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Keller S, Liedek A, Shendi D, Bach M, Tovar GEM, Kluger PJ, Southan A. Eclectic characterisation of chemically modified cell-derived matrices obtained by metabolic glycoengineering and re-assessment of commonly used methods. RSC Adv 2020; 10:35273-35286. [PMID: 35515672 PMCID: PMC9056897 DOI: 10.1039/d0ra06819e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2020] [Accepted: 09/01/2020] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Azide-bearing cell-derived extracellular matrices ("clickECMs") have emerged as a highly exciting new class of biomaterials. They conserve substantial characteristics of the natural extracellular matrix (ECM) and offer simultaneously small abiotic functional groups that enable bioorthogonal bioconjugation reactions. Despite their attractiveness, investigation of their biomolecular composition is very challenging due to the insoluble and highly complex nature of cell-derived matrices (CDMs). Yet, thorough qualitative and quantitative analysis of the overall material composition, organisation, localisation, and distribution of typical ECM-specific biomolecules is essential for consistent advancement of CDMs and the understanding of the prospective functions of the developed biomaterial. In this study, we evaluated frequently used methods for the analysis of complex CDMs. Sodium dodecyl sulphate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) and (immune)histochemical staining methods in combination with several microscopic techniques were found to be highly eligible. Commercially available colorimetric protein assays turned out to deliver inaccurate information on CDMs. In contrast, we determined the nitrogen content of CDMs by elementary analysis and converted it into total protein content using conversion factors which were calculated from matching amino acid compositions. The amount of insoluble collagens was assessed based on the hydroxyproline content. The Sircol™ assay was identified as a suitable method to quantify soluble collagens while the Blyscan™ assay was found to be well-suited for the quantification of sulphated glycosaminoglycans (sGAGs). Eventually, we propose a series of suitable methods to reliably characterise the biomolecular composition of fibroblast-derived clickECM.
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- Silke Keller
- Institute of Interfacial Process Engineering and Plasma Technology IGVP, University of Stuttgart Nobelstraße 12 70569 Stuttgart Germany .,Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology IGB Nobelstraße 12 70569 Stuttgart Germany
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- Institute of Interfacial Process Engineering and Plasma Technology IGVP, University of Stuttgart Nobelstraße 12 70569 Stuttgart Germany
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester MA USA
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- University of Hohenheim, Core Facility, Module 3: Analytical Chemistry Unit Emil-Wolff-Str. 12 70599 Stuttgart Germany
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- Institute of Interfacial Process Engineering and Plasma Technology IGVP, University of Stuttgart Nobelstraße 12 70569 Stuttgart Germany .,Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology IGB Nobelstraße 12 70569 Stuttgart Germany
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- School of Applied Chemistry, Reutlingen University Alteburgstraße 150 72762 Reutlingen Germany
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- Institute of Interfacial Process Engineering and Plasma Technology IGVP, University of Stuttgart Nobelstraße 12 70569 Stuttgart Germany
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Hodder E, Guppy F, Covill D, Bush P. The effect of hydrostatic pressure on proteoglycan production in articular cartilage in vitro: a meta-analysis. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2020; 28:1007-1019. [PMID: 32445666 DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2020.03.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2019] [Revised: 03/03/2020] [Accepted: 03/26/2020] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVE In previous research the use of hydrostatic pressure (HP) has been applied to enhance the formation of engineered cartilage, through the up-regulation of proteoglycan synthesis by mechanotransduction. However, the HP stimulation approach has been shown to vary between studies with a wide disparity in results, including anabolic, catabolic and non-responsive outcomes. To this end, a meta-analysis of HP publications using 3D cultured chondrocytes was performed to elucidate the key experiment factors involved in achieving a mechanotransducive response. DESIGN The effects of different HP regimes on proteoglycan production were investigated based on the following factors: static vs dynamic application, pressure magnitude, and experiment duration. Meta-analysis was performed on raw data taken from 11 publications which employed either aggrecan gene expression analysis or dimethyl methylene blue colorimetric assay. The measure of effect was calculated based on mean difference using a random effects model. RESULTS Analysis revealed that a significant anabolic response was most likely achieved when the following factors were employed; a static HP application, a magnitude within the mid-high physiological range of cartilage (≤5-10 MPa) and a study duration of ≥2 weeks. CONCLUSIONS Thus, we propose that the selection of HP experiment factors can have a significant influence on engineered cartilage development, and that the results of this meta-analysis can be used as a basis for the planning of future HP experiments.
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- E Hodder
- School of Computing, Engineering and Mathematics, University of Brighton, Cockcroft Building, Lewes Road, Brighton, BN2 4GJ, UK; School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, University of Brighton, Huxley Building, Lewes Road, Brighton, BN2 4GJ, UK.
