Fig. 9
The effect of megakaryocyte (MK) differentiation induced by oxymatrine was block by toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2) inhibitor C29 and stimulator of interferon genes (STING) inhibitor C-176. (A) Representative images of oxymatrine treated Meg-01 cells with oxymatrine (40 ?M), C29 (50 ?M), oxymatrine (40 ?M) + C29 (50 ?M), C-176 (10 ?M), and oxymatrine (40 ?M) + C-176 (10 ?M) for five days. (B) The histogram represents the number of MKs in each group (n = 3 per group). (C) Phalloidin-labeled cytospin in Meg-01 cells intervened with oxymatrine (40 ?M), C29 (50 ?M), oxymatrine (40 ?M) + C29 (50 ?M), C-176 (10 ?M), and oxymatrine (40 ?M) + C-176 (10 ?M) for five days under a fluorescence Microscope. Excitation wavelength: 560 nm for phalloidin and 405 nm for 4?,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole (DAPI). (D) The histogram represents the relative mean fluorescence intensity (MFI) of F-actin in each group (n = 3 per group). (E) Flow cytometry analysis exhibits the percentage of CD41+/CD42+ cells after the treatment of oxymatrine (40 ?M), C29 (50 ?M), oxymatrine (40 ?M) + C29 (50 ?M), C-176 (10 ?M), and oxymatrine (40 ?M) + C-176 (10 ?M) for five days. (F) The histogram represents the percentage of CD41+/CD42b+ expression in each group (n = 3 per group). (G?J) Representative immunoblot images (G) and biochemical quantification of TLR2 (H), STING (I), and nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-?B) (J) after the treatment of oxymatrine (40 ?M), C29 (50 ?M), and oxymatrine (40 ?M) + C29 (50 ?M) for five days (n = 3 per group). (K?N) Representative immunoblot images (K) and biochemical quantification of TLR2 (L), STING (M), and NF-?B (N) after the treatment of oxymatrine (40 ?M), C-176 (10 ?M), and oxymatrine (40 ?M) + C-176 (10 ?M) for five days (n = 3 per group). Data represent the mean ± standard deviation (SD) of three independent experiments. ?P < 0.05, ??P < 0.01, and ???P < 0.001 vs. the oxymatrine group. ns: no significance. PE: phycoerythrin; FITC: fluorescein isothiocyanate; FOV: field of view; GAPDH: glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase. |