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Srivastava P, Bhoumik S, Yadawa AK, Kesherwani R, Rizvi SI. Coenzyme Q 10 supplementation affects cellular ionic balance: relevance to aging. Z NATURFORSCH C 2024; 0:znc-2024-0129. [PMID: 38963236 DOI: 10.1515/znc-2024-0129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2024] [Accepted: 06/20/2024] [Indexed: 07/05/2024]
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Aging results into disruptive physiological functioning and cellular processes that affect the composition and structure of the plasma membrane. The plasma membrane is the major regulator of ionic homeostasis that regulates the functioning of membrane transporters and exchangers. Coenzyme Q10 is a lipid-soluble antioxidant molecule that declines during aging and age-associated diseases. The present study aims to explore the role of Coenzyme Q10 supplementation to rats during aging on membrane transporters and redox biomarkers. The study was conducted on young and old male Wistar rats supplemented with 20 mg/kg b.w. of Coenzyme Q10 per day. After a period of 28 days, rats were sacrificed and erythrocyte membrane was isolated. The result exhibits significant decline in biomarkers of oxidative stress in old control rats when compared with young control. The effect of Coenzyme Q10 supplementation was more pronounced in old rats. The functioning of membrane transporters and Na+/H+ exchanger showed potential return to normal levels in the Coenzyme Q10 treated rats. Overall, the results demonstrate that Coenzyme Q10 plays an important role in maintaining redox balance in cells which interconnects with membrane integrity. Thus, Coenzyme Q10 supplementation may play an important role in protecting age related alterations in erythrocyte membrane physiology.
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- Parisha Srivastava
- Department of Biochemistry, 314956 University of Allahabad , Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh 211002, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, 314956 University of Allahabad , Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh 211002, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, 314956 University of Allahabad , Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh 211002, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, 314956 University of Allahabad , Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh 211002, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, 314956 University of Allahabad , Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh 211002, India
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Vaiciuleviciute R, Uzieliene I, Bernotas P, Novickij V, Alaburda A, Bernotiene E. Electrical Stimulation in Cartilage Tissue Engineering. Bioengineering (Basel) 2023; 10:bioengineering10040454. [PMID: 37106641 PMCID: PMC10135934 DOI: 10.3390/bioengineering10040454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2023] [Revised: 03/31/2023] [Accepted: 04/06/2023] [Indexed: 04/29/2023] Open
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Electrical stimulation (ES) has been frequently used in different biomedical applications both in vitro and in vivo. Numerous studies have demonstrated positive effects of ES on cellular functions, including metabolism, proliferation, and differentiation. The application of ES to cartilage tissue for increasing extracellular matrix formation is of interest, as cartilage is not able to restore its lesions owing to its avascular nature and lack of cells. Various ES approaches have been used to stimulate chondrogenic differentiation in chondrocytes and stem cells; however, there is a huge gap in systematizing ES protocols used for chondrogenic differentiation of cells. This review focuses on the application of ES for chondrocyte and mesenchymal stem cell chondrogenesis for cartilage tissue regeneration. The effects of different types of ES on cellular functions and chondrogenic differentiation are reviewed, systematically providing ES protocols and their advantageous effects. Moreover, cartilage 3D modeling using cells in scaffolds/hydrogels under ES are observed, and recommendations on reporting about the use of ES in different studies are provided to ensure adequate consolidation of knowledge in the area of ES. This review brings novel insights into the further application of ES in in vitro studies, which are promising for further cartilage repair techniques.
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- Raminta Vaiciuleviciute
- Department of Regenerative Medicine, State Research Institute Centre for Innovative Medicine, Santariskiu g. 5, 08410 Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Department of Regenerative Medicine, State Research Institute Centre for Innovative Medicine, Santariskiu g. 5, 08410 Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Department of Regenerative Medicine, State Research Institute Centre for Innovative Medicine, Santariskiu g. 5, 08410 Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Department of Immunology, State Research Institute Centre for Innovative Medicine, Santariškių g. 5, 08410 Vilnius, Lithuania
- Faculty of Electronics, High Magnetic Field Institute, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Plytines g. 27, 10105 Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Life Sciences Center, Institute of Biosciences, Vilnius University, Sauletekio al. 7, 10257 Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Department of Regenerative Medicine, State Research Institute Centre for Innovative Medicine, Santariskiu g. 5, 08410 Vilnius, Lithuania
- VilniusTech, Faculty of Fundamental Sciences, Sauletekio al. 11, 10223 Vilnius, Lithuania
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Prasad PK, Motiei L, Margulies D. Applications of Bacteria Decorated with Synthetic DNA Constructs. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023; 19:e2206136. [PMID: 36670059 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202206136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2022] [Revised: 11/30/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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The advent of DNA nanotechnology has revolutionized the way DNA has been perceived. Rather than considering it as the genetic material alone, DNA has emerged as a versatile synthetic scaffold that can be used to create a variety of molecular architectures. Modifying such self-assembled structures with bio-molecular recognition elements has further expanded the scope of DNA nanotechnology, opening up avenues for using synthetic DNA assemblies to sense or regulate biological molecules. Recent advancements in this field have lead to the creation of DNA structures that can be used to modify bacterial cell surfaces and endow the bacteria with new properties. This mini-review focuses on the ways by which synthetic modification of bacterial cell surfaces with DNA constructs can expand the natural functions of bacteria, enabling their potential use in various fields such as material engineering, bio-sensing, and therapy. The challenges and prospects for future advancements in this field are also discussed.
