Journal: International Journal of Nanomedicine
Article Title: Antioxidant Carbon Dots and Ursolic Acid Co-Encapsulated Liposomes Composite Hydrogel for Alleviating Adhesion Formation and Enhancing Tendon Healing in Tendon Injury
doi: 10.2147/ijn.s466312
Figure Lengend Snippet: Figure 6 RCDs/UA@Lipo-HAMA reduced adhesion of injured tendons at macroscopic and histological levels at various time points post-injury. (A) Schematic diagram of surgical procedures of the ATI. (B) Gross view of ATI. (C)Representative images of immunofluorescence staining of tendon antioxidant (Nrf-2, HO-1) and anti-inflammatory markers (CD68, iNOS) at 2 weeks post-injury (n = 3). (D) Representative images of immunofluorescence staining of tendon antifibrosis (COL III, α-SMA) at 6 weeks post- injury (n = 3). (E) Representative images of immunohistochemical staining of tendon markers (Vimentin, MMP2, α-SMA) antifibrosis at 6 weeks post-injury (n = 4). (F–N) Semiquantitative analysis of expression level of tendon marker of (C–E), respectively. Data are presented as mean ± SD; comparisons between the groups were performed by one-way ANOVA. *P < 0.05; **P < 0.01; ***P < 0.001; ****P < 0.0001.
Article Snippet: Evaluation of Anti-Fibrotic Effects of the Biomaterials by Immunofluorescent Staining at Six Weeks The fresh tissue sections were incubated with rabbit anti-rat antibodies against COL III (1:200; Cat#22734-1-AP, Proteintech, USA) and α-SMA (1:200; Cat#19245S, Cell Signaling Technology, USA) at 4°C overnight.
Techniques: Immunofluorescence, Staining, Immunohistochemical staining, Expressing, Marker