Journal: Hepatology Communications
Article Title: Hedgehog Signaling Modulates Interleukin‐33‐Dependent Extrahepatic Bile Duct Cell Proliferation in Mice
doi: 10.1002/hep4.1295
Figure Lengend Snippet: HH signaling synergizes with IL‐33 in EHBD hyperplasia. (A) EHBDs from WT mice treated with either Veh or IL‐33 (1 µg/mouse/day for 4 days; necropsy on day 5) were analyzed by immunohistochemistry for ST2 expression (representative images of three samples). (B,C) EHBDs from WT, pCMV‐Shh , and Gli1 lacZ/lacZ mice treated with either Veh or mitogen IL‐33 intraperitoneally, as shown in (B) schema, were (C) examined macroscopically (representative photographs; ruler scale, 1 mm) and (D) histologically with H&E (scale bars, 20 µm; asterisks, BD lumen). (D) BD wall thickness from immunohistochemistry images was measured using ImageJ software and compared among WT, pCMV‐Shh, and Gli1 lacZ/lacZ mice treated with either Veh or IL‐33 (n = 7‐11 animals per group). Results are expressed as mean ± SEM; one‐way ANOVA; * P < 0.05, *** P < 0.001. Abbreviations: i.p., intraperitoneally; ns, not significant.
Article Snippet: Recombinant mouse carrier free IL‐33 (R&D Systems, Minneapolis, MN) was reconstituted at 1 μg/100 μL in sterile phosphate‐buffered saline (PBS).
Techniques: Immunohistochemistry, Expressing, Software