Journal: Advanced Science
Article Title: CGRP Enhances the Regeneration of Bone Defects by Regulating Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells Through Promoting ANGPTL4 Secretion by Bone Blood Vessels
doi: 10.1002/advs.202522295
Figure Lengend Snippet: Cgrp − / − mice exhibited reduced bone angiogenesis and lower bone formation, and bone mass than WT controls. (A) Agarose gel electrophoresis images of samples from wild type (WT) and Cgrp knockout (Cgrp−/−) mice. (B) Western blotting of CGRP, p‐FAK 397, p‐FAK 576, p‐FAK 925, FAK, p‐AKT, AKT, p‐ERK, ERK, VEGFA, and tubulin in HMEC‐1 cells with WT mice and CGRP−/− knockout mice. (C and D) Flow cytometry dot plot and quantification of CD31highEmcnhigh endothelial cells from WT and Cgrp−/− mice. (E and F) Representative images and quantification of CD31 (green)‐ and Emcn (red)‐stained femora from WT and Cgrp−/− mice. Scale bar, 100 µm. (G and H) Representative images and quantitation of Vefga (green) immunostaining in the femora of WT and Cgrp−/− mice. Scale bar, 100 µm. n = 3 mice in each group. (I–M) Representative micro‐CT images and quantitative micro‐CT analysis of the trabecular bone microarchitecture of WT and Cgrp−/− mice. Scale bar, 1 mm. (N and O) Representative images of hematoxylin–eosin staining in distal femora and quantification of the number of adipocytes related to the tissue area. Scale bar, 100 µm. (P and Q) Representative images and quantitation of Runx2 (green) immunostaining in femora of WT and Cgrp−/− mice. Scale bar, 100 µm. (R and S) Representative images of TRAP staining and quantification of TRAP‐positive cells on the trabecular bone surfaces of WT and Cgrp−/− mice. Scale bar, 100 µm. n = 3 mice in each group. The data are shown as the mean ± standard deviation. * p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01; *** , and p < 0.001 by Student's t ‐test and one‐way analysis of variance (J–M). BV/TV, trabecular bone volume per tissue volume; Tb. N, trabecular number; Tb. Sp, trabecular separation; Tb. Th, trabecular thickness.
Article Snippet: The membranes were then blocked with 5% milk and incubated overnight with primary antibodies against p‐FAK (Tyr397) (Cell Signaling Technology, 3283), p‐FAK (Tyr576/577) (Cell Signaling Technology, 3281), p‐FAK (Tyr925) (Cell Signaling Technology, 3284), FAK (Cell Signaling Technology, 3285), p‐AKT (Ser473) (Cell Signaling Technology, 4060), AKT (Cell Signaling Technology, 9272), p‐ERK (Thr202/Tyr204) (Cell Signaling Technology, 9101), ERK (Cell Signaling Technology, 9102), VEGFA (Proteintech, 19003‐1‐AP), OPN (Proteintech, 22952‐1‐AP), BMP2 (Abcam, ab214821), Runx2 (Abcam, ab214821), β‐actin (Cell Signaling Technology, 4967), CGRP (Cell Signaling Technology, 14 959), Angptl4 (Proteintech, 18374‐1‐AP), Alpl (Proteintech, 11187‐1‐AP), Ocn (Proteintech, 16157‐1‐AP), Spp1 (Proteintech, 22952‐1‐AP), Sp7 (Proteintech, 28694‐1‐AP), Postn (Proteintech, 66491‐1‐Ig), Fabp4 (Proteintech, 12802‐1‐AP), Pparg (Proteintech, 16643‐1‐AP), Lpl (Proteintech, 28602‐1‐AP), Plin1 (Proteintech, 83905‐4‐RR), Adipoq (Proteintech, 83961‐4‐RR), Id4 (Proteintech, 21803‐1‐AP), GAPDH (Proteintech, 60004‐1‐Ig), and Tubulin (Cell Signaling Technology, 2146) at 4°C.
Techniques: Agarose Gel Electrophoresis, Knock-Out, Western Blot, Flow Cytometry, Staining, Quantitation Assay, Immunostaining, Micro-CT, Standard Deviation