Journal: Journal of Advanced Research
Article Title: A novel effect of sulforaphane on promoting mouse granulosa cells proliferation via the NRF2–TKT pathway
doi: 10.1016/j.jare.2024.09.020
Figure Lengend Snippet: SFN stimulates GCs proliferation via the NRF2-TKT pathway. (A, B) After a 24-hour treatment with either SFN or a combination of SFN and siNrf2, changes in the cell cycle of GCs were detected using flow cytometry. The data were quantified and analyzed in (B) . (C, D) After treatment of GCs with SFN or DMSO for 12 h, CDK2, cyclin E1 and PCNA protein levels in GCs were detected by western blot, and the quantitative grayscale results are presented on the right. (D) Cell proliferation viability was assessed using the CCK-8 assay after knockdown or overexpression of Nrf2 in GCs, treated with SFN or DMSO for 24 h. (E, F) EdU labeling for 6 h in GCs, followed by fluorescent staining with red indicating EdU and blue representing DAPI, assessed GCs proliferation. (F) displays the proportion of EdU-positive cells. Scale bar: 50 μm. (G) Cell proliferation was detected using the CCK-8 assay in GCs treated with SFN or ML385 for 24 h. (C, D) Proliferation-related protein levels were detected by western blot after a 12-hour treatment of GCs with different treatments, and the quantitative grayscale analysis is presented on the right. (I) Western blot analysis assessed protein levels after a 12-hour treatment of GCs in the empty vector control, OE- Nrf2 , and OE- Nrf2 + si Tkt groups, quantitative grayscale analysis was performed to assess the relative protein levels. (J) The CCK-8 assay detected the cell proliferation activity of Control, OE- Nrf2, and OE- Nrf2 + si Tkt groups after 24 h of GCs treatment. Data show mean ± S.D, and each experiment was conducted with a minimum of three replicates. *p value < 0.05, **p value < 0.01, ***p value < 0.001 by two-tailed Student’s t test. (For interpretation of the references to colour in this figure legend, the reader is referred to the web version of this article.)
Article Snippet: The following primary antibodies were used: ACTB (AC026, Abclonal), PCNA (13110, Cell Signaling Technology), CDK2 (2546, Cell Signaling Technology), cyclin E1 (A14225, Abclonal), G6PD (12263, Cell Signaling Technology), TKT (11039–1-AP, Proteintech), NRF2 (12721, Cell Signaling Technology), Histone 3 (4499, Cell Signaling Technology), TUBA1A (2125, Cell Signaling Technology), and NQO1 (A19586, Abclonal).
Techniques: Flow Cytometry, Western Blot, CCK-8 Assay, Knockdown, Over Expression, Labeling, Staining, Plasmid Preparation, Control, Activity Assay, Two Tailed Test