Journal: Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences: CMLS
Article Title: IKKα-STAT3-S727 axis: a novel mechanism in DOX-induced cardiomyopathy
doi: 10.1007/s00018-024-05439-1
Figure Lengend Snippet: STAT3 is a marker of a DOX-related proinflammatory macrophage cluster. IKKα flox/flox and macrophage IKKα knockout (mIKKα −/− ) mice were treated with or without DOX for 2 weeks. A Signature of the proinflammatory process for each cluster. The signature score was calculated on the basis of proinflammatory factor score (STAT3, IL6Ra, CCL5, TNFAIP3, TGFB1, IL-1β, TNF-α, HMGB1, CCL2, Hmox1, CCL4, NFKB1, TLR2, CD14, NFE2L2, PLA2G7, NLRP3, CXCL2, JUN, and CCL3). B and C GO analysis (B) and KEGG analysis (C) of macrophage cluster 3. D Heatmap of genes associated with macrophage cluster 3 in IKKα flox/flox and mIKKα −/− mice. E Pearson correlation coefficients between the mRNA levels of STAT3 and representative cytokines, and chemokines. F GO analysis of STAT3hi macrophages in cluster 3
Article Snippet: The sections were then blocked with goat serum (ZLI-9022, Beijing Zhongshan Biotechnology) for 1 h. Following the blocking step, the sections were incubated overnight at 4 °C with the following primary antibodies: IKKα (NB100-56704, Novus), CD68 (ab53444, Abcam), STAT3 (ab119352, Abcam), and iNOS (ab178945, Abcam).
Techniques: Marker, Knock-Out