Fig. 6.
Oseltamivir (OST) inhibits the expression of HIF-1α during H1N1 virus infection. A HE staining of lung tissue from H1N1-infected mice (n = 5, 1000 pfu per mouse, Days 3 and 5) treated with or without a low (L) (OST, 30 mg/kg, intragastric, once every 12 h for Days 3 and 5) or high (H) (OST, 60 mg/kg, intragastric, once every 12 h for Days 3 and 5) dose of oseltamivir. Scale bar = 100 μm. B, C The concentrations of IL-1β, IL-6 and TNF-α in serum and BALF from H1N1-infected mice (n = 5, 1000 pfu per mouse) after treatment with or without oseltamivir were measured by ELISA. D The distribution of HIF-1α protein in A549 cells after OST treatment (0.75 μg/mL for 48 h) was investigated by immunofluorescence staining (scale bar = 50 μm). E, F The protein expression level of HIF-1α in mouse lung tissues (n = 5, 1000 pfu per mouse for Days 3 and 5) and A549 cells (MOI = 1 for 24 h) after OST treatment was measured by Western blotting. β-Actin served as the loading control. The data are presented as the means with SDs. Statistical analysis was performed by one-way ANOVA. ∗P < 0.05.