Journal: Nutrition & Metabolism
Article Title: Oleic acid ameliorates palmitic acid induced hepatocellular lipotoxicity by inhibition of ER stress and pyroptosis
doi: 10.1186/s12986-020-0434-8
Figure Lengend Snippet: ER Stress induced NLRP3 inflammasome -mediated pyroptosis activation. The ER stress in HepG2 cells were elicited by chemical ER stressor tunicamycin (TM) for 24 h. a . Cell viability of cells was assessed using the CCK8 assay. b . and c . The mRNA expression of key genes governing ER stress and pyroptosis were detected after 24 h treatment of 0.8 uM TM, and β-ACTIN was used as an internal control. d . Representative western blots of ER stress and pyroptosis makers, and β-ACTIN was used as a protein-loading control. e . HepG2 cells were exposed to TM and plus with TUDCA or OA followed by labeling with anti-GSDMD or anti-NLRP3 antibody and were visualized under a microscope at 400× magnification after 24 h treatment. f . Cells were exposed to TM, or plus with TUDCA, 4-PBA or OA, and cell viability was assessed using the CCK8 assay. g . The mRNA expression of key genes governing ER stress and pyroptosis were detected after 24 h treatment, and β-ACTIN was used as an internal control. h . and i . Representative western blots of GRP78, CHOP, NLRP3 and GSDMD-N after 24 h treatment, and β-ACTIN was used as a protein-loading control. The data are presented as means ± SD for 3–5 biological replicates; * P < 0.05, ** P < 0.01, *** P < 0.001vs. BSA;# P < 0.05, ## P < 0.01,vs. TM; ns no significant differences between two connected groups
Article Snippet: When reaching about 80–90% confluence, cells were digested and cultured overnight in 96-well plates or 6-well plates.Then, the medium was changed to fresh medium containing 10% FBS, and different treatments.Tauroursodeoxycholic acid (TUDCA) and 4-phenylbutyrate (4-PBA) are chemical ER inhibitors, purchased from MedChemExpress (China).
Techniques: Activation Assay, CCK-8 Assay, Expressing, Control, Western Blot, Labeling, Microscopy