Flow Cytometry of the Side Population: Tips & Tricks by Irene Sales-Pardo, Ariadna Avendaño, Vanessa Martinez-Muñoz, Marta García-Escarp, Raquel Celis, Phil Whittle, Jordi Barquinero, Joan Carles Domingo, Pedro Marin, Jordi Petriz

“…Results: The Ho342 concentration and the staining procedure are critical for the optimal resolution of the SP cells. …”
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Purification, Characterization and Antibacterial Mechanism of Plantaricin 2-1 by Mengyang LI, Xiaoxue CHE, Qingshen SUN

“…Listeria monocytogenes and Escherichia coli were used as indicator strain and the antibacterial mechanism of the plantaricin was determined by crystal violet staining, scanning electron microscopy, infrared spectroscopy, fluorescence spectroscopy, extracellular alkaline phosphatase (AKP), ATP, and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) content analysis. …”
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EGCG Maintains Th1/Th2 Balance and Mitigates Ulcerative Colitis Induced by Dextran Sulfate Sodium through TLR4/MyD88/NF-κB Signaling Pathway in Rats by Xue Bing, Liu Xuelei, Dong Wanwei, Liang Linlang, Chen Keyan

“…EGCG (50 mg/kg/d) was given to assess disease activity index. HE staining was applied to observe histological changes. …”
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Utilization of edible poultry slaughter residues: A chicken-liver hydrolysate with glucose-lowering ability and upregulating glycogenesis in type II diabetes by Yi-Ling Lin, Yu-Pei Chen, Sheng-Yao Wang, Yi-Feng Kao, Chompunut Lumsangkul, Yi-Chen Chen

“…Increased glycogen accumulation was visualized in PAS-stained liver and hindlimb tissues of db/db mice supplemented with CLHs, consistent with upregulated glycogenesis in TNF-α-induced liver and muscle cells through the IRβ-Akt-GSK3 pathway. …”
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Enhanced precise therapy of ROS-sensitive dual-layer shell nanoparticles loading quercetin on DSS-induced ulcerative colitis mice by Yang Bai, Danling Jiang, Boda Wu, Jiao Peng, Ji Wang, Yuhui Chen, Xi Li

“…This was evidenced by a significant increase in body weight, a reduction in occult blood in the feces, and a recovery of the crypt structure. The stained results indicated that Que@Gel-DA NPs attenuate inflammation by promoting the polarization of M2 macrophages to reduce apoptosis and modulate immunity. …”
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Susceptibility of Sardinella lemuru to emerging marine microplastic pollution by J.D.H. Palermo, K.L. Labrador, J.D. Follante, A.B. Agmata, M.J.R. Pante, R.N. Rollon, L.T. David

“…The stomach contents of 600 sardines were examined visually under a microscope, stained with Rose Bengal, and tested with hot needle technique to identify ingested microplastics. …”
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Cortical AAV-CNTF Gene Therapy Combined with Intraspinal Mesenchymal Precursor Cell Transplantation Promotes Functional and Morphological Outcomes after Spinal Cord Injury in Adult... by Stuart I. Hodgetts, Jun Han Yoon, Alysia Fogliani, Emmanuel A. Akinpelu, Danii Baron-Heeris, Imke G. J. Houwers, Lachlan P. G. Wheeler, Bernadette T. Majda, Sreya Santhakumar, Sarah J. Lovett, Emma Duce, Margaret A. Pollett, Tylie M. Wiseman, Brooke Fehily, Alan R. Harvey

“…Cortical injections of biotinylated dextran amine (BDA) revealed more BDA-stained axons rostral and alongside cysts in the AAV-CNTFmCherry versus AAV-GFP groups. …”
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Glypican-3 is a key tuner of the Hedgehog pathway in COPD by Laure M.G. Petit, Lynda Saber Cherif, Maëva A. Devilliers, Sarah Hatoum, Julien Ancel, Gonzague Delepine, Anne Durlach, Xavier Dubernard, Jean-Claude Mérol, Christophe Ruaux, Myriam Polette, Gaëtan Deslée, Jeanne-Marie Perotin, Valérian Dormoy

“…The localisation of GPC3 was evaluated through immunofluorescent stainings on isolated bronchial AEC and tissues from non-COPD and COPD patients. …”
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Preparation and in vitro biological evaluation of strontium doped β-tricalcium phosphate scaffolds for alveolar bone tissue regeneration by Congrui Liu, Guiyong Xiao, Zichen Wang, Mengchen Xu, Yinchuan Wang, Nan Wang, Zhenlong Sun, Xiaoyan Li, Yixin Yin

“…The alkaline phosphatase assay and mineralization staining confirmed the osteogenic differentiation potential of Srx-TCP in vitro, particularly evident in the Sr8-TCP scaffold. …”
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Vitrification affects the post-implantation development of mouse embryos by inducing DNA damage and epigenetic modifications by Yurong Chen, Haibo Zhu, Fucheng Guo, Luyao Wang, Wenli Zhang, Ruizhi Liu, Xiaoling Zhang, Xiangpeng Dai

“…The warmed embryos which were frozen at 8-cell stage were cultured in vitro until the blastocyst stage and were transferred into recipients. Immunofluorescence staining was performed to evaluate the reactive oxygen species (ROS) level, mitochondrial function, cell apoptosis, DNA damage and histone epigenetic modification in blastocysts. …”
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Trifarotene alleviates skin photoaging injury by inhibition of JNK/c-Jun/MMPs by Fei Xuan, Yang Lele Zixin, Zhang Jingjing, Li Xiang, Pan Mengtian, Xu Guangchen, Zhang Cuixia, Liu Fei, Fang Weirong

