Journal: Free radical biology & medicine

Article Title: NAD(P)H:quinone oxidoreductase 1 activity reduces hypertrophy in 3T3-L1 adipocytes.

doi: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2012.05.047

Figure Lengend Snippet: Fig. 2. Keap1 protein decreases in differentiated adipocytes, while steady-state mRNA expression for Nrf2 and Keap1 increases. 3T3-L1 cells were differentiated as described under Materials and methods and harvested on Days 0, 4, 8, 11, and 14. (A) Nrf2 and (C) Keap1 (70 kDa) protein expression was examined by immunoblotting. Black bars, full-length (FL) Nrf2 (56 kDa); gray bars, degraded (Deg) Nrf2 (40 kDa); white bars, total (Tot) Nrf2; the sums of full-length Nrf2 and degraded Nrf2 were determined to obtain relative total Nrf2 protein expression. (B) Relative steady-state Nrf2 and (D) Keap1 mRNA levels were measured by SYBRGreen qPCR and normalized to 18S rRNA. Significance was determined by one-way ANOVA Dunnett’s for protein and one-way ANOVA Bonferroni’s for mRNA; * Pr0.05 as compared to Day 0, bars indicate Pr0.05 between samples. Data are expressed as mean7SD; n¼3–4.

Article Snippet: We also tried the Santa Cruz N-terminal Nrf2 antibody (No. sc-13032) that gave 6–7 signals ranging from 30 to 100 kDa and another C-terminal Nrf2 antibody from R & D Systems (No. MAB3925) that gave 20þ signals ranging from 20 to 100þ kDa (data not shown).

Techniques: Expressing, Western Blot

Journal: Free radical biology & medicine

Article Title: NAD(P)H:quinone oxidoreductase 1 activity reduces hypertrophy in 3T3-L1 adipocytes.

doi: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2012.05.047

Figure Lengend Snippet: Fig. 3. NQO1 protein increases during limited clonal expansion and postmitotic growth arrest of differentiation. 3T3-L1 cells were differentiated as described under Materials and methods and harvested on Days 0, 1, 2, 3, and 4. (A) NQO1 and (D) Keap1 protein expressions were examined by immunoblotting. (B) Relative NQO1, (C) Nrf2, and (E) Keap1 mRNA levels were measured by SYBRGreen qPCR and normalized to 18S rRNA. Significance was determined by one-way ANOVA Dunnett’s for protein and one-way ANOVA Bonferroni’s for mRNA; * Pr0.05 as compared to Day 0, bars indicate Pr0.05 between samples. Data are expressed as mean7SD; n¼3–4.

Article Snippet: We also tried the Santa Cruz N-terminal Nrf2 antibody (No. sc-13032) that gave 6–7 signals ranging from 30 to 100 kDa and another C-terminal Nrf2 antibody from R & D Systems (No. MAB3925) that gave 20þ signals ranging from 20 to 100þ kDa (data not shown).

Techniques: Western Blot

Journal: Free radical biology & medicine

Article Title: NAD(P)H:quinone oxidoreductase 1 activity reduces hypertrophy in 3T3-L1 adipocytes.

doi: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2012.05.047

Figure Lengend Snippet: Fig. 4. NQO1 and Keap1 proteins, but not mRNA, decreases as adipocyte differentiation progresses. 3T3-L1 cells were differentiated as described under Materials and methods and harvested on Days 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8. (A) NQO1 and (D) Keap1 protein expressions were examined by immunoblotting. (B) Relative NQO1, (C) Nrf2, and (E) Keap1 mRNA levels were measured by SYBRGreen qPCR and normalized to 18S rRNA. Significance was determined by one-way ANOVA Dunnett’s for protein and one-way ANOVA Bonferroni’s for mRNA; * Pr0.05 as compared to Day 4. Data are expressed as mean7SD; n¼3.

Article Snippet: We also tried the Santa Cruz N-terminal Nrf2 antibody (No. sc-13032) that gave 6–7 signals ranging from 30 to 100 kDa and another C-terminal Nrf2 antibody from R & D Systems (No. MAB3925) that gave 20þ signals ranging from 20 to 100þ kDa (data not shown).

Techniques: Western Blot

Journal: Free radical biology & medicine

Article Title: NAD(P)H:quinone oxidoreductase 1 activity reduces hypertrophy in 3T3-L1 adipocytes.

doi: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2012.05.047

Figure Lengend Snippet: Fig. 6. LiCl treatment increases NQO1 protein, but not NQO1 mRNA. 3T3-L1 cells were differentiated as described under Materials and methods, and treated with varying concentrations of LiCl at Day 8 and harvested on Day 11. A 40 mM NaCl was used as a vehicle control (VC). (A) NQO1 was examined by immunoblotting. (B) Relative NQO1 and (C) Nrf2 mRNA levels were measured by SYBRGreen qPCR and normalized to 18S rRNA. Significance was determined by one-way ANOVA Dunnett’s; * Pr0.05 as compared to VC for protein and mRNA. Data are expressed as mean7SD; n¼3.

Article Snippet: We also tried the Santa Cruz N-terminal Nrf2 antibody (No. sc-13032) that gave 6–7 signals ranging from 30 to 100 kDa and another C-terminal Nrf2 antibody from R & D Systems (No. MAB3925) that gave 20þ signals ranging from 20 to 100þ kDa (data not shown).

Techniques: Control, Western Blot

Journal: Free radical biology & medicine

Article Title: NAD(P)H:quinone oxidoreductase 1 activity reduces hypertrophy in 3T3-L1 adipocytes.

doi: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2012.05.047

Figure Lengend Snippet: Fig. 7. Sulforaphane increases NQO1 protein and mRNA levels. 3T3-L1 cells were differentiated as described under Materials and methods, and treated with varying concentrations of sulforaphane (SFN). A 0.3% DMSO was used as a VC. (A) NQO1 was examined by immunoblotting. (B) Relative NQO1 and (C) Nrf2 mRNA levels were measured by SYBRGreen qPCR and normalized to 18S rRNA. Significance was determined by one-way ANOVA Dunnett’s; * Pr0.05 as compared to VC for protein and mRNA. Data are expressed as mean7SD; n¼3.

Article Snippet: We also tried the Santa Cruz N-terminal Nrf2 antibody (No. sc-13032) that gave 6–7 signals ranging from 30 to 100 kDa and another C-terminal Nrf2 antibody from R & D Systems (No. MAB3925) that gave 20þ signals ranging from 20 to 100þ kDa (data not shown).

Techniques: Western Blot