Space-Flight- and Microgravity-Dependent Alteration of Mast Cell Population and Protease Expression in Digestive Organs of Mongolian Gerbils
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results
3. Discussion
4. Materials and Methods
4.1. Experimental Design
4.2. Histoprocessing
4.3. Tissue Probe Staining
4.4. Image Acquisition
4.5. Statistical Analysis
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Abbreviations
ISS—International Space Station |
MC—Mast cell |
LEO—Low Earth Orbit |
ECM—Extracellular matrix |
PAR-2—Protease-activated receptor-2 |
VEGF—Vascular endothelial growth factor |
VIP—Vasoactive intestinal peptide |
SP—Substance P |
ICAM-1—Intercellular adhesion molecule 1 |
MMPs—Metalloproteinases |
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Groups of Animals | MC Subpopulation | MC Identification Technique | |||||
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Tryptase MCs | Chymase MCs | ||||||
Jejunum | Stomach | Liver | Jejunum | Stomach | Liver | ||
Experiment “Rodentsiya” | |||||||
VC | MSMC | 39.6 ± 2.2 | 4.4 ± 0.3 | 3.2 ± 0.4 | 2.6 ± 0.4 | Single | Single |
CSMC | 2.5 ± 0.2 | 1.5 ± 0.2 | Single | 1.1 ± 0.2 | |||
SE | MSMC | 42.4 ± 2.8 | 4.3 ± 0.3 | 2.9 ± 0.2 | 2.8 ± 0.2 | Single | Single |
CSMC | 2.8 ± 0.3 | 1.4 ± 0.1 | 0.4 ± 0.0 * | 1.3 ± 0.1 | |||
SF | MSMC | 28.6 ± 1.1 *,** | 2.6 ± 0.2 *,** | 2.2 ± 0.2 *,** | 7.8 ± 0.8 *,** | 1.2 ± 0.1 *,** | 1.8 ± 0.2 *,** |
CSMC | 2.1 ± 0.2 *,** | 1.4 ± 0.2 | 2.2 ± 0.1 *,** | 1.5 ± 0.1 *,** | |||
Simulated physiological effects of 12-day weightlessness | |||||||
VC | MSMC | 36.8 ± 2.7 | 4.1 ± 0.7 | 2.9 ± 0.3 | 2.9 ± 0.2 | Single | Single |
CSMC | 2.4 ± 0.3 | 1.4 ± 0.1 | Single | 1.2 ± 0.1 | |||
AnOrtSusp | MSMC | 33.4 ± 2.5 | 4.8 ± 0.4 | 3.8 ± 0.2 * | 3.6 ± 0.1 * | 0.3 ± 0.1 * | 0.8 ± 0.2 * |
CSMC | 2.9 ± 0.3 | 1.7 ± 0.2 | 0.5 ± 0.1 * | 1.4 ± 0.1 |
Groups of Animals | Organs | MC Mucosal Subpopulation | MC Connective Tissue Subpopulation | ||||
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MCTRY | MCCHYM | MCTRY+CHYM | MCTRY | MCCHYM | MCTRY+CHYM | ||
Experiment “Rodentsiya” | |||||||
VC | Jejunum | 89.8 ± 3.1 | 6.1 ± 0.2 | 4.1 ± 0.2 | 94.3 ± 3.3 | 3.8 ± 0.2 | 1.9 ± 0.1 |
Stomach | 91.1 ± 2.3 | 3.2 ± 0.2 | 5.7 ± 0.4 | 45.4 ± 2.8 | 27.3 ± 3.4 | 27.3 ± 3.4 | |
Liver 1 | - | - | - | 97.2 ± 2.4 | 0.9 ± 0.2 | 1.9 ± 0.1 | |
SE | Jejunum | 90.6 ± 4.4 | 6.0 ± 0.4 | 3.4 ± 0.3 | 84.8 ± 4.2 * | 12.1 ± 1.1 * | 3.1 ± 0.2 * |
Stomach | 89.4 ± 4.2 | 3.8 ± 0.3 | 6.8 ± 0.3 | 43.4 ± 4.2 | 26.3 ± 2.3 | 30.3 ± 2.5 | |
Liver 1 | - | - | - | 97.1 ± 3.3 | 0.7 ± 0.1 | 2.2 ± 0.3 | |
SF | Jejunum | 65.7 ± 4.5 *,** | 17.9 ± 1.1 *,** | 16.4 ± 1.2 *,** | 33.3 ± 2.8 *,** | 34.9 ± 3.4 *,** | 31.8 ± 2.5 *,** |
Stomach | 25.4 ± 0.2 *,** | 28.4 ± 1.9 *,** | 46.2 ± 3.3 *,** | 24.2 ± 2.2 *,** | 36.7 ± 3.6 *,** | 39.1 ± 3.9 *,** | |
Liver 1 | - | - | - | 21.3 ± 2.8 *,** | 22.4 ± 1.2 *,** | 56.3 ± 1.8 *,** | |
Simulated physiological effects of 12-day weightlessness | |||||||
VC | Jejunum | 90.1 ± 3.1 | 5.4 ± 0.3 | 4.5 ± 0.5 | 93.4 ± 3.2 | 4.2 ± 0.3 | 2.4 ± 0.2 |
Stomach | 87.6 ± 4.2 | 6.2 ± 0.5 | 6.2 ± 0.4 | 43.2 ± 3.1 | 25.7 ± 2.7 | 31.1 ± 1.4 | |
Liver 1 | - | - | - | 96.5 ± 2.9 | 1.5 ± 0.1 | 2.0 ± 0.3 | |
AnOrtSusp | Jejunum | 79.5 ± 3.2 * | 8.3 ± 0.4 * | 12.2 ± 0.9 * | 81.4 ± 4.5 * | 9.2 ± 0.6 * | 9.4 ± 0.5 * |
Stomach | 65.0 ± 3.5 * | 12.6 ± 1.1 * | 22.4 ± 2.0 * | 26.2 ± 1.9 * | 35.6 ± 3.1 * | 38.2 ± 2.2 * | |
Liver 1 | - | - | - | 76.3 ± 3.8 * | 5.4 ± 0.6 * | 18.3 ± 1.1 * |
Antibodies | Host | Catalogue Nr. | Dilution | Source |
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Tryptase | Mouse monoclonal [AA1] Ab | #ab2378 | 1:2000 | AbCam, Cambridge, UK |
Mast cell Chymase/CHYMASE Antibody, Biotin Conjugated | Rabbit Polyclonal Ab | #bs-2353R-Biotin | 1:500 | Bioss, Woburn, MA, USA |
Antibodies and Other Reagents | Source | Dilution | Label |
---|---|---|---|
Goat anti-mouse IgG (#115–007-003) | Jackson ImmunoResearh, West Grove, PA, USA | 1:13 | w/o |
Cy3-conjugated AffinPure Goat Anti Mouse IgG (#115–165-166) | Jackson ImmunoResearh, West Grove, PA, USA | 10 Mг/1 Mл PBS | Cy3 |
Streptavidin (# S11223) | Invitrogen™, Darmstadt Germany | 2 mg/mL solution | Alexa Fluor 488 |
AmpliStain™ anti-Mouse 1-Step HRP (#AS-M1-HRP) | SDT GmbH, Baesweiler, Germany | ready to use | HRP |
AmpliStain™ anti-Rabbit 1-Step HRP (#AS-R1-HRP) | SDT GmbH, Baesweiler, Germany | ready to use | HRP |
4′,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole (DAPI, #D9542–5MG) | Sigma, Hamburg, Germany | 5 µg/mL | w/o |
VECTASHIELD® Mounting Medium (#H-1000) | Vector Laboratories, Burlingame, CA, USA | ready to use | w/o |
DAB Peroxidase Substrat Kit (#SK-4100) | Vector Laboratories, Burlingame, CA, USA | ready to use | DAB |
Mayer’s hematoxylin (#MHS128) | Sigma-Aldrich | ready to use | w/o |
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Atiakshin, D.; Kostin, A.; Shishkina, V.; Burtseva, A.; Buravleva, A.; Volodkin, A.; Elieh-Ali-Komi, D.; Buchwalow, I.; Tiemann, M. Space-Flight- and Microgravity-Dependent Alteration of Mast Cell Population and Protease Expression in Digestive Organs of Mongolian Gerbils. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2023, 24, 13604. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms241713604
Atiakshin D, Kostin A, Shishkina V, Burtseva A, Buravleva A, Volodkin A, Elieh-Ali-Komi D, Buchwalow I, Tiemann M. Space-Flight- and Microgravity-Dependent Alteration of Mast Cell Population and Protease Expression in Digestive Organs of Mongolian Gerbils. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2023; 24(17):13604. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms241713604
Chicago/Turabian StyleAtiakshin, Dmitrii, Andrey Kostin, Viktoriya Shishkina, Alexandra Burtseva, Anastasia Buravleva, Artem Volodkin, Daniel Elieh-Ali-Komi, Igor Buchwalow, and Markus Tiemann. 2023. "Space-Flight- and Microgravity-Dependent Alteration of Mast Cell Population and Protease Expression in Digestive Organs of Mongolian Gerbils" International Journal of Molecular Sciences 24, no. 17: 13604. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms241713604