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Chiang HJ, Peng HH, Weng KF, Hsiung KC, Liang CY, Kuo SL, Ojcius DM, Young JDE, Shih SR. Mineralo-organic particles inhibit influenza A virus infection by targeting viral hemagglutinin activity. Nanomedicine (Lond) 2024; 19:2375-2390. [PMID: 39320315 PMCID: PMC11492690 DOI: 10.1080/17435889.2024.2403326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2024] [Accepted: 09/09/2024] [Indexed: 09/26/2024] Open
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Aim: Mineralo-organic particles, naturally present in human body fluids, participate in ectopic calcification and inflammatory diseases. These particles coexist with influenza A virus (IAV) in the same microenvironment during viral infection. Our objective was to investigate the functional consequences of the potential interactions between these particles and the virions.Materials & methods: We used in vitro models, including electron microscopy, fluorescence microscopy, hemagglutination assay and viral infection assays to examine the interactions.Results: Mineralo-organic particles bind to IAV virions through interactions involving particle-bound fetuin-A and mineral content, effectively engaging viral hemagglutinin. These interactions result in hindered viral infection.Conclusion: These findings uncover the novel interactions between mineralo-organic particles and IAV, highlighting the impact of virus microenvironment complexity.
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- Huan-Jung Chiang
- Research Center for Emerging Viral Infections, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, 33302, Taiwan
- Graduate Institute of Biomedical Science, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, 33302, Taiwan
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- Center for Molecular & Clinical Immunology, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, 33302, Taiwan
- Division of Chinese Medicine Obstetrics & Gynecology, Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, 33305, Taiwan
- Chang Gung Immunology Consortium, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, 33305, Taiwan
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- Research Center for Emerging Viral Infections, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, 33302, Taiwan
- Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Stanford University SOM, Stanford, CA94305, USA
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- Research Center for Emerging Viral Infections, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, 33302, Taiwan
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- Research Center for Emerging Viral Infections, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, 33302, Taiwan
- Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO63110, USA
- Department of Pathology & Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO63110, USA
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- Division of Chinese Medicine Obstetrics & Gynecology, Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, 33305, Taiwan
- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, 33302, Taiwan
- Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, 33302, Taiwan
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- Center for Molecular & Clinical Immunology, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, 33302, Taiwan
- Chang Gung Immunology Consortium, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, 33305, Taiwan
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of the Pacific, Arthur Dugoni School of Dentistry, San Francisco, CA94103, USA
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- Research Center for Emerging Viral Infections, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, 33302, Taiwan
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, 33305, Taiwan
- Department of Medical Biotechnology & Laboratory Science, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, 33302, Taiwan
- Research Center for Chinese Herbal Medicine, Research Center for Food & Cosmetic Safety, Graduate Institute of Health Industry Technology, College of Human Ecology, Chang Gung University of Science & Technology, Taoyuan, 33303, Taiwan
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Rudloff S, Jahnen-Dechent W, Huynh-Do U. Tissue chaperoning—the expanded functions of fetuin-A beyond inhibition of systemic calcification. Pflugers Arch 2022; 474:949-962. [PMID: 35403906 PMCID: PMC8995415 DOI: 10.1007/s00424-022-02688-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2022] [Revised: 03/29/2022] [Accepted: 03/31/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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AbstractTraditionally, fetuin-A embodies the prototype anti-calcification protein in the blood, preventing cardiovascular calcification. Low serum fetuin-A is generally associated with mineralization dysbalance and enhanced mortality in end stage renal disease. Recent evidence indicates that fetuin-A is a crucial factor moderating tissue inflammation and fibrosis, as well as a systemic indicator of acute inflammatory disease. Here, the expanded function of fetuin-A is discussed in the context of mineralization and inflammation biology. Unbalanced depletion of fetuin-A in this context may be the critical event, triggering a vicious cycle of progressive calcification, inflammation, and tissue injury. Hence, we designate fetuin-A as tissue chaperone and propose the potential use of exogenous fetuin-A as prophylactic agent or emergency treatment in conditions that are associated with acute depletion of endogenous protein.
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- Stefan Rudloff
- Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Bern University Hospital, Freiburgstrasse 15, 3010, Bern, Switzerland
- Department of Biomedical Research, University of Bern, Freiburgstrasse 15, 3010, Bern, Switzerland
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- Helmholtz-Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Biointerface Laboratory, RWTH Aachen, University Medical Faculty, Pauwelsstrasse 30, 52074, Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Bern University Hospital, Freiburgstrasse 15, 3010, Bern, Switzerland.
- Department of Biomedical Research, University of Bern, Freiburgstrasse 15, 3010, Bern, Switzerland.
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Shishkova DK, Velikanova EA, Bogdanov LA, Sinitsky MY, Kostyunin AE, Tsepokina AV, Gruzdeva OV, Mironov AV, Mukhamadiyarov RA, Glushkova TV, Krivkina EO, Matveeva VG, Hryachkova ON, Markova VE, Dyleva YA, Belik EV, Frolov AV, Shabaev AR, Efimova OS, Popova AN, Malysheva VY, Kolmykov RP, Sevostyanov OG, Russakov DM, Dolganyuk VF, Gutakovsky AK, Zhivodkov YA, Kozhukhov AS, Brusina EB, Ismagilov ZR, Barbarash OL, Yuzhalin AE, Kutikhin AG. Calciprotein Particles Link Disturbed Mineral Homeostasis with Cardiovascular Disease by Causing Endothelial Dysfunction and Vascular Inflammation. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms222212458. [PMID: 34830334 PMCID: PMC8626027 DOI: 10.3390/ijms222212458] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2021] [Revised: 11/10/2021] [Accepted: 11/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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An association between high serum calcium/phosphate and cardiovascular events or death is well-established. However, a mechanistic explanation of this correlation is lacking. Here, we examined the role of calciprotein particles (CPPs), nanoscale bodies forming in the human blood upon its supersaturation with calcium and phosphate, in cardiovascular disease. The serum of patients with coronary artery disease or cerebrovascular disease displayed an increased propensity to form CPPs in combination with elevated ionised calcium as well as reduced albumin levels, altogether indicative of reduced Ca2+-binding capacity. Intravenous administration of CPPs to normolipidemic and normotensive Wistar rats provoked intimal hyperplasia and adventitial/perivascular inflammation in both balloon-injured and intact aortas in the absence of other cardiovascular risk factors. Upon the addition to primary human arterial endothelial cells, CPPs induced lysosome-dependent cell death, promoted the release of pro-inflammatory cytokines, stimulated leukocyte adhesion, and triggered endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition. We concluded that CPPs, which are formed in the blood as a result of altered mineral homeostasis, cause endothelial dysfunction and vascular inflammation, thereby contributing to the development of cardiovascular disease.
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- Daria K. Shishkova
- Research Institute for Complex Issues of Cardiovascular Diseases, 6 Sosnovy Boulevard, 650002 Kemerovo, Russia; (D.K.S.); (E.A.V.); (L.A.B.); (M.Y.S.); (A.E.K.); (A.V.T.); (O.V.G.); (A.V.M.); (R.A.M.); (T.V.G.); (E.O.K.); (V.G.M.); (O.N.H.); (V.E.M.); (Y.A.D.); (E.V.B.); (A.V.F.); (A.R.S.); (E.B.B.); (O.L.B.); (A.E.Y.)
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- Research Institute for Complex Issues of Cardiovascular Diseases, 6 Sosnovy Boulevard, 650002 Kemerovo, Russia; (D.K.S.); (E.A.V.); (L.A.B.); (M.Y.S.); (A.E.K.); (A.V.T.); (O.V.G.); (A.V.M.); (R.A.M.); (T.V.G.); (E.O.K.); (V.G.M.); (O.N.H.); (V.E.M.); (Y.A.D.); (E.V.B.); (A.V.F.); (A.R.S.); (E.B.B.); (O.L.B.); (A.E.Y.)
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- Research Institute for Complex Issues of Cardiovascular Diseases, 6 Sosnovy Boulevard, 650002 Kemerovo, Russia; (D.K.S.); (E.A.V.); (L.A.B.); (M.Y.S.); (A.E.K.); (A.V.T.); (O.V.G.); (A.V.M.); (R.A.M.); (T.V.G.); (E.O.K.); (V.G.M.); (O.N.H.); (V.E.M.); (Y.A.D.); (E.V.B.); (A.V.F.); (A.R.S.); (E.B.B.); (O.L.B.); (A.E.Y.)
