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Lu J, Xu X, Sun X, Du Y. Protein and peptide-based renal targeted drug delivery systems. J Control Release 2024; 366:65-84. [PMID: 38145662 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2023.12.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2023] [Revised: 12/18/2023] [Accepted: 12/20/2023] [Indexed: 12/27/2023]
Abstract
Renal diseases have become an increasingly concerned public health problem in the world. Kidney-targeted drug delivery has profound transformative potential on increasing renal efficacy and reducing extra-renal toxicity. Protein and peptide-based kidney targeted drug delivery systems have garnered more and more attention due to its controllable synthesis, high biocompatibility and low immunogenicity. At the same time, the targeting methods based on protein/peptide are also abundant, including passive renal targeting based on macromolecular protein and active targeting mediated by renal targeting peptide. Here, we review the application and the drug loading strategy of different proteins or peptides in targeted drug delivery, including the ferritin family, albumin, low molecular weight protein (LMWP), different peptide sequence and antibodies. In addition, we summarized the factors influencing passive and active targeting in drug delivery system, the main receptors related to active targeting in different kidney diseases, and a variety of nano forms of proteins based on the controllable synthesis of proteins.
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- Jingyi Lu
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Yangtza River Delta Region Green Pharmaceuticals, Zhejiang University of Technology, 18 Chaowang Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310014, China; College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, China
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- College of Medical Sciences, Zhejiang Shuren University, 8 Shuren Street, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310015, China.
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Yangtza River Delta Region Green Pharmaceuticals, Zhejiang University of Technology, 18 Chaowang Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310014, China.
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Yangtza River Delta Region Green Pharmaceuticals, Zhejiang University of Technology, 18 Chaowang Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310014, China; College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, China; Innovation Center of Translational Pharmacy, Jinhua Institute of Zhejiang University, Jinhua 321299, China.
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Vincenti F, Angeletti A, Ghiggeri GM. State of the art in childhood nephrotic syndrome: concrete discoveries and unmet needs. Front Immunol 2023; 14:1167741. [PMID: 37503337 PMCID: PMC10368981 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1167741] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2023] [Accepted: 06/21/2023] [Indexed: 07/29/2023] Open
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Nephrotic syndrome (NS) is a clinical entity characterized by proteinuria, hypoalbuminemia, and peripheral edema. NS affects about 2-7 per 100,000 children aged below 18 years old yearly and is classified, based on the response to drugs, into steroid sensitive (SSNS), steroid dependent, (SDNS), multidrug dependent (MDNS), and multidrug resistant (MRNS). Forms of NS that are more difficult to treat are associated with a worse outcome with respect to renal function. In particular, MRNS commonly progresses to end stage renal failure requiring renal transplantation, with recurrence of the original disease in half of the cases. Histological presentations of NS may vary from minimal glomerular lesions (MCD) to focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) and, of relevance, the histological patterns do not correlate with the response to treatments. Moreover, around half of MRNS cases are secondary to causative pathogenic variants in genes involved in maintaining the glomerular structure. The pathogenesis of NS is still poorly understood and therapeutic approaches are mostly based on clinical experience. Understanding of pathogenetic mechanisms of NS is one of the 'unmet needs' in nephrology and represents a significant challenge for the scientific community. The scope of the present review includes exploring relevant findings, identifying unmet needs, and reviewing therapeutic developments that characterize NS in the last decades. The main aim is to provide a basis for new perspectives and mechanistic studies in NS.
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- Flavio Vincenti
- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine and Department of Surgery, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States
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- Nephrology Dialysis and Transplantation, Istituto di Ricerca e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS) Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genoa, Italy
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- Nephrology Dialysis and Transplantation, Istituto di Ricerca e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS) Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genoa, Italy
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Yue Y, Zhao T, Xu Z, Chi W, Chai X, Ai J, Zhang J, Huo F, Strongin RM, Yin C. Enlarging the Stokes Shift by Weakening the π-Conjugation of Cyanines for High Signal-to-Noise Ratiometric Imaging. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2023; 10:e2205080. [PMID: 36424136 PMCID: PMC9875656 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202205080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2022] [Revised: 10/10/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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The signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) is one of the key features of a fluorescent probe and one that often defines its potential utility for in vivo labeling and analyte detection applications. Here, it is reported that introducing a pyridine group into traditional cyanine-7 dyes in an asymmetric manner provides a series of tunable NIR fluorescent dyes (Cy-Mu-7) characterized by enhanced Stokes shifts (≈230 nm) compared to the parent cyanine 7 dye (<25 nm). The observed Stokes shift increase is ascribed to symmetry breaking of the Cy-Mu-7 core and a reduction in the extent of conjugation. The fluorescence signals of the Cy-Mu-7 dyes are enhanced upon confinement within the hydrophobic cavity of albumin or via spontaneous encapsulation within micelles in aqueous media. Utilizing the Cy-Mu-7, ultra-fast in vivo kidney labeling in mice is realized, and it is found that the liver injury will aggravate the burden of kidney by monitoring the fluorescence intensity ratio of kidney to liver. In addition, Cy-Mu-7 could be used as efficient chemiluminescence resonance energy transfer acceptor for the reaction between H2 O2 and bisoxalate. The potential utility of Cy-Mu-7 is illustrated via direct monitoring fluctuations in endogenous H2 O2 levels in a mouse model to mimic emergency room trauma.
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- Yongkang Yue
- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of EducationInstitute of Molecular ScienceShanxi UniversityTaiyuan030006China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of EducationInstitute of Molecular ScienceShanxi UniversityTaiyuan030006China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of EducationInstitute of Molecular ScienceShanxi UniversityTaiyuan030006China
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- School of ScienceHainan UniversityRenmin Road 58Haikou570228China
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- Second People's Hospital in the City of LinfenLinfen041099China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of EducationInstitute of Molecular ScienceShanxi UniversityTaiyuan030006China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of EducationInstitute of Molecular ScienceShanxi UniversityTaiyuan030006China
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- Research Institute of Applied ChemistryShanxi UniversityTaiyuan030006China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of EducationInstitute of Molecular ScienceShanxi UniversityTaiyuan030006China
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Fisher J, Kahn F, Wiebe E, Gustafsson P, Kander T, Mellhammar L, Bentzer P, Linder A. The Dynamics of Circulating Heparin-Binding Protein: Implications for Its Use as a Biomarker. J Innate Immun 2021; 14:447-460. [PMID: 34965528 PMCID: PMC9485916 DOI: 10.1159/000521064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2021] [Accepted: 11/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Heparin-binding protein (HBP) is a promising biomarker for the development and severity of sepsis. To guide its use, it is important to understand the factors that could lead to false-positive or negative results, such as inappropriate release and inadequate clearance of HBP. HBP is presumably released only by neutrophils, and the organs responsible for its elimination are unknown. In this study, we aimed to determine whether non-neutrophil cells can be a source of circulating HBP and which organs are responsible for its removal. We found that in two cohorts of neutropenic patients, 12% and 19% of patients in each cohort, respectively, had detectable plasma HBP levels. In vitro, three leukemia-derived monocytic cell lines and healthy CD14+ monocytes constitutively released detectable levels of HBP. When HBP was injected intravenously in rats, we found that plasma levels of HBP decreased rapidly, with a distribution half-life below 10 min and an elimination half-life of 1-2 h. We measured HBP levels in the liver, spleen, kidneys, lungs, and urine using both ELISA and immunofluorescence quantitation, and found that the majority of HBP was present in the liver, and a small amount was present in the spleen. Immunofluorescence imaging indicated that HBP is associated mainly with hepatocytes in the liver and monocytes/macrophages in the spleen. The impact of hematologic malignancies and liver diseases on plasma HBP levels should be explored further in clinical studies.
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- Jane Fisher
- Division of Infection Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Division of Infection Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Division of Infection Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.,Infection Biochemistry & Institute for Biochemistry, University of Veterinary Medicine Hanover, Hanover, Germany
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- Division of Infection Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Intensive and Perioperative Care, Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden.,Division of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Division of Infection Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Division of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.,Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Helsingborg Hospital, Helsingborg, Sweden
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- Division of Infection Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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Ballermann BJ, Nyström J, Haraldsson B. The Glomerular Endothelium Restricts Albumin Filtration. Front Med (Lausanne) 2021; 8:766689. [PMID: 34912827 PMCID: PMC8667033 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2021.766689] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2021] [Accepted: 11/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Inflammatory activation and/or dysfunction of the glomerular endothelium triggers proteinuria in many systemic and localized vascular disorders. Among them are the thrombotic microangiopathies, many forms of glomerulonephritis, and acute inflammatory episodes like sepsis and COVID-19 illness. Another example is the chronic endothelial dysfunction that develops in cardiovascular disease and in metabolic disorders like diabetes. While the glomerular endothelium is a porous sieve that filters prodigious amounts of water and small solutes, it also bars the bulk of albumin and large plasma proteins from passing into the glomerular filtrate. This endothelial barrier function is ascribed predominantly to the endothelial glycocalyx with its endothelial surface layer, that together form a relatively thick, mucinous coat composed of glycosaminoglycans, proteoglycans, glycolipids, sialomucins and other glycoproteins, as well as secreted and circulating proteins. The glycocalyx/endothelial surface layer not only covers the glomerular endothelium; it extends into the endothelial fenestrae. Some glycocalyx components span or are attached to the apical endothelial cell plasma membrane and form the formal glycocalyx. Other components, including small proteoglycans and circulating proteins like albumin and orosomucoid, form the endothelial surface layer and are bound to the glycocalyx due to weak intermolecular interactions. Indeed, bound plasma albumin is a major constituent of the endothelial surface layer and contributes to its barrier function. A role for glomerular endothelial cells in the barrier of the glomerular capillary wall to protein filtration has been demonstrated by many elegant studies. However, it can only be fully understood in the context of other components, including the glomerular basement membrane, the podocytes and reabsorption of proteins by tubule epithelial cells. Discovery of the precise mechanisms that lead to glycocalyx/endothelial surface layer disruption within glomerular capillaries will hopefully lead to pharmacological interventions that specifically target this important structure.
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- Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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Several hypotheses have been put forth over time to explain how consciousness can be so rapidly lost, and then spontaneously regained, following mechanical head trauma. The knockout punch in boxing is a relatively homogenous form of traumatic brain injury and can thus be used to test the predictions of these hypotheses. While none of the hypotheses put forth can be considered fully verified, pore formation following stretching of the axonal cell membrane, mechanoporation, is a strong contender. We here argue that the theoretical foundation of mechanoporation can be strengthened by a comparison with the experimental method electroporation.
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- Anders Hånell
- Section of Neurosurgery, Department of Neuroscience, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Section of Neurosurgery, Department of Neuroscience, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
- Department of Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet (KI), Stockholm, Sweden
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Maso K, Grigoletto A, Raccagni L, Bellini M, Marigo I, Ingangi V, Suzuki A, Hirai M, Kamiya M, Yoshioka H, Pasut G. Poly(L-glutamic acid)-co-poly(ethylene glycol) block copolymers for protein conjugation. J Control Release 2020; 324:228-237. [PMID: 32413454 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2020.05.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2020] [Revised: 05/08/2020] [Accepted: 05/09/2020] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Poly(L-glutamic acid)-co-poly(ethylene glycol) block copolymers (PLE-PEG) are here investigated as polymers for conjugation to therapeutic proteins such as granulocyte colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) and human growth hormone (hGH). PLE-PEG block copolymers are able to stabilize and protect proteins from degradation and to prolong their residence time in the blood stream, features that are made possible thanks to PEG's intrinsic properties and the simultaneous presence of the biodegradable anionic PLE moiety. When PLE-PEG copolymers are selectively tethered to the N-terminus of G-CSF and hGH, they yield homogeneous monoconjugates that preserve the protein's secondary structure. During the current study the pharmacokinetics of PLE10-PEG20k-G-CSF and PLE20-PEG20k-G-CSF derivatives and their ability to induce granulopoiesis were, respectively, assessed in Sprague-Dawley rats and in C57BL6 mice. Our results show that the bioavailability and bioactivity of the derivatives are comparable to or better than those of PEG20k-Nter-G-CSF (commercially known as Pegfilgrastim). The therapeutic effects of PLE10-PEG20k-hGH and PLE20-PEG20k-hGH derivatives tested in hypophysectomized rats demonstrate that the presence of a negatively charged PLE block enhances the biological properties of the conjugates additionally with respect to PEG20k-Nter-hGH.
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- Katia Maso
- Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, University of Padua, via F. Marzolo 5, 35131 Padua, Italy
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, University of Padua, via F. Marzolo 5, 35131 Padua, Italy
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, University of Padua, via F. Marzolo 5, 35131 Padua, Italy
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, University of Padua, via F. Marzolo 5, 35131 Padua, Italy
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- Veneto Institute of Oncology IOV - IRCCS, Padua, Italy
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- NOF CORPORATION, DDS Research Laboratory, 3-3 Chidori-Cho, Kawasaki-Ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa 210-0865, Japan
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- NOF CORPORATION, DDS Research Laboratory, 3-3 Chidori-Cho, Kawasaki-Ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa 210-0865, Japan
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- NOF CORPORATION, DDS Research Laboratory, 3-3 Chidori-Cho, Kawasaki-Ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa 210-0865, Japan
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- NOF CORPORATION, DDS Research Laboratory, 3-3 Chidori-Cho, Kawasaki-Ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa 210-0865, Japan
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, University of Padua, via F. Marzolo 5, 35131 Padua, Italy.
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Khalesi N, Bandehpour M, Bigdeli MR, Niknejad H, Dabbagh A, Kazemi B. 14-3-3ζ protein protects against brain ischemia/reperfusion injury and induces BDNF transcription after MCAO in rat. J Appl Biomed 2019; 17:99-106. [PMID: 34907731 DOI: 10.32725/jab.2019.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2018] [Accepted: 04/15/2019] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Brain ischemia is a leading cause of death and disability worldwide that occurs when blood supply of the brain is disrupted. Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is a protective factor in neurodegenerative conditions. Nevertheless, there are some problems when exogenous BDNF is to be used in the clinic. 14-3-3ζ is a pro-survival highly-expressed protein in the brain that protects neurons against death. This study evaluates 14-3-3ζ effects on BDNF transcription at early time point after ischemia and its possible protective effects against ischemia damage. Human 14-3-3ζ protein was purified after expression. Rats were assigned into four groups, including sham, ischemia, and two treatment groups. Stereotaxic cannula implantation was carried out in the right cerebral ventricle. After one week, rats underwent middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) surgery and received 14-3-3ζ (produced in our laboratory or standard form as control) in the middle of ischemia time. At 6 h of reperfusion after ischemia, brain parts containing the hippocampus, the cortex, the piriform cortex-amygdala and the striatum were collected for real time PCR analysis. At 24 h of reperfusion after ischemia, neurological function evaluation and infarction volume measurement were performed. The present study showed that 14-3-3ζ could up-regulate BDNF mRNA at early time point after ischemia in the hippocampus, in the cortex and in the piriform cortex-amygdala and could also improve neurological outcome and reduce infarct volume. It seems that 14-3-3ζ could be a candidate factor for increasing endogenous BDNF in the brain and a potential therapeutic factor against brain ischemia.
