Journal: ImmunoTargets and Therapy

Article Title: Recombinant Antithrombin Alleviated Pulmonary Injury and Inflammation in LPS-Induced ARDS by Inhibiting IL17a/NF-κB Signaling

doi: 10.2147/ITT.S502925

Figure Lengend Snippet: rAT reduced pulmonary inflammation in LPS-induced ARDS model mice. ( A–D ) The levels of inflammatory factors, including IL-6 ( A ), TNF-α ( B ), IL-8 ( C ), and hs-CRP ( D ), were decreased in the serum of the rAT-treated group, as detected by ELISA. ( E ) Immunohistochemical staining for F4/80 revealed that rAT treatment reduced the proportion of macrophages in the lung tissue of LPS-induced ARDS model mice. ( F ) Immunohistochemical staining for MRCI, a marker of M2 macrophages, showed that rAT treatment increased the proportion of M2 macrophages in the lung tissue of LPS-induced ARDS model mice. ( G ) Immunohistochemical staining for Ly6G, a marker of neutrophils, showed that rAT treatment reduced the proportion of neutrophils in the lung tissue of LPS-induced ARDS model mice. All the data are presented as the means ± SDs of three independent experiments. One-way ANOVA, *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001, ns, not significant; scale bar, 50 μm.

Article Snippet: A mouse CXCL15 ELISA Kit (E-EL-M0269) and a mouse hs-CRP ELISA Kit (E-EL-M0677) were purchased from Elabscience (Wuhan, China).

Techniques: Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay, Immunohistochemical staining, Staining, Marker

Journal: ImmunoTargets and Therapy

Article Title: Recombinant Antithrombin Alleviated Pulmonary Injury and Inflammation in LPS-Induced ARDS by Inhibiting IL17a/NF-κB Signaling

doi: 10.2147/ITT.S502925

Figure Lengend Snippet: The efficacy of rAT in mitigating lung injury, suppressing the immune response, and inhibiting the activation of the NF-κB signaling pathway in LPS-induced ARDS mice were diminished by the administration of IL-17a. ( A ) ELISA results demonstrated that the administration of IL17a inhibited the ability of rAT to reduce inflammatory factors, including IL-6, TNF-α, and IL-8, in the serum of LPS-induced ARDS mice. ( B ) The analysis of the wet/dry weight ratio of the lung tissue revealed that the administration of IL17a counteracted the ability of rAT to alleviate pulmonary exudation in LPS-induced ARDS mice. ( C ) The administration of IL17a did not significantly affect the ability of rAT to reduce the number of cells in the BALF of LPS-induced ARDS mice. ( D ) The administration of IL17a attenuated the ability of rAT to reduce the concentrations of proteins in the BALF of LPS-induced ARDS mice. ( E ) Real-time PCR results showed that the administration of IL17a blocked the ability of rAT to downregulate the expression of target genes in the IL17a/NF-κB signaling pathway. ( F ) The protein levels of the NF-κB signaling pathway were assessed by Western blotting, and gray intensity analysis of the blots showed that the administration of IL17a in LPS-induced ARDS mice counteracted the ability of rAT to suppress the phosphorylation of IκBα, IKKα/β, and P65. The data are expressed as the means ± SDs (n=3 in each group). One-way ANOVA, *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001, and ns not significant.

Article Snippet: A mouse CXCL15 ELISA Kit (E-EL-M0269) and a mouse hs-CRP ELISA Kit (E-EL-M0677) were purchased from Elabscience (Wuhan, China).

Techniques: Activation Assay, Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay, Real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction, Expressing, Western Blot, Phospho-proteomics

Journal: International journal of molecular sciences

Article Title: Modulation of the Cardiovascular Risk in Type 1 Diabetic Rats by Endurance Training in Combination with the Prebiotic Xylooligosaccharide.

doi: 10.3390/ijms251810027

Figure Lengend Snippet: Figure 4. Study design. BP—blood pressure, HR—heart rate, MTE—maximum time to ex- haustion, AC—abdominal circumference, T-AOC—total antioxidant capacity, Il-6—interleukin-6, hsCRP—high-sensitive C-reactive protein, NADH + H+—nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide hydride, CoQ—coenzyme Q, LDH—lactate dehydrogenase, SDH—succinate dehydrogenase.

Article Snippet: Serum T-AOC, IL-6 and hsCRP were analyzed on an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) microplate reader HumanReader.HS, HUMAN (Wiesbaden, Germany) via commercially available kits [Rat Total antioxidant capacity, T-AOC Elisa kit, Nanjing Pars Biochem CO., Ltd., Nanjing, China; Rat IL-6 (Interleukin 6) ELISA Kit, Elabscience Biotechnology Inc., Houston, TX, USA; Rat hsCRP (high-sensitivity, C-Reactive Protein) Elabscience Biotechnology Inc., Houston, TX, USA].

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Journal: Journal of Clinical Medicine

Article Title: Adropin Predicts Chronic Kidney Disease in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients with Chronic Heart Failure

doi: 10.3390/jcm12062231

Figure Lengend Snippet: Baseline general characteristics of eligible T2DM patients compared with healthy volunteers and T2DM non-HF patients.

Article Snippet: Serum concentrations of NT-proBNP, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP), and adropin were determined using commercially available enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) kits (Elabscience, Houston, TX, USA) according to the manufacturer’s instructions.

Techniques: Functional Assay, Medications

Journal: The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Article Title: Effect of 12 wk of resistant starch supplementation on cardiometabolic risk factors in adults with prediabetes: a randomized controlled trial

doi: 10.1093/ajcn/nqy121

Figure Lengend Snippet: Participant characteristics at baseline 1

Article Snippet: The inflammatory marker TNF-α was measured by immunoassay with fluorescent detection (EMD Millipore Corporation; Billerica, MA) on a Luminex instrument (Luminex Corporation; Austin, TX), whereas high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) and insulin were measured by chemiluminescent immunoassay via an Immulite 2000 platform (Siemens Corporation; Washington, DC).

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Journal: The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Article Title: Effect of 12 wk of resistant starch supplementation on cardiometabolic risk factors in adults with prediabetes: a randomized controlled trial

doi: 10.1093/ajcn/nqy121

Figure Lengend Snippet: CVD risk factors and inflammatory markers: (A) systolic blood pressure, (B) diastolic blood pressure, (C) heart rate, (D) total cholesterol, (E) LDL cholesterol, (F) HDL cholesterol, (G) triglycerides, (H) hs-CRP, (I) TNF-α. RS2 reduced heart rate by Δ = −5 ± 9 beats/min (P = 0.02) and TNF-α by Δ = −2.1 ± 2.7 pg/mL (P = 0.004). All other CVD risk factors were unaffected (P ≥ 0.06). n = 30 and n = 29 participants completed the control and RS2 interventions, respectively. Data are displayed as mean ± SD and were analyzed by t tests. * P ≤ 0.05 for the between-group difference, †P ≤ 0.05 for the within-group change. CVD, cardiovascular disease; hs-CRP, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein; RS2, type 2 resistant starch.

Article Snippet: The inflammatory marker TNF-α was measured by immunoassay with fluorescent detection (EMD Millipore Corporation; Billerica, MA) on a Luminex instrument (Luminex Corporation; Austin, TX), whereas high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) and insulin were measured by chemiluminescent immunoassay via an Immulite 2000 platform (Siemens Corporation; Washington, DC).

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