Development and assessment of an intestinal tri-cellular model to investigate the pro/anti-inflammatory potential of digested foods by Marina Ramal-Sanchez, Chiara Bravo-Trippetta, Veronica D’Antonio, Elena Corvaglia, Angela A. M. Kämpfer, Roel P. F. Schins, Mauro Serafini, Donato Angelino

“…To test the model, different concentrations of in vitro digested broccoli (BD) were added to the apical section of the model.ResultsSupernatants from the basolateral compartment were collected and analyzed for cytokines production (IL-6, TNF-α, IL-12p70, IL-18 and IL-8) using automated ELISA (ELLA). …”
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Normal butanol fraction of Polygonum hydropiper L. flavonoids reduces inflammation caused by PCV2 infections in cell and mouse models by Yu-heng Wei, Shu-mian Zhou, Shu-mian Zhou, Shu-mian Zhou, Wen Zhao, Qi Chen, Qiu-hua Wang, Qiu-hua Wang, Mei-ling Yu, Ying-yi Wei, Ting-jun Hu, Ting-jun Hu, Ting-jun Hu

“…Following PCV2 infection, all the inflammatory factors displayed a significant increased both in culture supernatant and intracellular mRNA expression levels (p < 0.05 or p < 0.01), but these levels were reduced by FNB treatment (p < 0.05 or p < 0.01). …”
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Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor-Activated Neutrophils Express B7-H4 That Correlates with Gastric Cancer Progression and Poor Patient Survival by Zhi-guo Shan, Zong-bao Yan, Liu-sheng Peng, Ping Cheng, Yong-sheng Teng, Fang-yuan Mao, Kun Fan, Yuan Zhuang, Yong-liang Zhao

“…Tumor tissue culture supernatants from GC patients induced neutrophils to express CD54 and B7-H4 in both time-dependent and dose-dependent manners. …”
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Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) Aggravates High Glucose- and Hypoxia/Reoxygenation-Induced Injury through Activating ROS-Dependent NLRP3 Inflammasome-Mediated Pyroptosis in H9C2 Cardiomyo... by Zhen Qiu, Yuhong He, Hao Ming, Shaoqing Lei, Yan Leng, Zhong-yuan Xia

“…The concentrations of IL-1β and IL-18 in the supernatants were assessed by ELISA. The mRNA levels of NLRP3, ASC, and caspase-1 were detected by qRT-PCR. …”
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Protective Effects of Thalidomide on High-Glucose-Induced Podocyte Injury through In Vitro Modulation of Macrophage M1/M2 Differentiation by Hui Liao, Yuanping Li, Xilan Zhang, Xiaoyun Zhao, Dan Zheng, Dayue Shen, Rongshan Li

“…During the experiment, the supernatants of (HG)-treated and (Tha)-treated macrophages, designated as (HG) MS and (Tha) MS, were simultaneously collected and processed. …”
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Legionella pneumophila IrsA, a novel, iron-regulated exoprotein that facilitates growth in low-iron conditions and modulates biofilm formation by Alberto E. Lopez, Joshua Mayoral, Huaixin Zheng, Nicholas P. Cianciotto

“…Compatible with it containing a classic signal sequence, the 14915 protein was detected in bacterial culture supernatants in a manner dependent upon the L. pneumophila type II secretion system. …”
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MSCs with upregulated lipid metabolism block hematopoietic stem cell differentiation via exosomal CTP-1A in MDS by Chunlai Yin, Xue Yan, Jinyi Ren, Cheng Zhang, Jiaqing Liu, Zilong Wang, Jing Liu, Weiping Li, Xia Li

“…Exosome derived from MSCs were isolated from the culture supernatant and confirmed by Transmission Electron Microscope, Dynamic Light Scattering and Western blotting. …”
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Fermented sugarcane juice-derived probiotic Levilactobacillus brevis RAMULAB54 enhances lipid metabolism and glucose homeostasis through PPAR-γ activation by V. B. Chandana Kumari, Ramith Ramu, Sujay S. Huligere, Shashank M. Patil, Shivasharanappa Nayakvadi, Sharath Bijoor, Uma Venkateswaran Manjappara, Mohammad Z. Ahmed, Ling Shing Wong

