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Feistner L, Penk A, Böttner J, Büttner P, Thiele H, Huster D, Schlotter F. Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy to quantify major extracellular matrix components in fibro-calcific aortic valve disease. Sci Rep 2023; 13:18823. [PMID: 37914797 PMCID: PMC10620231 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-46143-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2023] [Accepted: 10/27/2023] [Indexed: 11/03/2023] Open
Abstract
Fibro-calcific aortic valve disease (FCAVD) is a pathological condition marked by overt fibrous and calcific extracellular matrix (ECM) accumulation that leads to valvular dysfunction and left ventricular outflow obstruction. Costly valve implantation is the only approved therapy. Multiple pharmacological interventions are under clinical investigation, however, none has proven clinically beneficial. This failure of translational approaches indicates incomplete understanding of the underlying pathomechanisms and may result from a limited toolbox of scientific methods to assess the cornerstones of FCAVD: lipid deposition, fibrous and calcific ECM accumulation. In this study, we evaluated magic-angle spinning (MAS) nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy to both, qualitatively and quantitatively assess these key elements of FCAVD pathogenesis. NMR spectra showed collagen, elastin, triacylglycerols, and phospholipids in human control and FCAVD tissue samples (n = 5). Calcification, measured by the hydroxyapatite content, was detectable in FCAVD tissues and in valve interstitial cells under procalcifying media conditions. Hydroxyapatite was significantly higher in FCAVD tissues than in controls (p < 0.05) as measured by 31P MAS NMR. The relative collagen content was lower in FCAVD tissues vs. controls (p < 0.05). Overall, we demonstrate the versatility of NMR spectroscopy as a diagnostic tool in preclinical FCAVD assessment.
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- Lukas Feistner
- Department of Internal Medicine/Cardiology, Heart Center Leipzig at University of Leipzig, Struempellstr. 39, 04289, Leipzig, Germany
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- Institute for Medical Physics and Biophysics, Leipzig University, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine/Cardiology, Heart Center Leipzig at University of Leipzig, Struempellstr. 39, 04289, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine/Cardiology, Heart Center Leipzig at University of Leipzig, Struempellstr. 39, 04289, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine/Cardiology, Heart Center Leipzig at University of Leipzig, Struempellstr. 39, 04289, Leipzig, Germany
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- Institute for Medical Physics and Biophysics, Leipzig University, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine/Cardiology, Heart Center Leipzig at University of Leipzig, Struempellstr. 39, 04289, Leipzig, Germany.
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Schulze S, Neuber C, Möller S, Pietzsch J, Schaser KD, Rammelt S. Microdialysis Reveals Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Sulfated Glycosaminoglycanes in the Early Phase of Bone Healing. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24032077. [PMID: 36768397 PMCID: PMC9917097 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24032077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2022] [Revised: 01/12/2023] [Accepted: 01/17/2023] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Although chronic inflammation inhibits bone healing, the healing process is initiated by an inflammatory phase. In a well-tuned sequence of molecular events, pro-inflammatory cytokines are secreted to orchestrate the inflammation response to injury and the recruitment of progenitor cells. These events in turn activate the secretion of anti-inflammatory signaling molecules and attract cells and mediators that antagonize the inflammation and initiate the repair phase. Sulfated glycosaminoglycanes (sGAG) are known to interact with cytokines, chemokines and growth factors and, thus, alter the availability, duration and impact of those mediators on the local molecular level. sGAG-coated polycaprolactone-co-lactide (PCL) scaffolds were inserted into critical-size femur defects in adult male Wistar rats. The femur was stabilized with a plate, and the defect was filled with either sGAG-containing PCL scaffolds or autologous bone (positive control). Wound fluid samples obtained by microdialysis were characterized regarding alterations of cytokine concentrations over the first 24 h after surgery. The analyses revealed the inhibition of the pro-inflammatory cytokines IL-1β and MIP-2 in the sGAG-treated groups compared to the positive control. A simultaneous increase of IL-6 and TNF-α indicated advanced regenerative capacity of sGAG, suggesting their potential to improve bone healing.
