Journal: Blood Advances
Article Title: A mouse model characterizes the roles of ZIP8 in systemic iron recycling and lung inflammation and infection
doi: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2022007867
Figure Lengend Snippet: ZIP8 is induced by inflammation in human alveolar epithelial cells. (A) Representative images for IHC for ZIP8 (brown) and SP-C (red; AT2 cells) in normal human lung tissue (n = 2 biological replicates). Images are 10× (left) and 40× (right) original magnification. (B-D) A549 cells (human alveolar epithelial cell line) were serum starved for 24 hours, then treated with 50 ng/mL recombinant human IL-6, IFN-γ, IL-1α, IL-1β, TNFα, or epidermal growth factor for 16 hours. n = 1 to 3 independent experiments. (B) Representative western blot for ZIP8 protein expression. (C) SLC39A8 mRNA levels. (D) ZIP8 siRNA knockdown. (E) 16HBE cells (human bronchiolar epithelial cell line) SLC39A8 mRNA levels after treatment for 16 hours. Graphs depict mean and SD. IFN- γ, interferon gamma; KD, ZIP8 siRNA; NT, nontargeting siRNA; SD, standard deviation.
Article Snippet: For IHC for ZIP8 and SP-C in human lung tissue, antigen retrieval was performed by boiling in Tris-EDTA (10 mM Tris base 1 mM disodium EDTA dihydrate, pH 9.0) for 10 min. IHC was performed using ImmPRESS HRP Goat Anti-Rabbit IgG Polymer Detection Kit, Peroxidase (MP-7451) and ImmPRESS-AP Horse Anti-Mouse IgG Polymer Kit, Alkaline Phosphatase (MP-5402) according to the manufacturer’s instructions, with rabbit anti-ZIP8 rabbit antibody (Sigma HPA038833) and mouse anti-SP-C antibody (Santa Cruz, sc-518029) used as the primary antibody at 200 ng/mL.
Techniques: Recombinant, Western Blot, Expressing, Standard Deviation