Journal: International Dental Journal
Article Title: MZB1 Drives Periodontitis via ER Stress-Mediated Inflammation and Osteogenic Differentiation
doi: 10.1016/j.identj.2026.109452
Figure Lengend Snippet: Knockdown of MZB1 alleviates LPS-induced ER stress and apoptosis in PDLSCs. (A) Western blot chemiluminescence imaging of endoplasmic reticulum stress-related proteins, including p-PERK, ATF4, CHOP, and GPR78, in PDLSCs cells under LPS treatment. (B) Quantitative analysis of protein band intensities for p-PERK, ATF4, CHOP, and GRP78, normalised to β-Actin (N=3). (C) Flow cytometric analysis of apoptosis using Annexin V-PE and 7-AAD staining. (D) Quantification of apoptosis rates based on flow cytometry results (N = 3). (E) Western blot chemiluminescence imaging of apoptosis-related proteins BCL-2 and BAX in PDLSCs cells under LPS treatment. (F) Quantitative analysis of BCL-2 and BAX protein expression normalised to β-Actin (N=3).
Article Snippet: The specific MZB1 siRNA sequences were as follows: shRNA-1: 5’-GATGAAGAGAAGTACGCATCC-3’; shRNA-2: 5’-GCGAAGAGCAGAGGCTAA TCT-3’; shRNA-3: 5’-GCAGTCCTATGGAGTCCAAGA-3’ (Shanghai Genechem Co., Ltd., China).
Techniques: Knockdown, Western Blot, Imaging, Staining, Flow Cytometry, Expressing