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- School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, University of Brighton, Huxley Building, Lewes Road, Brighton, BN2 4GJ, UK; Centre for Stress and Age-related Disease, University of Brighton, Huxley Building, Lewes Road, Brighton, BN2 4GJ, UK
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- School of Computing, Engineering and Mathematics, University of Brighton, Cockcroft Building, Lewes Road, Brighton, BN2 4GJ, UK
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- School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, University of Brighton, Huxley Building, Lewes Road, Brighton, BN2 4GJ, UK
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Farhang N, Davis B, Weston J, Ginley-Hidinger M, Gertz J, Bowles RD. Synergistic CRISPRa-Regulated Chondrogenic Extracellular Matrix Deposition Without Exogenous Growth Factors. Tissue Eng Part A 2020; 26:1169-1179. [PMID: 32460686 DOI: 10.1089/ten.tea.2020.0062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Stem cell therapies have shown promise for regenerative treatment for musculoskeletal conditions, but their success is mixed. To enhance regenerative effects, growth factors are utilized to induce differentiation into native cell types, but uncontrollable in vivo conditions inhibit differentiation, and precise control of expressed matrix proteins is difficult to achieve. To address these issues, we investigated a novel method of enhancing regenerative phenotype through direct upregulation of major cartilaginous tissue proteins, aggrecan (ACAN), and collagen II (COL2A1) using dCas9-VPR CRISPR gene activation systems. We demonstrated increased expression and deposition of targeted proteins independent of exogenous growth factors in pellet culture. Singular upregulation of COL2A1/ACAN interestingly indicates that COL2A1 upregulation mediates the highest sulfated glycosaminoglycan (sGAG) deposition, in addition to collagen II deposition. Through RNA-seq analysis, this was shown to occur by COL2A1 upregulation mediating broader chondrogenic gene expression changes. Multiplex upregulation of COL2A1 and ACAN together resulted in the highest sGAG, and collagen II deposition, with levels comparable to those in chondrogenic growth factor-differentiated pellets. Overall, this work indicates dCas9-VPR systems can robustly upregulate COL2A1 and ACAN deposition without growth factors, to provide a novel, precise method of controlling stem cell phenotype for cartilage and intervertebral disc cell therapies and tissue engineering. Impact statement Stem cell therapies have come about as a potential regenerative treatment for musculoskeletal disease, but clinically, they have mixed results. To improve stem cell therapies, growth factors are used to aid a regenerative cell phenotype, but their effects are inhibited by in vivo musculoskeletal disease environments. This article describes CRISPR gene activation-based cell engineering methods that provide a growth factor-free method of inducing chondrogenic extracellular matrix deposition. This method is demonstrated to be as/more potent as growth factors in inducing a chondrogenic phenotype in pellet culture, indicating potential utility as a method of enhancing stem cell therapies for musculoskeletal disease.
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- Niloofar Farhang
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
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- Department of Oncological Sciences, and University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.,Department of Orthopaedics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
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Yin X, Motorwala A, Vesvoranan O, Levene HB, Gu W, Huang CY. Effects of Glucose Deprivation on ATP and Proteoglycan Production of Intervertebral Disc Cells under Hypoxia. Sci Rep 2020; 10:8899. [PMID: 32483367 PMCID: PMC7264337 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-65691-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2019] [Accepted: 03/05/2020] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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As the most common cause of low back pain, the cascade of intervertebral disc (IVD) degeneration is initiated by the disappearance of notochordal cells and progressive loss of proteoglycan (PG). Limited nutrient supply in the avascular disc environment restricts the production of ATP which is an essential energy source for cell survival and function such as PG biosynthesis. The objective of this study was to examine ATP level and PG production of porcine IVD cells under prolonged exposure to hypoxia with physiological glucose concentrations. The results showed notochordal NP and AF cells responded differently to changes of oxygen and glucose. Metabolic activities (including PG production) of IVD cells are restricted under the in-vivo nutrient conditions while NP notochordal cells are likely to be more vulnerable to reduced nutrition supply. Moreover, provision of energy, together or not with genetic regulation, may govern PG production in the IVD under restricted nutrient supply. Therefore, maintaining essential levels of nutrients may reduce the loss of notochordal cells and PG in the IVD. This study provides a new insight into the metabolism of IVD cells under nutrient deprivation and the information for developing treatment strategies for disc degeneration.
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- Xue Yin
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL, USA.,Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL, USA.
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Glycosaminoglycans accelerate biomimetic collagen mineralization in a tissue-based in vitro model. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2020; 117:12636-12642. [PMID: 32461359 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1914899117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Mammalian teeth are attached to the jawbone through an exquisitely controlled mineralization process: unmineralized collagen fibers of the periodontal ligament anchor directly into the outer layer of adjoining mineralized tissues (cementum and bone). The sharp interface between mineralized and nonmineralized collagenous tissues makes this an excellent model to study the mechanisms by which extracellular matrix macromolecules control collagen mineralization. While acidic phosphoproteins, localized in the mineralized tissues, play key roles in control of mineralization, the role of glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) is less clear. As several proteoglycans are found only in the periodontal ligament, it has been hypothesized that these inhibit mineralization of collagen in this tissue. Here we used an in vitro model based on remineralization of mouse dental tissues to determine the role of matrix GAGs in control of mineralization. GAGs were selectively removed from demineralized mouse periodontal sections via enzymatic digestion. Proteomic analysis confirmed that enzymatic GAG removal does not significantly alter protein content. Analysis of remineralized tissue sections by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) shows that GAG removal reduced the rate of remineralization in mineralized tissues compared to the untreated control, while the ligament remained unmineralized. Protein removal with trypsin also reduced the rate of mineralization, but to a lesser extent than GAG removal, despite a much larger effect on protein content. These results indicate that GAGs promote mineralization in mineralized dental tissues rather than inhibiting mineral formation in the ligament, which may have broader implications for understanding control of collagen mineralization in connective tissues.
