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Abdelfattah A, Hijjawi NS, Jacoub K. An overview of qualitative and quantitative platelet abnormalities in schistosomiasis. Parasitol Res 2024; 123:225. [PMID: 38809265 DOI: 10.1007/s00436-024-08245-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2024] [Accepted: 05/20/2024] [Indexed: 05/30/2024]
Abstract
Schistosomiasis is a neglected tropical disease referring to the infection with blood parasitic trematodes of the genus Schistosoma. It impacts millions of people worldwide, primarily in low-to-middle-income countries. Patients infected with schistosomiasis often exhibit a distinct hematological profile, including anemia, eosinophilia, thrombocytopenia, and coagulopathy. Platelets, essential components of the hemostatic system, play a crucial role in the pathogenesis of schistosomiasis. Schistosomes secrete serine proteases and express ectoenzymes, such as calpain protease, alkaline phosphatase (SmAP), phosphodiesterase (SmNPP5), ATP diphosphohydrolase (SmATPDase1), serine protease Sk1, SmSP2, and Sm22.6, which can interfere with platelet normal functioning. This report provides comprehensive, up-to-date information on platelet abnormalities observed in patients with schistosomiasis, highlighting their importance in the disease progression and complications. It delves into the interactions between platelets and schistosomes, including the impact of platelet dysfunction on hemostasis and immune responses, immune-mediated platelet destruction, and the potential mechanisms by which schistosome tegumental ectoenzymes affect platelets. Furthermore, the report clarifies the relationship between platelet abnormalities and clinical manifestations such as thrombocytopenia, coagulation disorders, and the emergence of portal hypertension and gastrointestinal bleeding. Understanding the complex interplay between platelets and schistosomes is crucial for improving patient management and outcomes in schistosomiasis, particularly for those with platelet alterations. This knowledge contributes to improved diagnostic methods, innovative treatment strategies, and global efforts to control and eliminate schistosomiasis.
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- Ali Abdelfattah
- Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, The Hashemite University, Zarqa, 13133, Jordan.
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- Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, The Hashemite University, Zarqa, 13133, Jordan
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- Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, The Hashemite University, Zarqa, 13133, Jordan
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Song H, Hao D, Zhou J, Farmer D, Wang A. Development of pro-angiogenic skin substitutes for wound healing. Wound Repair Regen 2024; 32:208-216. [PMID: 38308588 DOI: 10.1111/wrr.13154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2023] [Revised: 11/13/2023] [Accepted: 12/12/2023] [Indexed: 02/05/2024]
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Wounds pose significant challenges to public health, primarily due to the loss of the mechanical integrity and barrier function of the skin and impaired angiogenesis, causing physical morbidities and psychological trauma to affect patients. Reconstructing the vasculature of the wound bed is crucial for promoting wound healing, reducing scar formation and enhancing the quality of life for patients. The development of pro-angiogenic skin substitutes has emerged as a promising strategy to facilitate vascularization and expedite the healing process of burn wounds. This review provides an overview of the various types of skin substitutes employed in wound healing, explicitly emphasising those designed to enhance angiogenesis. Synthetic scaffolds, biological matrices and tissue-engineered constructs incorporating stem cells and primary cells, cell-derived extracellular vesicles (EVs), pro-angiogenic growth factors and peptides, as well as gene therapy-based skin substitutes are thoroughly examined. The review summarises the existing challenges, future directions and potential innovations in pro-angiogenic dressing for skin substitutes. It highlights the need for continued research to develop new technologies and combine multiple strategies and factors, and to overcome obstacles and advance the field, ultimately leading to improved outcomes for wound patients.
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- Hengyue Song
- Center for Surgical Bioengineering, Department of Surgery, UC Davis Health, Sacramento, California, USA
- Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery, The Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, People's Republic of China
- Institute for Pediatric Regenerative Medicine, Shriners Hospitals for Children, Sacramento, California, USA
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- Center for Surgical Bioengineering, Department of Surgery, UC Davis Health, Sacramento, California, USA
- Institute for Pediatric Regenerative Medicine, Shriners Hospitals for Children, Sacramento, California, USA
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- Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery, The Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, People's Republic of China
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- Center for Surgical Bioengineering, Department of Surgery, UC Davis Health, Sacramento, California, USA
- Institute for Pediatric Regenerative Medicine, Shriners Hospitals for Children, Sacramento, California, USA
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- Center for Surgical Bioengineering, Department of Surgery, UC Davis Health, Sacramento, California, USA
- Institute for Pediatric Regenerative Medicine, Shriners Hospitals for Children, Sacramento, California, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, UC Davis, Davis, California, USA
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Liu C, Liu C, Shi Z, Yu D, Wang X, Liu S, Wang X, Huang F. A peptide-engineered alginate aerogel with synergistic blood-absorbing and platelet-binding capabilities to rapidly stop bleeding. Carbohydr Polym 2023; 321:121254. [PMID: 37739517 DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2023.121254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2023] [Revised: 07/30/2023] [Accepted: 08/01/2023] [Indexed: 09/24/2023]
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Polysaccharide matrix infused with hemostasis-stimulating chemistry represents a critical medical need of bleeding management. Herein, we describe the development of a polysaccharide-peptide conjugate platform, an alginate engineered with fibrinogen-derived platelet-binding peptides (APE). The alginate backbone was found to allow for multivalent grafting of the peptides. Processing APE conjugate into crosslinked aerogels promoted platelet accumulation, leading to a significant reduction in the coagulation time of whole rabbit blood and improving the stability of the formed clot. The APE aerogels also exhibited a high porosity and fluid uptake capacity (>90 in weight ratio) as well as good biocompatibility in hemostasis. Furthermore, in vivo studies conducted in rat models of tail cut and hepatic hemorrhage showed that APE aerogels reduced bleeding time by >58 % and blood loss by >61 %. The platelet-enrichment capacity of the APE construct synergized by high absorbency in its aerogel form offers a prototype for customized polysaccharide hemostats.
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- Chengkun Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), 66 West Changjiang Road, Qingdao, Shandong 266580, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), 66 West Changjiang Road, Qingdao, Shandong 266580, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), 66 West Changjiang Road, Qingdao, Shandong 266580, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), 66 West Changjiang Road, Qingdao, Shandong 266580, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), 66 West Changjiang Road, Qingdao, Shandong 266580, China
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- Medical Research Center, the Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong 266550, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), 66 West Changjiang Road, Qingdao, Shandong 266580, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), 66 West Changjiang Road, Qingdao, Shandong 266580, China
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Bentsen S, Jensen JK, Christensen E, Petersen LR, Grandjean CE, Follin B, Madsen JS, Christensen C, Clemmensen A, Binderup T, Hasbak P, Ripa RS, Kjaer A. [ 68Ga]Ga-NODAGA-E[(cRGDyK)] 2 angiogenesis PET following myocardial infarction in an experimental rat model predicts cardiac functional parameters and development of heart failure. J Nucl Cardiol 2023; 30:2073-2084. [PMID: 37127725 PMCID: PMC10558373 DOI: 10.1007/s12350-023-03265-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2022] [Accepted: 03/11/2023] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Angiogenesis has increasingly been a target for imaging and treatment over the last decade. The integrin αvβ3 is highly expressed in cells during angiogenesis and are therefore a promising target for imaging. In this study, we aimed to investigate the PET tracer [68Ga]Ga-RGD as a marker of angiogenesis following MI and its ability to predict cardiac functional parameters. METHODS First, the real-time interaction between [68Ga]Ga-RGD and integrin αvβ3 was investigated using surface plasmon resonance (SPR). Second, an animal study was performed to investigate the [68Ga]Ga-RGD uptake in the infarcted area after one and four weeks following MI in a rat model (MI = 68, sham surgery = 36). Finally, the specificity of the [68Ga]Ga-RGD tracer was evaluated ex vivo using histology, autoradiography, gamma counting and flow cytometry. RESULTS SPR showed that [68Ga]Ga-RGD has a high affinity for integrin αvβ3, forming a strong and stable binding. PET/CT showed a significantly higher uptake of [68Ga]Ga-RGD in the infarcted area compared to sham one week (p < 0.001) and four weeks (p < 0.001) after MI. The uptake of [68Ga]Ga-RGD after one week correlated to end diastolic volume (r = 0.74, p < 0.001) and ejection fraction (r = - 0.71, p < 0.001) after four weeks. CONCLUSION This study demonstrates that [68Ga]Ga-RGD has a high affinity for integrin αvβ3, which enables the evaluation of angiogenesis and remodeling. The [68Ga]Ga-RGD uptake after one week indicates that [68Ga]Ga-RGD may be used as an early predictor of cardiac functional parameters and possible development of heart failure after MI. These encouraging data supports the clinical translation and future use in MI patients.
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- Simon Bentsen
- Department of Clinical Physiology, Nuclear Medicine & PET and Cluster for Molecular Imaging, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Rigshospitalet and University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Physiology, Nuclear Medicine & PET and Cluster for Molecular Imaging, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Rigshospitalet and University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Physiology, Nuclear Medicine & PET and Cluster for Molecular Imaging, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Rigshospitalet and University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Health Technology, Section for Biotherapeutic Engineering and Drug Targeting, Technical University of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Physiology, Nuclear Medicine & PET and Cluster for Molecular Imaging, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Rigshospitalet and University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Health Technology, Section for Biotherapeutic Engineering and Drug Targeting, Technical University of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Physiology, Nuclear Medicine & PET and Cluster for Molecular Imaging, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Rigshospitalet and University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Physiology, Nuclear Medicine & PET and Cluster for Molecular Imaging, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Rigshospitalet and University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Cardiology Stem Cell Centre, The Heart Centre, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Physiology, Nuclear Medicine & PET and Cluster for Molecular Imaging, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Rigshospitalet and University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Physiology, Nuclear Medicine & PET and Cluster for Molecular Imaging, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Rigshospitalet and University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Physiology, Nuclear Medicine & PET and Cluster for Molecular Imaging, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Rigshospitalet and University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Physiology, Nuclear Medicine & PET and Cluster for Molecular Imaging, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Rigshospitalet and University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Physiology, Nuclear Medicine & PET and Cluster for Molecular Imaging, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Rigshospitalet and University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Physiology, Nuclear Medicine & PET and Cluster for Molecular Imaging, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Rigshospitalet and University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Physiology, Nuclear Medicine & PET and Cluster for Molecular Imaging, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Rigshospitalet and University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Gerencer M, McGuffin LJ. Are the integrin binding motifs within SARS CoV-2 spike protein and MHC class II alleles playing the key role in COVID-19? Front Immunol 2023; 14:1177691. [PMID: 37492575 PMCID: PMC10364474 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1177691] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2023] [Accepted: 05/22/2023] [Indexed: 07/27/2023] Open
Abstract
The previous studies on the RGD motif (aa403-405) within the SARS CoV-2 spike (S) protein receptor binding domain (RBD) suggest that the RGD motif binding integrin(s) may play an important role in infection of the host cells. We also discussed the possible role of two other integrin binding motifs that are present in S protein: LDI (aa585-587) and ECD (661-663), the motifs used by some other viruses in the course of infection. The MultiFOLD models for protein structure analysis have shown that the ECD motif is clearly accessible in the S protein, whereas the RGD and LDI motifs are partially accessible. Furthermore, the amino acids that are present in Epstein-Barr virus protein (EBV) gp42 playing very important role in binding to the HLA-DRB1 molecule and in the subsequent immune response evasion, are also present in the S protein heptad repeat-2. Our MultiFOLD model analyses have shown that these amino acids are clearly accessible on the surface in each S protein chain as monomers and in the homotrimer complex and bind to HLA-DRB1 β chain. Therefore, they may have the identical role in SARS CoV-2 immune evasion as in EBV infection. The prediction analyses of the MHC class II binding peptides within the S protein have shown that the RGD motif is present in the core 9-mer peptide IRGDEVRQI within the two HLA-DRB1*03:01 and HLA-DRB3*01.01 strong binding 15-mer peptides suggesting that RGD motif may be the potential immune epitope. Accordingly, infected HLA-DRB1*03:01 or HLA-DRB3*01.01 positive individuals may develop high affinity anti-RGD motif antibodies that react with the RGD motif in the host proteins, like fibrinogen, thrombin or von Willebrand factor, affecting haemostasis or participating in autoimmune disorders.
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Reading, Reading, United Kingdom
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Angelidakis E, Chen S, Zhang S, Wan Z, Kamm RD, Shelton SE. Impact of Fibrinogen, Fibrin Thrombi, and Thrombin on Cancer Cell Extravasation Using In Vitro Microvascular Networks. Adv Healthc Mater 2023; 12:e2202984. [PMID: 37119127 PMCID: PMC10524192 DOI: 10.1002/adhm.202202984] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2022] [Revised: 04/25/2023] [Indexed: 04/30/2023]
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A bidirectional association exists between metastatic dissemination and the hypercoagulable state associated with many types of cancer. As such, clinical studies have provided evidence that markers associated with elevated levels of coagulation and fibrinolysis correlate with decreased patient survival. However, elucidating the mechanisms underpinning the effects of different components of the coagulation system on metastasis formation is challenging both in animal models and 2D models lacking the complex cellular interactions necessary to model both thrombosis and metastasis. Here, an in vitro, 3D, microvascular model for observing the formation of fibrin thrombi is described, which is in turn used to study how different aspects of the hypercoagulable state associated with cancer affect the endothelium. Using this platform, cancer cells expressing ICAM-1 are shown to form a fibrinogen-dependent bridge and transmigrate through the endothelium more effectively. Cancer cells are also demonstrated to interact with fibrin thrombi, using them to adhere, spread, and enhance their extravasation efficiency. Finally, thrombin is also shown to enhance cancer cell extravasation. This system presents a physiologically relevant model of fibrin clot formation in the human microvasculature, enabling in-depth investigation of the cellular interactions between cancer cells and the coagulation system affecting cancer cell extravasation.
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- Emmanouil Angelidakis
- Department of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
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- Department of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
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- Department of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
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- Department of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
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- Department of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
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- Department of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
- Department of Medical Oncology, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, 02215, USA
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Munoz-Torres JR, Martínez-González SB, Lozano-Luján AD, Martínez-Vázquez MC, Velasco-Elizondo P, Garza-Veloz I, Martinez-Fierro ML. Biological properties and surgical applications of the human amniotic membrane. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2023; 10:1067480. [PMID: 36698632 PMCID: PMC9868191 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2022.1067480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2022] [Accepted: 12/22/2022] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
Abstract
The amniotic membrane (AM) is the inner part of the placenta. It has been used therapeutically for the last century. The biological proprieties of AM include immunomodulatory, anti-scarring, anti-microbial, pro or anti-angiogenic (surface dependent), and tissue growth promotion. Because of these, AM is a functional tissue for the treatment of different pathologies. The AM is today part of the treatment for various conditions such as wounds, ulcers, burns, adhesions, and skin injury, among others, with surgical resolution. This review focuses on the current surgical areas, including gynecology, plastic surgery, gastrointestinal, traumatology, neurosurgery, and ophthalmology, among others, that use AM as a therapeutic option to increase the success rate of surgical procedures. Currently there are articles describing the mechanisms of action of AM, some therapeutic implications and the use in surgeries of specific surgical areas, this prevents knowing the therapeutic response of AM when used in surgeries of different organs or tissues. Therefore, we described the use of AM in various surgical specialties along with the mechanisms of action, helping to improve the understanding of the therapeutic targets and achieving an adequate perspective of the surgical utility of AM with a particular emphasis on regenerative medicine.
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Kearney KJ, Ariëns RAS, Macrae FL. The Role of Fibrin(ogen) in Wound Healing and Infection Control. Semin Thromb Hemost 2021; 48:174-187. [PMID: 34428799 DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1732467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Fibrinogen, one of the most abundant plasma proteins playing a key role in hemostasis, is an important modulator of wound healing and host defense against microbes. In the current review, we address the role of fibrin(ogen) throughout the process of wound healing and subsequent tissue repair. Initially fibrin(ogen) acts as a provisional matrix supporting incoming leukocytes and acting as reservoir for growth factors. It later goes on to support re-epithelialization, angiogenesis, and fibroplasia. Importantly, removal of fibrin(ogen) from the wound is essential for wound healing to progress. We also discuss how fibrin(ogen) functions through several mechanisms to protect the host against bacterial infection by providing a physical barrier, entrapment of bacteria in fibrin(ogen) networks, and by directing immune cell function. The central role of fibrin(ogen) in defense against bacterial infection has made it a target of bacterial proteins, evolved to interact with fibrin(ogen) to manipulate clot formation and degradation for the purpose of promoting microbial virulence and survival. Further understanding of the dual roles of fibrin(ogen) in wound healing and infection could provide novel means of therapy to improve recovery from surgical or chronic wounds and help to prevent infection from highly virulent bacterial strains, including those resistant to antibiotics.
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- Katherine J Kearney
- Discovery and Translational Science Department, Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- Discovery and Translational Science Department, Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom.,Department of Biochemistry, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Discovery and Translational Science Department, Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
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Galanakis DK, Protopopova A, Zhang L, Li K, Marmorat C, Scheiner T, Koo J, Savitt AG, Rafailovich M, Weisel J. Fibers Generated by Plasma Des-AA Fibrin Monomers and Protofibril/Fibrinogen Clusters Bind Platelets: Clinical and Nonclinical Implications. TH OPEN 2021; 5:e273-e285. [PMID: 34240000 PMCID: PMC8260279 DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1725976] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2020] [Accepted: 01/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Objective Soluble fibrin (SF) is a substantial component of plasma fibrinogen (fg), but its composition, functions, and clinical relevance remain unclear. The study aimed to evaluate the molecular composition and procoagulant function(s) of SF. Materials and Methods Cryoprecipitable, SF-rich (FR) and cryosoluble, SF-depleted (FD) fg isolates were prepared and adsorbed on one hydrophilic and two hydrophobic surfaces and scanned by atomic force microscopy (AFM). Standard procedures were used for fibrin polymerization, crosslinking by factor XIII, electrophoresis, and platelet adhesion. Results Relative to FD fg, thrombin-induced polymerization of FR fg was accelerated and that induced by reptilase was markedly delayed, attributable to its decreased (fibrinopeptide A) FpA. FR fg adsorption to each surface yielded polymeric clusters and co-cryoprecipitable solitary monomers. Cluster components were crosslinked by factor XIII and comprised ≤21% of FR fg. In contrast to FD fg, FR fg adsorption on hydrophobic surfaces resulted in fiber generation enabled by both clusters and solitary monomers. This began with numerous short protofibrils, which following prolonged adsorption increased in number and length and culminated in surface-linked three-dimensional fiber networks that bound platelets. Conclusion The abundance of adsorbed protofibrils resulted from (1) protofibril/fg clusters whose fg was dissociated during adsorption, and (2) adsorbed des-AA monomers that attracted solution counterparts initiating protofibril assembly and elongation by their continued incorporation. The substantial presence of both components in transfused plasma and cryoprecipitate augments hemostasis by accelerating thrombin-induced fibrin polymerization and by tightly anchoring the resulting clot to the underlying wound or to other abnormal vascular surfaces.