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- Research Institute for Complex Issues of Cardiovascular Diseases, 6 Sosnovy Boulevard, 650002 Kemerovo, Russia; (D.K.S.); (E.A.V.); (L.A.B.); (M.Y.S.); (A.E.K.); (A.V.T.); (O.V.G.); (A.V.M.); (R.A.M.); (T.V.G.); (E.O.K.); (V.G.M.); (O.N.H.); (V.E.M.); (Y.A.D.); (E.V.B.); (A.V.F.); (A.R.S.); (E.B.B.); (O.L.B.); (A.E.Y.)
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- Research Institute for Complex Issues of Cardiovascular Diseases, 6 Sosnovy Boulevard, 650002 Kemerovo, Russia; (D.K.S.); (E.A.V.); (L.A.B.); (M.Y.S.); (A.E.K.); (A.V.T.); (O.V.G.); (A.V.M.); (R.A.M.); (T.V.G.); (E.O.K.); (V.G.M.); (O.N.H.); (V.E.M.); (Y.A.D.); (E.V.B.); (A.V.F.); (A.R.S.); (E.B.B.); (O.L.B.); (A.E.Y.)
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- Research Institute for Complex Issues of Cardiovascular Diseases, 6 Sosnovy Boulevard, 650002 Kemerovo, Russia; (D.K.S.); (E.A.V.); (L.A.B.); (M.Y.S.); (A.E.K.); (A.V.T.); (O.V.G.); (A.V.M.); (R.A.M.); (T.V.G.); (E.O.K.); (V.G.M.); (O.N.H.); (V.E.M.); (Y.A.D.); (E.V.B.); (A.V.F.); (A.R.S.); (E.B.B.); (O.L.B.); (A.E.Y.)
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- Research Institute for Complex Issues of Cardiovascular Diseases, 6 Sosnovy Boulevard, 650002 Kemerovo, Russia; (D.K.S.); (E.A.V.); (L.A.B.); (M.Y.S.); (A.E.K.); (A.V.T.); (O.V.G.); (A.V.M.); (R.A.M.); (T.V.G.); (E.O.K.); (V.G.M.); (O.N.H.); (V.E.M.); (Y.A.D.); (E.V.B.); (A.V.F.); (A.R.S.); (E.B.B.); (O.L.B.); (A.E.Y.)
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- Research Institute for Complex Issues of Cardiovascular Diseases, 6 Sosnovy Boulevard, 650002 Kemerovo, Russia; (D.K.S.); (E.A.V.); (L.A.B.); (M.Y.S.); (A.E.K.); (A.V.T.); (O.V.G.); (A.V.M.); (R.A.M.); (T.V.G.); (E.O.K.); (V.G.M.); (O.N.H.); (V.E.M.); (Y.A.D.); (E.V.B.); (A.V.F.); (A.R.S.); (E.B.B.); (O.L.B.); (A.E.Y.)
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- Research Institute for Complex Issues of Cardiovascular Diseases, 6 Sosnovy Boulevard, 650002 Kemerovo, Russia; (D.K.S.); (E.A.V.); (L.A.B.); (M.Y.S.); (A.E.K.); (A.V.T.); (O.V.G.); (A.V.M.); (R.A.M.); (T.V.G.); (E.O.K.); (V.G.M.); (O.N.H.); (V.E.M.); (Y.A.D.); (E.V.B.); (A.V.F.); (A.R.S.); (E.B.B.); (O.L.B.); (A.E.Y.)
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- Research Institute for Complex Issues of Cardiovascular Diseases, 6 Sosnovy Boulevard, 650002 Kemerovo, Russia; (D.K.S.); (E.A.V.); (L.A.B.); (M.Y.S.); (A.E.K.); (A.V.T.); (O.V.G.); (A.V.M.); (R.A.M.); (T.V.G.); (E.O.K.); (V.G.M.); (O.N.H.); (V.E.M.); (Y.A.D.); (E.V.B.); (A.V.F.); (A.R.S.); (E.B.B.); (O.L.B.); (A.E.Y.)
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- Research Institute for Complex Issues of Cardiovascular Diseases, 6 Sosnovy Boulevard, 650002 Kemerovo, Russia; (D.K.S.); (E.A.V.); (L.A.B.); (M.Y.S.); (A.E.K.); (A.V.T.); (O.V.G.); (A.V.M.); (R.A.M.); (T.V.G.); (E.O.K.); (V.G.M.); (O.N.H.); (V.E.M.); (Y.A.D.); (E.V.B.); (A.V.F.); (A.R.S.); (E.B.B.); (O.L.B.); (A.E.Y.)
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- Research Institute for Complex Issues of Cardiovascular Diseases, 6 Sosnovy Boulevard, 650002 Kemerovo, Russia; (D.K.S.); (E.A.V.); (L.A.B.); (M.Y.S.); (A.E.K.); (A.V.T.); (O.V.G.); (A.V.M.); (R.A.M.); (T.V.G.); (E.O.K.); (V.G.M.); (O.N.H.); (V.E.M.); (Y.A.D.); (E.V.B.); (A.V.F.); (A.R.S.); (E.B.B.); (O.L.B.); (A.E.Y.)
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- Research Institute for Complex Issues of Cardiovascular Diseases, 6 Sosnovy Boulevard, 650002 Kemerovo, Russia; (D.K.S.); (E.A.V.); (L.A.B.); (M.Y.S.); (A.E.K.); (A.V.T.); (O.V.G.); (A.V.M.); (R.A.M.); (T.V.G.); (E.O.K.); (V.G.M.); (O.N.H.); (V.E.M.); (Y.A.D.); (E.V.B.); (A.V.F.); (A.R.S.); (E.B.B.); (O.L.B.); (A.E.Y.)
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- Research Institute for Complex Issues of Cardiovascular Diseases, 6 Sosnovy Boulevard, 650002 Kemerovo, Russia; (D.K.S.); (E.A.V.); (L.A.B.); (M.Y.S.); (A.E.K.); (A.V.T.); (O.V.G.); (A.V.M.); (R.A.M.); (T.V.G.); (E.O.K.); (V.G.M.); (O.N.H.); (V.E.M.); (Y.A.D.); (E.V.B.); (A.V.F.); (A.R.S.); (E.B.B.); (O.L.B.); (A.E.Y.)
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- Research Institute for Complex Issues of Cardiovascular Diseases, 6 Sosnovy Boulevard, 650002 Kemerovo, Russia; (D.K.S.); (E.A.V.); (L.A.B.); (M.Y.S.); (A.E.K.); (A.V.T.); (O.V.G.); (A.V.M.); (R.A.M.); (T.V.G.); (E.O.K.); (V.G.M.); (O.N.H.); (V.E.M.); (Y.A.D.); (E.V.B.); (A.V.F.); (A.R.S.); (E.B.B.); (O.L.B.); (A.E.Y.)
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- Research Institute for Complex Issues of Cardiovascular Diseases, 6 Sosnovy Boulevard, 650002 Kemerovo, Russia; (D.K.S.); (E.A.V.); (L.A.B.); (M.Y.S.); (A.E.K.); (A.V.T.); (O.V.G.); (A.V.M.); (R.A.M.); (T.V.G.); (E.O.K.); (V.G.M.); (O.N.H.); (V.E.M.); (Y.A.D.); (E.V.B.); (A.V.F.); (A.R.S.); (E.B.B.); (O.L.B.); (A.E.Y.)
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- Research Institute for Complex Issues of Cardiovascular Diseases, 6 Sosnovy Boulevard, 650002 Kemerovo, Russia; (D.K.S.); (E.A.V.); (L.A.B.); (M.Y.S.); (A.E.K.); (A.V.T.); (O.V.G.); (A.V.M.); (R.A.M.); (T.V.G.); (E.O.K.); (V.G.M.); (O.N.H.); (V.E.M.); (Y.A.D.); (E.V.B.); (A.V.F.); (A.R.S.); (E.B.B.); (O.L.B.); (A.E.Y.)
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- Research Institute for Complex Issues of Cardiovascular Diseases, 6 Sosnovy Boulevard, 650002 Kemerovo, Russia; (D.K.S.); (E.A.V.); (L.A.B.); (M.Y.S.); (A.E.K.); (A.V.T.); (O.V.G.); (A.V.M.); (R.A.M.); (T.V.G.); (E.O.K.); (V.G.M.); (O.N.H.); (V.E.M.); (Y.A.D.); (E.V.B.); (A.V.F.); (A.R.S.); (E.B.B.); (O.L.B.); (A.E.Y.)
