Journal: Cell Biology and Toxicology

Article Title: METTL3, m6A modification, and EGR1: interplay affecting myocardial I/R injury outcomes

doi: 10.1007/s10565-024-09937-7

Figure Lengend Snippet: The effect of EGR1 on mitophagy through the regulation of the JAK2/STAT3 pathway. Note: ( A ) Western blot analysis of the expression and quantification of JAK2/STAT3 pathway-related proteins in cardiomyocytes from different treatment groups; ( B ) Schematic diagram showing the treatment of AG490 after shEGR1 transfection in the H/R damage model; ( C ) Western blot analysis of the expression and quantification of JAK2/STAT3 pathway-related proteins in cardiomyocytes from different treatment groups; ( D ) TEM to observe the morphology of cardiomyocyte mitochondria in each group, with a scale bar of 500 nm and arrows indicating mitochondria; ( E ) Representative immunofluorescence images showing the co-localization of GFP-LC3B (green) and mitochondria (MTR-Red, red) in cardiomyocytes from different treatment groups, with a scale bar of 25 μm, and quantification of the number of co-localized spots between GFP-LC3B and mitochondria, with DAPI (blue) indicating the nucleus; ( F ) Representative immunofluorescence images showing the co-localization of MTR-Green (green) and lysosomes (LTR, red) in cardiomyocytes from different treatment groups, with a scale bar of 50 μm, and quantification of the number of co-localized spots between lysosomes and mitochondria in each cell; ( G ) Western blot analysis of the expression and quantification of mitophagy-related proteins in cardiomyocytes from different treatment groups; ( H ) Assessment of cell viability of cardiomyocytes in different treatment groups using the CCK-8 method; ( I ) Measurement of the levels of cTnI and CK-MB in the supernatant of cardiomyocytes in different treatment groups using the ELISA method. * indicates a significant difference between two groups with P < 0.05, ** indicates a significant difference between two groups with P < 0.01, *** indicates a significant difference between two groups with P < 0.001, **** indicates a significant difference between two groups with P < 0.0001. All experiments were repeated three times

Article Snippet: Furthermore, the H/R+shEGR1+3-MA and H/R+shEGR1+AG490 groups were transfected with shEGR1 and treated with the mitophagy inhibitor 3-Methyladenine (3-MA, 5 mM; MCE, HY-19312) or the JAK2/STAT3 pathway-specific inhibitor AG490 (50 μM; MCE, HY-12000) during H/R model construction for 36 hours (Chen et al. ; Zeng et al. ; Yin et al. ).

Techniques: Western Blot, Expressing, Transfection, Immunofluorescence, CCK-8 Assay, Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay

Journal: Cell Biology and Toxicology

Article Title: METTL3, m6A modification, and EGR1: interplay affecting myocardial I/R injury outcomes

doi: 10.1007/s10565-024-09937-7

Figure Lengend Snippet: The Impact of EGR1/JAK2/STAT3 axis-mediated mitophagy dysfunction on pyroptosis. Note: ( A ) Ultrastructural morphology of cardiomyocytes observed under SEM. Scale bar=10 μm; ( B ) Representative images of TUNEL staining in cardiomyocytes from each group (Scale bar=50 μm) and the percentage of TUNEL-positive cells; ( C ) LDH release results in cardiomyocytes from each group measured by ELISA; ( D ) Expression and quantification of pyroptosis-related proteins in myocardial cells from each group detected by Western blot; ( E ) Levels of IL1β and IL18 in the supernatant of cardiomyocytes from each group measured by ELISA; ( F ) Ultrastructural morphology of cardiomyocytes observed under SEM. Scale bar=10 μm; ( G ) Representative images of TUNEL staining in cardiomyocytes from each group (Scale bar=50 μm) and the percentage of TUNEL-positive cells; ( H ) LDH release results in cardiomyocytes from each group measured by ELISA; ( I ) Expression and quantification of pyroptosis-related proteins in myocardial cells from each group detected by Western blot; ( J ) Levels of IL1β and IL18 in the supernatant of cardiomyocytes from each group measured by ELISA; C1-Cas1: Cleaved-Caspase 1; * indicates p < 0.05 compared to the control group, ** indicates p < 0.01, *** indicates p < 0.001, **** indicates p < 0.0001. All experiments were repeated three times

Article Snippet: Furthermore, the H/R+shEGR1+3-MA and H/R+shEGR1+AG490 groups were transfected with shEGR1 and treated with the mitophagy inhibitor 3-Methyladenine (3-MA, 5 mM; MCE, HY-19312) or the JAK2/STAT3 pathway-specific inhibitor AG490 (50 μM; MCE, HY-12000) during H/R model construction for 36 hours (Chen et al. ; Zeng et al. ; Yin et al. ).