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- Pragati K Prasad
- Department of Chemical and Structural Biology, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, 7610001, Israel
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- Department of Chemical and Structural Biology, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, 7610001, Israel
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- Department of Chemical and Structural Biology, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, 7610001, Israel
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Arya JK, Kumar R, Tripathi SS, Rizvi SI. Hormetic effect of 3-Bromopyruvate on age-induced alterations in erythrocyte membrane transporters and oxidative biomarkers in rats. Rejuvenation Res 2022; 25:122-128. [DOI: 10.1089/rej.2021.0060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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- Jitendra Kumar Arya
- University of Allahabad, Department of Biochemistry, allahabad, ALLAHABAD, UTTAR PRADESH, India, 211002
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- University of Allahabad, Department of Biochemistry, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- University of Allahabad, Department of Biochemistry, Fauclty of Science, UNIVERSITY OF ALLAHABAD, PRYAGRAJ, Uttar Pradesh, India, 211002
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- University of Allahabad, Department of Biochemistry, faculty of Science, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India, 211002
- India
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Abaricia JO, Shah AH, Olivares-Navarrete R. Substrate stiffness induces neutrophil extracellular trap (NET) formation through focal adhesion kinase activation. Biomaterials 2021; 271:120715. [PMID: 33677375 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2021.120715] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2020] [Revised: 01/07/2021] [Accepted: 02/08/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Neutrophils predominate the early inflammatory response to tissue injury and implantation of biomaterials. Recent studies have shown that neutrophil activation can be regulated by mechanical cues such as stiffness or surface wettability; however, it is not known how neutrophils sense and respond to physical cues, particularly how they form neutrophil extracellular traps (NET formation). To examine this, we used polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) substrates of varying physiologically relevant stiffness (0.2-32 kPa) and examined the response of murine neutrophils to untreated surfaces or to surfaces coated with various extracellular matrix proteins recognized by integrin heterodimers (collagen, fibronectin, laminin, vitronectin, synthetic RGD). Neutrophils on higher stiffness PDMS substrates had increased NET formation and higher secretion of pro-inflammatory cytokines and chemokines. Extracellular matrix protein coatings showed that fibronectin induced the most NET formation and this effect was stiffness dependent. Synthetic RGD peptides induced similar levels of NET formation and pro-inflammatory cytokine release than the full-length fibronectin protein. To determine if the observed NET formation in response to substrate stiffness required focal adhesion kinase (FAK) activity, which is down stream of integrin activation, FAK inhibitor PF-573228 was used. Inhibition of FAK using PF-573228 ablated the stiffness-dependent increase in NET formation and pro-inflammatory molecule secretion. These findings demonstrate that neutrophils regulate NET formation in response to physical and mechanical biomaterial cues and this process is regulated through integrin/FAK signaling.
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- Jefferson O Abaricia
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, United States.
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Talapko J, Juzbašić M, Matijević T, Pustijanac E, Bekić S, Kotris I, Škrlec I. Candida albicans-The Virulence Factors and Clinical Manifestations of Infection. J Fungi (Basel) 2021; 7:79. [PMID: 33499276 PMCID: PMC7912069 DOI: 10.3390/jof7020079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 158] [Impact Index Per Article: 52.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2021] [Revised: 01/17/2021] [Accepted: 01/21/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Candida albicans is a common commensal fungus that colonizes the oropharyngeal cavity, gastrointestinal and vaginal tract, and healthy individuals' skin. In 50% of the population, C. albicans is part of the normal flora of the microbiota. The various clinical manifestations of Candida species range from localized, superficial mucocutaneous disorders to invasive diseases that involve multiple organ systems and are life-threatening. From systemic and local to hereditary and environmental, diverse factors lead to disturbances in Candida's normal homeostasis, resulting in a transition from normal flora to pathogenic and opportunistic infections. The transition in the pathophysiology of the onset and progression of infection is also influenced by Candida's virulence traits that lead to the development of candidiasis. Oral candidiasis has a wide range of clinical manifestations, divided into primary and secondary candidiasis. The main supply of C. albicans in the body is located in the gastrointestinal tract, and the development of infections occurs due to dysbiosis of the residential microbiota, immune dysfunction, and damage to the muco-intestinal barrier. The presence of C. albicans in the blood is associated with candidemia-invasive Candida infections. The commensal relationship exists as long as there is a balance between the host immune system and the virulence factors of C. albicans. This paper presents the virulence traits of Candida albicans and clinical manifestations of specific candidiasis.