“…This study aimed to investigate the therapeutic effects and mechanisms of trifarotene, a functional retinoic acid analog, on UV-irradiated photoaging ICR and BALB/c nude mice and UVB photodamaged human epidermal keratinocyte (HaCaT) cells by examining indicators such as collagen, oxidoreductase, and inflammatory factor presence through histochemical staining, Western blot, and ELISA. Results suggested that trifarotene significantly reduced UV-induced photoaging in mouse skin tissue, potentially by reducing oxidative stress damage and inflammatory factor release, and inhibiting melanin deposition and collagen degradation by downregulating MMP expression. …”
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Revisiting the Synergistic In Vitro Antimicrobial and Antibiofilm Potential of Chlorhexidine Gluconate and Cetrimide in Combination as an Antiseptic and Disinfectant Agent by Diamond Jain, Rimjhim Gupta, Rashmi Mehta, Pratheesh N. Prabhakaran, Deva Kumari, Kulpreet Bhui, Deepa Murali

“…The synergism was assayed by determining the fractional inhibitory concentrations, while the antibiofilm effects were determined using crystal violet staining and the resazurin assay. Further, the effects on the biofilms were visualized using brightfield and confocal laser scanning microscopy. …”
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Retinoic Acid Signal Negatively Regulates Osteo/Odontogenic Differentiation of Dental Pulp Stem Cells by Jiangyi Wang, Guoqing Li, Lei Hu, Fei Yan, Bin Zhao, Xiaoshan Wu, Chunmei Zhang, Jinsong Wang, Juan Du, Songlin Wang

“…Alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity assays, alizarin red staining, quantitative calcium analysis, CCK8 assay, osteogenesis-related gene expression, and in vivo transplantation were conducted to determine the osteo/odontogenic differentiation potential and proliferation potential of DPSCs. …”
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The immunohistochemical combination of low SGLT2 expression and high PRDX4 expression independently predicts shortened survival in patients undergoing surgical resection for hepato... by Yao Liu, Jia Han, Akihiro Shioya, Yang-Xian Zhang, Vu Anh Dung, Takeru Oyama, Xin Guo, Qian Yang, Tohru Ito, Sohsuke Yamada

“…Methods In the present study, clinical data and post-surgical paraffin-embedded specimens from 75 HB patients were collected, and hematoxylin and eosin and immunohistochemical staining of SGLT2 and PRDX4 were used to analyze their expression and correlation with the clinicopathological features and prognosis. …”
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Lipopolysaccharide-Binding Protein Downregulates Fractalkine through Activation of p38 MAPK and NF-κB by Xia Huang, Yi Zeng, Yujie Jiang, Yueqiu Qin, Weigui Luo, Shulin Xiang, Suren R. Sooranna, Liao Pinhu

“…RT-PCR, western blotting, ELISA, immunofluorescence, coimmunoprecipitation, and immunohistochemical staining were used to study the expression of fractalkine and LBP and p38 MAPK and p65 NF-κB activities. …”
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Extracellular matrix stiffness regulates colorectal cancer progression via HSF4 by Kangtao Wang, Siyi Ning, Shuai Zhang, Mingming Jiang, Yan Huang, Haiping Pei, Ming Li, Fengbo Tan

“…Tumour stiffness was assessed using magnetic resonance elastography (MRE), and collagen ratio was analysed with Masson staining. CRC cell lines were cultured on matrices of varying stiffness, followed by transcriptome sequencing to identify stiffness-related genes. …”
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Molecular evidence for the efficacy of PBM therapy in the treatment of oral lichen planus by Maria Zaharieva Mutafchieva, Milena Nenkova Draganova, Plamen Ivanov Zagorchev, Reem Hanna, Georgi Tomchev Tomov

“…OLP tissue sections demonstrated lower staining for bcl-2 and Ki-67 compared to healthy controls. …”
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Effectiveness of purple leaves (Graptophyllum pictum L. Griff) and hydroxyapatite as socket preservation biomaterials by Ratri Maya Sitalaksmi, Rizkipriyanto Azharpratomo, Shafira Ninditya Irsan, Primanda Nur Rahmania, Sisca Meida Wati, Syafira Salsabila Adam, Kavanila Bilbalqish, Khairul Anuar bin Shariff, Harry Laksono, Agus Dahlan, Devi Rianti

“…Method: This research used MTT Assay, ICC, and Alizarin Red staining. The study groups were as follows: Group 1: Ad-MSCs; Group 2: Ad-MSCs + αmem; Group 3: Ad-MSCs + osteogenic medium + 1 % nano-extract of Purple leaves & Hydroxyapatite; Group 4: Ad-MSCs + osteogenic medium + 2 % nano-extract of Purple leaves & Hydroxyapatite. …”
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Histopathological effects of hypervitaminosis-D and the protective role of fetuin-A in renal, hepatic, and cardiac tissues in a murine model by Maha A. Mohamed, Mohamed Hussein, Shefaa Moustafa, Yalda Rahmani, Tooba Ahmed Durrani, Shiza Ali, Hafsa Ubaid Chhapra, Elshimaa Ali, Mariam Shadan

“…Histopathological analysis of liver, kidney, and heart tissues was performed using H&E and Alizarin Red staining and findings were analysed statistically. …”
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Analysis of the role of acetylation in Giardia lamblia and the giardicidal potential of garcinol by Rocío G. Patolsky, Jerónimo Laiolo, Jerónimo Laiolo, Luciano Díaz-Pérez, Gabriel Luna Pizarro, Gonzalo F. Mayol, María C. Touz, Constanza Feliziani, Andrea S. Rópolo

“…Flow cytometry and Annexin V staining indicated early apoptosis within 24 hours of treatment. …”
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