Journal: Bioactive Materials

Article Title: Acellular nerve xenografts based on supercritical extraction technology for repairing long-distance sciatic nerve defects in rats

doi: 10.1016/j.bioactmat.2022.03.014

Figure Lengend Snippet: Evaluation of the cytotoxicity of the ANXs scaffold in vitro. (A, D) Living/dead double staining of Schwann cells grown on the ANXs scaffold for 3 days and 7 days (live: green, dead: red). (B, E) SEM images of Schwann cells growing on CD SD and CD + scCO 2 NG scaffolds for 7 days (the picture on the right is an enlarged view of the yellow area in the picture on the left). (C, F) Immunofluorescence images of Schwann cells growing on CD SD and CD + scCO 2 NG scaffolds for 7 days, respectively (S100: red, nucleus: blue). (G) Quantification of the number of live/dead double-stained Schwann cells in each region (0.36 mm 2 ). Data are presented as the mean ± SD (n = 3). (H) The CCK-8 assay was performed after 1, 3, 5 and 7 days of cell culture. Data are presented as the mean ± SD (n = 5). (I, J) Quantitative analysis of the GDNF and NGF expression levels of Schwann cells on the ANXs scaffold. Data are presented as the mean ± SD (n = 5). Statistical analysis: n.s. no significances, **p < 0.01, *p < 0.05.

Article Snippet: In brief, the medium of each group was centrifuged at 1500 rpm and 4 °C for 10 min, the concentration of NGF and BDNF in the supernatant was assessed using ELISA kits, the rat GDNF ELISA kit (EK0363, BOSTER, China) and the rat NGF/NGFβ ELISA kit (EK0471, BOSTER, China), and the absorbance of each well at 450 nm was determined using a spectrophotometer (EPOCH TAKE 3, Bio-Tek, USA).

Techniques: In Vitro, Double Staining, Immunofluorescence, Staining, CCK-8 Assay, Cell Culture, Expressing

Journal: Journal of Zhejiang University. Science. B

Article Title: Zirconium oxide ceramic foam: a promising supporting biomaterial for massive production of glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor *

doi: 10.1631/jzus.B1400163

Figure Lengend Snippet: GDNF productivity in ZrO2 ceramic foam astrocyte culturing system

Article Snippet: ELISA assessment of GDNF production The supernatants from the astrocytes culturing system were collected for ELISA assay using a rat GDNF ELISA kit (Promega) according to the protocol provided by the manufacturer.

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