg, respectively, N-acetylcysteine (NAC) at 500 mg/kg and 4-Phenylbutyric acid (4-PBA) on hepatic endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress. Hepatic ER-stress is expressed by hepatic levels of stress sensor protein, inositol-requiring enzyme 1 IRE1, (A) , and hepatic mRNA expression of PERK, (B) , GRP78, (C) , ATF4, (D) , and C/EBP homologous protein CHOP-10, (E) . Data are means ± SEM. * Vs. CTRL; # Vs. MTX group; ¥ Vs. NTZ-100 group, p < 0.05.
Article Snippet: The membrane was blocked in tris-buffered saline with Tween 20 (TBST) and 3% bovine serum albumin (BSA) at room temperature for 1 h. The blots were probed with the primary antibodies specific for phosphorylated PERK and CHOP (Thermo Fischer Scientific Inc.) at 4°C overnight, then the blots were rinsed 3–5 times for 5 min with TBST and incubated with the horseradish peroxidase (HRP)-conjugated anti-rabbit IgG Secondary Antibody (Thermo Fischer Scientific Inc.) against the blotted target protein for 1 h at room temperature.
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