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Baylon EG, Levenston ME. Osmotic Swelling Responses Are Conserved Across Cartilaginous Tissues With Varied Sulfated-Glycosaminoglycan Contents. J Orthop Res 2020; 38:785-792. [PMID: 31709600 DOI: 10.1002/jor.24521] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2018] [Accepted: 11/03/2019] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Determining the influence of tissue composition on the osmotic swelling stress of articular cartilage and meniscus fibrocartilage is important to enhance our understanding of physiology and disease. This osmotic swelling stress is critical for the load-bearing capability of both tissues and results in part due to the interactions between the negatively charged sulfated glycosaminoglycan (sGAG) chains and the ionic interstitial fluid. Changes in sGAG content, as those occurring during the progression of degenerative joint disease, alter such interactions. Here, we compare the time-varying effects of altered osmotic environments on the confined compression swelling behavior of bovine tissues spanning a range of sGAG concentrations: juvenile articular cartilage, juvenile and adult meniscus, and juvenile cartilage enzymatically degraded to reduce its sGAG content. The transient response to changes in bath conditions was evaluated for explants assigned to one of three compressive offsets (5%, 10%, or 15% strain) and one of three bath conditions (0.1X, 1X, or 10X phosphate-buffered saline). Our results show that relative responses to alterations to the osmotic environment are consistent across native tissues but differ for degraded juvenile cartilage, demonstrating that changes in sGAG do not completely recapitulate the native swelling behaviors. Further, we found a strong correlation between aggregate modulus and sGAG/collagen, as well as between sGAG and collagen contents across native tissue types, suggesting some conservation of composition-function relationships across a range of tissue types with varying sGAG concentrations. © 2019 Orthopaedic Research Society. Published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Orthop Res 38:785-792, 2020.
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- Eva G Baylon
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 94305
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 94305
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Felz S, Neu TR, van Loosdrecht MCM, Lin Y. Aerobic granular sludge contains Hyaluronic acid-like and sulfated glycosaminoglycans-like polymers. WATER RESEARCH 2020; 169:115291. [PMID: 31734393 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2019.115291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2019] [Revised: 09/30/2019] [Accepted: 11/06/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) are linear heteropolysaccharides containing a derivative of an amino sugar. The possibility of the presence of GAGs in aerobic granular sludge was studied by combining SDS-PAGE with Alcian Blue staining (at pH 2.5 and 1), FTIR, mammalian Hyaluronic acid and sulfated GAG analysis kits, enzymatic digestion and specific in situ visualization by Heparin Red and lectin staining. GAGs, including Hyaluronic acid-like and sulfated GAGs-like polymers were found in aerobic granular sludge. The sulfated GAGs-like polymers contained Chondroitin sulfate and Heparan sulfate/Heparin based on their sensitivity to the digestion by Chondroitinase ABC and Heparinase I & III. Heparin Red and lectin staining demonstrated that, the sulfated GAGs-like polymers were not only present in the extracellular matrix, but also filled in the space between the cells inside the microcolonies. The GAGs-like polymers in aerobic granules were different from those produced by pathogenic bacteria but resemble those produced by vertebrates. Findings reported here and in previous studies on granular sludge described in literature indicate that GAGs-like polymers might be widespread in granular sludge/biofilm and contribute to the stability of these systems. The extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) in granular sludge/biofilm are far more complicated than they are currently appreciated. Integrated and multidisciplinary analyses are significantly required to study the EPS.
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- Simon Felz
- Department of Biotechnology, Delft University of Technology, Van der Maasweg 9, 2629 HZ, Delft, the Netherlands
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- Microbiology of Interfaces, Department River Ecology, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Brueckstrasse 3A, 39114, Magdeburg, Germany
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- Department of Biotechnology, Delft University of Technology, Van der Maasweg 9, 2629 HZ, Delft, the Netherlands
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- Department of Biotechnology, Delft University of Technology, Van der Maasweg 9, 2629 HZ, Delft, the Netherlands.
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Jain E, Chinzei N, Blanco A, Case N, Sandell LJ, Sell S, Rai MF, Zustiak SP. Platelet-Rich Plasma Released From Polyethylene Glycol Hydrogels Exerts Beneficial Effects on Human Chondrocytes. J Orthop Res 2019; 37:2401-2410. [PMID: 31254416 PMCID: PMC6778705 DOI: 10.1002/jor.24404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2018] [Accepted: 06/14/2019] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Osteoarthritis (OA) is a debilitating joint disease resulting from chronic joint inflammation and erosion of articular cartilage. A promising biological treatment for OA is intra-articular administration of platelet-rich plasma (PRP). However, immediate bolus release of growth factors limits beneficial therapeutic effects of PRP, thus necessitating the demand for sustained release platforms. In this study, we evaluated the therapeutic value of PRP released from a polyethylene glycol (PEG) hydrogel on articular chondrocytes/cartilage explants derived from OA patients. Lyophilized PRP (PRGF) was encapsulated in PEG hydrogels at 10% w/v and hydrogel swelling, storage modulus and degradation and PRGF release kinetics were determined. PRGF releasate from the hydrogels was collected on day 1, 4, and 11. Encapsulation of PRGF at 10% w/v in PEG hydrogels had minimal effect on hydrogel properties. PRGF was released with an initial burst followed by sustained release until complete hydrogel degradation. Effect of PRGF releasates and bolus PRGF (1% w/v PRGF) on patient-derived cartilage explants or chondrocytes was assessed by chondrocyte proliferation (pico-green assay), gene expression for COL1A1, COL2A1, MMP13, COX2, and NFKB1 (real-time polymerase chain reaction), and measurement of nitric oxide concentration (Griess' assay). Compared to bolus PRGF, PRGF releasates enhanced chondrocyte proliferation, suppressed the expression of genes like MMP13, NFKB1, COL1A1, and COL2A1 and reduced levels of nitric oxide. Taken together, these results indicate that release of PRGF from PEG hydrogels may improve the therapeutic efficacy of PRP and merits further investigation in an animal model of OA. © 2019 Orthopaedic Research Society. Published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Orthop Res 37:2401-2410, 2019.
