Figure 5.
SLC31A1 is implicated in cuproptosis in macrophages through regulation of the NLRP3/HMGB1 pathway. (A) NLRP3 mRNA expression determined by RT-qPCR; (B) NLRP3, cleaved caspase-1 and ASC protein levels measured by western blot; (C) Cell viability evaluated by CCK-8; (D-F) The Cu2+ level, ATP content, and SDH activity in RAW264.7 cells assessed by kits; (G) Levels of cuproptosis-related proteins FDX1 and DLAT in RAW264.7 cells determined by western blot; (H) Mitochondrial damage in cells assessed by TEM; (I) The LDH activity in RAW264.7 cell supernatants detected by a kit; (J-L) Levels of HMGB1, IL-1β, and TNF-α in RAW264.7 cell supernatants measured by ELISA. All cell-based in vitro experiments were independently repeated three times. Data were described as mean ± standard deviation, with multi-group comparisons conducted by one-way ANOVA, followed by Tukey’s post hoc tests. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001.
