Journal: Scientific Reports
Article Title: Antifibrotic effect of disulfiram on bleomycin-induced lung fibrosis in mice and its impact on macrophage infiltration
doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-71770-z
Figure Lengend Snippet: Immunohistochemical analysis of BLM-induced lung fibrosis in mice. ( A – F ) Representative immunostaining images for type I collagen ( A – C ), α-SMA ( D – F ), and F4/80 ( G – I ) in the lung tissue of untreated ( A , D , G ), DSF non-treated ( B , E , H ) and DSF-treated ( C , F , I ) mice on day 28. Higher-magnification images in the lower left correspond to the areas indicated by blue squares. Scale bars = 500 μm. ( J , K ) Percentage of type I collagen positive and α-SMA positive area in lung tissue on day 28. ( L ) Number of F4/80 + cells in the lung tissue on day 28 counted in immunostaining images ( G – I ). n = 5 per group. * P < 0.05, ** P < 0.01 (Tukey’s test). ns, not significant.
Article Snippet: We used the following primary antibodies: anti-human α-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA) mouse monoclonal antibody (1:250 dilution, Dako, Glostrup, Denmark), anti-human CD34 mouse monoclonal antibody (1:100 dilution, Nichirei Bioscience, Tokyo, Japan), anti-human CD68 mouse monoclonal antibody (1:200 dilution, Dako, Glostrup, Denmark), anti-human/mouse S100A4 rabbit monoclonal antibody (1:100 dilution, Abcam, Cambridge, UK), and anti-human FROUNT goat polyclonal antibody (1:150 dilution, Everest biotech, Oxfordshire, UK), followed by peroxidase-labelled secondary antibodies, and incubated with Opal fluorophore Opal 690, Opal 540, Opal 570, Opal 620, Opal 520, respectively.
Techniques: Immunohistochemical staining, Immunostaining