Journal: Kidney International Reports

Article Title: Early-Stage B-cells Predict Relapse After Rituximab Treatment in Patients With Membranous Nephropathy

doi: 10.1016/j.ekir.2026.106365

Figure Lengend Snippet: Reconstitution of B-cells over time. To characterize B-cell subsets, peripheral blood mononuclear cells were stained with fluorochrome-conjugated monoclonal antibodies (BD Biosciences) directed against the following antigens: CD45 (V500-C), CD3 (APC), CD19 (APC-H7), CD27 (BV421), IgD (PE), CD38 (BV711), CD4 (BV605), and CD8 (PE), as well as 7-AAD (Miltenyi Biotech). The stained cells were then analyzed using multicolor flow cytometry (BD FACS Lyric). The subsets of gated CD19 + cells were identified based on surface marker expression as follows: naïve (CD19+CD27-IgD+), nonswitched memory (CD19+CD27+IgD+), switched memory (CD19+CD27+IgD-), and double negative (CD19+CD27-IgD-); and within the CD19+CD38++ population, we distinguished transitional cells (CD19+CD38++CD27-IgD+), plasmablasts (CD19+CD38++CD27+IgD-), and double-negative CD38 + cells (CD19+CD38++CD27-IgD-). B-cell subsets were expressed as a percentage of the total lymphocyte count. (a) B-cell subpopulations were assessed in 39 patients at baseline and in 36 patients at 3 (M3), 6 (M6), 9 (M9), 12 (M12), and 18 (M18) months following the first rituximab infusion. The 3 patients who did not receive treatment were excluded from the follow-up. Complete depletion of B-cells was observed in all patients at M3 post-rituximab for all B-cell subpopulations. CD19 + cells reappeared 6 months after rituximab infusion. Naive cells re-emerged the most among B-cells, followed by CD38 + cells, transitional cells and finally memory cells. Data are shown as mean values (dots). (b–k) B-cell subpopulations at baseline and at subsequent time points were compared between relapsing patients ( n = 8) and nonrelapsing patients ( n = 19); the 2 patients who received additional anti-CD20 infusions were excluded from subsequent analyses. Data are shown as medians and interquartile range (IQR). P -values were calculated by comparing the median values of each cell subpopulation between relapsing and nonrelapsing patients using a nonparametric, unpaired Mann–Whitney U test.

Article Snippet: To characterize B-cell subsets, peripheral blood mononuclear cells were stained with fluorochrome-conjugated monoclonal antibodies (BD Biosciences) directed against the following antigens: CD45 (V500-C), CD3 (APC), CD19 (APC-H7), CD27 (BV421), IgD (PE), CD38 (BV711), CD4 (BV605), and CD8 (PE), as well as 7-AAD (Miltenyi Biotech).

Techniques: Staining, Bioprocessing, Flow Cytometry, Marker, Expressing, MANN-WHITNEY

Journal: Cancer Research

Article Title: Nerves Stimulate Cross-talk Between Gastric Cancer and Group 3 Innate Lymphoid Cells to Enhance Immunosuppression

doi: 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-25-3092

Figure Lengend Snippet: High expression of ABHD16A mediates the cumulative release of LysoPS into the TME. A, mIF images of the orthotopic gastric cancer (GC) tissues stained for PD-L1, RORC, and CD3. Yellow, PD-L1 + tumor cells; red, RORC + ILC3s; green, CD3 + cells. Scale bars, 100 μm (left) and 25 μm (right). B and C, Flow cytometry gating strategy and frequencies of ILC3s ( B ) and proportions of ILC3s in total CD45 + cells ( C ) isolated from control and Abhd16a -knockdown orthotopic and subcutaneous gastric cancer tissues ( n = 3 per group). D and E, Flow cytometry gating strategy and frequencies of ILC3s ( D ) and proportions of ILC3s in total CD45 + cells ( E ) derived from the peripheral blood of healthy controls (HC) and patients with gastric cancer ( n = 8 per group). F and G, LC-MS/MS analysis of 18:0 and 18:1 LysoPS in the control and Abhd16a -knockdown orthotopic ( F ) and subcutaneous ( G ) gastric cancer tissues ( n = 3 per group). H–J, ELISA was used to measure levels of LysoPS in gastric cancer cell supernatant ( H ), TIF ( I ), and in vitro tumor culture supernatant ( J ) of control and Abhd16a -knockdown orthotopic and subcutaneous gastric cancer tumors ( n = 3 per group). K, LysoPS levels in the serum of healthy controls and patients with gastric cancer detected by ELISA. *, P < 0.05; **, P < 0.01; ***, P < 0.001.

