Journal: Laboratory investigation; a journal of technical methods and pathology

Article Title: RETRACTED: Blockade of TNF-α signaling suppresses the AREG-mediated IL-6 and IL-8 cytokines secretion induced by anti-Ro/SSA autoantibodies.

doi: 10.1038/labinvest.2010.168

Figure Lengend Snippet: Figure 1 Semiquantitative RT-PCR and real-time PCR for Furin, TACE and AREG genes expression. (a) RT-PCR analysis of Furin, TACE and AREG mRNA extracted from SGEC treated with anti-Ro/SSA autoantibodies. M, marker; control, untreated SGEC; HIgG, SGEC treated with IgG fractions extracted from sera of healthy donors; anti-Ro, SGEC treated with anti-Ro/SSA autoantibodies. RT-PCR of GADPH was used as control. Band intensities were analyzed by densitometry (b). (c) Real-time PCR for Furin, TACE and AREG genes expression. Representative histograms of mRNA levels of Furin, TACE and AREG in untreated SGEC (control), SGEC treated with healthy IgG (HIgG), anti-Ro/SSA autoantibodies (anti-Ro). The mRNA levels of the housekeeping gene, b-2 microglobulin, were quantified between untreated control cells and variously treated cells (data represent the mean±s.e. of five independent experiments).

Article Snippet: Membranes were incubated for 90 min with rabbit anti-human Furin polyclonal antibody (pAb), goat antihuman TACE pAb (both from Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Santa Cruz, CA, USA), mouse anti-human AREG mAb (R&D Systems, Minneapolis, MN USA), and for 30 min with the relative secondary antibodies-HRP conjugates (Santa Cruz Biotechnology).

Techniques: Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction, Real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction, Expressing, Marker, Control

Journal: Laboratory investigation; a journal of technical methods and pathology

Article Title: RETRACTED: Blockade of TNF-α signaling suppresses the AREG-mediated IL-6 and IL-8 cytokines secretion induced by anti-Ro/SSA autoantibodies.

doi: 10.1038/labinvest.2010.168

Figure Lengend Snippet: Figure 2 Analysis of Furin, TACE and AREG expression in anti-Ro/SSA Abs-treated SGEC. (a) Flow cytometric analysis of Furin, TACE and AREG expression in SGEC after anti-Ro/SSA Abs treatment. Examples of flow cytometric images from one representative experiment. (A) Furin expression analysis in untreated and anti-Ro/SSA or HIgG-treated SGEC; (B) intracellular active TACE expression analysis in untreated and anti-Ro/SSA or HIgG-treated SGEC; (C) AREG expression analysis in untreated and anti-Ro/SSA or HIgG-treated SGEC. (b) Western blot analysis of Furin, TACE and AREG proteins expression in SGEC treated or not with anti-Ro/SSA. Immunoblotting gave rise to bands of the expected size (97 kDa for Furin, 80 kDa for active TACE and 50 kDa for AREG). b-Actin was used as protein loading control. (c) Detection of soluble AREG by ELISA. Secreted AREG was detected by ELISA in the conditioned medium. Control, untreated SGEC; HIgG, SGEC treated with IgG fractions extracted from sera of healthy donors; anti-Ro, SGEC treated with anti-Ro/SSA autoantibodies. (Data represent the mean±s.e. of four independent experiments).

Article Snippet: Membranes were incubated for 90 min with rabbit anti-human Furin polyclonal antibody (pAb), goat antihuman TACE pAb (both from Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Santa Cruz, CA, USA), mouse anti-human AREG mAb (R&D Systems, Minneapolis, MN USA), and for 30 min with the relative secondary antibodies-HRP conjugates (Santa Cruz Biotechnology).