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- Era Jain
- Biomedical Engineering, Saint Louis University
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Washington University
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Musculoskeletal Research Center, Washington University
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Washington University
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Musculoskeletal Research Center, Washington University
- Department of Cell Biology & Physiology, Washington University
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- Biomedical Engineering, Saint Louis University
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Musculoskeletal Research Center, Washington University
- Department of Cell Biology & Physiology, Washington University
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Arvayo AL, Imbrie-Moore A, Levenston ME. Rapid and durable photochemical bonding of cartilage using the porphyrin photosensitizer verteporfin. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2019; 27:1537-1544. [PMID: 31229683 PMCID: PMC7409723 DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2019.05.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2018] [Revised: 05/17/2019] [Accepted: 05/21/2019] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effectiveness of verteporfin as a photosensitizer to photochemically bond articular cartilage tissues and determine bond durability in vitro. DESIGN Bond strength induced by verteporfin over a range of concentrations and light exposure conditions was investigated using a disk-annulus model and a pushout test. Exposure was parameterized by varying either irradiance or irradiation time. Bond robustness in a cell-mediated degeneration environment was examined by exposing newly bonded samples to interleukin-1 alpha for the first 4 days of a 7-day culture period, followed by mechanical testing and biochemical and cellular viability assays. RESULTS Photochemical bonding using verteporfin produced high bonding shear strengths at relatively low photosensitizer concentrations. Low exposures produced by either low irradiance or short irradiation time were sufficient to produce shear strengths comparable to those previously produced with phthalocyanine photosensitizers with substantially higher light exposure. Photochemically produced bonds were resistant to cell-mediated degeneration in vitro with no evident differences in cell viability among treatments. CONCLUSIONS Verteporfin offers distinct advantages as a photosensitizer for photochemical bonding of articular cartilage due to the production of strong, durable bonds at relatively low light exposures. Further exploration may lead to clinically feasible strategies to augment cartilage repair techniques.
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- Alberto L Arvayo
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305,Corresponding Author: Marc E. Levenston, Building 520 Rm 225, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305-4038, United States, Tel: 1-650-723-9464, Fax: 1-650-725-1587,
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Andrulewicz-Botulińska E, Kuźmicz I, Nazaruk J, Wosek J, Galicka A. The concentration-dependent effect of anethole on collagen, MMP-2 and GAG in human skin fibroblast cultures. Adv Med Sci 2019; 64:111-116. [PMID: 30640076 DOI: 10.1016/j.advms.2018.08.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2017] [Revised: 06/14/2018] [Accepted: 08/31/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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PURPOSE In aging skin and some skin disorders, components of skin extracellular matrix (ECM) are disturbed and therefore research to find skin drugs is important. Evaluation of anethole impact on collagen, GAGs and MMP-2 in human skin fibroblasts was the aim of this study. MATERIALS AND METHODS For collagen assay the Sircol dye, 5-[3H]proline and real time-PCR were used. MMP-2 activity was detected by zymography. GAG concentration was determined using 1,9-dimethylmethylene blue (DMMB). Cell viability was assayed with MTT. RESULTS In cells treated with 1 and 10 μM anethole, a significant increase in collagen synthesis was demonstrated. In contrast, collagen synthesis was significantly decreased in cells exposed to 100 μM anethole. Similar alterations were found in collagen type I expression. The concentration of collagen secreted into the medium was higher only in cells exposed to 1 μM anethole, while it was lower under the influence of higher compound concentrations. It may be due to the lack of pro-MMP-2 activation at 1 μM and a significant increase in the level of MMP-2 at 10 and 100 μM anethole. GAG concentration was reduced under the influence of 100 μM anethole, whereas anethole at lower concentrations revealed the ability to prevent H2O2-induced GAG increase. No significant cytotoxicity of anethole to fibroblasts was noted. CONCLUSIONS Our findings demonstrate the concentration-dependent action of anethole on the crucial components of ECM in cultured skin fibroblasts, which may be somewhat beneficial and may possibly be developed towards a therapeutic use in some skin disorders.
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Analysis of sulfated glycosaminoglycan composition change in intrinsically aged and photoaged human skin using an enzymatic degradation method. J Dermatol Sci 2018; 92:281-283. [PMID: 30528293 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdermsci.2018.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2018] [Revised: 10/18/2018] [Accepted: 10/24/2018] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Zhu Z, Zhu B, Ai C, Lu J, Wu S, Liu Y, Wang L, Yang J, Song S, Liu X. Development and application of a HPLC-MS/MS method for quantitation of fucosylated chondroitin sulfate and fucoidan in sea cucumbers. Carbohydr Res 2018; 466:11-17. [PMID: 29990587 DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2018.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2018] [Revised: 06/27/2018] [Accepted: 07/03/2018] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Fucosylated chondroitin sulfate (FCS) and fucoidan (FUC) are two main bioactive polysaccharides in sea cucumbers. A novel method for quantitation of FCS and FUC was developed by detecting chondroitin disaccharide and fucose produced through acid hydrolysis using HPLC-MS/MS. The present method showed satisfactory performance for both saccharides. It was applied to assay sea cucumbers (Stichopus japonicus) reared in pond grow-out or bottom sowing, and the results were compared with those obtained by traditional HPLC method and 1,9-dimethylmethylene blue test, which could only provide the total sea cucumber polysaccharide (SCP) contents. No difference of total SCP content was observed between sea cucumbers reared through different ways, while a higher ratio of FCS to FUC of sea cucumbers of pond grow-out was revealed by the present method. Thus, this novel method is potential to quantify the two polysaccharides and could be a powerful tool for quality evaluation of sea cucumbers.
