Journal: Antioxidants
Article Title: Iron Chelation Reduces Intracellular Hydroxyl Radicals in Normal Human Dermal Fibroblasts Independently of Aging
doi: 10.3390/antiox14121437
Figure Lengend Snippet: Induction of hydroxyl radicals by hydrogen peroxide and its suppression by iron chelators. ( a ) HPF fluorescence intensity was measured independently three times in young NHDFs exposed to E-MEM supplemented with 0, 5, or 10 μM hydrogen peroxide for 24 h. Fluorescence intensity by hydrogen peroxide concentration is shown in box plots with quartiles. The number of cells measured for hydrogen peroxide concentrations of 0, 5, and 10 μM was 40 cells each. ( b ) Comparison of Ferro Orange fluorescence in young and aged NHDFs. Fluorescence intensity was measured in young and aged NHDFs from the control group, Fe(NO 3 ) 3 group, and Fe(NO 3 ) 3 + DFO group (114 cells per group) ( n = 5) and compared using a box plot. ( c ) Comparison of HPF fluorescence in young and aged NHDFs. Fluorescence intensity was measured in young and aged NHDFs from the control group, Fe(NO 3 ) 3 group, and Fe(NO 3 ) 3 + DFO group (56 cells per group) ( n = 3) and compared using a box plot. In each section, the dark boxes indicate the control group, the dotted boxes indicate the Fe(NO 3 ) 3 group, and the light boxes indicate the Fe(NO 3 ) 3 + DFO group. The boxes with quartiles shown in each section represent the median, 25th percentile, and 75th percentile. The whiskers indicate the upper and lower limits of the maximum values within 1.5 times the interquartile range. Outliers are plotted individually. One-way ANOVA and Tukey’s multiple comparison test were performed. A significance level of p < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. * indicates p < 0.05, and n.s indicates no significant difference.
Article Snippet: To detect intracellular hydroxyl radicals, cells were stained with Hydroxyphenyl Fluorescein (HPF staining kit, Goryo Chemical., Sapporo, Japan) prepared at 50 μM in HBSS(+) for 30 min at 37 °C.
Techniques: Fluorescence, Concentration Assay, Comparison, Control