Journal: Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Article Title: A Dual Role of Complement Activation in the Development of Fulminant Hepatic Failure Induced by Murine-Beta-Coronavirus Infection
doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2022.880915
Figure Lengend Snippet: Involvement of complement after MHV-3 infection. WT mice were euthanized 0, 6, 12, 24, and 48 hrs after MHV-3 challenge. (A) Immunohistochemical staining for the deposition of C3, C5b-9, and for the expression of C3aR and C5aR in liver tissue samples (CV, central vein; cross, inflammatory infiltrates or necrotic areas). (B, C) Levels of C3aR mRNA and C5aR mRNA, as determined by relative quantitative real-time RT-qPCR in liver tissues at the indicated times. (D, E) Serum concentrations of C3a and C5a at the indicated times. These results are representative of three independent experiments with similar results (n = 4–5 per group). * p <0.05, ** p <0.01, *** p <0.001 compared with 0 time. C3 original magnification, ×200; C5b-9, C3aR, and C5aR original magnification, ×400.
Article Snippet: The monoclonal Ab (mAb) against mouse C5aR (HM1076, clone20/70) and the isotype Rat IgG2b (HI4041, clone RTK4530), were purchased from Hycult Biotech, The Netherlands.
Techniques: Infection, Immunohistochemical staining, Staining, Expressing, Quantitative RT-PCR