Journal: PLOS One
Article Title: Genetic ablation of interleukin-17A augments fibrosis in a mouse model of cholestatic liver injury
doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0342251
Figure Lengend Snippet: A. The abundance of total IHL isolated from WT and Il-17a -/- mice is quantified (N = 4-6 per group). B. Total number of IHL isolated from WT and Il-17a -/- mice reared on control or DDC diet is normalized to liver weight (N = 4-6 per group). C. The proportion of CD45 + cells in the IHL as determined by flow cytometry (N = 4-6 per group). D. (Left panel) CD4 + T cells abundance in gated CD45 + immune cells, and (Right panel ) the proportion of LIGHT + cells in the CD4 + T cell fraction (N = 3 per group). E. (Left panel) NK T cell abundance in gated CD45 + immune cells, and (Right panel ) proportion of LIGHT + cells in the NK T cell fraction (N = 4-6 per group). F. LIGHT positivity in CD4 + T cell subsets, Th1, Th2, Th17, and T-reg, was determined by flow cytometry (N = 3 per group). G. WT primary mouse splenocytes when stimulated with PMA/ionomycin or vehicle display (left panel) a similar proportion of CD3 + CD4 + T cells, (middle panel) an increased abundance of IFNγ + CD 4 + T cells and (right panel) an increased proportion of LIGHT + CD4 + T cells (N = 3 per group). H. The expression of pro-fibrogenic genes ACTA2, COL1A1, PDGFRA and CTGF is elevated in primary human hepatic stellate cells when stimulated with recombinant LIGHT (N = 3 per group). * - p < 0.05, ** - p < 0.01, *** - p < 0.005, **** - p < 0.001.
Article Snippet: Cells were rested for 4 hours and stimulated with medium containing vehicle or recombinant human LIGHT (664-LI, R&D systems, Minneapolis, MN) for 72 hours refreshing the medium at 48 hours.
Techniques: Isolation, Control, Flow Cytometry, Expressing, Recombinant