Journal: bioRxiv
Article Title: Hepatocyte expression of fetal insulin receptor isoform contributes to the promotion of liver cancer through non-cell autonomous mechanisms
doi: 10.1101/2025.06.02.655477
Figure Lengend Snippet: Apc lox/lox mice were injected with recombinant AAV8 encoding saCas9 and sgRNA against Rosa26 (sgRosa/APC ΔHep , n=6) or Insr (sgInsr/APC ΔHep , n=5) locus. One month later, mice were injected with an adenovirus encoding the Cre recombinase (AdenoCre) and sacrificed 50 days later. A. Schematic illustration of the protocol. B. Liver-to-body weight ratio (n=5-6). C. Representative images of H&E staining showing microvacuolar steatosis, glycogenated nuclei, apoptotic bodies and inflammatory cells in sgInsr/APC Δhep livers. Scale bar: 50 μM. D. Representative images of myeloperoxidase (MPO) IHC staining from sgRosa/APC Δhep and sgInsr/APC Δhep livers ( left panel , scale bar: 120 μM); Quantification of MPO staining ( right panel ; n=5-6). E. Representative images of F4/80 IHC staining from sgRosa/APC Δhep and sgInsr/APC Δhep livers ( left panel , scale bar: 100 μM); Quantification of F4/80-positive macrophages ( right panel ; n=5-6). F. Representative images of proteome profiler cytokine/chemokine arrays performed on whole-cell lysates from sgRosa/APC Δhep and sgInsr/Apc Δhep livers (n=2). G. Expression of transcripts encoding chemokines/cytokines evaluated by RT-qPCR (n=5-6). H. Representative images of TUNEL assay from sgRosa/APC Δhep and sgInsr/APC Δhep livers ( left panel ); Quantification of TUNEL-positive cells ( right panel , n=5-6). Data are median ± IQR.
Article Snippet: For the assessment of liver steatosis, 10-μm liver frozen sections were fixed in 10% formalin for 10 min, rinsed in 60% isopropyl alcohol, and then incubated in Oil Red O solution (Sigma) for 15 min. IHC staining for myeloperoxidase (#22225-1-AP, Proteintech), glutamine synthetase (GS) (#610518, BD Transduction Laboratories), Ki67 (#MA5-14520, SP6, ThermoFisher Scientific), cleaved caspase-3 (#9661, D175) and F4/80 (#70076, D2S9R, Cell Signaling) was performed according to the provider instructions.
Techniques: Injection, Recombinant, Staining, Immunohistochemistry, Expressing, Quantitative RT-PCR, TUNEL Assay