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- Zhenjun Zhu
- College of Light Industry and Food Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, China; School of Food Science and Technology, National Engineering Research Center of Seafood, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian, 116034, China; National & Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Marine Bioactive Polysaccharide Development and Application, Dalian, 116034, China
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- College of Light Industry and Food Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, China; School of Food Science and Technology, National Engineering Research Center of Seafood, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian, 116034, China; National & Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Marine Bioactive Polysaccharide Development and Application, Dalian, 116034, China
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- School of Food Science and Technology, National Engineering Research Center of Seafood, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian, 116034, China; National & Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Marine Bioactive Polysaccharide Development and Application, Dalian, 116034, China
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- School of Food Science and Technology, National Engineering Research Center of Seafood, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian, 116034, China
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- School of Food Science and Technology, National Engineering Research Center of Seafood, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian, 116034, China
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- School of Food Science and Technology, National Engineering Research Center of Seafood, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian, 116034, China
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- School of Food Science and Technology, National Engineering Research Center of Seafood, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian, 116034, China
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- School of Food Science and Technology, National Engineering Research Center of Seafood, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian, 116034, China; National & Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Marine Bioactive Polysaccharide Development and Application, Dalian, 116034, China
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- School of Food Science and Technology, National Engineering Research Center of Seafood, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian, 116034, China; National & Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Marine Bioactive Polysaccharide Development and Application, Dalian, 116034, China.
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- College of Light Industry and Food Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, China.
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Zeng Y, Yao X, Chen L, Yan Z, Liu J, Zhang Y, Feng T, Wu J, Liu X. Sphingosine-1-phosphate induced epithelial-mesenchymal transition of hepatocellular carcinoma via an MMP-7/ syndecan-1/TGF-β autocrine loop. Oncotarget 2018; 7:63324-63337. [PMID: 27556509 PMCID: PMC5325366 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.11450] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2016] [Accepted: 08/15/2016] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P) induces epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT) in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, its underlying mechanism remains largely unknown. In the present study, we investigated the correlation between S1P and syndecan-1 in HCC, the molecular mechanism involved, as well as their roles in EMT of HCC. Results revealed a high serum S1P level presents in patients with HCC, which positively correlated with the serum syndecan-1 level. A significant inverse correlation existed between S1P1 and syndecan-1 in HCC tissues. S1P elicits activation of the PI3K/AKT signaling pathways via S1P1, which triggers HPSE, leading to increases in expression and activity of MMP-7 and leading to shedding and suppression of syndecan-1. The loss of syndecan-1 causes an increase in TGF-β1 production. The limited chronic increase in TGF-β1 can convert HCC cells into a mesenchymal phenotype via establishing an MMP-7/Syndecan-1/TGF-β autocrine loop. Finally, TGF-β1 and syndecan-1 are essential for S1P-induced epithelial to mesenchymal transition. Taken together, our study demonstrates that S1P induces advanced tumor phenotypes of HCC via establishing an MMP-7/syndecan-1/TGF-β1 autocrine loop, and implicates targetable S1P1-PI3K/AKT-HPSE-MMP-7 signaling axe in HCC metastasis.
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- Ye Zeng
- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, School of Preclinical and Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Department of Radiation Oncology, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Department of Radiation Oncology, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, School of Preclinical and Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, School of Preclinical and Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, School of Preclinical and Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, School of Preclinical and Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, School of Preclinical and Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, School of Preclinical and Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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Fang F, Lake SP. Multiscale Mechanical Evaluation of Human Supraspinatus Tendon Under Shear Loading After Glycosaminoglycan Reduction. J Biomech Eng 2018; 139:2625661. [PMID: 28462418 DOI: 10.1115/1.4036602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2016] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Proteoglycans (PGs) are broadly distributed within many soft tissues and, among other roles, often contribute to mechanical properties. Although PGs, consisting of a core protein and glycosaminoglycan (GAG) sidechains, were once hypothesized to regulate stress/strain transfer between collagen fibrils and help support load in tendon, several studies have reported no changes to tensile mechanics after GAG depletion. Since GAGs are known to help sustain nontensile loading in other tissues, we hypothesized that GAGs might help support shear loading in human supraspinatus tendon (SST), a commonly injured tendon which functions in a complex multiaxial loading environment. Therefore, the objective of this study was to determine whether GAGs contribute to the response of SST to shear, specifically in terms of multiscale mechanical properties and mechanisms of microscale matrix deformation. Results showed that chondroitinase ABC (ChABC) treatment digested GAGs in SST while not disrupting collagen fibers. Peak and equilibrium shear stresses decreased only slightly after ChABC treatment and were not significantly different from pretreatment values. Reduced stress ratios were computed and shown to be slightly greater after ChABC treatment compared to phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) incubation without enzyme, suggesting that these relatively small changes in stress values were not due strictly to tissue swelling. Microscale deformations were also not different after ChABC treatment. This study demonstrates that GAGs possibly play a minor role in contributing to the mechanical behavior of SST in shear, but are not a key tissue constituent to regulate shear mechanics.
