Journal: The Journal of Reproduction and Development

Article Title: Structure and functions of the placenta in common minke ( Balaenoptera acutorostrata ), Bryde’s ( B. brydei ) and sei ( B. borealis ) whales

doi: 10.1262/jrd.2015-005

Figure Lengend Snippet: Immunostaining of P450arom in the sei whale placenta (L 144.2 cm). A: Areolar part of chorionic villi. B: Enlargement of the fetomaternal attachment area. P450arom immunoreactivity was detected in trophoblast cells, but not in areolar trophoblast cells. a: Areola. c: Chorionic villi. e: Endometrium. Arrows indicate trophoblast cells. Arrowheads indicate areolar trophoblast cells. * Transitional part between trophoblast cells and areolar trophoblast cells. Bar = 100 μm (A), 10 μm (B).

Article Snippet: Sections were incubated overnight with the polyclonal anti-rat cytochrome P450 side chain cleavage enzyme (P450scc) raised in the rabbit (1:200, AB1244; Chemicon International, Temecula, CA, USA), monoclonal anti-human cytochrome P450 aromatase (P450arom) raised in the mouse (1:100, MCA2077; Serotec, Oxford, UK) or polyclonal anti-human tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase (TRAP; also called type 5 acid phosphatase, ACP5) raised in the rabbit in order to detect uteroferrin (1:100, CN6911; ProSci, Poway, CA, USA) at 4 C in a moisture chamber.

Techniques: Immunostaining

Journal: Annals of Translational Medicine

Article Title: RAF1 mediates the FSH signaling pathway as a downstream molecule to stimulate estradiol synthesis and secretion in mouse ovarian granulosa cells

doi: 10.21037/atm-22-393

Figure Lengend Snippet: RAF1 involved in estradiol secretions by activating ERK phosphorylation. The primary ovarian GCs were treated with RAF709, 5 nM for 6 h then induced by FSH (100 ng/mL) for 24 h. (A-D) The protein expression ratios of FSHR, RAF1, ERK-P, and CYP19A1 were respectively detected by WB, and the protein ratios were analyzed in treatment groups relative to the GAPDH protein abundance. (E) Estradiol content was measured in each treatment group by RIA. The values are the means ± SEM of three independent experiments. Different letters indicate a significant difference between the compared groups (P<0.05). Different letters (a, b, c, and d) between two bars show a significant difference (a versus b, b versus c, and c versus d: P <0.05).

Article Snippet: All reagents and antibodies were commercially available, and included RAF709 (HY-100510, MCE); anti-Raf1 (ab137435, Abcam); FSHR(1:1,000; sc-13935, Santa); GAPDH (1:2,000; Am4300, Ambion); CYP19A1 antibody (1:2,000; BA3704, Boster); P-ERK antibody (1:1,000; CST); goat anti-rabbit IgG (1:5,000, ZB-2301; Zhongshan, Beijing, China); ECL Western blotting substrate (32209; Thermo Scientific, Waltham, MA); DMEM/F12 (D2906; Sigma); fetal bovine serum (FBS, Gibco); streptomycin (Sigma); corn oil (Sigma); FSH (Boleide, Beijing, China).

Techniques: Phospho-proteomics, Expressing, Quantitative Proteomics

Journal: Annals of Translational Medicine

Article Title: RAF1 mediates the FSH signaling pathway as a downstream molecule to stimulate estradiol synthesis and secretion in mouse ovarian granulosa cells

doi: 10.21037/atm-22-393

Figure Lengend Snippet: RAF1 acts as a downstream molecule to mediate the FSH signaling pathway to stimulate E2 synthesis and secretion in vivo. Mice were given a single dose of FSH (10 IU/mouse) by intraperitoneal injection, and after 24 h, were injected with RAF709. After 24 h, blood samples of mice were collected for E2 content. Vegetable oils were used as RAF709 reference substance and PBS served as a comparison with FSH for first injections. (A-D) FSHR, RAF1, ERK-P, and CYP19A1 protein expression in each treatment group detected by WB. Data were analyzed by GraphPad Prism version 5. (E) Estradiol content in mouse serum was measured in each treatment group by RIA. The same letters indicate the difference is not significant, and different letters indicate the difference is significant (P<0.05). The values are the means ± SEM of three independent experiments. Different letters (a, b, c, and d) between two bars show a significant difference (a versus b, b versus c, and c versus d: P <0.05).

Article Snippet: All reagents and antibodies were commercially available, and included RAF709 (HY-100510, MCE); anti-Raf1 (ab137435, Abcam); FSHR(1:1,000; sc-13935, Santa); GAPDH (1:2,000; Am4300, Ambion); CYP19A1 antibody (1:2,000; BA3704, Boster); P-ERK antibody (1:1,000; CST); goat anti-rabbit IgG (1:5,000, ZB-2301; Zhongshan, Beijing, China); ECL Western blotting substrate (32209; Thermo Scientific, Waltham, MA); DMEM/F12 (D2906; Sigma); fetal bovine serum (FBS, Gibco); streptomycin (Sigma); corn oil (Sigma); FSH (Boleide, Beijing, China).

Techniques: In Vivo, Injection, Comparison, Expressing

Journal: Drug Design, Development and Therapy

Article Title: Semaglutide Alleviates Ovarian Oxidative Stress and Autophagy via the PI3K/AKT/mTOR Pathway in Mice with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

doi: 10.2147/DDDT.S522730

Figure Lengend Snippet: (A ) Immunofluorescence images; ( B ) CYP17A1 expression area; ( C ) StAR expression area; ( D ) CYP19A1 (Immunohistochemistry); ( E ) CYP19A1 expression area. Data are presented as mean±SD. Vs NC, ## P <0.01; Vs PCOS, * P <0.05, ** P <0.01; n=6 per group.

Article Snippet: The antibodies used in the study were CYP19A1 antibodies (No. ba3704, BOSTER, China; dilution 1:50;), Beclin-1 antibodies (dilution 1:100; No.#3495, CST, USA), p62 antibodies (dilution 1:500; No. #23214, CST, USA), LC3B antibodies (dilution 1:200; No.#83506, CST, USA) was increased for half an hour and then observed.

Techniques: Immunofluorescence, Expressing, Immunohistochemistry