Journal: Journal of Neuroinflammation
Article Title: Deficiency of the microglial Hv1 proton channel attenuates neuronal pyroptosis and inhibits inflammatory reaction after spinal cord injury
doi: 10.1186/s12974-020-01942-x
Figure Lengend Snippet: Hv1 deficiency reduces activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome after SCI. a – c Representative confocal images showing the NLRP3 inflammasome markers (green) NLRP3 ( a ), Caspase-1 ( b ), and ASC ( c ), as well as the neuronal marker, NeuN (red; scale bar, 50 μm). d – f Quantification of the fraction (%) of d NLRP3-positive neurons (NLRP3 + NeuN + cells/NeuN + cells × 100), ( e ) Caspase-1-positive neurons (Caspase-1 + NeuN + cells/NeuN + cells × 100) and f ASC-positive neurons (ASC + NeuN + cells/NeuN + cells × 100). g Western blotting showing NLRP3, caspase-1 p20, ASC, and IL-18 protein levels. h – k Quantification of Western-blot results for NLRP3 (H), caspase-1 p20 ( i ), ASC ( j ), and IL-18 ( k ) normalized to β-actin. l The expression of IL-18 mRNA via real-time PCR. Data are represented as the mean ± SEM ( n = 5 for each treatment; # p < 0.05 ## p < 0.01, SCI vs. sham treatment; * p < 0.05 ** p < 0.01, KO SCI vs. WT SCI)
Article Snippet: The following primary antibodies were used: rabbit anti-GSDMD (1:1000, Cell Signaling Technology), mouse anti-Caspase-1 (1:500, AdipoGen), mouse anti-NLRP3 (1:1000, AdipoGen), rabbit anti-ASC (1:1000, Cell Signaling Technology), rabbit anti-IL-18 (1:1000, Abclonal), rabbit anti-Hv1 (1:1000, Sigma), rabbit anti-NOS2 (1:1000; Abclonal), mouse anti-NF-L and anti-NF-H (1:1000; Cell Signaling Technology), rabbit anti-TUJ1 (1:1000, Abcam), mouse anti-MAG (1:1000, Santa Cruz), rat anti-MBP (1:1000, Millipore), rabbit anti-β-actin (1:1000, Servicebio), and rabbit anti-GAPDH (1:1000, Servicebio).
Techniques: Activation Assay, Marker, Western Blot, Expressing, Real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction