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Kokorev OV, Marchenko ES, Khlusov IA, Volinsky AA, Yasenchuk YF, Monogenov AN. Engineered Fibrous NiTi Scaffolds with Cultured Hepatocytes for Liver Regeneration in Rats. ACS Biomater Sci Eng 2023; 9:1558-1569. [PMID: 36802492 DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.2c01268] [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] [Indexed: 02/22/2023]
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At present, the use of alternative systems to replenish the lost functions of hepatic metabolism and partial replacement of liver organ failure is relevant, due to an increase in the incidence of various liver disorders, insufficiency, and cost of organs for transplantation, as well as the high cost of using the artificial liver systems. The development of low-cost intracorporeal systems for maintaining hepatic metabolism using tissue engineering, as a bridge before liver transplantation or completely replacing liver function, deserves special attention. In vivo applications of intracorporeal fibrous nickel-titanium scaffolds (FNTSs) with cultured hepatocytes are described. Hepatocytes cultured in FNTSs are superior to their injections in terms of liver function, survival time, and recovery in a CCl4-induced cirrhosis rats' model. 232 animals were divided into 5 groups: control, CCl4-induced cirrhosis, CCl4-induced cirrhosis followed by implantation of cell-free FNTSs (sham surgery), CCl4-induced cirrhosis followed by infusion of hepatocytes (2 mL, 107 cells/mL), and CCl4-induced cirrhosis followed by FNTS implantation with hepatocytes. Restoration of hepatocyte function in the FNTS implantation with the hepatocytes group was accompanied by a significant decrease in the level of aspartate aminotransferase (AsAT) in blood serum compared to the cirrhosis group. A significant decrease in the level of AsAT was noted after 15 days in the infused hepatocytes group. However, on the 30th day, the AsAT level increased and was close to the cirrhosis group due to the short-term effect after the introduction of hepatocytes without a scaffold. The changes in alanine aminotransferase (AlAT), alkaline phosphatase (AlP), total and direct bilirubin, serum protein, triacylglycerol, lactate, albumin, and lipoproteins were similar to those in AsAT. The survival time of animals was significantly longer in the FNTS implantation with hepatocytes group. The obtained results showed the scaffolds' ability to support hepatocellular metabolism. The development of hepatocytes in FNTS was studied in vivo using 12 animals using scanning electron microscopy. Hepatocytes demonstrated good adhesion to the scaffold wireframe and survival in allogeneic conditions. Mature tissue, including cellular and fibrous, filled the scaffold space by 98% in 28 days. The study shows the extent to which an implantable "auxiliary liver" compensates for the lack of liver function without replacement in rats.
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- Oleg V Kokorev
- National Research Tomsk State University, 36 Lenin Ave., Tomsk 634050, Russia
- Siberian State Medical University, 2 Moskovsky Trakt, Tomsk 634050, Russia
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- Siberian State Medical University, 2 Moskovsky Trakt, Tomsk 634050, Russia
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- National Research Tomsk State University, 36 Lenin Ave., Tomsk 634050, Russia
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of South Florida, 4202 E. Fowler Ave. ENG030, Tampa, Florida 33620, United States
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- National Research Tomsk State University, 36 Lenin Ave., Tomsk 634050, Russia
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Astorga F, Groom Q, Shimabukuro PHF, Manguin S, Noesgaard D, Orrell T, Sinka M, Hirsch T, Schigel D. Biodiversity data supports research on human infectious diseases: Global trends, challenges, and opportunities. One Health 2023; 16:100484. [PMID: 36714536 PMCID: PMC9880238 DOI: 10.1016/j.onehlt.2023.100484] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2022] [Revised: 12/06/2022] [Accepted: 01/05/2023] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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The unprecedented generation of large volumes of biodiversity data is consistently contributing to a wide range of disciplines, including disease ecology. Emerging infectious diseases are usually zoonoses caused by multi-host pathogens. Therefore, their understanding may require the access to biodiversity data related to the ecology and the occurrence of the species involved. Nevertheless, despite several data-mobilization initiatives, the usage of biodiversity data for research into disease dynamics has not yet been fully leveraged. To explore current contribution, trends, and to identify limitations, we characterized biodiversity data usage in scientific publications related to human health, contrasting patterns of studies citing the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) with