Journal: bioRxiv
Article Title: Altered MicroRNA Signatures in Circulating Extracellular Vesicles Reflect Aortic Dilation in Takayasu Arteritis
doi: 10.1101/2025.09.21.677656
Figure Lengend Snippet: Suppressive role of miR-223-3p in NLRP3 activation (A) Predicted binding site of miR-223-3p in the 3′ UTR of NLRP3 mRNA, identified using TargetScan v8.0 and conserved across multiple mammalian species. (B) Western blot analysis of NLRP3 protein expression in THP-1-derived macrophages transfected with synthetic miR-223-3p mimics. Cells were differentiated with PMA and stimulated with LPS (One-way ANOVA). Data are presented as mean ± SD. Abbreviations: NLRP3, NOD-like receptor family pyrin domain containing 3; PMA, phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate; LPS, lipopolysaccharide; UTR, untranslated region; SD, standard deviation
Article Snippet: Following blocking with 5% skim milk in tris-buffered saline, the membranes were incubated overnight at 4°C with primary antibodies: mouse anti-CD63 (Santa Cruz, sc-5275; 1:500), mouse anti-TSG101 (Santa Cruz, sc-7964; 1:500), rabbit anti-APOA1 (Abcam ab52945; 1:500), mouse anti-ATP5A (Abcam ab14748; 1:500), rabbit anti-NLR family pyrin domain containing 3 (NLRP3) (Cell signaling, 15101S; 1:1000), and mouse anti-GAPDH (Santa Cruz, sc-32233; 1:10000).
Techniques: Activation Assay, Binding Assay, Western Blot, Expressing, Derivative Assay, Transfection, Standard Deviation