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- Dennis K Galanakis
- Department of Pathology, Stony Brook University School of Medicine, Stony Brook, New York
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Stony Brook University School of Medicine, Stony Brook, New York
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Hou Y, Li J, Guan S, Witte F. The therapeutic potential of MSC-EVs as a bioactive material for wound healing. ENGINEERED REGENERATION 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.engreg.2021.11.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Brown A, He H, Trumper E, Valdez J, Hammond P, Griffith LG. Engineering PEG-based hydrogels to foster efficient endothelial network formation in free-swelling and confined microenvironments. Biomaterials 2020; 243:119921. [PMID: 32172030 PMCID: PMC7203641 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2020.119921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2019] [Revised: 02/22/2020] [Accepted: 02/25/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
Abstract
In vitro tissue engineered models are poised to have significant impact on disease modeling and preclinical drug development. Reliable methods to induce microvascular networks in such microphysiological systems are needed to improve the size and physiological function of these models. By systematically engineering several physical and biomolecular properties of the cellular microenvironment (including crosslinking density, polymer density, adhesion ligand concentration, and degradability), we establish design principles that describe how synthetic matrix properties influence vascular morphogenesis in modular and tunable hydrogels based on commercial 8-arm poly (ethylene glycol) (PEG8a) macromers. We apply these design principles to generate endothelial networks that exhibit consistent morphology throughout depths of hydrogel greater than 1 mm. These PEG8a-based hydrogels have relatively high volumetric swelling ratios (>1.5), which limits their utility in confined environments such as microfluidic devices. To overcome this limitation, we mitigate swelling by incorporating a highly functional PEG-grafted alpha-helical poly (propargyl-l-glutamate) (PPLGgPEG) macromer along with the canonical 8-arm PEG8a macromer in gel formation. This hydrogel platform supports enhanced endothelial morphogenesis in neutral-swelling environments. Finally, we incorporate PEG8a-PPLGgPEG gels into microfluidic devices and demonstrate improved diffusion kinetics and microvascular network formation in situ compared to PEG8a-based gels.
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- Alexander Brown
- Department of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
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- Department of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
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- Department of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA; Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
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- Department of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA; Center for Gynepathology Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA.
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Abstract
Integrins are heterodimeric cell surface receptors ensuring the mechanical connection between cells and the extracellular matrix. In addition to the anchorage of cells to the extracellular matrix, these receptors have critical functions in intracellular signaling, but are also taking center stage in many physiological and pathological conditions. In this review, we provide some historical, structural, and physiological notes so that the diverse functions of these receptors can be appreciated and put into the context of the emerging field of mechanobiology. We propose that the exciting journey of the exploration of these receptors will continue for at least another new generation of researchers.
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- Michael Bachmann
- Department of Cell Physiology and Metabolism, University of Geneva, Centre Médical Universitaire , Geneva , Switzerland ; and Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University, and Fimlab Laboratories , Tampere , Finland
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- Department of Cell Physiology and Metabolism, University of Geneva, Centre Médical Universitaire , Geneva , Switzerland ; and Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University, and Fimlab Laboratories , Tampere , Finland
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- Department of Cell Physiology and Metabolism, University of Geneva, Centre Médical Universitaire , Geneva , Switzerland ; and Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University, and Fimlab Laboratories , Tampere , Finland
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- Department of Cell Physiology and Metabolism, University of Geneva, Centre Médical Universitaire , Geneva , Switzerland ; and Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University, and Fimlab Laboratories , Tampere , Finland
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Viela F, Speziale P, Pietrocola G, Dufrêne YF. Mechanostability of the Fibrinogen Bridge between Staphylococcal Surface Protein ClfA and Endothelial Cell Integrin α Vβ 3. NANO LETTERS 2019; 19:7400-7410. [PMID: 31532212 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.9b03080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Binding of the Staphylococcus aureus surface protein clumping factor A (ClfA) to endothelial cell integrin αVβ3 plays a crucial role during sepsis, by causing endothelial cell apoptosis and loss of barrier integrity. ClfA uses the blood plasma protein fibrinogen (Fg) to bind to αVβ3 but how this is achieved at the molecular level is not known. Here we investigate the mechanical strength of the three-component ClfA-Fg-αVβ3 interaction on living bacteria, by means of single-molecule experiments. We find that the ClfA-Fg-αVβ3 ternary complex is extremely stable, being able to sustain forces (∼800 pN) that are much stronger than those of classical bonds between integrins and the Arg-Gly-Asp (RGD) tripeptide sequence (∼100 pN). Adhesion forces between single bacteria and αVβ3 are strongly inhibited by an anti-αVβ3 antibody, the RGD peptide, and the cyclic RGD peptide cilengitide, showing that formation of the complex involves RGD-dependent binding sites and can be efficiently inhibited by αVβ3 blockers. Collectively, our experiments favor a binding mechanism involving the extraordinary elasticity of Fg. In the absence of mechanical stress, RGD572-574 sequences in the Aα chains mediate weak binding to αVβ3, whereas under high mechanical stress exposure of cryptic Aα chain RGD95-97 sequences leads to extremely strong binding to the integrin. Our results identify an unexpected and previously undescribed force-dependent binding mechanism between ClfA and αVβ3 on endothelial cells, which could represent a potential target to fight staphylococcal bloodstream infections.
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- Felipe Viela
- Louvain Institute of Biomolecular Science and Technology, UCLouvain , Croix du Sud, 4-5, bte L7.07.06, B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve , Belgium
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Unit of Biochemistry , University of Pavia , Viale Taramelli 3/b , 27100 Pavia , Italy
- Department of Industrial and Information Engineering , University of Pavia , 27100 Pavia , Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Unit of Biochemistry , University of Pavia , Viale Taramelli 3/b , 27100 Pavia , Italy
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- Louvain Institute of Biomolecular Science and Technology, UCLouvain , Croix du Sud, 4-5, bte L7.07.06, B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve , Belgium
- Walloon Excellence in Life sciences and Biotechnology (WELBIO) , 1300 Wavre , Belgium
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Lee KM, Kim JH, Choi ES, Kim E, Choi SK, Jeon WB. RGD-containing elastin-like polypeptide improves islet transplantation outcomes in diabetic mice. Acta Biomater 2019; 94:351-360. [PMID: 31200117 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2019.06.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2019] [Revised: 05/24/2019] [Accepted: 06/10/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Successful islet transplantation critically depends on the isolation of healthy islets. However, the islet isolation procedure itself contributes to islet death due to the destruction of intra- and peri-islet extracellular matrices (ECMs) during digestion. We investigated whether an RGD-containing elastin-like polypeptide (REP) could function as a self-assembling matrix to replenish ECMs and protects islets from cell death. Immediately following isolation, islets were coated with REP coacervate particles via isothermal adsorption of an REP solution followed by thermal gelation. REP-coated islets displayed increased viability and insulin secretory capacity in pretransplant culture compared to untreated islets. Co-transplantation of REP-treated islets and REP beneath the renal sub-capsule in streptozotocin-induced diabetic mice restored normoglycemia and serum insulin levels. Mice that received co-transplants maintained normoglycemia for a longer period of time than those receiving untreated islets without REP. Moreover, co-transplantation sites exhibited enhanced β-cell proliferation and vascularization. Thus, the REP-based coacervation strategy improve the survival, function and therapeutic potential of transplanted islets. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: 1). An artificial matrix polypeptide comprised of thermoresponsive elastin-like peptides and integrin-stimulatory RGD ligands (REP) to reconstitute damaged or lost matrices. 2). Through body temperature-induced coacervation, REP reconstitutes intra-islet environment and enhances islet viability and insulin secretion by activating the pro-survival and insulin signaling pathways. 3). REP-coated islets were transplanted together with the matrix polypeptide under the kidney sub-capsule of mice, it develops a new peri-insular environment, which protects the islet grafts from immune rejection thus extending islet longevity. 4). Our data suggest that in situ self-assembly of biomimetic islet environments become a new platform allowing for improved islet transplantation at extrahepatic sites.
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- Kyeong-Min Lee
- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Cellular Engineering, Companion Diagnostics and Medical Technology Research Group, Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology, Daegu 42988, Republic of Korea
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Cellular Engineering, Companion Diagnostics and Medical Technology Research Group, Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology, Daegu 42988, Republic of Korea
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Cellular Engineering, Companion Diagnostics and Medical Technology Research Group, Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology, Daegu 42988, Republic of Korea
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Cellular Engineering, Companion Diagnostics and Medical Technology Research Group, Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology, Daegu 42988, Republic of Korea
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- Core Protein Resources Center, Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology, Daegu 42988, Republic of Korea
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Cellular Engineering, Companion Diagnostics and Medical Technology Research Group, Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology, Daegu 42988, Republic of Korea.
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Rodrigues M, Kosaric N, Bonham CA, Gurtner GC. Wound Healing: A Cellular Perspective. Physiol Rev 2019; 99:665-706. [PMID: 30475656 PMCID: PMC6442927 DOI: 10.1152/physrev.00067.2017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1233] [Impact Index Per Article: 246.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2017] [Revised: 06/25/2018] [Accepted: 06/28/2018] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Wound healing is one of the most complex processes in the human body. It involves the spatial and temporal synchronization of a variety of cell types with distinct roles in the phases of hemostasis, inflammation, growth, re-epithelialization, and remodeling. With the evolution of single cell technologies, it has been possible to uncover phenotypic and functional heterogeneity within several of these cell types. There have also been discoveries of rare, stem cell subsets within the skin, which are unipotent in the uninjured state, but become multipotent following skin injury. Unraveling the roles of each of these cell types and their interactions with each other is important in understanding the mechanisms of normal wound closure. Changes in the microenvironment including alterations in mechanical forces, oxygen levels, chemokines, extracellular matrix and growth factor synthesis directly impact cellular recruitment and activation, leading to impaired states of wound healing. Single cell technologies can be used to decipher these cellular alterations in diseased states such as in chronic wounds and hypertrophic scarring so that effective therapeutic solutions for healing wounds can be developed.
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- Melanie Rodrigues
- Department of Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine , Stanford, California
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- Department of Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine , Stanford, California
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- Department of Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine , Stanford, California
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- Department of Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine , Stanford, California
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Heher P, Mühleder S, Mittermayr R, Redl H, Slezak P. Fibrin-based delivery strategies for acute and chronic wound healing. Adv Drug Deliv Rev 2018; 129:134-147. [PMID: 29247766 DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2017.12.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2017] [Revised: 10/24/2017] [Accepted: 12/09/2017] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Fibrin, a natural hydrogel, is the end product of the physiological blood coagulation cascade and naturally involved in wound healing. Beyond its role in hemostasis, it acts as a local reservoir for growth factors and as a provisional matrix for invading cells that drive the regenerative process. Its unique intrinsic features do not only promote wound healing directly via modulation of cell behavior but it can also be fine-tuned to evolve into a delivery system for sustained release of therapeutic biomolecules, cells and gene vectors. To further augment tissue regeneration potential, current strategies exploit and modify the chemical and physical characteristics of fibrin to employ combined incorporation of several factors and their timed release. In this work we show advanced therapeutic approaches employing fibrin matrices in wound healing and cover the many possibilities fibrin offers to the field of regenerative medicine.
