Journal: Nature Communications
Article Title: Organoids transplantation attenuates intestinal ischemia/reperfusion injury in mice through L-Malic acid-mediated M2 macrophage polarization
doi: 10.1038/s41467-023-42502-0
Figure Lengend Snippet: A H & E staining of small intestinal tissue from mice 36 h after induction of intestinal I/R and quantification of the small intestinal pathology score (n = 3 in SOCS2 –/– mice/group, n = 4 in WT mice/group). Represent significant p value using two-way ANOVA followed by the Tukey test. 0.0241 (WT, I/R + Vehicle vs I/R + MA), 0.0020 (I/R + MA, WT vs SOCS2 –/– ). B Quantification of the area of Occludin, ZO-1 immunohistochemical staining (n = 3 in SOCS2 –/– mice/group, n = 4 in WT mice/group). Represent significant p value using two-way ANOVA followed by the Tukey test. For Occludin, 0.0231 (WT, I/R + Vehicle vs I/R + MA), 0.0019 (I/R + MA, WT vs SOCS2 –/– ); for ZO-1, < 0.0001 (WT, I/R + Vehicle vs I/R + MA), < 0.0001 (I/R + MA, WT vs SOCS2 –/– ). C qRT-PCR analysis of Occludin and ZO-1 mRNA in small intestinal tissues from mice 36 h after intestinal I/R (n = 3 in SOCS2 –/– mice/group, n = 4 in WT mice/group). Represent significant p value using two-way ANOVA followed by the Tukey test. For Occludin, 0.0056 (WT, I/R + Vehicle vs I/R + MA), 0.0005 (I/R + MA, WT vs SOCS2 –/– ); for ZO-1, 0.0014 (WT, I/R + Vehicle vs I/R + MA), 0.0007 (I/R + MA, WT vs SOCS2 –/– ). D ELISA detection of IL-6, IL-1β and IL-10 production in mice 36 h after intestinal I/R (n = 3 in SOCS2 –/– mice/group, n = 4 in WT mice/group). Represent significant p value using two-way ANOVA followed by the Tukey test. For IL-6, 0.046 (WT, I/R + Vehicle vs I/R + MA), 0.0046 (I/R + MA, WT vs SOCS2 –/– ); for IL-1β, 0.0159 (WT, I/R + Vehicle vs I/R + MA), 0.0052 (I/R + MA, WT vs SOCS2 –/– ); for IL-10, 0.0005 (WT, I/R + Vehicle vs I/R + MA), 0.0003 (I/R + MA, WT vs SOCS2 –/– ). E Frequency of Ly6C + MHCII - , Ly6C + MHCII + , and Ly6C - MHCII + subsets among CD45 + CD11b + cells in the small intestine of different groups (n = 3 in SOCS2 –/– mice/group, n = 4 in WT mice/group). Represent significant p value using two-way ANOVA followed by the Tukey test for Ly6C + MHCII - and Ly6C + MHCII + cells. For Ly6C + MHCII - cells, 0.0169 (WT, I/R + Vehicle vs I/R + MA), 0.0221 (I/R + MA, WT vs SOCS2 –/– ); for Ly6C + MHCII + cells, 0.0004 (WT, I/R + Vehicle vs I/R + MA), 0.0011 (I/R + MA, WT vs SOCS2 –/– ). F Quantification of CD206 + F4/80 + CD45 + CD11b + macrophages (n = 3 in SOCS2 –/– mice/group, n = 4 in WT mice/group). Represent significant p value using two-way ANOVA followed by the Tukey test. 0.0004 (WT, I/R + Vehicle vs I/R + MA), 0.0012 (I/R + MA, WT vs SOCS2 –/– ). G Representative histograms of CD206 expression in the LP of the small intestine 36 h after intestinal I/R injury. H Schematic illustration of the induction protocols for macrophage adoptive transfer. I H & E staining of small intestinal tissue from mice 36 h after induction of macrophages adoptive transfer and quantification of the small intestinal pathology score (n = 3 for recipient SOCS2 -/- mice adoptive transfer of the macrophages from MA-administrated WT mice group, n = 4 mice for the rest groups). Represent significant p value using two-way ANOVA followed by the Tukey test. 0.0163 (WT, Adoptive transfer of WT macrophages vs Adoptive transfer of SOCS2 –/– macrophages), 0.0258 (SOCS2 –/– , Adoptive transfer of WT macrophages vs Adoptive transfer of SOCS2 –/– macrophages). J Quantification of the area of Occludin, ZO-1 immunohistochemical staining (n = 3 for recipient SOCS2 -/- mice adoptive transfer of the macrophages from MA-administrated WT mice group, n = 4 mice for the rest groups). Represent significant p value using two-way ANOVA followed by the Tukey test. For Occludin, 0.0003 (WT, Adoptive transfer of WT macrophages vs Adoptive transfer of SOCS2 –/– macrophages), 0.0023 (SOCS2 –/– , Adoptive transfer of WT macrophages vs Adoptive transfer of SOCS2 –/– macrophages); for ZO-1, 0.0018 (WT, Adoptive transfer of WT macrophages vs Adoptive transfer of SOCS2 –/– macrophages), 0.0033 (SOCS2 –/– , Adoptive transfer of WT macrophages vs Adoptive transfer of SOCS2 –/– macrophages). K ELISA detection of IL-6, IL-1β and IL-10 production in mice 36 h after macrophages adoptive transfer (n = 3 for recipient SOCS2 -/- mice adoptive transfer of the macrophages from MA-administrated WT mice group, n = 4 mice for the rest groups). Represent significant p value using two-way ANOVA followed by the Tukey test. For IL-6, 0.0288 (WT, Adoptive transfer of WT macrophages vs Adoptive transfer of SOCS2 –/– macrophages), 0.0226 (SOCS2 –/– , Adoptive transfer of WT macrophages vs Adoptive transfer of SOCS2 –/– macrophages); for IL-1β, 0.0012 (WT, Adoptive transfer of WT macrophages vs Adoptive transfer of SOCS2 –/– macrophages), 0.0004 (SOCS2 –/– , Adoptive transfer of WT macrophages vs Adoptive transfer of SOCS2 –/– macrophages); for IL-10, 0.0022 (WT, Adoptive transfer of WT macrophages vs Adoptive transfer of SOCS2 –/– macrophages), 0.0154 (SOCS2 –/– , Adoptive transfer of WT macrophages vs Adoptive transfer of SOCS2 –/– macrophages). Scale bar, 200 μm. The statistical tests employed included: two-way ANOVA followed by the Tukey test for multiple comparisons. * P < 0.05, ** P < 0.01, *** P < 0.001, **** P < 0.0001. Each dot represents data from a single sample ([ A – F ], [ I – K ]). Bar graphs represent mean ± SD. Source data are provided as a Source Data file.
Article Snippet: Small intestinal macrophages were cultured in 10% fetal bovine serum (FBS) and stained with APC-Cy7–conjugated anti-CD45 (I3/2.3, A15395, Thermo Fisher Scientific), BV510-conjugated anti-mouse CD11b antibody (clone M1/70, 101263, Biolegend), FITC-conjugated mouse F4/80 (clone BM8, 123108, Biolegend), and sorted.
Techniques: Staining, Immunohistochemistry, Quantitative RT-PCR, Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay, Expressing, Adoptive Transfer Assay