Journal: Microbiology Spectrum
Article Title: Streptococcus suis Serotype 2 Infection Induces Splenomegaly with Splenocyte Apoptosis
doi: 10.1128/spectrum.03210-22
Figure Lengend Snippet: Activation of inflammation signaling pathway and identification of pyrolyzed cells in mouse spleen by S. suis infection. (A) Levels of TLR2, NLRP3, ASC, caspase-1, GSDMD-C, IL-1β, and IL-18 in the mouse spleen at 1, 2, 4, and 7 dpi. Spleen tissues were lysed, and Western blotting was performed. (B) Identification of pyrolyzed cells in mouse spleen by confocal microscopy. Macrophages were stained for F4/80 antibody (purple) and GSDMD-N antibody (red). B cells were stained for CD19 + antibody (green), and nuclei were stained by DAPI (blue); scale bars represent 20 μm. ELISA kits were used to detect levels (picograms per milliliter) of IL-6 (C), IFN-β (D), and TNF-α (E) at 12 hpi, 1, 2, 4, 7, and 10 dpi in spleens. The red squares represent cytokine levels of infected mice, and the black triangles represent cytokine levels of control mice. (F) Levels of p-JNK, p-p38, and NF-κB proteins in the spleen of mice at 1, 2, 4, and 7 dpi. Results are expressed as means ± SD, and significance was determined using one-way ANOVA and the Tukey multiple-comparison test. ***, P < 0.001; **, P < 0.01; n.s., not significant.
Article Snippet: To confirm the types of cells that underwent apoptosis or pyroptosis, spleen sections were stained with different antibodies, including FITC-conjugated rabbit anti-mouse CD3, CD19 antibody (1:50, Southern Biotech), Alexa Fluor 647 rabbit anti-mouse F4/80 antibody (1:50; Abcam, Cambridge, UK), rabbit anti-mouse caspase-3, gasdermin D-N (GSDMD-N) antibody (1:300; Cell Signaling, Danvers, MA, USA), and Alexa Fluor 568-conjugated goat anti-rabbit antibody (1:500; Sigma, Saint Louis, MO, USA).
Techniques: Activation Assay, Infection, Western Blot, Confocal Microscopy, Staining, Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay, Control, Comparison