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Riedelová-Reicheltová Z, Kotlín R, Suttnar J, Geierová V, Riedel T, Májek P, Dyr JE. A novel natural mutation AαPhe98Ile in the fibrinogen coiled-coil affects fibrinogen function. Thromb Haemost 2017; 111:79-87. [DOI: 10.1160/th13-04-0267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2013] [Accepted: 09/05/2013] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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SummaryThe aim of this study was to investigate the structure and function of fibrinogen obtained from a patient with normal coagulation times and idiopathic thrombophilia. This was done by SDS-PAGE and DNA sequence analyses, scanning electron microscopy, fibrinopeptide release, fibrin polymerisation initiated by thrombin and reptilase, fibrinolysis, and platelet aggregometry. A novel heterozygous point mutation in the fibrinogen Aα chain, Phe98 to Ile, was found and designated as fibrinogen Vizovice. The mutation, which is located in the RGDF sequence (Aα 95–98) of the fibrinogen coiled-coil region, significantly affected fibrin clot morphology. Namely, the clot formed by fibrinogen Vizovice contained thinner and curled fibrin fibers with reduced length. Lysis of the clots prepared from Vizovice plasma and isolated fibrinogen were found to be impaired. The lysis rate of Vizovice clots was almost four times slower than the lysis rate of control clots. In the presence of platelets agonists the mutant fibrinogen caused increased platelet aggregation. The data obtained show that natural mutation of Phe98 to Ile in the fibrinogen Aα chain influences lateral aggregation of fibrin protofibrils, fibrinolysis, and platelet aggregation. They also suggest that delayed fibrinolysis, together with the abnormal fibrin network morphology and increased platelet aggregation, may be the direct cause of thrombotic complications in the patient associated with pregnancy loss.
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Deepthi S, Jayakumar R. Alginate nanobeads interspersed fibrin network as in situ forming hydrogel for soft tissue engineering. Bioact Mater 2017; 3:194-200. [PMID: 29744457 PMCID: PMC5935774 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioactmat.2017.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2017] [Revised: 09/23/2017] [Accepted: 09/25/2017] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Hydrogels are a class of materials that has the property of injectability and in situ gel formation. This property of hydrogels is manipulated in this study to develop a biomimetic bioresorbable injectable system of alginate nanobeads interspersed in fibrin network. Alginate nanobeads developed by calcium cross-linking yielded a size of 200–500 nm. The alginate nanobeads fibrin hydrogel was formed using dual syringe apparatus. Characterization of the in situ injectable hydrogel was done by SEM, FTIR and Rheometer. The developed hydrogel showed mechanical strength of 19 kPa which provides the suitable compliance for soft tissue engineering. Cytocompatibility studies using human umbilical cord blood derived mesenchymal stem cells showed good attachment, proliferation and infiltration within the hydrogel similar to fibrin gel. The developed in situ forming hydrogel could be a suitable delivery carrier of stem cells for soft tissue regeneration. Alginate nanobeads interspersed in fibrin network formed in situ hydrogel. The developed in situ hydrogel mimics native soft tissue elasticity. Enhanced mesenchymal stem cell proliferation and infiltration observed on hydrogel. This injectable in situ gel forms suitable substrate for soft tissue reconstruction.
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Amri Y, Jouini H, Becheur M, Dabboubi R, Mahjoub B, Messaoud T, Sfar MT, Casini A, de Moerloose P, Toumi NEH. Fibrinogen Mahdia: A congenitally abnormal fibrinogen characterized by defective fibrin polymerization. Haemophilia 2017; 23:e340-e347. [DOI: 10.1111/hae.13268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/10/2017] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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- Y. Amri
- Hematology Laboratory; Bechir Hamza Children's Hospital; Tunis Tunisia
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- Hematology Laboratory; Bechir Hamza Children's Hospital; Tunis Tunisia
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- Hematology Laboratory; Bechir Hamza Children's Hospital; Tunis Tunisia
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- Biochemistry Laboratory; Bechir Hamza Children's Hospital; Tunis Tunisia
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- Department of Pediatrics; Tahar Sfar University Hospital; Mahdia Tunisia
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- Biochemistry Laboratory; Bechir Hamza Children's Hospital; Tunis Tunisia
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- Department of Pediatrics; Tahar Sfar University Hospital; Mahdia Tunisia
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- Division of Angiology and Haemostasis; University Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine of Geneva; Geneva Switzerland
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- Division of Angiology and Haemostasis; University Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine of Geneva; Geneva Switzerland
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- Hematology Laboratory; Bechir Hamza Children's Hospital; Tunis Tunisia
- Department of Clinical Biology A; Faculty of Pharmacy; Monastir Tunisia
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Chang YT, Shiu JH, Huang CH, Chen YC, Chen CY, Chang YS, Chuang WJ. Effects of the RGD loop and C-terminus of rhodostomin on regulating integrin αIIbβ3 recognition. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0175321. [PMID: 28399159 PMCID: PMC5388508 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0175321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2016] [Accepted: 03/23/2017] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Rhodostomin (Rho) is a medium disintegrin containing a 48PRGDMP motif. We here showed that Rho proteins with P48A, M52W, and P53N mutations can selectively inhibit integrin αIIbβ3. To study the roles of the RGD loop and C-terminal region in disintegrins, we expressed Rho 48PRGDMP and 48ARGDWN mutants in Pichia pastoris containing 65P, 65PR, 65PRYH, 65PRNGLYG, and 65PRNPWNG C-terminal sequences. The effect of C-terminal region on their integrin binding affinities was αIIbβ3 > αvβ3 ≥ α5β1, and the 48ARGDWN-65PRNPWNG protein was the most selective integrin αIIbβ3 mutant. The 48ARGDWN-65PRYH, 48ARGDWN-65PRNGLYG, and 48ARGDWN-65PRNPWNG mutants had similar activities in inhibiting platelet aggregation and the binding of fibrinogen to platelet. In contrast, 48ARGDWN-65PRYH and 48ARGDWN-65PRNGLYG exhibited 2.9- and 3.0-fold decreases in inhibiting cell adhesion in comparison with that of 48ARGDWN-65PRNPWNG. Based on the results of cell adhesion, platelet aggregation and the binding of fibrinogen to platelet inhibited by ARGDWN mutants, integrin αIIbβ3 bound differently to immobilized and soluble fibrinogen. NMR structural analyses of 48ARGDWN-65PRYH, 48ARGDWN-65PRNGLYG, and 48ARGDWN-65PRNPWNG mutants demonstrated that their C-terminal regions interacted with the RGD loop. In particular, the W52 sidechain of 48ARGDWN interacted with H68 of 65PRYH, L69 of 65PRNGLYG, and N70 of 65PRNPWNG, respectively. The docking of the 48ARGDWN-65PRNPWNG mutant into integrin αIIbβ3 showed that the N70 residue formed hydrogen bonds with the αIIb D159 residue, and the W69 residue formed cation-π interaction with the β3 K125 residue. These results provide the first structural evidence that the interactions between the RGD loop and C-terminus of medium disintegrins depend on their amino acid sequences, resulting in their functional differences in the binding and selectivity of integrins.
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- Yao-Tsung Chang
- Institute of Basic Medical Sciences and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Institute of Basic Medical Sciences and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Institute of Basic Medical Sciences and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Institute of Basic Medical Sciences and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Institute of Basic Medical Sciences and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biopharmaceutical Sciences, National Cheng Kung University College of Medicine, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Institute of Basic Medical Sciences and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Tainan, Taiwan
- Institute of Biopharmaceutical Sciences, National Cheng Kung University College of Medicine, Tainan, Taiwan
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Thorpe SD, Lee DA. Dynamic regulation of nuclear architecture and mechanics-a rheostatic role for the nucleus in tailoring cellular mechanosensitivity. Nucleus 2017; 8:287-300. [PMID: 28152338 PMCID: PMC5499908 DOI: 10.1080/19491034.2017.1285988] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Nuclear architecture, a function of both chromatin and nucleoskeleton structure, is known to change with stem cell differentiation and differs between various somatic cell types. These changes in nuclear architecture are associated with the regulation of gene expression and genome function in a cell-type specific manner. Biophysical stimuli are known effectors of differentiation and also elicit stimuli-specific changes in nuclear architecture. This occurs via the process of mechanotransduction whereby extracellular mechanical forces activate several well characterized signaling cascades of cytoplasmic origin, and potentially some recently elucidated signaling cascades originating in the nucleus. Recent work has demonstrated changes in nuclear mechanics both with pluripotency state in embryonic stem cells, and with differentiation progression in adult mesenchymal stem cells. This review explores the interplay between cytoplasmic and nuclear mechanosensitivity, highlighting a role for the nucleus as a rheostat in tuning the cellular mechano-response.
