Journal: Cells
Article Title: Canagliflozin, an Inhibitor of the Na + -Coupled D-Glucose Cotransporter, SGLT2, Inhibits Astrocyte Swelling and Brain Swelling in Cerebral Ischemia.
doi: 10.3390/cells12182221
Figure Lengend Snippet: Figure 3. Slc5a2 mRNA and SGLT2 protein are upregulated in astrocytes following cerebral ischemia. (a–c) Images (a) and quantification (b,c) of RNAscope for Slc5a2 (red) and Aqp4 (green) mRNA in contralateral (Contra) and ipsilateral (Ipsi) brain sections from mice post-MCAo/R (2/6 h); scale bar, 25 µm; data from 3 mice per group; **, p < 0.01. (d) qPCR for Slc5a2 mRNA in astrocytes and neurons isolated from the contralateral (Contra) and ipsilateral (Ipsi) MCA territory of mice following MCAo/R (2/6 h) and uninjured controls (naïve), expressed as fold-change; 5 mice per group; *, p < 0.05. (e) Quantitative immunohistochemistry for SGLT2 expressed within regions of interest determined by NeuN; data from 7 mice per group; ns, not significant. (f,g) Immunoblot (f) and quantification of immunoblot (g) for SGLT2 in astrocytes isolated from the contralateral (Contra) and ipsilateral (Ipsi) MCA territory of mice following MCAo/R (2/6 h) and uninjured controls (naïve), expressed as fold-change; PC, positive control (kidney lysate); β-actin used as a loading control; 3 mice per group.
Article Snippet: The immunoblot of the kidney lysate showed a pair of bands, ~60 and ~65 kDa, with a third band, ~26 kDa, which were absent or minimal in lung lysate and were blocked by pre-absorption of the anti-SGLT2 antibody with the recombinant SGLT2 antigen peptide (#NBP1-92384PEP; Novus Biologicals) (Figure S3a).
Techniques: RNAscope, Isolation, Immunohistochemistry, Western Blot, Positive Control, Control