Expression and Significance of AQP3 in Cutaneous Lesions by Dongfeng Niu, Yanhua Bai, Qian Yao, Wei Hou, Lixin Zhou, Xiaozheng Huang, Chen Zhao

“…Among sebaceous tumors, AQP3 expressed diffusely in all sebaceous hyperplasia and sebaceous adenoma, but not in sebaceous carcinomas. Only focal AQP3 staining was seen in nevocellular nevus and no AQP3 staining in melanoma. …”
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COLORATION AND DISCOLORATION OF OLVEOLAR BONE AND TOOTH ENAMEL CAUSED BY MEDICATION by Giurgiu Cristian Levente, George Morarasu, Nicolae Baranov, Pogăcian-Maier Alexandra-Camelia, Radu-Mircea Sireteanu-Cucui, Cristina Pipa, Alina Monica Miftode, Alina Stefanache

“…Antimalarials and iron supplements cause extrinsic stains due to complex formation with enamel minerals. …”
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MEK1/2 Inhibitor (GDC0623) Promotes Osteogenic Differentiation of Primary Osteoblasts Inhibited by IL-1β through the MEK-Erk1/2 and Jak/Stat3 Pathways by Zeng-Qiao Zhang, Xiao-Shen Hu, Ye-Chen Lu, Jun-Peng Zhang, Wen-Yao Li, Wei-Yang Zhang, Wei Feng, Dao-Fang Ding, Jian-Guang Xu

“…Osteoblasts were cultured in an osteogenic induction medium for 1–3 weeks after which their differentiations were assessed by alkaline phosphatase (ALP) staining, Alizarin Red staining, calcium concentration, immunocytochemistry staining, real-time quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR), and immunofluorescence staining. …”
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Characteristics of Invasive Pulmonary Fungal Diseases Diagnosed by Pathological Examination by Dong Zhang, Xin Li, Junquan Zhang, Junping Wu, Xin Sun

“…To explore the characteristics of invasive pulmonary fungal disease and the spectrum of pathogens causing invasive pulmonary fungal disease diagnosed by pathological examination using fungal stains. Methods. Patients with an invasive pulmonary fungal disease diagnosed by histopathological analysis through the use of fungal stains (including Grocott’s methenamine silver and periodic acid-Schiff stains) were included in this study. …”
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Miniaturization and characterization of patient derived hepatocellular carcinoma tumor organoid cultures for cancer drug discovery applications by David A. Close, Paul A. Johnston

“…Hoechst and live/dead reagents provided organoid numbers and viability comparisons. HCC PDTO's stained with phalloidin or immuno-stained with α-tubulin antibodies revealed F-actin and microtubule cytoskeleton organization. …”
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Observer Performance in the Use of Digital and Optical Microscopy for the Interpretation of Tissue-Based Biomarkers by Marios A. Gavrielides, Catherine Conway, Neil O’Flaherty, Brandon D. Gallas, Stephen M. Hewitt

“…Eight pathologists reviewed 50 breast cancer whole slides (25 stained with HER2 and 25 with Ki-67) and 2 TMAs (1 stained with HER2, 1 with Ki-67, each containing 97 cores), using digital and optical microscopy. …”
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Solitary Necrotic Nodule of the Liver: A Report of Two Cases and Review of the Literature by Hong-Qun Wang, Zheng-Sheng Wu, Dao-Wang Li

“…It was composed of a central necrotic core and a peripheral fibrotic capsule with inflammatory cells, including histiocytes, plasma cells, lymphocytes, and so forth. The staining result of PAS, acid-fast, and iron was all negative, and AG + VG staining showed that the outline of reticular fibers and collagen was intact. …”
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Abdominal Lymphonodular Cryptococcosis in an Immunocompetent Child by Mehjabeen Zaidi, Sonia Qureshi, Sadia Shakoor, Saira Fatima, Fatima Mir

“…A CT-guided biopsy revealed granulomatous inflammation. PAS stain showed yeasts which stained blue with Alcian blue, suggesting C. neoformans.…”
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Nobiletin Attenuates Pathological Cardiac Remodeling after Myocardial Infarction via Activating PPARγ and PGC1α by Yufei Zhou, Ting Yin, Mengsha Shi, Mengli Chen, Xiaodong Wu, Kai Wang, Iokfai Cheang, Yanxiu Li, Hongcai Shang, Haifeng Zhang, Xinli Li

“…Cardiac function (echocardiography, survival rate, Evans blue, and triphenyl tetrazolium chloride staining), fibrosis (Masson’s trichrome staining, quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR), and western blot (WB)), hypertrophy (haematoxylin-eosin staining, wheat germ agglutinin staining, and qRT-PCR), and apoptosis (WB and terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick-end labelling (TUNEL) staining) were evaluated. …”
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Wnt/ β-catenin and CTNNB1 gene mutation in hepatocellular carcinoma, a case study in Egyptian patients by Ramy A. Abdelsalam, Ibrahim M. El-Shawaf, Azza Abdel-Aziz, Tarek A. Bismar, Shaimaa M. Yussif