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- Stephen D Thorpe
- a Institute of Bioengineering, School of Engineering and Materials Science , Queen Mary University of London , London , UK
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- a Institute of Bioengineering, School of Engineering and Materials Science , Queen Mary University of London , London , UK
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Sadeghi-Ataabadi M, Mostafavi-Pour Z, Vojdani Z, Sani M, Latifi M, Talaei-Khozani T. Fabrication and characterization of platelet-rich plasma scaffolds for tissue engineering applications. MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING. C, MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS 2016; 71:372-380. [PMID: 27987720 DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2016.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2016] [Revised: 09/27/2016] [Accepted: 10/01/2016] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP), as a rich source of growth factor, can form a fibrin gel that recapitulates the extracellular matrix of the tissues. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of different concentrations of CaCl2 on the PRP scaffold structure which in turn could change the cell's behavior. PRP was mixed with 2.5, 5 and 10% (w/v) CaCl2. Then, the tensile strength, biodegradability and water content of the scaffolds were evaluated. We also performed immunostaining for assessment of the actin stress fiber orientation and SEM for detecting the cell phenotype and physical properties of the fibers. Cell viability, attachment and migration were also evaluated. The highest cell attachment and short term proliferation rate was observed on the scaffolds with 2.5% CaCl2. The cells cultured on the scaffold with higher CaCl2 concentration had fusiform phenotype with few cell processes and parallel arrangement of stress fibers while those cultured on the other scaffolds were fibroblast-like with more processes and net-like stress fibers. The scaffolds with 10% CaCl2 demonstrated the highest osmolarity (358.75±4.99mOsmole), fiber thickness (302.1±54.3nm), pore size (332.1±118.9nm2) and the longest clotting time (12.2±0.776min) compared with the other scaffolds. Water content, branching angle, porosity, orientation and tensile strength did not change by gelation with different CaCl2 concentrations. In conclusion, the cell shape, viability and proliferation were modified by culturing on the PRP scaffolds prepared with various concentrations of CaCl2, and as a result, the scaffolds showed different physical and biological properties.
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- Mahmoud Sadeghi-Ataabadi
- Tissue engineering Lab, Anatomy department, Medical School, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Iran
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- Recombinant protein lab, Department of Biochemistry, Medical School, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Iran
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- Tissue engineering Lab, Anatomy department, Medical School, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Iran
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- Tissue engineering Lab, Anatomy department, Medical School, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Iran
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- Tissue Engineering Department, National Institute of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnoloy, Iran; Tissue engineering Lab, Anatomy department, Medical School, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Iran
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- Tissue engineering Lab, Anatomy department, Medical School, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Iran.
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Maenner D, Werth S, Bein G, Santoso S. Rapid characterization of hybridomas producing monoclonal antibodies against platelet β3 integrin using ELIspot. Platelets 2016; 27:758-763. [PMID: 27185103 DOI: 10.3109/09537104.2016.1173666] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Generally, B-cell responses against human platelet antigens are assessed by the serological detection of specific platelet antibodies, mostly against β3 integrin. However, this approach seems to be of low sensitivity, since platelet autoantibodies against αIIbβ3 are detected in only 50% of all patients with immune thrombocytopenia (ITP). In this study, a novel B-cell ELIspot method was established to characterize the specificity of mouse monoclonal antibodies (moabs) against human β3 integrin. Moabs produced by hybridomas were immobilized on membrane and bound antibodies were visualized as spots using biotinylated recombinant proteins αIIbβ3 or αvβ3 and the enzyme labeled streptavidin-substrate system. Three hybridomas, Gi5, Gi16 and AP3, designated previously as anti-αIIbβ3, anti-αIIb and anti-β3, respectively, were investigated. Hybridoma producing moab against CD177 was used as the negative control. Whereas AP3 reacted with αIIbβ3 and αvβ3, Gi5 only formed spots with αIIbβ3. Titration analysis showed that the number of spots correlated significantly with the number of seeded cells. Approximately 15 antibody producing hybridoma cells could be identified among 103 nonproducing B-cells. Furthermore, superior correlation with the total number of IgG producing cells was obtained. Analysis of the third hybridoma, Gi16 (anti-αIIb), showed only few spots with αIIbβ3, indicating that this hybridoma contained different clones (producer and non-producer). Significant increased number of spots could be identified after re-cloning of these clones by limiting dilution method. Our results demonstrate that this B-cell ELIspot assay can be used for the identification of a small number of hybridoma cells producing moabs against β3 integrin, verification of their monoclonality, productivity and for determining their specificity in the early state of workup steps. In the future, this approach may be useful to define B-cell clones in patients who developed platelet antibodies against different β3-integrins and to differentiate their diversities.
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- Denis Maenner
- a Institute for Clinical Immunology and Transfusion Medicine, Justus Liebig University , Giessen , Germany
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- a Institute for Clinical Immunology and Transfusion Medicine, Justus Liebig University , Giessen , Germany
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- a Institute for Clinical Immunology and Transfusion Medicine, Justus Liebig University , Giessen , Germany
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- a Institute for Clinical Immunology and Transfusion Medicine, Justus Liebig University , Giessen , Germany
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Castillo O, Rojas H, Domínguez Z, Anglés-Cano E, Marchi R. Endothelial fibrinolytic response onto an evolving matrix of fibrin. BMC HEMATOLOGY 2016; 16:9. [PMID: 27081493 PMCID: PMC4831191 DOI: 10.1186/s12878-016-0048-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2015] [Accepted: 04/07/2016] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Background Fibrin provides a temporary matrix at the site of vascular injury. The aims of the present work were (1) to follow fibrin formation and lysis onto the surface of human dermal microvascular endothelial cells (HMEC-1), and (2) to quantify the secretion of fibrinolytic components in the presence of fibrin. Methods Fibrin clots at different fibrinogen concentrations were formed on top of (model 1) or beneath (model 2) the endothelial cells. Fibrin formation or lysis onto the surface of HMEC-1 cells, was followed by turbidity. Clot structure was visualized by laser scanning confocal microscopy (LSCM). The secretion of uPA and PAI-1 by HMEC-1 cells was quantified by ELISA. Results The rate of fibrin formation increased approximately 1.5-fold at low fibrinogen content (0.5 and 1 mg/mL; p < 0.05) compared to the condition without cells; however, it was decreased at 2 mg/mL fibrinogen (p < 0.05) and no differences were found at higher fibrinogen concentrations (3 and 5 mg/mL). HMEC-1 retarded dissolution of clots formed onto their surface at 0.5 to 3 mg/mL fibrinogen (p < 0.05). Secretion of uPA was 13 × 10−6 ng/mL per cell in the absence of RGD and 8 × 10−6 ng/mL per cell in the presence of RGD, when clots were formed on the top of HMEC-1. However, the opposite was found when cells were grown over fibrin: 6 × 10−6 ng/mL per cell without RGD vs. 17 × 10−6 ng/mL per cell with RGD. The secretion of PAI-1 by HMEC-1 cells was unrelated to the presence of fibrin or RGD, 7 × 10−6 μg/mL per cell and 5 × 10−6 μg/mL per cell, for the apical (model 1) and basal clots (model 2), respectively. Conclusions HMEC-1 cells influence fibrin formation and dissolution as a function of the fibrin content of clots. Clot degradation was accentuated at high fibrin concentrations. The secretion of fibrinolytic components by HMEC-1 cells seemed to be modulated by integrins that bind RGD ligands.
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- O Castillo
- Centro de Medicina Experimental, Laboratorio Biología del Desarrollo de la Hemostasia, Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas, Caracas, República Bolivariana de Venezuela ; Universidad de Carabobo, Escuela de Bioanálisis (Sede Aragua), Maracay, República Bolivariana de Venezuela
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- Instituto de Inmunología, Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas, República Bolivariana de Venezuela ; Laboratorio de Fisiología Celular, Centro de Biofísica y Bioquímica, Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas, Caracas, República Bolivariana de Venezuela
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- Instituto de Medicina Experimental, Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas, República Bolivariana de Venezuela
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- Inserm UMR_S 1140, Faculté de Pharmacie, Paris, France ; Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- Centro de Medicina Experimental, Laboratorio Biología del Desarrollo de la Hemostasia, Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas, Caracas, República Bolivariana de Venezuela
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During the past decade, advanced techniques in structural biology have provided atomic level information on the platelet integrin αIIbβ3 activation mechanism that results in it adopting a high-affinity ligand-binding conformation(s). This review focuses on advances in imaging intact αIIbβ3 in a lipid bilayer in the absence of detergent and new structural insights into the changes in the ligand-binding pocket with receptor activation and ligand binding. It concludes with descriptions of novel therapeutic αIIbβ3 antagonists being developed based on an advanced knowledge of the receptor's structure.
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- B S Coller
- Rockefeller University, New York, NY, USA
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Sheehy EJ, Mesallati T, Vinardell T, Kelly DJ. Engineering cartilage or endochondral bone: a comparison of different naturally derived hydrogels. Acta Biomater 2015; 13:245-53. [PMID: 25463500 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2014.11.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2014] [Revised: 10/30/2014] [Accepted: 11/17/2014] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Cartilaginous tissues engineered using mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have been shown to generate bone in vivo by executing an endochondral programme. This may hinder the use of MSCs for articular cartilage regeneration, but opens the possibility of using engineered cartilaginous tissues for large bone defect repair. Hydrogels may be an attractive tool in the scaling-up of such tissue engineered grafts for endochondral bone regeneration. In this study, we compared the capacity of different naturally derived hydrogels (alginate, chitosan and fibrin) to support chondrogenesis and hypertrophy of MSCs in vitro and endochondral ossification in vivo. In vitro, alginate and chitosan constructs accumulated the highest levels of sulfated glycosaminoglycan (sGAG), with chitosan constructs synthesizing the highest levels of collagen. Alginate and fibrin constructs supported the greatest degree of calcium accumulation, though only fibrin constructs calcified homogeneously. In vivo, chitosan constructs facilitated neither vascularization nor endochondral ossification, and also retained the greatest amount of sGAG, suggesting it to be a more suitable material for the engineering of articular cartilage. Both alginate and fibrin constructs facilitated vascularization and endochondral bone formation as well as the development of a bone marrow environment. Alginate constructs accumulated significantly more mineral and supported greater bone formation in central regions of the engineered tissue. In conclusion, this study demonstrates the capacity of chitosan hydrogels to promote and better maintain a chondrogenic phenotype in MSCs and highlights the potential of utilizing alginate hydrogels for MSC-based endochondral bone tissue engineering applications.
