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. 2012 May 10;8(5):e1002689. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1002689

Figure 2. 1,25D3 induces autophagy in human macrophages co-infected with HIV and M. tuberculosis.

Figure 2

HIV and/or M. tuberculosis (TB) infected MDM were treated for 7 days with 100 pmol/L 1,25D3. (A) Cells were lysed and immunoblots of LC3B isoforms using antibody to LC3B or β-actin performed. (B) Cells were incubated with 10 µg/mL pepstatin A for 4 h on day 7 prior to lysis. Immunoblots of LC3B isoforms using antibody to LC3B or β-actin. (C) Flow cytometry analysis of saponin-resistant LC3B-II in macrophages after 1,25D3 treatment for 7 d. Representative histograms of cells displaying saponin-resistant LC3B-II from three donors are shown. (D) Flow cytometry analysis of saponin-resistant LC3B-II in macrophages after 1,25D3 treatment for 7 d followed by 10 µg/mL pepstatin A for a further 4 h. Representative histograms of cells displaying saponin-resistant LC3B-II from three donors are shown. (E) Immunoblots of p62 using antibody to p62 or β-actin 7 d after macrophages treated with 1,25D3. (F) At 7 d post-infection, aliquots of supernatant taken before the addition of WST-1 were tested for lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) spectrophotometrically using the LDHPLUS assay. For the last hour cells were incubated with WST-1, and the reduction of the WST-1 reagent to its formazan product was monitored spectrophotometrically.