Journal: Inflammation
Article Title: Interleukin-33 Promotes Neutrophil Extracellular Trap Formation To Aggravate Renal Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury Through ST2/PI3K/Akt and ST2/PAD4 Pathways
doi: 10.1007/s10753-025-02364-8
Figure Lengend Snippet: IL-33 induced NET formation via ST2/PI3K/Akt and ST2/PAD4 signaling pathways. Mouse bone marrow-derived neutrophils were treated with PBS or rIL-33 (100ng/mL) for 4 h, followed by RNA sequencing ( n = 3). ( A - B ) Volcano plot ( A ) and heatmap ( B ) showing differential gene expression between PBS and rIL-33 groups. ( C ) GO enrichment analysis of DEGs. ( D ) KEGG pathway enrichment analysis of DEGs. Bone marrow-derived neutrophils from WT and ST2 KO mice were treated with PBS or rIL-33 (100ng/mL) for 4 h. The production of MPO-DNA ( E ) and citH3 ( F ) in the cell culture medium of ST2 KO neutrophils treated with IL-33 was markedly decreased relative to the IL-33-treated WT neutrophils ( n = 3). ( G ) Confocal microscopy was conducted to examine NET formation (co-localization of DAPI, MPO and citH3) in each group. ( H - I ) The expression of PI3K, p-PI3K, Akt, p-Akt and citH3 in WT and ST2 KO neutrophils stimulated by rIL-33 as determined by Western blot ( n = 3). ( J - K ) WT neutrophils were treated with 10µM LY294002 (PI3K inhibitor) or 10µM MK2206 (Akt inhibitor) for 24 h, and 100ng/mL rIL-33 was added on the 20th h to stimulate WT neutrophils for 4 h. The expression of PI3K, p-PI3K, Akt, p-Akt and citH3 in neutrophils was determined by Western blot ( n = 3). ( L ) Gene expression of Padi1, Padi2, Padi4 and Padi6 in neutrophils stimulated with rIL-33 ( n = 3). The gene expression data were expressed as log 2 (FPKM + 1). ( M - N ) PAD4 protein expression levels and quantitative analysis in WT and ST2 KO neutrophils treated with rIL-33 were quantified by Western blots ( n = 3). ( O - P ) WT neutrophils were pretreated with GSK484 (PAD4 inhibitor) for 30 min after treatment with 100ng/mL rIL-33 for 4 h. The protein expression of citH3 in neutrophils was determined by Western blot ( n = 3). ns no significance, * P < 0.05, ** P < 0.01, *** P < 0.001
Article Snippet: Mice were intraperitoneally injected with recombinant IL-33 (rIL-33) (10ug per mouse, MedChemExpress, America) or PBS immediately following exposure to renal ischemia.
Techniques: Protein-Protein interactions, Derivative Assay, RNA Sequencing, Gene Expression, Cell Culture, Confocal Microscopy, Expressing, Western Blot