Research Article

Paeoniflorin Regulates NEDD4L/STAT3 Pathway to Induce Ferroptosis in Human Glioma Cells

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The interaction between NEDD4L and STAT3 in glioma cell line. (a)-(b) U251 was transfected with either oeNEDD4L or vector plasmid and the efficiency was validated by qPCR (a) and western blot (b). vs. vector. (c) mRNA level of STAT3 in U251 cell overexpressing NEDD4L was tested by qPCR. (d) Western blot of total and phosphor-STAT3 in U251 cells overexpressing NEDD4L. (e) Western blot of NEDD4L, STAT3, and phosphor-STAT3 in cells overexpressing NEDD4L with or without MG132 treatment. (f) Coimmunoprecipitation of NEDD4L and STAT3. (g) Ubiquitination of STAT3 is dramatically increased in NEDD4L overexpressing U251 cells. Western blot of STAT3 and NEDD4L was set for reference.