Journal: Journal of Translational Autoimmunity

Article Title: T cell proliferative response to a homocitrullinated peptide correlates with joint pathology in collagen induced arthritis

doi: 10.1016/j.jtauto.2025.100345

Figure Lengend Snippet: Citrullinated and Homocitrullinated Proteins/Peptides are Present in DBA/1J Metatarsophalangeal Joints. A) Representative hematoxylin + eosin (H&E) at 80× magnification and immunofluorescent micrographs at 20× magnification of joints from DBA/1J mice immunized with bovine type II collagen (arthritic: N = 9; non-arthritic: N = 10) or PBS (N = 9). Scale bars represent 500 μm. Max projections of Z-stacks show nuclei (DAPI; blue), citrullinated proteins/peptides (CitP; green), and homocitrullinated proteins/peptides (HomoCitP; red). Corrected total fluorescence intensity for B) CitP and C) HomoCitP in three joint structures: bone marrow, synovium, and cartilage. Graphs show the median [IQR], with each symbol representing an individual mouse. Statistical analysis was performed using Kruskal-Wallis with Dunn's multiple comparisons test, and the resulting p-values were p = 0.0046, p = 0.0084, p = 0.4076, p = 0.0143, p = 0.0136, and p = 0.1733 respectively, with p-values for pairwise comparisons indicated on the graphs. ns: not significant.

Article Snippet: Following application of TrueView autofluorescence quencher, slides were mounted using Vectashield Vibrance Antifade mounting media with DAPI (SP-8500-15; Vector Laboratories; USA) and air dried for 2 h before imaging on the Nikon Ti2-E microscope.

Techniques: Fluorescence

Journal: Bioactive Materials

Article Title: Ribbon-shaped microgels as bioinks for 3D bioprinting of anisotropic tissue structures

doi: 10.1016/j.bioactmat.2025.12.040

Figure Lengend Snippet: Effect of extrusion process on μRB bioink and cell alignment. (A) Schematic of MSCs encapsulated in μRB bioink with HUVECs seeded on top of the printed scaffolds. (B) Live cell staining of MSC alignment on individual μRBs (Scale bar = 100 μm). (C) Distribution of MSC cell length (n = 250 per group); p-values were determined by one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) with Tukey's multiple comparisons test; ∗∗∗∗p < 0.0001. (D) Cell orientation relative to μRB orientation, where 0° is parallel to the axis of the μRB (n = 250 per group). (E) Confocal images of F-Actin staining for cell morphology and VE-cadherin staining for endothelial cell junctions. Color survey visualization of directional analysis conducted using OrientationJ (Scale bar = 200 μm). (F, G) Quantification of F-actin and VE-Cadherin alignment. For alignment quantification (n = 10 per group) data reported as mean ± S.D., statistical analysis by Watson–Wheeler test, ∗p ≤ 0.05.

Article Snippet: Human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs, Lonza) were cultured in Endothelial Cell Growth Media (R&D Systems).

Techniques: Staining

Journal: Materials Today Bio

Article Title: Photocrosslinkable lung dECM hydrogels promote stiffness-dependent lung cancer growth and chemoresistance

doi: 10.1016/j.mtbio.2026.102838

Figure Lengend Snippet: NSCLC growth is dependent on matrix type and stiffness. (A) Viability staining of encapsulated A549 cells using fluorescein diacetate (FDA, green, live) and propidium iodide (PI, red, dead). Day 1 scale = 200 μm, day 7 and 14 scales = 500 200 μm. (B) Representative fluorescent images of A549-laden cultures fixed on days 3, 7, and 14 and stained with DAPI (blue, nuclei) and phalloidin (red, actin) to observe cell morphology and distribution over time. Scale = 250 μm, inset scale = 100 μm. (C) Cell viability of A549s within matrices measured through live-dead quantification of FDA or PI stained live (green) and dead (red) cells over time via ImageJ analysis. N = 1. n = 3. (D) Metabolic activity of A549 cells within matrices was determined by PrestoBlue metabolic assay. N = 1. n = 6. (E) DNA content of A549 cells within matrices was determined by PicoGreen™ DNA quantification. N = 1. n = 6. (F) Number of nuclei per ROI was determined via Image J analysis of DAPI-stained cells within ROIs captured using an Evident FV4000 confocal microscope at 10× magnification. N = 2. n = 4–8 ROIs were captured per condition per timepoint. (G) Area of actin per ROI (μm 2 ) was determined through ImageJ analysis of phalloidin-stained cell actin fibers. N = 2. n = 4–8. All data is represented as mean ± SD.

Article Snippet: 1 × 10 6 A549 cells (ATCC) were seeded at P90 in T75 culture flasks and cultured using 10 mL complete A549 media (Dulbecco's modified eagle medium (DMEM) + 10 % FCS + 1 % pen/strep) in a tissue culture incubator at 37 °C.

Techniques: Staining, Activity Assay, Metabolic Assay, Microscopy