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- Institute of Coal Chemistry and Material Science, Federal Research Center of Coal and Coal Chemistry, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 18 Sovetskiy Avenue, 650000 Kemerovo, Russia; (O.S.E.); (A.N.P.); (V.Y.M.); (R.P.K.); (Z.R.I.)
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- Institute of Coal Chemistry and Material Science, Federal Research Center of Coal and Coal Chemistry, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 18 Sovetskiy Avenue, 650000 Kemerovo, Russia; (O.S.E.); (A.N.P.); (V.Y.M.); (R.P.K.); (Z.R.I.)
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- Institute of Coal Chemistry and Material Science, Federal Research Center of Coal and Coal Chemistry, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 18 Sovetskiy Avenue, 650000 Kemerovo, Russia; (O.S.E.); (A.N.P.); (V.Y.M.); (R.P.K.); (Z.R.I.)
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- Institute of Coal Chemistry and Material Science, Federal Research Center of Coal and Coal Chemistry, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 18 Sovetskiy Avenue, 650000 Kemerovo, Russia; (O.S.E.); (A.N.P.); (V.Y.M.); (R.P.K.); (Z.R.I.)
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- Institute of Fundamental Sciences, Kemerovo State University, 6 Krasnaya Street, 650000 Kemerovo, Russia; (O.G.S.); (D.M.R.); (V.F.D.)
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- Institute of Fundamental Sciences, Kemerovo State University, 6 Krasnaya Street, 650000 Kemerovo, Russia; (O.G.S.); (D.M.R.); (V.F.D.)
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- Institute of Fundamental Sciences, Kemerovo State University, 6 Krasnaya Street, 650000 Kemerovo, Russia; (O.G.S.); (D.M.R.); (V.F.D.)
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- Rzhanov Institute of Semiconductor Physics, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 13 Akademika Lavrentieva Avenue, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia; (A.K.G.); (Y.A.Z.); (A.S.K.)
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- Rzhanov Institute of Semiconductor Physics, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 13 Akademika Lavrentieva Avenue, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia; (A.K.G.); (Y.A.Z.); (A.S.K.)
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- Rzhanov Institute of Semiconductor Physics, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 13 Akademika Lavrentieva Avenue, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia; (A.K.G.); (Y.A.Z.); (A.S.K.)
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- Research Institute for Complex Issues of Cardiovascular Diseases, 6 Sosnovy Boulevard, 650002 Kemerovo, Russia; (D.K.S.); (E.A.V.); (L.A.B.); (M.Y.S.); (A.E.K.); (A.V.T.); (O.V.G.); (A.V.M.); (R.A.M.); (T.V.G.); (E.O.K.); (V.G.M.); (O.N.H.); (V.E.M.); (Y.A.D.); (E.V.B.); (A.V.F.); (A.R.S.); (E.B.B.); (O.L.B.); (A.E.Y.)
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- Institute of Coal Chemistry and Material Science, Federal Research Center of Coal and Coal Chemistry, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 18 Sovetskiy Avenue, 650000 Kemerovo, Russia; (O.S.E.); (A.N.P.); (V.Y.M.); (R.P.K.); (Z.R.I.)
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- Research Institute for Complex Issues of Cardiovascular Diseases, 6 Sosnovy Boulevard, 650002 Kemerovo, Russia; (D.K.S.); (E.A.V.); (L.A.B.); (M.Y.S.); (A.E.K.); (A.V.T.); (O.V.G.); (A.V.M.); (R.A.M.); (T.V.G.); (E.O.K.); (V.G.M.); (O.N.H.); (V.E.M.); (Y.A.D.); (E.V.B.); (A.V.F.); (A.R.S.); (E.B.B.); (O.L.B.); (A.E.Y.)
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- Research Institute for Complex Issues of Cardiovascular Diseases, 6 Sosnovy Boulevard, 650002 Kemerovo, Russia; (D.K.S.); (E.A.V.); (L.A.B.); (M.Y.S.); (A.E.K.); (A.V.T.); (O.V.G.); (A.V.M.); (R.A.M.); (T.V.G.); (E.O.K.); (V.G.M.); (O.N.H.); (V.E.M.); (Y.A.D.); (E.V.B.); (A.V.F.); (A.R.S.); (E.B.B.); (O.L.B.); (A.E.Y.)
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- Research Institute for Complex Issues of Cardiovascular Diseases, 6 Sosnovy Boulevard, 650002 Kemerovo, Russia; (D.K.S.); (E.A.V.); (L.A.B.); (M.Y.S.); (A.E.K.); (A.V.T.); (O.V.G.); (A.V.M.); (R.A.M.); (T.V.G.); (E.O.K.); (V.G.M.); (O.N.H.); (V.E.M.); (Y.A.D.); (E.V.B.); (A.V.F.); (A.R.S.); (E.B.B.); (O.L.B.); (A.E.Y.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +7-960-907-7067
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Kutikhin AG, Feenstra L, Kostyunin AE, Yuzhalin AE, Hillebrands JL, Krenning G. Calciprotein Particles: Balancing Mineral Homeostasis and Vascular Pathology. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2021; 41:1607-1624. [PMID: 33691479 PMCID: PMC8057528 DOI: 10.1161/atvbaha.120.315697] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2020] [Accepted: 03/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- Anton G. Kutikhin
- Laboratory for Vascular Biology, Division of Experimental and Clinical Cardiology, Research Institute for Complex Issues of Cardiovascular Diseases, Kemerovo, Russian Federation (A.G.K., A.E.K., A.E.Y.)
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- Department of Pathology and Medical Biology, Division of Pathology (L.F., J.-L.H.), University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, the Netherlands
- Laboratory for Cardiovascular Regenerative Medicine, Department of Pathology and Medical Biology (L.F., G.K.), University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Laboratory for Vascular Biology, Division of Experimental and Clinical Cardiology, Research Institute for Complex Issues of Cardiovascular Diseases, Kemerovo, Russian Federation (A.G.K., A.E.K., A.E.Y.)
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- Laboratory for Vascular Biology, Division of Experimental and Clinical Cardiology, Research Institute for Complex Issues of Cardiovascular Diseases, Kemerovo, Russian Federation (A.G.K., A.E.K., A.E.Y.)
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- Department of Pathology and Medical Biology, Division of Pathology (L.F., J.-L.H.), University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Laboratory for Cardiovascular Regenerative Medicine, Department of Pathology and Medical Biology (L.F., G.K.), University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, the Netherlands
- Sulfateq B.V., Admiraal de Ruyterlaan 5, 9726 GN, Groningen, the Netherlands (G.K.)
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Koeppert S, Ghallab A, Peglow S, Winkler CF, Graeber S, Büscher A, Hengstler JG, Jahnen-Dechent W. Live Imaging of Calciprotein Particle Clearance and Receptor Mediated Uptake: Role of Calciprotein Monomers. Front Cell Dev Biol 2021; 9:633925. [PMID: 33996793 PMCID: PMC8116800 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2021.633925] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2020] [Accepted: 04/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Background The liver-derived plasma protein fetuin A is a systemic inhibitor of ectopic calcification. Fetuin-A stabilizes calcium phosphate mineral initially as ion clusters to form calciprotein monomers (CPM), and then as larger multimeric consolidations containing amorphous calcium phosphate (primary CPP, CPP 1) or more crystalline phases (secondary CPP, CPP 2). CPM and CPP mediate excess mineral stabilization, transport and clearance from circulation. Methods We injected i.v. synthetic fluorescent CPM and studied their clearance by live two-photon microscopy. We analyzed organ sections by fluorescence microscopy to assess CPM distribution. We studied cellular clearance and cytotoxicity by flow cytometry and live/dead staining, respectively, in cultured macrophages, liver sinusoidal endothelial cells (LSEC), and human proximal tubule epithelial HK-2 cells. Inflammasome activation was scored in macrophages. Fetuin A monomer and CPM charge were analyzed by ion exchange chromatography. Results Live mice cleared CPP in the liver as published previously. In contrast, CPM were filtered by kidney glomeruli into the Bowman space and the proximal tubules, suggesting tubular excretion of CPM-bound calcium phosphate and reabsorption of fetuin A. Fetuin-A monomer clearance was negligible in liver and low in kidney. Anion exchange chromatography revealed that fetuin A monomer was negatively charged, whereas CPM appeared neutral, suggesting electrochemical selectivity of CPM versus fetuin A. CPM were non-toxic in any of the investigated cell types, whereas CPP 1 were cytotoxic. Unlike CPP, CPM also did not activate the inflammasome. Conclusions Fetuin-A prevents calcium phosphate precipitation by forming CPM, which transform into CPP. Unlike CPP, CPM do not trigger inflammation. CPM are readily cleared in the kidneys, suggesting CPM as a physiological transporter of excess calcium and phosphate. Upon prolonged circulation, e.g., in chronic kidney disease, CPM will coalesce and form CPP, which cannot be cleared by the kidney, but will be endocytosed by liver sinusoidal endothelial cells and macrophages. Large amounts of CPP trigger inflammation. Chronic CPM and CPP clearance deficiency thus cause calcification by CPP deposition in blood vessels and soft tissues, as well as inflammation.
