Multisite Infection with Mycobacterium abscessus after Replacement of Breast Implants and Gluteal Lipofilling by Eva Rüegg, Alexandre Cheretakis, Ali Modarressi, Stephan Harbarth, Brigitte Pittet-Cuénod

“…Bacterial analysis of periprosthetic and gluteal liquids included Gram-stain plus acid-fast stain, and aerobic, anaerobic and mycobacterial cultures.  …”
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Case report: A panorama gene profile of ovarian cancer metastasized to axillary lymph node by Yu Xia, Yu Huang, Zheng Liu, Siyuan Song, Yi Wang, Yi Wang, Jing Luo

“…However, immunohistochemical staining confirmed the diagnosis of high-grade serous ovarian carcinoma. …”
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Dorsal Root Ganglion Maintains Stemness of Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells by Enhancing Autophagy through the AMPK/mTOR Pathway in a Coculture System by Shuaishuai Zhang, Junqin Li, Huijie Jiang, Yi Gao, Pengzhen Cheng, Tianqing Cao, Donglin Li, Jimeng Wang, Yue Song, Bin Liu, Hao Wu, Chunmei Wang, Liu Yang, Guoxian Pei

“…Crystal violet staining showed that the clone-forming ability of BMSCs in the coculture group was also enhanced and mRNA levels of Sox2, Nanog, and Oct4 were significantly upregulated in the coculture group. …”
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Thapsigargin Induces Apoptosis by Impairing Cytoskeleton Dynamics in Human Lung Adenocarcinoma Cells by Fei Wang, Da-zhong Liu, Hao Xu, Yi Li, Wei Wang, Bai-lu Liu, Lin-you Zhang

“…The effects of thapsigargin on the apoptosis in A549 cells were assayed by Hoechst staining. Moreover, the F-actin staining by Rhodamine-phalloidin and RhoA antibody for cytoskeleton organizations were applied to A549 cells. …”
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Candida albicans Fungaemia following Traumatic Urethral Catheterisation in a Paraplegic Patient with Diabetes Mellitus and Candiduria Treated by Caspofungin by Subramanian Vaidyanathan, Bakul Soni, Peter Hughes, Gordon Ramage, Leighann Sherry, Gurpreet Singh, Paul Mansour

“…The catheter was changed, but blood-stained urine was drained intermittently. A long segment of the catheter was seen lying outside his penis, which indicated that the balloon of Foley catheter had been inflated in urethra. …”
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Morphological Heterogeneity of p53 Positive and p53 Negative Nuclei in Breast Cancers Stratified by Clinicopathological Variables by Katrin Friedrich, Volker Dimmer, Gunter Haroske, Wolfdietrich Meyer, Franz Theissig, Berit Thieme, Klaus Dietmar Kunze

“…After the cells had been localised by means of an image cytometry workstation and their immunostaining had been categorised visually, the sections were destained and stained by the Feulgen protocol. The nuclei were relocated and measured cytometrically by the workstation.…”
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A Rare Manifestation of Tuberculosis Presenting in the United States by Osman Bhatty, David Waters, Nicholas Wilka, Shradha Samuel, John Horne, Renuga Vivekanandan

“…Initial biopsy revealed granulomas, but Ziehl-Neelsen and Gram stain were negative for TB so antibiotics were prescribed for abscess until culture came positive for tuberculosis. …”
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Intraductal papilloma of minor salivary gland: a case report and literature review by Yifei Wang, Xiaowei Li, Chunfang Yao, Yi Wu, Hengli Ni

“…We conducted a literature review to clarify intraductal papilloma and differences between inverted ductal papilloma, highlighting the significance of CK7 and MUC-1 immunohistochemical staining in diagnosing intraductal papilloma.…”
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Aggressive Angiomyxoma of the Scrotum Mimicking Huge Hydrocele: Case Report and Literature Review by Roy Morag, Eduard Fridman, Yoram Mor

“…The morphological picture and the special stains were compatible with aggressive angiomyxoma of the scrotum and peritoneum.…”
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Rat Model of Cystic Neutrophilic Granulomatous Mastitis by Corynebacterium Kroppenstedtii by Wang M, Zeng Y, Liu M, Zhang D, Zhao D, Wang J, Liu Y, Zhao W

“…The breast tissue specimens were stained with HE stain and Gram stain to observe the histopathological characteristics and the presence of Gram-positive bacteria. …”
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The Effect of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor on Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cell Engraftment in Rat Fibrotic Liver upon Transplantation by Ke Yuan, Chunyou Lai, Lingling Wei, Tianhang Feng, Qinyan Yang, Tianying Zhang, Tao Lan, Yutong Yao, Guangming Xiang, Xiaolun Huang

