Journal: Parasites & Vectors
Article Title: Extracellular traps, an ancient defense mechanism described in hemocytes of the tick Rhipicephalus microplus
doi: 10.1186/s13071-025-07165-4
Figure Lengend Snippet: Kinetics of hemocyte chromatin release treated with different ETosis inducers. Chemical inducers: A A23817 and B PMA. Biological inducers: C LPS; D PGN; and E zymosan A. F Bacterial inducer: E. coli cells. The kinetics was performed from 0 to 180 min. Untreated hemocytes were used as a negative control, and 10% Triton X-100 was used as a positive control to release DNA through cellular lysis. The magenta line indicates the optimal concentration of the inducer. RFU, relative fluorescence units. Two-way ANOVA with Tukey’s multiple comparisons test post hoc was performed. The significant difference ( **** P < 0.0001) refers to the comparison between hemocytes treated with the best concentration inducing chromatin release and untreated hemocytes (control group)
Article Snippet: A 10% Triton X-100 solution (Thermo Scientific, Waltham, MA, USA) was used as a positive control for DNA released by cellular lysis, and untreated hemocytes (without inducer treatment) served as a negative control.
Techniques: Negative Control, Positive Control, Lysis, Concentration Assay, Fluorescence, Comparison, Control