Journal: Particle and Fibre Toxicology
Article Title: Aged automobile cabin air filters as secondary pollution sources: mechanistic insights into NLRP3 inflammasome activation and discovery of a natural inhibitor
doi: 10.1186/s12989-026-00674-9
Figure Lengend Snippet: NLRP3 inflammasome activation and pyroptosis induction in ACAFP-exposed macrophages. A Expression of NLRP3, ASC, GSDMD (full-length and N-terminal fragment), and IL-1β (pro-form and mature form) in MH-S cells exposed to different concentrations of ACAFP for 24 h. B Concentration of IL-1β in cell culture supernatant measured by ELISA. C Expression of pyroptosis-related proteins in MH-S cells pre-treated with or without MCC950 for 1 h followed by exposure to 300 µg/mL inside or outside ACAFP for 24 h. Quantitative analyses of D cell viability, E percentage of PI-positive cells, F LDH release, and G IL-1β concentration in supernatant under the indicated interventions. * p < 0.05
Article Snippet: The murine alveolar macrophage cell line MH-S cells were obtained from Procell (Wuhan, China).
Techniques: Activation Assay, Expressing, Concentration Assay, Cell Culture, Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay