Journal: Materials Today Bio
Article Title: Targeted antibacterial and mesenchymal stem cell-modulatory hydrogel for periodontitis treatment
doi: 10.1016/j.mtbio.2026.103043
Figure Lengend Snippet: Inhibiting inflammatory factor by adjusting mitochondrial dysfunction via SIRT1/p-AMPK/PGC-1α pathway. (A) Schematic illustration of the molecular mechanism by which Z@C regulates mitochondrial dysfunction and suppresses inflammatory factor production in MSCs. (B) Representative western blot bands and quantitative analysis of (C) SIRT1, (D) p-AMPK, (E) PGC-1α, (F) NLRP3, and (G) Pro-Caspase-1 protein expression. Data were presented as mean ± SD, n = 3, ∗P < 0.05, ∗∗P < 0.01, ∗∗∗P < 0.001. Expression levels of (H) SIRT1, (I) PGC-1α, (J) NLRP3, (K) IL-1β, (L) IL-6, and (M) TNF-α following Z@C treatment. Data were presented as mean ± SD, n = 5, ∗P < 0.05, ∗∗P < 0.01, ∗∗∗P < 0.001. (N) Immunofluorescence staining of SIRT1 expression in MSCs following different groups and (O) quantitative analysis. Data were presented as mean ± SD, n = 3, ∗P < 0.05, ∗∗P < 0.01, ∗∗∗P < 0.001.
Article Snippet: Rat bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) was purchased from Procell (Wuhan, China).
Techniques: Western Blot, Expressing, Immunofluorescence, Staining