Research Article

Sitagliptin and the Blood-Retina Barrier: Effects on Retinal Endothelial Cells Manifested Only after Prolonged Exposure

Table 1

Primary and secondary antibodies used.

TargetHost and typeSourceWorking concentrations

ActinMouse, monoclonalClone AC-40, Abcam (Cambridge, United Kingdom), ab11003WB: 500 ng/ml
Mouse, monoclonalClone 5J11, Abcam, ab190301 or Bio-Techne (Wiesbaden, Germany) NBP2-25142WB: 700 ng/ml
Caveolin-1Rabbit, polyclonalAbcam, ab2910WB: 20 ng/ml
IF: 2 μg/ml
CD9 (tetraspanin-29)Mouse, monoclonal, IgG2Clone IVA50, EXBIO (Vestec, Czech Republic, via BIOZOL, Munich, Germany), 11-354C100WB: 40 ng/ml
IF: 10 μg/ml
IP: 1 μg/ml
CD29 (integrin β1)Mouse, monoclonal, IgG1TS2/16, Thermo Fisher Scientific (Langenselbold, Germany), 14-0299-82WB: 170 ng/ml
IF: 4 μg/ml
IP: 1 μg/ml
Claudin-1Rabbit, polyclonalJAY.8, Thermo Fisher Scientific, 51-9000WB: 1 μg/ml
Claudin-1Rabbit, polyclonalAviva Systems Biology (BIOZOL, Eching, Germany), ARP33623_P50IF: 4 μg/ml
Claudin-5Rabbit, polyclonalZ43.JK, Thermo Fisher Scientific, 34-1600WB: 100 ng/ml
IF: 2.5 μg/ml
VEcadherinRabbit, polyclonalCell Signaling Technology B.V. (Frankfurt, Germany), 2158SWB: 1 : 1000
IF: 1 : 100
Control IgG UNLB-IgGMouse, monoclonal, IgG1Clone 15H6, Southern Biotech (Birmingham, United Kingdom)IP: 1 μg/ml
Whole IgG, rabbitGoat, polyclonal, coupled to HRPBio-Rad (Munich), 170-5046WB: 1 : 30000
Whole IgG, mouseGoat, polyclonal, coupled to HRPBio-Rad, 170-5047WB: 1 : 30000

IF: immunofluorescence; IP: immunoprecipitation; WB: Western blot.