Journal: Veterinary Research
Article Title: Outer membrane vesicles secreted by avian pathogenic Escherichia coli promote its survival within macrophages and systemic infection by inducing endoplasmic reticulum stress-mediated autophagy flux blockade
doi: 10.1186/s13567-025-01679-6
Figure Lengend Snippet: APEC OMVs induce ERS in HD11 cells to evade immune clearance by macrophages . Transmission electron microscopy shows ER network expansion and swelling in HD11 cells treated with WT, WTΔ ypjA , or OMVs. The data represent one of three independent experiments. Scale bar, 2 μm. B OMVs colocalized with ER. DiO-OMVs were incubated with HD11 cells at 37 °C for 6 h, the ER was labeled with ER-Tracker Red, and laser confocal microscopy imaging was performed. The data represent one of three independent experiments. Scale bar, 7.5 μm. Colocalization scatter plot was generated using ImageJ software and GraphPad Prism 8. C HD11 cells were treated with 50–200 µg/mL OMVs for 6 h, and the relative mRNA level of GRP78/BiP was determined by qPCR. ( n = 3) D HD11 cells were treated with OMVs (100 µg/mL) for 0–9 h, and the relative mRNA level of GRP78/BiP was determined by qPCR. ( n = 3) E , F HD11 cells were treated with OMVs (100 µg/mL) for 0–9 h, and western blot was used to detect the expression of GRP78/BiP protein in cell lysates and gray value analysis was performed using ImageJ software ( F ). ( n = 3) G Cell viability of HD11 cells treated with OMVs (200 µg/mL) for 12 h was detected by CCK-8 in the absence or presence of 4-PBA (2 mM). ( n = 3) H , I Intracellular survival of HD11 cells infected with WT at MOI = 100 in the absence or presence of 4-PBA (2 mM). Square culture plates showed 1/ 100 of the bacterial load. ( n = 3). n represents three biological replicates; data points indicate independent culture systems. Bar charts display mean ± standard error of the mean (SEM). Data were analyzed using Student’s t -test and two-way ANOVA with Sidak correction. (* p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001).
Article Snippet: Rabbit anti-GRP78/BiP polyclonal antibody , Abmart, Shanghai, China , 1:5000.
Techniques: Transmission Assay, Electron Microscopy, Incubation, Labeling, Confocal Microscopy, Imaging, Generated, Software, Western Blot, Expressing, CCK-8 Assay, Infection