Journal: Materials Today Bio

Article Title: A smart all-in-one strategy based on hybrid bacteria with targeting drug delivery and spatiotemporal drug release to boost the synergistic therapeutic efficacy against TNBC

doi: 10.1016/j.mtbio.2025.101849

Figure Lengend Snippet: Evaluation of antitumor immune responses and biosafety evaluation. (A) FCM analysis and quantitative analysis of (B) CD4 + T cells and (C) CD8 + T cells in tumor tissues. The levels of (D) IL-6, (E) IFN-γ and (F) TNF-α in the serum of mice quantified by ELISA at the end of treatment. (G) Body weight of mice after various treatments (n = 4). (H) H&E staining of the major organs (heart, liver, spleen, lung and kidney) of mice after various treatments (Scale bars: 100 μm). Data are presented as mean ± SD (ns, not significant, ∗p < 0.05, ∗∗p < 0.01, ∗∗∗p < 0.001, ∗∗∗∗p < 0.0001).

Article Snippet: Cell counting kit-8 (CCK-8), PE Anti-mouse CD3, FITC Anti-mouse CD8a and APC Anti-mouse CD4 were obtained from Elabscience Biotechnology Co., Ltd (Wuhan, China).

Techniques: Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay, Staining

Journal: Composites Part B: Engineering

Article Title: Killing three birds with one stone: Tumor-membrane-decorated Prussian blue nanovaccines for synergistic management of skin tumors, radiation dermatitis and wounds

doi: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2023.110900

Figure Lengend Snippet: Fig. 9. Mechanistic analysis of PB nanozymes and PBVac for cancer therapy. Representative flow-cytograms and quantitative analysis of (A) CD3+CD4+ T cells and (B) CD3+CD8+ T cells in the tumors. Data are the mean ± SD (n = 3). *P < 0.05; **P < 0.01; ***P < 0.001; n. s. (not significant).

Article Snippet: Cell staining buffer and APC anti-mouse CD3 antibody (E-AB-F1013E), PE/Cyanine7 anti-mouse CD4 antibody [GK1.5] (E-AB-F1097H), and PerCP/Cyanine5.5 Anti-mouse CD8a antibody [53–6.7] (E-AB-F1104J) was provided by Elabscience Biotechnology (Wuhan, China).

Techniques:

Journal: bioRxiv

Article Title: Altered X-chromosome inactivation predisposes to autoimmune manifestations in mice

doi: 10.1101/2023.04.20.537662

Figure Lengend Snippet: a. Spleen weight of wild-type (WT) and Ftx KO females at 3-months, 1-year and 2-years of age. Median values are shown. ( t-test , * p -values < 0.05). Underneath, representative images of WT and Ftx KO spleens from 3-month, 1-year and 2-year-old females. b. Representative images of hematoxylin-eosin staining on sections of spleens from 1-year-old WT and Ftx KO females. Scale bar; 100 μm. c. Representative flow cytometry analysis of splenic myeloid dendritic cells (m-DC) in WT and Ftx KO 1-year-old females. On the right, percentages of splenic m-DC (CD11b + CD11c + ) and splenic plasmacytoid dendritic cells (p-DC) (CD11c + B220 + SiglecH + ) in leucocytes. Each triangle represents a mouse. Median values are shown. ( t-test , * p -values < 0.05). d. Representative flow cytometry analysis of spontaneously activated B cells (B220 + CD69 + ) (upper panels) or of spontaneously activated T cells (CD4 + CD69 + ) (lower panels) in spleen from 1-year-old WT and Ftx KO females. Percentages in leucocytes are shown on the graphs beneath. Each triangle represents a mouse. Median values are shown. ( t-test , * p -values < 0.05). e. IgG2a natural antibody levels in sera of 1-year- and 2-year-old WT or Ftx KO females measured by ELISA. Each triangle represents a mouse. Median values are shown. ( t-test , * p -values < 0.05). f. Representative flow cytometry analysis of (B220 + CD138 + ) plasma cells in the spleen of 1-year-old WT and Ftx KO females. Percentages in leucocytes are shown on the graphs beneath. Each triangle represents a mouse. Median values are shown. ( t-test , * p -values < 0.05). g. Representative flow cytometry analysis of (CD19 + B220 lo CD5 + ) natural antibody producing B1a in the peritoneal cavity (PerC) of 1-year-old WT and Ftx KO females. Percentages in leucocytes are shown on the graphs beneath. Each triangle represents a mouse. Median values are shown. ( t-test , * p -values < 0.05). h. Cytokines levels in the blood analysed with CBA assays on sera from 3-month-, 1-year-, or 2-year-old WT and Ftx KO females. Each triangle represents a mouse. Median values are shown. ( t-test , * p -values < 0.05). i. Representative flow cytometry analysis of monocyte populations including non-classical (CD11b hi CD43 lo Ly6C + ) scavenger monocytes in the spleen of 1-year-old WT and Ftx KO females. Percentages in leucocytes are shown on the graphs beneath. Each triangle represents a mouse. Median values are shown. ( t-test , * p -values < 0.05).

Article Snippet: Bone marrow, spleen, blood and peritoneal cavity cells were stained using the following antibodies: CD3 PerCP-Vio770 (130-119-656, Miltenyi Biotec), CD4-APC (130-123-207, Miltenyi Biotec), CD5-APC-Vio770 (130-120-165, Miltenyi Biotec), CD8-FITC (130-118-468, Miltenyi Biotec), CD11b APC (553312, BD Pharmingen), CD11c PE-Vio770 (130-110-840, Miltenyi Biotec), CD19-FITC (557398, BD Pharmingen), CD21-APC-Vio770 (130-111-733, Miltenyi Biotec), CD23-PE-Vio770 (130-118-764, Miltenyi Biotec), CD38-PE (130-123-571, Miltenyi Biotec), CD43-PE (130-112-887, Miltenyi Biotec), CD69-PE (130-115-575, Miltenyi Biotec), CD138 PE-Vio615 (130-108-989, Miltenyi Biotec), F4/80 FITC (130-117-509, Miltenyi Biotec), Ter119 PE (130-112-909, Miltenyi Biotec), SiglecH APC-Vio770 (130-112-299, Miltenyi Biotec), B220-APC (130-110-847, Miltenyi Biotec), B220 VioBlue (130-110-851, Miltenyi Biotec), IgM-VioBlue (130-116-318, Miltenyi Biotec), IgD-PE (130-111-496, Miltenyi Biotec), GL7-PE-Cy7 (144619, BioLegend), Ly6C-FITC (130-111-915, Miltenyi Biotec) following recommendations of the manufacturers.

Techniques: Staining, Flow Cytometry, Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay, Clinical Proteomics