Journal: International Dental Journal
Article Title: NLRP12 Alleviated Periodontal Destruction via Suppressing Nuclear Factor Kappa-B Signalling Pathway
doi: 10.1016/j.identj.2026.109417
Figure Lengend Snippet: Overexpression of NLRP12 in PDLSCs alleviated the inflammatory responses and promoted periodontal regeneration in periodontitis rats. (A) The timeline demonstrated the experimental procedures. (B) The micro-CT scanning results. (C) Representative images of H&E staining (the black scale bars and white scale bars are 200 and 100 μm, respectively). (D) Representative images of Masson trichrome staining (the black scale bars and white scale bars are 200 and 100 μm, respectively). (E) Cementoenamel junction (CEJ)–alveolar bone crest (ABC) distance. (F) bone volume/total volume (BV/TV). (G) Loss of attachment in H&E staining. (H) Semiquantitative analysis of Masson trichrome staining. (I) Representative immunohistochemical images showing the expression level of inflammatory factor IL-6, IL-8, and IL-10, osteogenic factor COL1, and RUNX2, and TRAP staining showing the number of osteoclasts. Scale bar = 100 μm. (J) Quantitative analysis of IL-6-positive cells, IL-8-positive cells, IL-10-positive cells, COL1-positive cells, and RUNX2-positive cells. (K) Quantitative result of TRAP+ cells. Control group: without treatment. Periodontitis group: ligature-induced experimental periodontitis model. oeNC group: periodontitis group treated with oeNC PDLSCs. oeNLRP12 group: periodontitis group treated with oeNLRP12 PDLSCs. IHC: immunohistochemistry. IOD, integrated option density. The data are presented as mean ± SD ( n = 6 rats per group). *P < .1 , **P < .01 , ***P < .001 , ****P < .0001 .
Article Snippet: After blocking with 10% normal goat serum (Beyotime), sections were covered overnight at 4°C with primary antibodies against IL-6 (#21865-1-AP; Proteintech), IL-8 (#94407; CST), IL-10 (#ab290735; Abcam), COL1 (#12256; CST) and RUNX2 (#8486; CST), then covered with secondary antibodies Goat Anti-Rabbit IgG (Zsbio), and then stained with DAB (Zsbio) for 20 to 60 seconds and counterstained with haematoxylin.
Techniques: Over Expression, Micro-CT, Staining, Immunohistochemical staining, Expressing, Control, Immunohistochemistry