Journal: bioRxiv
Article Title: Heterogeneous Nuclear Ribonucleoprotein A1 as a Key Regulator in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Development
doi: 10.64898/2026.01.05.697826
Figure Lengend Snippet: A , Proliferative capacity of rPASMCs in the hnRNPA1 siRNA-treated group compared with that in the negative control siRNA-treated group, as measured using the CCK-8 assay. B , rPSAMCs stained with Hoechst dye 72 h after siRNA transfection. C , Number of rPASMCs adhering to the bottom of 96-well plates 72 h after siRNA transfection. D , Proliferative capacity of rPASMCs in the hnRNPA1 siRNA-treated group compared with the negative control siRNA-treated group via Ki-67 staining. E , Apoptosis of rPASMCs evaluated by cleaved caspase 3 expression in the hnRNPA1 siRNA-treated group compared with that in the negative control siRNA-treated group by staining for cleaved caspase 3. Orange, yellow, blue, and green colors show normoxia + control siRNA, normoxia + hnRNPA1 siRNA, hypoxia + control siRNA, and hypoxia + hnRNPA1 siRNA, respectively. * P < 0.05; ** P < 0.01. Statistical analysis was performed using the Wilcoxon signed-rank test. Values are the mean ± SE, n = 6 per group. CCK, cell counting kit; hnRNPA1, heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein A1; rPASMC, rat pulmonary artery smooth muscle cell; siRNA, small interfering RNA.
Article Snippet: Control rat pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells (rPASMCs) were purchased from Cell Applications, USA (Cat# CAR35205a) and cultured in Dulbecco’s modified Eagle’s medium containing 10% fetal bovine serum and 1% penicillin–streptomycin in a humidified incubator at 37 °C with 5% CO 2 .
Techniques: Negative Control, CCK-8 Assay, Staining, Transfection, Expressing, Control, Cell Counting, Small Interfering RNA