those obtaining data from other sources. We found that the studies mainly obtained data from scientific literature and other not aggregated or standardized sources. Most of the studies explored pathogen species and, particularly those with GBIF-mediated data, tended to explore and reuse data of multiple species (>2). Data sources varied according to the taxa and epidemiological roles of the species involved. Biodiversity data repositories were mainly used for species related to hosts, reservoirs, and vectors, and barely used as a source of pathogens data, which was usually obtained from human and animal-health related institutions. While both GBIF- and not GBIF-mediated data studies explored similar diseases and topics, they presented discipline biases and different analytical approaches. Research on emerging infectious diseases may require the access to geographical and ecological data of multiple species. The One Health challenge requires interdisciplinary collaboration and data sharing, which is facilitated by aggregated repositories and platforms. The contribution of biodiversity data to understand infectious disease dynamics should be acknowledged, strengthened, and promoted.
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- Francisca Astorga
- Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Mayor, Chile,Corresponding author.
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- Biodiversity Informatics, Meise Botanic Garden, Belgium Nieuwelaan 38, 1860, Meise, Belgium
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- HSM, University Montpellier, CNRS, IRD, 911 Av. Agropolis, 34394 Montpellier, France
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- Global Biodiversity Information Facility, Universitetsparken 15, DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark
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- Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, 10th St. & Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20560, USA
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- Global Biodiversity Information Facility, Universitetsparken 15, DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark
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- Global Biodiversity Information Facility, Universitetsparken 15, DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark
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Ochieng J, Kwagala B, Sewankambo N. Collection and use of human materials during TB clinical research; a review of practices. BMC Med Ethics 2022; 23:36. [PMID: 35351122 PMCID: PMC8966156 DOI: 10.1186/s12910-022-00776-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2021] [Accepted: 03/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Background Human biological materials are usually stored for possible future use in research because they preserve valuable biological information, save time and resources, which would have been spent on collection of fresh samples. However, use of these materials may pose ethical challenges such as unauthorized disclosure of genetic information, which can result in dire consequences for individuals or communities including discrimination, stigma, and psychological harm; has biosecurity implications; and loss of control or ownership of samples or data. To understand these problems better, we evaluated the extent to which tuberculosis (TB) clinical research protocols that were used to collect and store biological materials for future use conform to the requirements stated in the Uganda national guidelines for research involving humans as participants. Methods This was a retrospective review of TB clinical research projects approved by the Uganda National Council for Science and Technology (UNCST) from 2011 to 2015, to examine whether they fulfilled the requirements for ethical collection and use of human materials. Data were abstracted through review of the project protocols using a template developed based on the informed consent and the Materials Transfer Agreement (MTA) requirements in the national guidelines. Results Out of 55 research protocols reviewed, most of the protocols 83.6% had been used to collect the stored samples (sputum, blood and sometimes urine), 28% had a section on specimen collection and 24% mentioned ownership of the biological materials. With respect to review of the consent forms used in the studies that stored materials for future use, only 9% of the protocols had a separate consent form for storage of materials, 4.5% of the consent forms explained the risks, 11.4% explained the purpose of the study while 6.8% mentioned the place of storage for the collected materials. Conclusion Many of the studies reviewed did not meet the requirements for collection and storage of biological materials contained in the national guidelines, which indicates a need to additional training on this topic.
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- Joseph Ochieng
- Department of Anatomy, School of Biomedical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, P.O Box 7072, Kampala, Uganda.
