– Effect of SIRT1 or SIRT3 inhibition on S. Typhimurium infected C57BL/6 mice
A. The schematic representation of the experimental strategy for studying the effect of SIRT1 and SIRT3 on the in vivo pathogenesis of STM (WT).
B. In-vivo organ burden of S. Typhimurium upon SIRT1 or SIRT3 inhibition in C57BL/6 mice at day 5 post-infection under specified dosage of inhibitor treatment. Data is representative of N=4, n=8. Mann-Whitney Test was performed to obtain the p values.(****p<0.0001, *** p < 0.001, ** p<0.01, * p<0.05).
C. Percent survival of S. Typhimurium infected C57BL/6 mice upon SIRT1 or SIRT3 inhibitor treatment at a specific dose of inhibitor treatment. Data is representative of N=4, n=5.
D. Representation of splenic length of S. Typhimurium infected spleen tissue harvested from C57BL/6 mice (males) at day 5 post-infection upon SIRT1 or SIRT3 inhibition at 1mg/kg dosage. Data is representative of N=4, n=8. (** p<0.01, * p<0.05).
E. Bacterial load in blood at different days post-infection upon SIRT1 or SIRT3 inhibition at 1mg/kg dosage in C57BL/6 mice (males). Data is representative of N=3, n>5. (** p<0.01, * p<0.05) Mann-Whitney Test was performed to obtain the p values. (** p<0.01, * p<0.05).
F. Bacterial load in blood at day 5 post-infection upon SIRT1 or SIRT3 inhibition at 1mg/kg dosage in C57BL/6 WT mice (males) and gp91phox-/− (males) mice. Data is representative of N=3, n>5. Mann-Whitney Test was performed to obtain the p values. (** p<0.01, * p<0.05).
G. Serum IL-6 levels of S. Typhimurium infected C57BL/6 WT mice (males) mice treated with SIRT1(EX-527) or SIRT3 (3TYP) inhibitors or SRT1720 (SIRT1 activator) at 1mg/kg dosage at 5th day post-infection. Data is representative of N=3, n>5. Unpaired two-tailed Student’s t test was performed to obtain the p values.(** p<0.01, * p<0.05).
H. Quantitative analysis of percentage population of cells within liver showing DCFDA positive staining shown in Fig. S9, A. Data is representative of N=3, n>5. Unpaired two-tailed Student’s t-test was performed to obtain the p values. (** p < 0.01).
I. Enumeration of GFP positive bacterial cells through flow cytometry in splenic tissues homogenate harvested from adult male 6-8 week old C57BL/6 mice (subjected to different chemical treatment-Vehicle treated or SIRT1 (EX-527) or SIRT3 (3-TYP) inhibitor or SIRT1 activator SRT1720 treated at a dose of 1mg/kg) at 5th day post S. Typhimurium (expressing GFP) infection (10 7 CFU orally). Data is representative of N=3, n>5. Unpaired two-tailed Student’s t test was performed to obtain the p values. (** p < 0.01).
J. Quantitative analysis of the percentage population of splenic cells harboring GFP+ bacterial cells shown in I. Unpaired two-tailed Student’s t test was performed. (** p<0.01, * p<0.05).
K. Enumeration of GFP positive bacterial cells through flow cytometry within F4/80 positive splenic macrophages present within splenic tissues homogenate harvested from adult male 6-8 week old C57BL/6 mice (subjected to different chemical treatment-Vehicle treated or SIRT1 (EX-527) or SIRT3 (3-TYP) inhibitor or SIRT1 activator SRT1720 treated aa t dose of 1mg/kg) at 5th day post S. Typhimurium infection. Data is representative of N=3, n>5.
L. Quantitative analysis of percentage population of F4/80 positive macrophage cells harboring GFP+ bacteria shown in K. Unpaired two-tailed Student’s t test was performed to obtain the p values. Data is representative of N=3, n>5.(* p < 0.05).
M-S. Quantitative analysis of different mCherry-S.Typhimurium-infected splenic populations harboring mCherry+bacteria via flow cytometry depicted in Fig. S8. Unpaired two-tailed Student’s t test was performed. (*** p < 0.001,** p<0.01, * p<0.05).
T. Representative image of haematoxylin-eosin-stained liver sections to assess the liver tissue architecture upon Salmonella infection at 5th days post-infection in different mice cohorts. (UI-Uninfected, STM-S. Typhimurium infected, EX-527-SIRT1 inhibitor, 3TYP-SIRT3 inhibitor, SRT1720-SIRT1 activator, Vehicle Control-(PBS containing 0.1% DMSO). Scale bar-50µm. Scoring system:- according to pathological changes the tissue sections are scored as 0 for normal pathology, 1 for mild/ minor pathology, 2 for moderate pathology, and 3 for severe pathological changes.
U. Graph representing the histopathological scoring of the liver sections depicted in L. Unpaired two-tailed Student’s t test was performed to obtain the p values. (* p < 0.05)(****p<0.0001, *** p < 0.001, ** p<0.01, * p<0.05).
V. In-vivo organ burden of S. Typhimurium upon SIRT1 or SIRT3 adenovirus-mediated in vivo knockdown in C57BL/6 mice at day 5 post-infection. Data is representative of N=3, n>3. Mann-Whitney Test was performed to obtain the p values. (****p<0.0001, *** p < 0.001, ** p<0.01, * p<0.05).
W. Serum IL-6 levels of S. Typhimurium infected C57BL/6 WT mice (males) upon in vivo adenovirus-mediated SIRT1 or SIRT3 knockdown. Data is representative of N=3, n>3. Unpaired two-tailed Student’s t test was performed to obtain the p values. (** p<0.01, * p<0.05).
X. Percent survival of S. Typhimurium infected C57BL/6 mice upon in vivo adenovirus-mediated SIRT1 or SIRT3 knockdown. Data is representative of N=3, n>3.
Y. Representative image of haematoxylin-eosin-stained liver sections upon Salmonella infection at 5th days post-infection in different mice cohorts. (Scrambled STM, shSIRT1 STM, shSIRT3 STM). Scale bar-50µm. Scoring system:- according to pathological changes the tissue sections are scored as 0 for normal pathology, 1 for mild/ minor pathology, 2 for moderate pathology, and 3 for severe pathological changes.