Article Snippet: The antibodies used for flow cytometry: Brilliant Violet 605 anti-mouse CD127 (BioLegend, cat. #135025, RRID: AB_2562114, 5 μL/1 × 10 6 cells), FITC anti-mouse CD3 (BioLegend, cat. #100203, RRID: AB_312660, 2 μL/1 × 10 6 cells), APC anti-mouse CD3 (Elabscience, cat. #E-AB-F1013E, RRID: AB_3675272, 5 μL/1×10 6 cells), PE/Cyanine7 anti-mouse CD4 (Elabscience, cat. #E-AB-F1097H, 5 μL/1 × 10 6 cells), FITC Anti-Mouse CD8a (Elabscience, cat. #E-AB-F1104UC, 5 μL/1 × 10 6 cells), FITC anti-mouse CD19 (BioLegend, cat. #152403, RRID: AB_2629812, 0.25 μL/1 × 10 6 cells), FITC anti-mouse CD11c (BioLegend, cat. #117305, RRID: AB_313774, 0.5 μL/1 × 10 6 cells), FITC anti-mouse NK1.1 (BioLegend, cat. #108705, RRID: AB_313392, 0.5 μL/1 × 10 6 cells), Brilliant Violet 421 anti-mouse CD45 (BioLegend, cat. #103133, RRID: AB_10899570, 1 μL/1 × 10 6 cells), PE anti-mouse RORγt (BD Biosciences, cat. #562607, RRID: AB_11153137, 2 μL/1 × 10 6 cells), PerCP/Cyanine5.5 anti-mouse IL22 (BioLegend, cat. #516411, RRID: AB_2563373, 5 μL/1 × 10 6 cells), AF647 anti-STAT3 phospho (BioLegend, cat. #651007, RRID: AB_2572085, 5 μL/1 × 10 6 cells), PE anti-mouse CD45 (BioLegend, cat. #157604, RRID: AB_2876536, 1.25 μL/1 × 10 6 cells), APC anti-mouse CD8b (BioLegend, cat. #126613, RRID: AB_2562774, 0.625 μL/1 × 10 6 cells), APC anti-mouse CD4 (BioLegend, cat. #100411, RRID: AB_312696, 1.25 μL/1 × 10 6 cells), APC anti-mouse CD206 (BioLegend, cat. #141707, RRID: AB_10896057, 2.5 μL/1 × 10 6 cells), FITC anti-mouse F4/80 (BioLegend, cat. #157309, RRID: AB_2876535, 2 μL/1 × 10 6 cells), FITC anti-mouse CD25 (BioLegend, cat. #101907, RRID: AB_961210, 2 μL/1 × 10 6 cells), AF700 anti-mouse FOXP3 (BioLegend, cat. #126421, RRID: AB_2750492, 0.12 μL/1 × 10 6 cells), PE anti-mouse Ly6G (BioLegend, cat. #127607, RRID: AB_1186104, 1.25 μL/1 × 10 6 cells), APC anti-mouse CD274 (Elabscience, cat. #E-AB-F1132E, 5 μL/1 × 10 6 cells), PerCP-Cyanine5.5 anti–T-bet (eBioscience, cat. #45-5825-80, RRID: AB_953658, 0.25 μg/1 × 10 6 cells), PE/Dazzle 594 anti-mouse CD273 (BioLegend, cat. #107215, RRID: AB_2728124, 0.25 μg/1 × 10 6 cells), Brilliant Violet 421 anti-mouse CD274 (BioLegend, cat. #124315, RRID: AB_10897097, 5 μL/1 × 10 6 cells), and PE anti-mouse MHC-I (H-2Kk; BioLegend, cat. #114907, RRID: AB_313614, 0.25 μg/1 × 10 6 cells).

Techniques: Expressing, Staining, Flow Cytometry, Isolation, Control, Knockdown, Derivative Assay, Liquid Chromatography with Mass Spectroscopy, Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay, In Vitro