Journal: Journal of Nanobiotechnology
Article Title: Lyophilized apoptotic vesicles restore DNA damage and mitochondria dysfunction to ameliorate radiation enteritis
doi: 10.1186/s12951-025-03592-8
Figure Lengend Snippet: Lpl-apoVs alleviate cell radiation injury after internalized by intestinal epithelial cells (IECs). ( A ) Time-dependent ex vivo fluorescence images of colon and cecum dissected after sacrificing the mice. ( B ) Representative images of intestinal slices from mice after enema administration of PKH26-Lpl-apoVs for 1 h. Scale bars, 50 μm for lower magnification, 5 μm for higher magnification. ( C ) Immunofluorescence images of Caco-2 cells after co-culture with PKH26-Lpl-apoVs for 24 h. Scale bars, 20 μm for lower magnification, 2 μm for higher magnification. ( D ) Immunofluorescence images and quantitative analysis of Caco-2 cells from control, irradiated, and Lpl-apoVs-treated groups, stained with γH2AX showing radiation-induced DNA damage ( n = 50). Scale bars, 5 μm. ( E ) Western blot analysis of protein levels related to DNA damage in Caco-2 cells from control, irradiated, and Lpl-apoVs-treated groups. ( F ) Flow cytometry analysis showing the reactive oxygen species (ROS) in Caco-2 cells from control, irradiated, and Lpl-apoVs-treated groups. ( G-H ) Immunofluorescence images ( G ) and Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) images ( H ) showing mitochondria morphology damage in Caco-2 cells from control, irradiated, and Lpl-apoVs-treated groups. Scale bars, 10 μm and 2 μm for lower magnification, 5 μm and 250 nm for higher magnification. ( I ) Immunofluorescence images showing mitochondria condition in Caco-2 cells from control, irradiated, and Lpl-apoVs-treated groups. JC-10 aggregates (red fluorescence) indicated healthy mitochondria and JC-10 monomers (green fluorescence) indicated depolarized mitochondria. Scale bars, 200 μm. Graph bars show the mean ± SD. *** p < 0.001
Article Snippet: Anti-rabbit γH2AX (9718 S), anti-rabbit Annexin V (8555s), anti-rabbit Ku70 (4588 S), anti-mouse PCNA (2586 S), anti-rabbit PARP (9532 S), anti-rabbit calreticulin (12238 S) and anti-mouse P53 (2524 S) were purchased from Cell Signaling Technology (Danvers, MA, USA).
Techniques: Ex Vivo, Fluorescence, Immunofluorescence, Co-Culture Assay, Control, Irradiation, Staining, Western Blot, Flow Cytometry, Transmission Assay, Electron Microscopy