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. 2023 Nov 1;55(11):2417–2432. doi: 10.1038/s12276-023-01112-y

Fig. 4. Khk knockdown alleviated mitochondrial injury in microglia and resisted oxidative damage.

Fig. 4

ad The alterations of pathways in the RNA-seq of BV2+fructose+Khk-siRNA vs. BV2+fructose group via GSEA (n = 6). RES = Running Enrichment Score. e Transmission electron microscopy showing the mitochondrial morphology of microglia in the hippocampus (n = 3). White asterisks represent damaged mitochondria, while pounds represent healthy mitochondria. Scale bar = 1 μm. f, g Quantification of the damaged mitochondria ratio (f) and mitochondrial area (g) in hippocampal microglia. hm Representative western blot (h) and densitometric analysis of OXPHOS-related proteins, including NDUFS8 (complex I, i), SDHB (complex II, j), CYTB (complex III, k), COX IV (complex IV, l) and ATPase IF1 (complex V, m), in the hippocampus (n = 6). nq Effects of KHK knockdown on redox homeostasis, such as ROS (n), MDA (o), 8-OHDG (p), and NT (q), in the hippocampus of m/m or db/db mice (n = 6). The data in (f, g, iq) are presented as the mean ± SEM and were analyzed by one-way ANOVA with Tukey’s post hoc analysis. *P < 0.05; **P < 0.01; ***P < 0.001; ****P < 0.0001.