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ZDB-FIG-180621-12
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Chia et al., 2018 - Tumor initiating cells induce Cxcr4-mediated infiltration of pro-tumoral macrophages into the brain
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Fig. 4

Infiltration of peripheral leukocytes into the brain parenchyma accounts for increased microglia numbers following AKT1 overexpression.

(A) Immunohistochemistry carried out using the α−4C4 antibody for microglia and α-L-plastin antibody for leukocytes to distinguish microglial cells (L-plastin+/4C4+; indicated by yellow arrows) from newly infiltrating leukocytes (L-plastin+/4C4-; indicated by red arrows). This analysis revealed increased infiltration of leukocytes into the brains of AKT1-positive fish. Representative confocal images of the larval zebrafish brain are shown. Upper panels: upon control RFP expression, lower panels: upon AKT1 overexpression. The dotted white line demarcates the brain parenchyma (Bi) Quantification of the number of infiltrated leukocytes (L-plastin+/4C4-) into the brain parenchyma in control and AKT1-positive larvae at 8 dpf (AKT1: 24.1 ± 1.48, n = 17 larvae, and 11.0 ± 0.64, n = 30 larvae in age-matched controls, p<0.001, N = 3). (Bii) Quantification of the total 4C4+ microglia population in control larvae and larvae following AKT1 overexpression at 8 dpf (Control: 85.0 ± 2.64, n = 30 larvae; AKT1: 146.5 ± 6.27, n = 17 larvae, N = 3). (Biii) Quantification of the total L-plastin+ leukocyte population in control larvae and larvae following AKT1 overexpression at 8 dpf (Control: 96.0 ± 2.77, n = 30 larvae; AKT1: 170.5 ± 6.95, n = 17 larvae, p<0.001, N = 3). (Ci) Quantification of the number of infiltrated leukocytes (L-plastin+/4C4-) into the brain parenchyma in control and AKT1-positive larvae at 3 dpf (Control: 6.0 ± 0.56, n = 17 larvae; AKT1: 27.4 ± 3.38, n = 16 larvae, p<0.001, N = 2). (Cii) Quantification of the total 4C4+ microglia population in control larvae and larvae following AKT1 overexpression at 3 dpf (Control: 43.7 ± 2.43, n = 17 larvae; AKT1: 45.6 ± 3.43, n = 16 larvae, p=1, N = 2). (Ciii) Quantification of the total L-plastin+ leukocyte population in control larvae and larvae following AKT1 overexpression at 3 dpf, (Control: 49.7 ± 2.47, n = 17 larvae; AKT1: 73.0 ± 5.47, n = 16 larvae, p<0.001, N = 2). Error bars represent mean ±SEM. Images were captured using a Zeiss LSM710 confocal microscope with a 20X/NA 0.8 objective. Scale bars represent 100 µm.

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