DLAT is involved in ovarian cancer progression by modulating lipid metabolism through the JAK2/STAT5A/SREBP1 signaling pathway by Hui Wang, Shen Luo, Yue Yin, Yang Liu, Xiaomei Sun, Ling Qiu, Xin Wu

“…Commercially available triglyceride and cholesterol detection kits, as well as Nile Red and Oil red O staining were used to measure lipid metabolism. A subcutaneous tumor model was established in BALB/c mice to confirm the role of the DLAT/SREBP1 axis in OC growth and metastasis in vivo. …”
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Effect of Acupuncture Combined with Enriched Rehabilitation Training on Neural Function, Nogo Protein and Its Receptor in Cerebral Ischemia Rats by Mengxing LI, Zhaohui CHEN, Qi LIU, Fang LIU, Wei TANG

“…The scores of neural function deficit, sensation and motor ability were recorded, and the expression of Nogo-A and NgR proteins in hippocampal tissues were detected by immunohistochemistry staining.Results:At the 7 d, 14 d after treatment, the neural function deficit score, sensation and motor ability score in the acupuncture group, the enriched rehabilitation training group and the acupuncture combined with enriched rehabilitation training group were lower respectively than those of the model group (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.01 or <italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05), and the scores in the acupuncture combined with enriched rehabilitation training group were lower respectively than those of the acupuncture group and the enriched rehabilitation training group (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.01 or <italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05). …”
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Dietary Histidine Supplementation Maintained Amino Acid Homeostasis and Reduced Hepatic Lipid Accumulation of Juvenile Largemouth Bass, Micropterus Salmoides by Hualiang Liang, Gangchun Xu, Pao Xu, Jian Zhu, Songlin Li, Mingchun Ren

“…These findings were also supported by the positive area ratio of hepatic oil red O staining and the TC content of plasma. According to the specific growth rate and feed conversion rate, the recommended histidine requirement of juvenile largemouth bass was 1.26% of the diet (2.68% of dietary protein) by regression lines calculated using a quadratic model. …”
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Association between transcription factors expression and growth patterns of nonfunctioning pituitary adenomas by Jiakun Xu, Shaolin Zhang, Weijie Su, Jia Yang, Lixuan Yang, Xixi Li

“…Immunohistochemical staining for transcription factors PIT-1, TPIT, and SF-1 was done on all samples. …”
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An eCIRP inhibitor attenuates fibrosis and ferroptosis in ischemia and reperfusion induced chronic kidney disease by Fangming Zhang, Zhijian Hu, Asha Jacob, Max Brenner, Ping Wang

“…Results In the RIR-induced CKD, CIRP−/− mice showed decreased collagen deposition, fibronectin staining, and renal injury as compared to the WT mice. …”
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ADAM-10 Regulates MMP-12 during Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Inflammatory Response in Macrophages by Yan Jiang, Qiming Gong, Jinmei Huang, Yuanxun Gong, Qiang Tang, Dalong Wei, Qianli Tang, Jingjie Zhao, Jian Song, Lingzhang Meng

“…Flow cytometry and immunofluorescence staining revealed that EX-ADAM 10 cells had increased iNOS expression, which acted as an IL-6 expression driver. …”
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Amelioration of Oxidative Stress in Rats with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease through Shenqi Huatan Decoction Activation of Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Gamma-M... by Jingjing Chen, Wenxiao Qiao, Xiaoming Xue, Dian Li, Ye Zhang, Di Xie, Jinyun Wang, Yaoqin Sun, Shuo Yang, Zhuomin Yang

“…Microribonucleic acid and protein expression levels were measured, and pathological changes in lung tissue were observed using hematoxylin and eosin staining. Results. The pathological findings suggested that SQHT substantially affects COPD treatment by enhancing alveolar fusion and reducing emphysema. …”
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Anticancer activity of mixed Graphene/Carbone nanotubes reinforced Sulfur-Containing polyketoamine nanocomposites by Khalid A. Khan, Gadeer R. Ashour, Mahmoud A. Hussein

“…The nanocomposites also showed pronounced anticancer effects, with PKA/GNS/MWCNTsa (IC50 = 92.89 μg/mL) being the most effective, followed by PKA/GNS/MWCNTsd (IC50 = 104.0 μg/mL), PKA/GNS/MWCNTsc (IC50 = 109.5 μg/mL), PKA/GNS/MWCNTsb (IC50 = 110.1 μg/mL), and pure PKA (IC50 = 149.4 μg/mL). Methylene blue staining confirmed the suppression of cancer cell growth, particularly with PKA/GNS/MWCNTsd, highlighting their potential for clinical applications.…”
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Synthesis and characterization of a magnetic bacterial cellulose-chitosan nanocomposite and evaluation of its applicability for osteogenesis by Nahid Rezazadeh, Effat Alizadeh, Somaieh Soltani, Soodabeh Davaran, Neda Esfandiari

“…The cytotoxicity and osteogenic differentiation of the nanocomposite were studied using human adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells (ADSCs) and alizarin red staining. One-way ANOVA with Tukey's multiple comparisons test was used for statistical analysis. …”
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Erbin Regulates Tissue Factors Through Ras/Raf Pathway in Coagulation Disorders in Sepsis by Yang C, Lei C, Jing G, Xia Y, Zhou H, Wu D, Zuo J, Gong H, Wang X, Dong Y, Aidebaike D, Wu X, Song X

“…At the animal level, the cecal ligation and perforation (CLP) model was constructed in mice, and the inflammatory response and coagulation disorder of mice were observed by hematoxylin-eosin (HE) staining, immunohistochemistry, ELISA, and automatic hemagglutination analyzer. …”
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Jiedu Xiaozheng Decoction Augments 5-fluorouracil Induced Anti-hepatic Carcinoma Effect <italic>in Vitro</italic> and <italic>in Vivo</italic> by Zhiyun CAO, Liangpu ZHENG, Wei LIN, Xuzheng CHEN, Xiaoqin ZHU, Jiumao LIN, Wei LIN, Jian DU

“…In fluorescence assay, the HepG2 cells were stained with Hoechst 33258 at room temperature and apoptosis was observed under a fluorescence microscope. …”
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Inflammatory adhesion mediates myocardial segmental necroptosis induced by mixed lineage kinase domain-like protein in acute myocardial infarction by Lijiang Wei, Naifu Wan, Wentong Zhu, Chenchen Liu, Zeyu Chen, Wuwei Rong, Lujun Zhang, Meifeng Xie, Yueqi Qin, Ting Sun, Qing Jing, Ankang Lyu

“…The role of MLKL in regulating myocardial morphological necroptosis was evaluated using immunofluorescence staining, flow cytometry, qRT-PCR, Western blot, CCK-8 assay, and ELISA. …”
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CFTR Expression Analysis for Subtyping of Human Pancreatic Cancer Organoids by Alexander Hennig, Laura Wolf, Beatrix Jahnke, Heike Polster, Therese Seidlitz, Kristin Werner, Daniela E. Aust, Jochen Hampe, Marius Distler, Jürgen Weitz, Daniel E. Stange, Thilo Welsch

“…A PDAC organoid biobank was generated from human primary tumor samples containing 22 lines. Immunofluorescence staining was established and done for 10 organoid lines for cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) and KRT81. …”
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Mechanistic insights into “Three Methods and Three Acupoints” Tuina therapy for improving spinal microcirculation and motor function in sciatic nerve injury model rats by Hanyu Zhang, Yingqi Zhang, Hourong Wang, Jiayue Liu, Jiawei Sun, Jinping Chen, Zhifeng Liu, Tianyuan Yu, Jian Shu

