Journal: Frontiers in Immunology
Article Title: Thrombospondin-1 mitigates osteoarthritis progression by inhibiting mechanical stress-induced chondrocyte ferroptosis via the integrin/YAP pathway
doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2025.1577234
Figure Lengend Snippet: The interaction between THBS1 and IntegrinαVβ1 is enhanced under mechanical stress. (A) Interaction network of differential genes, each circle represented a gene, and the size of the circle represented the core level of the gene. The larger the circle, the higher the core level the gene had in the network. (B) Cartoon shows various binding domains of THBS1 and its receptors. (C) Representative immunostaining of THBS1 showing colocalization with integrins αv and β1 (white arrows) but not with integrin β3, CD47, or CD36 under mechanical stress (n = 6). Scale bars, 50 μm. (D) Quantification of colocalization of THBS1 with molecules shown in C using Image J software. (E) Immunoprecipitation (IP) with anti-THBS1 or control immunoglobulin G (IgG) followed by Western blotting for integrins αv and β1 (n = 3). IB, immunoblot. Data were presented as the mean ± SD. **P<0.01.
Article Snippet: IntegrinαVβ1 inhibitor αVβ1 integrin-IN- 1 was obtained from MCE (HY-145363). αVβ1 integrin-IN- 1(100ng/ml) ( ) was added to chondrocytes at the same time of mechanical stress stimulation with or without rhTHBS1, and incubated for 24 hours after the end of mechanical stress stimulation.
Techniques: Binding Assay, Immunostaining, Software, Immunoprecipitation, Control, Western Blot