“…The relation between aberrant β-Catenin, Wnt2 IHC staining and CTNNB1 mRNA expression and different clinicopathological characteristics was studied. …”
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Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection and its Associated Risk Factors among symptomatic Residents of Sulaimani city, Kurdistan region, Iraq, 2020 by Seerwan Hama Rashid Ali, Sabiha Sharif Salih, Taib Ahmed Hama Sour, Goran Mohammad Raouf, Araz Latif Rahim

“…Three hundred and four patients were included, all of them underwent Urea breath test only but eighty-one of the participants underwent endoscopy and stained the gastric sample with Giemsa stain. Urea breath test for Helicobacter pylori was positive in54.9% which have significant correlation with risk factor findings. …”
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Cadaveric Evaluation of Different Approaches for Quadratus Lumborum Blocks by Hun-Mu Yang, Sang Jun Park, Kyung Bong Yoon, Kyoungun Park, Shin Hyung Kim

“…Regardless of the approach used, the middle thoracolumbar fascia was deeply stained in all blocks, but the anterior layer was less stained. …”
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Quantitative and qualitative analysis of sunflower pollen (<i>Helianthus</i> L.) and it’s use in breeding work by O. N. Voronova, V. A. Gavrilova

“…Semi-fertile: the number of well-stained pollen grains is below 75%; there are differences in the degree of staining and size of the pollen; the variation curve had additional peaks. …”
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In vitro and ex vivo comparison of reactive oxygen-releasing granules for internal tooth bleaching by Romy M. Mayer, Andrea Gubler, Thomas Attin, Matthias Zehnder

“…All the suspensions bleached the blood-stained dentin, albeit with a lesser overall effect by sodium percarbonate (one-way ANOVA and Tukey's HSD, p &lt; 0.05). …”
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Concurrent Liver Hodgkin Lymphoma and Nodular Regenerative Hyperplasia on an Explanted Liver with Clinical Diagnosis of Alcoholic Cirrhosis at University Hospital Fundación Santa F... by R. López, L. Barrera, A. Vera, R. Andrade

“…Hematoxylin and eosin stain (H&E) showed abnormal liver architecture with hepatocytes nodules highlighted by reticulin stain with absent fibrosis on the trichrome stain. …”
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Foreword by J.-A. van den Berg, J. Meyer

“…In many churches worldwide, the sunlight is bright and colourful as it brings to life awe-inspiring images through stained-glass windows. The front page of the Festchrift for colleague Kobus Schoeman depicts one of the stained-glass windows of the DRC mother church in Stellenbosch. …”
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OPTIMALISASI PEMANFAATAN PEWARNA ALAMI (NATURAL DYES) UNTUK PREPARAT MASERASI (GOSOK) TULANG by Dewi Puspita Sari, Harlita Harlita

“…Turmeric and fruit beet having persisten staining tend to pale and not scattered evenly distributed on havers system.…”
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Do Not Be Fooled by Fancy Mutations: Inflammatory Fibroid Polyps Can Harbor Mutations Similar to Those Found in GIST by Bodil Bjerkehagen, Kristin Aaberg, Sonja E. Steigen

“…This study includes two patients that had polyps removed from the ileum, and an extended investigation was performed with immunohistochemical staining and mutation analyses. Results. The tumors did not show typical immunohistochemical staining for markers used to diagnose GIST, but the mutation analysis revealed a mutation in PDGFRA exon 12. …”
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Hyaluronan and Collagen in Human Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: A Morphological Analysis by Martin Hellström, Anna Engström-Laurent, Stellan Mörner, Bengt Johansson

“…Myocardial specimens from 5 patients with symptomatic left ventricular tract obstruction undergoing myectomy due to HCM were processed for histochemistry and immunohistochemistry. Results. HA staining was more intense in HCM patients. The histological distribution of HA was the same in patients and controls, that is, interstitial staining including the space between cardiomyocytes, in fibrous septa, and in the adventitia of intramyocardial blood vessels. …”
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Assessment of Ki-67 expression in cases of prostatic carcinoma and its correlation with clinical outcomes by Sumaira Siddiqui

“…Results: In the current study, 78% of the cases of carcinoma prostate were positive for Ki-67 expression. The mean Ki-67 staining index was 15.22% among the cases. The cases with High Ki-67 Staining index had a significantly higher rate of distant metastasis, poor disease-specific survival, and overall survival compared to cases with low Ki-67 staining index. …”
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