“…Paraffin section staining, immunofluorescent staining, RT-qPCR (quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction), and Western blot were used to evaluate hepatic pathological changes and physiology function. …”
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Expression of EZH2 and H3K27me3 predicts tumor biology of urothelial carcinoma by Rasheeda Mohamedali, Suvradeep Mitra, Swarnendu Mandal, Prasant Nayak, Amit K. Adhya, Suvendu Purkait

“…A multiplication score obtained by multiplying staining intensity and proportion of positively stained neoplastic cells was used for assessment. …”
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Enamel Matrix Derivative Enhances the Odontoblastic Differentiation of Dental Pulp Stem Cells via Activating MAPK Signaling Pathways by Beidi Zhang, Min Xiao, Xiaogang Cheng, Yu Bai, Hanze Chen, Qing Yu, Lihong Qiu

“…In vitro phase: cell proliferation was assessed by a cell counting kit-8 (CCK-8) assay; then, alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity and staining, alizarin red staining, real-time RT-PCR, and western blot analysis were conducted to determine the odontoblastic potential and involvement of MAPK signaling pathways. …”
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PPAR-α regulates metabolic remodelling and participates in myocardial fibrosis in patients with atrial fibrillation of rheumatic heart disease by Xiaoying Hu, Daisong Jiang, Zheng Zhang, Zhenmei An

“…Material and methods The left atrial appendage tissues were evaluated by Masson staining for fibrosis degree, and Western Blot was used to detect the expression of proteins related to glucose metabolism disorder, lipid metabolism abnormality, and mitochondrial dysfunction. …”
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Employing Polymer and Gel to Fabricate Scaffold-like Cancellous Orthopedic Screw: Polycaprolactone/Chitosan/Hydroxyapatite by AmirHossein Badami, Javad Esmaeili, Hasan Mirtalaie

“…The screws were assessed mechanically, physically, and biologically (cell viability, cell attachment, DAPI, ALP staining, and Alizarin Red staining), and in vivo (a rat subcutaneous implantation model). …”
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Effects of Aspirin on Odontogenesis of Human Dental Pulp Cells and TGF-β1 Liberation from Dentin In Vitro by V. Khampatee, C. Zhang, L. Chou

“…The mitochondrial activity of HDPCs was assessed using an MTT assay. Crystal violet staining and triton were used to evaluate cell proliferation rates. …”
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EGFR as a biomarker of smoking status and survival in oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma by Shanmugappiriya Sivarajah, Morris Kostiuk, Cameron Lindsay, Lakshmi Puttagunta, Daniel A. O’Connell, Jeffrey Harris, Hadi Seikaly, Vincent L. Biron

“…Retrospectively collected tumors were used to construct tissue microarrays (TMAs), which were stained with EGFR, p16, DAPI and Pan-cytokeratin, and digitally quantified. …”
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Inhibition of Synovial Macrophage Pyroptosis Alleviates Synovitis and Fibrosis in Knee Osteoarthritis by Li Zhang, Runlin Xing, Zhengquan Huang, Nongshan Zhang, Li Zhang, Xiaochen Li, Peimin Wang

“…Besides, rats treated with the specific caspase1 inhibitor Ac-YVAD-CMK showed less inflammatory reaction and fibrosis, not only in the expression of proinflammatory factors IL-1β, IL-18, and HMGB1 and fibrosis markers TGF-β, PLOD2, COL1A1, and TIMP1 but also in the observation of HE staining, Sirius Red staining, and the transverse diameters of the right knees. …”
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Design and Mechanism Study of 6c, a Novel Artesunate Derivatives, for Anti-Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Xiong SS

“…The ability of 6c to induce apoptosis was detected by Annexin V-FITC/PI double staining and Hoechst 33342 staining experiment. The effect of 6c on cycle arrest was detected by flow cytometry. …”
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Isolation, identification, and quantification of Prevotella intermedia and Prevotella nigrescens in subgingival plaque samples of periodontally healthy and chronic periodontitis pa... by Vijayalakshmi Sharadindu Kotrashetti, Kishore Gajanan Bhat, Vijay Mahadev Kumbar, Sachita Shrikant Naik

“…The slides were stained using a specific oligonucleotide probe for PI and PN and then subjected to streptavidin-biotinylated horseradish peroxidase complex. …”
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