Journal: bioRxiv

Article Title: Synergistic Electroceutical-Glucocorticoid Intervention Mitigates Dexamethasone-Induced Muscle Atrophy in Aging Skeletal Muscle

doi: 10.64898/2026.03.10.709862

Figure Lengend Snippet: (a, b) TA muscle volume measurements from CT images (a) and corresponding quantification (b). (c) Quantification of TA muscle weight. (d) Representative images of CSA of Type IIA muscle fibers in young and aged mice (Blue: Nuclei, Green: Type IIA fibers, Red: laminin) (scale bar: 200 μm). (e-g) Quantification of myofiber CSA (e) comparison between young and aged controls, (f) comparison among young control, DEX-treated, and DEX+ES groups; (g) comparison among aged control, DEX-treated, and DEX+ES groups (n=3). (h-j) Myogenesis-related qPCR array results: (h) young control versus aged control; (i) aged DEX-treated group versus aged control; and (j) aged DEX with electroceutical-treated group versus aged control. ( * P < 0.05; ** P < 0.01; *** P < 0.001 versus young control; # P < 0.05; ## P < 0.01; ### P < 0.001 versus aged control )

Article Snippet: The sections underwent fixation and permeabilization, followed by incubation with antibodies against laminin (1:200 PA1-16730, Abcam, UK) and myosin heavy chain Type IIA (1:200 SC-71, DSHB, IA) for 2 hours.

Techniques: Comparison, Control

Journal: Communications Biology

Article Title: Environmentally relevant lanthanum chloride exposure induces hepatic steatosis in zebrafish larvae via PPAR α -dependent ApoB suppression

doi: 10.1038/s42003-026-09697-6

Figure Lengend Snippet: a Volcano plot; b Heatmap of DEGs related to liver development and hepatic lipid metabolism; c KEGG analysis; d Circos diagram showing the relationship between key DEGs and KEGG pathways; e Correlation analysis between the key DEGs and TG-VLDL metabolism-related SDMs; f qPCR validation, n = 4–5/group; g Inhibitory effect of LaCl 3 on PPAR α -driven luciferase activity in HEK-293T cells. Different letters indicate statistically significant differences among groups ( p < 0.0001); n = 4–5/group; h Model of how PPAR α -mediated TG-VLDL biosynthesis inhibition. Mean ± S.E.M.

Article Snippet: For mechanism exploration, the same LaCl 3 exposure regimen (2–120 hpf) was co-treated with PPAR α agonist (GW7647, 1 μM; 99.45%; MCE, CAS: 265129-71-3, USA), OA (0.2 μM; 99%, Aladdin, CAS: 112-80-1, China), or MG132 (1 μM; 98%, Aladdin, CAS: 1211877-36-9, China).

Techniques: Biomarker Discovery, Luciferase, Activity Assay, Inhibition

Journal: Communications Biology

Article Title: Environmentally relevant lanthanum chloride exposure induces hepatic steatosis in zebrafish larvae via PPAR α -dependent ApoB suppression

doi: 10.1038/s42003-026-09697-6

Figure Lengend Snippet: a , b Representative images and quantitative analysis of liver fluorescence for each group (Control, LaCl 3 , and LaCl 3 + GW7647) at 120 hpf, n = 17–18/group; c Representative images of H&E staining in the liver sections. Red arrows indicate lipid droplets, black arrows indicate nuclear deformation, and orange arrows indicate vacuolization, n = 5/group. d , e Representative images and quantitative analysis of ORO staining in larvae, n = 15/group. The level of ( f ) TG, ( g ) VLDL, ( h ) FFA, ( i ) ALT, and ( j ) AST, n = 4–5/group. k Expression levels of PPAR α pathway-related genes for each group, n = 4–5/group; ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001, **** p < 0.0001, exact p values are provided in the Supplementary Data. l , m Western blot analysis of Ppara in zebrafish hepatic tissues, n = 4/group; n Schematic diagram of PPAR α in the regulation of LaCl 3 -induced TG-VLDL biosynthesis inhibition. Mean ± S.E.M.

Article Snippet: For mechanism exploration, the same LaCl 3 exposure regimen (2–120 hpf) was co-treated with PPAR α agonist (GW7647, 1 μM; 99.45%; MCE, CAS: 265129-71-3, USA), OA (0.2 μM; 99%, Aladdin, CAS: 112-80-1, China), or MG132 (1 μM; 98%, Aladdin, CAS: 1211877-36-9, China).

Techniques: Fluorescence, Control, Staining, Expressing, Western Blot, Inhibition

Journal: Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology

Article Title: Adiponectin receptor T-cadherin emerges as a novel regulator of adipose stem cell quiescence and adipogenesis

doi: 10.3389/fcell.2025.1734183

Figure Lengend Snippet: Double immunofluorescent staining of human subcutaneous adipose tissue sections with antibodies against T-cadherin (green) and DPP4 (red); nuclei were counterstained with DAPI (blue). Images were acquired using a Zeiss LSM 780 confocal microscope and ZEN2010 software, shown at lower magnification (A) and higher magnification (B) . A thick arrow points to a group of cells expressing both T-cadherin and DPP4 in the interstitium; thin arrows mark cells expressing only T-cadherin; ovals encircle adipocytes. Scale bar 50 µm. (C) The table shows the percentage of T-cadherin–positive, DPP4 + cells and double-positive cells (DPP4 + /T-cadherin + ), quantified from adipose tissue sections of two healthy donors.

Article Snippet: Cells were detached from culture dishes using HyQTase Detachment Reagent (HyClone, GE Healthcare Life Sciences, United States) and stained with appropriate combinations of primary antibodies against: DPP4 (CD26 Antibody (MA2607), ThermoFisher Scientific, dilution 1:100), T-cadherin (ProSci, United States, #3583, dilution 1:100).

Techniques: Staining, Microscopy, Software, Expressing

Journal: Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology

Article Title: Adiponectin receptor T-cadherin emerges as a novel regulator of adipose stem cell quiescence and adipogenesis

doi: 10.3389/fcell.2025.1734183

Figure Lengend Snippet: Light microscopy of MSCs (of the two to three passages) isolated from human subcutaneous adipose tissue of a healthy donor (A) and immunofluorescent staining with antibodies against T-cadherin (green) (B) . Arrows indicate cells with low or no T-cadherin expression, whereas cells exhibiting green fluorescence corresponding to T-cadherin are clearly visible. Scale bar, 50 µm. Light microscopy of human MSCs (C) and double immunofluorescent staining with antibodies against T-cadherin green, (E) and DPP4 red, (F) nuclei were counterstained with DAPI blue, (D) . Arrows in (C–F) indicate one and the same cell co-expressing T-cadherin and DPP4. Images were acquired using a Leica DMI 6000B microscope equipped with a Leica DFC7000T digital camera and LAS X software. Scale bar, 20 µm. (G) Representative flow cytometry plot showing T-cadherin and DPP4 distribution in cultured MSCs. The proportion of double-positive (DPP4 + /T-cadherin + ) cells was 30.4%; 6.15% expressed only T-cadherin, and 14% expressed only DPP4.

Article Snippet: Cells were detached from culture dishes using HyQTase Detachment Reagent (HyClone, GE Healthcare Life Sciences, United States) and stained with appropriate combinations of primary antibodies against: DPP4 (CD26 Antibody (MA2607), ThermoFisher Scientific, dilution 1:100), T-cadherin (ProSci, United States, #3583, dilution 1:100).

Techniques: Light Microscopy, Isolation, Staining, Expressing, Fluorescence, Microscopy, Software, Flow Cytometry, Cell Culture

Journal: Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology

Article Title: Adiponectin receptor T-cadherin emerges as a novel regulator of adipose stem cell quiescence and adipogenesis

doi: 10.3389/fcell.2025.1734183

Figure Lengend Snippet: Individual UMAP plots showing the expression levels and distribution of CDH13 (encoding T-cadherin) in control MSCs (A) and MSCs after 4 days of adipogenic induction (B) . UMAP plots demonstrating DPP4 expression in control MSCs (C) and MSCs after 4 days of adipogenic induction (D) . (E) RT-qPCR analysis of MSCs cultured in control medium or under adipogenic induction conditions showing the dynamics of T-cadherin mRNA expression. T-cadherin/ CDH13 expression decreased by day 4 in adipogenic medium and remained low through day 10. RT-qPCR data are shown as the mean ± SD. T-test. **р< 0.01 *p < 0.05 vs. control media in corresponding experimental day. Results are representative of three biologically independent experiments.

