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Assessing Urinary Tract Junction Obstruction Defects by Methylene Blue Dye Injection
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2017
Methylene blue dye injection into the renal pelvis facilitates the assessment of urinary tract junction obstruction defects during mouse embryonic urinary tract development. Here, a protocol for methylene blue dye injection into the renal pelvis is described.
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Methylene Blue Dye Injection in Mouse Embryonic Urinary Tract: A Method To Assess the Congenital Obstruction in the Urinary Tract
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2025
In this video, we administer methylene blue dye injection into the urinary tract of a perinatal embryonic mouse to assess congenital anomalies related to urinary tract obstruction.
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Methylene Blue Staining to Assess Metastatic Colony Formation In Vitro: A Staining Procedure to Assess Metastasis by Quantifying Harvested Cancer Cells From Cancer Mouse Model
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2025
In this video, we describe the methylene blue staining procedure to quantify the metastatic burden by counting stained colonies obtained by culturing cancer cells harvested from distant organs of a mouse model following injection.
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The Application of 1% Methylene Blue Dye As a Single Technique in Breast Cancer Sentinel Node Biopsy
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2019
In Indonesia, sentinel node biopsy (SNB) is not routinely performed for breast cancer surgery because of the limitation to provide radioisotope tracer and isosulfan or patent blue dye (PBD). To overcome this obstacle, we applied 1% methylene blue dye (MBD) as a single agent to map the sentinel nodes (SNs).
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Exfoliation of Egyptian Blue and Han Blue, Two Alkali Earth Copper Silicate-based Pigments
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2014
The preparation and exfoliation of CaCuSi4O10 and BaCuSi4O10 are described. Upon stirring in hot water, CaCuSi4O10 spontaneously exfoliates into monolayers, whereas BaCuSi4O10 requires ultrasonication in organic solvents. Near infrared (NIR) imaging illustrates the NIR emission properties of these materials, and aqueous dispersions of these nanomaterials are useful for solution processing.
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The color change reflects a shift in chemical state. Oxidized methylene blue appears blue, whereas reduction produces colorless leucomethylene blue. In an assay, observing this transition provides a visible indication that reducing activity is occurring, allowing investigators to connect a chemical signal with cellular or experimental conditions.
Because methylene blue is positively charged, it associates with negatively charged cellular components. This charge-based association increases visual contrast between stained structures and their surroundings. The result is easier observation of cell and tissue organization under a microscope, making the reagent useful when unstained biological material provides insufficient structural contrast.
Its staining role depends on association with cellular components to make structures more visible, whereas its indicator role depends on the difference between blue oxidized dye and colorless reduced leucomethylene blue. These are distinct uses: one primarily supports visual localization in microscopy, while the other reports reducing activity or related metabolic behavior through a color change.
A transition from blue to colorless indicates that the dye has been reduced, so the assay can monitor reducing activity in the tested system. In biological settings, that signal can be used to examine cellular metabolism. The observation is therefore a chemical readout connected to function, rather than a direct image of cell structure.
In microscopy, methylene blue serves as a staining reagent that associates with cellular components and increases their contrast against surrounding material. This makes cell and tissue structures easier to distinguish during observation. The approach is especially useful when the biological sample needs enhanced visual definition, including preparations in which bacterial cells or broader tissue organization are being examined.
Its charge-based association with negatively charged cellular components can improve the contrast of bacterial cells against their background. That enhanced contrast supports direct visual examination in microscopy and helps distinguish cellular material that might otherwise be difficult to see. Consequently, the dye is useful in biology teaching laboratories as well as in observations involving bacterial samples.
The assay uses the dye's redox response as a visible readout: blue oxidized methylene blue becomes colorless when reduced. Monitoring that change allows researchers to assess reducing activity in a biological system and relate the result to cellular metabolism. This makes the reagent useful for experiments focused on cellular function rather than microscopy alone.
Its uses span microscopy, physiology, teaching laboratories, and research on cellular function. In microscopy, it helps reveal cells and tissues; in experimental assays, its color state can report reducing activity. This range makes it a practical bridge between observing biological structures and investigating chemical processes associated with cellular activity.