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Article Title: Production of Borreliacidal Antibody to Outer Surface Protein A In Vitro and Modulation by Interleukin-4

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Figure Lengend Snippet: Borreliacidal antibody response of lymph node cells obtained from 17-day-vaccinated mice cultured with macrophages and B. burgdorferi and treated with anti-murine IL-4 10 min (checkered bar) or 4 days (cross-hatched bar) after cultivation. Control cultures (solid bar) were treated with a non-isotype-specific antibody. Titers of borreliacidal antibody did not vary by more than one dilution in replicate assays. In most cases (90%) the same titer was obtained.

Article Snippet: In other experiments, recombinant IL-4 (rIL-4) or rat anti-murine IL-4 (R&D Systems, Minneapolis, Minn.) at quantities ranging from 0.01 to 1.0 μg was added to cultures of immune lymph node cells, macrophage, and B. burgdorferi at 10 min and 4 days of incubation.

Techniques: Cell Culture

Journal: PLoS ONE

Article Title: STAT6 knockdown using multiple siRNA sequences inhibits proliferation and induces apoptosis of human colorectal and breast cancer cell lines

doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0207558

Figure Lengend Snippet: (A) Measure of STAT6 mRNA level in HT-29 cells 24 hours post-transfection. The graph represents the mean ± SEM of multiple independent experiments (n) obtained by real-time PCR. Results were analysed by ΔΔCt method for relative quantifications. The fold change is represented by the Y axis, and values are normalized to control cells. (B) STAT6 protein level analysis at 2, 5 and 7 days post-transfection in HT-29 cells. The graph represents the mean of the percentage of STAT6 positive cells ± SEM of multiple independent experiments (n) obtained by flow cytometry. (C) Measure of STAT6 mRNA level in ZR-75-1 cells 3 days post-transfection. The graph represents the mean ± SEM of multiple independent experiments (n) obtained by real-time PCR. Results were analysed by ΔΔCt method for relative quantifications. The fold change is represented by the Y axis, and values are normalized to control cells. (D) STAT6 protein level analysis after 4 and 7 days of transfection in ZR-75-1 cells. The graph represents the mean of the percentage of STAT6 positive cells ± SEM of multiple independent experiments (n) obtained by flow cytometry. E) Representative histograms (Control: back; NT: grey; STAT6.1: red; STAT6.4: blue) of STAT6 protein analysis at 7 days post-transfection by flow cytometry in HT-29 cells (top) and ZR-75-1 (bottom) cells. STAT6 siRNA sequences and non-targeting siRNA were used at 100 nM as the final concentration. Control cells were non-transfected cells and STAT6 siRNA sequences 1 and 4 and non-targeting siRNA are denoted as STAT6.1, STAT6.4 and NT, respectively. The number of independent experiments (n) is set out in the Fig.

Article Snippet: Cells were washed twice with PBS/0.5%BSA (Bovine Serum Albumin) and stained with anti-STAT6 APC conjugated antibody (Miltenyi Biotec, 130-104-030) (20 μl/10 6 cells) for 30 min in the dark at 4°C.

Techniques: Transfection, Real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction, Control, Flow Cytometry, Concentration Assay

Journal: PLoS ONE

Article Title: STAT6 knockdown using multiple siRNA sequences inhibits proliferation and induces apoptosis of human colorectal and breast cancer cell lines

doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0207558

Figure Lengend Snippet: (A and B) Number of live HT-29 cells measured at 5 and 7 days post-transfection, respectively. The graphs represent the mean ± SEM of multiple independent experiments (n). (C) The graph illustrates how HT-29 cells grew over time and represents the mean ± SEM of the independent experiments (n) shown in A and B. (D and E) Number of live ZR-75-1 cells measured at 4 and 7 days post-transfection, respectively. The graphs represent the mean ± SEM of multiple independent experiments (n). (F) The graph illustrates how ZR-75-1 cells grew over time and represents the mean ± SEM of the multiple independent experiments (n) shown in D and E. The number of live cells was calculated as detailed in the material and methods using NucleoCounter NC-100. The percentage of reduction of the number of live cells was calculated by comparison between the mean of NT vs . the mean of the transfection with STAT6 siRNA sequences. STAT6 and non-targeting (NT) siRNA sequences were used at 100 nM as the final concentration. Non-transfected cells served as negative control and STAT6 siRNA sequences 1 and 4 and non-targeting siRNA are denoted as STAT6.1, STAT6.4 and NT, respectively. The number of independent experiments (n) is set out in the Fig.

Article Snippet: Cells were washed twice with PBS/0.5%BSA (Bovine Serum Albumin) and stained with anti-STAT6 APC conjugated antibody (Miltenyi Biotec, 130-104-030) (20 μl/10 6 cells) for 30 min in the dark at 4°C.