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- Naeemeh Khalesi
- Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Biotechnology Department, Tehran, Iran
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- Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Cellular and Molecular Biology Research Center, Tehran, Iran
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- Shahid Beheshti University, Faculty of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Department of Animal Sciences and Biotechnology, Tehran, Iran.,Shahid Beheshti University, Institute for Cognitive and Brain Science, Tehran, Iran
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- Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, School of Medicine, Department of Pharmacology, Tehran, Iran
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- Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Anesthesiology Research Center, Tehran, Iran
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- Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Biotechnology Department, Tehran, Iran.,Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Cellular and Molecular Biology Research Center, Tehran, Iran
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The Influence of Dimerization on the Pharmacokinetics and Activity of an Antibacterial Enzyme Lysostaphin. Molecules 2019; 24:molecules24101879. [PMID: 31100806 PMCID: PMC6572387 DOI: 10.3390/molecules24101879] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2019] [Revised: 05/11/2019] [Accepted: 05/14/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The increasing prevalence of antibiotic-resistant strains of pathogenic bacteria is a major healthcare problem. Antibacterial lysins are enzymes that cleave the peptidoglycan of the bacterial cell wall. These proteins hold potential as a supplement or an alternative to traditional antibiotics since they are active against antibiotic resistant strains. However, antibacterial lysins are rapidly eliminated from the systemic circulation, which limits their application. Dimerization of an anti-pneumococcal lysin Cpl-1 has been demonstrated to decrease the clearance rate of this protein in mice. In the present work, we constructed a dimer of an anti-staphylococcal lysin lysostaphin by fusing it with an anti-parallel α-helical dimerization domain. Lysostaphin dimer had a more favorable pharmacokinetic profile with increased terminal half-life and area under the curve (AUC) values compared to monomeric lysostaphin. However, the staphylolytic activity of dimerized lysostaphin was decreased. This decrease in activity was likely caused by the dimerization; since the catalytic efficacy of lysostaphin dimer towards pentaglycine peptide was unaltered. Our results demonstrate that, although dimerization is indeed beneficial for the pharmacokinetics of antibacterial lysins, this approach might not be suitable for all lysins, as it can negatively affect the lysin activity.
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Kawai H, Chaudhry F, Shekhar A, Petrov A, Nakahara T, Tanimoto T, Kim D, Chen J, Lebeche D, Blankenberg FG, Pak KY, Kolodgie FD, Virmani R, Sengupta P, Narula N, Hajjar RJ, Strauss HW, Narula J. Molecular Imaging of Apoptosis in Ischemia Reperfusion Injury With Radiolabeled Duramycin Targeting Phosphatidylethanolamine. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging 2018; 11:1823-1833. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2017.11.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2017] [Revised: 11/28/2017] [Accepted: 11/29/2017] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Belluati A, Craciun I, Liu J, Palivan CG. Nanoscale Enzymatic Compartments in Tandem Support Cascade Reactions in Vitro. Biomacromolecules 2018; 19:4023-4033. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.8b01019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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- Andrea Belluati
- Department of Chemistry, University of Basel, Mattenstrasse 24a, CH-4058 Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Basel, Mattenstrasse 24a, CH-4058 Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Basel, Mattenstrasse 24a, CH-4058 Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Basel, Mattenstrasse 24a, CH-4058 Basel, Switzerland
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Azria D, Blanquer S, Verdier JM, Belamie E. Nanoparticles as contrast agents for brain nuclear magnetic resonance imaging in Alzheimer's disease diagnosis. J Mater Chem B 2017; 5:7216-7237. [PMID: 32264173 DOI: 10.1039/c7tb01599b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of amyloid plaques is a powerful non-invasive approach for the early and accurate diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease (AD) along with clinical observations of behavioral changes and cognitive impairment. The present article aims at giving a critical and comprehensive review of recent advances in the development of nanoparticle-based contrast agents for brain MRI. Nanoparticles considered for the MRI of AD must comply with a highly stringent set of requirements including low toxicity and the ability to cross the blood-brain-barrier. In addition, to reach an optimal signal-to-noise ratio, they must exhibit a specific ability to target amyloid plaques, which can be achieved by grafting antibodies, peptides or small molecules. Finally, we propose to consider new directions for the future of MRI in the context of Alzheimer's disease, in particular by enhancing the performances of contrast agents and by including therapeutic functionalities following a theranostic strategy.
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- David Azria
- Institut Charles Gerhardt Montpellier, UMR 5253 CNRS-UM-ENSCM, Equipe Matériaux Avancés pour la Catalyse et la Santé, 8 rue de l'Ecole Normale, 34296 Montpellier Cedex 5, France.
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Kim HJ, Hong YH, Kim YJ, Kim HS, Park JW, Do JY, Kim KJ, Bae SW, Kim CW, Lee CK. Anti-heparan sulfate antibody and functional loss of glomerular heparan sulfate proteoglycans in lupus nephritis. Lupus 2016; 26:815-824. [PMID: 28420046 DOI: 10.1177/0961203316678674] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Background The purpose of this study was to evaluate the features of heparan sulfate proteoglycans (HSPGs) as agrins of the glomerular basement membrane (GBM) and circulating anti-heparan sulfate (HS) antibodies in lupus nephritis, comparing titers among the following groups: lupus nephritis (LN), non-renal lupus, non-lupus nephritis, and healthy controls. Methods The stage of nephritis was determined based on the kidney biopsy. Alcian blue staining and immunohistochemical (IHC) staining for agrin were performed for histological evaluation of GBM HSPGs in normal glomeruli, non-lupus membranous glomerulonephritis (MGN), and lupus MGN. The results were used for measurement of the serum anti-HS antibody titers using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) in the following groups: 38 healthy controls, 38 non-lupus nephritis, 37 non-renal lupus, and 38 LN. Results Glomerulus HSPGs were stained bluish-green along the GBM with Alcian blue. However, IHC staining against agrin was almost completely negative in the lupus MGN group compared with the normal and non-lupus MGN groups, which showed brown staining of GBM. A higher level of anti-HS IgG was detected in LN compared with other groups, respectively. Higher titers were associated with the presence of SLE and nephritis. A higher degree of proteinuria normalized to glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) was observed in association with higher anti-HS antibody titers in LN. Conclusion This study demonstrated a functional loss of GBM HSPGs and higher levels of circulating anti-HS antibodies as a characteristic feature of lupus nephritis, suggesting their involvement in the pathogenesis of lupus nephritis and proteinuria.
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- H-J Kim
- 1 Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Daegu, Korea
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- 1 Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Daegu, Korea
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- 2 Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea
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- 3 Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Daegu, Korea
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- 4 Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Daegu, Korea
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- 4 Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Daegu, Korea
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- 5 Department of Biomedical Laboratory Science, Daekyeung University, Gyeongsan-si, Gyeongbuk, Korea
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- 1 Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Daegu, Korea
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- 1 Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Daegu, Korea
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- 1 Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Daegu, Korea
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Duann P, Li H, Lin P, Tan T, Wang Z, Chen K, Zhou X, Gumpper K, Zhu H, Ludwig T, Mohler PJ, Rovin B, Abraham WT, Zeng C, Ma J. MG53-mediated cell membrane repair protects against acute kidney injury. Sci Transl Med 2015; 7:279ra36. [PMID: 25787762 DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.3010755] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Injury to the renal proximal tubular epithelium (PTE) represents the underlying consequence of acute kidney injury (AKI) after exposure to various stressors, including nephrotoxins and ischemia/reperfusion (I/R). Although the kidney has the ability to repair itself after mild injury, insufficient repair of PTE cells may trigger inflammatory and fibrotic responses, leading to chronic renal failure. We report that MG53, a member of the TRIM family of proteins, participates in repair of injured PTE cells and protects against the development of AKI. We show that MG53 translocates to acute injury sites on PTE cells and forms a repair patch. Ablation of MG53 leads to defective membrane repair. MG53-deficient mice develop pronounced tubulointerstitial injury and increased susceptibility to I/R-induced AKI compared to wild-type mice. Recombinant human MG53 (rhMG53) protein can target injury sites on PTE cells to facilitate repair after I/R injury or nephrotoxin exposure. Moreover, in animal studies, intravenous delivery of rhMG53 ameliorates cisplatin-induced AKI without affecting the tumor suppressor efficacy of cisplatin. These findings identify MG53 as a vital component of reno-protection, and targeting MG53-mediated repair of PTE cells represents a potential approach to prevention and treatment of AKI.
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- Pu Duann
- Department of Surgery, Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Daping Hospital, The Third Military Medical University, Chongqing Institute of Cardiology, Chongqing 400042, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Daping Hospital, The Third Military Medical University, Chongqing Institute of Cardiology, Chongqing 400042, China
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- Department of Surgery, Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA.,Department of Medicine, Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Daping Hospital, The Third Military Medical University, Chongqing Institute of Cardiology, Chongqing 400042, China
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- Department of Surgery, Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA.,Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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Saunders NR, Dziegielewska KM, Møllgård K, Habgood MD. Markers for blood-brain barrier integrity: how appropriate is Evans blue in the twenty-first century and what are the alternatives? Front Neurosci 2015; 9:385. [PMID: 26578854 PMCID: PMC4624851 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2015.00385] [Citation(s) in RCA: 191] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2015] [Accepted: 10/05/2015] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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In recent years there has been a resurgence of interest in brain barriers and various roles their intrinsic mechanisms may play in neurological disorders. Such studies require suitable models and markers to demonstrate integrity and functional changes at the interfaces between blood, brain, and cerebrospinal fluid. Studies of brain barrier mechanisms and measurements of plasma volume using dyes have a long-standing history, dating back to the late nineteenth-century. Their use in blood-brain barrier studies continues in spite of their known serious limitations in in vivo applications. These were well known when first introduced, but seem to have been forgotten since. Understanding these limitations is important because Evans blue is still the most commonly used marker of brain barrier integrity and those using it seem oblivious to problems arising from its in vivo application. The introduction of HRP in the mid twentieth-century was an important advance because its reaction product can be visualized at the electron microscopical level, but it also has limitations. Advantages and disadvantages of these markers will be discussed together with a critical evaluation of alternative approaches. There is no single marker suitable for all purposes. A combination of different sized, visualizable dextrans and radiolabeled molecules currently seems to be the most appropriate approach for qualitative and quantitative assessment of barrier integrity.
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- Norman R Saunders
- Laboratory of Developmental Neurobiology and Neurotrauma, Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of Melbourne Parkville, VIC, Australia
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- Laboratory of Developmental Neurobiology and Neurotrauma, Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of Melbourne Parkville, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Copenhagen Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Laboratory of Developmental Neurobiology and Neurotrauma, Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of Melbourne Parkville, VIC, Australia
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Yu Q, Wei Z, Shi J, Guan S, Du N, Shen T, Tang H, Jia B, Wang F, Gan Z. Polymer–Doxorubicin Conjugate Micelles Based on Poly(ethylene glycol) and Poly(N-(2-hydroxypropyl) methacrylamide): Effect of Negative Charge and Molecular Weight on Biodistribution and Blood Clearance. Biomacromolecules 2015; 16:2645-55. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.5b00460] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Qingsong Yu
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State Key laboratory of Organic−inorganic Composites, Beijing
Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, College of Life Science and Technology, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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CAS Key Laboratory of Engineering Plastics, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing 100190, China
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Isotopes Research Center, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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- The
State Key laboratory of Organic−inorganic Composites, Beijing
Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, College of Life Science and Technology, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- The
State Key laboratory of Organic−inorganic Composites, Beijing
Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, College of Life Science and Technology, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- The
State Key laboratory of Organic−inorganic Composites, Beijing
Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, College of Life Science and Technology, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- The
State Key laboratory of Organic−inorganic Composites, Beijing
Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, College of Life Science and Technology, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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Isotopes Research Center, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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Isotopes Research Center, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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- The
State Key laboratory of Organic−inorganic Composites, Beijing
Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, College of Life Science and Technology, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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CAS Key Laboratory of Engineering Plastics, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing 100190, China
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Pre-Clinical Intravenous Serum Pharmacokinetics of Albumin Binding and Non-Half-Life Extended Nanobodies®. Antibodies (Basel) 2015. [DOI: 10.3390/antib4030141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Newton-Northup JR, Dickerson MT, Kumar SR, Smith GP, Quinn TP, Deutscher SL. In Vivo Bacteriophage Peptide Display to Tailor Pharmacokinetics of Biological Nanoparticles. Mol Imaging Biol 2014; 16:854-64. [DOI: 10.1007/s11307-014-0762-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Santucci L, Candiano G, Bruschi M, D'Ambrosio C, Petretto A, Scaloni A, Urbani A, Righetti PG, Ghiggeri GM. Combinatorial peptide ligand libraries for the analysis of low-expression proteins: Validation for normal urine and definition of a first protein MAP. Proteomics 2012; 12:509-15. [DOI: 10.1002/pmic.201100404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2011] [Revised: 09/19/2011] [Accepted: 10/25/2011] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Kanwar YS, Venkatachalam MA. Ultrastructure of Glomerulus and Juxtaglomerular Apparatus. Compr Physiol 2011. [DOI: 10.1002/cphy.cp080101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Wijagkanalan W, Kawakami S, Hashida M. Designing Dendrimers for Drug Delivery and Imaging: Pharmacokinetic Considerations. Pharm Res 2010; 28:1500-19. [DOI: 10.1007/s11095-010-0339-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2010] [Accepted: 11/29/2010] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Mohamed EI, Bayoumi AM. Modeling combined transport of water and charged graded-size molecules across the glomerular capillary wall. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2010; 396:590-5. [PMID: 20382114 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2010.04.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2010] [Accepted: 04/06/2010] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Candiano G, Santucci L, Petretto A, Bruschi M, Dimuccio V, Urbani A, Bagnasco S, Ghiggeri GM. 2D-electrophoresis and the urine proteome map: Where do we stand? J Proteomics 2010; 73:829-44. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jprot.2009.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2009] [Revised: 11/30/2009] [Accepted: 12/02/2009] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Tanner GA, Rippe C, Shao Y, Evan AP, Williams JC. Glomerular permeability to macromolecules in the Necturus kidney. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2009; 296:F1269-78. [PMID: 19339627 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00371.2007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Many aspects of the glomerular filtration of macromolecules remain controversial, including the location of the major filtration barrier, the effects of electrical charge, and the reason the filtration barrier does not clog. We examined these issues in anesthetized Necturus maculosus, using fluorescently labeled probes and a two-photon microscope. With the high resolution of this system and the extraordinary width ( approximately 3.5 mum) of the glomerular basement membrane (GBM) in this salamander, we were able to visualize fluorescent molecules in the GBM in vivo. GBM/plasma concentration ratios for myoglobin, ovalbumin, and serum albumin did not differ from that of inulin, indicating that the GBM does not discriminate among these molecules. The GBM/plasma concentration ratios for fluoresceinated dextran 500 and 2,000 kDa were significantly below that of inulin. Glomerular sieving coefficients (GSCs) for various macromolecules decreased as molecular mass increased, and the GSCs for bovine or human serum albumin were extremely low. The effect of electrical charge on filterability of a macromolecule was also examined. The GSCs for native (anionic) and neutral human serum albumin were not significantly different, nor did GSCs for anionic and neutral dextran 40 kDa differ, indicating that charge has no detectable effect on filterability of these macromolecules. These studies indicate that the main filtration barrier to albumin is the podocyte slit diaphragm. Electron microscopic studies revealed many cell processes within the GBM. Macromolecules that penetrated the GBM were taken up by mesangial cells and endothelial cells, suggesting that these cells help to prevent clogging of the filter.
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- George A Tanner
- Department of Cellular and Integrative Physiology, Indiana Univ. School of Medicine, 635 Barnhill Dr., MS 332, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA.
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Goldberg S, Harvey SJ, Cunningham J, Tryggvason K, Miner JH. Glomerular filtration is normal in the absence of both agrin and perlecan-heparan sulfate from the glomerular basement membrane. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2009; 24:2044-51. [PMID: 19144998 DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfn758] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND For several decades, it has been thought that the glomerular basement membrane (GBM) provides a charge-selective barrier for glomerular filtration. However, recent evidence has presented challenges to this concept: selective removal of heparan sulfate (HS) moieties that impart a negative charge to the GBM causes little if any increase in proteinuria. Removal of agrin, the major GBM HS-proteoglycan (HSPG), from the GBM causes a profound reduction in the glomerular anionic charge without changing the excretion of a negatively charged tracer. Perlecan is another HSPG present in the GBM, as well as in the mesangium and Bowman's capsule, that could potentially contribute to a charge barrier in the absence of agrin. METHODS Here we studied the nature of the glomerular filtration barrier to albumin in mice lacking the HS chains of perlecan either alone or in combination with podocyte-specific loss of agrin. RESULTS The results show significant reductions in anionic sites within the GBM in perlecan-HS and in perlecan-HS/agrin double mutants. Podocyte and overall glomerular architecture were normal, and renal function was normal up to 15 months of age with no measurable proteinuria. Moreover, excretion of a negatively charged Ficoll tracer was unchanged as compared to control mice. CONCLUSIONS These findings cast further doubt upon a critical role for the GBM in charge selectivity.
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- Renal Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO 63110, USA
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Navar LG, Arendshorst WJ, Pallone TL, Inscho EW, Imig JD, Bell PD. The Renal Microcirculation. Compr Physiol 2008. [DOI: 10.1002/cphy.cp020413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Rügheimer L, Hansell P, Wolgast M. Determination of the charge of the plasma proteins and consequent Donnan equilibrium across the capillary barriers in the rat microvasculature. Acta Physiol (Oxf) 2008; 194:335-9. [PMID: 18729843 DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-1716.2008.01893.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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AIM Due to the negatively charged proteins in plasma, a Donnan equilibrium will be formed between plasma and interstitium or, as in the glomerulus, between glomerular plasma and Bowman's space. The phenomenon is of great physiological significance in the sense that the electro-osmotic pressure offered by the small ions attracted to the proteins may account for an important part of the total colloid osmotic pressure and also as the electric potential consequent to the Donnan distribution will affect the transcapillary transport of all charged molecular compounds. The present study aimed at estimating the protein charge in rat plasma in order to validate its importance for colloid osmotic pressure and potential. METHODS The charge of the plasma proteins was determined in vitro from the concentration of sodium across a cellophane membrane separating a rat plasma sample from saline alone. However, in order to improve the sensitivity of the method, the studies were carried out at an ionic strength of 1/10 of physiological saline. RESULTS The average charge of plasma was estimated at 0.23 +/- 0.003 mEq g(-1) protein (mean +/- SE), and the standard variation at +/-0.01 mEq g(-1), i.e. about 5%. At the normal protein concentration in Wistar rats of 50 g L(-1), the charge of the proteins in systemic plasma was calculated to be 11.5 mEq L(-1), whereas in glomerular and peritubular capillary plasma, the larger protein concentration increases the protein charge to 14.4 mEq L(-1). CONCLUSION The results verify that the plasma protein charge accounts for about one-third of the total colloid osmotic pressure and that the obtained potential will constitute a major driving force for the transport of charged molecular compounds.
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- L Rügheimer
- Section of Integrative Physiology, Department of Medical Cell Biology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
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Candiano G, Bruschi M, Petretto A, Santucci L, Del Boccio P, Urbani A, Bertoni E, Gusmano R, Salvadori M, Scolari F, Ghiggeri GM. Proteins and protein fragments in nephrotic syndrome: Clusters, specificity and mechanisms. Proteomics Clin Appl 2008; 2:956-63. [DOI: 10.1002/prca.200780157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2007] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Arthur JM, Powell TB. Urinary Biomarkers in Diabetic Nephropathy and Other Glomerular Diseases. Clin Proteomics 2008. [DOI: 10.1002/9783527622153.ch20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Haraldsson B, Nyström J, Deen WM. Properties of the Glomerular Barrier and Mechanisms of Proteinuria. Physiol Rev 2008; 88:451-87. [DOI: 10.1152/physrev.00055.2006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 611] [Impact Index Per Article: 38.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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This review focuses on the intricate properties of the glomerular barrier. Other reviews have focused on podocyte biology, mesangial cells, and the glomerular basement membrane (GBM). However, since all components of the glomerular membrane are important for its function, proteinuria will occur regardless of which layer is affected by disease. We review the properties of endothelial cells and their surface layer, the GBM, and podocytes, discuss various methods of studying glomerular permeability, and analyze data concerning the restriction of solutes by size, charge, and shape. We also review the physical principles of transport across biological or artificial membranes and various theoretical models used to predict the fluxes of solutes and water. The glomerular barrier is highly size and charge selective, in qualitative agreement with the classical studies performed 30 years ago. The small amounts of albumin filtered will be reabsorbed by the megalin-cubulin complex and degraded by the proximal tubular cells. At present, there is no unequivocal evidence for reuptake of intact albumin from urine. The cellular components are the key players in restricting solute transport, while the GBM is responsible for most of the resistance to water flow across the glomerular barrier.
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Harvey SJ, Jarad G, Cunningham J, Rops AL, van der Vlag J, Berden JH, Moeller MJ, Holzman LB, Burgess RW, Miner JH. Disruption of glomerular basement membrane charge through podocyte-specific mutation of agrin does not alter glomerular permselectivity. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY 2007; 171:139-52. [PMID: 17591961 PMCID: PMC1941581 DOI: 10.2353/ajpath.2007.061116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 141] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Glomerular charge selectivity has been attributed to anionic heparan sulfate proteoglycans (HSPGs) in the glomerular basement membrane (GBM). Agrin is the predominant GBM-HSPG, but evidence that it contributes to the charge barrier is lacking, because newborn agrin-deficient mice die from neuromuscular defects. To study agrin in adult kidney, a new conditional allele was used to generate podocyte-specific knockouts. Mutants were viable and displayed no renal histopathology up to 9 months of age. Perlecan, a HSPG normally confined to the mesangium in mature glomeruli, did not appear in the mutant GBM, which lacked heparan sulfate. Moreover, GBM agrin was found to be derived primarily from podocytes. Polyethyleneimine labeling of fetal kidneys revealed anionic sites along both laminae rarae of the GBM that became most prominent along the subepithelial aspect at maturity; labeling was greatly reduced along the subepithelial aspect in agrin-deficient and conditional knockout mice. Despite this severe charge disruption, the glomerular filtration barrier was not compromised, even when challenged with bovine serum albumin overload. We conclude that agrin is not required for establishment or maintenance of GBM architecture. Although agrin contributes significantly to the anionic charge to the GBM, both it and its charge are not needed for glomerular permselectivity. This calls into question whether charge selectivity is a feature of the GBM.
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- Scott J Harvey
- Washington University School of Medicine, Renal Division, St Louis, MO 63110, USA
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Mandal S, Bhattacharyya D. Ability of a small, basic protein isolated from Russell's viper venom (Daboia russelli russelli) to induce renal tubular necrosis in mice. Toxicon 2007; 50:236-50. [PMID: 17499831 DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2007.03.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2007] [Revised: 03/19/2007] [Accepted: 03/21/2007] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Russell's viper venom (RVV) induced acute renal failure involves both direct and indirect nephrotoxic actions where the specific component/s are yet to be identified. A basic cytotoxin of 7.2kDa (RVV-7) has been identified as potential nephrotoxin. Autoradiographic experiments demonstrated that only RVV-7 among RVV toxins binds specifically to mice kidney membrane. Homogeneous preparation of RVV-7 confirmed its necrotic cell killing property having EC(50) of 4.79+/-3.28microM. Tissue distribution kinetics of RVV-7 in mice showed its higher localization in kidney compared to blood and liver. Role of inherent factor responsible for its localization in kidney was assessed after chemical inactivation of its cytotoxic activity. Cytotoxicity was neutralized by histidine modification but consequent alteration of in vivo distribution was insignificant. Classical concept of glomerular capillary wall (GCW) permselectivity barrier denotes that apart from size selectivity, GCW also restricts anionic proteins from filtration. Reducing the pI of RVV-7 by chemical manipulation of its surface positive charges resulted to decreased accumulation in kidney. Histological observations of kidney from mice treated in vivo with RVV-7 showed degenerated tubular epithelium. These findings indicate that basic character and small size of RVV-7 are favorable for its rapid accumulation in kidney leading to necrotic destruction of tubular epithelium.
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- Somnath Mandal
- Division of Structural Biology and Bioinformatics, Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, 4, Raja S.C. Mullick Road, Jadavpur, Kolkata--700032, India
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Varghese SA, Powell TB, Budisavljevic MN, Oates JC, Raymond JR, Almeida JS, Arthur JM. Urine biomarkers predict the cause of glomerular disease. J Am Soc Nephrol 2007; 18:913-22. [PMID: 17301191 PMCID: PMC2733832 DOI: 10.1681/asn.2006070767] [Citation(s) in RCA: 166] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Diagnosis of the type of glomerular disease that causes the nephrotic syndrome is necessary for appropriate treatment and typically requires a renal biopsy. The goal of this study was to identify candidate protein biomarkers to diagnose glomerular diseases. Proteomic methods and informatic analysis were used to identify patterns of urine proteins that are characteristic of the diseases. Urine proteins were separated by two-dimensional electrophoresis in 32 patients with FSGS, lupus nephritis, membranous nephropathy, or diabetic nephropathy. Protein abundances from 16 patients were used to train an artificial neural network to create a prediction algorithm. The remaining 16 patients were used as an external validation set to test the accuracy of the prediction algorithm. In the validation set, the model predicted the presence of the diseases with sensitivities between 75 and 86% and specificities from 92 to 67%. The probability of obtaining these results in the novel set by chance is 5 x 10(-8). Twenty-one gel spots were most important for the differentiation of the diseases. The spots were cut from the gel, and 20 were identified by mass spectrometry as charge forms of 11 plasma proteins: Orosomucoid, transferrin, alpha-1 microglobulin, zinc alpha-2 glycoprotein, alpha-1 antitrypsin, complement factor B, haptoglobin, transthyretin, plasma retinol binding protein, albumin, and hemopexin. These data show that diseases that cause nephrotic syndrome change glomerular protein permeability in characteristic patterns. The fingerprint of urine protein charge forms identifies the glomerular disease. The identified proteins are candidate biomarkers that can be tested in assays that are more amenable to clinical testing.
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- Department of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina
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- Department of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina
- Department of Medicine, Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center, Charleston, South Carolina
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- Department of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina
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- Department of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina
- Department of Biostatistics and Applied Mathematics, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Biostatistics and Applied Mathematics, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina
- Department of Medicine, Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center, Charleston, South Carolina
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Harvey SJ, Miner JH. Breaking Down the Barrier: Evidence against a Role for Heparan Sulfate in Glomerular Permselectivity. J Am Soc Nephrol 2007; 18:672-4. [PMID: 17301187 DOI: 10.1681/asn.2007010086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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Matousovic K, Novak J, Yanagihara T, Tomana M, Moldoveanu Z, Kulhavy R, Julian BA, Konecny K, Mestecky J. IgA-containing immune complexes in the urine of IgA nephropathy patients. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2006; 21:2478-84. [PMID: 16757497 DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfl240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Sera of IgA nephropathy (IgAN) patients contain high levels of circulating immune complexes composed of IgA1 molecules with aberrantly glycosylated hinge-region O-linked oligosaccharides and IgG or IgA1 antibodies with anti-glycan or anti-hinge-region peptide specificities. Due to damaged sieving properties of the glomerular capillary wall in IgAN, these immune complexes may appear in the urine. METHODS We collected urine samples from 29 patients with biopsy-proven IgAN (Group I), 27 proteinuric patients with non-IgA nephropathies (Group II) and 28 healthy volunteers (Group III). The levels of urinary IgA and IgG and IgA-IgG-containing immune complexes were measured by ELISA and standardized for urinary creatinine concentrations. RESULTS The urinary IgA and IgG levels were significantly higher in Groups I and II than in Group III. Although the excretion of IgA as a fraction of total urinary protein was not significantly greater in IgAN patients than in patients with other renal diseases, the excretion of aberrantly glycosylated IgA1 was observed by western blot in 68% of the IgAN patients but in none of the healthy controls. The urinary levels of IgA-IgG immune complexes were significantly higher in Group I than in Groups II (P < 0.01) and III (P < 0.05). There was no significant difference in the levels between Groups II and III. These immune complexes had a molecular mass between 650-850 kDa, as shown by size-exclusion chromatography. CONCLUSION The amounts of urinary IgA-IgG-containing immune complexes were significantly higher in patients with IgAN than in patients with non-IgA nephropathies or healthy controls.
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- Karel Matousovic
- Department of Microbiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 845 19th Street South, Birmingham, AL 35294-2170, USA.
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Kobayashi H, Kawamoto S, Bernardo M, Brechbiel MW, Knopp MV, Choyke PL. Delivery of gadolinium-labeled nanoparticles to the sentinel lymph node: comparison of the sentinel node visualization and estimations of intra-nodal gadolinium concentration by the magnetic resonance imaging. J Control Release 2006; 111:343-51. [PMID: 16490277 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2005.12.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 115] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2005] [Revised: 12/21/2005] [Accepted: 12/22/2005] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Sentinel node imaging is commonly performed prior to surgery for breast cancer and melanoma. While current methods are based on radio-lymphoscintigraphy, MR lymphangiography (MRL) offers the benefits of better spatial resolution without ionizing radiation. However, the optimal nanoparticle for imaging the sentinel nodes remains unclear. Gadolinium-labeled (Gd) contrast agents ranging in diameter from <1 to 12 nm were evaluated to determine which size provides the most rapid and most concentrated delivery of contrast agent to the lymph nodes in a mouse model of lymphatic metastases. Specifically, PAMAM-G2, -G4, -G6 and -G8, and DAB-G5 Gd-dendrimer agents, as well as Gadomer-17 and Gd-DTPA, were compared. Among these agents, the G6 Gd dendrimer depicted the lymphatics and lymph nodes with the highest peak concentrations and this occurred 24-36 min post-injection (p<0.01; all except G8). Based on ex vivo concentration phantoms, high accumulations of Gd(III) ions occurred within lymph nodes (1.7-4.4 mM Gd/270-680 ppm Gd) with high target to background ratios (>100). These concentrations are sufficient to contemplate the use of Gd-neutron capture therapy of regional lymph nodes. Thus, when injected interstitially, the PAMAM-G6 Gd dendrimer not only provides excellent opacification of sentinel lymph nodes, but also provides the potential for targeted therapy of sentinel lymph nodes.
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- Hisataka Kobayashi
- Molecular Imaging Program, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Building 10, Room 1B40, MSC1088, 10 Center Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892-1088, USA.
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Takahashi S, Watanabe S, Wada N, Murakami H, Funaki S, Yan K, Kondo Y, Harada K, Nagata M. Charge selective function in childhood glomerular diseases. Pediatr Res 2006; 59:336-40. [PMID: 16439603 DOI: 10.1203/01.pdr.0000196733.47083.81] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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The charge selectivity (CS) function in human renal disease has not been unequivocally demonstrated to date. However, the clearance ratio of IgA to IgG may be theoretically useful in estimating CS in humans, since IgA and IgG have similar sizes and tertiary structures, but distinct isoelectric points (3.5-5.5 [IgA] and 4.5-9.0 [IgG]), and Stokes-Einstein radius: 61 A (IgA) and 49-60 A (IgG). Two-dimensional electrophoresis with the following immunoblotting revealed that the considerably anionic portion (isoelectric points [pI] <4.0) of IgA, visible in serum, was absent in the urine in steroid-sensitive nephrotic syndrome (SSNS) but present in the same during IgA nephropathy (IgAN) and membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis (MPGN). A latex assay revealed the CS index (CSI) was significantly low in patients with podocyte disease (group A), including SSNS, focal and segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) and Finnish-type congenital nephrotic syndrome (FCNS), but high in those with Alport syndrome (AS), IgAN, Henoch-Schönlein purpura nephritis (HSPN), and MPGN (group B). The linear regression analysis of the IgA size selectivity index (IgA SSI; clearance ratio of IgA to transferrin) and SSI (clearance ratio of IgG to transferrin), which represents the clearance ratio of IgA to IgG referring to the transferrin clearance, revealed the influence of the charge more accurately. Indeed, the slope of the regression lines of IgA SSI (y) to SSI (x) were concluded to be y = 0.39x (group A) and y = 1.05x (group B), respectively. These results suggested that the charge selective barrier among podocyte diseases (group A) is preserved to some degree, but lost in cases of nephritis and AS (group B).
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- Shori Takahashi
- Department of Pediatrics, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
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Venturoli D, Rippe B. Ficoll and dextran vs. globular proteins as probes for testing glomerular permselectivity: effects of molecular size, shape, charge, and deformability. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2005; 288:F605-13. [PMID: 15753324 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00171.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 324] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Polydisperse mixtures of dextran or Ficoll have been frequently used as molecular probes for studies of glomerular permselectivity because they are largely inert and not processed (reabsorbed) by the proximal tubules. However, dextrans are linear, flexible molecules, which apparently are hyperpermeable across the glomerular barrier. By contrast, the Ficoll molecule is almost spherical. Still, there is ample evidence that Ficoll fractional clearances (sieving coefficients) across the glomerular capillary wall (GCW) are markedly higher than those for neutral globular proteins of an equivalent in vitro Stokes-Einstein (SE) radius. Physical data, obtained by "crowding" experiments or measurements of intrinsic viscosity, suggest that the Ficoll molecule exhibits a rather open, deformable structure and thus deviates from an ideally hard sphere. This is also indicated from the relationship between (log) in vitro SE radius and (log) molecular weight (MW). Whereas globular proteins seem to behave in a way similar to hydrated hard spheres, polydisperse dextran and Ficoll exhibit in vitro SE radii that are much larger than those for compact spherical molecules of equivalent MW. For dextran, this can be partially explained by a high-molecular-size asymmetry. However, for Ficoll the explanation may be that the Ficoll molecule is more flexible (deformable) than are globular proteins. An increased compressibility of Ficoll and an increased deformability and size asymmetry for dextran may be the explanation for the fact that the permeability of the GCW is significantly higher when assessed using polysaccharides such as Ficoll or dextran compared with that obtained using globular proteins as molecular size probes. We suggest that molecular deformability, besides molecular size, shape, and charge, plays a crucial role in determining the glomerular permeability to molecules of different species.
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Drobník J, Rypáček F. Soluble synthetic polymers in biological systems. ADVANCES IN POLYMER SCIENCE 2005. [DOI: 10.1007/3-540-12796-8_9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/08/2023]
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Bakoush O, Tencer J, Torffvit O, Tenstad O, Skogvall I, Rippe B. Increased glomerular albumin permeability in old spontaneously hypertensive rats. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2004; 19:1724-31. [PMID: 15102963 DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfh276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Severe long-standing hypertension is associated with an increased urinary protein excretion. METHODS To investigate the mechanisms of this proteinuria, we measured the glomerular clearances and calculated the glomerular sieving coefficients (theta) for neutral albumin (theta(o-alb)) and for native albumin (theta(alb)) in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) at the ages of 3, 9 and 14 months, in comparison with age-matched normal control Wistar rats (NCR). The hypothesis was that increases in the glomerular permeability of both negatively charged and neutral albumin would indicate a preferential size-selective dysfunction of the glomerular capillary wall (GCW), while an increased permeability to negatively charged albumin, as compared with neutral albumin, predominantly would indicate a charge-selectivity dysfunction of the GCW. A tissue (renal) uptake technique together with urinary sampling was used to assess theta. The glomerular filtration rate was assessed using the plasma to urine clearance of (51)Cr-EDTA. RESULTS The theta(alb) in SHR increased 2.6 times at 14 months of age as compared with at 3 months, while there was no significant change of theta(alb) in NCR with age. Furthermore, the increased theta(alb) in old SHR correlated significantly with an increase in theta(o-alb) (r = 0.86, P<0.001), suggesting that albuminuria in old SHR primarily results from an increased number of rather unselective ('large') pores in the glomerular filter. CONCLUSIONS In old age, but not at a young age, hypertensive rats develop proteinuria as a result of dysfunction of the glomerular capillary filter, affecting primarily its size-selectivity. The changes are functionally compatible with the appearance in the glomerular barrier of an increased number of more unselective pores.
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- Omran Bakoush
- Department of Nephrology, Lund University Hospital, Lund, Sweden.
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Lund U, Rippe A, Venturoli D, Tenstad O, Grubb A, Rippe B. Glomerular filtration rate dependence of sieving of albumin and some neutral proteins in rat kidneys. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2003; 284:F1226-34. [PMID: 12620929 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00316.2002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The size and charge-selective properties of the glomerular barrier are partly controversial. Glomerular sieving coefficients (theta) for proteins have rarely been determined noninvasively before in vivo. Therefore, theta was assessed vs. glomerular filtration rate (GFR; (51)Cr-EDTA clearance) in intact rats for radiolabeled myoglobin, kappa-dimer, neutral horseradish peroxidase (nHRP), neutral human serum albumin (nHSA), and native albumin (HSA). To obtain theta, glomerular tracer clearance, assessed from the 7- to 8-min kidney uptake of protein, was divided by the GFR. The data were fitted with a two-pore model of glomerular permeability, where the small-pore radius was 37.35 +/- 1.11 (SE) A, and the "unrestricted pore area over diffusion path length" (A(0)/DeltaX) 1.84 +/- 0.43 x 10(6) cm. Although seemingly horizontal for nHRP and nHSA, the log theta vs. GFR curves showed slightly negative slopes for the proteins investigated in the GFR interval of 2-4.5 ml/min. Strong negative (linear) correlations between (log) theta and GFR were obtained for myoglobin (P = 0.002) and HSA (P = 0.006), whereas they were relatively weak for nHRP and nHSA and nonsignificant for kappa-dimer. Theta for nHSA was markedly higher than that for HSA. In conclusion, there were no indications of increases in theta vs. GFR, as indicative of concentration polarization, for the proteins investigated at high GFRs. Furthermore, the glomerular small-pore radius assessed from endogenous (neutral) protein sieving data was found to be smaller than previously determined using dextran or Ficoll as test molecules.
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- Ulla Lund
- Department of Nephrology, University Hospital, S-221 85 Lund, Sweden
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Schaeffer RC, Gratrix ML, Mucha DR, Carbajal JM. The rat glomerular filtration barrier does not show negative charge selectivity. Microcirculation 2002; 9:329-42. [PMID: 12375171 DOI: 10.1038/sj.mn.7800150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/1999] [Accepted: 05/08/2001] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To characterize the effects of size, shape, and negative charge on the transport of macromolecules across the glomerular capillary wall by using the sieving curves (fractional clearance vs. solute molecular radii) of fluorescent polydispersed polysaccharide tracers. METHODS Glomerular fractional clearances (FC) were measured with fluorescent neutral [isoelectric point (pI) = 7.3 +/- 0.2] and negatively charged (pI = 3.5 +/- 0.4) dextrans (DEX) in comparison with negatively charged (pI = 4.8 +/- 0.3) hydroxy ethyl starch (HES) and (pI = 4.6 +/- 0.1) bovine serum albumin (BSA) in Sprague-Dawley and Fischer 344/Brown Norway rats. FCs (n = 53) were measured by using the urinary clearance of (14)C-inulin to determine the glomerular filtration rate. The relative uptake of each fluorescent probe by endothelial and renal proximal tubule epithelial (LLC-PK(1)) cells, in vitro, was measured microscopically by using a cooled (-25 degrees C) CCD camera. RESULTS The sieving curves for randomly coiled neutral and negatively charged DEX probes were identical. These FC values were 6-fold greater than those for HES and 200-fold above similarly sized fluorescent BSA. The polysaccharide probes did not show significant binding to serum proteins. The uptake of BSA by LLC-PK(1) cells was 20- to 100-fold greater than that for neutral or negatively charged macromolecules. CONCLUSIONS These findings indicate that the rat glomerular filtration barrier restricts the transport of polysaccharide macromolecules as a function of their size and configuration but not negative charge.
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Mattot V, Moons L, Lupu F, Chernavvsky D, Gómez RA, Collen D, Carmeliet P. Loss of the VEGF(164) and VEGF(188) isoforms impairs postnatal glomerular angiogenesis and renal arteriogenesis in mice. J Am Soc Nephrol 2002; 13:1548-60. [PMID: 12039984 DOI: 10.1097/01.asn.0000013925.19218.7b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is transcribed in the VEGF(120), VEGF(164), or VEGF(188) isoforms, which differ in receptor binding, matrix association, and angiogenic activity. This vascular growth factor has been implicated in the development of the renal vasculature, but the role of the distinct VEGF isoforms remains unknown. In the present report, renal angiogenesis and arteriogenesis were studied in VEGF(120/120) mice, expressing only the short VEGF(120) isoform. In VEGF(120/120) mice, ingrowth and survival of capillaries in glomeruli, remodeling of peritubular capillaries, vascular coverage by pericytes, and branching of renal arteries were all severely impaired, causing abnormal glomerular filtration and impairing renal function. The arterial branching defect might be related to a reduced expression of renin, a presumed renal arterial branching factor. Glomerulosclerosis and tubular dilation possibly resulted from renal ischemia caused by vascular defects. Thus, VEGF(164) and VEGF(188) not only mediate angiogenesis, but they also play an essential role in renal branching arteriogenesis.
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- Virginie Mattot
- Center for Transgene Technology and Gene Therapy, Flanders Interuniversity Institute for Biotechnology, KU Leuven, Belgium
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Transport of plasma soluble constituents across the capillary wall is of primordial importance in cardiovascular physiology. While physiological experiments have concluded with the existence of two sets of pores, a large one responsible for the transport of proteins and a small one designed for the diffusion of small solutes, the morphological counterparts have yet to get general agreement. In this review, we present the different proposed paths within and between the endothelial cells that do allow passage of plasma constituents and may respond to the definitions established by physiological means. The vesicular system existing in endothelial cells has been the first transendothelial path to be proposed. Several data have demonstrated the involvement of this system in transport, although others have systematically brought controversy. One alternative to the vesicles has been the demonstration of membrane-bound tubules creating, in certain cases, transendothelial channels that would allow diffusion of plasma proteins and other constituents across the capillary wall. Access to this tubulo-vesicular system could be restrained by the stomatal diaphragm and facilitated by specific membrane receptors. Further, we have demonstrated for the first time with morpho-cytochemical tools, that the intercellular clefts are the site of diffusion for small molecules such as peptides having a molecular weight inferior to 3,000. For the fenestrated capillary bed, we have shown that fenestrae are the site through which plasma constituents cross the capillary wall. However, and in spite of the existence of these large open pores, the endothelial cells still display the tubulo-vesicular system involved in transport of large molecules and their intercellular clefts are also the site of diffusion of small molecules. Making consensus on the existence of an intracellular tubulo-vesicular system in non-fenestrated capillaries, responsible for the transport of large molecules by the endothelial cells, and understanding the rational for the fenestrated capillary to have three paths for transport--the fenestrae, the tubulo-vesicular system, and the inter-endothelial clefts--require further investigation.
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- Moise Bendayan
- Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Université de Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3C 3J7.
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Sano T, Hiki Y, Kokubo T, Iwase H, Shigematsu H, Kobayashi Y. Enzymatically deglycosylated human IgA1 molecules accumulate and induce inflammatory cell reaction in rat glomeruli. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2002; 17:50-6. [PMID: 11773462 DOI: 10.1093/ndt/17.1.50] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Previously, we have been able to isolate IgA1 from IgA nephropathy (IgAN) patients, that could accumulate in rat glomeruli (glomerulophilic IgA1). The 'glomerulophilic IgA1' was determined to be under-O-glycosylated in its hinge region, suggesting that under-O-glycosylation in the IgA1 hinge region plays a role in its glomerular deposition in IgAN. To confirm this, the accumulation of enzymatically under-glycosylated IgA1 in rat kidney was examined. METHODS Human IgA1 was isolated from healthy individuals by Jacalin-affinity chromatography. Desialylated (deS IgA1) or further degalactosylated IgA1 (deS/deGal IgA1) molecules were then prepared using neuraminidase and beta-galactosidase. Two or five mg of IgA1 were injected into the left renal artery of Wistar rats. The rats were sacrificed at various time intervals (3, 9, 24 h) and the perfused part of the renal cortex was removed for immunofluorescence and for light and electron microscopy. RESULTS Distinct amounts of deS IgA1 and deS/deGal IgA1 were observed in rat glomeruli. On the other hand, untreated IgA1 molecules (native IgA1) did not show any obvious accumulation. In rats injected with under-glycosylated IgA1, accumulation of polymorphonuclear cells (PMN) was also observed. CONCLUSIONS These results confirmed that under-glycosylation of IgA1 played an important role in the glomerular accumulation of IgA1, which was followed by infiltration of PMN into glomeruli.
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- Takashi Sano
- School of Medicine, Kitasato University, 1-15-1 Kitasato, Sagamihara-city, Kanagawa 228-8555, Japan
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Recent progress in relating the functional properties of the glomerular capillary wall to its unique structure is reviewed. The fenestrated endothelium, glomerular basement membrane (GBM), and epithelial filtration slits form a series arrangement in which the flow diverges as it enters the GBM from the fenestrae and converges again at the filtration slits. A hydrodynamic model that combines morphometric findings with water flow data in isolated GBM has predicted overall hydraulic permeabilities that are consistent with measurements in vivo. The resistance of the GBM to water flow, which accounts for roughly half that of the capillary wall, is strongly dependent on the extent to which the GBM surfaces are blocked by cells. The spatial frequency of filtration slits is predicted to be a very important determinant of the overall hydraulic permeability, in keeping with observations in several glomerular diseases in humans. Whereas the hydraulic resistances of the cell layers and GBM are additive, the overall sieving coefficient for a macromolecule (its concentration in Bowman's space divided by that in plasma) is the product of the sieving coefficients for the individual layers. Models for macromolecule filtration reveal that the individual sieving coefficients are influenced by one another and by the filtrate velocity, requiring great care in extrapolating in vitro observations to the living animal. The size selectivity of the glomerular capillary has been shown to be determined largely by the cellular layers, rather than the GBM. Controversial findings concerning glomerular charge selectivity are reviewed, and it is concluded that there is good evidence for a role of charge in restricting the transmural movement of albumin. Also discussed is an effect of albumin that has received little attention, namely, its tendency to increase the sieving coefficients of test macromolecules via steric interactions. Among the unresolved issues are the specific contributions of the endothelial glycocalyx and epithelial slit diaphragm to the overall hydraulic resistance and macromolecule selectivity and the nanostructural basis for the observed permeability properties of the GBM.
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- W M Deen
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
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