Journal: Fluids and Barriers of the CNS
Article Title: Endothelial EGLN3-PKM2 signaling induces the formation of acute astrocytic barrier to alleviate immune cell infiltration after subarachnoid hemorrhage
doi: 10.1186/s12987-024-00550-8
Figure Lengend Snippet: EGLN3 or PKM2 could enhance the tight junction expression of GL in vitro. A–D Immunofluorescence labeling of PKM2 (green), CLDN1 (red), and GFAP (white) and DAPI (blue). The following four types of cells were used: the vehicle group (astrocytes were not treated); the EGLN3(+) group (endothelial cells were transfected with a pcDNA3.1(+)-EGLN3 plasmid); the PKM2(+) group (astrocytes were transfected with a pcDNA3.1(+)-PKM2 plasmid); and the EGLN3(+) PKM2(−) group (astrocytes were transfected with a Psd1211-U6-shRNA-PKM2 plasmid, and endothelial cells were transfected with a pcDNA3.1(+)-EGLN3 plasmid). The cells were treated in the following four different ways: astrocytes were not treated, astrocytes were cultured with endothelial cell culture medium, astrocytes were cultured with OGD-treated endothelial cell culture medium, and astrocytes were cultured with OxyHb-treated endothelial cell culture medium. Immunofluorescence staining was performed 24 h later. n = 6 per group; two-way ANOVA; ****P < 0.0001. E TEER values were measured. The following three types of cells were used: the WT group (astrocytes were not treated), the pcDNA3.1(+)-EGLN3 endothelial group (endothelial cells were transfected with a pcDNA3.1(+)-EGLN3 plasmid) and the pcDNA3.1(+)-PKM2 astrocyte group (astrocytes were transfected with a pcDNA3.1(+)-PKM2 plasmid). The cells were treated in the following two different ways: astrocytes were cultured with OGD-treated endothelial cell culture medium, and astrocytes were cultured with OxyHb-treated endothelial cell culture medium for 0 h, 6 h, 12 h, 24 h or 48 h. n = 6 per group, 2-way ANOVA, *P < 0.05; **P < 0.01; ***P < 0.001
Article Snippet: The endothelial cells were passaged 3 times to purify the endothelial cells, and the cells were used for subsequent cell experiments after the purity of the cells was > 99%, as determined by immunofluorescence staining with CD 31 (1:100, NB100-2284, NOVUS).
Techniques: Expressing, In Vitro, Immunofluorescence, Labeling, Transfection, Plasmid Preparation, shRNA, Cell Culture, Staining