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- Eamon J Sheehy
- Trinity Centre for Bioengineering, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland; Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, School of Engineering, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Trinity Centre for Bioengineering, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland; Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, School of Engineering, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- School of Agriculture and Food Science, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
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- Trinity Centre for Bioengineering, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland; Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, School of Engineering, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland; Advanced Materials and Bioengineering Research Centre (AMBER), Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland and Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
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Yakovlev S, Mikhailenko I, Tsurupa G, Belkin AM, Medved L. Polymerisation of fibrin αC-domains promotes endothelial cell migration and proliferation. Thromb Haemost 2014; 112:1244-51. [PMID: 25220673 DOI: 10.1160/th14-01-0079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2014] [Accepted: 07/03/2014] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Upon conversion of fibrinogen into fibrin, fibrinogen αC-domains containing the RGD recognition motif form ordered αC polymers. Our previous study revealed that polymerisation of these domains promotes integrin-dependent adhesion and spreading of endothelial cells, as well as integrin-mediated activation of the FAK and ERK1/2 signalling pathways. The major goal of this study was to test the impact of αC-domain polymerisation on endothelial cell migration and proliferation during wound healing, and to clarify the mechanism underlying superior activity of αC polymers toward endothelial cells. In an in vitro wound healing assay, confluent endothelial cell monolayers on tissue culture plates coated with the αC monomer or αC polymers were wounded by scratching and wound closure was monitored by time-lapse videomicroscopy. Although the plates were coated with equal amounts of αC species, as confirmed by ELISA, wound closure by the cells occurred much faster on αC polymers, indicating that αC-domain polymerisation promotes cell migration and proliferation. In agreement, endothelial cell proliferation was also more efficient on αC polymers, as revealed by cell proliferation assay. Wound closure on both types of substrates was equally inhibited by the integrin-blocking GRGDSP peptide and a specific antagonist of the ERK1/2 signalling pathway. In contrast, blocking the FAK signaling pathway by a specific antagonist decreased wound closure only on αC polymers. These results indicate that polymerisation of the αC-domains enhances integrin-dependent endothelial cell migration and proliferation mainly through the FAK signalling pathway. Furthermore, clustering of integrin-binding RGD motifs in αC polymers is the major mechanism triggering these events.
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- Leonid Medved, PhD, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Center for Vascular and Inflammatory Diseases, 800 West Baltimore Street, Baltimore, MD, 21201, USA, Tel.: +1 410 706 8065, Fax: +1 410 706 8121, E-mail:
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Suzuki Y, Isemura M. Binding interaction between (-)-epigallocatechin gallate causes impaired spreading of cancer cells on fibrinogen. Biomed Res 2014; 34:301-8. [PMID: 24389406 DOI: 10.2220/biomedres.34.301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Green tea and tea catechins, especially (-)-epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), have been shown to have various health benefits including anti-cancer, anti-metastasis, and anti-cardiovascular disease effects. Our previous studies demonstrated that three plasma proteins, fibronectin, histidine-rich glycoprotein, and fibrinogen were bound by EGCG, and that one specific domain in fibronectin was responsible for its binding interaction with EGCG. Fibrinogen consists of 6 chains linked by the disulfide bonds of two each of the α-, β-, and γ-chains. The present study examined whether fibrinogen had a specific domain interacting with EGCG. The results of affinity chromatography under reducing conditions demonstrated that each of the α-, β-, and γ-subunit chains of fibrinogen was bound by EGCG. We also demonstrated that several peptides generated by treatment with cyanogen bromide or thermolysin were bound by EGCG. The amino acid sequences analyzed revealed that these peptides included those derived from the α-, β-, and γ-chains of fibrinogen. EGCG inhibited the spreading of mouse metastatic LL2-Lu3 lung cancer cells on the fibrinogen substratum, which suggested an impairment in the interaction between cancer cells and fibrinogen. Since the interaction between cancer cells and fibrinogen plays an important role in metastasis, the present results suggest, at least partially, that EGCG inhibited metastasis in the mouse models reported previously by inhibiting such an interaction.
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- Yasuo Suzuki
- Faculty of Human Life Sciences, Nagoya Keizai University, 61 Uchikubo, Inuyama Aichi 484-8504, Japan
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Cheung EYL, Weijers EM, Tuk B, Scheffer R, Leebeek FW, van Neck JW, Koolwijk P, de Maat MPM. Specific effects of fibrinogen and the γA and γ'-chain fibrinogen variants on angiogenesis and wound healing. Tissue Eng Part A 2014; 21:106-14. [PMID: 24974891 DOI: 10.1089/ten.tea.2014.0020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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In a newly formed wound, the natural fibrin network provides the first temporary matrix for tissue repair. Topical application of fibrin to a new wound may improve wound healing. A matrix of the common natural γ' fibrin variant may further improve wound healing because it is expected to have a different architecture and this will influence angiogenesis, because it possesses increased thrombin and factor XIII binding and decreased platelet binding, when compared with the common γA fibrin matrix. Our objective was to determine the effect of fibrinogen and its γA and γ' variants on angiogenesis and wound healing. We used in vitro angiogenesis models and an in vivo rat full-thickness excisional wound healing model. When comparing γA and γ' fibrin in vitro, more tube-like structures were formed on day 7 in γA fibrin than in γ' fibrin (13.83±6.12 AU vs. 6.1±1.46 AU). Wounds treated with fibrin demonstrated improved healing in vivo with more perfusion (47%±3% vs. 26%±4%, p<0.01 in placebo) and higher CD34 density score (2.0±0.4 vs. 2.8±0.1, p<0.01) on day 21 with fibrin matrices when compared with placebo-treated wounds. Increased perfusion was observed in γA fibrin-treated wounds on day 21 (53%±10% vs. 41%±7% for γ' fibrin). The other parameters showed slightly improved (not significant) wound healing with γA fibrin compared with γ' fibrin matrices. In conclusion, the use of fibrin and fibrin variant matrices offers an interesting methodology to stimulate the wound healing process.
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- Elim Y L Cheung
- 1 Department of Hematology, Erasmus University Medical Center , Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Etulain J, Schattner M. Glycobiology of platelet-endothelial cell interactions. Glycobiology 2014; 24:1252-9. [DOI: 10.1093/glycob/cwu056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Ceccarelli J, Putnam AJ. Sculpting the blank slate: how fibrin's support of vascularization can inspire biomaterial design. Acta Biomater 2014; 10:1515-23. [PMID: 23933102 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2013.07.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2013] [Revised: 07/19/2013] [Accepted: 07/31/2013] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Fibrin is the primary extracellular constituent of blood clots, and plays an important role as a provisional matrix during wound healing and tissue remodeling. Fibrin-based biomaterials have proven their utility as hemostatic therapies, scaffolds for tissue engineering, vehicles for controlled release, and platforms for culturing and studying cells in three dimensions. Nevertheless, fibrin presents a complex milieu of signals to embedded cells, many of which are not well understood. Synthetic extracellular matrices (ECMs) provide a blank slate that can ostensibly be populated with specific bioactive cues, including growth factors, growth factor binding motifs, adhesive peptides and peptide crosslinks susceptible to proteases, thereby enabling a degree of customization for specific applications. However, the continued evolution and improvement of synthetic ECMs requires parallel efforts to deconstruct native ECMs and decipher the cues they provide to constituent cells. The objective of this review is to reintroduce fibrin, a protein with a well-characterized structure and biochemistry, and its ability to support angiogenesis specifically. Although fibrin's structure-function relationships have been studied for decades, opportunities to engineer new and improved synthetic hydrogels can be realized by further exploiting fibrin's inspiring design.
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- Jacob Ceccarelli
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, 2154 Lurie Biomedical Engineering Building, 1101 Beal Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, 2154 Lurie Biomedical Engineering Building, 1101 Beal Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
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Ahmed F, Choudhury NR, Dutta NK, Brito e Abreu S, Zannettino A, Duncan E. Interaction of Platelets with Poly(vinylidene fluoride-co-hexafluoropropylene) Electrospun Surfaces. Biomacromolecules 2014; 15:744-55. [DOI: 10.1021/bm4015396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Furqan Ahmed
- Ian
Wark Research Institute, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes
Campus, South Australia, Australia
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- Ian
Wark Research Institute, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes
Campus, South Australia, Australia
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- Ian
Wark Research Institute, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes
Campus, South Australia, Australia
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- Ian
Wark Research Institute, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes
Campus, South Australia, Australia
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- Myeloma
Research Laboratory, School of Medical Science, University of Adelaide, South
Australia, Australia
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- Myeloma
Research Laboratory, School of Medical Science, University of Adelaide, South
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Wu W, Okamoto O, Kato A, Matsuo N, Nomizu M, Yoshioka H, Fujiwara S. Dermatopontin regulates fibrin formation and its biological activity. J Invest Dermatol 2013; 134:256-263. [PMID: 23877568 DOI: 10.1038/jid.2013.305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2013] [Revised: 06/07/2013] [Accepted: 06/14/2013] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Dermatopontin (DP) is a small extracellular matrix component in the dermis. Fibrin is a major component of a provisional matrix that is formed just after wounding. Previously, we found that DP was present in the provisional matrix, and it interacted with fibrin. Here, we examined the role of DP on fibrin function. DP interacted with both the fibrin monomer and fibrils, and was incorporated into the fibrils during fibrin formation. A DP sequence, PHGQVVVAVRS, was identified as a fibrin-binding site, and a globular D domain of fibrin was the binding site for DP. DP accelerated fibrin fibril formation into structurally modified fibrils. Fibrin fibrils formed in the presence of DP enhanced both endothelial cell attachment and cell spreading. The attached cells developed a more organized cytoskeleton when compared with those that attached to fibrin fibrils only. The main receptor for cell adhesion was identified as αvβ3 integrin, and a cooperating receptor was a β1-containing integrin species, probably α5β1 integrin. These results indicate that DP can modify certain biological functions of fibrin, and thus a another function of this extracellular matrix protein was revealed. In addition, the fibrin-DP complex might become useful for developing an improved artificial matrix for improving wound healing.
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- Weimin Wu
- Department of Plastic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Oita University, Oita, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Oita University, Oita, Japan.