Article Snippet: Cells were detached from culture dishes using HyQTase Detachment Reagent (HyClone, GE Healthcare Life Sciences, United States) and stained with appropriate combinations of primary antibodies against: DPP4 (CD26 Antibody (MA2607), ThermoFisher Scientific, dilution 1:100), T-cadherin (ProSci, United States, #3583, dilution 1:100).

Techniques: Expressing, Control, Quantitative RT-PCR, Cell Culture

Journal: Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology

Article Title: Adiponectin receptor T-cadherin emerges as a novel regulator of adipose stem cell quiescence and adipogenesis

doi: 10.3389/fcell.2025.1734183

Figure Lengend Snippet: Integrated object. (A) FeaturePlot–UMAP-plot showing principal distribution of CDH13 gene expression (encoding for T-cadherin) in the integrated object; CDH13 expressing cells corresponds to Cluster 3 (more than 1-fold change of the average expression level); (B) FeaturePlot–UMAP-plot showing principal distribution of DPP4 gene expression (encoding for T-cadherin) in the integrated object; DPP4 expressing cells correspond to Cluster 3 (more than 1-fold change of the average expression level) (C) DimPlot–Integrated object UMAP-clustering. Sample proportion diagrams depict the ratio between the cell counts in the control MSC sample (Salmon) and in the MSC sample (Iris blue) after a 4-day induction of adipogenic differentiation within the Clusters. (D) DimPlot–Integrated object grouped by samples. CDH13 expression in the control MSC sample (Salmon) and MSC sample (Iris blue) after a 4-day induction of adipogenic differentiation. Cluster 3 predominantly contains cells from the control sample.

Article Snippet: Cells were detached from culture dishes using HyQTase Detachment Reagent (HyClone, GE Healthcare Life Sciences, United States) and stained with appropriate combinations of primary antibodies against: DPP4 (CD26 Antibody (MA2607), ThermoFisher Scientific, dilution 1:100), T-cadherin (ProSci, United States, #3583, dilution 1:100).

Techniques: Gene Expression, Expressing, Control

Journal: Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology

Article Title: Adiponectin receptor T-cadherin emerges as a novel regulator of adipose stem cell quiescence and adipogenesis

doi: 10.3389/fcell.2025.1734183

Figure Lengend Snippet: Integrated object. FeaturePlot. Each cluster is denoted by color. Cluster 0 (Salmon) primarily contains cells expressing fibroblast markers and genes responsible for cell cycle regulation. Cluster 1 (Khaki) encompasses cells expressing preadipocyte-specific genes, such as CEBPB , PPARγ, CD36 and markers of mature adipocytes ( ADIPOQ , Perilipin1 , Perilipin4 ). In Cluster 2 (green), cells predominantly express genes related to mitosis. Cluster 3 (Blue) contains cells of interest with high level of T-cadherin expression, as well as classical MSC markers ( CD90 , PDGFR ), Wnt signaling genes , and DPP4 . In a separate remote Cluster 4 (Magenta), besides CDH13 , cells express Nestin , a marker of neural crest cells, and CD36 , a marker of adipocyte progenitors.

Article Snippet: Cells were detached from culture dishes using HyQTase Detachment Reagent (HyClone, GE Healthcare Life Sciences, United States) and stained with appropriate combinations of primary antibodies against: DPP4 (CD26 Antibody (MA2607), ThermoFisher Scientific, dilution 1:100), T-cadherin (ProSci, United States, #3583, dilution 1:100).

Techniques: Expressing, Marker

Journal: Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology

Article Title: Adiponectin receptor T-cadherin emerges as a novel regulator of adipose stem cell quiescence and adipogenesis

doi: 10.3389/fcell.2025.1734183

Figure Lengend Snippet: Split violin-plots showing the relative expression levels and distribution of CDH13 (A) and DPP4 (B) genes in the control MSC sample (Salmon) and MSC sample after a 4-day induction of adipogenic differentiation (Iris blue). The highest CDH13 expression was detected in Cluster 3 in MSCs of the control sample compared to MSCs after a 4-day adipogenic induction. Similarly, the highest expression of DPP4 was found in Cluster 3 in MSCs of the control sample. Split violin plots were generated using the R package Seurat and the function VlnPlot with the argument split.by = “sample”.

