Journal: The Chinese journal of physiology

Article Title: A basal level of γ-linolenic acid depletes Ca 2+ stores and induces endoplasmic reticulum and oxidative stresses to cause death of breast cancer BT-474 cells.

doi: 10.4103/cjp.cjp_30_21

Figure Lengend Snippet: Figure 3: Effect of gamma‑linolenic acid on mitochondrial membrane potential. BT‑474 cells were treated with 30 µM gamma‑linolenic acid for different time periods and mitochondrial membrane potential was quantified by JC‐1 fluorescence assay. Red emission/green emission ratio lower than control values indicates depolarization. Results are mean ± standard error of mean from three independent experiments. *Significantly (P < 0.05) different from control.

Article Snippet: Measurement of mitochondrial membrane potential Mitochondrial membrane potential was measured using a Mitochondrial Membrane Potential Assay Kit (#12664; Cell Signaling, Danvers, MA, USA).

Techniques: Membrane, Fluorescence, Control

Journal: The Chinese journal of physiology

Article Title: A basal level of γ-linolenic acid depletes Ca 2+ stores and induces endoplasmic reticulum and oxidative stresses to cause death of breast cancer BT-474 cells.

doi: 10.4103/cjp.cjp_30_21

Figure Lengend Snippet: Figure 4: Effect of gamma‑linolenic acid on mitochondrial Ca2+. BT‑474 cells were treated with 30 µM gamma‑linolenic acid for different time periods and mitochondrial Ca2+ level was quantified by flow cytometry using Rhod 2 as fluorescence probe. Results are mean ± standard error of mean from three independent experiments. *Significantly (P < 0.05) different from control.

Article Snippet: Measurement of mitochondrial membrane potential Mitochondrial membrane potential was measured using a Mitochondrial Membrane Potential Assay Kit (#12664; Cell Signaling, Danvers, MA, USA).

Techniques: Flow Cytometry, Fluorescence, Control

Journal: Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR

Article Title: Regnase-1 downregulation promotes pancreatic cancer through myeloid-derived suppressor cell-mediated evasion of anticancer immunity.

doi: 10.1186/s13046-023-02831-w

Figure Lengend Snippet: Fig. 6 Suppression of CTLs by CD11b+ MDSCs is responsible for the acceleration of tumor progression by Regnase-1 downregulation. A-D Evaluation of phenotypes of orthotopic syngeneic tumors of WT or Regnase-1 KO murine pancreatic cancer cells. Representative macro images of pancreatic tumors (A). Relative mRNA levels of Cd8a, Ifng, Fasl, and Gzmb (B) (N = 6 per group). Representative images of HE (C, left panel) and CD8a immunostaining (C, right panel) and the number of CD8-positive cells (C, right) (N = 6 per group). Dot plots of CD3+CD8+ cells evaluated by flow cytometry (D, left) and the proportion of CD8 + cells among CD45+ cells (D, right) (N = 3 per group). E–H Evaluation of phenotypes of orthotopic syngeneic tumors of WT or Regnase-1-KO murine pancreatic cancer cells with or without depletion of CD8+ cells upon anti-CD8a antibody or IgG treatment. Experimental schematic (E). Dot plots of CD3+ and CD8.+ cells in WT or Regnase-1-KO syngeneic tumors upon anti-CD8a antibody or IgG treatment evaluated by flow cytometry (F). Tumor weights (G) (N = 6 per group). The relative mRNA levels of Cd8a, Ifng, Fasl, and Gzmb (H) (N = 6 per group). Student’s t test was used to evaluate differences between 2 groups. One-way ANOVA with Tukey’s post hoc test was used to compare differences among 4 groups. *P < 0.05, scale bars: 100 μm (insets)

Article Snippet: BE0061, a fully neutralizing mAb recognizing CD8a, and control IgG were obtained from Bioxcell.

Techniques: Immunostaining, Flow Cytometry

Journal: Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica. B

Article Title: An immunostimulant nanomedicine enhances radioimmunotherapy by remodeling the tumor immunosuppressive landscape after radiotherapy

doi: 10.1016/j.apsb.2025.11.012

Figure Lengend Snippet: Immunosuppression after radiotherapy promotes breast cancer progression. Tumor growth curves (A) and weights (B) of mice before and after RT ( n = 6). (C) Survival curve of mice after different treatments ( n = 6). Tumor growth curves (D) and weights (E) of mice treated with RT and RT plus α -PD-L1 ( n = 6). (F) Survival curve of mice after different treatments ( n = 6). (G) Cluster analysis of differential expression genes between untreated and RT-treated tumors 48 h post-RT ( n = 3). (H) Gene Ontology (GO) analysis of tumor tissues before and after RT (select the top 10 for each item). (I) Heat map of differentially expressed genes related to apoptosis and immune suppression ( n = 3). (J) Immunofluorescence staining images of tumor tissue in saline and RT groups (scale bar = 20 μm). (K) Quantitative analysis of tumor-infiltrating CD45 + cells ( n = 6). Representative flow cytometry images (M) and quantitative analysis (L) of tumor-infiltrating MDSCs ( n = 6). (N) The TUNEL staining of tumor section (scale: 25 μm). (O) Adenosine content detection in tumor tissue ( n = 6). Data are presented as mean ± SD. ∗∗∗∗ P < 0.0001 determined by Student’s t-test.

Article Snippet: InVivo MAb anti-mouse PD-L1 was purchased from Bioxcell (USA).

Techniques: Quantitative Proteomics, Immunofluorescence, Staining, Saline, Flow Cytometry, TUNEL Assay

Journal: Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica. B

Article Title: An immunostimulant nanomedicine enhances radioimmunotherapy by remodeling the tumor immunosuppressive landscape after radiotherapy

doi: 10.1016/j.apsb.2025.11.012

Figure Lengend Snippet: FD@ATRA-enhanced radiotherapy combined with α -PD-L1 to enhance the efficacy of large-volume tumors. (A) Schematic diagram of the therapeutic process for evaluating the anti-tumor effects in a bilateral 4T1 tumor-bearing mouse model of large volume. (B) Distant tumor growth curves of mice after different treatments ( n = 5). (C) In vitro images of the distant tumors ( n = 5). (D) In vitro distant tumors mass ( n = 5). (E) Immunohistochemical staining of CD3 in tumor tissue slices after different treatments (scale bars = 100 μm). The images below were the corresponding enlarged parts (scale bars = 25 μm). (F) Immunohistochemical staining of CD8 in tumor tissue slices after various treatments (scale bars = 100 μm). The images below were the corresponding enlarged parts (scale bars = 25 μm). Data are presented as mean ± SD. ∗∗∗ P < 0.001, and ∗∗∗∗ P < 0.0001 determined by Student’s t -test.

Article Snippet: InVivo MAb anti-mouse PD-L1 was purchased from Bioxcell (USA).

Techniques: In Vitro, Immunohistochemical staining, Staining