Journal: Redox Report : Communications in Free Radical Research
Article Title: Sesamin protects against Acetaminophen-induced nephrotoxicity by suppressing HMOX1-mediated apoptosis and ferroptosis
doi: 10.1080/13510002.2025.2529695
Figure Lengend Snippet: Ses inhibits APAP-induced apoptosis in mice. (a–c) Western blot bands showed the expression of B-cell lymphoma-2 (Bcl2) and Bcl2-associated X (Bax) proteins and the relative signal intensity in kidney tissues. For quantification, the intensity was normalized to β -actin and the control was set to 1. (d) Terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase (TdT)-mediated deoxyuridine triphosphate (dUTP) nick end labeling (TUNEL) staining of apoptotic cells in kidney tissue sections (scale bar = 50 µm). As indicated by the yellow arrowheads, green fluorescence marks TUNEL-positive signals, blue fluorescence stains the nuclei, and their colocalization in the merged image indicates apoptotic cells. (e) Proportion of apoptosis. Values are expressed as the mean ± SEM ( n = 6); * p < 0.05 difference from the control group; ** p < 0.01 difference from the control group; *** p < 0.001 difference from the control group; # p < 0.05 difference from the APAP exposure group; ## p < 0.01 difference from the APAP exposure group; and ### p < 0.001 difference from the APAP exposure.
Article Snippet: The primary antibodies against β -actin (AC026, 1:50000), solute carrier family 7 member 11 (SLC7A11, A2413, 1:2000), glutathione peroxidase 4 (GPX4, A1933, 1:1500), transferrin receptor protein 1 (TfR1, A5865, 1:1500), ferroportin1 (FPN1, A14884), ferritin light chain (FTL, A11241, 1:1500), ferritin heavy chain 1 (FTH1, A19544, 1:1500) and HMOX1 (A19062, 1:2000) were all sourced from ABclonal (Wuhan, China).
Techniques: Western Blot, Expressing, Control, End Labeling, TUNEL Assay, Staining, Fluorescence