“…LB13243 was cultured for SEM imaging, and its supernatant (LBR54) was analyzed. Organic acid interactions with PPAR-γ were evaluated via molecular docking, while cytotoxicity and adipocyte differentiation in 3T3-L1 cells were tested using MTT assays, Oil Red O staining, triglyceride quantification, and qRT-PCR. …”
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Altered immune surveillance of B and T cells in patients with persistent residual lung abnormalities 12 months after severe COVID-19 by Julio Flores-Gonzalez, Ivette Buendia-Roldan, Fernanda Téllez-Quijada, Carlos Peña-Bates, Lucero A. Ramón-Luing, Armando Castorena-Maldonado, Ramcés Falfán-Valencia, Gloria Pérez-Rubio, Moisés Selman, Leslie Chavez-Galan, Leslie Chávez-Galán

“…Cell profiling analysis was done using flow cytometry at 24 h of not antigen-specific in vitro stimulation. Plasma or supernatant levels of IFN-g, IL-4, IL-10, IgM, and IgG were assessed, and 10 patients (5 FRG, 5 PLAG) were randomly selected for detailed immune cell phenotyping and functional analysis of peripheral blood mononuclear cells using flow cytometry. …”
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Deciphering molecular and cellular ex vivo responses to bispecific antibodies PD1-TIM3 and PD1-LAG3 in human tumors by Alfred Zippelius, Petra Herzig, Pratiksha Gulati, Christian Klein, Marta Trüb, Kirsten D Mertz, Robert Rosenberg, Viola Heinzelmann-Schwarz, Mark Wiese, Didier Lardinois, Pablo Umana, Marina Natoli, Klas Hatje, Fabian Junker, Zhiwen Jiang, Iakov I Davydov, Markus Germann, Daniel Marbach, Adrian Zwick, Patrick Weber, Stefan Seeber, Lothar Tietze, Laura Codarri-Deak, Henry Kao

“…Similarly, little is known on the differential effects of dual, compared with single, checkpoint inhibition.Methods We here performed in-depth characterization, including multicolor flow cytometry, single cell RNA sequencing and multiplex supernatant analysis, using tumor single cell suspensions from patients with cancer treated ex vivo with novel bispecific antibodies targeting programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1) and TIM-3 (PD1-TIM3), PD-1 and LAG-3 (PD1-LAG3), or with anti-PD-1.Results We identified patient samples which were responsive to PD1-TIM3, PD1-LAG3 or anti-PD-1 using an in vitro approach, validated by the analysis of 659 soluble proteins and enrichment for an anti-PD-1 responder signature. …”
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa alkyl quinolone response is dampened by Enterococcus faecalis by Maggie M. Fink, Abigail A. Weaver, Dharmeshkumar Parmar, Jon E. Paczkowski, Lingyun Li, Maggie K. Klaers, Ella A. Junker, Elizabeth A. Jarocki, Jonathan V. Sweedler, Joshua D. Shrout

“…Reduced alkyl quinolones are important to E. faecalis as these will grow in supernatant from a quinolone mutant but not P. aeruginosa wild-type in planktonic culture. …”
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Ginseng-derived Nanoparticles Inhibit Lung Cancer Cell Growth by Promoting Macrophage M1 Polarization by Liangliang FAN, Limei REN, Song YANG, Wenjing LI, Yueming ZHAO, Ronghua ZHAO, Daqing ZHAO, Jiawen WANG

“…RAW264.7 cells were treated with LPS and GDNPs, and the culture supernatants were collected to prepare a conditional medium (CM), which was subsequently co-cultured with A549 cells. …”
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IL-1 Receptor Antagonist Protects the Osteogenesis Capability of Gingival-Derived Stem/Progenitor Cells under Inflammatory Microenvironment Induced by Porphyromonas gingivalis Lipo... by Yuxin Zhao, Bobo Cai, Weijun Zhu, Jue Shi, Yu Wang, Misi Si

