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Salachna P, Grzeszczuk M, Meller E, Soból M. Oligo-Alginate with Low Molecular Mass Improves Growth and Physiological Activity of Eucomis autumnalis under Salinity Stress. Molecules 2018; 23:E812. [PMID: 29614824 PMCID: PMC6017372 DOI: 10.3390/molecules23040812] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2018] [Revised: 03/29/2018] [Accepted: 03/31/2018] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Biopolymers have become increasingly popular as biostimulators of plant growth. One of them, oligo-alginate, is a molecule that regulates plant biological processes and may be used in horticultural practice as a plant growth regulator. Biostimulators are mainly used to improve plant tolerance to abiotic stresses, including salinity. The aim of the study was to assess the effects of salinity and oligo-alginate of various molecular masses on the growth and physiological activity of Eucomis autumnalis. The species is an ornamental and medicinal plant that has been used for a long time in the traditional medicine of South Africa. The bulbs of E. autumnalis were coated using depolymerized sodium alginate of molecular mass 32,000; 42,000, and 64,000 g mol-1. All of these oligo-alginates fractions stimulated plant growth, and the effect was the strongest for the fraction of 32,000 g mol-1. This fraction was then selected for the second stage of the study, when plants were exposed to salt stress evoked by the presence of 100 mM NaCl. We found that the oligo-alginate coating mitigated the negative effects of salinity. Plants treated with the oligomer and watered with NaCl showed smaller reduction in the weight of the above-ground parts and bulbs, pigment content and antioxidant activity as compared with those not treated with the oligo-alginate. The study demonstrated for the first time that low molecular mass oligo-alginate may be used as plant biostimulator that limits negative effects of salinity in E. autumnalis.
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- Piotr Salachna
- Department of Horticulture, West Pomeranian University of Technology, 3 Papieża Pawła VI Str., 71-459 Szczecin, Poland.
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- Department of Horticulture, West Pomeranian University of Technology, 3 Papieża Pawła VI Str., 71-459 Szczecin, Poland.
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- Department of Soil Science, Grassland Management and Environmental Chemistry, West Pomeranian University of Technology, Słowackiego 17 Str., 71-434 Szczecin, Poland.
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- Center of Bioimmobilisation and Innovative Packaging Materials, West Pomeranian University of Technology, 35 Janickiego Str., 71-270 Szczecin, Poland.
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Exopolysaccharide Gellan Gum and Derived Oligo-Gellan Enhance Growth and Antimicrobial Activity in Eucomis Plants. Polymers (Basel) 2018; 10:polym10030242. [PMID: 30966277 PMCID: PMC6414989 DOI: 10.3390/polym10030242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2018] [Revised: 02/13/2018] [Accepted: 02/26/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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One of the visible trends in the cultivation of plants, particularly of medicinal ones, is the increasing interest of researchers in polysaccharides and their derivatives that show biostimulatory properties and are also safe to use. In the current study, we evaluated the effects of gellan gum and its depolymerized form oligo-gellan, on growth and antimicrobial activity of two ornamental species Eucomis bicolor and Eucomis comosa used in natural medicine. The biopolymers were applied in the form of bulb coating prepared by using polyelectrolyte complexes. In both species investigated, gellan gum and oligo-gellan enhanced the fresh weight of leaves and bulbs, the performance of the photosynthetic apparatus, and the leaf content of basic macronutrients. In comparison with the control, the plants treated with oligo-gellan accumulated more biomass, were first to flower, and had the highest leaf content of potassium. The extracts from the bulbs treated with gellan gum and oligo-gellan showed higher effectiveness in reducing the count of Bacillus atrophaeus, Escherichia coli, and Staphylococcus aureus than those from the bulbs not treated with the polysaccharides. The research described here largely expands our current knowledge on the effects of gellan gum derivatives and has a huge practical potential in agriculture production.
