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. 2024 Apr 5;15:2939. doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-47317-1

Fig. 6. Knockout of cdkn2a (p16) in Lyz2+ cells abrogates LSI-induced endplate sclerosis.

Fig. 6

a Representative immunofluorescent images of p16+ (red), F4/80+ (green) cells and DAPI (blue) staining of nuclei in mouse caudal endplates of L4/5 in Cdkn2aΔLyz2 or Cdkn2af/f mice at 8 weeks after LSI or sham surgery. Scale bars, 50 μm. b Representative immunofluorescent images of CD31 (green), Emcn (red) and DAPI (blue) staining of nuclei in the endplates of Cdkn2aΔLyz2 or Cdkn2af/f mice after LSI or sham surgery. Scale bars, 50 μm. c Permillage of CD31+Emcn+ area in the endplates of b. d Representative µCT images of the caudal endplates of L4/5 (coronal view) in Cdkn2aΔLyz2 or Cdkn2af/f mice at 8 weeks after LSI or sham surgery. Scale bars, 500 μm. e Quantitative analysis of the total porosity of d. f Representative images of safranin O and fast green staining of endplates in Cdkn2aΔLyz2 or Cdkn2af/f mice at 8 weeks after LSI or sham surgery. Scale bars, 50 μm. g Endplate scores of the endplates of f. h Representative immunohistochemical images of Osterix (Osx) in the endplates of Cdkn2aΔLyz2 or Cdkn2af/f mice at 8 weeks after LSI or sham surgery. Scale bars, 50 μm. i Quantitative analysis of the number of Osx+ cells in the endplates of h. j Representative images of immunofluorescent analysis of CGRP+ sensory nerves (red) and DAPI (blue) staining of nuclei in the endplates of Cdkn2aΔLyz2 or Cdkn2af/f mice after LSI or sham surgery. Scale bars, 50 μm. k Permillage of CGRP+ area in the endplates of l. n = 6 per group. Data are represented as means ± standard deviations, as determined by One-way ANOVA. Source data are provided as a Source Data file.