Knockdown of PTEN promotes colon cancer progression and induces M2 macrophage polarization in the colon cancer cell environment by Xu Han, Ting Yan, Lina Wang, Bin He, Huaxu Yu

“…Bcl-2-associated X (Bax) and Caspase-3 expressions in colon cancer tissues and cells were significantly lower than in precancerous tissues or CCD-18Co cells (P-values < 0.05). 3-(4,5-Dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) was applied to measure cell viability. Transwell evaluated the cell migration and invasion ability. …”
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Fabrication of a Porous Metal-Organic Framework with Polar Channels for 5-Fu Delivery and Inhibiting Human Osteosarcoma Cells by Li-Chun Zhao, Mei Tang, Qian-Hua Zhang, Zhi-Yi Hu, Hong-Wei Gao, Xia-Yun Liao, Gang Wang, Jing Leng

“…Furthermore, as indicated by the MTT assay, this drug/MOF composite shows low toxicity toward the human normal cells and demonstrates obvious anticancer activity against the human osteosarcoma cell line MG63.…”
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Effect of Porous Chitosan Microspheres Loaded with Platelet-Rich Plasma and Bone Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells on Regeneration of Tibia Defect by Qi Chen, Ziru Zhao, Guoyong Yin

“…We also established the model of bone defect repair in rat tibia to further explore the effects of PCMs loaded with PRP and BMSCs on bone regeneration. Methods. MTT assay was used to detect the proliferative ability of BMSCs after hypoxia/reoxygenation (H/R) treatment and the proliferative ability of BMSCs loaded by PCMs; polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was used to detect the expression of alkaline phosphatase (ALP), type I collagen (Col I), and type II collagen (Col II) in BMSCs after hypoxia and in BMSCs induced by PRP-loaded PCMs; PCR was used to detect the expression of Runt-associated transcription factor 2 (Runx2) and osteocalcin (OC) in the newly generated bone tissue; micro-CT scanning was applied to measure the bone mineral density and bone volume of the newly generated bone tissue in rats. …”
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Mechanism of Radix Bupleuri and Hedysarum Multijugum Maxim drug pairs on liver fibrosis based on network pharmacology, bioinformatics and molecular dynamics simulation. by Lefei Yu, Pan Yu, Yongchang Cao, Weiya Cao

“…MOL000098 (quercetin) was selected via MTT assay and western blot assay verified MOL000098 (quercetin) treatments remarkably decreased the protein levels of TNF and IL-6 in TGFβ stimulated LX2 cells. …”
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Dirbtinio intelekto naudojimo ir poveikio apskaitai galimybių tyrimas by Giedrė Lapinskienė, Eugenijus Mačerauskas, Genė Achranovič, Irena Danilevičienė

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Muzikinės steam veiklos priešmokykliniame ugdyme atsižvelgiant į meninio ugdymo mokytojų patirtis ir iššūkius by Rūta Budinavičienė, Irma Spiriajevienė

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Antifilarial Activity of the Methanolic Extract of Indigofera tinctoria (Fabaceae) on Bovine Parasites (Onchocerca ochengi) by Enock Enock Rakwa, Benoît Bargui Koubala, Bertrand Ndou Mando, Mathieu Djongra, Francis Nveikoueing, Dieudonné Ndjonka

“…Worms’ viability was determined biochemically by MTT/formazan colorimetry assay. The promising plant extract’s acute and subacute oral toxicity were evaluated on both mice and rats. …”
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Lietuvos kolegijų socialinės atsakomybės ataskaitų palyginamasis vertinimas by Karolina Nastaravičė, Vilma Kazlauskienė, Irena Klimavičienė

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Pyrogallol acts as a novel anticancer factor to enhance the sensitivity to cisplatin in ovarian cancer cells through inducing miR-15a upregulation by Azin Shirani, Razieh Mirabbasi, Leila Shabani, Somayeh Reiisi

“…Cell viability and apoptosis rate was investigated by MTT assay and flow cytometry. The effects of the compounds in inhibiting colony formation and migration were measured by colony formation and scratch methods. …”
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Anti-Inflammatory Activity of Ferula assafoetida Oleo-Gum-Resin (Asafoetida) against TNF-α-Stimulated Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells (HUVECs) by Leila Mobasheri, Mohsen Khorashadizadeh, Hossein Safarpour, Maryam Mohammadi, Gholamreza Anani Sarab, Vahid Reza Askari

“…HUVECs were cultured in a flat-bottom plate and then treated with ethanolic extract of asafoetida (EEA, 0-500 μg/ml) and TNF-α (0-100 ng/ml) for 24 h. We used the MTT test to assess cell survival. In addition, the LC-MS analysis was performed to determine the active substances. …”
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Establishment of a Model of Microencapsulated SGC7901 Human Gastric Carcinoma Cells Cocultured with Tumor-Associated Macrophages by Jin-Ming Zhu, Xiu-Lian Quan, Shi-Chao Han, Xue-Jun Fan, He-Ming Li, Shan-Shan Liang, Xi Chen, Ruo-Yu Wang, Xue-Ning Ji

