Journal: Inflammation Research
Article Title: Genetic depletion of the early autophagy protein ATG13 impairs mitochondrial energy metabolism, augments oxidative stress, induces the polarization of macrophages to the M1 inflammatory mode, and compromises myelin integrity in skeletal muscle
doi: 10.1007/s00011-025-02158-6
Figure Lengend Snippet: Functional characterization of the M2Mφ phenotype in splenic Mφ cells from Tg +/−ATG13 mice. A Dual IF analysis of the M2Mφ functional marker arginase-1 (APC-tagged) and the M2Mφ surface marker CD163 (FITC-tagged). The enclosed subsets show CD163 + arginase 1 + cells among the purified splenic Mφs. Total gated events = 10,000. B Scatter histogram displaying the number of CD163 + Arginase 1 + cells in n = 6 analyses/group. An unpaired t test was used to determine the significance of the difference in the means between groups, *** p < 0.005. C Paraffin-embedded splenic tissue sections of NTg and Tg +/- ATG13 were immunostained with IBA1 (green) and Arginase-1(red). Nuclei were stained with DAPI. D Phagocytosis assay of live Mφ cells by immunocytochemistry with pHrodo™ green conjugated BioParticles™ (Cat#P35381; ThermoFisher; 10 6 cells in 10,000 Mφ cells). E Quantification of phagocytic cells in n = 6 images/group followed by an unpaired t test to verify the significance of the difference; *** p < 0.005. F Dual flow cytometry of CD206 (APC-tagged) and Bioparticles™ (pHrodogreen-tagged) followed by G quantification of Bioparticles™ (%)-conjugated CD206+ cells ( n = 6 analyses). An unpaired t test was used to verify the significance of the mean, and the results are indicated by * p < 0.05. Total gated events = 20,000. H Dual flow cytometry of CD163 (APC-tagged) and LysoTracker™ (red-DND99-tagged detected in PE filter; ThermoFisher; Cat# pHrodogreen-tagged) followed by I quantification of LysoTracker™ (%)-conjugated CD163 + ve cells ( n = 6 analyses). An unpaired t test was used to verify the significance of the mean, and the results are indicated by * p < 0.05. Total gate = 50,000. P62 IF analysis in J NTg and K Tg Mφs treated with 100 nM Bafilomycin A1 for 2 h under control and serum-starved condition (24 h). L Numbers and M size for p62-ir puncta were measured in 12 independent cells per group by ImageJ software, displayed in histogram analyses. The significance of mean was calculated by Kruskal-Wallis test, resulting in * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.005, **** p < 0.0001. The results are presented as the mean ± SD of three experiments
Article Snippet: Briefly, cells were suspended in eBioscienceTM Flow Cytometry Staining Buffer (Ref# 00-4222-57; ThermoFisher, Inc.), stained with FITC-, PE-, or APC-conjugated antibodies for 30 min at room temperature, washed (3X), and then subjected to analysis via a flow cytometer.
Techniques: Functional Assay, Marker, Purification, Staining, Phagocytosis Assay, Immunocytochemistry, Flow Cytometry, Control, Software