Journal: Frontiers in Immunology
Article Title: Identification of common signature genes and pathways underlying the pathogenesis association between nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and heart failure
doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2024.1424308
Figure Lengend Snippet: Validation of CCR1 and CD163 in a heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFpEF) mouse model. (A) Wheat germ agglutinin (WGA, green) staining of heart tissues in mice with saline (CON group) or uninephrectomy surgery followed by 0.15mg/h d-aldosterone (HFpEF group) treatment for 4 weeks. Scale bar = 100 μm. (B) Quantitative results of the left ventricular cross-sectional area based on the WGA staining of heart tissues. (C) Heart weight/body weight (HW/BW) ratio. (D–F) Relative mRNA expression level of left ventricular hypertrophy markers Anp (D) , Bnp (E) , and β-MHC (F) in heart tissues. (G) Relative mRNA expression level of inflammatory marker genes in heart tissues. (H–K) Relative mRNA expression level of Ccr1 (H) , Cd163 (I) , Cd80 (J) , and Cd206 (K) in heart tissues. (L) Representative images under fluorescence microscopy showing CD163 staining (red) and nuclear staining (DIPA, blue) of heart tissues. Scale bar = 100 μm. (M) Representative images under fluorescence microscopy showing CD80 staining (red) and nuclear staining (DIPA, blue) of heart tissues. Scale bar = 100 μm. Mean ± S.E.M., n = 6. * P< 0.05, ** P< 0.01 vs. the control group.
Article Snippet: Serum soluble CD163 (sCD163) levels were detected using a commercial kit (EM1475; Finetest, Wuhan, China) following the manufacturer’s protocol.
Techniques: Staining, Saline, Expressing, Marker, Fluorescence, Microscopy, Control