Techniques: TUNEL Assay, Staining, Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay, Expressing, Western Blot, Control

Journal: Cell Biology and Toxicology

Article Title: METTL3, m6A modification, and EGR1: interplay affecting myocardial I/R injury outcomes

doi: 10.1007/s10565-024-09937-7

Figure Lengend Snippet: The effect of METTL3 on the characterization of I/R mice through EGR1/JAK2/STAT3 pathway. Note: ( A ) Expression of METTL3 and EGR1 in cardiac tissue of different groups of mice (n=8) as measured by RT-qPCR; ( B ) Protein expression and quantification of METTL3 and EGR1 in cardiac tissue of different groups of mice (n=8) as determined by Western blot; ( C ) Expression and quantification of JAK2/STAT3 pathway-related proteins in cardiac tissue of different groups of mice (n=8) as measured by Western blot; ( D ) Cardiac ultrasound evaluation of heart function-related indices in different groups of mice (n=6); ( E ) Representative images of Evans blue/TTC double staining in cardiac tissue of different groups of mice (n=8), with blue regions representing normal cardiac tissue, red regions representing ischemic myocardium (AAR), and white regions representing the infarct area (INF) of cardiac tissue. Quantification of INF/AAR and AAR/LV percentages, where LV represents the left ventricle; ( F ) Representative images of HE-stained cardiac tissue in different groups of mice (n=8), Scale bar=50 μm; ( G ) Detection of cTnI and CK-MB levels in serum of different groups of mice (n=8) using ELISA; * indicates a significant difference ( p < 0.05) between two groups, ** indicates a significant difference ( p < 0.01) between two groups, *** indicates a highly significant difference ( p < 0.001) between two groups, **** indicates an extremely significant difference ( p < 0.0001) between two groups

Article Snippet: Furthermore, the H/R+shEGR1+3-MA and H/R+shEGR1+AG490 groups were transfected with shEGR1 and treated with the mitophagy inhibitor 3-Methyladenine (3-MA, 5 mM; MCE, HY-19312) or the JAK2/STAT3 pathway-specific inhibitor AG490 (50 μM; MCE, HY-12000) during H/R model construction for 36 hours (Chen et al. ; Zeng et al. ; Yin et al. ).

Techniques: Expressing, Quantitative RT-PCR, Western Blot, Double Staining, Staining, Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay

Journal: Journal of Cell Communication and Signaling

Article Title: TLR3 activation evokes IL-6 secretion, autocrine regulation of Stat3 signaling and TLR2 expression in human bronchial epithelial cells

doi: 10.1007/s12079-012-0185-z

Figure Lengend Snippet: Effects of IL-6Rα neutralizing antibody, IL-6Rα isotype cAb, Jak2 and transcription factor inhibitors on poly I:C-induced TLR2, RANTES and IL-6 protein expression: a; TLR2 expression in cell lysates: Stimulation of HBE cells with vehicle, poly I:C(10 μg/ml); IL-6Rα-nAb (10 μg/ml) + poly I:C (10 μg/ml); IL-6Rα isotype cAb (10 μg/ml) + poly I:C (10 μg/ml); Stat3 blocker (5,15-DPP-50 μM + poly I:C (10 μg/ml), Jak2 blocker (AG490, 50 μM + poly I:C (10 μg/ml) or NF-kB blocker (Bay11-7032, 1 μM + poly I:C (10 μg/ml) for 24 h inhibited TLR2 protein expression. Stimulation with IL-6 (20 ng/ml) or pretreatment with IL-6Rα-nAb + IL-6 (20 ng/ml) did not significantly affect TLR2 expression (n ≥ 6; (* significantly different from vehicle control, IL-6Rα-nAb, 5,15-DPP, AG490, Bay11-7032 and IL-6 treated conditions). b; Effects of pretreatment with IL-6Rα-nAb (10 μg/ml) + poly I:C (10 μg/ml), Stat3 blocker (5,15-DPP-50 μM + poly I:C (10 μg/ml), Jak2 blocker (AG490, 50 μM + poly I:C (10 μg/ml)) and NF-κB blocker (Bay11-7032, 1 μM + poly I:C (10 μg/ml) for 24 h on RANTES protein secretion (n ≥ 6 for each condition; (* significantly different from poly I:C, IL-6Rα-nAb + poly I:C, IL-6Rα isotype cAb + poly I:C, 5,15-DPP + poly I:C conditions). c; Effects of pretreatment conditions described in part B for 24 h on IL-6 protein secretion (n ≥ 6 for each condition; * significantly different from poly I:C and IL-6Rα isotype cAb + poly I:C, conditions)

Article Snippet: Materials Poly I:C was obtained from InvivoGen (San Diego, CA), Stat3 blocker, 5,15-diphenylporphine (5, 15-DPP), NF-ĸB blocker, Bay11-7032, Jak2 blocker, Tyrphostin AG 490 (AG490) and DMSO were purchased from Sigma-Aldrich Inc. (St. Louis, MO).

Techniques: Expressing