Techniques: Expressing, Western Blot, Control, Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay

Journal: International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Article Title: TNF-α Affects Signature Cytokines of Th1 and Th17 T Cell Subsets through Differential Actions on TNFR1 and TNFR2

doi: 10.3390/ijms23169306

Figure Lengend Snippet: TNF-α does not impact the levels of TNFR1 and TNFR2 on Th1 and Th17 cells. Purified CD4 + T cell subsets were stimulated with 1 µg/mL of TNF-α for 24 h and stained, for flow cytometry, with anti-human TNFR1 or TNFR2 mAbs. ( A ) Representative histograms showing the expression levels of TNFR1 and TNFR2 on Th1 and Th17 cells at baseline conditions and upon TNF-α stimulus. Solid black line histograms, isotype control; black histograms, Th1 cells; grey histograms, Th17 cells; dashed line histograms, TNF-α-treated Th1 cells; long dashed line histograms, TNF-α-treated Th17 cells. The levels of TNFR1 ( B ) and TNFR2 ( C ) were measured on purified CD4 + T cell subpopulations obtained from two to four healthy controls. Bars represent the mean values ± SD. Statistical analyses were carried out with Kruskal–Wallis followed by Dunn’s multiple comparison tests. ** p < 0.01.

Article Snippet: Cells were then stained with a mouse anti-human TNFR1-APC mAb (clone 16803) (R&D Systems, Minneapolis, MN, USA) and a rat anti-human TNFR2-PE mAb (clone hTNFR-M1) (BD Biosciences) for 30 min at 4 °C in the dark.

Techniques: Purification, Staining, Flow Cytometry, Expressing, Control, Comparison

Journal: International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Article Title: TNF-α Affects Signature Cytokines of Th1 and Th17 T Cell Subsets through Differential Actions on TNFR1 and TNFR2

doi: 10.3390/ijms23169306

Figure Lengend Snippet: Effect of TNFR1 or TNFR2 blockade on the production of IFN-γ and IL-17 by Th1 and Th17 cells. Purified CD4 + T lymphocyte subpopulations were incubated with neutralizing antibodies to TNFR1 or TNFR2 for 1 h prior to a 4-day stimulus with TNF-α (1 µg/mL). Intracellular staining of IFN-γ and IL-17 was assessed by flow cytometry. ( A ) Representative dot plots of Th1 and Th17 cells treated with anti-TNFR1 or anti-TNFR2 in the presence or absence of TNF-α. An isotype control was used to discard non-specific effects of the neutralizing antibodies. The fold increase in the percentages of IFN-γ ( B , D ) or IL-17 ( C , E ) producers was measured on Th1 and Th17 cells obtained from two to six healthy donors. Bars represent the mean values ± SD. Data were normalized against cells that did not receive treatment with TNF-α or TNF-α plus TNFRs blocking mAbs. For statistical analysis, Kruskal–Wallis and Dunn’s multiple comparison tests were performed. * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001.

Article Snippet: Cells were then stained with a mouse anti-human TNFR1-APC mAb (clone 16803) (R&D Systems, Minneapolis, MN, USA) and a rat anti-human TNFR2-PE mAb (clone hTNFR-M1) (BD Biosciences) for 30 min at 4 °C in the dark.

Techniques: Purification, Incubation, Staining, Flow Cytometry, Control, Blocking Assay, Comparison

Journal: International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Article Title: TNF-α Affects Signature Cytokines of Th1 and Th17 T Cell Subsets through Differential Actions on TNFR1 and TNFR2

doi: 10.3390/ijms23169306

Figure Lengend Snippet: Expression of TNFR1 and TNFR2 on Th1 and Th17 cells present in the peripheral blood of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients treated with adalimumab. Cell staining for flow cytometry analysis was performed on PBMC samples from healthy controls ( n = 9) and RA patients ( n = 10) before (PRE) and after (POST) treatment with adalimumab. The levels of TNFR1 ( A ) and TNFR2 ( C ) are expressed in MFI values. The frequency of TNFR1 ( B ) and TNFR2 ( D )-expressing lymphocytes are also shown. Each symbol represents data for one individual. Mean values ± SD are indicated. Significance was assessed with non-parametric Kruskal–Wallis test followed by Dunn’s multiple comparison test (for MFI data) or parametric one-way ANOVA plus Tukey’s post-test (for lymphocyte frequencies data). * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001, **** p < 0.0001.

