Fig. 2. Neutrophil activation through loss of KLF2 worsens arterial and venous thrombosis.
(A) Time to occlusive thrombosis was measured in the carotid artery injury model comparing LysM (n = 7) and K2KO (n = 8) mice. (B) IVC thrombus weight measured after IVC ligation comparing LysM and K2KO mice. n = 8 mice. (C) The timeline shows the experimental model of neutrophil depletion studies in K2KO mice. (D and E) Neutrophils were depleted with anti-Ly6G antibody or control antibody in LysM (n = 6 to 7) and K2KO (n = 6 to 8) mice before (D) arterial or (E) venous thrombosis induction. (F) The timeline depicts adoptive transfer experiments wherein neutrophils were isolated from healthy LysM or K2KO mice and infused into LysM/K2KO mice before arterial or venous thrombosis. (G and H) Infusion of LysM (CRE) or K2KO (KO) neutrophils into respective genotypes (n = 6 to 8 per group) was followed by initiation of (G) arterial and (H) venous thrombosis. Data were analyzed using an unpaired, two-tailed Student’s t test.