Journal: Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience
Article Title: Caffeine improves mitochondrial dysfunction in the white matter of neonatal rats with hypoxia-ischemia through deacetylation: a proteomic analysis of lysine acetylation
doi: 10.3389/fnmol.2024.1394886
Figure Lengend Snippet: Caffeine deacetylated Mapt through SIRT2 after hypoxia-ischemia-induced WMD in neonatal rats. (A) Western blot detection of Bcl-2, Caspase-3, cytochrome C (Cyt-C) and mitochondrial transcription factor A (TFAM). (B) Analyses of relative Bcl-2, (C) Caspase-3, (D) Cyt-C, and (E) TFAM levels, with β-actin used for normalization. (F) Mapt was immunoprecipitated with anti-acetyl-lysine antibody and analyzed with anti-tau. (G) Analyses of relative total Mapt levels, with β-actin used for normalization. (H) Analyses of relative acetyl-Mapt levels, with Mapt used for normalization. (I) Western blot detection of nuclear Mapt. (J) Analyses of relative nuclear Mapt protein levels, with Lamin B used for normalization. (K) ELISA to determine ATP levels. (L) Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) analysis to determine mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) levels. Levels are normalized against those of glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GADPH) and are expressed as the fold change. (M) Mitochondrial Membrane Potential (MMP) assay. (N) Change rate of MMP. Data is presented as the mean ± standard error of the mean. Statistical analyses involve one-way ANOVA. The artwork with “*” indicate statistically significant differences between groups. * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001. Sham group ( n = 6); HI group ( n = 6); Caffeine group ( n = 6); Caffeine+AK-7 group ( n = 6).
Article Snippet: Furthermore, in the Caffeine+AK-7 group, rats were subjected to treatment with both caffeine and the sirtuin 2 (SIRT2) inhibitor 3-(1-azepanylsulfonyl)-N-(3-bromphenyl) benzamide (AK-7) (s591401, Selleck Chemicals, USA).
Techniques: Western Blot, Immunoprecipitation, Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay, Polymerase Chain Reaction, Membrane, Mmp Assay