Article Snippet: Cells were then stained with a mouse anti-human TNFR1-APC mAb (clone 16803) (R&D Systems, Minneapolis, MN, USA) and a rat anti-human TNFR2-PE mAb (clone hTNFR-M1) (BD Biosciences) for 30 min at 4 °C in the dark.

Techniques: Expressing, Staining, Flow Cytometry, Comparison

Journal: Cell reports

Article Title: ESAT-6 and CFP-10 reactive IgG in patients with tuberculosis inhibits intracellular bacteria

doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2025.116653

Figure Lengend Snippet: IgG reactivity to (A) purified protein derivative (PPD) from Mtb , (B) Mtb cytosolic protein, (C) Mtb culture filtrate, (D) Ag85A and Ag85B, (E) Mtb cell wall, (F) ESAT-6 and CFP-10, and (G) control respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) was determined by customized multiplex Luminex for each individual patient sample with TB over three serial dilutions. Each dot represents relative reactivity for one individual patient sample determined by the area under the curve (AUC), summarizing the median fluorescence intensity (MFI) from serial dilutions. Bars represent median and 95% confidence intervals for latent ( n = 18) and active ( n = 19) TB groups. The p values determined by a Mann-Whitney U test are marked by ^ for significance after adjustment for multiple comparisons by Benjamini-Hochberg.

Article Snippet: Mouse Anti-Human IgG3 Hinge-PE HP6050 , SouthernBiotech , Cat#9210-09; RRID:AB_2796701.

Techniques: Purification, Control, Virus, Multiplex Assay, Luminex, Fluorescence, MANN-WHITNEY

Journal: Cell reports

Article Title: ESAT-6 and CFP-10 reactive IgG in patients with tuberculosis inhibits intracellular bacteria

doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2025.116653

Figure Lengend Snippet: (A) Representative chromatograms show patterns of individual glycoforms isolated from the Fc domain of antigen-specific and total bulk IgG in an individual patient with TB, determined by capillary electrophoresis. (B) Violin plots show the relative abundance of sialic acid, galactose, fucose, and bisecting N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) across all individual glycoforms isolated from ESAT-6 and CFP-10 (red) and Mtb cell wall (blue) polyclonal IgG. Each dot represents an individual sample with latent ( n = 18) or active ( n = 19) TB. The median and interquartiles are shown. The dashed lines show the median RSV (green) and total bulk (purple) glycans. The p values determined by a Wilcoxon matched-pairs signed rank test are marked by ^ for significance after adjustment for multiple comparisons by Benjamini-Hochberg.

Article Snippet: Mouse Anti-Human IgG3 Hinge-PE HP6050 , SouthernBiotech , Cat#9210-09; RRID:AB_2796701.

Techniques: Isolation, Electrophoresis

Journal: Cell reports

Article Title: ESAT-6 and CFP-10 reactive IgG in patients with tuberculosis inhibits intracellular bacteria

doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2025.116653

Figure Lengend Snippet: (A) Luminescence from the virulent Mtb H37Rv luminescent reporter strain relates to colony-forming units (CFUs). The significance was evaluated by Pearson correlation. (B) To test the effect of antibodies on intracellular Mtb , primary human monocyte-derived macrophages were first infected with the virulent Mtb H37Rv luminescent reporter strain, and the extracellular bacteria were washed away. Then, Mtb -infected primary human monocyte-derived macrophages (MOI = 1) were treated with IgG. Finally, the bacterial burden was quantified with >99% of detectable Mtb in the intracellular as compared to the extracellular medium supernatant compartment. The error bars represent the mean ± SEM. Significance was determined by a Wilcoxon matched-pairs signed rank test. (C) Daily Mtb luminescence measurements representing the median of endemic control, active TB, and latent TB samples are shown for one representative healthy donor of human macrophages. (D) Data from n = 3 healthy human macrophage donors in independent experiments are summarized, with each dot representing the Mtb burden for each individual patient with TB relative to control polyclonal IgG. The median and 95% confidence interval (CI) are shown. The dashed line shows the median of endemic IGRA− control individuals. The significance was determined by a Mann-Whitney U test.