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- Sina Koeppert
- Helmholtz-Institute for Biomedical Engineering, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
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- Leibniz Research Centre for Working Environment and Human Factors, Dortmund, Germany.,Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, South Valley University, Qena, Egypt
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- Helmholtz-Institute for Biomedical Engineering, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
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- Helmholtz-Institute for Biomedical Engineering, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
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- Helmholtz-Institute for Biomedical Engineering, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
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- Leibniz Research Centre for Working Environment and Human Factors, Dortmund, Germany
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- Helmholtz-Institute for Biomedical Engineering, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
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Rudloff S, Janot M, Rodriguez S, Dessalle K, Jahnen-Dechent W, Huynh-Do U. Fetuin-A is a HIF target that safeguards tissue integrity during hypoxic stress. Nat Commun 2021; 12:549. [PMID: 33483479 PMCID: PMC7822914 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-20832-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2019] [Accepted: 12/18/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) is associated with reduced kidney size at birth, accelerated renal function decline, and increased risk for chronic kidney and cardiovascular diseases in adults. Precise mechanisms underlying fetal programming of adult diseases remain largely elusive and warrant extensive investigation. Setting up a mouse model of hypoxia-induced IUGR, fetal adaptations at mRNA, protein and cellular levels, and their long-term functional consequences are characterized, using the kidney as a readout. Here, we identify fetuin-A as an evolutionary conserved HIF target gene, and further investigate its role using fetuin-A KO animals and an adult model of ischemia-reperfusion injury. Beyond its role as systemic calcification inhibitor, fetuin-A emerges as a multifaceted protective factor that locally counteracts calcification, modulates macrophage polarization, and attenuates inflammation and fibrosis, thus preserving kidney function. Our study paves the way to therapeutic approaches mitigating mineral stress-induced inflammation and damage, principally applicable to all soft tissues.
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- Stefan Rudloff
- Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Bern University Hospital, Freiburgstrasse 15, 3010, Bern, Switzerland
- Department of Biomedical Research, University of Bern, Freiburgstrasse 15, 3010, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Bern University Hospital, Freiburgstrasse 15, 3010, Bern, Switzerland
- Department of Biomedical Research, University of Bern, Freiburgstrasse 15, 3010, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Bern University Hospital, Freiburgstrasse 15, 3010, Bern, Switzerland
- Department of Biomedical Research, University of Bern, Freiburgstrasse 15, 3010, Bern, Switzerland
- Department of Onco-haematology, Geneva Medical University, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Bern University Hospital, Freiburgstrasse 15, 3010, Bern, Switzerland
- Department of Biomedical Research, University of Bern, Freiburgstrasse 15, 3010, Bern, Switzerland
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- Helmholtz-Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Biointerface Laboratory, RWTH Aachen University Medical Faculty, Pauwelsstrasse 30, 52074, Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Bern University Hospital, Freiburgstrasse 15, 3010, Bern, Switzerland.
- Department of Biomedical Research, University of Bern, Freiburgstrasse 15, 3010, Bern, Switzerland.
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Ectopic calcification and formation of mineralo-organic particles in arteries of diabetic subjects. Sci Rep 2020; 10:8545. [PMID: 32444654 PMCID: PMC7244712 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-65276-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2019] [Accepted: 04/28/2020] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Vascular calcification occurs in various diseases including atherosclerosis, chronic kidney disease and type 2 diabetes but the mechanism underlying mineral deposition remains incompletely understood. Here we examined lower limb arteries of type 2 diabetes subjects for the presence of ectopic calcification and mineral particles using histology, electron microscopy and spectroscopy analyses. While arteries of healthy controls showed no calcification following von Kossa staining, arteries from 83% of diabetic individuals examined (19/23) revealed microscopic mineral deposits, mainly within the tunica media. Mineralo-organic particles containing calcium phosphate and proteins such as albumin, fetuin-A and apolipoprotein-A1 were detected in calcified arteries. Ectopic calcification and mineralo-organic particles were observed in a majority of diabetic patients and predominantly in arteries showing hyperplasia. While a low number of subjects was examined and information about disease severity and patient characteristics is lacking, these calcifications and mineralo-organic particles may represent signs of tissue dysfunction.
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Calcium Phosphate Bions Cause Intimal Hyperplasia in Intact Aortas of Normolipidemic Rats through Endothelial Injury. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:ijms20225728. [PMID: 31731607 PMCID: PMC6888620 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20225728] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2019] [Revised: 11/11/2019] [Accepted: 11/13/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Calcium phosphate bions (CPBs) are formed under blood supersaturation with calcium and phosphate owing to the mineral chaperone fetuin-A and representing mineralo-organic particles consisting of bioapatite and multiple serum proteins. While protecting the arteries from a rapid medial calcification, CPBs cause endothelial injury and aggravate intimal hyperplasia in balloon-injured rat aortas. Here, we asked whether CPBs induce intimal hyperplasia in intact rat arteries in the absence of cardiovascular risk factors. Normolipidemic Wistar rats were subjected to regular (once/thrice per week over 5 weeks) tail vein injections of either spherical (CPB-S) or needle-shaped CPBs (CPB-N), magnesium phosphate bions (MPBs), or physiological saline (n = 5 per group). Neointima was revealed in 3/10 and 4/10 rats which received CPB-S or CPB-N, respectively, regardless of the injection regimen or blood flow pattern in the aortic segments. In contrast, none of the rats treated with MPBs or physiological saline had intimal hyperplasia. The animals also did not display signs of liver or spleen injury as well as extraskeletal calcium deposits. Serum alanine/aspartate transaminases, interleukin-1β, MCP-1/CCL2, C-reactive protein, and ceruloplasmin levels did not differ among the groups. Hence, CPBs may provoke intimal hyperplasia via direct endothelial injury regardless of their shape or type of blood flow.
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The process of kidney stone formation is complex and still not completely understood. Supersaturation and crystallization are the main drivers for the etiopathogenesis of uric acid, xanthine and cystine stones but this physicochemical concept fails to adequately explain the formation of calcium-based nephrolithiasis, which represents the majority of kidney stones. Contemporary concepts of the pathogenesis of calcium-based nephrolithiasis focus on a nidus-associated stone formation of calcium-based nephrolithiasis on Randall's plaques or on plugs of Bellini's duct. Randall's plaques originate from the interaction of interstitial calcium supersaturation in the renal papilla, vascular and interstitial inflammatory processes and mineral deposits of calcifying nanoparticles on the basal membrane of the thin ascending branch of the loop of Henle; however, plugs of Bellini's duct are assumed to be caused by mineral deposits on the wall of the collecting ducts. Aggregation and overgrowth are influenced by the interaction of matrix proteins with calcium supersaturated urine, by an imbalance between promoters and inhibitors of stone formation in the calyceal urine. Current research has elucidated many factors contributing to stone formation by revealing novel insights into the physiology of nephron and papilla, by analyzing vascular, inflammatory and calcifying processes in the renal medulla, by examining the proteome, the microbiome, promoters and inhibitors of stone formation in the urine and by conducting the first genome-wide association studies; however, more future research is mandatory to fill the gap of knowledge and hopefully, to obtain novel prophylactic, therapeutic and metaphylactic tools beyond the current state of knowledge.