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- Fei Fang
- Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Washington University in St. Louis, 1 Brookings Drive, Campus Box 1185, St. Louis, MO 63130 e-mail:
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Washington University in St. Louis, 1 Brookings Drive, Campus Box 1185, St. Louis, MO 63130;Department of Biomedical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis, 1 Brookings Drive, Campus Box 1185, St. Louis, MO 63130;Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Washington University in St. Louis, 1 Brookings Drive, Campus Box 1185, St. Louis, MO 63130 e-mail:
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Li L, Bonventre JV. Endothelial Glycocalyx: Not Just a Sugar Coat. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2017; 194:390-3. [PMID: 27525457 DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201603-0624ed] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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- Li Li
- 1 Department of Medicine Harvard Medical School Boston, Massachusetts and
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- 1 Department of Medicine Harvard Medical School Boston, Massachusetts and.,2 Harvard Stem Cell Institute Cambridge, Massachusetts
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Shrikanth CB, Sanjana J, Chilkunda ND. One-pot analysis of sulfated glycosaminoglycans. Glycoconj J 2017; 35:129-137. [PMID: 29209879 DOI: 10.1007/s10719-017-9809-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2017] [Revised: 11/17/2017] [Accepted: 11/28/2017] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Routine isolation, estimation, and characterization of glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) is quite challenging. This is compounded by the fact that the analysis is technique-intensive and more often there will be a limitation on the quantity of GAGs available for various structural, functional and biological studies. In such a scenario, the sample which can be made available for estimation and elucidation of disaccharide composition and species composition as well remains a challenge. In the present study, we have determined the feasibility where isolated sulfated GAGs (sGAG) that is estimated by metachromasia is recovered for further analysis. sGAG-DMMB complex formed after estimation of sGAG by DMMB dye-binding assay was decomplexed and sGAGs were recovered. Recovered sGAGs were analysed by cellulose acetate membrane electrophoresis and taken up for disaccharide composition analysis by HPLC after fluorescent labelling. Good recovery of sGAGs after metachromasia was observed in all samples of varying levels of purity by this protocol. Further analysis using cellulose acetate membrane electrophoresis showed good separation between species of sGAGs namely chondroitin/dermatan sulfate and heparan sulfate, with comparatively lesser interference from hyaluronic acid, a non-sulfated GAG. Analysis of recovered sGAGs, specifically heparan sulfate by HPLC showed characteristic disaccharide composition akin to that of GAG obtained by the conventional protocol. Thus, in the present paper, we show that sGAG can be recovered in comparatively purer form after routine estimation and can be used for further analysis thus saving up on the precious sample.
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- C B Shrikanth
- Department of Molecular Nutrition, CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute, Mysore, Karnataka, 570 020, India
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- Department of Molecular Nutrition, CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute, Mysore, Karnataka, 570 020, India
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- Department of Molecular Nutrition, CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute, Mysore, Karnataka, 570 020, India.
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Different roles of Akt and mechanistic target of rapamycin in serum‑dependent chondroprotection of human osteoarthritic chondrocytes. Int J Mol Med 2017; 41:977-984. [PMID: 29207056 DOI: 10.3892/ijmm.2017.3285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2017] [Accepted: 11/22/2017] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Despite various animal serums being used widely to culture chondrocytes, the regulatory mechanism of serum on chondrocyte activities has not been elucidated. In the present study, human osteoarthritis (OA) chondrocytes were used to perform in vitro investigations on the effect of different concentrations of bovine fetal serum on extracellular matrix synthesis, cell proliferation and autophagy using the Cell Counting Kit‑8 analysis, a laser‑scanning confocal microscope, and western blot analysis. The results demonstrated that 5% serum exerted a chondroprotective effect more than the other concentrations of serum, as it simultaneously promoted cell proliferation, autophagy, and ECM synthesis in human OA chondrocytes. Furthermore, the decreased mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) and increased Akt were observed in 5% serum‑treated OA chondrocytes. Either mTOR or Akt inhibitor influenced the effect of 5% serum on cell proliferation and autophagy in human OA chondrocytes, which was associated with LC‑3B or B‑cell lymphoma-2 (Bcl‑2) signal molecules. Consistent with previous studies, the present study proposes that 5% serum promotes cell proliferation via the Akt/Bcl‑2 axis and induces autophagy via the mTOR/LC‑3B axis in human OA chondrocytes. Furthermore, the different roles of Akt and mTOR in the cell processes of human OA chondrocytes require consideration for preclinical and clinical therapy of OA.
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Farhang N, Brunger JM, Stover JD, Thakore PI, Lawrence B, Guilak F, Gersbach CA, Setton LA, Bowles RD. * CRISPR-Based Epigenome Editing of Cytokine Receptors for the Promotion of Cell Survival and Tissue Deposition in Inflammatory Environments. Tissue Eng Part A 2017; 23:738-749. [PMID: 28095751 PMCID: PMC5568019 DOI: 10.1089/ten.tea.2016.0441] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2016] [Accepted: 01/11/2017] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Musculoskeletal diseases have been associated with inflammatory cytokine action, particularly action by TNF-α and IL-1β. These inflammatory cytokines promote apoptosis and senescence of cells in diseased tissue and extracellular matrix breakdown. Stem cell-based therapies are being considered for the treatment of musculoskeletal diseases, but the presence of these inflammatory cytokines will have similar deleterious action on therapeutic cells delivered to these environments. Methods that prevent inflammatory-induced apoptosis and proinflammatory signaling, in cell and pathway-specific manners are needed. In this study we demonstrate the use of clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)-based epigenome editing to alter cell response to inflammatory environments by repressing inflammatory cytokine cell receptors, specifically TNFR1 and IL1R1. We targeted CRISPR/Cas9-based repressors to TNFR1 and IL1R1 gene regulatory elements in human adipose-derived stem cells (hADSCs) and investigated the functional outcomes of repression of these genes. Efficient signaling regulation was demonstrated in engineered hADSCs, as activity of the downstream transcription factor NF-κB was significantly reduced or maintained at baseline levels in the presence of TNF-α or IL-1β. Pellet culture of undifferentiated hADSCs demonstrated improved survival in engineered hADSCs treated with TNF-α or IL-1β, while having little effect on their immunomodulatory properties. Furthermore, engineered hADSCs demonstrated improved chondrogenic differentiation capacity in the presence of TNF-α or IL-1β, as shown by superior production of glycosaminglycans in this inflammatory environment. Overall this work demonstrates a novel method for modulating cell response to inflammatory signaling that has applications in engineering cells delivered to inflammatory environments, and as a direct gene therapy to protect endogenous cells exposed to chronic inflammation, as observed in a broad spectrum of degenerative musculoskeletal pathology.