Article Snippet: Mouse Anti-Human IgG3 Hinge-PE HP6050 , SouthernBiotech , Cat#9210-09; RRID:AB_2796701.

Techniques: Derivative Assay, Infection, Bacteria, Control, MANN-WHITNEY

Journal: Cell reports

Article Title: ESAT-6 and CFP-10 reactive IgG in patients with tuberculosis inhibits intracellular bacteria

doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2025.116653

Figure Lengend Snippet: (A) The relationships between ESAT-6 and CFP-10 IgG levels and subclasses and intracellular Mtb burden within individuals with latent and active TB were evaluated by Spearman correlation. Heatmaps depict the Spearman rank correlation coefficient, ** p ≤ 0.01, and ^ stands for significance after adjustment for multiple comparisons by Benjamini-Hochberg. The scatterplot shows ESAT-6 and CFP-10 IgG1, and the Mtb burden is shown in the scatterplot, with each dot representing each individual with latent TB. (B) As a control, the relationships between Mtb cell-wall IgG levels and subclasses and intracellular Mtb burden are shown.

Article Snippet: Mouse Anti-Human IgG3 Hinge-PE HP6050 , SouthernBiotech , Cat#9210-09; RRID:AB_2796701.

Techniques: Control

Journal: Cell reports

Article Title: ESAT-6 and CFP-10 reactive IgG in patients with tuberculosis inhibits intracellular bacteria

doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2025.116653

Figure Lengend Snippet: (A) Each column in the histogram depicts the intracellular Mtb burden of one individual patient with latent (light gray) and active (dark gray) TB as in . The dashed line represents the intracellular Mtb burden with control IgG. (A and B) The anti- Mtb activity of IgG from each individual patient with TB was determined by the difference in Mtb burden between control and patient IgG (red). (C) For the n = 17 latent and n = 14 active TB samples with detectable anti- Mtb activities relative to ESAT-6 and CFP-10 IgG1, the relationships to ESAT-6 and CFP-10 IgG Fc glycans as determined by Spearman correlations are listed with ^ marking the significance after adjustment for multiple comparisons by Benjamini-Hochberg. (D) N-glycans from anti-ESAT-6 and CFP-10 mAb were enzymatically removed with PNGase F and then used to treat Mtb -infected primary human monocyte-derived macrophages. The intracellular Mtb burden is shown relative to a no-antibody (Ab) control. The graph summarizes data for n = 6 healthy macrophage donors, with each line representing a single donor. (E) An L234A and L235A (LALA) variant of anti-ESAT-6 and CFP-10 mAb was used to treat Mtb -infected primary human monocyte-derived macrophages. Each line represents a single healthy macrophage donor ( n = 9). The significance was determined by a Wilcoxon matched-pairs signed rank test.

Article Snippet: Mouse Anti-Human IgG3 Hinge-PE HP6050 , SouthernBiotech , Cat#9210-09; RRID:AB_2796701.

