Journal: Frontiers in Immunology
Article Title: Dual role of ACE2 in regulating inflammation triggered by Omicron S1 and other SARS-CoV-2 Spike variants
doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2025.1667880
Figure Lengend Snippet: Omicron S1 shows reduced immune cells recruitment and expansion compared with the ancestral variant. Recombinant S1WT, S1 Omicron or vehicle (-) were injected in the hindbrain ventricle (HBV) of Tg(lyz:DsRED) (A) , Tg(mfap4:Tomato) (B) , Tg(nfkb:eGFP) (C) of 2-dpf larvae. Neutrophil (A) and macrophage (B) recruitment and number and Nfkb reporter activity (C) were analyzed at 6, 12, and/or 24 hpi by fluorescence microscopy. Representative photos for each treatment are shown from 24 hpi. Scale bar 500 μm. Each dot represents one individual, and the means ± SEM for each group is also shown. P values were calculated using one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and Tukey multiple range test. ns, not significant; * P ≤ 0.05, ** P ≤ 0.01, *** P ≤ 0.001 and **** p < 0.0001. auf, arbitrary units of fluorescence.
Article Snippet: Recombinant His-tagged Spike S1 wild-type (#40591-V08B1), S1 Omicron (#40592-V08H121) or Spike S1/S2 TRIMER wild-type (#40589-V08H8), all from Sino Biological at a concentration of 0.25 mg/ml supplemented with phenol red were injected into the hindbrain (1 nl) of 48 hpf zebrafish larvae.
Techniques: Variant Assay, Recombinant, Injection, Activity Assay, Fluorescence, Microscopy