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Bertolin M, Barbaro V, Tsurkan M, Tsurkan S, Arndt S, Ponzin D, Ferrari S. P16-A111 Factors affecting the density of corneal endothelial cell cultures obtained from donor corneas. BMJ Open Ophthalmol 2023; 8:A7. [PMID: 37604570 DOI: 10.1136/bmjophth-2023-eeba.15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/23/2023] Open
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PURPOSE The shortage of donor corneas represents a worldwide problem, and corneal endothelial cell (CEC) therapy might be a promising alternative approach. CEC can be implanted alone, which has shown limited efficacy, or with a scaffold that holds the cells together as a monolayer tissue, thus imitating Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty. We believe that endothelial cell density (ECD) >2000 cells/mm2, a cut-off value that eye banks use to provide quality tissues for transplantation to surgeons, should also be adopted as a parameter to define the quality of CECs as a new Advanced Therapy Medicinal Product for clinical applications in patients with endothelial dystrophies. METHODS We isolated and cultured CECs from one or more corneas of elderly age donors with ECDs higher than or below 2000 cells/mm2. CEC cultures were carried out on coated plates and on hydrogels with a preformed basement membrane (from TissueGUARD, Germany). Immunofluorescence with antibodies against ZO-1 was performed to evaluate the ECDs of the CEC graft obtained. RESULTS Our results suggest that primary cultures with ECDs>2000 cells/mm2 can be obtained on coated plated only when (1) CECs are isolated from one or more corneas of young donors; (2) CECs are isolated and pooled together from at least 2 elderly age donor corneas (if ECD>2000 cells/mm2) or 3 elderly age donor corneas (if ECD<2000 cells/mm2). Secondary cultures are all characterized by low ECDs. Hydrogels have been shown to be able to lead to increased ECDs after their release. CONCLUSION Our protocol highlights the difficulties in obtaining cultures with ECDs>2000 cells/mm2. Despite being achievable with corneas from young donors, this becomes challenging when corneas from elderly donors are used, i.e., the overall majority of those collected by eye banks, particularly when corneas from elderly age donors with ECD<2000 cells/mm2 are considered as a source. One alternative would be to isolate CECs from more corneas, but this might raise the issue of antigenic stimulation, which could eventually lead to transplantation failure. Our strategy to overcome these challenges is the use of a preformed basement membrane as a scaffold for CECs. However, this challenging approach should be investigated more before proceeding to clinical application.
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- TissueGUARD GmbH, Dresden, Germany
- Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung, Dresden, Germany
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Tsurkan M, Lohmeier J, Terrin S, Arndt S, Tsurkan S. P18-A148 Assymetrical injector for endothelium-in DMEK without the need of pull-through technique. BMJ Open Ophthalmol 2023; 8:A8. [PMID: 37604561 DOI: 10.1136/bmjophth-2023-eeba.17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/23/2023] Open
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PURPOSE One of latest surgical development of preloaded Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) is the delivery of the graft with the endothelium inwards, which allows for a very fast operation, but requires a pull-through surgical technique. Although the tri-folded, endo-in DMEK technique has significant advantages, the absence of proper surgical instruments that could allow their use without the 'pull-through' technique still restricts the wide use of such an operation. None of the available commercial DMEK injectors could be used for tri-folded DMEK (endothelium-inward) orientation, as it requires the graft to be intently secured within the injector. This report presents a retrospective eye bank validation study of an asymmetrical injector designed to orientally implant a tri-folded DMEK graft without needing a pull-through technique. METHODS The injector is made from transparent plastic, allowing microscopic tissue validation directly before injection. The device is asymmetrical, so the orientation of the graft can be controlled and validated according to the best eye bank practice, which is critical for successful tri-folded DMEK graft clinical application. Four different designs of the internal compartment of the injectors were evaluated with DMEK tissues. Mates from two pairs were tested on each device type, totaling 16 grafts, all loaded with folded, endo-in grafts. The tissue was prepared, loaded into the injector, and ejected to imitate the tissue manipulation in DMEK operation. RESULTS After graft loading the delivery of the endothelium-in grafts was performed by injection, without the need for a pull-through technique. One graft (6.25%) has double-scrolled (changed its folding) within the injector with a larger (1.5 mm) internal compartment. The loss of valuable cells was between 3-23% (13.98% average). No significant differences in cell loss were observed between injectors with different internal compartment sizes. Higher viability loss (17.3% +/- 5.7) was observed for the grafts with >20 days death to prep-days in comparison with grafts stored with less than two weeks (10.9% +/-2.1). CONCLUSION The TissueGUARD injector is the only injector that currently allows oriented, tri-folded DMEK injection without the need for a pull-through technique. The average cell loss after loading and ejection was 13.98%, which is comparable/better than the current best practice with the precut-preloaded technique of naturally folded DMEK.
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- Mikhail Tsurkan
- TissueGUARD GmbH, Dresden, Germany
- Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung, Dresden, Germany
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- Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung, Dresden, Germany
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- Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung, Dresden, Germany
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Jaeschke A, Harvey NR, Tsurkan M, Werner C, Griffiths LR, Haupt LM, Bray LJ. Techniques for RNA extraction from cells cultured in starPEG-heparin hydrogels. Open Biol 2021; 11:200388. [PMID: 34062095 PMCID: PMC8169204 DOI: 10.1098/rsob.200388] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Three-dimensional (3D) cell culture models that provide a biologically relevant microenvironment are imperative to investigate cell–cell and cell–matrix interactions in vitro. Semi-synthetic star-shaped poly(ethylene glycol) (starPEG)–heparin hydrogels are widely used for 3D cell culture due to their highly tuneable biochemical and biomechanical properties. Changes in gene expression levels are commonly used as a measure of cellular responses. However, the isolation of high-quality RNA presents a challenge as contamination of the RNA with hydrogel residue, such as polymer or glycosaminoglycan fragments, can impact template quality and quantity, limiting effective gene expression analyses. Here, we compare two protocols for the extraction of high-quality RNA from starPEG–heparin hydrogels and assess three subsequent purification techniques. Removal of hydrogel residue by centrifugation was found to be essential for obtaining high-quality RNA in both isolation methods. However, purification of the RNA did not result in further improvements in RNA quality. Furthermore, we show the suitability of the extracted RNA for cDNA synthesis of three endogenous control genes confirmed via quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR). The methods and techniques shown can be tailored for other hydrogel models based on natural or semi-synthetic materials to provide robust templates for all gene expression analyses.
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- Anna Jaeschke
- Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Kelvin Grove, Australia.,School of Mechanical, Medical and Process Engineering, Science and Engineering Faculty, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, Australia
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- Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Kelvin Grove, Australia.,Genomics Research Centre, Centre for Genomics and Personalised Health, School of Biomedical Sciences, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Kelvin Grove, Australia
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- Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden, Saxony, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden, Saxony, Germany
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- Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Kelvin Grove, Australia.,Genomics Research Centre, Centre for Genomics and Personalised Health, School of Biomedical Sciences, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Kelvin Grove, Australia
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- Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Kelvin Grove, Australia.,Genomics Research Centre, Centre for Genomics and Personalised Health, School of Biomedical Sciences, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Kelvin Grove, Australia.,ARC Training Centre for Cell and Tissue Engineering Technologies, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Kelvin Grove, Australia
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- Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Kelvin Grove, Australia.,ARC Training Centre for Cell and Tissue Engineering Technologies, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Kelvin Grove, Australia.,School of Mechanical, Medical and Process Engineering, Science and Engineering Faculty, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, Australia
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Koch MK, Jaeschke A, Murekatete B, Ravichandran A, Tsurkan M, Werner C, Soon P, Hutmacher DW, Haupt LM, Bray LJ. Stromal fibroblasts regulate microvascular-like network architecture in a bioengineered breast tumour angiogenesis model. Acta Biomater 2020; 114:256-269. [PMID: 32707406 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2020.07.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2020] [Revised: 07/15/2020] [Accepted: 07/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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The plasticity of the tumour microenvironment is a key contributor to cancer development and progression. Here, we present a bioengineered breast tumour angiogenesis model comprised of mammary derived epithelial, endothelial and fibroblast cells, to dissect the mechanisms of cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) on microvascular-like network formation and epithelial spheroid morphology. Primary patient-derived mammary endothelial cells, normal breast fibroblasts (NBF, patient matched) and CAFs were cultured within three-dimensional (3D) semi-synthetic hydrogels where CAFs promoted an increase in the density and morphology of the microvascular-like network. The mammary microenvironment also increased the number of MCF-10a epithelial spheroids when compared with a non-mammary microenvironment, and a malignant mammary microenvironment resulted in further morphological differences in the epithelial spheroids. The morphological changes observed following interactions between breast CAFs and endothelial cells, highlight the plasticity of the malignant stroma in tumour vascularisation. Our in vitro bioengineered breast cancer microenvironment provides a robust model to study cell-cell and cell-matrix interactions. Statement of Significance In recent years there has been an increase in the sophistication of 3D culture models, however less attention has been paid to the cell source utilised. In this study, we describe the influence of a normal and malignant stromal microenvironment on vessel-like behaviour in a 3D model. Using a semi-synthetic hydrogel, we studied the effects of mammary-derived cancer-associated fibroblasts and normal fibroblasts on human umbilical vein endothelial cells or human mammary microvascular endothelial cells. An increase in vessel-like network and epithelial cell density was seen in a mammary versus non-mammary microenvironment. This study highlights the importance of using tissue-specific endothelial cells in cancer research and demonstrates the microenvironmental impact of fibroblasts on endothelial and epithelial growth and morphology.
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- Maria K Koch
- Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Australia; School of Mechanical, Medical and Process Engineering, Science and Engineering Faculty, Queensland University of Technology, 60 Musk Avenue, Kelvin Grove, QLD 4059, Australia
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- Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Australia; School of Mechanical, Medical and Process Engineering, Science and Engineering Faculty, Queensland University of Technology, 60 Musk Avenue, Kelvin Grove, QLD 4059, Australia
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- Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Australia
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- South Western Sydney Clinical School, University of New South Wales, Australia; Department of Surgery, Bankstown Hospital, South Western Sydney Local Health District, Australia; Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research, Australia
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- Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Australia; School of Mechanical, Medical and Process Engineering, Science and Engineering Faculty, Queensland University of Technology, 60 Musk Avenue, Kelvin Grove, QLD 4059, Australia; School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health, Queensland University of Technology, Australia
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- Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Australia; Genomics Research Centre, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Australia; School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health, Queensland University of Technology, Australia
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- Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Australia; School of Mechanical, Medical and Process Engineering, Science and Engineering Faculty, Queensland University of Technology, 60 Musk Avenue, Kelvin Grove, QLD 4059, Australia.
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Nowacki K, Stępniak I, Langer E, Tsurkan M, Wysokowski M, Petrenko I, Khrunyk Y, Fursov A, Bo M, Bavestrello G, Joseph Y, Ehrlich H. Electrochemical Approach for Isolation of Chitin from the Skeleton of the Black Coral Cirrhipathes sp. (Antipatharia). Mar Drugs 2020; 18:md18060297. [PMID: 32498448 PMCID: PMC7344944 DOI: 10.3390/md18060297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2020] [Revised: 05/28/2020] [Accepted: 05/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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The development of novel and effective methods for the isolation of chitin, which remains one of the fundamental aminopolysaccharides within skeletal structures of diverse marine invertebrates, is still relevant. In contrast to numerous studies on chitin extraction from crustaceans, mollusks and sponges, there are only a few reports concerning its isolation from corals, and especially black corals (Antipatharia). In this work, we report the stepwise isolation and identification of chitin from Cirrhipathes sp. (Antipatharia, Antipathidae) for the first time. The proposed method, aiming at the extraction of the chitinous scaffold from the skeleton of black coral species, combined a well-known chemical treatment with in situ electrolysis, using a concentrated Na2SO4 aqueous solution as the electrolyte. This novel method allows the isolation of α-chitin in the form of a microporous membrane-like material. Moreover, the extracted chitinous scaffold, with a well-preserved, unique pore distribution, has been extracted in an astoundingly short time (12 h) compared to the earlier reported attempts at chitin isolation from Antipatharia corals.
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- Krzysztof Nowacki
- Faculty of Chemical Technology, Institute of Chemistry and Technical Electrochemistry, Poznan University of Technology, ul. Berdychowo 4, 60965 Poznan, Poland
- Correspondence: (K.N.); (I.S.); ; (H.E.)
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- Faculty of Chemical Technology, Institute of Chemistry and Technical Electrochemistry, Poznan University of Technology, ul. Berdychowo 4, 60965 Poznan, Poland
- Correspondence: (K.N.); (I.S.); ; (H.E.)
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- Institute of Semiconductors and Microsystems, TU Dresden, 01062 Dresden, Germany;
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- Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden, 01069 Dresden, Germany;
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- Faculty of Chemical Technology, Institute of Chemical Technology and Engineering, Poznan University of Technology, Berdychowo 4, 60965 Poznan, Poland;
- Institute of Electronics and Sensor Materials, TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Gustav-Zeuner str. 3, 09599 Freiberg, Germany; (I.P.); (A.F.); (Y.J.)
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- Institute of Electronics and Sensor Materials, TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Gustav-Zeuner str. 3, 09599 Freiberg, Germany; (I.P.); (A.F.); (Y.J.)
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- Department of Heat Treatment and Physics of Metal, Ural Federal University, Mira Str. 19, Ekaterinburg 620002, Russia;
- The Institute of High Temperature Electrochemistry of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Akademicheskaya Str. 20, Ekaterinburg 620990, Russia
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- Institute of Electronics and Sensor Materials, TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Gustav-Zeuner str. 3, 09599 Freiberg, Germany; (I.P.); (A.F.); (Y.J.)
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- Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, dell’Ambiente e della Vita, Università degli Studi di Genova, Corso Europa 26, 16132 Genova, Italy; (M.B.); (G.B.)
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- Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, dell’Ambiente e della Vita, Università degli Studi di Genova, Corso Europa 26, 16132 Genova, Italy; (M.B.); (G.B.)
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- Institute of Electronics and Sensor Materials, TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Gustav-Zeuner str. 3, 09599 Freiberg, Germany; (I.P.); (A.F.); (Y.J.)
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- Institute of Electronics and Sensor Materials, TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Gustav-Zeuner str. 3, 09599 Freiberg, Germany; (I.P.); (A.F.); (Y.J.)
- Center for Advanced Technology, Adam Mickiewicz University, 61614 Poznan, Poland
- Correspondence: (K.N.); (I.S.); ; (H.E.)
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Vogler S, Prokoph S, Freudenberg U, Binner M, Tsurkan M, Werner C, Kempermann G. Author Correction: Defined Geldrop Cultures Maintain Neural Precursor Cells. Sci Rep 2020; 10:6856. [PMID: 32300173 PMCID: PMC7162919 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-63854-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via a link at the top of the paper.
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- Steffen Vogler
- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) Dresden, 01307, Dresden, Germany.,CRTD - Center for Regenerative Therapies Dresden, Genomics of Regeneration, Technische Universität Dresden, 01307, Dresden, Germany.,Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden, Max Bergmann Center of Biomaterials Dresden, 01069, Dresden, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden, Max Bergmann Center of Biomaterials Dresden, 01069, Dresden, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden, Max Bergmann Center of Biomaterials Dresden, 01069, Dresden, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden, Max Bergmann Center of Biomaterials Dresden, 01069, Dresden, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden, Max Bergmann Center of Biomaterials Dresden, 01069, Dresden, Germany
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- CRTD - Center for Regenerative Therapies Dresden, Genomics of Regeneration, Technische Universität Dresden, 01307, Dresden, Germany.,Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden, Max Bergmann Center of Biomaterials Dresden, 01069, Dresden, Germany
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- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) Dresden, 01307, Dresden, Germany. .,CRTD - Center for Regenerative Therapies Dresden, Genomics of Regeneration, Technische Universität Dresden, 01307, Dresden, Germany.
