Unusual Manifestations of Acute Cytomegalovirus Infection in Solid Organ Transplant Hosts: A Report of Two Cases by Alfredo Mena Lora, Justin Khine, Nadia Khosrodad, Vijay Yeldandi

“…In both, tissue biopsy revealed CMV inclusion bodies by immunohistochemical staining of infected endothelial and mucosal cells. …”
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From Plasmacytoma to Rib Tuberculosis: The Case of A Breast Mass With An Unexpected Diagnosis by Hafedh Abbassi, Badra Bannour, Sarra Yacoub, Ekram Guerbej, Imen Bannour, Samir Hidar, Moncef Mokni

“…TB-polymerase chain reaction confirmed the diagnosis, despite negative Ziehl-Neelsen staining. The patient was treated with anti-tubercular therapy for twelve months, resulting in a favorable clinical outcome. …”
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Thoracoscopic Surgery in a Patient with Multiple Esophageal Carcinomas after Surgery for Esophageal Achalasia by Yuki Yamasaki, Tomoya Tsukada, Tatsuya Aoki, Yusuke Haba, Katsuhisa Hirano, Toshifumi Watanabe, Masahide Kaji, Koichi Shimizu

“…He was examined at our hospital for annual routine checkup in which upper gastrointestinal endoscopy showed a “0-IIb+IIa” lesion in the middle esophagus. Iodine staining revealed multiple irregularly shaped iodine-unstained areas, the diagnosis of which was esophageal carcinoma. …”
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Fraxinellone-mediated targeting of cathepsin B leakage from lysosomes induces ferroptosis in fibroblasts to inhibit hypertrophic scar formation by Wei Xu, Hao Lv, Yaxin Xue, Xiaofeng Shi, Shaotian Fu, Xiaojun Li, Chuandong Wang, Danyang Zhao, Dong Han

“…The mechanisms underlying FRA-induced HSF ferroptosis were examined through fluorescence staining, qRT‒PCR, WB and molecular docking study. …”
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Mesenchymal stem cell-mediated adipogenic transformation: a key driver of oral squamous cell carcinoma progression by Yiting Shao, Yu Du, Zheng Chen, Lei Xiang, Shaoqin Tu, Yi Feng, Yuluan Hou, Xiaoxing Kou, Hong Ai

“…Additionally, immunohistochemical staining was performed on clinical samples to determine the expression levels of fatty acid synthase (FASN) and the proliferation marker Ki67. …”
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Identification of mesenchymal stem cell populations with high osteogenic potential using difference in cell division rate by Maya Watanabe, Yukiyo Asawa, Dan Riu, Tomoaki Sakamoto, Kazuto Hoshi, Atsuhiko Hikita

“…Results of osteogenic differentiation culture and alizarin red staining showed more extensive mineral deposition in the slow cell group than in the fast cell group. …”
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Correlation between immune signature and high‐density lipoprotein cholesterol level in stage II/III colorectal cancer by Yun Wang, Xiao‐qiang Sun, Hao‐cheng Lin, De‐shen Wang, Zhi‐qiang Wang, Qiong Shao, Feng‐hua Wang, Shu‐mei Yan, Jie‐ying Liang, Zhao‐lei Zeng, Huai‐qiang Ju, Rui‐hua Xu, Yu‐hong Li

“…We calculated the density of positively‐stained infiltrating cells in the tumor center (TC) and invasive margin (IM). …”
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Impact of Serum Prolactin and Testosterone Levels on the Clinical Parameters of Dry Eye in Pregnant Women by Samuel Kyei, Richard K. Dadzie Ephraim, Stephen Animful, Madison Adanusa, Stephen Karim Ali-Baya, Belinda Akorsah, Mabel Antwiwaa Sekyere, Kofi Asiedu

“…This was a hospital-based cross-sectional study in which ocular symptoms (Ocular Surface Disease Index (OSDI)), tear function (fluorescein tear breakup time, Schirmer’s test 1), corneal and conjunctival staining, meibomian gland (MG) expressibility, and quality of secretion were measured. …”
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The Autoimmune Profiles in the Etiopathogenesis of Granulomatous Lobular Mastitis by Lu Xie, Jiamei Feng, Qingqian Gao, Wenchao Qu, Shijun Shao, Jiaye Sun, Xueqing Wu, Hua Wan

“…Immunohistochemical staining (10 GLM, 10 FA normal tissues) detected IL-1β, IL-6, CD86 and CD206, and immunofluorescence (3 GLM, 3 FA normal tissues) evaluated CD86 and CD206 expression. …”
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Exploring the Anti-PANoptosis Mechanism of Dachaihu Decoction Against Sepsis-Induced Acute Lung Injury: Network Pharmacology, Bioinformatics, and Experimental Validation by Yang Z, Kao X, Zhang L, Huang N, Chen J, He M

“…In vivo, cecal ligation and puncture (CLP) was used to construct a sepsis mouse model, and the therapeutic effects of DCHD on SALI were evaluated using hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) staining, quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR), and ELISA. …”
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Single-cell profiling transcriptomic reveals cellular heterogeneity and cellular crosstalk in breast cancer lymphatic node, bone, and brain metastases by Longyu Zhu, Miaomiao Liu, Yuguang Shang, Jingge Cheng, Hongye Zhao, Jun Zhang, Dongxing Shen