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Köppert S, Büscher A, Babler A, Ghallab A, Buhl EM, Latz E, Hengstler JG, Smith ER, Jahnen-Dechent W. Cellular Clearance and Biological Activity of Calciprotein Particles Depend on Their Maturation State and Crystallinity. Front Immunol 2018; 9:1991. [PMID: 30233585 PMCID: PMC6131296 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2018.01991] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2018] [Accepted: 08/13/2018] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Background: The liver-derived plasma protein fetuin-A is a systemic inhibitor of ectopic calcification. Fetuin-A stabilizes saturated mineral solutions by forming colloidal protein-mineral complexes called calciprotein particles (CPP). CPP are initially spherical, amorphous and soft, and are referred to as primary CPP. These particles spontaneously convert into secondary CPP, which are larger, oblongate, more crystalline, and less soluble. CPP mediate excess mineral transport and clearance from circulation. Methods: We studied by intravital two-photon microscopy the clearance of primary vs. secondary CPP by injecting i.v. synthetic fluorescent CPP in mice. We analyzed CPP organ distribution and identified CPP endocytosing cells by immunofluorescence. Cellular clearance was studied using bone marrow-derived mouse wildtype and scavenger receptor A (SRA)-deficient macrophages, as well as human umbilical cord endothelial cells (HUVEC), monocyte-derived macrophages (hMDM), and human aortic endothelial cells (haEC). We employed mouse wildtype and mutant immortalized macrophages to analyze CPP-induced inflammasome activation and cytokine secretion. Results: In live mice, only primary CPP were rapidly cleared by liver sinusoidal endothelial cells (LSEC), whereas primary and secondary CPP were cleared by Kupffer cells. Scavenger receptor A (SRA)-deficient bone marrow macrophages endocytosed secondary CPP less well than did wildtype macrophages. In contrast, primary CPP endocytosis did not depend on the presence of SRA, suggesting involvement of an alternative clearance pathway. CPP triggered TLR4 dependent TNFα and IL-1β secretion in cultured macrophages. Calcium content-matched primary CPP caused twice more IL-1β secretion than did secondary CPP, which was associated with increased calcium-dependent inflammasome activation, suggesting that intracellular CPP dissolution and calcium overload may cause this inflammation. Conclusions: Secondary CPP are endocytosed by macrophages in liver and spleen via SRA. In contrast, our results suggest that primary CPP are cleared by LSEC via an alternative pathway. CPP induced TLR4-dependent TNFα and inflammasome-dependent IL-1β secretion in macrophages suggesting that inflammation and calcification may be considered consequences of prolonged CPP presence and clearance.
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- Sina Köppert
- Helmholtz-Institute for Biomedical Engineering, RWTH Aachen University Hospital, Aachen, Germany
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- Helmholtz-Institute for Biomedical Engineering, RWTH Aachen University Hospital, Aachen, Germany
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- Helmholtz-Institute for Biomedical Engineering, RWTH Aachen University Hospital, Aachen, Germany
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- Leibniz Research Centre for Working Environment and Human Factors, >Dortmund, Germany
- Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, South Valley University, Qena, Egypt
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- Electron Microscopy Facility, RWTH Aachen University Hospital, Aachen, Germany
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- Institute of Innate Immunity, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Leibniz Research Centre for Working Environment and Human Factors, >Dortmund, Germany
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- Department of Nephrology, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
- Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia
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- Helmholtz-Institute for Biomedical Engineering, RWTH Aachen University Hospital, Aachen, Germany
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Wu CY, Martel J, Young JD. Comprehensive organic profiling of biological particles derived from blood. Sci Rep 2018; 8:11310. [PMID: 30054526 PMCID: PMC6063858 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-29573-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2018] [Accepted: 07/11/2018] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Mineral nanoparticles form in physiological and pathological processes occurring in the human body. The calcium phosphate mineral phase of the particles has affinity for proteins and lipids, but the complete profiling of the organic molecules that bind to the particles has not been described in detail. We report here a comprehensive analysis of organic components found in mineralo-organic particles derived from body fluids. Based on biological staining, fluorescent tagging, proteomics and metabolomics, our results indicate that the mineral particles bind to proteins, amino acids, carbohydrates, polysaccharides, phospholipids, fatty acids, DNA and low molecular weight metabolites. These results can be used to study the formation and effects of mineralo-organic particles in biological fluids.
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- Cheng-Yeu Wu
- Laboratory of Nanomaterials, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- Center for Molecular and Clinical Immunology, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- Research Center of Bacterial Pathogenesis, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Laboratory of Nanomaterials, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- Center for Molecular and Clinical Immunology, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- Chang Gung Immunology Consortium, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Laboratory of Nanomaterials, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
- Center for Molecular and Clinical Immunology, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
- Chang Gung Immunology Consortium, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
- Biochemical Engineering Research Center, Ming Chi University of Technology, New Taipei City, Taiwan.
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Bai J, Wang XH, Zhang CJ, Huang J, Müller WEG. Lanthanum-containing bioparticles are associated with the influence of lanthanum on high phosphate mediated bone marrow stromal cells viability. Biometals 2018; 31:771-784. [DOI: 10.1007/s10534-018-0121-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2018] [Accepted: 06/17/2018] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Martel J, Wu CY, Peng HH, Young JD. Mineralo-organic nanoparticles in health and disease: an overview of recent findings. Nanomedicine (Lond) 2018; 13:1787-1793. [DOI: 10.2217/nnm-2018-0108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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We observed earlier that mineralo-organic nanoparticles form in human body fluids when the concentrations of calcium, carbonate and phosphate exceed saturation. The particles have been shown to represent mineral precursors in developing bones and teeth as well as in ectopic calcification and kidney stones. Recent studies suggest that the mineral particles may also be involved in other physiological processes, including immune tolerance against the gut microbiota and food antigens. We review here the involvement of mineralo-organic nanoparticles in physiological and pathological processes and discuss recent findings that reveal novel and unexpected roles for these particles in the human body.
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- Jan Martel
- Laboratory of Nanomaterials, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan
- Center for Molecular & Clinical Immunology, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan
- Chang Gung Immunology Consortium, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan 33305, Taiwan
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- Laboratory of Nanomaterials, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan
- Center for Molecular & Clinical Immunology, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan
- Research Center of Bacterial Pathogenesis, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan
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- Laboratory of Nanomaterials, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan
- Center for Molecular & Clinical Immunology, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan
- Laboratory Animal Center, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan 33305, Taiwan
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- Laboratory of Nanomaterials, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan
- Center for Molecular & Clinical Immunology, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan
- Chang Gung Immunology Consortium, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan 33305, Taiwan
- Biochemical Engineering Research Center, Ming Chi University of Technology, New Taipei City 24301, Taiwan
- Laboratory of Cellular Physiology & Immunology, Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10021, USA
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Peng HH, Liu YJ, Ojcius DM, Lee CM, Chen RH, Huang PR, Martel J, Young JD. Mineral particles stimulate innate immunity through neutrophil extracellular traps containing HMGB1. Sci Rep 2017; 7:16628. [PMID: 29192209 PMCID: PMC5709501 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-16778-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2017] [Accepted: 11/16/2017] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Calcium phosphate-based mineralo-organic particles form spontaneously in the body and may represent precursors of ectopic calcification. We have shown earlier that these particles induce activation of caspase-1 and secretion of IL-1β by macrophages. However, whether the particles may produce other effects on immune cells is unclear. Here, we show that these particles induce the release of neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) in a size-dependent manner by human neutrophils. Intracellular production of reactive oxygen species is required for particle-induced NET release by neutrophils. NETs contain the high-mobility group protein B1 (HMGB1), a DNA-binding protein capable of inducing secretion of TNF-α by a monocyte/macrophage cell line and primary macrophages. HMGB1 functions as a ligand of Toll-like receptors 2 and 4 on macrophages, leading to activation of the MyD88 pathway and TNF-α production. Furthermore, HMGB1 is critical to activate the particle-induced pro-inflammatory cascade in the peritoneum of mice. These results indicate that mineral particles promote pro-inflammatory responses by engaging neutrophils and macrophages via signaling of danger signals through NETs.
