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Jin Y, Wang Y, Yang R, Fang W, Zhang K, Liu M, Wang Y, Yang M, Fu Q. Multilayered hydrogel scaffold construct with native tissue matched elastic modulus: A regenerative microenvironment for urethral scar-free healing. Biomaterials 2025; 312:122711. [PMID: 39088911 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2024.122711] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2024] [Revised: 07/08/2024] [Accepted: 07/22/2024] [Indexed: 08/03/2024]
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The unsuitable deformation stimulus, harsh urine environment, and lack of a regenerative microenvironment (RME) prevent scaffold-based urethral repair and ultimately lead to irreversible urethral scarring. The researchers clarify the optimal elastic modulus of the urethral scaffolds for urethral repair and design a multilayered PVA hydrogel scaffold for urethral scar-free healing. The inner layer of the scaffold has self-healing properties, which ensures that the wound effectively resists harsh urine erosion, even when subjected to sutures. In addition, the scaffold's outer layer has an extracellular matrix-like structure that synergizes with adipose-derived stem cells to create a favorable RME. In vivo experiments confirm successful urethral scar-free healing using the PVA multilayered hydrogel scaffold. Further mechanistic study shows that the PVA multilayer hydrogel effectively resists the urine-induced inflammatory response and accelerates the transition of urethral wound healing to the proliferative phase by regulating macrophage polarization, thus providing favorable conditions for urethral scar-free healing. This study provides mechanical criteria for the fabrication of urethral tissue-engineered scaffolds, as well as important insights into their design.
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- Yangwang Jin
- Department of Urology, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai Eastern Institute of Urologic Reconstruction, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200233, China
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- Department of Urology, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai Eastern Institute of Urologic Reconstruction, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200233, China
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- Department of Urology, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai Eastern Institute of Urologic Reconstruction, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200233, China
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- Department of Urology, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai Eastern Institute of Urologic Reconstruction, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200233, China
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- Department of Urology, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai Eastern Institute of Urologic Reconstruction, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200233, China
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- Department of Urology, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai Eastern Institute of Urologic Reconstruction, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200233, China
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- Department of Urology, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai Eastern Institute of Urologic Reconstruction, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200233, China
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- Department of Urology, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai Eastern Institute of Urologic Reconstruction, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200233, China.
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- Department of Urology, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai Eastern Institute of Urologic Reconstruction, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200233, China.
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Treviño S, Ramírez-Flores E, Cortezano-Esteban S, Hernández-Fragoso H, Brambila E. BD Vacutainer™ Urine Culture & Sensitivity Preservative PLUS Plastic Tubes Minimize the Harmful Impact of Stressors Dependent on Temperature and Time Storage in Uropathogenic Bacteria. J Clin Med 2024; 13:5334. [PMID: 39274547 PMCID: PMC11396760 DOI: 10.3390/jcm13175334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2024] [Revised: 08/27/2024] [Accepted: 09/05/2024] [Indexed: 09/16/2024] Open
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Background: Urinary tract infection is a worldwide health problem. According to the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments and the European Urinalysis Guideline, urine samples should be tested within 2 h of collection. Thus, using chemical preservatives that guarantee the pre-analytical conditions is a practical tool. However, the effects of temperature and storage time as uropathogenic bacteria stressors are unclear. Methods: Gram-negative and -positive ATTC strains, E. coli, P. mirabilis, E. faecalis, and S. aureus, were used in this study. Strains in liquid media were stored at 4, 25, and 37 °C for 0, 2, 12, 24, and 48 h in tubes with and without preservatives. Then, reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels, viable but non-culturable bacteria (VBNC), and bacteria growth were analyzed. Results: A high ROS level was associated with the presence of VBNC and dead bacteria with low CFU counts, but a low ROS level increased the CFU number, depending on temperature and storage time in tubes without preservatives (boric acid, sodium borate, and formate). The BD Vacutainer™ Urine Culture & Sensitivity Preservative PLUS Plastic Tubes (C&S-PP) prevent this ROS increase, maintaining the CFU number for longer. Conclusions: C&S-PP tubes minimize the stressor effects (temperature and time storage) on uropathogenic bacteria when stored, improving the pre-analytical conditions of cultures realized by the clinical laboratory.
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- Samuel Treviño
- Laboratory of Metabolomic and Chronic Degenerative Diseases, Physiology Institute, Meritorious Autonomous University of Puebla, Prol. de la 14 Sur 6301, Ciudad Universitaria, Puebla C.P. 72560, Mexico
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- Center for Care and Research in Health Services, Urinalysis and Microbiology Area, Rio Nexapa 6153, Col. San Manuel, Puebla C.P. 72560, Mexico
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- Center for Care and Research in Health Services, Urinalysis and Microbiology Area, Rio Nexapa 6153, Col. San Manuel, Puebla C.P. 72560, Mexico
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- Laboratory of Metabolomic and Chronic Degenerative Diseases, Physiology Institute, Meritorious Autonomous University of Puebla, Prol. de la 14 Sur 6301, Ciudad Universitaria, Puebla C.P. 72560, Mexico
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- Laboratory of Chemical-Clinical Investigations, Department of Clinical Chemistry, Chemistry Department, Meritorious Autonomous University of Puebla, 14 Sur. FCQ1, Ciudad Universitaria, Puebla C.P. 72560, Mexico
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Chen C, Hu J, Wang J. Biosorption of uranium by immobilized Saccharomyces cerevisiae. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY 2020; 213:106158. [PMID: 31983440 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2020.106158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2019] [Revised: 12/31/2019] [Accepted: 01/02/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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A novel biosorbent was prepared and applied for the removal of uranium from aqueous solution. A new immobilization method was studied and used to embed living yeast cells of Saccharomyces cerevisiae (2% w/v) by sodium sulfate (0.5 mol/L) based on saturated boric acid-alginate calcium cross-linking method. The swelling ratio, hydraulic and chemical stability and bioactivity of immobilized microbial cells were examined. Their ultra-microstructure and property were observed by SEM, TEM and FTIR techniques. The influencing factors, such as contact time, initial uranium concentration, and initial pH were investigated. The adsorption capacity of biosorbent increased from 0.75 to 113.4 μmol/g when the equilibrium concentration of U was 0.9, and 43.9 μmol/L, respectively. U adsorption followed pseudo first-order kinetic model. SEM-EDS and TEM-EDS observation indicated that uranium was adsorbed both on the surface and the inner parts of the biosorbent. FTIR and the XPS results confirmed the role of oxygen in capturing uranium from aqueous solution. XPS analysis showed that the mixture of U (VI) and U (IV) existed on the surface of biosorbent, which evidenced that uranium was microbiologically reduced.
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- Can Chen
- Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Nuclear Energy Technology, INET, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, PR China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Nuclear Energy Technology, INET, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, PR China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Nuclear Energy Technology, INET, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, PR China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Radioactive Waste Treatment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, PR China.
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Striking Effects of Storage Buffers on Apparent Half-Lives of the Activity of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Arylsulfatase. Protein J 2016; 35:283-90. [PMID: 27372107 DOI: 10.1007/s10930-016-9671-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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To obtain the label enzyme for enzyme-linked-immunoabsorbent-assay of two components each time in one well with conventional microplate readers, molecular engineering of Pseudomonas aeruginosa arylsulfatase (PAAS) is needed. To compare thermostability of PAAS/mutants of limited purity, effects of buffers on the half-activity time (t 0.5) at 37 °C were tested. At pH 7.4, PAAS showed non-exponential decreases of activity, with the apparent t 0.5 of ~6.0 days in 50 mM HEPES, but ~42 days in 10 mM sodium borate with >85 % activity after 15 days; protein concentrations in both buffers decreased at slower rates after there were significant decreases of activities. Additionally, the apparent t 0.5 of PAAS was ~14 days in 50 mM Tris-HCl, and ~21 days in 10 mM sodium phosphate. By sodium dodecyl-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, the purified PAAS gave single polypeptide; after storage for 14 days at 37 °C, there were many soluble and insoluble fragmented polypeptides in the HEPES buffer, but just one principal insoluble while negligible soluble fragmented polypeptides in the borate buffer. Of tested mutants in the neutral borate buffer, rates for activity decreases and polypeptide degradation were slower than in the HEPES buffer. Hence, dilute neutral borate buffers were favorable for examining thermostability of PAAS/mutants.
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