Journal: Anesthesiology
Article Title: Transcription-independent induction of ERBB1 through hypoxia-inducible factor HIF2A provides cardio-protection during ischemia and reperfusion
doi: 10.1097/ALN.0000000000003037
Figure Lengend Snippet: (A-C) HIF1A and HIF2A were knocked down in HCM using short hairpin RNAs (shRNA) by lentiviral transfection. shControl HCM were transfected with lentivirus containing an empty vector. A ERBB1 transcript levels in normoxic (Nx) and hypoxic (1% oxygen; Hx) conditions (n≥4 per group). HCM were exposed to normoxia or hypoxia for 16 hours. B ERBB1 protein levels in normoxic (Nx) and hypoxic (Hx) conditions; β-ACTIN was used as a loading control. One representative blot from two independent experiments is shown. C Densitometry of ERBB1 western blots (n≥2 per group). No significant difference was found comparing Nx and Hx conditions in shHIF2A HCM. D ErbB1 transcript levels comparing no ischemia (−I) and ischemia (+I) in the AAR in Myosin Cre+ and Hif2aloxP/loxP Myosin Cre+ mice. Mice underwent no ischemia or 45 minutes of ischemia by total occlusion of the LCA. Heart samples were collected from n≥6 mice per group. One observation was removed as an outlier from the +I group of Hif2aloxP/loxP Myosin Cre+ mice. E ERBB1 protein levels in the AAR comparing no ischemia (−I) and ischemia (+I) in the AAR in Myosin Cre+ and Hif2aloxP/loxP Myosin Cre+ mice; β-ACTIN was used as a loading control. One representative blot from three independent experiments is shown. F Densitometry of ERBB1 western blots (n≥6 per group). *p<0.05, **p<0.01, n.s., nonsignificant. One observation was removed as an outlier from the −I group of Myosin Cre+ mice. Two animals did not survive and were excluded from the −I group of Hif2aloxP/loxP Myosin Cre+ mice. Data are presented as the mean ± SD. (A, C, D, and F) Two-way ANOVA and Bonferroni adjustment for comparisons between Nx and Hx, −I and +I. A total of 42 mice were used in the studies for Figure 3, and four results were excluded from the analysis. A F5,27=0.93, p=0.474 C F5,11=3.68, p=0.033 D F3,24=0.83, p=0.490 F F3,22=8.99, p<0.001
Article Snippet: Proteins were transferred to nitrocellulose membranes by Trans-Blot Turbo system (Cat#1704150, Biorad) and were detected using specific primary antibodies as specified: Human ERBB1 (Cell signaling, Cat#4267; , , , , and ), murine ERBB1 (Abcam, Cat#ab52894; , , and ), RBM4 (Santa Cruz, Cat#sc373852), phosphorylated AKT (Cell signaling, Cat#9271), total AKT (Cell signaling, Cat#9272), β-actin (EMD Millipore, Cat#cp01).
Techniques: shRNA, Transfection, Plasmid Preparation, Western Blot