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- Sabine Schulze
- University Center for Orthopedics, Trauma and Plastic Surgery, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus at TU Dresden, 01307 Dresden, Germany
- Center for Translational Bone, Joint and Soft Tissue Research, Medical Faculty, TU Dresden, 01307 Dresden, Germany
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Department of Radiopharmaceutical and Chemical Biology, Institute of Radiopharmaceutical Cancer Research, 01328 Dresden, Germany
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- Biomaterials Department, INNOVENT e. V., Prüssingstrasse 27B, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Department of Radiopharmaceutical and Chemical Biology, Institute of Radiopharmaceutical Cancer Research, 01328 Dresden, Germany
- Faculty of Chemistry and Food Chemistry, School of Science, Technische Universität Dresden, 01069 Dresden, Germany
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- University Center for Orthopedics, Trauma and Plastic Surgery, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus at TU Dresden, 01307 Dresden, Germany
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- University Center for Orthopedics, Trauma and Plastic Surgery, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus at TU Dresden, 01307 Dresden, Germany
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Impact of Sulfated Hyaluronan on Bone Metabolism in Diabetic Charcot Neuroarthropathy and Degenerative Arthritis. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms232315146. [PMID: 36499493 PMCID: PMC9737841 DOI: 10.3390/ijms232315146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2022] [Revised: 11/29/2022] [Accepted: 11/30/2022] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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Bone in diabetes mellitus is characterized by an altered microarchitecture caused by abnormal metabolism of bone cells. Together with diabetic neuropathy, this is associated with serious complications including impaired bone healing culminating in complicated fractures and dislocations, especially in the lower extremities, so-called Charcot neuroarthropathy (CN). The underlying mechanisms are not yet fully understood, and treatment of CN is challenging. Several in vitro and in vivo investigations have suggested positive effects on bone regeneration by modifying biomaterials with sulfated glycosaminoglycans (sGAG). Recent findings described a beneficial effect of sGAG for bone healing in diabetic animal models compared to healthy animals. We therefore aimed at studying the effects of low- and high-sulfated hyaluronan derivatives on osteoclast markers as well as gene expression patterns of osteoclasts and osteoblasts from patients with diabetic CN compared to non-diabetic patients with arthritis at the foot and ankle. Exposure to sulfated hyaluronan (sHA) derivatives reduced the exaggerated calcium phosphate resorption as well as the expression of genes associated with bone resorption in both groups, but more pronounced in patients with CN. Moreover, sHA derivatives reduced the release of pro-inflammatory cytokines in osteoclasts of patients with CN. The effects of sHA on osteoblasts differed only marginally between patients with CN and non-diabetic patients with arthritis. These results suggest balancing effects of sHA on osteoclastic bone resorption parameters in diabetes.
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Microbiological-Chemical Sourced Chondroitin Sulfates Protect Neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y Cells against Oxidative Stress and Are Suitable for Hydrogel-Based Controlled Release. Antioxidants (Basel) 2021; 10:antiox10111816. [PMID: 34829687 PMCID: PMC8615127 DOI: 10.3390/antiox10111816] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2021] [Revised: 11/08/2021] [Accepted: 11/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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Chondroitin sulfates (CS) are a class of sulfated glycosaminoglycans involved in many biological processes. Several studies reported their protective effect against neurodegenerative conditions like Alzheimer’s disease. CS are commonly derived from animal sources, but ethical concerns, the risk of contamination with animal proteins, and the difficulty in controlling the sulfation pattern have prompted research towards non-animal sources. Here we exploited two microbiological-chemical sourced CS (i.e., CS-A,C and CS-A,C,K,L) and Carbopol 974P NF/agarose semi-interpenetrating polymer networks (i.e., P.NaOH.0 and P.Ethanol.0) to set up a release system, and tested the neuroprotective role of released CS against H2O2-induced oxidative stress. After assessing that our CS (1–100 µM) require a 3 h pre-treatment for neuroprotection with SH-SY5Y cells, we evaluated whether the autoclave type (i.e., N- or B-type) affects hydrogel viscoelastic properties. We selected B-type autoclaves and repeated the study after loading CS (1 or 0.1 mg CS/0.5 mL gel). After loading 1 mg CS/0.5 mL gel, we evaluated CS release up to 7 days by 1,9-dimethylmethylene blue (DMMB) assay and verified the neuroprotective role of CS-A,C (1 µM) in the supernatants. We observed that CS-A,C exhibits a broader neuroprotective effect than CS-A,C,K,L. Moreover, sulfation pattern affects not only neuroprotection, but also drug release.
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Schulze S, Rothe R, Neuber C, Hauser S, Ullrich M, Pietzsch J, Rammelt S. Men who stare at bone: multimodal monitoring of bone healing. Biol Chem 2021; 402:1397-1413. [PMID: 34313084 DOI: 10.1515/hsz-2021-0170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2021] [Accepted: 07/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Knowledge of the physiological and pathological processes, taking place in bone during fracture healing or defect regeneration, is essential in order to develop strategies to enhance bone healing under normal and critical conditions. Preclinical testing allows a wide range of imaging modalities that may be applied both simultaneously and longitudinally, which will in turn lower the number of animals needed to allow a comprehensive assessment of the healing process. This work provides an up-to-date review on morphological, functional, optical, biochemical, and biophysical imaging techniques including their advantages, disadvantages and potential for combining them in a multimodal and multiscale manner. The focus lies on preclinical testing of biomaterials modified with artificial extracellular matrices in various animal models to enhance bone remodeling and regeneration.
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- Sabine Schulze
- University Center of Orthopaedics, Trauma and Plastic Surgery (OUPC), University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, D-01307Dresden, Germany.,Center for Translational Bone, Joint and Soft Tissue Research, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus and Faculty of Medicine, Technische Universität Dresden, D-01307Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Radiopharmaceutical and Chemical Biology, Institute of Radiopharmaceutical Cancer Research, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), D-01328Dresden, Germany.,Faculty of Chemistry and Food Chemistry, School of Science, Technische Universität Dresden, D-01062Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Radiopharmaceutical and Chemical Biology, Institute of Radiopharmaceutical Cancer Research, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), D-01328Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Radiopharmaceutical and Chemical Biology, Institute of Radiopharmaceutical Cancer Research, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), D-01328Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Radiopharmaceutical and Chemical Biology, Institute of Radiopharmaceutical Cancer Research, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), D-01328Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Radiopharmaceutical and Chemical Biology, Institute of Radiopharmaceutical Cancer Research, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), D-01328Dresden, Germany.,Faculty of Chemistry and Food Chemistry, School of Science, Technische Universität Dresden, D-01062Dresden, Germany
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- University Center of Orthopaedics, Trauma and Plastic Surgery (OUPC), University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, D-01307Dresden, Germany.,Center for Translational Bone, Joint and Soft Tissue Research, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus and Faculty of Medicine, Technische Universität Dresden, D-01307Dresden, Germany.,Center for Regenerative Therapies Dresden (CRTD), D-01307Dresden, Germany
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Borcherding K, Schmidmaier G, Hofmann GO, Wildemann B. The rationale behind implant coatings to promote osteointegration, bone healing or regeneration. Injury 2021; 52 Suppl 2:S106-S111. [PMID: 33257018 DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2020.11.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2020] [Accepted: 11/16/2020] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Implant loosening, bone healing failure, implant-associated infections, and large bony defects remain challenges in orthopedic surgery. Implant surface modifications and coatings are being developed to promote osteointegration, prevent colonization by bacteria, and release bioactive factors. The following mini-review briefly discusses the clinical problem, explains the four "osteos", presents examples of coatings used for different orthopedic indications, and finally raises awareness of the coating and translational requirements.
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- Kai Borcherding
- Department of Adhesive Bonding Technology and Surfaces, Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Technology and Advanced Materials IFAM, Bremen, Germany
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- Center for Orthopedics, Trauma Surgery and Spinal Cord Injury, HTRG - Heidelberg Trauma Research Group, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Trauma, Hand and Reconstructive Surgery, Experimental Trauma Surgery, Jena University Hospital, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena, Germany
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- Department of Trauma, Hand and Reconstructive Surgery, Experimental Trauma Surgery, Jena University Hospital, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena, Germany; Julius Wolff Institute, BIH Center for Regenerative Therapies, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany.
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Schnabelrauch M, Schiller J, Möller S, Scharnweber D, Hintze V. Chemically modified glycosaminoglycan derivatives as building blocks for biomaterial coatings and hydrogels. Biol Chem 2021; 402:1385-1395. [PMID: 34008374 DOI: 10.1515/hsz-2021-0171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2021] [Accepted: 05/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Tissue regeneration is regulated by the cellular microenvironment, e.g. the extracellular matrix. Here, sulfated glycosaminoglycans (GAG), are of vital importance interacting with mediator proteins and influencing their biological activity. Hence, they are promising candidates for controlling tissue regeneration. This review addresses recent achievements regarding chemically modified GAG as well as collagen/GAG-based coatings and hydrogels including (i) chemical functionalization strategies for native GAG, (ii) GAG-based biomaterial strategies for controlling cellular responses, (iii) (bio)chemical methods for characterization and iv) protein interaction profiles and attained tissue regeneration in vitro and in vivo. The potential of GAG for bioinspired, functional biomaterials is highlighted.
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- Institute for Medical Physics and Biophysics, Medical Faculty, Universität Leipzig, D-04107 Leipzig, Germany
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- Biomaterials Department, INNOVENT e.V., Prüssingstrasse 27B, D-07745Jena, Germany
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- Institute of Materials Science, Max Bergmann Center of Biomaterials, TU Dresden, Budapester Str. 27, D-01069Dresden, Germany
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- Institute of Materials Science, Max Bergmann Center of Biomaterials, TU Dresden, Budapester Str. 27, D-01069Dresden, Germany
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