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- Hsin-Hsin Peng
- Laboratory of Nanomaterials, Chang Gung University, Gueishan, Taoyuan, 33302, Taiwan.,Center for Molecular and Clinical Immunology, Chang Gung University, Gueishan, Taoyuan, 33302, Taiwan.,Department of Anesthesiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Gueishan, Taoyuan, 33305, Taiwan.,Laboratory Animal Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Gueishan, Taoyuan, 33305, Taiwan
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- Laboratory of Nanomaterials, Chang Gung University, Gueishan, Taoyuan, 33302, Taiwan.,Center for Molecular and Clinical Immunology, Chang Gung University, Gueishan, Taoyuan, 33302, Taiwan
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- Center for Molecular and Clinical Immunology, Chang Gung University, Gueishan, Taoyuan, 33302, Taiwan.,Chang Gung Immunology Consortium, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Gueishan, Taoyuan, 33305, Taiwan.,Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of the Pacific, Arthur Dugoni School of Dentistry, San Francisco, CA, 94103, USA
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- Laboratory Animal Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Gueishan, Taoyuan, 33305, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Research and Development, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Gueishan, Taoyuan, 33305, Taiwan
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- Laboratory of Nanomaterials, Chang Gung University, Gueishan, Taoyuan, 33302, Taiwan.,Center for Molecular and Clinical Immunology, Chang Gung University, Gueishan, Taoyuan, 33302, Taiwan.,Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Gueishan, Taoyuan, 33302, Taiwan
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- Laboratory of Nanomaterials, Chang Gung University, Gueishan, Taoyuan, 33302, Taiwan.,Center for Molecular and Clinical Immunology, Chang Gung University, Gueishan, Taoyuan, 33302, Taiwan.,Chang Gung Immunology Consortium, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Gueishan, Taoyuan, 33305, Taiwan
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- Laboratory of Nanomaterials, Chang Gung University, Gueishan, Taoyuan, 33302, Taiwan. .,Center for Molecular and Clinical Immunology, Chang Gung University, Gueishan, Taoyuan, 33302, Taiwan. .,Chang Gung Immunology Consortium, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Gueishan, Taoyuan, 33305, Taiwan. .,Laboratory of Cellular Physiology and Immunology, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY, 10021, USA. .,Biochemical Engineering Research Center, Ming Chi University of Technology, Taishan, New Taipei City 24301, Taiwan.
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Martel J, Wu CY, Huang PR, Cheng WY, Young JD. Pleomorphic bacteria-like structures in human blood represent non-living membrane vesicles and protein particles. Sci Rep 2017; 7:10650. [PMID: 28878382 PMCID: PMC5587737 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-10479-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2017] [Accepted: 08/10/2017] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Although human blood is believed to be a sterile environment, recent studies suggest that pleomorphic bacteria exist in the blood of healthy humans. These studies have led to the development of "live-blood analysis," a technique used by alternative medicine practitioners to diagnose various human conditions, including allergies, cancer, cardiovascular disease and septicemia. We show here that bacteria-like vesicles and refringent particles form in healthy human blood observed under dark-field microscopy. These structures gradually increase in number during incubation and show morphologies reminiscent of cells undergoing division. Based on lipid analysis and Western blotting, we show that the bacteria-like entities consist of membrane vesicles containing serum and exosome proteins, including albumin, fetuin-A, apolipoprotein-A1, alkaline phosphatase, TNFR1 and CD63. In contrast, the refringent particles represent protein aggregates that contain several blood proteins. 16S rDNA PCR analysis reveals the presence of bacterial DNA in incubated blood samples but also in negative controls, indicating that the amplified sequences represent contaminants. These results suggest that the bacteria-like vesicles and refringent particles observed in human blood represent non-living membrane vesicles and protein aggregates derived from blood. The phenomena observed during live-blood analysis are therefore consistent with time-dependent decay of cells and body fluids during incubation ex vivo.
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- Jan Martel
- Center for Molecular and Clinical Immunology, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- Laboratory of Nanomaterials, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- Chang Gung Immunology Consortium, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Center for Molecular and Clinical Immunology, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- Laboratory of Nanomaterials, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- Chang Gung Immunology Consortium, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- Research Center of Bacterial Pathogenesis, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Center for Molecular and Clinical Immunology, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- Laboratory of Nanomaterials, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Center for Molecular and Clinical Immunology, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- Laboratory of Nanomaterials, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- Chang Gung Immunology Consortium, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Center for Molecular and Clinical Immunology, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
- Laboratory of Nanomaterials, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
- Chang Gung Immunology Consortium, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
- Laboratory of Cellular Physiology and Immunology, Rockefeller University, New York, NY, USA.
- Biochemical Engineering Research Center, Ming Chi University of Technology, Taipei, Taiwan.
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Vashist SK, Schneider EM, Venkatesh AG, Luong JHT. Emerging Human Fetuin A Assays for Biomedical Diagnostics. Trends Biotechnol 2017; 35:407-421. [PMID: 28094081 DOI: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2016.12.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2016] [Revised: 11/28/2016] [Accepted: 12/14/2016] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Human fetuin A (HFA) plays a prominent pathophysiological role in numerous diseases and pathophysiological conditions with considerable biomedical significance; one example is the formation of calciprotein particles in osteoporosis and impaired calcium metabolisms. With impressive advances in in vitro diagnostic assays during the last decade, ELISAs have become a workhorse in routine clinical diagnostics. Recent diagnostic formats involve high-sensitivity immunoassay procedures, surface plasmon resonance, rapid immunoassay chemistries, signal enhancement, and smartphone detection. The current trend is toward fully integrated lab-on-chip platforms with smartphone readouts, enabling health-care practitioners and even patients to monitor pathological changes in biomarker levels. This review provides a critical analysis of advances made in HFA assays along with the challenges and future prospects.
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- Sektion Experimentelle Anaesthesiologie, University Hospital Ulm, Albert Einstein Allee 23, 89081 Ulm, Germany
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- Roswell Biotechnologies Inc, 11558 Sorrento Valley Road, Suite Number 4, San Diego, CA 92121, USA
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- Innovative Chromatography Group, Irish Separation Science Cluster (ISSC), Department of Chemistry and Analytical, Biological Chemistry Research Facility (ABCRF), University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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Nanoparticle Tracking Analysis for the Enumeration and Characterization of Mineralo-Organic Nanoparticles in Feline Urine. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0166045. [PMID: 28005930 PMCID: PMC5179072 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0166045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2016] [Accepted: 10/21/2016] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Urinary stone disease, particularly calcium oxalate, is common in both humans and cats. Calcifying nanoparticles (CNP) are spherical nanocrystallite material, and are composed of proteins (fetuin, albumin) and inorganic minerals. CNP are suggested to play a role in a wide array of pathologic mineralization syndromes including urolithiasis. We documented the development of a clinically relevant protocol to assess urinary CNP in 9 healthy cats consuming the same diet in a controlled environment using Nanoparticle Tracking Analysis (NTA®). NTA® is a novel method that allows for characterization of the CNP in an efficient, accurate method that can differentiate these particles from other urinary submicron particulates. The predominant nanoscale particles in feline urine are characteristic of CNP in terms of their size, their ability to spontaneously form under suitable conditions, and the presence of an outer layer that is rich in calcium and capable of binding to hydroxyapatite binders such as alendronate and osteopontin. The expansion of this particle population can be suppressed by the addition of citrate to urine samples. Further, compounds targeting exosomal surfaces do not label these particulates. As CNP have been associated with a number of significant urologic maladies, the method described herein may prove to be a useful adjunct in evaluating lithogenesis risk in mammals.
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Martel J, Wu CY, Young JD. Translocation of mineralo-organic nanoparticles from blood to urine: a new mechanism for the formation of kidney stones? Nanomedicine (Lond) 2016; 11:2399-404. [DOI: 10.2217/nnm-2016-0246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Recent studies indicate that mineralo-organic nanoparticles form in various human body fluids, including blood and urine. These nanoparticles may form within renal tubules and increase in size in supersaturated urine, eventually leading to the formation of kidney stones. Here, we present observations suggesting that mineralo-organic nanoparticles found in blood may induce kidney stone formation via an alternative mechanism in which the particles translocate through endothelial and renal epithelial cells to reach urine. We propose that this alternative mechanism of kidney stone formation and the study of mineralo-organic nanoparticles in general may provide novel strategies for the early detection and treatment of ectopic calcifications and kidney stones.
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- Jan Martel
- Laboratory of Nanomaterials, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan
- Center for Molecular & Clinical Immunology, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan
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- Laboratory of Nanomaterials, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan
- Center for Molecular & Clinical Immunology, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan
- Research Center of Bacterial Pathogenesis, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan
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- Laboratory of Nanomaterials, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan
- Center for Molecular & Clinical Immunology, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan
- Laboratory of Cellular Physiology & Immunology, Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10021, USA
- Biochemical Engineering Research Center, Ming Chi University of Technology, New Taipei City 24301, Taiwan
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Abouelmagd SA, Ku YJ, Yeo Y. Low molecular weight chitosan-coated polymeric nanoparticles for sustained and pH-sensitive delivery of paclitaxel. J Drug Target 2016; 23:725-35. [PMID: 26453168 DOI: 10.3109/1061186x.2015.1054829] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Low molecular weight chitosan (LMWC) is a promising polymer for surface modification of nanoparticles (NPs), which can impart both stealth effect and electrostatic interaction with cells at mildly acidic pH of tumors. We previously produced LMWC-coated NPs via covalent conjugation to poly(lactic-co-glycolic) acid (PLGA-LMWC NPs). However, this method had several weaknesses including inefficiency and complexity of the production as well as increased hydrophilicity of the polymer matrix, which led to poor drug release control. Here, we used the dopamine polymerization method to produce LMWC-coated NPs (PLGA-pD-LMWC NPs), where the core NPs were prepared with PLGA that served best to load and retain drugs and then functionalized with LMWC via polydopamine layer. The PLGA-pD-LMWC NPs overcame the limitations of PLGA-LMWC NPs while maintaining their advantages. First of all, PLGA-pD-LMWC NPs attenuated the release of paclitaxel to a greater extent than PLGA-LMWC NPs. Moreover, PLGA-pD-LMWC NPs had a pH-dependent surface charge profile and cellular interactions similar to PLGA-LMWC NPs, enabling acid-specific NP-cell interaction and enhanced drug delivery to cells in weakly acidic environment. Although the LMWC layer did not completely prevent protein binding in serum solution, PLGA-pD-LMWC NPs showed less phagocytic uptake than bare PLGA NPs.
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- Sara A Abouelmagd
- a Department of Industrial and Physical Pharmacy , Purdue University , West Lafayette , IN , USA .,b Department of Pharmaceutics , Faculty of Pharmacy, Assiut University , Assiut , Egypt , and
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- a Department of Industrial and Physical Pharmacy , Purdue University , West Lafayette , IN , USA
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- a Department of Industrial and Physical Pharmacy , Purdue University , West Lafayette , IN , USA .,c Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University , West Lafayette , IN , USA
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Formation and characteristics of biomimetic mineralo-organic particles in natural surface water. Sci Rep 2016; 6:28817. [PMID: 27350595 PMCID: PMC4923871 DOI: 10.1038/srep28817] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2016] [Accepted: 06/08/2016] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Recent studies have shown that nanoparticles exist in environmental water but the formation, characteristics and fate of such particles remain incompletely understood. We show here that surface water obtained from various sources (ocean, hot springs, and soil) produces mineralo-organic particles that gradually increase in size and number during incubation. Seawater produces mineralo-organic particles following several cycles of filtration and incubation, indicating that this water possesses high particle-seeding potential. Electron microscopy observations reveal round, bacteria-like mineral particles with diameters of 20 to 800 nm, which may coalesce and aggregate to form mineralized biofilm-like structures. Chemical analysis of the particles shows the presence of a wide range of chemical elements that form mixed mineral phases dominated by calcium and iron sulfates, silicon and aluminum oxides, sodium carbonate, and iron sulfide. Proteomic analysis indicates that the particles bind to proteins of bacterial, plant and animal origins. When observed under dark-field microscopy, mineral particles derived from soil-water show biomimetic morphologies, including large, round structures similar to cells undergoing division. These findings have important implications not only for the recognition of biosignatures and fossils of small microorganisms in the environment but also for the geochemical cycling of elements, ions and organic matter in surface water.
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Apoptosis-mediated endothelial toxicity but not direct calcification or functional changes in anti-calcification proteins defines pathogenic effects of calcium phosphate bions. Sci Rep 2016; 6:27255. [PMID: 27251104 PMCID: PMC4890115 DOI: 10.1038/srep27255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2016] [Accepted: 05/17/2016] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Calcium phosphate bions (CPB) are biomimetic mineralo-organic nanoparticles which represent a physiological mechanism regulating the function, transport and disposal of calcium and phosphorus in the human body. We hypothesised that CPB may be pathogenic entities and even a cause of cardiovascular calcification. Here we revealed that CPB isolated from calcified atherosclerotic plaques and artificially synthesised CPB are morphologically and chemically indistinguishable entities. Their formation is accelerated along with the increase in calcium salts-phosphates/serum concentration ratio. Experiments in vitro and in vivo showed that pathogenic effects of CPB are defined by apoptosis-mediated endothelial toxicity but not by direct tissue calcification or functional changes in anti-calcification proteins. Since the factors underlying the formation of CPB and their pathogenic mechanism closely resemble those responsible for atherosclerosis development, further research in this direction may help us to uncover triggers of this disease.
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Martel J, Wu CY, Hung CY, Wong TY, Cheng AJ, Cheng ML, Shiao MS, Young JD. Fatty acids and small organic compounds bind to mineralo-organic nanoparticles derived from human body fluids as revealed by metabolomic analysis. NANOSCALE 2016; 8:5537-45. [PMID: 26818428 DOI: 10.1039/c5nr08116e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Nanoparticles entering the human body instantly become coated with a "protein corona" that influences the effects and distribution of the particles in vivo. Yet, whether nanoparticles may bind to other organic compounds remains unclear. Here we use an untargeted metabolomic approach based on ultra-performance liquid chromatography and quadruple time-of-flight mass spectrometry to identify the organic compounds that bind to mineral nanoparticles formed in human body fluids (serum, plasma, saliva, and urine). A wide range of organic compounds is identified, including fatty acids, glycerophospholipids, amino acids, sugars, and amides. Our results reveal that, in addition to the proteins identified previously, nanoparticles harbor an "organic corona" containing several fatty acids which may affect particle-cell interactions in vivo. This study provides a platform to study the organic corona of biological and synthetic nanoparticles found in the human body.
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- Jan Martel
- Laboratory of Nanomaterials, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan. and Center for Molecular and Clinical Immunology, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan
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- Laboratory of Nanomaterials, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan. and Center for Molecular and Clinical Immunology, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan and Research Center of Bacterial Pathogenesis, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan
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- Healthy Aging Research Center, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan and Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan and Metabolomics Core Laboratory, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan
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- Laboratory of Nanomaterials, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan. and Center for Molecular and Clinical Immunology, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan and Center for General Education, Chang Gung University of Science and Technology, Chiayi 61363, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Medical Biotechnology, Department of Medical Biotechnology and Laboratory Science, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan
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- Healthy Aging Research Center, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan and Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan and Metabolomics Core Laboratory, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan
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- Healthy Aging Research Center, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan and Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan and Metabolomics Core Laboratory, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan
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- Laboratory of Nanomaterials, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan. and Center for Molecular and Clinical Immunology, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan and Biochemical Engineering Research Center, Ming Chi University of Technology, New Taipei City 24301, Taiwan and Laboratory of Cellular Physiology and Immunology, Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10021, USA
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Detection and characterization of mineralo-organic nanoparticles in human kidneys. Sci Rep 2015; 5:15272. [PMID: 26497088 PMCID: PMC4620493 DOI: 10.1038/srep15272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2015] [Accepted: 09/21/2015] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Ectopic calcification is associated with various human diseases, including atherosclerosis, cancer, chronic kidney disease, and diabetes mellitus. Although mineral nanoparticles have been detected in calcified blood vessels, the nature and role of these particles in the human body remain unclear. Here we show for the first time that human kidney tissues obtained from end-stage chronic kidney disease or renal cancer patients contain round, multilamellar mineral particles of 50 to 1,500 nm, whereas no particles are observed in healthy controls. The mineral particles are found mainly in the extracellular matrix surrounding the convoluted tubules, collecting ducts and loops of Henle as well as within the cytoplasm of tubule-delineating cells, and consist of polycrystalline calcium phosphate similar to the mineral found in bones and ectopic calcifications. The kidney mineral nanoparticles contain several serum proteins that inhibit ectopic calcification in body fluids, including albumin, fetuin-A, and apolipoprotein A1. Since the mineralo-organic nanoparticles are found not only within calcified deposits but also in areas devoid of microscopic calcifications, our observations indicate that the nanoparticles may represent precursors of calcification and renal stones in humans.