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- Department of Plastic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Oita University, Oita, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Oita University, Oita, Japan
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- Department of Laboratory of Clinical Biochemistry, School of Pharmacy, Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Oita University, Oita, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Oita University, Oita, Japan
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Yuki K, Bu W, Shimaoka M, Eckenhoff R. Volatile anesthetics, not intravenous anesthetic propofol bind to and attenuate the activation of platelet receptor integrin αIIbβ3. PLoS One 2013; 8:e60415. [PMID: 23573252 PMCID: PMC3616120 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0060415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2012] [Accepted: 02/27/2013] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Background In clinical reports, the usage of isoflurane and sevoflurane was associated with more surgical field bleeding in endoscopic sinus surgeries as compared to propofol. The activation of platelet receptor αIIbβ3 is a crucial event for platelet aggregation and clot stability. Here we studied the effect of isoflurane, sevoflurane, and propofol on the activation of αIIbβ3. Methods The effect of anesthetics on the activation of αIIbβ3 was probed using the activation sensitive antibody PAC-1 in both cell-based (platelets and αIIbβ3 transfectants) and cell-free assays. The binding sites of isoflurane on αIIbβ3 were explored using photoactivatable isoflurane (azi-isoflurane). The functional implication of revealed isoflurane binding sites were studied using alanine-scanning mutagenesis. Results Isoflurane and sevoflurane diminished the binding of PAC-1 to wild-type αIIbβ3 transfectants, but not to the high-affinity mutant, β3-N305T. Both anesthetics also impaired PAC-1 binding in a cell-free assay. In contrast, propofol did not affect the activation of αIIbβ3. Residues adducted by azi-isoflurane were near the calcium binding site (an important regulatory site termed SyMBS) just outside of the ligand binding site. The mutagenesis experiments demonstrated that these adducted residues were important in regulating integrin activation. Conclusions Isoflurane and sevoflurane, but not propofol, impaired the activation of αIIbβ3. Azi-isoflurane binds to the regulatory site of integrin αIIbβ3, thereby suggesting that isoflurane blocks ligand binding of αIIbβ3 in not a competitive, but an allosteric manner.
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- Koichi Yuki
- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America.
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Mulligan-Kehoe MJ. Anti-angiogenic activity of rPAI-1(23) and vasa vasorum regression. Trends Cardiovasc Med 2013; 23:114-20. [PMID: 23313168 DOI: 10.1016/j.tcm.2012.09.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2012] [Revised: 09/19/2012] [Accepted: 09/21/2012] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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The vasa vasorum are unique networks of vessels that become angiogenic in response to changes in the vessel wall. Structural studies, using various imaging modalities, show that the vasa vasorum form a plexus of microvessels during the atherosclerotic disease process. The events that stimulate vasa vasorum neovascularization remain unclear. Anti-angiogenic molecules have been shown to inhibit/regress the neovascularization; they provide significant insight into vasa vasorum function, structure, and specific requirements for growth and stability. This review discusses evidence for and against potential stimulators of vasa vasorum neovascularization. Anti-angiogenic rPAI-123, a truncated isoform of plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) stimulates a novel pathway for regulating plasmin activity. This mechanism contributes significantly to vasa vasorum regression/collapse and is discussed as a model of regression.
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- Mary Jo Mulligan-Kehoe
- Department of Surgery, Vascular Section, The Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Borwell 530E, 1 Medical Center Drive, Lebanon, NH 03756, USA.
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European Society of Biomechanics S.M. Perren Award 2012: The external mechanical environment can override the influence of local substrate in determining stem cell fate. J Biomech 2012; 45:2483-92. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2012.07.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2012] [Accepted: 07/18/2012] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Stakos DA, Gatsiou A, Stamatelopoulos K, Tselepis AD, Stellos K. Platelet microRNAs: From platelet biology to possible disease biomarkers and therapeutic targets. Platelets 2012; 24:579-89. [PMID: 22994623 DOI: 10.3109/09537104.2012.724483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Although anucleated, platelets contain megakaryocyte-derived messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) which can be translated to produce protein molecules. Recently, platelets have been found to contain small (∼23 base pair) non-coding microRNAs (miRNAs) derived from hairpin-like precursors. MiRNAs can specifically silence their mRNA targets regulating mRNA translation. Platelet miRNAs are reported to bind to important platelet target mRNAs involved in platelet reactivity including P2Y12 ADP receptor, GPIIb receptor, and cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase A. They also regulate important functions such as platelet shape change, granules secretion, and platelet activation. Platelet miRNAs were also proposed as biomarkers of arteriosclerosis, although their role in vascular inflammation needs to be elucidated. Further, the possibility of using miRNAs as therapeutic tools has emerged. Using synthetic oligo-nucleotides that antagonize miRNAs binding to their mRNAs-targets or synthetic miRNAs mimics that enhance endogenous miRNAs function potentially will ultimately lead to the manipulation of platelet miRNAs expression and function with significant effects on specific protein levels and overall platelet reactivity.
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- Dimitrios A Stakos
- Cardiology Clinic, Democritus University of Thrace , Alexandroupolis , Greece
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Liu K, Meyerhoff ME. Preparation and characterization of an improved Cu(2+)-cyclen polyurethane material that catalyzes generation of nitric oxide from S-nitrosothiols. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012; 22:18784-18787. [PMID: 23049170 DOI: 10.1039/c2jm32726k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A new, stable and highly efficient Cu(2+)-cyclen-polyurethane material is described and shown to exhibit improved performance compared to prior materials for the catalytic decomposition of S-nitrosothiols to physiologically active nitric oxide.
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- Kun Liu
- Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, 930 N. University Ave, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA. ; Tel: +1-734-7642169
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Schönberger T, Ziegler M, Borst O, Konrad I, Nieswandt B, Massberg S, Ochmann C, Jürgens T, Seizer P, Langer H, Münch G, Ungerer M, Preissner KT, Elvers M, Gawaz M. The dimeric platelet collagen receptor GPVI-Fc reduces platelet adhesion to activated endothelium and preserves myocardial function after transient ischemia in mice. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2012; 303:C757-66. [PMID: 22814400 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00060.2012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Platelets play a critical role in the pathophysiology of reperfusion, sepsis, and cardiovascular diseases. In a multiple step process, they adhere to activated endothelium and release proinflammatory cytokines thereby promoting the inflammatory process. Glycoprotein VI (GPVI) is the major collagen receptor on the platelet surface and triggers platelet activation and primary hemostasis. Activation of GPVI leads to stable platelet adhesion and degranulation of platelet granules. However, GPVI is critically involved in platelet adhesion to activated endothelium without exposure of subendothelial matrix. Earlier studies show that the soluble GPVI-Fc binds to collagen and protects mice from atherosclerosis and decreases neointima proliferation after arterial injury. Here, we show for the first time that recombinant GPVI-Fc binds to activated endothelium mainly via vitronectin and prevents platelet/endothelial interaction. Administration of GPVI-Fc reduced infarct size and preserved cardiac function in a mouse model of myocardial infarction. This process was associated with reduced GPVI-induced platelet degranulation and release of proinflammatory cytokines in vitro and in vivo. Taken together, administration of GPVI-Fc offers a novel strategy to control platelet-mediated inflammation and to preserve myocardial function following myocardial infarction.
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- Tanja Schönberger
- DVM, Medizinische Klinik III, Universitätsklinikum Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.
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Cell-matrix interactions regulate mesenchymal stem cell response to hydrostatic pressure. Acta Biomater 2012; 8:2153-9. [PMID: 22426136 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2012.03.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2011] [Revised: 03/01/2012] [Accepted: 03/06/2012] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Both hydrostatic pressure (HP) and cell-matrix interactions have independently been shown to regulate the chondrogenic differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs). The objective of this study was to test the hypothesis that the response of MSCs to hydrostatic pressure will depend on the biomaterial within which the cells are encapsulated. Bone-marrow-derived MSCs were seeded into either agarose or fibrin hydrogels and exposed to 10 MPa of cyclic HP (1 Hz, 4 h per day, 5 days per week for 3 weeks) in the presence of either 1 or 10 ng ml(-1) of TGF-β3. Agarose hydrogels were found to support a spherical cellular morphology, while MSCs seeded into fibrin hydrogels attached and spread, with clear stress fiber formation. Hydrogel contraction was also observed in MSC-fibrin constructs. While agarose hydrogels better supported chondrogenesis of MSCs, HP only enhanced sulfated glycosaminoglycan (sGAG) accumulation in fibrin hydrogels, which correlated with a reduction in fibrin contraction. HP also reduced alkaline phosphatase activity in the media for both agarose and fibrin constructs, suggesting that this stimulus plays a role in the maintenance of the chondrogenic phenotype. This study demonstrates that a complex relationship exists between cell-matrix interactions and hydrostatic pressure, which plays a key role in regulating the chondrogenic differentiation of MSCs.
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Alcohol consumption is customary in most cultures and alcohol abuse is common worldwide. For example, more than 50% of Americans consume alcohol, with an estimated 23.1% of Americans participating in heavy and/or binge drinking at least once a month. A safe and effective therapy for alcoholic liver disease (ALD) in humans is still elusive, despite significant advances in our understanding of how the disease is initiated and progresses. It is now clear that acute alcohol binges not only can be acutely toxic to the liver, but also can contribute to the chronicity of ALD. Potential mechanisms by which acute alcohol causes damage include steatosis, dysregulated immunity and inflammation, and altered gut permeability. Recent interest in modeling acute alcohol exposure has yielded new insights into potential mechanisms of acute injury, which also may well be relevant for chronic ALD. Recent work by this group on the role of PAI-1 and fibrin metabolism in mediating acute alcohol-induced liver damage serve as an example of possible new targets that may be useful for alcohol abuse, be it acute or chronic.
