Journal: Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Article Title: Mannan-Binding Lectin via Interaction With Cell Surface Calreticulin Promotes Senescence of Activated Hepatic Stellate Cells to Limit Liver Fibrosis Progression
doi: 10.1016/j.jcmgh.2022.03.011
Figure Lengend Snippet: MBL–CRT interaction up-regulates the association of CRT and LRP1 and downstream senescent-related signaling pathways in HSC. LX-2 cells were treated with CRT antibody or IgG 1 hour before the incubation of MBL and H 2 O 2 . ( A ) Representative photomicrographs of the SA–β-gal staining of LX-2 cells. ( B ) The distribution of cell cycle on the treated LX-2 cells with flow cytometry analysis. ( C ) The mRNA levels of senescence-related genes were assessed by quantitative reverse-transcription (qRT)-PCR analysis. ( D ) The association of CRT and LRP1 was determined by immunoblotting of immunoprecipitates in membrane fractions of LX-2 cells. ( E ) The association of LRP1, Rab8, and p110 was determined by immunoblotting of immunoprecipitates in cytoplasm fractions of LX-2 cells. ( F ) The p53, p21, mTOR, p-mTOR, AKT, p-AKT, and p110 protein levels were assessed by Western blot analysis. ( G ) The mRNA levels of fibrosis-associated genes were assessed by qRT-PCR analysis. Scale bars : 100 μm. Data are presented as means ± SEM. ∗∗ P < .01, Student t test or 1-way analysis of variance followed by Tukey post hoc tests for multiple group comparisons. The data shown represent 3 independent experiments. ATPase, adenosine triphosphatase; CCL, chemokine (C-C motif) ligand; CXCL, chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand; HPF, high-power field; IL, interleukin; MMP, matrix metalloproteinase.
Article Snippet: The triple immunofluorescent staining of p53, MBL, and α-SMA on liver sections was conducted by Servicebio Company (Wuhan, China).
Techniques: Protein-Protein interactions, Incubation, Staining, Flow Cytometry, Reverse Transcription, Quantitative RT-PCR, Western Blot, Membrane