Journal: Nature Communications
Article Title: Adipocyte CLDN5 promotes thermogenesis and energy expenditure through regulation of IL10 expression
doi: 10.1038/s41467-025-61371-3
Figure Lengend Snippet: a , b Schematic of experimental design in Cldn5 flox/flox ; Fabp4 -Cre mice, with in situ BAT ( a ) or iWAT ( b ) injections of Il10ra siRNA (si- Il10ra ) or control siRNA (si- Ctrl ), maintained at 4 °C for 7 days. c – g Analysis in BAT after siRNA injections: qRT-PCR analysis of Il10ra ( c , n = 5), Western blot analysis with densitometric quantification of PGC1α, IL10Rα, and UCP1 ( d , n = 3), qRT-PCR analysis of IL10 target genes ( e , n = 5), HE staining with lipid droplet size quantification ( f , n = 5), and rectal temperature ( g , n = 7 for si- Ctrl , n = 9 for si- Il10ra ). h - l Analysis in iWAT after siRNA injections: qRT-PCR analysis of Il10ra ( h , n = 5), Western blot with densitometric quantification analyses of PGC1α, IL10Rα, and UCP1 ( i , n = 3), qRT-PCR analyses of IL10 target genes ( j , n = 5), HE staining with lipid droplet size quantification ( k , n = 5), and rectal temperature ( l , n = 5 for si- Ctrl , n = 7 for si- Il10ra ). m, n Schematic of experimental design in Cldn5 flox/flox ; Fabp4 -Cre mice, with in situ BAT ( m ) or iWAT ( n ) injections of AAV-sh- Ctrl or AAV-sh- Il10 , housed for 3 weeks before 7 days at 4 °C. o - s Analysis in BAT AAV-injected mice: qRT-PCR analysis of Il10 in BAT, liver, and muscle ( o , n = 6), Western blot analysis with densitometric quantification of IL10, PGC1α, and UCP1 ( p , n = 3), qRT-PCR analysis of IL10 target genes ( q , n = 6), HE staining with lipid droplet size quantification ( r , n = 5), rectal temperature ( s , n = 10). t –x Analysis in iWAT AAV-injected mice: qRT-PCR analysis of Il10 in iWAT, liver, and muscle ( t , n = 6), Western blot analysis with densitometric quantification of IL10, PGC1α, and UCP1 ( u , n = 3), qRT-PCR analysis of IL10 target genes in iWAT ( v , n = 6 for AAV-sh- Ctrl , n = 7 for AAV-sh- Il10 ), HE staining with lipid droplet size quantification ( w , n = 5), and rectal temperature ( x , n = 10). Data are expressed as the mean ± SEM. Statistical analyses were performed using two-sided unpaired t test. Source data are provided as a Source Data file. Panels a and m were created in BioRender . Panels b and n were created in BioRender .
Article Snippet: 10-week-old wild-type mice were randomly allocated into four experimental groups and received bilateral, multi-point injections of either PBS (vehicle control) or recombinant mouse IL10 (SinoBiological, 50245-MNAE) at doses of 50, 250, or 500 ng in 40 μL PBS into the interscapular BAT or bilateral iWAT depots.
Techniques: In Situ, Control, Quantitative RT-PCR, Western Blot, Staining, Injection