Article Snippet: Cells were detached from culture dishes using HyQTase Detachment Reagent (HyClone, GE Healthcare Life Sciences, United States) and stained with appropriate combinations of primary antibodies against: DPP4 (CD26 Antibody (MA2607), ThermoFisher Scientific, dilution 1:100), T-cadherin (ProSci, United States, #3583, dilution 1:100).

Techniques: Expressing, Control, Generated

Journal: Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology

Article Title: Adiponectin receptor T-cadherin emerges as a novel regulator of adipose stem cell quiescence and adipogenesis

doi: 10.3389/fcell.2025.1734183

Figure Lengend Snippet: (A) DimPlot– GSE182158 object UMAP-clustering; (B) 2 cluster manual cell type annotation, the red oval marks cluster 2; (C) FeaturePlot–UMAP-plot showing principal distribution of CDH13 gene expression in the GSE182158 object; (D) FeaturePlot–UMAP-plot showing principal distribution of DPP4 gene expression (encoding for T-cadherin) in the GSE182158 object.

Article Snippet: Cells were detached from culture dishes using HyQTase Detachment Reagent (HyClone, GE Healthcare Life Sciences, United States) and stained with appropriate combinations of primary antibodies against: DPP4 (CD26 Antibody (MA2607), ThermoFisher Scientific, dilution 1:100), T-cadherin (ProSci, United States, #3583, dilution 1:100).

Techniques: Gene Expression

Journal: Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology

Article Title: Adiponectin receptor T-cadherin emerges as a novel regulator of adipose stem cell quiescence and adipogenesis

doi: 10.3389/fcell.2025.1734183

Figure Lengend Snippet: Elevated DPP4 expression in MSCs after lentiviral transduction in T-cadherin-overexpressing cells was verified using RT-qPCR (A) and Western blot (B) . β-tubulin was used as the loading control for Western blot analysis. Representative results from one of two biologically independent RT-qPCR and eight Western blot experiments are shown. ANOVA with multiple comparisons, **p < 0.01.

Article Snippet: Cells were detached from culture dishes using HyQTase Detachment Reagent (HyClone, GE Healthcare Life Sciences, United States) and stained with appropriate combinations of primary antibodies against: DPP4 (CD26 Antibody (MA2607), ThermoFisher Scientific, dilution 1:100), T-cadherin (ProSci, United States, #3583, dilution 1:100).

Techniques: Expressing, Transduction, Quantitative RT-PCR, Western Blot, Control

Journal: Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine

Article Title: Electroacupuncture Pretreatment Ameliorates Perioperative Neurocognitive Disorder in Aged Mice by Inhibiting Ferroptosis Through the SIRT1 / NRF2 / GPX4 Pathway

doi: 10.1111/jcmm.71021

Figure Lengend Snippet: SIRT1/NRF2/GPX4 pathway is involved in hippocampal ferroptosis in aged mice. (A) WB images and quantification analysis of SIRT1, NRF2 and GPX4 in the hippocampus of aged mice. (B) WB images and quantification analysis of SLC7A11, TFR1, IRP2 and ferritin in the hippocampus of aged mice ( n = 3 per group). (C) qRT‐PCR expression of SIRT1, NRF2, GPX4, SLC7A11, TFR1, IRP2 and ferritin mRNA in the hippocampus of aged mice ( n = 3 per group). Values are presented as mean ± SEM. ** p < 0.01 compared with the C group; # p < 0.05 and ## p < 0.01 compared with the M group; + p < 0.05 and ++ p < 0.01 and compared with the EX group.

Article Snippet: The membrane was then incubated overnight at 4°C with primary antibodies: SIRT1 (1:850; Lot‐19G10A10; BOSTER), NRF2 (1:1500; Cat#YT3189; Immunoway), iron regulatory protein 2 (IRP2) (1:3000; Cat#YN3307; Immunoway), transferrin receptor 1 (TFR1) (1:750; LotNo‐23BP65E1; BOSTER), GPX4 (1:1500; Cat#YN3047; Immunoway), ferritin (1:3000; Cat#YT1692; Immunoway) and SLC7A11 (1:2000; Cat#YT8130; Immunoway).

Techniques: Quantitative RT-PCR, Expressing