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- School of Statistics, College of Business and Management, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
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- School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
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Leveraging natural history biorepositories as a global, decentralized, pathogen surveillance network. PLoS Pathog 2021; 17:e1009583. [PMID: 34081744 PMCID: PMC8174688 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1009583] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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The Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic reveals a major gap in global biosecurity infrastructure: a lack of publicly available biological samples representative across space, time, and taxonomic diversity. The shortfall, in this case for vertebrates, prevents accurate and rapid identification and monitoring of emerging pathogens and their reservoir host(s) and precludes extended investigation of ecological, evolutionary, and environmental associations that lead to human infection or spillover. Natural history museum biorepositories form the backbone of a critically needed, decentralized, global network for zoonotic pathogen surveillance, yet this infrastructure remains marginally developed, underutilized, underfunded, and disconnected from public health initiatives. Proactive detection and mitigation for emerging infectious diseases (EIDs) requires expanded biodiversity infrastructure and training (particularly in biodiverse and lower income countries) and new communication pipelines that connect biorepositories and biomedical communities. To this end, we highlight a novel adaptation of Project ECHO’s virtual community of practice model: Museums and Emerging Pathogens in the Americas (MEPA). MEPA is a virtual network aimed at fostering communication, coordination, and collaborative problem-solving among pathogen researchers, public health officials, and biorepositories in the Americas. MEPA now acts as a model of effective international, interdisciplinary collaboration that can and should be replicated in other biodiversity hotspots. We encourage deposition of wildlife specimens and associated data with public biorepositories, regardless of original collection purpose, and urge biorepositories to embrace new specimen sources, types, and uses to maximize strategic growth and utility for EID research. Taxonomically, geographically, and temporally deep biorepository archives serve as the foundation of a proactive and increasingly predictive approach to zoonotic spillover, risk assessment, and threat mitigation.
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Anisimov SV, Meshkov AN, Glotov AS, Borisova AL, Balanovsky OP, Belyaev VE, Granstrem OK, Grivtsova LY, Efimenko AY, Pokrovskaya MS, Semenenko TA, Sukhorukov VS, Kaprin AD, Drapkina OM. National Association of Biobanks and Biobanking Specialists: New Community for Promoting Biobanking Ideas and Projects in Russia. Biopreserv Biobank 2020; 19:73-82. [PMID: 33058731 DOI: 10.1089/bio.2020.0049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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The research biobanking field is developing rapidly in Russia. Over the course of the last decade, numerous biobanks were created or formed from existing collections of human and environmental biospecimens. The Russian National Association of Biobanks and Biobanking Specialists (NASBIO) was established in December 2018, aiming to: (1) unite professionals and research centers to create and develop a network of biobanks in Russia; (2) provide services and expertise in the field of biobanking; (3) execute various research projects utilizing biobanks' infrastructure; and (4) facilitate integration of Russian biomedical research centers into global research activities. The organizational structure, aims, and plans of this newly formed national association are reviewed in this article. The founders of NASBIO hope that the association will promote further development of biobanks and their networking in Russia, which is critically important for the success of national biomedical, pharmaceutical, and biotechnological research, and can facilitate international biobanking projects on a global scale.
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- National Medical Research Center for Therapy and Preventive Medicine, Moscow, Russia
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- D.O. Ott Research Institute of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductology, Saint-Petersburg, Russia
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- National Medical Research Center for Therapy and Preventive Medicine, Moscow, Russia
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- N.I. Vavilov Institute of General Genetics, Research Centre for Medical Genetics, Biobank of North Eurasia, Moscow, Russia
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- Biobank, Institute for Regenerative Medicine, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Moscow, Russia
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- Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Medical Research and Educational Center, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
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- National Medical Research Center for Therapy and Preventive Medicine, Moscow, Russia
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- N.F. Gamaleya National Research Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology, Moscow, Russia
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- National Medical Research Center for Therapy and Preventive Medicine, Moscow, Russia
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