Journal: International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Article Title: Secretome from In Vitro Mechanically Loaded Myoblasts Induces Tenocyte Migration, Transition to a Fibroblastic Phenotype and Suppression of Collagen Production

doi: 10.3390/ijms222313089

Figure Lengend Snippet: Col I/III production from co-cultures with and without mechanically loaded myoblasts. ( A , D ) Relative mRNA expression of Col 1a1 and Col 3a1 in tenocytes. ( B , E ) Quantification of Col 1 content in tenocyte lysate by ELISA. ( C , F ) Quantification of Col I/III content and the ratio in the cell culture medium. ( G ) Immunofluorescence staining of Col I on tenocytes. Teno ctrl: tenocytes alone, Co ctrl: tenocytes co-cultured with myoblasts, Dyn: tenocyte co-cultured with dynamically loaded myoblasts, Stat: tenocyte co-cultured with statically loaded myoblasts. Data are represented as mean ± standard deviation. n = 3. Student’s t -test was performed when comparing Teno ctrl and co ctrl. One-way ANOVA with Tukey’s multiple comparisons was performed when comparing between Co ctrl, Dyn and Stat groups. * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001, **** p < 0.0001.

Article Snippet: Collagen I and collagen III were assessed using Rat Collagen Type I ELISA kit (Cusabio, Wuhan, China, #CSB-E08084r) and Rat Collagen Type III ELISA kit (Cusabio, Wuhan, China, #CSB-E07924r) according to the manufacturer’s protocol.

Techniques: Expressing, Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay, Cell Culture, Immunofluorescence, Staining, Standard Deviation

Journal: Biomimetics

Article Title: The Biomimetics of Mg 2+ -Concentration-Resolved Microenvironment for Bone and Cartilage Repairing Materials Design

doi: 10.3390/biomimetics7040227

Figure Lengend Snippet: Osteogenic-related gene expressions of MC3T3-E1 cells cultured in different concentrations of Mg 2+ ( A1 – A4 ), all data are presented as fold change after normalization to GAPDH, and fold changes are shown as mean ± SD, * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, and *** p < 0.001. COL I contents of MC3T3-E1 cells after being cultured in varied Mg 2+ concentrations on the 7d by ELISA ( B ). ALP activity of MC3T3-E1 cells after being cultured in varied Mg 2+ concentrations on the 7d by quantitative ALP activity assay ( C1 ) and ALP activity staining assay ( C2 , C3 ). Effect of Mg 2+ concentrations on the formation of calcium nodules ( D1 , D2 ). The scale bars in C2, C3, D1, and D2 are 5 mm, 200 μm, 5 mm, and 200 μm, respectively.

Article Snippet: Rabbit Collagen Type II ELISA Kit (Cusabio, Wuhan, China), Rabbit Collagen Type X ELISA Kit (MyBioSource, San Diego, CA, USA), Rabbit Collagen Type I ELISA Kit (Cusabio, Wuhan, China), Mouse Collagen Type I ELISA Kit (Cusabio, Wuhan, China).

Techniques: Cell Culture, Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay, Activity Assay, ALP Activity Assay, Staining