Techniques: Transfection, Comparison, Concentration Assay, Negative Control

Journal: PLoS ONE

Article Title: STAT6 knockdown using multiple siRNA sequences inhibits proliferation and induces apoptosis of human colorectal and breast cancer cell lines

doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0207558

Figure Lengend Snippet: (A) Apoptosis analysis in HT-29 cells. (B) Apoptosis analysis in ZR-75-1 cells. In both cases, the graphs represent from left to right: early (Annexin V + /PI - ), late (Annexin V + /PI + ) and total (Annexin V + ) apoptosis. The graphs represent the mean ± SEM of multiple independent experiments (n) obtained by flow cytometry. (C) Representative flow cytometry plots in HT-29 cells. (D) Representative flow cytometry plots in ZR-75-1 cells. The X axes represent Annexin V and the Y axes represent PI fluorescence intensity. Quadrants were set according to cells independently stained with Annexin V or PI. Apoptosis was studied at 7 days post-transfection in both cell lines. Data were analysed with Flowjo Software. STAT6 siRNA sequences and a non-targeting siRNA sequence were used at 100 nM as the final concentration. Non-transfected cells served as control cells and STAT6 siRNA sequences 1 and 4 and non-targeting siRNA are denoted as STAT6.1, STAT6.4 and NT, respectively. The number of independent experiments (n) is set out in the Fig.

Article Snippet: Cells were washed twice with PBS/0.5%BSA (Bovine Serum Albumin) and stained with anti-STAT6 APC conjugated antibody (Miltenyi Biotec, 130-104-030) (20 μl/10 6 cells) for 30 min in the dark at 4°C.

Techniques: Flow Cytometry, Fluorescence, Staining, Transfection, Software, Sequencing, Concentration Assay, Control

Journal: PLoS ONE

Article Title: STAT6 knockdown using multiple siRNA sequences inhibits proliferation and induces apoptosis of human colorectal and breast cancer cell lines

doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0207558

Figure Lengend Snippet: STAT6 siRNA transfection was carried out at day 1 of cell culture with (A) STAT6.1 and (B) STAT6.4 at 100 nM. A second transfection was carried out in both cases with STAT6.1 and STAT6.4 at the same concentration 7 days after the first transfection. The graphs represent the number of live cells over time measured at day 7 and 14 days post-first transfection counted using NucleoCounter NC-100 as detailed in the material and methods section. The mean ± SEM of 3 independent experiments is represented in each graph. Control cells were non-transfected cells and STAT6 siRNA sequences 1 and 4 and non-targeting siRNA are denoted as STAT6.1, STAT6.4 and NT, respectively. The percentage of reduction of the number of live cells was calculated by comparison between the mean of NT vs . the mean of the individual transfection with STAT6 siRNA sequences, and sequential transfection with NT (NT+NT) vs . sequential transfection with STAT6.1 and STAT6.4.

Article Snippet: Cells were washed twice with PBS/0.5%BSA (Bovine Serum Albumin) and stained with anti-STAT6 APC conjugated antibody (Miltenyi Biotec, 130-104-030) (20 μl/10 6 cells) for 30 min in the dark at 4°C.

Techniques: Transfection, Cell Culture, Concentration Assay, Control, Comparison

Journal: PLoS ONE

Article Title: STAT6 knockdown using multiple siRNA sequences inhibits proliferation and induces apoptosis of human colorectal and breast cancer cell lines

doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0207558

Figure Lengend Snippet: (A) STAT6 expression at protein level in HT-29 cells at day 2 and 7 post-transfection measured by flow cytometry. The graph represents the mean ± SEM of multiple independent experiments (n). Data was analysed using Flowjo Software. The percentage of STAT6 positive cells is represented on the Y axis. (B) Representative histograms (Control: back; NT: grey; STAT6.1: red; STAT6.4: blue) of STAT6 protein analysis at 7 days post-transfection by flow cytometry in HT-29 cells. (C) Number of live HT-29 cells measured at day 7 post-transfection by NucleoCounter NC100. The graph represents the mean ± SEM of multiple independent experiments (n). (D) The graph illustrates how HT-29 cells grew over time and represents the mean ± SEM of the independent number of experiments shown in C. (E, F and G) The graphs show early (E) (Annexin V + /PI - ), late (F) (Annexin V + /PI + ) and total (G) (Annexin V + ) apoptosis, and represent the mean ± SEM of multiple independent experiments (n) obtained by flow cytometry. Apoptosis was studied at 7 days post-transfection. Data were analysed with Flowjo Software. STAT6 siRNA sequences and a non-targeting siRNA sequence were used at 100 nM as the final concentration. Non-transfected cells served as control cells and STAT6 siRNA sequences 1 and 4 and non-targeting siRNA are denoted as STAT6.1, STAT6.4 and NT, respectively. The number of independent experiments (n) is set out in the Fig.

Article Snippet: Cells were washed twice with PBS/0.5%BSA (Bovine Serum Albumin) and stained with anti-STAT6 APC conjugated antibody (Miltenyi Biotec, 130-104-030) (20 μl/10 6 cells) for 30 min in the dark at 4°C.

Techniques: Expressing, Transfection, Flow Cytometry, Software, Control, Sequencing, Concentration Assay