Journal: Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science
Article Title: Epac1 Inhibits Orbital Fibroblast Activation to Ameliorate Thyroid-Associated Orbitopathy-Like Features Through the JAK/STAT Signaling Pathway
doi: 10.1167/iovs.66.9.68
Figure Lengend Snippet: STAT3 mediates the effects of Epac1 on TGFβ1-treated TAO OFs. ( A – G ) Under TGFβ1 treatment, TAO OFs were transfected with sh- Epac1 with or without the JAK-STAT pathway inhibitor Stattic (2 g/mL for 24 hours) and examined for cell viability using CCK-8 ( A ); cell migration using scratch wound healing and Transwell assays ( B , C ); α-SMA and fibronectin expressions using IF staining ( D ); the content of collagen I in cell supernatant using ELISA ( E ); the mRNA expression of Epac1 , α-SMA, vimentin, fibronectin, collagen I, and collagen III using qRT-PCR ( F ); the protein level of α-SMA, vimentin, fibronectin, collagen I, and collagen III using immunoblotting ( G ) ( n = 3). One-way ANOVA with post hoc Tukey's test was used for analyzing comparisons among multiple groups. ** P < 0.01 versus TGFβ1 + sh-NC; ## P < 0.01 versus TGFβ1 + sh- Epac1 + Stattic. sh, short-hairpin; NC, negative control; IF staining, immunofluorescent staining.
Article Snippet: The used primary antibodies were α-SMA (55135-1-AP; Proteintech), Collagen I (14695-1-AP; Proteintech), Vimentin (10366-1-AP; Proteintech), Epac1 (DF6922; Affinity), fibronectin (15613-1-AP; Proteintech), collagen III (22734-1-AP; Proteintech), phosphorylated STAT3 (CSB-RA022812A727phHU; Cusabio, Wuhan, China), STAT3 (10253-2-AP; Proteintech), FABP4 (12802-1-AP; Protientech), and β-actin (CSB- MA000187 ; Cusabio).
Techniques: Transfection, CCK-8 Assay, Migration, Staining, Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay, Expressing, Quantitative RT-PCR, Western Blot, Negative Control