Journal: Nature Communications
Article Title: Chlorella -derived extracellular vesicle-based nanogels suppress cGAS-STING for treatment of radiation-induced lung injury
doi: 10.1038/s41467-025-68140-2
Figure Lengend Snippet: a A schematic diagram of RNA-seq for lung tissue of RILI. Created by Figdraw, org196400002 (ID: PTTPI74d4d). b Volcano plot analyses of the total DEGs in lung tissues of healthy mice or irradiated mice for 7 days. Differential expression analysis was performed using the DESeq2 package. This was a two-sided test, and multiple testing correction was applied using the BH method. Significantly differentially expressed genes were defined as those with |log2FC | >=0 & Padjust <0.05. c KEGG enrichment analysis of DEGs. Enrichment analysis was performed using the hypergeometric test, with the P-values adjusted by the default BH method. A term with an Padjust <0.05 was considered significantly enriched. d , e The expression levels of cGAS, p-STING, STING, p-TBK, TBK, p-IRF3, IRF3, and β-actin, and quantitative analysis of p-IRF3/IRF3, p-STING/STING, and p-TBK/TBK in the lung tissue at 0, 1, 2, 3, 5, and 7 days after IR were detected by WB ( n = 4 biologically independent animals). The samples derive from the same experiment, and those blots were processed in parallel. One-way ANOVA with Tukey’s post hoc test was used for comparisons among multiple groups. f Representative images of IHC staining (cGAS, p-STING, p-IRF3) of healthy and irradiated lung tissue. g The detection of dsDNA in Control and IR groups ( n = 3 independent experiments). Two-tailed unpaired t-tests were used for comparisons between two groups. h A schematic diagram of cGAS-STING pathway activated by IR. Created by Figdraw, org196400002 (ID: TUIWW381e9). i Establishment of cGAS-knockdown RAW 264.7 and MLE-12. The samples derive from the same experiment, and those blots were processed in parallel. j The expression levels of IL-6 and TNF-α in cGAS-knockdown RAW 264.7 were detected by ELISA ( n = 4 independent experiments). One -way ANOVA with Tukey’s post hoc test was used for comparisons among multiple groups. k The expression levels of IL-6 and TNF-α in cGAS-knockdown MLE-12 were detected by ELISA ( n = 4 independent experiments). One-way ANOVA with Tukey’s post hoc test was used for comparisons among multiple groups. The data show means ± SD. Source data are provided as a Source Data file.
Article Snippet: Primary antibody (cGAS, STING, p-STING, TBK1, p-TBK1, IRF3, p-IRF3, p65, Nrf2, β-actin) was bought from Cell Signaling Technology (CST), primary antibody (p-p65, Keap1, HO-1, GPx4) was bought from Proteintech, and primary antibody (NQO1) was bought from Abcam.
Techniques: RNA Sequencing, Irradiation, Quantitative Proteomics, Expressing, Immunohistochemistry, Control, Two Tailed Test, Knockdown, Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay