Fig. 5. Supplementation with MA in I/R mice restores M2 macrophage content and enhances mucosal recovery.
A H & E staining of small intestinal tissue from mice 36 h after induction of intestinal I/R and quantification of the small intestinal pathology score (n = 5 mice for transplanted groups, n = 6 mice for the rest groups). Represent significant p value using two-way ANOVA followed by the Tukey test. 0.0167 (Vehicle, Ctrl vs Org trans), 0.0172 (Ctrl, Vehicle vs Malic acid). B qRT-PCR analysis of Occludin and ZO-1 mRNA in small intestinal tissues from mice 36 h after intestinal I/R (n = 5 mice for transplanted groups, n = 6 mice for the rest groups). Represent significant p value using two-tailed Mann–Whitney test for Occludin. 0.0043 (Vehicle, Ctrl vs Org trans), 0.0043 (Ctrl, Vehicle vs Malic acid). Represent significant p value using two-way ANOVA followed by the Tukey test for ZO-1. 0.0105 (Vehicle, Ctrl vs Org trans), 0.0259 (Ctrl, Vehicle vs Malic acid). C Representative immunohistochemistry images of Occludin expression and quantification of the area of Occludin immunohistochemical staining (n = 5 mice for transplanted groups, n = 6 mice for the rest groups). Represent significant p value using two-tailed Mann–Whitney test. 0.0043 (Vehicle, Ctrl vs Org trans), 0.0022 (Ctrl, Vehicle vs Malic acid). D Representative immunohistochemistry images of ZO-1 and quantification of the area of ZO-1 staining (n = 5 mice for transplanted groups, n = 6 mice for the rest groups). Represent significant p value using two-tailed Mann–Whitney test. 0.0043 (Vehicle, Ctrl vs Org trans), 0.0022 (Ctrl, Vehicle vs Malic acid). E ELISA detection of IL-6 and IL-1β production in mice 36 h after intestinal I/R (n = 5 mice for transplanted groups, n = 6 mice for the rest groups). Represent significant p value using two-way ANOVA followed by the Tukey test. For IL-6, 0.0297 (Vehicle, Ctrl vs Org trans), 0.0190 (Ctrl, Vehicle vs Malic acid). For IL-1β, < 0.0001 (Vehicle, Ctrl vs Org trans), 0.0002 (Ctrl, Vehicle vs Malic acid). F Quantification of CD206+F4/80+CD45+CD11b+ macrophages (n = 5 mice for transplanted groups, n = 6 mice for the rest groups). Represent significant p value using two-tailed Mann–Whitney test. 0.0043 (Vehicle, Ctrl vs Org trans), 0.0022 (Ctrl, Vehicle vs Malic acid). G Representative histograms of CD206 expression. H Quantification of CD206 MFI in the LP of the small intestine 36 h after intestinal I/R injury (n = 5 mice for transplanted groups, n = 6 mice for the rest groups). Represent significant p value using two-way ANOVA followed by the Tukey test. 0.0056 (Vehicle, Ctrl vs Org trans), 0.0012 (Ctrl, Vehicle vs Malic acid). I Representative histograms of IL-10 expression. J Quantification of IL-10+F4/80+CD45+CD11b+ macrophages (n = 5 mice for transplanted groups, n = 6 mice for the rest groups). Represent significant p value using two-way ANOVA followed by the Tukey test. 0.0083 (Vehicle, Ctrl vs Org trans), 0.0085 (Ctrl, Vehicle vs Malic acid). K Quantification of IL-10 MFI in the LP of the small intestine 36 h after intestinal I/R (n = 5 mice for transplanted groups, n = 6 mice for the rest groups). Represent significant p value using two-tailed Mann–Whitney test. 0.0022 (Ctrl, Vehicle vs Malic acid). L Serum concentration of IL-10 in mice 36 h after intestinal I/R (n = 5 mice for transplanted groups, n = 6 mice for the rest groups). Represent significant p value using two-way ANOVA followed by the Tukey test. 0.0247 (Vehicle, Ctrl vs Org trans), 0.0013 (Ctrl, Vehicle vs Malic acid). M Genetic profiling of BMDMs stimulated with or without MA (n = 4 biological replicates for vehicle group, n = 6 biological replicates for MA group). Represent significant p value using two-tailed student’s from left to right: 0.0108, 0.0096, 0.0015. N Representative images of CD206 expression and quantification of CD206+F4/80+CD11b+ in BMDMs stimulated with or without MA supplementation (n = 3 biological replicates/group). Represent significant *p value = 0.0266 using two-tailed student’s t test. O Representative images of immunostaining of CD206 (green) and DAPI (blue) in BMDMs stimulated with or without MA supplementation. Scale bar, 100 μm. The statistical tests employed included: two-way ANOVA followed by the Tukey test for multiple comparisons, two-tailed student’s t test and Mann–Whitney tests. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001, ****P < 0.0001. Each dot represents data from a single sample ([A–F], [H], and [J–N]). Bar graphs represent mean ± SD. Source data are provided as a Source Data file.