Journal: Antibiotics

Article Title: Two Shorter Variants of the Proline-Rich Antimicrobial Peptide B7-005 Scaffold Active Against Clinical Isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus

doi: 10.3390/antibiotics15040412

Figure Lengend Snippet: Effects of Peptides on BEAS-2B cell line’s viability. Cell viability was measured using an MTT assay on BEAS-2B cells (4 × 10 5 cells/mL) after 24 h of exposure to the peptides. Assays were conducted in complete medium (RPMI + 10% FBS, Na-Pyruvate, Pen/Strep, L-Glutamine). Results are presented as percentages of viable cells relative to untreated control (Untr.) cells represented in grey colour (set to 100% viability). Data represent the average ± SD of three independent biological replicates, each performed in triplicate (n ≥ 9). * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001 compared with the untreated sample (one-way ANOVA test followed by Tukey’s multiple comparisons test).

Article Snippet: BEAS-2B cells were obtained from the American Type Culture Collection (ATCC ® CRL-3588TM, Manassas, VA, USA).

Techniques: MTT Assay, Control

Journal: Frontiers in Toxicology

Article Title: Diesel exhaust particles alter mitochondrial bioenergetics and cAMP producing capacity in human bronchial epithelial cells

doi: 10.3389/ftox.2024.1412864

Figure Lengend Snippet: Exposure of BEAS-2B cells to DEP induced oxidative stress markers and differentially affected expression of key players of the antioxidant response system.

Article Snippet: BEAS-2B cells were exposed to 100 or 300 μg/mL DEP (SRM 2975, National Institute of Standards and Technology) for 24 h. Culture medium was collected to measure IL-8 and IL-6 protein concentrations using specific enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs) ( ).

Techniques: Expressing, Control