“…The expression of STMN1 was analyzed using immunohistochemical staining. The proportion of pCAFs in breast cancer was explored using multispectral immunohistochemical staining. …”
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Exosomes secreted by ATF3/Nrf2-mediated ferroptotic renal tubular epithelial cells promote M1/M2 ratio imbalance inducing renal interstitial fibrosis following ischemia and reperfu... by Qiao Tang, Jiatao Xie, Yifei Wang, Chong Dong, Chong Dong, Qian Sun

“…In vitro, RTECs were divided into control (CON) group, hypoxia/reoxygenation (HR) group, HR +Fer-1 group, HR + siRNA-ATF3 (siATF3) group.ResultCompared with the sham group, the IR group showed more severe kidney injury in HE staining, more collagen fibers in Masson staining, and higher α-SMA expression levels in immunohistochemistry. …”
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Combination Fractional Carbon Dioxide Laser Treatment and Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cell Therapy Enhances the Treatment of Skin Photoaging in a Murine Model System by Li L, He Z, Yu C, Zhang C, Yu Y, Li Y, Xu X

“…Samples of dorsal skin from these animals were subjected to hematoxylin and eosin staining or Masson’s trichrome staining. In addition, immunohistochemical analyses and real-time polymerase chain reaction analyses were conducted to detect MMP-3 and MMP-9 expression.Results: After 1 week, both dermal thickness and collagen fiber density were significantly increased in the BMSC and combination treatment groups as compared to the control group (P< 0.05), while both of these parameters were significantly increased in all treatment groups after 4 weeks relative to the control group (P< 0.05), with the most pronounced effect in the combination therapy group (P< 0.05). …”
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Platelet-derived HMGB1 induces NETosis, exacerbating brain damage in the photothrombotic stroke model by Sang-A. Oh, Song-I. Seol, Dashdulam Davaanyam, Seung-Woo Kim, Ja-Kyeong Lee

“…Triphenyltetrazolium chloride (TTC) staining revealed rapid but progressive expansion of the infarct area in the PTS model, commencing within 1 h and continuing until 24 h. …”
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Animal experiments and network pharmacology to explore the anti-inflammatory mechanism of dapagliflozin in the treatment of polycystic ovary syndrome by Yong Liu, He Bai, Huilin Guan, Chunhua Wang, Xueqing Song, Zihao Yong, Xiaomeng Guo, Luxin Li, Zhen Zhang

“…Pathological changes in the ovaries were examined by H&E staining, changes in ovarian tissue cell apoptosis were identified using TdT-mediated dUTP Nick-End Labeling (TUNEL) staining, and changes in inflammation-related factors were detected using immunohistochemistry and Western blotting analysis. …”
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CCR7 and CD48 as Predicted Targets in Acute Rejection Related to M1 Macrophage after Pediatric Kidney Transplantation by Jie Zhang, Jun Pei, Chengjun Yu, Jin Luo, Yifan Hong, Yi Hua, Guanghui Wei

“…Additional verification was the rat KT model, which was used to perform HE staining, immunohistochemical staining, and Western Blot. …”
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Klotho enhances stability of chronic kidney disease atherosclerotic plaques by inhibiting GRK2/PLC-β-mediated endoplasmic reticulum stress in macrophages via modulation of the ROS/... by Zhe Li, Jing Li, Lin Li, Qian Wang, Qian Zhang, Ling Tian, Chenchen Li

“…This study investigates the mechanism by which Klotho enhances the stability of atherosclerotic plaques in chronic kidney disease. apoE-/- knockout mice and C57BL/6 mice underwent 5/6 nephrectomy and then klotho-NC and klotho-mimic groups were set up to be fed a high-fat chow diet and a dummy group was created to be fed a normal chow diet. qPCR detected relative mRNA expression of klotho. Oil Red O and HE staining assessed lipid proportion in the aorta. Masson staining evaluated renal failure pathology in mice. …”
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Ultrasound stimulated perfluorobutane microbubbles cavitation enhanced the therapeutic effect of colchicine in rats with acute gouty arthritis by Ji-cheng Zhang, Bo Gou, Tian-rui Wang, Wan-tai Dang, Yan-hui Li, Wen Wen, Jian Liu

“…The infiltration of neutrophils was determined using the hematoxylin-eosin (HE) staining method. For the evaluation of vascular inflammation and dilation, plasma interleukin-1β (IL-1β) and endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) served as the key indicators. …”
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The Dose-Dependent Effects of Spironolactone on TGF-β1 Expression and the Vulnerability to Atrial Fibrillation in Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats by Mirong Tang, Yan Chen, Fuqing Sun, Liangliang Yan

“…Masson staining was used to detect the deposition of the interstitial collagen fibers in atrial muscle. …”
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An exploratory study on the differential diagnostic indicators between adult systemic EBV-positive T-cell lymphoproliferative disorders and angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma with... by Xiaodan Zheng, Yuanyuan Zheng, Yanlin Zhang, Jianlan Xie, Xiaojing Teng, Kuo Bi, Lan Sun, Xiaowen Huang, Mulan Jin, Xiaoge Zhou

“…Differences in immunophenotype, type of EBV-infected cells, clonality and gene mutations between the two groups of cases were compared by immunohistochemical staining, double-label staining, TCR gene rearrangement and next-generation sequencing analysis. …”
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