Journal: Journal of Advanced Research
Article Title: HDAC2 enhances the antimicrobial activity of neutrophils by promoting the formation of neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) in sepsis
doi: 10.1016/j.jare.2025.08.041
Figure Lengend Snippet: Protective effects of HDAC2 inhibition and histone methylation inhibition in CLP-induced septic mice (A) Kaplan-Meier curves of CLP-induced septic mice treated with or without SAHA and EZM2302 (n = 20 mice). (B and C) Serum MPO, IL-6 and IL-1β levels were measured with mouse ELISA kit in the CLP-induced septic mice treated with or without SAHA and EZM2302. (D) Serum AST, ALT, Urea and Crea levels were measured in the CLP-induced septic mice treated with or without SAHA and EZM2302. Blood was collected by orbital sampling, and serum biochemical parameters were measured by the Automatic Biochemistry Analyzer. The experiments were performed in quintuplicate, data are presented as the means ± SEM. of independent experiments. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01 (two-tailed Student’s t -test). (n = 5 mice). (E and F) Histology of lungs, kidneys and livers from mice treated with or without SAHA and EZM2302. (E) The Histology with H&E staining for lungs, kidneys and livers. (F) Cell apoptosis in lungs, kidneys and livers was stained with cleaved-caspase 3. The mice were treated with EZM2302 (25 mg/kg) two hours prior to cecal ligation and puncture (CLP), and SAHA was administered after CLP surgery. SAHA, a HDAC2 inhibitor; EZM2302, a methylation inhibitor.
Article Snippet: For mouse models of CLP-induced sepsis with HDAC2 inhibition, the animals received an intraperitoneal injection of SAHA (25 mg/kg; MCE, HY-10221) after 0.5 h CLP modeling; For mouse models of LPS-induced sepsis with HDAC2 inhibition, the mice were injected intraperitoneally with LPS (10 mg/kg; Sigma, L4130, derived from E. coli O111:B4) after 1 h injection of SAHA.
Techniques: Inhibition, Methylation, Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay, Sampling, Two Tailed Test, Staining, Ligation