Journal: Molecular Medicine
Article Title: Osthole ameliorates wear particle-induced osteogenic impairment by mitigating endoplasmic reticulum stress via PERK signaling cascade
doi: 10.1186/s10020-024-01034-z
Figure Lengend Snippet: The selective PERK agonist CCT020312 abrogated the protective effects of OST against TiPs-induced osteogenic impairment in vitro. ( A ) Western blots showing the protein levels of PERK, p-PERK, eIF2α, p-eIF2α, and ATF4 in osteoblasts exposed TiPs (50 µg/ml) following treatment with OST (20 µM) or OST combined with CCT020312 (10 µM) for 24 h. ( B ) Representative images of GRP78 immunofluorescence staining (green) in osteoblasts treated as intended. Scale bar, 100 μm. ( C ) Representative images of CHOP immunofluorescence staining (red) in osteoblasts treated as intended. Scale bar, 100 μm. ( D ) Representative images of C-CASP3 immunofluorescence staining (green) in osteoblasts treated as intended, with F-actin labeled in red using phalloidin. Scale bar, 100 μm. ( E ) Western blots showing the protein levels of GRP78, CHOP, and C-CASP3 in osteoblasts treated as intended. ( F ) Representative images of TUNEL staining in osteoblasts treated as intended. Scale bar, 100 μm. ( G-H ) Flow cytometry analysis of apoptosis levels in osteoblasts treated as intended, using Annexin V/PI staining for detection. ( I ) Quantitative analysis of the TUNEL staining results of (F). ( J ) Western blot analysis of the expression of osteogenesis-related proteins (COL1α1, ALP, RUNX2, and OCN) in osteoblasts treated as intended following 3 days of osteogenic induction. ( K ) Representative images of ALP staining of osteoblasts treated as intended following 7 days of osteogenic induction. Scale bar, 5 mm (upper), 500 μm (lower). ( L ) Representative images of ARS staining of osteoblasts treated as intended following 14 days of osteogenic induction. Scale bar, 5 mm (upper), 500 μm (lower). n = 3. The selected images reflect typical examples from each group, closely representing the median degree as per statistical analysis. Data are presented as mean ± SD. One-way ANOVA with Tukey’s post hoc test. ** P < 0.01 versus the Control group. ## P < 0.01 versus the TiPs group. && P < 0.01 versus the TiPs + OST group
Article Snippet: The primary antibodies used for the IHC assay were as follows: anti-osteocalcin (OCN) rabbit IgG (Proteintech, 23418-1-AP), anti-Collagen Type I Alpha 1 (COL1α1) rabbit IgG (Boster, PB0981), anti-GRP78 rabbit IgG (Abcam, ab21685), anti-CHOP rabbit IgG (Affinity, AF6277), anti-OCN mouse IgG (Santa Cruz Biotechnology, sc-390877), anti-C-CASP3 rabbit IgG (Cell Signaling Technology, 9664), anti-phospho-PERK (p-PERK) rabbit IgG (Affinity, DF7576), anti-Phospho-eIF2 alpha (p-eIF2α) rabbit IgG (Affinity, AF3087), anti-ATF4 (Affinity, DF6008).
Techniques: In Vitro, Western Blot, Immunofluorescence, Staining, Labeling, TUNEL Assay, Flow Cytometry, Expressing, Control