Journal: Communications Biology
Article Title: Piezo1 promotes vibration-induced vascular smooth muscle injury by regulating the NF-κB/p65 axis
doi: 10.1038/s42003-025-07524-y
Figure Lengend Snippet: a Changes in chemokine levels in culture supernatants of HUASMCs after exposure to 0 h, 1 h, 2 h, 3 h, or 4 h of vibration. b Changes in chemokine levels in cell lysates of HUASMC after exposure to 0 h, 1 h, 2 h, 3 h, or 4 h of vibration. c HUASMCs were transfected by si -NC, si-p65-001 , si- p65-002 and si- p65-003 after 48 h, p65 was measured by qRT-PCR ( n = 3). p65 was measured by western blotting after being transfected by si-p65-001 . d Ca 2+ levels in HUASMCs were measured by flow cytometry of the NC-Static group, NC-Vibration group, si-p65 -Static group, and si-p65 -Vibration group. Ca 2+ levels are indicated by the mean fluorescence intensity ( n = 3). e Representative images of western blot of Piezo1, NF-κB/p65, p53, Caspase 3, sm22α, p16 and GAPDH in the NC-Static group, NC-Vibration group, si-p65-Static group, and si-p65-Vibration group. f Statistical analysis with results normalized using corresponding internal reference proteins. The experiment was repeated thrice, * P < 0.05, ** P < 0.01, *** P < 0.001, **** P < 0.0001. One-way ANOVA is used for analysis.
Article Snippet: PVDF membranes were blocked in TBST containing 5% nonfat skimmed milk and probed for 2 h. Then, PVDF membranes were incubated with primary antibodies against anti-FAM38A/PIEZO1 antibody (rabbit; 1:1000; ab 259949; Abcam), anti-NF-κB p65 antibody (rabbit; 1:1000, ab32536; Abcam), anti-p53 antibody (rabbit 1:1000, ab32049; Abcam), anti-caspase-3 antibody (rabbit; 1:5000; ab32351; Abcam), anti- smooth muscle 22 alpha (SM22)-alpha antibody (rabbit; 1:1000; 10493-1-AP; Proteintech), anti-ARPC5/p16 antibody (rabbit; 1:5000; ab51243; Abcam), or anti-GAPDH antibody (rabbit; 1:10000, 10494-1-AP; Proteintech) overnight at 4 °C.
Techniques: Transfection, Quantitative RT-PCR, Western Blot, Flow Cytometry, Fluorescence