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- Jasminka Talapko
- Faculty of Dental Medicine and Health, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, HR-31000 Osijek, Croatia; (J.T.); (M.J.)
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- Faculty of Dental Medicine and Health, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, HR-31000 Osijek, Croatia; (J.T.); (M.J.)
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- Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Clinical Hospital Center Osijek, HR-31000 Osijek, Croatia;
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- Faculty of Natural Sciences, Juraj Dobrila University of Pula, HR-52100 Pula, Croatia;
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- Family Medicine Practice, HR-31000 Osijek, Croatia;
- Faculty of Medicine, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, HR-31000 Osijek, Croatia
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- Department of Internal Medicine, General County Hospital Vukovar, HR-3200 Vukovar, Croatia;
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- Faculty of Dental Medicine and Health, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, HR-31000 Osijek, Croatia; (J.T.); (M.J.)
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Elkholy NS, Shafaa MW, Mohammed HS. Biophysical characterization of lutein or beta carotene-loaded cationic liposomes. RSC Adv 2020; 10:32409-32422. [PMID: 35685615 PMCID: PMC9127840 DOI: 10.1039/d0ra05683a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2020] [Accepted: 08/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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The interactions between carotenoids and membrane constituents are vital for understanding the mechanism of their dynamic action. Lutein and beta-carotene were loaded separately into the bilayer of dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine (DPPC) mixed at a molar ratio with l-α-phosphatidylethanolamine derived from sheep brain (cephalin) and stearylamine (SA) to form cationic liposomes. The molecular interaction between lutein or beta-carotene with cationic liposomes was studied using transmission electron microscopy (TEM), dynamic light scattering (DLS), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. Encapsulation efficiency (EE %) and in vitro drug release were determined. The DLS measurements confirmed the mono-dispersity of all samples. TEM results revealed that liposomal samples were oval-shaped and there was a change in their morphology and size upon encapsulation of lutein or beta-carotene. Beta-carotene was observed to adhere to the boundary surface within the liposomal assembly with external morphological alterations. EE% of lutein and beta-carotene exceeded 98.8 ± 0.3% and 87 ± 4%, respectively. Lutein doped with cationic liposomes shows better in vitro release stability (about 30%) than beta-carotene (about 45%) between the 3rd and the 6th hour manifested by lower leakage rate percentage of lutein which would lead to higher lutein retention. The incorporated lutein resulted in broadening and shifting of the major endothermic peak of the co-liposomes, while the incorporation of beta-carotene did not induce a noticeable shift. An FTIR study was employed to reveal structure alterations in the vesicles after the encapsulation of lutein or beta-carotene into liposomes. Encapsulation of lutein or beta-carotene into liposomes induced a change in the frequency of the symmetric and asymmetric CH2 stretching bands in the acyl chain that may influence the order of the membrane. The interactions between carotenoids and membrane constituents are vital for understanding the mechanism of their dynamic action.![]()
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- Nourhan S. Elkholy
- Medical Biophysics Division
- Physics Department
- Faculty of Science
- Helwan University
- Cairo
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- Medical Biophysics Division
- Physics Department
- Faculty of Science
- Helwan University
- Cairo
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Asada T, Doi K, Inokuchi R, Hayase N, Yamamoto M, Morimura N. Organ system network analysis and biological stability in critically ill patients. CRITICAL CARE : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE CRITICAL CARE FORUM 2019; 23:83. [PMID: 30867011 PMCID: PMC6417231 DOI: 10.1186/s13054-019-2376-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2018] [Accepted: 02/25/2019] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Continuous coordination among organ systems is necessary to maintain biological stability in humans. Organ system network analysis in addition to organ-oriented medicine is expected to improve patient outcomes. However, organ system networks remain beyond clinical application with little evidence for their importance on homeostatic mechanisms. This proof-of-concept study examined the impact of organ system networks on systemic stability in severely ill patients. METHODS Patients admitted to the intensive care unit of the University of Tokyo Hospital with one representative variable reflecting the condition of each of the respiratory, cardiovascular, renal, hepatic, coagulation, and inflammatory systems were enrolled. Relationships among the condition of individual organ systems, inter-organ connections, and systemic stability were evaluated between non-survivors and survivors whose organ system conditions were matched to those of the non-survivors (matched survivors) as well as between non-survivors and all survivors. We clustered these six organ systems using principal component analysis and compared the dispersion of the principal component scores of each cluster using the Ansari-Bradley test to evaluate systemic stability involving multiple organ systems. Inter-organ connections were evaluated using Spearman's rank test. RESULTS Among a total of 570 enrolled patients, 91 patients died. The principal component analysis yielded the respiratory-renal-inflammatory and cardiovascular-hepatic-coagulation system clusters. In the respiratory-renal-inflammatory cluster, organ systems were connected in both the survivors and the non-survivors. The principal component scores of the respiratory-renal-inflammatory cluster were dispersed similarly (stable cluster) in the non-survivors, the matched survivors, and the total survivors irrespective of the severity of individual organ system dysfunction. Conversely, in the cardiovascular-hepatic-coagulation cluster, organ systems were connected only in the survivors, and the principal component scores of the cluster were significantly dispersed (unstable cluster) in the non-survivors compared to the total survivors (P = 0.002) and the matched survivors (P = 0.004). CONCLUSIONS This study demonstrated that systemic instability was closely associated with network disruption among organ systems irrespective of their dysfunction severity. Organ system network analysis is necessary to improve outcomes in severely ill patients.