“…The present study revealed that IL-1ra decreased inflammatory cytokine production in a supernatant, so as to protect GMSCs’ osteogenesis capacity and other biological properties under P. gingivalis-LPS-induced inflammatory environment. …”
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Semaphorin-4D signaling in recruiting dental stem cells for vascular stabilization by Lili Zhang, Dineshi Sewvandi Thalakiriyawa, Jiawei Liu, Shengyan Yang, Yan Wang, Waruna Lakmal Dissanayaka

“…An ELISA was employed to measure the levels of Sema4D in the supernatants derived from THP-1 cell-mediated macrophages. …”
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High BMP7 Expression May Worsen Airway Disease in COPD by Altering Epithelial Cell Behavior by Dong W, Xie M, Ming C, Li H, Xu X, Cui L, Wang W, Li Y

“…BMP7 expression in the airway epithelium and the BMP7 level in sputum supernatants were detected. Human primary bronchial epithelial cells (HPBECs) were isolated by bronchoscopy from healthy individuals. …”
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Rat models of postintracerebral hemorrhage pneumonia induced by nasal inoculation with Klebsiella pneumoniae or intratracheal inoculation with LPS by Ruihua Wang, Changlian Gan, Rui Mao, Yang Chen, Ru Yan, Geng Li, Tianqin Xiong, Jianwen Guo

“…Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid was collected for leukocyte counting, and supernatant was prepared to measure MPO activity. Ileum was isolated for immunofluorescence staining for tight junction proteins ZO-1 and γδ TCRs/IL-17A and for Alcian blue–nuclear fast red staining of acidic mucins. …”
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Multi-level analysis of gut microbiome extracellular vesicles-host interaction reveals a connection to gut-brain axis signaling by Walid Mottawea, Basit Yousuf, Salma Sultan, Tamer Ahmed, JuDong Yeo, Nico Hüttmann, Yingxi Li, Nour Elhouda Bouhlel, Hebatoallah Hassan, Xu Zhang, Zoran Minic, Riadh Hammami

“…We isolated 18 Bacteroides strains and assessed their GABA production capacity in extracellular vesicles (EVs) and culture supernatant. A GABA-producing Bacteroides finegoldii, released EVs with a high GABA content (4 µM) compared to Phocaeicola massiliensis. …”
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Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell-derived extracellular vesicles alleviate diabetes-exacerbated atherosclerosis via AMPK/mTOR pathway-mediated autophagy-related macrophage polariza... by Libo Liu, Ziyu An, Huan Zhang, Xueqi Wan, Xin Zhao, Xueyao Yang, Jinfan Tian, Xiantao Song

“…Methods EVs were isolated from the supernatant of cultured BMSCs and characterized with transmission electron microscopy (TEM), nanoparticle tracking analysis (NTA), and western blotting. …”
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Emodin protects against severe acute pancreatitis-associated acute lung injury by activating Nrf2/HO-1/GPX4 signal and inhibiting ferroptosis in vivo and in vitro by Gang Shen, Haiyun Wen, Huijuan Li, Xuetao Zhang, Bowen Lan, Xuanchi Dong, Peng Ge, Yalan Luo, Hailong Chen

“…Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA) were used to assess the levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines, Fe2+, and associated oxidative stress indicators in the serum and cell supernatant. Real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR), Western blot (WB), and immunofluorescence were used to find the expressions of related mRNAs and proteins in the lung tissue or A549 cells. …”
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Effects of Bedaquiline on Antimicrobial Activity and Cytokine Secretion of Macrophages Infected with Multidrug-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis Strains by Xia-Li Lyu, Ting-Ting Lin, Jing-Tao Gao, Hong-Yan Jia, Chuan-Zhi Zhu, Zi-Hui Li, Jing Dong, Qi Sun, Wei Shu, Sai-Sai Wang, Li-Ping Pan, Hai-Rong Huang, Zong-De Zhang, Qi Li

“…Intracellular colony-forming units (CFUs) and culture supernatant IL-12/23 p40, TNF-α, IL-6, and IL-10 were determined using the Luminex® 200TM system. …”
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