Research Article
Targeting Ferroptosis Attenuates Inflammation, Fibrosis, and Mast Cell Activation in Chronic Prostatitis
Figure 7
DFO and EDA suppressed mast cell activation in EAP model. (a) Toluidine blue staining to visualize mast cells in the prostate tissues. (b) The number of total, activated mast cells, and the percentages of activated ones were counted on the basis of toluidine blue staining under ×200 magnification. The arrows indicate the silent (nongranulated) mast cells with intact cytomembrane, while the triangles indicate the activated (granulated) mast cells with diffuse metachromatic granules. (c) Western blot analysis of TPSB2 to reflect mast cell degranulation level in the prostate tissue. Relative quantification of TPSB2 was visualized. Data was presented as . versus the control group; versus the control group; versus the EAP group; versus the EAP group.
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