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Salachna P, Grzeszczuk M, Soból M. Effects of Chitooligosaccharide Coating Combined with Selected Ionic Polymers on the Stimulation of Ornithogalum saundersiae Growth. Molecules 2017; 22:molecules22111903. [PMID: 29113062 PMCID: PMC6150323 DOI: 10.3390/molecules22111903] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2017] [Revised: 11/02/2017] [Accepted: 11/04/2017] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Recently, agricultural and horticultural sectors have shown an increased interest in the use of biopolymers and their derivatives as growth biostimulators. So far, coating is a little known method of applying the biostimulators. Our three-year study investigated coating the bulbs of Ornithogalum saundersiae with chitooligosaccharide (COS), sodium alginate, carrageenan, gellan gum and xanthan gum. The coating method was based on the formation of polyelectrolyte complexes. The COS with 48,000 g mol−1 molecular weight was contained by means of controlled free-radical degradation. Biopolymer coatings stimulated plant growth and flowering, total chlorophyll content, total polyphenol content and the levels of nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium and boron. The plants grown from the bulbs coated with COS + gellan gum exhibited the most vigorous growth, were first to flower, showed the highest antioxidant activity (DPPH), and the greatest content of pigments, polyphenols, l-ascorbic acid, potassium, phosphorus, zinc and manganese. These results suggest COS formulated with gellan gum shows promise as a potential biostimulator of plant growth.
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- Piotr Salachna
- Department of Horticulture, West Pomeranian University of Technology, 3 Papieża Pawła VI Str., 71-434 Szczecin, Poland.
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- Department of Horticulture, West Pomeranian University of Technology, 3 Papieża Pawła VI Str., 71-434 Szczecin, Poland.
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- Center of Bioimmobilisation and Innovative Packaging Materials, West Pomeranian University of Technology, 35 Janickiego Str., 71-270 Szczecin, Poland.
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Long-term Efficacy and Biocompatibility of Encapsulated Islet Transplantation With Chitosan-Coated Alginate Capsules in Mice and Canine Models of Diabetes. Transplantation 2016; 100:334-43. [PMID: 26479281 DOI: 10.1097/tp.0000000000000927] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Clinical application of encapsulated islet transplantation is hindered by low biocompatibility of capsules leading to pericapsular fibrosis and decreased islet viability. To improve biocompatibility, we designed a novel chitosan-coated alginate capsules and compared them to uncoated alginate capsules. METHODS Alginate capsules were formed by crosslinking with BaCl2, then they were suspended in chitosan solution for 10 minutes at pH 4.5. Xenogeneic islet transplantation, using encapsulated porcine islets in 1,3-galactosyltransferase knockout mice, and allogeneic islet transplantation, using encapsulated canine islets in beagles, were performed without immunosuppressants. RESULTS The chitosan-alginate capsules showed similar pore size, islet viability, and insulin secretory function compared to alginate capsules, in vitro. Xenogeneic transplantation of chitosan-alginate capsules demonstrated a trend toward superior graft survival (P = 0.07) with significantly less pericapsular fibrosis (cell adhesion score: 3.77 ± 0.41 vs 8.08 ± 0.05; P < 0.001) compared to that of alginate capsules up to 1 year after transplantation. Allogeneic transplantation of chitosan-alginate capsules normalized the blood glucose level up to 1 year with little evidence of pericapsular fibrotic overgrowth on graft explantation. CONCLUSIONS The efficacy and biocompatibility of chitosan-alginate capsules were demonstrated in xenogeneic and allogeneic islet transplantations using small and large animal models of diabetes. This capsule might be a potential candidate applicable in the treatment of type 1 diabetes mellitus patients, and further studies in nonhuman primates are required.
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Sobol M, Bartkowiak A, de Haan B, de Vos P. Cytotoxicity study of novel water-soluble chitosan derivatives applied as membrane material of alginate microcapsules. J Biomed Mater Res A 2012. [PMID: 23203606 DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.34500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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The majority of cell encapsulation systems applied so far are based on polyelectrolyte complexes of alginate and polyvalent metal cations. Although widely used, these systems suffer from the risk of disintegration. This can be partially solved by applying chitosan as additional outer membrane. However, chitosan can be dissolved in water only at a low pH, which limits its use in the field of bioencapsulation. In this study, novel primary and tertiary amine chitosan derivatives have been synthesized, which may be dissolved at pH 7.0, and retain the ability to effectively form additional membrane on the surface of alginate beads. As aqueous solutions tertiary amines dimethylamino-1-propyl-chitosan and dimethylethylamine-chitosan with linear hydrochloride aliphatic chains had the lowest toxicity, whereas dimethylpropylamine-chitosan, diethylaminoethyl-chitosan, and diisopropylaminoethyl-chitosan with branched hydrochloride aliphatic were cytotoxic to the majority of tested cells. When applied as polyelectrolyte complexation agent on the surface of alginate beads, none of the derivates had any negative effect on the metabolic activity of encapsulated beta-cells.
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- Marcin Sobol
- Center of Bioimmobilisation and Innovative Packaging Materials, West Pomeranian University of Technology, Szczecin 71270, Poland.
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Bruyant A, Coradin T. Evaluation of Cationic Biopolymers for the Design of Silica-coated Alginate Capsules. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011. [DOI: 10.1557/proc-1007-s08-03] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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ABSTRACTLysozyme and chitosan were evaluated as cationic polymers for the design of silica-coated alginate capsules. No direct relationship was found between the strength of the bio-organic poly-electrolyte membrane and the stability of capsules after the silica coating, which depends mainly on the nature of poly-cation/silicate interactions.
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Ranganath SH, Ling Tan A, He F, Wang CH, Krantz WB. Control and enhancement of permselectivity of membrane-based microcapsules for favorable biomolecular transport and immunoisolation. AIChE J 2011. [DOI: 10.1002/aic.12525] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Léonard A, Dandoy P, Danloy E, Leroux G, Meunier CF, Rooke JC, Su BL. Whole-cell based hybrid materials for green energy production, environmental remediation and smart cell-therapy. Chem Soc Rev 2011; 40:860-85. [DOI: 10.1039/c0cs00024h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Sakai S, Kawakami K. Development of Subsieve-Size Capsules and Application to Cell Therapy. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2010; 670:22-30. [DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-5786-3_3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Alginate-PLL cell encapsulation system Co-entrapping PLGA-microspheres for the continuous release of anti-inflammatory drugs. Biomed Microdevices 2009; 11:1103-13. [DOI: 10.1007/s10544-009-9327-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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De Castro M, Orive G, Hernández RM, Bartkowiak A, Brylak W, Pedraz JL. Biocompatibility andin vivoevaluation of oligochitosans as cationic modifiers of alginate/Ca microcapsules. J Biomed Mater Res A 2009; 91:1119-30. [DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.32270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Prakash S, Malgorzata Urbanska A. Colon-targeted delivery of live bacterial cell biotherapeutics including microencapsulated live bacterial cells. Biologics 2008; 2:355-78. [PMID: 19707368 PMCID: PMC2721377 DOI: 10.2147/btt.s2372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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There has been an ample interest in delivery of therapeutic molecules using live cells. Oral delivery has been stipulated as best way to deliver live cells to humans for therapy. Colon, in particular, is a part of gastrointestinal (GI) tract that has been proposed to be an oral targeted site. The main objective of these oral therapy procedures is to deliver live cells not only to treat diseases like colorectal cancer, inflammatory bowel disease, and other GI tract diseases like intestinal obstruction and gastritis, but also to deliver therapeutic molecules for overall therapy in various diseases such as renal failure, coronary heart disease, hypertension, and others. This review provides a comprehensive summary of recent advancement in colon targeted live bacterial cell biotherapeutics. Current status of bacterial cell therapy, principles of artificial cells and its potentials in oral delivery of live bacterial cell biotherapeutics for clinical applications as well as biotherapeutic future perspectives are also discussed in our review.
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- Satya Prakash
- Biomedical Technology and Cell Therapy Research Laboratory, Departments of Biomedical Engineering and Physiology, Artificial Cells and Organs Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Biomedical Technology and Cell Therapy Research Laboratory, Departments of Biomedical Engineering and Physiology, Artificial Cells and Organs Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Baruch L, Machluf M. Alginate-chitosan complex coacervation for cell encapsulation: effect on mechanical properties and on long-term viability. Biopolymers 2006; 82:570-9. [PMID: 16552738 DOI: 10.1002/bip.20509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 127] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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The use of chitosan in complexation with alginate appears to be a promising strategy for cell microencapsulation, due to the biocompatibility of both polymers and the high mechanical properties attributed by the use of chitosan. The present work focuses on the optimization and characterization of the alginate-chitosan system to achieve long-term cell encapsulation. Microcapsules were prepared from four types of chitosan using one- and two-stage encapsulation procedures. The effect of reaction time and pH on long-term cell viability and mechanical properties of the microcapsules was evaluated. Using the single-stage encapsulation procedure led to increase of at least fourfold in viability compared with the two-stage procedure. Among the four types of chitosan, the use of high molecular weight (MW) chitosan glutamate and low MW chitosan chloride provided high viability levels as well as good mechanical properties, i.e., more than 93% intact capsules. The high viability levels were found to be independent of the reaction conditions when using high MW chitosan. However, when using low MW chitosan, better viability levels (195%) were obtained when using a pH of 6 and a reaction time of 30 min. An alginate-chitosan cell encapsulation system was devised to achieve high cell viability levels as well as to improve mechanical properties, thus holding great potential for future clinical application.
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- Limor Baruch
- The Faculty of Biotechnology, and Food Engineering, The Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
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Wang W, Liu X, Xie Y, Zhang H, Yu W, Xiong Y, Xie W, Ma X. Microencapsulation using natural polysaccharides for drug delivery and cell implantation. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006. [DOI: 10.1039/b603595g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 132] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Boissière M, Meadows PJ, Brayner R, Hélary C, Livage J, Coradin T. Turning biopolymer particles into hybrid capsules: the example of silica/alginate nanocomposites. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006. [DOI: 10.1039/b515797h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Gherardini L, Cousins CM, Hawkes JJ, Spengler J, Radel S, Lawler H, Devcic-Kuhar B, Gröschl M, Coakley WT, McLoughlin AJ. A new immobilisation method to arrange particles in a gel matrix by ultrasound standing waves. ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE & BIOLOGY 2005; 31:261-72. [PMID: 15708466 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2004.10.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2004] [Revised: 10/04/2004] [Accepted: 10/14/2004] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Ultrasonic forces may be used to manipulate particles in suspension. For example, a standing wave ultrasound (US) field applied to a suspension moves the particles toward areas of minimal acoustic pressure, where they are orderly retained creating a predictable heterogeneous distribution. This principle of ultrasonic retention of particles or cells has been applied in numerous biotechnological applications, such as mammalian cell filtering and red blood cell sedimentation. Here, a new US-based cell immobilisation technique is described that allows manipulation and positioning of cells/particles within various nontoxic gel matrices before polymerisation. Specifically, gel immobilisation was used to directly demonstrate that the viability of yeast cells arranged by an US standing wave is maintained up to 4 days after treatment. The versatility of this immobilisation method was validated using a wide range of acoustic devices. Finally, the potential biotechnological advantages of this US-controlled particle positioning method combined with gel immobilisation/encapsulation technology are discussed.
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- Lisa Gherardini
- Department of Industrial Microbiology, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin, Ireland
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Orive G, Hernández RM, Gascón AR, Pedraz JL. Challenges in Cell Encapsulation. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005. [DOI: 10.1007/1-4020-3363-x_10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/17/2023]
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Weber W, Rinderknecht M, Daoud-El Baba M, de Glutz FN, Aubel D, Fussenegger M. CellMAC: a novel technology for encapsulation of mammalian cells in cellulose sulfate/pDADMAC capsules assembled on a transient alginate/Ca2+ scaffold. J Biotechnol 2004; 114:315-26. [PMID: 15522441 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2004.07.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2004] [Revised: 07/14/2004] [Accepted: 07/15/2004] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Microencapsulation of desired mammalian cell phenotypes in biocompatible polymer matrices represents a powerful technology for cell-based therapies and biopharmaceutical manufacturing of protein therapeutics. We have pioneered a novel jet break-up-compatible process for encapsulation of mammalian cells in cellulose sulfate (CS)/poly-diallyl-dimethyl-ammoniumchloride (pDADMAC) (CellMAC) capsules. CS and pDADMAC polymerize on a transient ad hoc co-assembled Ca2+/alginate scaffold and form homogenous capsules following dissolution of the alginate core by Ca2+ chelating agents. CellMAC capsules exhibited excellent mechanical properties and showed a molecular weight cut-off between 43 and 77kDa. Chinese hamster ovary cells engineered for constitutive production of the glycohormone erythropoietin reached high viable cell densities when grown inside CellMAC capsules, while specific erythropoietin (EPO) productivities matched those of conventional non-encapsulated control cultures. CellMAC-encapsulated EPO-production cell lines induced increased EPO serum levels when implanted intraperitoneally into mice and provided robust glycoprotein production during standard stirred-tank bioreactor operation. We expect the CellMAC technology to foster advances in therapeutic encapsulation of engineered cell lines as well as manufacturing of protein pharmaceuticals.
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- Wilfried Weber
- Institute of Biotechnology, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, ETH Hoenggerberg, CH-8093 Zurich, Switzerland
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Lee CH, Wang YJ, Kuo SM, Chang SJ. Microencapsulation of parathyroid tissue with photosensitive poly(L-lysine) and short chain alginate-co-MPEG. Artif Organs 2004; 28:537-42. [PMID: 15153145 DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1594.2004.00051.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Human parathyroid glands were encapsulated using the alginate-PLL system in this study. In order to improve the mechanical strength and the biocompatibility, the microcapsules were fabricated with a three-layer structure that consisted of alginate/photosensitive poly(L-lysine)/short chain alginate-co-MPEG. These modified microcapsules were used for encapsulating human parathyroid tissue. In vitro experiments revealed that microencapsulated parathyroid glands maintained differentiative properties in culture, and the capsular membrane was freely permeable to the human parathyroid hormone. For in vivo experiments, these capsules were transplanted into parathyroidectomized SD-rats. After parathyroidectomy, serum calcium decreased from 2.25 to 1.68 mmol/L and remained in a constantly low concentration until transplantation. Parathyroidectomized SD-rats were normocalcemic after transplant of encapsulated parathyroid tissue. The microcapsules were then explanted at 12 weeks for examination. Histological evaluations of excised transplants revealed that the microcapsules remained intact structurally and were free of cell adhesions. The results demonstrated that human parathyroid tissue microencapsulated by this system retains stability and is functional both in vitro and in vivo. This encapsulating system will have valuable application for endocrine surgery in the future.
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- Chen Hsen Lee
- Taipei-Veteran General Hospital, Shih Pai, Peitou, Taipei
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Quek CH, Li J, Sun T, Chan MLH, Mao HQ, Gan LM, Leong KW, Yu H. Photo-crosslinkable microcapsules formed by polyelectrolyte copolymer and modified collagen for rat hepatocyte encapsulation. Biomaterials 2004; 25:3531-40. [PMID: 15020127 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2003.09.112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2003] [Accepted: 09/21/2003] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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New anionic polyelectrolyte tetra-copolymers with photo-crosslinkable 4-(4-methoxycinnamoyl)phenyl methacrylate monomer in addition to a HEMA-MMA-MAA ter-copolymer system were synthesized. The tetra-copolymers were used to form photo-crosslinkable microcapsules with modified collagen by complex coacervation for rat hepatocytes encapsulation. The hepatocytes were encapsulated within a two-layered membrane comprising of modified collagen as the inner core and an outer photo-crosslinkable copolymer shell. Upon photo-crosslinking of the microcapsules with UV-Vis light irradiation, the mechanical strength and chemical stability of the microcapsules, and the cellular functions of the encapsulated hepatocytes were enhanced. Particularly, the mechanical stability of the microcapsules was dramatically strengthened. The new photo-crosslinkable tetra-copolymer formulation described in this article has opened a way to the development of hepatocyte microencapsulation technology for bioartifical liver assist device.
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- Chai-Hoon Quek
- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), 3 Research Link, Singapore 117602, Singapore
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Orive G, Hernández RM, Rodríguez Gascón A, Calafiore R, Chang TMS, de Vos P, Hortelano G, Hunkeler D, Lacík I, Pedraz JL. History, challenges and perspectives of cell microencapsulation. Trends Biotechnol 2004; 22:87-92. [PMID: 14757043 DOI: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2003.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 224] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Cell microencapsulation continues to hold significant promise for biotechnology and medicine. The controlled, and continuous, delivery of therapeutic products to the host by immunoisolated cells is a potentially cost-effective method to treat a wide range of diseases. Although there are several issues that need to be addressed, including capsule manufacture, properties and performance, in the past few years, a stepwise analysis on the essential obstacles and limitations has brought the whole technology closer to a realistic proposal for clinical application. This paper summarizes the current situation in the cell encapsulation field and discusses the main events that have occurred along the way.
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- Gorka Orive
- Laboratory of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of the Basque Country, 01006, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
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Effect of the ionic strength on properties of binary alginate/oligochitosan microcapsules. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2002. [DOI: 10.1016/s0927-7757(01)01116-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Chang SJ, Lee CH, Hsu CY, Wang YJ. Biocompatible microcapsules with enhanced mechanical strength. JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS RESEARCH 2002; 59:118-26. [PMID: 11745544 DOI: 10.1002/jbm.1223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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A block copolymer, (short-chain alginate)-co-MPEG, was synthesized and used for coating the capsular membranes of the photosensitive microcapsules. The resulted microcapsules exhibited an excellent mechanical strength. The permeability test results revealed that the capsular membrane was freely permeable to cytochrome C and myoglobin, less permeable to serum albumin, and almost impermeable to IgG. In the cell attachment test, the results showed that the surface formed by (short-chain alginate)-co-MPEG copolymer could effectively reduce cell adhesion as compared to poly(L-lysine) and alginate. The microcapsules were evaluated by intraperitoneal implantation experiment of mice. The results demonstrated that microcapsules coated with (short-chain alginate)-co-MPEG were more biocompatible than the conventional alginate/PLL/alginate microcapsules.
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- Shwu Jen Chang
- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, National Yang Ming University, Shih Pai, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
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Binary polyanion/oligocation microcapsules, prepared in a one-step process, are proposed as an alternative to the common alginate/poly-L-lysine system used in bioencapsulation technology. The model system is based on natural polysaccharides and involves the anionic sodium alginate, or iota-carrageenan, complexed with cationic oligochitosan. This system has been characterized with respect to capsule formation, mechanical strength, and permeability. This paper provides a general description of the influence of the most pronounced parameters that can be used as a tool to modulate the properties of binary microcapsules. These parameters have been separated into two categories. The first, which includes molar mass of polyanion, pH, ionic strength, and concentration of both polyelectrolytes, can be used to simultaneously control capsule mechanical and structural properties. The second set, molar mass of polyanion and reaction time, influences only mechanical resistance without altering membrane permeability. Additional issues related to mechanical stability and the possible change of capsule properties following transplantation are discussed.
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- A Bartkowiak
- Polymer Institute, Technical University of Szczecin, Poland.
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Hallahan DE, Qu S, Geng L, Cmelak A, Chakravarthy A, Martin W, Scarfone C, Giorgio T. Radiation-mediated control of drug delivery. Am J Clin Oncol 2001; 24:473-80. [PMID: 11586099 DOI: 10.1097/00000421-200110000-00012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Clinical trials of radiotherapy to control drug delivery were initiated in 1999 at Vanderbilt University. The initial studies exploited the findings that platelets are activated in tumor blood vessels after high-dose irradiation as used in radiosurgery and high-dose-rate brachytherapy. Platelets labeled with 111In showed binding in tumor blood vessels. However, the platelet labeling process caused platelets to also accumulate in the spleen. That clinical trial was closed, and subsequent clinical trials targeted protein activation in irradiated tumor blood vessels. Preclinical studies showed that peptide libraries that bind within irradiated tumor blood vessels contained the peptide sequence Arg-Gln-Asp (RGD). RGD binds to integrin receptors (e.g., receptors for fibrinogen, fibronectin, and vitronectin). We found that the fibrinogen receptor (GPIIb/IIIa, alpha2bbeta3) is activated within irradiated tumor blood vessels. RGD peptidemimetics currently in clinical trials include GPIIb/IIIa antagonists and the platelet-imaging agent biapcitide. Biapcitide is an RGD mimetic that is labeled with 99Tc to allow gamma camera imaging of the biodistribution of the GPIIb/IIIa receptor in neoplasms of patients treated with radiosurgery. This study has shown that the schedule of administration of the RGD mimetic is crucial. The peptide mimetic must be administered immediately before irradiation, whereas the natural ligands to the receptor compete for biapcitide binding if biapcitide is administered after irradiation. The authors currently are conducting a dose deescalation study to determine the threshold dosage required for RGD mimetic binding to radiation activated receptor. Radiation-guided clinical trials have been initiated by use of high-dose-rate brachytherapy. In a separate trial, the pharmacokinetics of radiation-inducible gene therapy are being investigated. In this trial, the radiation-activated promoter Egr-1 regulates expression of the tumor necrosis factor alpha gene, which is administered by use of the attenuated adenovirus vector. The Ad.Egr-TNF (ADGV) gene is administered by intratumoral injection of vector followed by irradiation in patients with soft-tissue sarcomas. This review highlights recent findings in these phase I pharmacokinetic studies of radiation-controlled drug delivery systems.
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- D E Hallahan
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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Bartkowiak A, Hunkeler D. Carrageenan-oligochitosan microcapsules: optimization of the formation process(1). Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2001; 21:285-298. [PMID: 11397631 DOI: 10.1016/s0927-7765(00)00211-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The formation of new microcapsules based on polyelectrolyte complexes between carrageenans and oligochitosan has been investigated. The optimization of the process, which includes the selection of the most suitable solvent and investigation of the influence of reaction conditions on capsule properties, is presented. Iota-carrageenan (1.2-2% wt.) prepared in HEPES buffer was found to be the most suitable for the formation of mechanically stable capsules. These new capsules combine extremely high deformability (>90%) and elasticity with permeability control and can be applied in various bioencapsulation technologies. It has been shown that the reaction time influences the mechanical properties, whereas carrageenan concentration and the temperature during the capsule formation effect both mechanical and porosity characteristic of the membrane. Moreover, the temperature influences the kinetics of the diffusion through the complex iota-carrageenan/oligochitosan membrane. In general egress is faster above the sol-gel transition point, indicating applicability in thermo-induced releasing systems.
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- A Bartkowiak
- Department of Chemistry, Laboratory of Polymers and Biomaterials, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, CH-1015, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Hallahan DE, Geng L, Cmelak AJ, Chakravarthy AB, Martin W, Scarfone C, Gonzalez A. Targeting drug delivery to radiation-induced neoantigens in tumor microvasculature. J Control Release 2001; 74:183-91. [PMID: 11489494 DOI: 10.1016/s0168-3659(01)00335-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Radiation can be used to guide drugs to specific sites such as neoplasms or aberrant blood vessels. When blood vessels are treated with ionizing radiation, they respond by expressing a number of cell adhesion molecules and receptors that participate in homeostasis. Examples of radiation-induced molecules in blood vessels include ICAM-1, E-selectin, P-selectin and the beta(3) integrin. We have observed that the endothelium and blood components respond to oxidative stress in a similar, if not identical manner in all tumor models. Although we have identified several other radiation-induced molecules within tumor blood vessels, the beta(3) target for drug delivery achieves the greatest site-specific peptide binding within irradiated tumor blood vessels. We have focused on peptides and antibodies that bind to integrin beta(3). beta(3)-binding proteins have been conjugated to fluorochromes and radionuclides to study the site specificity and microscopic distribution. We have found immunofluorescent and immunohistochemical staining of beta(3) within the lumen of blood vessels immediately following irradiation. To determine whether it is feasible to guide drug delivery to irradiated tumors, we studied ligands to alpha(2b)beta(3) (fibrinogen). Peptides within fibrinogen that bind to alpha(2b)beta(3) includes the dodecapeptide, HHLGGAKQAGDV and the RGD peptide. We utilized 131I conjugation to these ligands to study the biodistribution in tumor bearing mice. Our clinical trial consists of the RGD peptidomimetic, biapcitide, labeled with 99mTc. This study shows that it is feasible to guide drugs to human neoplasms by use of radiation-guided peptides. These studies have shown that peptides that bind to these integrins bind to tumors following exposure to ionizing radiation.
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- D E Hallahan
- Departments of Radiation Oncology, Biomedical Engineering and Radiology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232-5671, USA.
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Literature alerts. J Microencapsul 2000; 17:253-62. [PMID: 10738700 DOI: 10.1080/026520400288481] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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