Journal: Annals of Translational Medicine

Article Title: MMP2/9 downregulation is responsible for hepatic function recovery in cirrhotic rats following associating liver partition and portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy

doi: 10.21037/atm-22-1312

Figure Lengend Snippet: Detection of liver hypertrophy in rats after the operation. ELISA assay showing the changes in expression of HGF (A), TGF-β (B), TNF-α (C), and IL-6 (D) in rats. (E) The PCNA levels in rat livers were assessed by immunohistochemistry (×10 magnification, ×10: 1 cm: 40 µm). (F) Hematoxylin and eosin staining of rat liver tissues (×10 magnification, ×10: 1 cm: 40 µm). All quantitative variables are presented as mean ± standard deviation and compared using two-way ANOVA. P<0.05. #, A or P groups vs. S groups, P<0.05, marked as #NA, #NP, #CP, #CA; Δ, CA group vs. NA group, P<0.05; *, CP groups vs. CA groups. ELISA, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay; HGF, hepatocyte growth factor; TGF, transforming growth factor; TNF, tumor necrosis factor; IL, interleukin; PCNA, proliferating cell nuclear antigen; ANOVA, analysis of variance; PVL, portal vein ligation; ALPPS, associating liver partition and portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy; A, ALPPS; P, PVL; S, sham operated; CA, cirrhotic rats that underwent ALPPS; NA, normal rats that underwent ALPPS; CP, cirrhotic rats that underwent PVL.

Article Snippet: The serum levels of recombinant human hepatocyte growth factor (HGF), transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β), tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, and interleukin (IL)-6 in rats were detected by ELISA kits (Elabscience Biotechnology Company, Co., Ltd., China).

Techniques: Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay, Expressing, Immunohistochemistry, Staining, Standard Deviation, Ligation

Journal: Antioxidants

Article Title: Saposhnikovia divaricata Inhibits Inflammation, Oxidative Stress, and Ferroptosis to Alleviate DSS-Induced Ulcerative Colitis

doi: 10.3390/antiox15020258

Figure Lengend Snippet: Network pharmacology analysis identifies p53 as a core ferroptosis-related target of FF in UC. ( A ) Venn diagram illustrating the intersection of FF compound targets with ferroptosis- and UC-related targets. ( B ) Protein–protein interaction (PPI) network of the common targets. Node size and color intensity represent the degree of connectivity, with TP53 (p53) identified as the core target. ( C ) Compound-target-pathway network diagram. The inner pink nodes represent the 38 intersecting targets linking FF, UC, and ferroptosis. ( D ) Gene Ontology (GO) enrichment analysis of the common targets, categorized into Biological Process (BP, red), Cellular Component (CC, green), and Molecular Function (MF, blue). ( E ) Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathway enrichment analysis.

Article Snippet: The p53 antibody was obtained from Boster Biological Technology Co., Ltd. (Pleasanton, CA, USA, Item #BM0101).

Techniques:

Journal: Antioxidants

Article Title: Saposhnikovia divaricata Inhibits Inflammation, Oxidative Stress, and Ferroptosis to Alleviate DSS-Induced Ulcerative Colitis

doi: 10.3390/antiox15020258

Figure Lengend Snippet: FF modulates the expression of ferroptosis-related proteins in colon tissue via the p53 pathway. ( A ) Representative immunohistochemical (IHC) images of p53, SLC7A11, and GPX4 expression in colon sections (scale bar = 50 μm). ( B – D ) Quantitative analysis of the relative protein expression levels of p53 (B), SLC7A11 (C), and GPX4 (D). Data are presented as the mean ± SD ( n = 3 independent experiments). ### p < 0.001 versus the control (CON) group; * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001 versus the DSS model group.

Article Snippet: The p53 antibody was obtained from Boster Biological Technology Co., Ltd. (Pleasanton, CA, USA, Item #BM0101).

Techniques: Expressing, Immunohistochemical staining, Control

Journal: Experimental Neurobiology

Article Title: M2 Phenotype Microglia-derived Cytokine Stimulates Proliferation and Neuronal Differentiation of Endogenous Stem Cells in Ischemic Brain

doi: 10.5607/en.2017.26.1.33

Figure Lengend Snippet: TGF-α is one of the major cytokines in M2 conditioned media. (A) RT-PCR of IL-10 and TGF-α in M0, M1, or M2 conditioned media. IL-10 and TGF-α expression is significantly increased at the mRNA level in M2 conditioned media. (B) The graph depicts the relative mRNA expression of IL-10 and TGF-α in M0, M1, and M2 conditioned media. The expression of these genes is significantly increased in M2 conditioned media. (C) The expression level of TGF-α in M0, M1, and M2 conditioned media using ELISA assay. The quantity of TGF-α is significantly increased in M2 conditioned media compared with M1 ( *** p<0.01 vs. M0 conditioned media, n=5/group).

Article Snippet: To determine the soluble TGF-α concentration in the different phenotypes of supernatant in BV2 cells, the conditioned media were measured by the mouse TGF-α ELISA Kit (E-EL-M1190, Elabscience) according to the manufacturer's instructions.

Techniques: Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction, Expressing, Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay