Journal: Cells

Article Title: Fixed-Bed Bioreactor Culture Enhances Yield and Reparative Properties of hTERT Mesenchymal Stem Cell Extracellular Vesicles

doi: 10.3390/cells15070654

Figure Lengend Snippet: EV function and signaling activity. ( a ) Primary keratinocytes were exposed to IR and treated with EVs from either flask or bioreactor cultures. Cell viability was assessed at 24, 48, and 72 h using the CellTiter-Glo assay. ( b ) Non-irradiated keratinocytes were treated with EVs from flask or bioreactor cultures, and viability was assessed after 72 h using the same assay. * = p < 0.05; *** = p < 0.001; **** = p < 0.0001. ( c ) Western blot of cell cycle proteins associated with hTERT MSC EVs produced from both the bioreactor and flask-based cultures. ( d ) In vitro kinase assay of EV-associated CDK2. EVs were immunoprecipitated with CDK2 antibodies or IgG control and kinase activity was assessed using Histone H1 as substrate.

Article Snippet: Normal primary epidermal keratinocytes (ATCC ® PCS-200-011TM) were maintained in Dermal Cell Basal Medium (ATCC ® PCS-200-030TM) supplemented with Keratinocyte Growth Kit (ATCC ® PCS-200-040TM).

Techniques: Activity Assay, Glo Assay, Irradiation, Western Blot, Produced, In Vitro, Kinase Assay, Immunoprecipitation, Control

Journal: Biology Direct

Article Title: BRD4 sustains p63 transcriptional program in keratinocytes

doi: 10.1186/s13062-024-00547-1

Figure Lengend Snippet: BRD4 and p63 regulates keratinocytes proliferation and differentiation. a, b, e, f Cell cycle analysis performed in HEKn comparing SCR condition and sip63 and siBRD4 conditions comparing untreated cells (DMSO) and JQ1 treated cells (10 µM). Cells were stained with Propidium Iodide (50 µg/ml) for 1 h and then analysed by flow cytometry. In a, e representative plot of cell cycle analysis performed in HEKn is shown, while in b, f a quantification of cell cycle analysis. Graphs present means ± SD of three independent experiments. c, g EdU-incorporation assay of HEKn cells transfected with siSCR, sip63 and different BRD4 (siBRD4#1, BRD4#2) siRNAs or treated with DMSO and JQ1 (10 µM). Data are shown as mean ± SD of N = 3 experiments. (Unpaired Student’s t test). d, h Growth curve of HEKn cells transfected with siSCR, sip63 and siBRD4#1, or treated with DMSO and JQ1 (10 µM). The cell confluency has been determined using the Incucyte real-time video imaging system. Each data points indicate mean ± SEM. i – n Western blot analysis was carried out with specific antibodies against K10, and β-actin was used as loading control. ImageJ program was used to quantitate the protein levels. The blot is representative of three independent experiments. DD, days of differentiation

Article Snippet: Primary Normal Human Epidermal Keratinocytes, neonatal (HEKn) (Gibco, catalog no. C-001-5C) and human TERT-immortalized keratinocytes (Ker-CT) (ATCC, CRL4048, lot. no. 0213) were cultured in EpiLife medium with the addition of Human Keratinocyte Growth Supplements (HKGS, Life Technologies).

Techniques: Cell Cycle Assay, Staining, Flow Cytometry, Transfection, Imaging, Western Blot, Control

Journal: Biology Direct

Article Title: BRD4 sustains p63 transcriptional program in keratinocytes

doi: 10.1186/s13062-024-00547-1

Figure Lengend Snippet: Keratinocytes lacking for p63 and BRD4 have similar expression profiles. Gene expression analysis performed using nanoString technology on HEKn cells after p63 and BRD4 silencing and JQ1 treatment. a Venn diagram represents common dysregulated genes in the different conditions. b – d Pathway gene ontology of common dysregulated genes. e – g Expression levels of the shared dysregulated genes from the top five enriched categories of the GO-pathway analysis

Article Snippet: Primary Normal Human Epidermal Keratinocytes, neonatal (HEKn) (Gibco, catalog no. C-001-5C) and human TERT-immortalized keratinocytes (Ker-CT) (ATCC, CRL4048, lot. no. 0213) were cultured in EpiLife medium with the addition of Human Keratinocyte Growth Supplements (HKGS, Life Technologies).

Techniques: Expressing, Gene Expression

Journal: International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Article Title: Cell-Penetrating Delivery of Nitric Oxide by Biocompatible Dinitrosyl Iron Complex and Its Dermato-Physiological Implications

doi: 10.3390/ijms221810101

Figure Lengend Snippet: Cell viability assay of the ( a ) mouse skin melanoma (B16-F10) and ( b ) human skin keratinocyte cells (HaCaT) cells, respectively, treated with different concentrations of DNIC-2 for 24 h **** p < 0.001 compared to the group without treatment of DNIC-2 . ( c ) Cell viability assay of the reconstructed human epidermis (RhE) model treated with PBS, 5% SDS, and 50 μM of DNIC-2 , respectively. ( d ) Cell viability assay of the reconstructed human cornea-like epithelium model treated with DPBS, methyl acetate, and 50 μM of DNIC-2 , respectively.

Article Snippet: CCD-966Sk human skin fibroblasts and B16-F10 mouse skin melanoma cells were purchased from Bioresource Collection and Research Center, Food Industry Research and Development Institute (Hsinchu, Taiwan), whereas human skin keratinocyte cell line, HaCaT, was purchased from Elabscience Biotechnology Inc. (Elabscience ® EP-CL-0090, Houston, TX, USA).

Techniques: Viability Assay

Journal: Frontiers in Pharmacology

Article Title: Syzygium aqueum : A Polyphenol- Rich Leaf Extract Exhibits Antioxidant, Hepatoprotective, Pain-Killing and Anti-inflammatory Activities in Animal Models

doi: 10.3389/fphar.2018.00566

Figure Lengend Snippet: Effect of Syzygium aqueum extracts on human keratinocytes. (A) Biocompatibility of S. aqueum extract in dose (25–200 μg/mL) and time (24–48 h) manner. Survival rate of the cells was assessed by the MTT assay. (B) ROS production in cells treated or untreated with theextract (100 μg/mL) and then irradiated by 100 J/cm 2 UVA (+) or not (–). (C) Total GSH levels determined by DTNB assay. Results expressed as mean ± SD of three assays. Significant ∗ p < 0.01; ∗∗ p < 0.001 compared to untreated control. Analysis performed by two-way ANOVA followed by Bonferroni’s multiple comparisons test. (D) Immunoblotting bands of the oxidative stress activated protein, p38. An equal amount (100 μg) of total lysate from each sample was resolved by SDS-PAGE with GAPDH as a control.

Article Snippet: Human epidermal keratinocytes (HaCaT), provided by Innoprot (Biscay, Spain), were cultured as described in .

Techniques: MTT Assay, Irradiation, DTNB Assay, Western Blot, SDS Page