Techniques: Control, Activity Assay, Infection, Derivative Assay, Variant Assay

Journal: Virologica Sinica

Article Title: Omicron variants breakthrough infection elicited higher specific memory immunity than third dose booster in healthy vaccinees.

doi: 10.1016/j.virs.2022.12.008

Figure Lengend Snippet: Fig. 1. Comparative analysis of anti-ancestral-spike-trimer-IgG. Serum were collected from vaccinated healthy volunteers (HVs) before third booster, at median of 33 days post inactivated vaccine (InV) booster and 30.5 days post Ad5-nCoV booster, and Omicron variants breakthrough infected patients (OBIPs) at median of 32 days post infection. A Anti-spike-trimer-IgG titer in InV boosted HVs, Ad5-nCoV boosted HVs, and OBIPs were determined by ELISA. B–G Comparative analysis of SARS- CoV-2 ancestral strain spike-trimer specific IgG subclass. Anti-spike-trimer-IgG1 (B), anti-Spike-trimer-IgG2 (C), anti-Spike-trimer-IgG3 (D), and anti-spike-trimer-IgG4 (E) titer in InV boosted HVs, Ad5-nCoV boosted HVs, and OBIPs were determined by ELISA. F The ratio of spike-trimer specific IgG1/IgG4 in InV boosted HVs, Ad5- nCoV boosted HVs, and OBIPs. G The ratio of spike-trimer specific IgG1þIgG3/IgG4þIgG2 in InV boosted HVs, Ad5-nCoV boosted HVs, and OBIPs. Data presented as geometric mean titers (GMT) and 95% confidence interval. Dotted line: the detection limits. Statistical analyses were performed by Mann-Whitney U test.

Article Snippet: After blocking, 100 μL 3-fold diluted plasma (initially dilute for IgG, IgG1, IgG2 and IgG3:1:20, IgG4:1:10) was added in each well, and incubated at 37 C for 1 h. After thorough washing, 100 μL HRP labeled secondary antibodies against human IgG (Cat#: 2010-05, 1:10,000, Southern Biotech, USA), IgG1 (Cat#: 9054-05, 1:4000, Southern Biotech, USA), IgG2 (Cat#: 9060- 05, 1:2000, Southern Biotech, USA), IgG3 (Cat#: 9210-05, 1:4000, Southern biotech, USA), and IgG4 (Cat#: 9200-05, 1:4000, Southern Biotech, USA) was added in each well.

Techniques: Infection, Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay, MANN-WHITNEY

Journal: Virologica Sinica

Article Title: Omicron variants breakthrough infection elicited higher specific memory immunity than third dose booster in healthy vaccinees.

doi: 10.1016/j.virs.2022.12.008

Figure Lengend Snippet: Fig. 2. Comparative analysis of anti-RBD antibody against SARS-CoV-2. Serum were collected vaccinated healthy volunteers (HVs) before third booster, at median of 33 days post InV booster and 30.5 days post Ad5-nCoV booster, and OBIPs at median of 32 days post infection. Anti-ancestral-receptor binding domain (RBD)-IgG (A), anti-Delta-RBD-IgG (B), and anti-Omicron-RBD-IgG (C) titer in pre-boosted HVs, InV boosted HVs, Ad5-nCoV boosted HVs, and OBIPs were determined by ELISA. D Paired analysis of anti-ancestral-RBD-, anti-Delta-RBD-, and anti-Omicron-RBD-IgG titer in pre-boosted HVs, InV boosted HVs, Ad5-nCoV boosted HVs, and OBIPs. Data presented as geometric mean titers (GMT) and 95% confidence interval. Dotted line: the detection limits. Statistical analyses were performed by Mann-Whitney U test.

Article Snippet: After blocking, 100 μL 3-fold diluted plasma (initially dilute for IgG, IgG1, IgG2 and IgG3:1:20, IgG4:1:10) was added in each well, and incubated at 37 C for 1 h. After thorough washing, 100 μL HRP labeled secondary antibodies against human IgG (Cat#: 2010-05, 1:10,000, Southern Biotech, USA), IgG1 (Cat#: 9054-05, 1:4000, Southern Biotech, USA), IgG2 (Cat#: 9060- 05, 1:2000, Southern Biotech, USA), IgG3 (Cat#: 9210-05, 1:4000, Southern biotech, USA), and IgG4 (Cat#: 9200-05, 1:4000, Southern Biotech, USA) was added in each well.

Techniques: Infection, Binding Assay, Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay, MANN-WHITNEY