“…Motor neurons in the ventral horn were detected by Nissl staining. PTEN levels in the ventral horn were measured by ELISA, and PI3K, Akt, BDNF, VEGF, and HIF-1α expression was determined by RT-PCR. …”
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Hydrolyzed Collagen from Salmon Skin Increases the Migration and Filopodia Formation of Skin Keratinocytes by Activation of FAK/Src Pathway by Wanwipha Woonnoi, Lalita Chotphruethipong, Supita Tanasawet, Soottawat Benjakul, Nuthathai Sutthiwong, Wanida Sukketsiri

“…Keratinocyte migration and filopodia formation were measured by wound healing assay and phalloidin‐rhodamine staining, respectively. The migratory related proteins were evaluated by western blot analysis. …”
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Asymptomatic Malaria Infection and Hidden Parasitic Burden in Gabonese Schoolchildren: Unveiling Silent Co-Infections in Rural and Urban Settings by Patrice Makouloutou-Nzassi, Lady Charlene Kouna, Chérone Nancy Mbani Mpega Ntigui, Neil Michel Longo-Pendy, Judy Armel Bourobou Bourobou, Felicien Bangueboussa, Nick Chenis Atiga, Jean Bernard Lekana-Douki, Larson Boundenga, Sandrine Lydie Oyegue-Liabagui

“…Hemoglobin concentration (Hb) was measured using a HemoCue photometer (HemoCue 201, HemoCue, Angelholm, Sweden). Giemsa-stained blood films were examined to detect malaria parasites and any filarial infections, while the merthiolate-iodine concentration (MIC) method was used to identify intestinal parasitic infections (IPI). …”
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Geometrical Features of Subbasal Corneal Whorl-like Nerve Patterns in Dry Eye Disease by Ziqing Feng, MD, Kang Yu, MD, Yupei Chen, MS, Gengyuan Wang, MS, Yuqing Deng, MD, Wei Wang, MD, Ruiwen Xu, MD, Yimin Zhang, MD, Peng Xiao, PhD, Jin Yuan, MD, PhD

“…Whorl-like nerve metrics correlated with ocular discomfort, tear film break-up time, tear secretion, and corneal fluorescein staining, respectively (P < 0.05). Furthermore, merging parameters of whorl-like and linear nerve showed an area under the curve value of 0.910 in diagnosing DED. …”
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Therapeutic Potential of Combined 5% Lifitegrast and Tocopherol Eye Drops in Managing Inflammation and Oxidative Stress in Murine Dry Eye by Jayoung Moon, Enying Jiang, Jingting Liu, Hui Jin, Hee Su Yoon, Hoon-In Choi, Ji Suk Choi, Hong Qi, Hyeon-Jeong Yoon, Kyung Chul Yoon

“…Clinical parameters (tear volume, tear break-up time (TBUT), corneal fluorescein staining score (CFSS), tear film lipid layer grade (TFLLG)) were assessed on days 7 and 14. …”
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Neuroprotective Efficacy of <i>Astragalus mongholicus</i> in Ischemic Stroke: Antioxidant and Anti-Inflammatory Mechanisms by Yongjae Hong, Geon Ko, Yeong-Jae Jeon, Hyeon-Man Baek, Juni Lee, Donghun Lee, Jieun Park, Jaehong Kim, Keun-A Chang

“…Infarct size was assessed using a 2,3,5-triphenyl tetrazolium chloride (TTC) staining procedure alongside magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). …”
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A case of de novo neuroendocrine prostate cancer presented with elevated level of serum CEA carrying BRCA2 mutation: case report and literature review by Weizhe Han, Nihati Rexiati, Fang Yu, Yongzhi Wang, Yueli Tian, Jianyuan Wu, Gang Wang, Tao Liu, Zhonghua Yang

“…Immunohistochemistry (IHC) staining and next generation sequencing demonstrated a strong expression of chromogranin A (CgA), synaptophysin (SYN) and CEA, and a germline mutation in BRCA2, respectively. …”
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