Research Article

Impaired Autophagy Induced by oxLDL/β2GPI/anti-β2GPI Complex through PI3K/AKT/mTOR and eNOS Signaling Pathways Contributes to Endothelial Cell Dysfunction

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RFP-GFP-LC3 tandem fluorescent probe analysis of the effect of oxLDL/β2GPI/anti-β2GPI complex on endothelial cell autophagy. HUVECs and bEnd.3 cells were incubated with oxLDL, oxLDL/β2GPI, oxLDL/anti-β2GPI, β2GPI/anti-β2GPI, and oxLDL/β2GPI/anti-β2GPI complex for 24 h. Representative images (magnification, ×600) of RFP-GFP-LC3 puncta in HUVECs (a) and bEnd.3 cells (b). Yellow puncta (RFP+ and GFP+) represents autophagosomes, and red puncta (RFP+ and GFP-) represents autolysosomes. Scale bar: 20 μm. All tests were conducted at 5 times (), and a representative image was shown.
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