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- Veronica L Massey
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Louisville Alcohol Research Center, University of Louisville Health Sciences Center Louisville, KY, USA
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Sukmana I. Bioactive polymer scaffold for fabrication of vascularized engineering tissue. J Artif Organs 2012; 15:215-24. [PMID: 22527978 DOI: 10.1007/s10047-012-0644-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2011] [Accepted: 04/02/2012] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Tissue engineering seeks strategies to design polymeric scaffolds that allow high-cell-density cultures with signaling molecules and suitable vascular supply. One major obstacle in tissue engineering is the inability to create thick engineered-tissue constructs. A pre-vascularized tissue scaffold appears to be the most favorable approach to avoid nutrient and oxygen supply limitations as well as to allow waste removal, factors that are often hurdles in developing thick engineered tissues. Vascularization can be achieved using strategies in which cells are cultured in bioactive polymer scaffolds that can mimic extracellular matrix environments. This review addresses recent advances and future challenges in developing and using bioactive polymer scaffolds to promote tissue construct vascularization.
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- Irza Sukmana
- Medical Devices and Implant Technology (Mediteg) Research Group, Department of Biomechanics and Biomedical Materials, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Block P23 UTM Skudai, 81310 Johor Bahru, Johore, Malaysia.
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Koo J, Galanakis D, Liu Y, Ramek A, Fields A, Ba X, Simon M, Rafailovich MH. Control of Anti-Thrombogenic Properties: Surface-Induced Self-Assembly of Fibrinogen Fibers. Biomacromolecules 2012; 13:1259-68. [DOI: 10.1021/bm2015976] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Department
of Chemistry, Harvard University, Cambridge,
Massachusetts 02138,
United States
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- Department
of Biomedical Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520−8267,
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Tsurupa G, Pechik I, Litvinov RI, Hantgan RR, Tjandra N, Weisel JW, Medved L. On the mechanism of αC polymer formation in fibrin. Biochemistry 2012; 51:2526-38. [PMID: 22397628 DOI: 10.1021/bi2017848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Our previous studies revealed that the fibrinogen αC-domains undergo conformational changes and adopt a physiologically active conformation upon their self-association into αC polymers in fibrin. In the present study, we analyzed the mechanism of αC polymer formation and tested our hypothesis that self-association of the αC-domains occurs through the interaction between their N-terminal subdomains and may include β-hairpin swapping. Our binding experiments performed by size-exclusion chromatography and optical trap-based force spectroscopy revealed that the αC-domains self-associate exclusively through their N-terminal subdomains, while their C-terminal subdomains were found to interact with the αC-connectors that tether the αC-domains to the bulk of the molecule. This interaction should reinforce the structure of αC polymers and provide the proper orientation of their reactive residues for efficient cross-linking by factor XIIIa. Molecular modeling of self-association of the N-terminal subdomains confirmed that the hypothesized β-hairpin swapping does not impose any steric hindrance. To "freeze" the conformation of the N-terminal subdomain and prevent the hypothesized β-hairpin swapping, we introduced by site-directed mutagenesis an extra disulfide bond between two β-hairpins of the bovine Aα406-483 fragment corresponding to this subdomain. The experiments performed by circular dichroism revealed that Aα406-483 mutant containing Lys429Cys/Thr463Cys mutations preserved its β-sheet structure. However, in contrast to wild-type Aα406-483, this mutant had lower tendency for oligomerization, and its structure was not stabilized upon oligomerization, in agreement with the above hypothesis. On the basis of the results obtained and our previous findings, we propose a model of fibrin αC polymer structure and molecular mechanism of assembly.
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- Galina Tsurupa
- Center for Vascular and Inflammatory Diseases and the Department of Biochemistry, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, United States
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Xu X, Francischetti IMB, Lai R, Ribeiro JMC, Andersen JF. Structure of protein having inhibitory disintegrin and leukotriene scavenging functions contained in single domain. J Biol Chem 2012; 287:10967-76. [PMID: 22311975 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m112.340471] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The antihemostatic/antiangiogenic protein tablysin-15 is a member of the CAP (cysteine-rich secretory, antigen 5, and pathogenesis-related 1 protein) superfamily and has been shown to bind the integrins α(IIb)β(3) and α(V)β(3) by means of an Arg-Gly-Asp (RGD) tripeptide sequence. Here we describe the x-ray crystal structure of tablysin-15 and show that the RGD motif is located in a novel structural context. The motif itself is contained in a type II β-turn structure that is similar in its conformation to the RGD sequence of the cyclic pentapeptide cilengitide when bound to integrin α(V)β(3). The CAP domain also contains a hydrophobic channel that appears to bind a fatty acid molecule in the crystal structure after purification from Escherichia coli. After delipidation of the protein, tablysin-15 was found to bind proinflammatory cysteinyl leukotrienes with submicromolar affinities. The structure of the leukotriene E(4)-tablysin-15 complex shows that the ligand binds with the nonfunctionalized end of the fatty acid chain buried in the hydrophobic pocket, whereas the carboxylate end of the ligand binds forms hydrogen bond/salt bridge interactions with polar side chains at the channel entrance. Therefore, tablysin-15 functions as an inhibitor of integrin function and as an anti-inflammatory scavenger of eicosanoids.
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- Xueqing Xu
- Laboratory of Malaria and Vector Research, NIAID, National Intitutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA
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Structure of fibrin network of two abnormal fibrinogens with mutations in the αC domain on the human dermal microvascular endothelial cells 1. Blood Coagul Fibrinolysis 2011; 22:706-11. [DOI: 10.1097/mbc.0b013e32834c8246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Identification of VLDLR as a novel endothelial cell receptor for fibrin that modulates fibrin-dependent transendothelial migration of leukocytes. Blood 2011; 119:637-44. [PMID: 22096238 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2011-09-382580] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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While testing the effect of the (β15-66)(2) fragment, which mimics a pair of fibrin βN-domains, on the morphology of endothelial cells, we found that this fragment induces redistribution of vascular endothelial-cadherin in a process that is inhibited by the receptor-associated protein (RAP). Based on this finding, we hypothesized that fibrin may interact with members of RAP-dependent low-density lipoprotein (LDL) receptor family. To test this hypothesis, we examined the interaction of (β15-66)(2), fibrin, and several fibrin-derived fragments with 2 members of this family by ELISA and surface plasmon resonance. The experiments showed that very LDL (VLDL) receptor (VLDLR) interacts with high affinity with fibrin through its βN-domains, and this interaction is inhibited by RAP and (β15-66)(2). Furthermore, RAP inhibited transendothelial migration of neutrophils induced by fibrin-derived NDSK-II fragment containing βN-domains, suggesting the involvement of VLDLR in fibrin-dependent leukocyte transmigration. Our experiments with VLDLR-deficient mice confirmed this suggestion by showing that, in contrast to wild-type mice, fibrin-dependent leukocyte transmigration does not occur in such mice. Altogether, the present study identified VLDLR as a novel endothelial cell receptor for fibrin that promotes fibrin-dependent leukocyte transmigration and thereby inflammation. Establishing the molecular mechanism underlying this interaction may result in the development of novel inhibitors of fibrin-dependent inflammation.
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Aseĭchev AV, Azizova OA, Shcheglovitova ON, Skliankina NN, Borisenko GG. [The influence of oxidized fibrinogen on apoptosis of endothelial cells]. BIOMEDIT︠S︡INSKAI︠A︡ KHIMII︠A︡ 2011; 57:210-8. [PMID: 21870607 DOI: 10.18097/pbmc20115702210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Oxidative stress plays an important role in cardio-vascular diseases and atherosclerosis. Fibrinogen (FB), plasma coagulation protein, is a risk factor of atherosclerosis. Importantly, it can be readily oxidized during oxidative stress and in pathological conditions. FB can promote angiogenesis by supporting migration and proliferation of endothelial cells. On the other hand, recent reports demonstrated cytotoxicity of oxidized fibrinogen (oxFB). Endothelial dysfunction plays a critical role in the atherosclerosis development, therefore it is important to understand the effect of oxFB on human endothelial cells (hEC), and the mechanism of the cell death. Here, we studied influence of oxFB on hEC during 24 h incubation in two conditions: (1) at low serum level (0.1%) and in the absence of growth factors ("starvation"); (2) in full medium (5% FBS) with growth factor supplement. Apoptosis was evaluated using analysis of nuclear morphology, phosphatidylserine externalization on hEC surface and caspase-3 activation. In starvation, we observed significant cell death via apoptosis. FB prevented starvation-induced cell death and caspase activation. Caspase activity in the presence of oxFB was 1.5 times higher as compared to FB, yet oxFB demonstrated significant cell protection during stress. Similarly, in optimal cultivation conditions FB decreased the rate of apoptosis by three times, while oxFB supported cell viability to the lesser extent. Thus, FB can protect hEC in stress conditions (in starvation); oxidative modification of FB diminishes its antiapoptotic properties.
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Fibrinogen β-derived Bβ(15-42) peptide protects against kidney ischemia/reperfusion injury. Blood 2011; 118:1934-42. [PMID: 21685370 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2011-02-338061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury in the kidney is a major cause of acute kidney injury (AKI) in humans and is associated with significantly high mortality. To identify genes that modulate kidney injury and repair, we conducted genome-wide expression analysis in the rat kidneys after I/R and found that the mRNA levels of fibrinogen (Fg)α, Fgβ, and Fgγ chains significantly increase in the kidney and remain elevated throughout the regeneration process. Cellular characterization of Fgα and Fgγ chain immunoreactive proteins shows a predominant expression in renal tubular cells and the localization of immunoreactive Fgβ chain protein is primarily in the renal interstitium in healthy and regenerating kidney. We also show that urinary excretion of Fg is massively increased after kidney damage and is capable of distinguishing human patients with acute or chronic kidney injury (n = 25) from healthy volunteers (n = 25) with high sensitivity and specificity (area under the receiver operating characteristic of 0.98). Furthermore, we demonstrate that Fgβ-derived Bβ(15-42) peptide administration protects mice from I/R-induced kidney injury by aiding in epithelial cell proliferation and tissue repair. Given that kidney regeneration is a major determinant of outcome for patients with kidney damage, these results provide new opportunities for the use of Fg in diagnosis, prevention, and therapeutic interventions in kidney disease.
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