Journal: Scientific Reports
Article Title: Macrophages lacking TSC2 have mTORC1-dependent increased GPNMB and ameliorate ventricular dysfunction/remodeling after ischemia-reperfusion
doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-24699-w
Figure Lengend Snippet: Constitutive rapamycin sensitive activation of mTORC1 in MΦ TSC2−/− BMDMs favors pro-inflammatory polarization responses in vitro. A , Immunoblot of TSC2 protein expression in BMDMs from MΦ TSC2+/+ versus MΦ TSC2−/− mice ( n = 5 per group, unpaired t-test). B , Upper : Immunoblot for P70S6K and 4E-BP1 phosphorylation and total protein in BMDMs from same two models incubated with vehicle or rapamycin. ( n = 4 per group); Lower : phospho/total protein. C , Left : Immunoblot of Akt activation from same experiment ( n = 4 per group), Right : Summary data; all analyzed by one-way ANOVA, Dunnett multiple correction test. D , Proliferation of BMDMs from both groups with vehicle (Con), LPS/IFN-γ or IL-4 stimulation. Upper : cell numbers ( n = 20/group), Lower : cell size ( n = 60/group). E , Response of BMDMs isolated from each model to IFN-γ + LPS stimulation ± rapamycin ( n = 6/group), F BMDM responses to IL-4 ± rapamycin ( n = 6/group). Data and mean ± SEM displayed, data normalized to MΦ-TSC2 +/+ results for each analysis, using two-way ANOVA with Šidák multiple comparisons test. * P < 1e-20 vs. MΦTSC2 +/+ , † P < 1e-10, § P < 0.05 vs. vehicle within genotype. 4E-BP1, eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4E-binding protein 1; P70S6K, ribosomal protein S6 kinase; Arg1, arginase 1; LPS, lipopolysaccharide; Mrc1, mannose receptor C-type 1; Nos2, nitric oxide synthase 2; Retnla, resistin-like alpha; TNFα, tumor necrosis factor alpha, other abbreviations in text.
Article Snippet: The I/R protocol was performed in three different cohorts: (1) control and MΦ TSC2−/− mice; (2) the same groups pre-administered 400 μg anti-Ly6G antibody (clone 1A8, BioXCell) i.p. starting 24 h prior to I/R and dosed 2x/week for 4 weeks (neutrophil depletion group) following established protocol ; and (3) control and MΦ TSC2−/− randomized to receive vehicle (3.3 mL/kg of 0.9% NaCl, 5% PEG400, 5% Tween 20, and 3% ethanol) or rapamycin (Target Mol Cat#53123-88-9, 2 mg/kg in vehicle) daily by intraperitoneal injection.
Techniques: Activation Assay, In Vitro, Western Blot, Expressing, Phospho-proteomics, Incubation, Isolation, Binding Assay