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- Niloofar Farhang
- Department of Bioengineering, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
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- Department of Orthopaedics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis, Saint Louis, Missouri
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Washington University in St. Louis and Shriners Hospitals for Children–St. Louis, Saint Louis, Missouri
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis, Saint Louis, Missouri
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Washington University in St. Louis and Shriners Hospitals for Children–St. Louis, Saint Louis, Missouri
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
- Department of Orthopaedics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
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van Gemst JJ, Loeven MA, de Graaf MJJ, Berden JHM, Rabelink TJ, Smit CH, van der Vlag J. RNA Contaminates Glycosaminoglycans Extracted from Cells and Tissues. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0167336. [PMID: 27898729 PMCID: PMC5127559 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0167336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [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: 08/17/2016] [Accepted: 11/11/2016] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) are linear negatively charged polysaccharides and important components of extracellular matrices and cell surface glycan layers such as the endothelial glycocalyx. The GAG family includes sulfated heparin, heparan sulfate (HS), dermatan sulfate (DS), chondroitin sulfate (CS), keratan sulfate, and non-sulfated hyaluronan. Because relative expression of GAGs is dependent on cell-type and niche, isolating GAGs from cell cultures and tissues may provide insight into cell- and tissue-specific GAG structure and functions. In our objective to obtain structural information about the GAGs expressed on a specialized mouse glomerular endothelial cell culture (mGEnC-1) we adapted a recently published GAG isolation protocol, based on cell lysis, proteinase K and DNase I digestion. Analysis of the GAGs contributing to the mGEnC-1 glycocalyx indicated a large HS and a minor CS content on barium acetate gel. However, isolated GAGs appeared resistant to enzymatic digestion by heparinases. We found that these GAG extracts were heavily contaminated with RNA, which co-migrated with HS in barium acetate gel electrophoresis and interfered with 1,9-dimethylmethylene blue (DMMB) assays, resulting in an overestimation of GAG yields. We hypothesized that RNA may be contaminating GAG extracts from other cell cultures and possibly tissue, and therefore investigated potential RNA contaminations in GAG extracts from two additional cell lines, human umbilical vein endothelial cells and retinal pigmental epithelial cells, and mouse kidney, liver, spleen and heart tissue. GAG extracts from all examined cell lines and tissues contained varying amounts of contaminating RNA, which interfered with GAG quantification using DMMB assays and characterization of GAGs by barium acetate gel electrophoresis. We therefore recommend routinely evaluating the RNA content of GAG extracts and propose a robust protocol for GAG isolation that includes an RNA digestion step.
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- Jasper J. van Gemst
- Department of Nephrology, Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud university medical center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Nephrology, Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud university medical center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Nephrology, Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud university medical center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Nephrology, Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud university medical center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Nephrology and Einthoven Laboratory for Vascular Medicine, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Nephrology, Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud university medical center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Nephrology, Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud university medical center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Dexheimer V, Gabler J, Bomans K, Sims T, Omlor G, Richter W. Differential expression of TGF-β superfamily members and role of Smad1/5/9-signalling in chondral versus endochondral chondrocyte differentiation. Sci Rep 2016; 6:36655. [PMID: 27848974 PMCID: PMC5111074 DOI: 10.1038/srep36655] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2016] [Accepted: 10/19/2016] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Proteins of the transforming-growth-factor-β (TGF-β)-superfamily have a remarkable ability to induce cartilage and bone and the crosstalk of TGF-β - and BMP-signalling pathways appears crucial during chondrocyte development. Aim was to assess the regulation of TGF-β-superfamily members and of Smad2/3- and Smad1/5/9-signalling during endochondral in vitro chondrogenesis of mesenchymal stromal cells (MSC) relative to chondral redifferentiation of articular chondrocytes (AC) to adjust chondrocyte development of MSC towards a less hypertrophic phenotype. While MSC increased BMP4 and BMP7 and reduced TGFBR2 and TGFBR3-expression during chondrogenesis, an opposite regulation was observed during AC-redifferentiation. Antagonists CHRD and CHL2 rose significantly only in AC-cultures. AC showed higher initial BMP4, pSmad1/5/9 and SOX9 protein levels, a faster (re-)differentiation but a similar decline of pSmad2/3- and pSmad1/5/9-signalling versus MSC-cultures. BMP-4/7-stimulation of MSC-pellets enhanced SOX9 and accelerated ALP-induction but did not shift differentiation towards osteogenesis. Inhibition of BMP-signalling by dorsomorphin significantly reduced SOX9, raised RUNX2, maintained collagen-type-II and collagen-type-X lower and kept ALP-activity at levels reached at initiation of treatment. Conclusively, ALK1,2,3,6-signalling was essential for MSC-chondrogenesis and its prochondrogenic rather than prohypertrophic role may explain why inhibition of canonical BMP-signalling could not uncouple cartilage matrix production from hypertrophy as this was achieved with pulsed PTHrP-application.
