Journal: Stem Cell Research & Therapy

Article Title: Grafted c-kit + /SSEA1 − eye-wall progenitor cells delay retinal degeneration in mice by regulating neural plasticity and forming new graft-to-host synapses

doi: 10.1186/s13287-016-0451-8

Figure Lengend Snippet: Progenitor characteristics of mouse eye-wall c-kit + /SSEA1 − cells. ( A ) Representative flow cytometry plots showing the percentage of c-kit-positive SSEA1-negative cells. Gating was established based on cells stained with isotype-matched APC and FITC antibodies ( ISO ; left panel ). Representative flow cytometry plots showed that c-kit + /SSEA1 − cells represented approximately 0.82% of the total population ( right panel ). ( B ) Phase-contrast image of representative c-kit + /SSEA1 − cells in culture. ( C ) Representative image of immunofluorescence staining for c-kit + ( green ) with 4′,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole ( DAPI ; blue ). ( D–H ) Representative images of immunofluorescence for RPC markers ( red ) and DAPI ( blue ), showing that cells express Nestin ( D ), retina homeobox protein Rx ( Rax ; E ), SRY-box 2 ( Sox2 ; F ), Orthodenticle Homeobox 2 ( Otx2 ; G ), and paired box protein 6 ( Pax6 ; H ). ( D′–H′ ) Representative flow cytometry plots showing expression in the FITC channel for Nestin (74%; D′ ), Rax (98.8%; E′ ), Sox2 (97.7%; F′ ), Otx2 (99.8%; G′ ), and Pax6 (95.7%; H′ ). Scale bars represent 50 μm (Color figure online)

Article Snippet: The primary antibodies used were as follows: anti-c-kit at 1:200 (Cell Signaling Technology, Danvers, MA, USA), anti-nestin at 1:200 (Abcam, Cambridge, MA, USA), anti-retina homeobox protein Rx (Rax) at 1:200 (Abcam), anti-SRY (sex determining region Y)-box 2 (Sox2) at 1:500 (Abcam), anti-orthodenticle homeobox 2 (Otx2) at 1:400 (Abcam), anti-paired box protein 6 (Pax6) at 1:200 (Abcam), anti-Ki67 at 1:250 (Abcam), anti-telomerase reverse transcriptase (TERT) at 1:200 (EMD Millipore), anti-recoverin at 1:1000 (EMD Millipore), anti-rhodopsin at 1:1000 (Abcam), anti-protein kinase C alpha (PKCα) at 1:250 (Abcam), anti-calbindin at 1:200 (Abcam), anti-glutamate decarboxylase 65 & 67 (GAD) at 1:500 (Abcam), anti-choline acetyltransferase (ChAT) at 1:100 (Abcam), anti-glutamine synthetase (GS) at 1:250 (Abcam), anti-glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) at 1:100 (Abcam), anti-microphthalmia-associated transcription factor (MITF) at 1:100 (Abcam), anti-calponin at 1:100 (Abcam), anti-von Willebrand factor (vWF) at 1:100 (EMD Millipore), anti-synaptophysin at 1:100 (EMD Millipore), and anti-postsynaptic density-95 (PSD-95) at 1:100 (EMD Millipore).

Techniques: Flow Cytometry, Staining, Immunofluorescence, Expressing

Journal: Stem Cell Research & Therapy

Article Title: Grafted c-kit + /SSEA1 − eye-wall progenitor cells delay retinal degeneration in mice by regulating neural plasticity and forming new graft-to-host synapses

doi: 10.1186/s13287-016-0451-8

Figure Lengend Snippet: Transdifferentiation capability of eye-wall c-kit + /SSEA1 − progenitor cells. ( A ) Day 1 in which the medium of c-kit + /SSEA1 − cells was switched to the RPE differentiation medium. ( B ) Pigment ( arrowhead ) appeared after 4–8 weeks. ( C ) Pigment ( arrow ) could be seen in the dish. Representative immunostaining images showing cells positive for paired box protein 6 ( Pax6 ; D ), microphthalmia-associated transcription factor ( MITF ; E ), Calponin ( F ), and von Willebrand factor ( vWF ; G ). Differentiated cells were stained for markers shown in the FITC and APC channels. Representative flow cytometry plots showing the percentages of cells positive for Pax6 (26.6%; D′ ), MITF (16.9%; E′ ), Calponin (27.3%; F′ ), and vWF (25.6%; G′ ). DAPI 4′,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole. Scale bars represent 50 μm for all the images (Color figure online)

Article Snippet: The primary antibodies used were as follows: anti-c-kit at 1:200 (Cell Signaling Technology, Danvers, MA, USA), anti-nestin at 1:200 (Abcam, Cambridge, MA, USA), anti-retina homeobox protein Rx (Rax) at 1:200 (Abcam), anti-SRY (sex determining region Y)-box 2 (Sox2) at 1:500 (Abcam), anti-orthodenticle homeobox 2 (Otx2) at 1:400 (Abcam), anti-paired box protein 6 (Pax6) at 1:200 (Abcam), anti-Ki67 at 1:250 (Abcam), anti-telomerase reverse transcriptase (TERT) at 1:200 (EMD Millipore), anti-recoverin at 1:1000 (EMD Millipore), anti-rhodopsin at 1:1000 (Abcam), anti-protein kinase C alpha (PKCα) at 1:250 (Abcam), anti-calbindin at 1:200 (Abcam), anti-glutamate decarboxylase 65 & 67 (GAD) at 1:500 (Abcam), anti-choline acetyltransferase (ChAT) at 1:100 (Abcam), anti-glutamine synthetase (GS) at 1:250 (Abcam), anti-glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) at 1:100 (Abcam), anti-microphthalmia-associated transcription factor (MITF) at 1:100 (Abcam), anti-calponin at 1:100 (Abcam), anti-von Willebrand factor (vWF) at 1:100 (EMD Millipore), anti-synaptophysin at 1:100 (EMD Millipore), and anti-postsynaptic density-95 (PSD-95) at 1:100 (EMD Millipore).

Techniques: Immunostaining, Staining, Flow Cytometry

Journal: PLoS ONE

Article Title: Heterogeneous Expression of the Core Circadian Clock Proteins among Neuronal Cell Types in Mouse Retina

doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0050602

Figure Lengend Snippet: List of the antibodies used in this study.

Article Snippet: Pax6 (Ms α-paired box protein 6) , Chemicon-Millipore, MAB5552, 1∶100 , amacrine cells+ganglion cells.

Techniques: Diagnostic Assay, Marker

Journal: PLoS ONE

Article Title: Heterogeneous Expression of the Core Circadian Clock Proteins among Neuronal Cell Types in Mouse Retina

doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0050602

Figure Lengend Snippet: Typical examples of vertical sections of mouse retinas collected between ZT02 and ZT06 and double labeled for one of the following clock proteins: CLOCK ( A–C ), BMAL1 ( A’–C’ ), NPAS2 ( A”–C” ), PER1 ( A’”–C’” ), PER2 ( A””–C”” ), and CRY2 ( A’””–C’”” ) and one of the following protein markers: Chx10 (bipolar cells; A ), Pax6 (most amacrine cells and ganglion cells; B ), and TH (dopaminergic amacrine cells; C ) (see for details about the antibodies). The analysis was restricted to type-1 catecholamine amacrine cells that express high levels of TH. Some double-labeled retinal neurons are shown (arrows). Abbreviations and bar as in Fig. 3.

Article Snippet: Pax6 (Ms α-paired box protein 6) , Chemicon-Millipore, MAB5552, 1∶100 , amacrine cells+ganglion cells.

Techniques: Labeling

Journal: PLoS ONE

Article Title: Heterogeneous Expression of the Core Circadian Clock Proteins among Neuronal Cell Types in Mouse Retina

doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0050602

Figure Lengend Snippet: Proportion of cells among identified retinal neurons that express the core circadian clock components at ZT02/06.

Article Snippet: Pax6 (Ms α-paired box protein 6) , Chemicon-Millipore, MAB5552, 1∶100 , amacrine cells+ganglion cells.

Techniques:

Journal: PLoS ONE

Article Title: Effect of Helicobacter pylori infection on the link between GLP-1 expression and motility of the gastrointestinal tract

doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0177232

Figure Lengend Snippet: (A) Immunostaining of PAX6 in the colonic mucosa of mice with H . pylori infection. PAX6 is expressed in the nuclei of colonic epithelial cells (arrows) and the number of cells expressing it is increased relative to control mice without H . pylori infection. Double immunostaining showing co-expression of GLP-1 (green) and PAX6 (red) in a colonic epithelial cell. (B) Serial counts of PAX6-posiitve cells in the colonic mucosa of mice with H . pylori infection. (C) Correlation between the numbers of PAX6- and GLP-1-positive cells. ○, control without H . pylori infection; ●, H . pylori -infected mice. All the results are expressed as the mean ± SE. Significantly greater than control at start of the experiment: * P <0.05.

Article Snippet: Immunohistochemical stainings for GLP-1 and paired box protein-6 (PAX6) were performed with an Envision Kit (Dako, Kyoto, Japan) according to the manufacturer’s protocol [ ], using anti-GLP-1 antibody (Abcam, Cambridge, UK; dilution 1:500) and anti-PAX6 antibody (Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany; dilution 1:500).

Techniques: Immunostaining, Infection, Expressing, Control, Double Immunostaining

Journal: PLoS ONE

Article Title: Effect of Helicobacter pylori infection on the link between GLP-1 expression and motility of the gastrointestinal tract

doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0177232

Figure Lengend Snippet: (A) Immunostaining of GLP-1 and PAX6 in the colonic mucosa of mice infected with H . pylori , and after H . pylori eradication. Arrows indicate PAX6-positive cells. Numbers of cells expressing GLP-1 (B) and PAX6 (C) in the colonic mucosa of mice infected with H . pylori , and after H . pylori eradication. Data are presented as medians and interquartile range (n = 5 in each group). Significantly different between two groups: * P <0.05. NS, not significant.

Article Snippet: Immunohistochemical stainings for GLP-1 and paired box protein-6 (PAX6) were performed with an Envision Kit (Dako, Kyoto, Japan) according to the manufacturer’s protocol [ ], using anti-GLP-1 antibody (Abcam, Cambridge, UK; dilution 1:500) and anti-PAX6 antibody (Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany; dilution 1:500).

Techniques: Immunostaining, Infection, Expressing

Journal: PLoS ONE

Article Title: Effect of Helicobacter pylori infection on the link between GLP-1 expression and motility of the gastrointestinal tract

doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0177232

Figure Lengend Snippet: Correlation between gastrointestinal transit time and (A) colonic expression of GLP-1 or (B) PAX6. (C) Correlation between GLP-1 and PAX6 expression in the colon. White dots, controls; black dots, infected mice; gray dots, mice after eradication treatment.

Article Snippet: Immunohistochemical stainings for GLP-1 and paired box protein-6 (PAX6) were performed with an Envision Kit (Dako, Kyoto, Japan) according to the manufacturer’s protocol [ ], using anti-GLP-1 antibody (Abcam, Cambridge, UK; dilution 1:500) and anti-PAX6 antibody (Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany; dilution 1:500).

Techniques: Expressing, Infection