Journal: iScience
Article Title: ALKBH5-mediated m 6 A demethylation of HS3ST3B1-IT1 prevents osteoarthritis progression
doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2023.107838
Figure Lengend Snippet: HS3ST3B1-IT1 attenuates OA progression in vivo (A) Schematic diagram illustrating the experimental design. Mice were randomly assigned into three groups: Ctrl+AAV-NC group (n = 7), MIA+AAV-NC group (n = 7), and MIA+ AAV-IT1 group (n = 7). For the induction of OA, mice were given an intra-articular injection of MIA in the knee. One week later, AAVs were administered once per week for 3 consecutive weeks. Six weeks later, mice were euthanized, and the knee joint tissues were separated for the subsequent experiments. (B) Histological sections of cartilage harvested from each group were stained with safranin-O/fast green and toluidine blue staining. Scale bar, 100 μm (n = 4 for each group). (C) The Mankin scoring system was used to evaluate articular cartilage of mice from each group (n = 4). (D) The proliferation of chondrocytes in mouse cartilage tissues was detected using Ki67 immunohistochemistry. Upper panel: representative images of Ki67 staining (scale bar, 100 μm). Inset boxes indicate the areas of the articular cartilage. Lower panel: the percentage of Ki67-positive chondrocytes in mouse articular cartilage of each group (n = 4). (E) Apoptosis of chondrocytes in mouse cartilage tissue was evaluated using the TUNEL assay. Left panel: representative images of TUNEL staining (scale bar, 100 μm). Dotted lines indicate the area of the articular cartilages. Right panel: the quantification of TUNEL-positive cells in the articular cartilages from each group (n = 4). (F) The expressions of COL2A1 and MMP13 in knee articular cartilage were detected by IHC staining (scale bar, 100 μm). Inset boxes indicate the area of articular cartilage (n = 4 for each group). (G) The expression levels of HS3ST3B1-IT1 in the knee articular cartilage were detected by qRT-PCR. Data were presented as the mean ± SD (n = 3). Statistical differences were determined using an unpaired Student’s two-tailed t test (C–-E and G). Saf-O/FG, safranin-O/fast green; TB, toluidine blue staining; AAV, adeno-associated virus; IT1, HS3ST3B1-IT1; MIA, monosodium iodoacetate; NC, negative control; ns, no significant difference.
Article Snippet: Rabbit Polyclonal Anti-COL2A1 , Bioss , Cat# bs-0709R; RRID: AB_10857745.
Techniques: In Vivo, Injection, Staining, Immunohistochemistry, TUNEL Assay, Expressing, Quantitative RT-PCR, Two Tailed Test, Virus, Negative Control