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Wong TY, Peng HH, Wu CY, Martel J, Ojcius DM, Hsu FY, Young JD. Nanoparticle conversion to biofilms: in vitro demonstration using serum-derived mineralo-organic nanoparticles. Nanomedicine (Lond) 2015; 10:3519-35. [PMID: 26429230 DOI: 10.2217/nnm.15.171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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AIMS Mineralo-organic nanoparticles (NPs) detected in biological fluids have been described as precursors of physiological and pathological calcifications in the body. Our main objective was to examine the early stages of mineral NP formation in body fluids. MATERIALS & METHODS A nanomaterial approach based on atomic force microscopy, dynamic light scattering, electron microscopy and spectroscopy was used. RESULTS The mineral particles, which contain the serum proteins albumin and fetuin-A, initially precipitate in the form of round amorphous NPs that gradually grow in size, aggregate and coalesce to form crystalline mineral films similar to the structures observed in calcified human arteries. CONCLUSION Our study reveals the early stages of particle formation and provides a platform to analyze the role(s) of mineralo-organic NPs in human tissues.
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- Tsui-Yin Wong
- Laboratory of Nanomaterials, Chang Gung University, Gueishan, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan.,Center for Molecular & Clinical Immunology, Chang Gung University, Gueishan, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan
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- Laboratory of Nanomaterials, Chang Gung University, Gueishan, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan.,Center for Molecular & Clinical Immunology, Chang Gung University, Gueishan, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan
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- Laboratory of Nanomaterials, Chang Gung University, Gueishan, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan.,Center for Molecular & Clinical Immunology, Chang Gung University, Gueishan, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan.,Research Center of Bacterial Pathogenesis, Chang Gung University, Gueishan, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan
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- Laboratory of Nanomaterials, Chang Gung University, Gueishan, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan.,Center for Molecular & Clinical Immunology, Chang Gung University, Gueishan, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan
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- Center for Molecular & Clinical Immunology, Chang Gung University, Gueishan, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan.,Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of the Pacific, Arthur Dugoni School of Dentistry, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA
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- Department of Materials Engineering, Ming Chi University of Technology, Taishan, New Taipei City 24301, Taiwan
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- Laboratory of Nanomaterials, Chang Gung University, Gueishan, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan.,Center for Molecular & Clinical Immunology, Chang Gung University, Gueishan, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan.,Laboratory of Cellular Physiology & Immunology, Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10021, USA.,Biochemical Engineering Research Center, Ming Chi University of Technology, Taishan, New Taipei City 24301, Taiwan
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Wu CY, Young D, Martel J, Young JD. A story told by a single nanoparticle in the body fluid: demonstration of dissolution-reprecipitation of nanocrystals in a biological system. Nanomedicine (Lond) 2015; 10:2659-76. [PMID: 26014914 DOI: 10.2217/nnm.15.88] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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AIM Analysis of the chemical composition of mineral particles found in the body is critical to understand the formation and effects of these entities in vivo. Yet, the possibility that biological fluids may modulate particle composition over time has not been examined. Materials & methods: Mineralo-organic nanoparticles similar to the ones that spontaneously form in human tissues were analyzed using electron microscopy, spectroscopy and proteomic analyses. RESULTS We show that the mineralo-organic nanoparticles assimilate various ions and minerals during incubation in ionic solutions simulating body fluids. The particles undergo dissolution-reprecipitation reactions that affect the final protein composition of the particles. CONCLUSION The reactions occurring at the mineral-water interface therefore modulate the ionic and organic composition of mineral nanoparticles formed in biological fluids, producing changes that may alter the effects of mineral particles and stones in vivo.
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- Cheng-Yeu Wu
- Laboratory of Nanomaterials, Chang Gung University, Gueishan, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan.,Center for Molecular & Clinical Immunology, Chang Gung University, Gueishan, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan.,Research Center of Bacterial Pathogenesis, Chang Gung University, Gueishan, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan
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- Laboratory of Nanomaterials, Chang Gung University, Gueishan, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan.,Department of Materials Science & Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Laboratory of Nanomaterials, Chang Gung University, Gueishan, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan.,Center for Molecular & Clinical Immunology, Chang Gung University, Gueishan, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan
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- Laboratory of Nanomaterials, Chang Gung University, Gueishan, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan.,Center for Molecular & Clinical Immunology, Chang Gung University, Gueishan, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan.,Biochemical Engineering Research Center, Ming Chi University of Technology, Taishan, New Taipei City 24301, Taiwan.,Laboratory of Cellular Physiology & Immunology, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10021, USA
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Kutikhin AG, Yuzhalin AE, Borisov VV, Velikanova EA, Frolov AV, Sakharova VM, Brusina EB, Golovkin AS. Calcifying nanoparticles: one face of distinct entities? Front Microbiol 2014; 5:214. [PMID: 24904533 PMCID: PMC4033009 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2014.00214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2014] [Accepted: 04/23/2014] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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- Anton G Kutikhin
- Division of Experimental and Clinical Cardiology, Research Institute for Complex Issues of Cardiovascular Diseases under the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences Kemerovo, Russia ; Department of Epidemiology, Kemerovo State Medical Academy Kemerovo, Russia ; Central Research Laboratory, Kemerovo State Medical Academy Kemerovo, Russia
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- Department of Oncology, Cancer Research UK and Medical Research Council Oxford Institute for Radiation Oncology, University of Oxford Oxford, UK
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- Division of Experimental and Clinical Cardiology, Research Institute for Complex Issues of Cardiovascular Diseases under the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences Kemerovo, Russia
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- Division of Experimental and Clinical Cardiology, Research Institute for Complex Issues of Cardiovascular Diseases under the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences Kemerovo, Russia
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- Division of Experimental and Clinical Cardiology, Research Institute for Complex Issues of Cardiovascular Diseases under the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences Kemerovo, Russia
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- Division of Experimental and Clinical Cardiology, Research Institute for Complex Issues of Cardiovascular Diseases under the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences Kemerovo, Russia
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- Division of Experimental and Clinical Cardiology, Research Institute for Complex Issues of Cardiovascular Diseases under the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences Kemerovo, Russia ; Department of Epidemiology, Kemerovo State Medical Academy Kemerovo, Russia
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- Division of Experimental and Clinical Cardiology, Research Institute for Complex Issues of Cardiovascular Diseases under the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences Kemerovo, Russia
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Martel J, Peng HH, Young D, Wu CY, Young JD. Of nanobacteria, nanoparticles, biofilms and their role in health and disease: facts, fancy and future. Nanomedicine (Lond) 2014; 9:483-99. [DOI: 10.2217/nnm.13.221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Nanobacteria have been at the center of a major scientific controversy in recent years owing to claims that they represent not only the smallest living microorganisms on earth but also new emerging pathogens associated with several human diseases. We and others have carefully examined these claims and concluded that nanobacteria are in fact nonliving mineralo-organic nanoparticles (NPs) that form spontaneously in body fluids. We have shown that these mineral particles possess intriguing biomimetic properties that include the formation of cell- and tissue-like morphologies and the possibility to grow, proliferate and propagate by subculture. Similar mineral NPs (bions) have now been found in both physiological and pathological calcification processes and they appear to represent precursors of physiological calcification cycles, which may at times go awry in disease conditions. Furthermore, by functioning at the nanoscale, these mineralo-organic NPs or bions may shed light on the fate of nanomaterials in the body, from both nanotoxicological and nanopathological perspectives.
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- Jan Martel
- Laboratory of Nanomaterials, Chang Gung University, Gueishan, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan
- Center for Molecular & Clinical Immunology, Chang Gung University, Gueishan, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan
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- Laboratory of Nanomaterials, Chang Gung University, Gueishan, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan
- Center for Molecular & Clinical Immunology, Chang Gung University, Gueishan, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan
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- Laboratory of Nanomaterials, Chang Gung University, Gueishan, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan
- Department of Materials Science & Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
- Primordia Institute of New Sciences & Medicine, Florham Park, NJ 07932, USA
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- Laboratory of Nanomaterials, Chang Gung University, Gueishan, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan
- Center for Molecular & Clinical Immunology, Chang Gung University, Gueishan, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan
- Research Center of Bacterial Pathogenesis, Chang Gung University, Gueishan, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan
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- Laboratory of Nanomaterials, Chang Gung University, Gueishan, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan
- Center for Molecular & Clinical Immunology, Chang Gung University, Gueishan, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan
- Laboratory of Cellular Physiology & Immunology, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10021, USA
- Biochemical Engineering Research Center, Ming Chi University of Technology, Taishan, Taipei 24301, Taiwan
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Atughonu TC, Arja SB, Shiekh FA. Are calcifying microvesicles another analogous substructure of calcifying nanoparticles? Int J Nanomedicine 2013; 8:4673-4. [PMID: 24353416 PMCID: PMC3862393 DOI: 10.2147/ijn.s53712] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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- Avalon University School of Medicine, Willemstad, Curacao
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