Journal: Redox Biology
Article Title: Oxidation of hemoglobin to ferryl hemoglobin contributes to remodeling of the artery wall in abdominal aortic aneurysm
doi: 10.1016/j.redox.2025.103908
Figure Lengend Snippet: Circulating ferryl hemoglobin is detected in the blood of patients diagnosed with ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms, and accumulation of ferryl hemoglobin-positive neutrophils and macrophages in human hemorrhaged aortic aneurysm. ( A ) We developed an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay utilizing monoclonal antibodies against human ferryl hemoglobin (ferrylHb) to measure the concentration of ferrylHb in the serum of patients who were diagnosed with ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) and underwent open vascular surgery as well as in healthy volunteers. Results are shown as mean values. Statistical significance was determined using an unpaired t -test: ∗∗P < 0.01 ( n = 26/healthy donors; n = 40/AAA patients). ( B ) Macroscopic views of a hemorrhaged abdominal aorta with an AAA and a healthy aorta harvested from deceased organ donors are shown. ( C ) Hematoxylin-eosin (H&E), ferrylHb immunohistochemical (IHC), myeloperoxidase (MPO), naphthol AS-D chloroacetate esterase (NASD), and CD163 of abdominal aorta tissues are shown ( n = 5). Quantitative analysis of ferrylHb, MPO, NASD, and CD163 staining of tissue sections was performed using ImageJ software ( n = 5). ∗P < 0.05; ∗∗P < 0.01; ∗∗∗P < 0.001 (unpaired t -test). ND, not detectable. ( D ) Images from the hemorrhagic AAA sections were stained with Hoechst 33,258 to visualize DNA (blue), an anti-ferrylHb antibody coupled with Alexa Fluor 488 to identify ferrylHb (green), and either anti-MPO or anti-carboxypeptidase M (CPM) antibodies conjugated with Alexa Fluor 647 to detect MPO or CPM, respectively (red). ( E and F ) Images from the healthy aorta sections and the hemorrhagic AAA sections were stained with Hoechst 33,258 to visualize DNA (blue), an anti-ferrylHb antibody coupled with Alexa Fluor 488 to identify ferrylHb (green), an anti-CD163 antibody coupled with Alexa Fluor 647 to identify CD163 (red), and either anti-MPO or anti-CD68 antibodies conjugated with Alexa Fluor 568 to detect MPO or CD68, respectively (yellow). All images were captured using a Leica TCS SP8 gated STED-CW nanoscopic system and subsequently deconvolved with Huygens Professional software to enhance image clarity and resolution. The images presented are representative of the findings from five separate samples ( n = 5). Scale bars shown in the images represent 10 μm, 20 μm or 50 μm. Super-resolution images (2D techniques) confirmed the co-localization of ferrylHb and CD163 receptor. Representative image, colocalization rate is the average value ± SD ( n = 4).
Article Snippet: The CD163 protein was detected by incubating the membrane overnight with rabbit anti-human CD163 antibody (Cat. No. 16646-1-AP, Proteintech) at a dilution of 1:500.
Techniques: Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay, Bioprocessing, Concentration Assay, Immunohistochemical staining, Staining, Software