“…SGC7901 cells were encapsulated in alginate-polylysine-sodium alginate (APA) microcapsules using an electrostatic droplet generator. MTT assays showed that the numbers of microencapsulated cells were the highest after culturing for 14 days. …”
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Isoflavone Attenuates the Caspase-1 and Caspase-3 Level in Cell Model of Parkinsonism by Jian-xin Xu, Hai-ping Song, Qing-Xia Bu, De-Peng Feng, Xiao-Fan Xu, Qian-Ru Sun, Xue-Li Li

“…Cell viability was measured by MTT methods; the content of tyrosine hydroxylase was measured by immunocytochemistry method of avidinbiotin peroxidase complex; apoptosis ratio was measured by flow cytometry. …”
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[Retracted] CuO-TiO2-Chitosan-Berbamine Nanocomposites Induce Apoptosis through the Mitochondrial Pathway with the Expression of P53, BAX, and BCL-2 in the Human K562 Cancer Cell L... by Abozer Y. Elderdery, Badr Alzahrani, Siddiqa M. A Hamza, Gomaa Mostafa-Hedeab, Pooi Ling Mok, Suresh Kumar Subbiah

“…We examined nanocomposites using XRD, DLS, FESEM, TEM, PL, EDAX, and FTIR spectroscopy, as well as MTT for cytotoxicity, and AO/EtBr for apoptotic morphology assessment. …”
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A review of smart structures and adaptation of 3d printing methods for future fashion applications by Viktorija Diak

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Anticancer effects of 7,8-dihydromethysticin in human leukemia cells are mediated via cell-cycle dysregulation, inhibition of cell migration and invasion and targeting JAK/STAT pat... by Xiao Yi, Deng Taoran, Jiang Lijun, Wang Di

“…Cell proliferation was assessed through 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyl tetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay and effects on colony formation were examined via clonogenic assay. …”
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左旋炔诺孕酮对人子宫内膜细胞体外增殖及细胞间通讯的影响

“…【目的】 探讨左旋炔诺孕酮对体外培养的人子宫内膜腺上皮细胞及间质细胞增殖、间隙连接细胞间通讯( gap junction intercellular communication, GJIC) 及连接蛋白( connexin, Cx) 43、32 表达的影响。【方法】采用 MTT 法观察 LNG 对人子宫内膜细胞的增殖调节作用 , 采用划痕染料标记示踪技术, 观察左旋炔诺酮( levonorgestrel, LNG) 对原代培养的人子宫内膜腺上皮细胞及间质细胞 GJIC 的影响 , 采用激光共聚焦显微镜扫描技术, 观察 LNG 对 Cx 43、Cx 32 表达的影响。…”
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Andrographolide-encapsulated nanoliposomes with gum Arabic surface modification inhibits cervical cancer growth: In vitro and in silico approaches by Rahmalillah Khairiah, Dwi Hudiyanti, Parsaoran Siahaan, Fadzilah Adibah Abdul Majid, Enny Fachriyah, Nor Hafizah Zakaria

“…The 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenylte-trazolium bromide (MTT) experiment revealed that encapsulated AND inhibited HeLa cervical cancer cells more in comparison to free AND. …”
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Proton pump inhibitors enhance chemosensitivity, promote apoptosis, and suppress migration of breast cancer cells by Ihraiz Worood G., Ahram Mamoun, Bardaweel Sanaa K.

“…The anti-proliferative and combined effects of PPIs were evaluated by MTT assay. Cell migration was assessed using the wound-healing assay. …”
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靶向Cdc6 RNAi抑制舌癌CAL-27细胞的增殖

“…【目的】 应用RNA干扰技术,靶向抑制舌癌细胞中Cdc6的表达,观察舌癌细胞增殖凋亡等改变,初步探讨下调Cdc6表达抑制舌癌细胞增殖的分子机制【方法】 实验分4组:空白对照组CON,阴性对照组NC,实验组KD1和KD2应用前期构建的Cdc6的慢病毒载体,转染舌癌CAL-27细胞,通过Real time RT-PCR和Western blot法检测Cdc6 mRNA及蛋白的表达;以MTT法测定活细胞数并绘制细胞生长曲线;利用流式细胞仪观察细胞凋亡【结果】 慢病毒载体转染CAL-27细胞后,Real time RT-PCR和Western blot实验结果显示:舌癌CAL-27细胞中Cdc6的表达明显被抑制,相对NC组,KD1KD2组对Cdc6基因敲减效率分别为55.60%和64.38%蛋白表达分别降低44.44%和66.67%;细胞生长曲线表明,细胞生长明显减缓,KD1和KD2组细胞生长抑制率分别为33.68%和35.79%;流式细胞仪检测细胞周期显示:KD1组KD2组两组细胞凋亡率较NC组均有显著上升,分别为57.55%和83.81%【结论】 靶向Cdc6慢病毒载体RNA干扰能有效抑制舌癌CAL-27细胞的DNA复制,阻止舌癌细胞的增殖…”
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The analysis of structural changes in the Lithuanian economic sectors under conditions of uncertainty by Artūras Vitas