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- Toshifumi Asada
- Department of Acute Medicine, The University of Tokyo Hospital, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan
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- Department of Acute Medicine, The University of Tokyo Hospital, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan.
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- Department of Acute Medicine, The University of Tokyo Hospital, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan
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- Department of Acute Medicine, The University of Tokyo Hospital, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan
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- Department of Acute Medicine, The University of Tokyo Hospital, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan
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- Department of Acute Medicine, The University of Tokyo Hospital, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan
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Galarza Torre A, Shaw JE, Wood A, Gilbert HTJ, Dobre O, Genever P, Brennan K, Richardson SM, Swift J. An immortalised mesenchymal stem cell line maintains mechano-responsive behaviour and can be used as a reporter of substrate stiffness. Sci Rep 2018; 8:8981. [PMID: 29895825 PMCID: PMC5997644 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-27346-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2018] [Accepted: 05/27/2018] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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The mechanical environment can influence cell behaviour, including changes to transcriptional and proteomic regulation, morphology and, in the case of stem cells, commitment to lineage. However, current tools for characterizing substrates' mechanical properties, such as atomic force microscopy (AFM), often do not fully recapitulate the length and time scales over which cells 'feel' substrates. Here, we show that an immortalised, clonal line of human mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) maintains the responsiveness to substrate mechanics observed in primary cells, and can be used as a reporter of stiffness. MSCs were cultured on soft and stiff polyacrylamide hydrogels. In both primary and immortalised MSCs, stiffer substrates promoted increased cell spreading, expression of lamin-A/C and translocation of mechano-sensitive proteins YAP1 and MKL1 to the nucleus. Stiffness was also found to regulate transcriptional markers of lineage. A GFP-YAP/RFP-H2B reporter construct was designed and virally delivered to the immortalised MSCs for in situ detection of substrate stiffness. MSCs with stable expression of the reporter showed GFP-YAP to be colocalised with nuclear RFP-H2B on stiff substrates, enabling development of a cellular reporter of substrate stiffness. This will facilitate mechanical characterisation of new materials developed for applications in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine.
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- Asier Galarza Torre
- Wellcome Centre for Cell-Matrix Research, University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PT, UK
- Division of Cell Matrix Biology and Regenerative Medicine, School of Biological Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
- Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK
- Scottish Centre for Regenerative Medicine, Edinburgh, EH16 4UU, UK
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- Wellcome Centre for Cell-Matrix Research, University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PT, UK
- Division of Cell Matrix Biology and Regenerative Medicine, School of Biological Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
- Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK
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- Division of Cancer Sciences, School of Medical Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
- Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK
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- Wellcome Centre for Cell-Matrix Research, University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PT, UK
- Division of Cell Matrix Biology and Regenerative Medicine, School of Biological Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
- Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK
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- Wellcome Centre for Cell-Matrix Research, University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PT, UK
- Division of Cell Matrix Biology and Regenerative Medicine, School of Biological Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
- Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK
- School of Engineering, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8QQ, UK
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- Department of Biology, University of York, York, YO10 5DD, UK
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- Division of Cancer Sciences, School of Medical Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
- Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK
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- Division of Cell Matrix Biology and Regenerative Medicine, School of Biological Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
- Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK
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- Wellcome Centre for Cell-Matrix Research, University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PT, UK.
- Division of Cell Matrix Biology and Regenerative Medicine, School of Biological Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
- Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK.
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