Eticlopride pretreatment attenuated cocaine-induced reduction of Akt-Thr. 308 phosphorylation in the caudate putamen. by Jonathan S. Miller (519857)

“…Administration of the dopamine D1 receptor antagonist SCH-23390 (0.1 mg/kg) or the NMDA receptor antagonist MK-801 (1.0 mg/kg) prior to cocaine did not significantly affect cocaine-induced reductions in pAkt-Thr308. Bars represent the mean ± SEM (N = 5–8/group) and are expressed as a ratio of pAkt:total Akt.…”

Semi-quantitative injury scoring of I/R injury kidney. by Hoon Young Choi (519451)

“…<p>(A) Representative images of PAS staining in I/R injury kidney with vehicle control, KMSC, KMSC-derived MPs, and MP-treated with RNase (MP-RNase). …”

The effect of IFN-β and Vit D on the IL-1β and IL-10 protein production. by Farzad Nasri (8941850)

“…IFN-β and Vit D alone or together decreased IL-1β and IL-10 protein level, significantly in comparison with the control <b>(A, B)</b>. …”

Reduced GRM1 expression alters proliferation of ER+ breast cancer cells. by Madhura S. Mehta (438012)

“…<p>(A) Western blot of inducible MCF7 siGRM1 clones (8-1 and 8-3) +/− doxycycline (Dox) for ten days. …”

Differentiation capacity of CD11b⁺ cells is enhanced by the inhibition of LYN activity. by Sook-Kyoung Heo (576389)

“…<p>(A) Radotinib decreased LYN activity in NB4 cells but increased it in HL60 cells. …”

Effects of MPs on microvascular rarefaction of I/R injury kidney. by Hoon Young Choi (519451)

“…<p>(A) Representative images of CD 31 stainings in I/R injury kidney with vehicle control, KMSC, KMSC-derived MPs, and MP-treated with RNase (MP-RNase). …”

Impact on liver injury by depletion of infiltrating hepatic macrophages during the recovery phase. by Kotaro Kumagai (496421)

“…PBS injection group (<i>n</i> = 4)), (A) the survival rate is decreased and weight loss is remarkable. …”

Effect of down-regulation of caveolin-1 on TNF-α-induced hyperpermeability of PMVEC monolayer. by Min Shao (137894)

“…<p>A: Effect on TER of PMVEC monolayer. Compared with control shRNA group, the mean baseline TER of PMVECs monolayer increased by 116±10% in Cav1-shRNA group. …”

Interaction between the N-terminus of both caspase 8 and SPARC are required to reduce cell viability and enhance apoptosis. by Mahbuba Rahman (198499)

“…<p><b>A–B</b>) Cell viability further decreased in MIP/SP and MIP/SP-N after transfection with wild-type caspase 8 and 5-FU treatment, relative to empty vector (EV, control): MIP/SP: 77.2±3.8 (EV) vs. 59.1±1.5% (caspase 8) (p<0.005); MIP/SP-N: 68.8±4.8 (EV) vs. 50.6±3.6% (caspase 8) (p = 0.04). …”

Isoflavones prevent bone loss following ovariectomy in young adult rats-1 by Yang-Hwei Tsuang (88998)

“…The bone porosities of group C (an isoflavone-rich diet for one month followed by ovariectomy and a normal diet) significantly increased to 85.8%, 86.9%, and 88.2% in the femur, spine, and tibia, repectively, while in Group D (an isoflavone-rich diet for three months), the bone porosities of the femur, spine, and tibia decreased to 59.3%, 66.8%, and 64.0%, respectively, two months after ovariectomy (P < 0.05). …”

Effect of citric acid on melanogenesis and tyrosinase activity in B16F10, HMV-II, and HEM. by Siqi Zhou (5750777)

“…Consistent with the results of melanin content analysis, tyrosinase activity increased in mouse cells and decreased in human cells. Results are presented as mean ± SD. …”

The effect of citric acid on the viability and proliferation of B16F10, HMV-II, and HEM cells. by Siqi Zhou (5750777)

“…The cell growth curves were plotted directly using the cell numbers. CA decreased cell proliferation in all cell lines. Results are presented as mean ± SD. …”

Treg and Th17 cells involved in fibrosis progression of HBV-LF. by Jing Li (10611)

“…<p>(A) Representative dot plots of Treg (right panel) and Th17 (left panel) cells in age-and-sex matched HC and CHB subjects. …”

Effects of TTP2515 on metabolic and calorimetry parameters in leptin-deficient mice. by Roxanne Dutia (418714)

“…(<b>D</b>) Immediately upon starting the 50 mg/kg dose, mean respiratory quotient was significantly decreased in TTP2515 treated mice during the light cycle. …”

Isoflavones prevent bone loss following ovariectomy in young adult rats-0 by Yang-Hwei Tsuang (88998)

“…The bone porosities of group C (an isoflavone-rich diet for one month followed by ovariectomy and a normal diet) significantly increased to 85.8%, 86.9%, and 88.2% in the femur, spine, and tibia, repectively, while in Group D (an isoflavone-rich diet for three months), the bone porosities of the femur, spine, and tibia decreased to 59.3%, 66.8%, and 64.0%, respectively, two months after ovariectomy (P < 0.05). …”

PEDF expression was inhibited by insulin in adipocytes. by Yinli Zhou (499303)

“…<p><i>A</i>: Insulin treatment decreased PEDF mRNA expression in 3T3-L1 cells. …”

GSK3β is important for the citric acid-mediated regulation of melanogenesis. by Siqi Zhou (5750777)

“…CA and BIO decreased and increased the synthesis of melanin, respectively. …”

Changes in the immunological index after <i>Salacia reticulata</i> extract (SRE) ingestion. by Yuriko Oda (832789)

“…<p>(<b>a</b>) Changes in the T-cell proliferation index from the initial values to the values after 4 weeks are shown in the plot. …”

Verification of synaptic junction fraction. by Amelia Burch (3897631)

“…<p><b>A)</b> Synaptic plasma membrane (SPM) fractions were incubated in presence (+phlA2) or absence (control) of phosopholipase A₂ and centrifuged (See <a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0174895#sec002" target="_blank">Methods</a>). …”

Role of flagellin in intraocular inflammation. by Salai Madhumathi Parkunan (588242)

“…<i>B. cereus</i> flagellin was a weak TLR5 agonist, resulting in significantly less NFκB activity at comparable flagellin concentrations (mean ±SD for two repeated experiments, *P≤0.001).…”