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- Verena Dexheimer
- Research Centre for Experimental Orthopaedics, Orthopaedic University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Research Centre for Experimental Orthopaedics, Orthopaedic University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Research Centre for Experimental Orthopaedics, Orthopaedic University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Research Centre for Experimental Orthopaedics, Orthopaedic University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Research Centre for Experimental Orthopaedics, Orthopaedic University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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Fang F, Lake SP. Multiscale mechanical integrity of human supraspinatus tendon in shear after elastin depletion. J Mech Behav Biomed Mater 2016; 63:443-455. [PMID: 27472764 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2016.06.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2016] [Revised: 06/27/2016] [Accepted: 06/30/2016] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Human supraspinatus tendon (SST) exhibits region-specific nonlinear mechanical properties under tension, which have been attributed to its complex multiaxial physiological loading environment. However, the mechanical response and underlying multiscale mechanism regulating SST behavior under other loading scenarios are poorly understood. Furthermore, little is known about the contribution of elastin to tendon mechanics. We hypothesized that (1) SST exhibits region-specific shear mechanical properties, (2) fiber sliding is the predominant mode of local matrix deformation in SST in shear, and (3) elastin helps maintain SST mechanical integrity by facilitating force transfer among collagen fibers. Through the use of biomechanical testing and multiphoton microscopy, we measured the multiscale mechanical behavior of human SST in shear before and after elastase treatment. Three distinct SST regions showed similar stresses and microscale deformation. Collagen fiber reorganization and sliding were physical mechanisms observed as the SST response to shear loading. Measures of microscale deformation were highly variable, likely due to a high degree of extracellular matrix heterogeneity. After elastase treatment, tendon exhibited significantly decreased stresses under shear loading, particularly at low strains. These results show that elastin contributes to tendon mechanics in shear, further complementing our understanding of multiscale tendon structure-function relationships.
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- Fei Fang
- Department of Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science, Washington University in St. Louis, United States
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science, Washington University in St. Louis, United States; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis, United States; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Washington University in St. Louis, United States.
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Overexpression of microRNA-634 suppresses survival and matrix synthesis of human osteoarthritis chondrocytes by targeting PIK3R1. Sci Rep 2016; 6:23117. [PMID: 26972586 PMCID: PMC4789801 DOI: 10.1038/srep23117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2015] [Accepted: 02/25/2016] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Osteoarthritis (OA) is a degenerative disease characterized by deterioration of articular cartilage. Recent studies have demonstrated the importance of some microRNAs in cartilage damage. The aim of this study was to identify and characterize the expression of microRNA-634 (miR-634) in normal and OA chondrocytes, and to determine its role in OA pathogenesis. Human normal and OA chondrocytes obtained from patients were cultured in vitro. Transfection with miR-634 mimic or inhibitor was employed to investigate the effect of miR-634 on chondrocyte survival and matrix synthesis, and to identify miR-634 target. The results indicated that miR-634 was expressed at lower level in high grade OA chondrocyte compared with normal chondrocytes. Overexpression of miR-634 could inhibit cell survival and matrix synthesis in high grade OA chondrocytes. Furthermore, miR-634 targeted PIK3R1 gene that encodes the regulatory subunit 1 of class I PI3K (p85α) and exerted its inhibitory effect on the phosphorylation of Akt, mTOR, and S6 signal molecules in high grade OA chondrocytes. Therefore, the data suggested that miR-634 could suppress survival and matrix synthesis of high grade OA chondrocytes through targeting PIK3R1 gene to modulate the PI3K/Akt/S6 and PI3K/Akt/mTOR/S6 axes, with important implication for validating miR-634 as a potential target for OA therapy.
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Siengdee P, Euppayo T, Buddhachat K, Chomdej S, Nganvongpanit K. Two fluoroquinolones and their combinations with hyaluronan: comparison of effects on canine chondrocyte culture. J Vet Pharmacol Ther 2016; 39:439-51. [DOI: 10.1111/jvp.12305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2015] [Accepted: 02/18/2016] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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- P. Siengdee
- Animal Bone and Joint Research Laboratory; Department of Veterinary Biosciences and Public Health; Faculty of Veterinary Medicine; Chiang Mai University; Chiang Mai Thailand
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- Animal Bone and Joint Research Laboratory; Department of Veterinary Biosciences and Public Health; Faculty of Veterinary Medicine; Chiang Mai University; Chiang Mai Thailand
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- Animal Bone and Joint Research Laboratory; Department of Veterinary Biosciences and Public Health; Faculty of Veterinary Medicine; Chiang Mai University; Chiang Mai Thailand
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- Department of Biology; Faculty of Science; Chiang Mai University; Chiang Mai Thailand
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- Animal Bone and Joint Research Laboratory; Department of Veterinary Biosciences and Public Health; Faculty of Veterinary Medicine; Chiang Mai University; Chiang Mai Thailand
- Excellence Center in Osteology Research and Training; Chiang Mai University; Chiang Mai Thailand
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A detailed quantitative outcome measure of glycosaminoglycans in human articular cartilage for cell therapy and tissue engineering strategies. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2015. [PMID: 26211607 DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2015.07.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Ideally, cartilage regenerative cell therapy should produce a tissue which closely matches the microstructure of native cartilage. Benchmark reference information is necessary to assess the quality of engineered cartilage. Our goal was to examine the variation in glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) in cartilage zones within human knee joints of different ages. DESIGN Osteochondral biopsies were removed from the medial femoral condyles of deceased persons aged 20-50 years. Fluorophore-Assisted Carbohydrate Electrophoresis (FACE) was used to profile GAGs through the superficial, middle and deep zones of the articular cartilage. Differences were identified by statistical analysis. RESULTS Cartilage from the younger biopsies had 4-fold more hyaluronan in the middle zone than cartilage from the older biopsies. The proportion of hyaluronan decreased with increasing age. Cartilage from the middle and deep zones of younger biopsies had significantly more chondroitin sulphate and keratan sulphate than the cartilage from older biopsies. This would suggest that chondrocytes synthesise more sulphated GAGs when deeper in the tissue and therefore in conditions of hypoxia. With increasing age, there was significantly more chondroitin-6 sulphate than chondroitin-4 sulphate. For the first time, unsulphated chondroitin was detected in the superficial zone. CONCLUSIONS As an outcome measure, FACE offers the potential of a complete, detailed assessment of all GAGs and offers more information that the widely used 1,9-dimethylmethylene blue (DMMB) dye assay. FACE could be very useful in the evolving cartilage regeneration field.
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