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Binnewerg B, Schubert M, Voronkina A, Muzychka L, Wysokowski M, Petrenko I, Djurović M, Kovalchuk V, Tsurkan M, Martinovic R, Bechmann N, Fursov A, Ivanenko VN, Tabachnick KR, Smolii OB, Joseph Y, Giovine M, Bornstein SR, Stelling AL, Tunger A, Schmitz M, Taniya OS, Kovalev IS, Zyryanov GV, Guan K, Ehrlich H. Marine biomaterials: Biomimetic and pharmacological potential of cultivated Aplysina aerophoba marine demosponge. Mater Sci Eng C Mater Biol Appl 2019; 109:110566. [PMID: 32228987 DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2019.110566] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2019] [Revised: 11/28/2019] [Accepted: 12/15/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Marine demosponges of the Verongiida order are considered a gold-mine for bioinspired materials science and marine pharmacology. The aim of this work was to simultaneously isolate selected bromotyrosines and unique chitinous structures from A. aerophoba and to propose these molecules and biomaterials for possible application as antibacterial and antitumor compounds and as ready-to-use scaffolds for cultivation of cardiomyocytes, respectively. Among the extracted bromotyrosines, the attention has been focused on aeroplysinin-1 that showed interesting unexpected growth inhibition properties for some Gram-negative clinical multi-resistant bacterial strains, such as A. baumannii and K. pneumoniae, and on aeroplysinin-1 and on isofistularin-3 for their anti-tumorigenic activity. For both compounds, the effects are cell line dependent, with significant growth inhibition activity on the neuroblastoma cell line SH-SY5Y by aeroplysinin-1 and on breast cancer cell line MCF-7 by isofistularin-3. In this study, we also compared the cultivation of human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes (iPSC-CMs) on the A. aerophoba chitinous scaffolds, in comparison to chitin structures that were pre-coated with Geltrex™, an extracellular matrix mimetic which is used to enhance iPSC-CM adhesion. The iPSC-CMs on uncoated and pure chitin structures started contracting 24 h after seeding, with comparable behaviour observed on Geltrex-coated cell culture plates, confirming the biocompatibility of the sponge biomaterial with this cell type. The advantage of A. aerophoba is that this source organism does not need to be collected in large quantities to supply the necessary amount for further pre-clinical studies before chemical synthesis of the active compounds will be available. A preliminary analysis of marine sponge bioeconomy as a perspective direction for application of biomaterials and secondary bioactive metabolites has been finally performed for the first time.
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- Björn Binnewerg
- Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden 01307, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden 01307, Germany
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- Department of Pharmacy, National Pirogov Memorial Medical University, Vinnytsya 21018, Ukraine
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- V.P. Kukhar Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry and Petrochemistry, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv 02094, Ukraine
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- Institute of Chemical Technology and Engineering, Faculty of Chemical Technology, Poznan University of Technology, Poznan 60-965, Poland; Institute of Electronics and Sensor Materials, Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg, Freiberg 09599, Germany.
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- Institute of Electronics and Sensor Materials, Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg, Freiberg 09599, Germany
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- Institute of Marine Biology, University of Montenegro, Kotor 85330, Montenegro
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- Department of Microbiology, National Pirogov Memorial Medical University, Vinnytsya 21018, Ukraine
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- Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden, Dresden 01069, Germany
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- Institute of Marine Biology, University of Montenegro, Kotor 85330, Montenegro
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- Institute of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Faculty of Medicine Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden 01307, Germany
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- Institute of Electronics and Sensor Materials, Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg, Freiberg 09599, Germany
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- Department of Invertebrate Zoology, Biological Faculty, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow 119992, Russia
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- P.P. Shirshov Institute of Oceanology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow 117997, Russia; International Institute of Biomineralogy GmbH, Freiberg 09599, Germany
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- V.P. Kukhar Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry and Petrochemistry, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv 02094, Ukraine
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- Institute of Electronics and Sensor Materials, Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg, Freiberg 09599, Germany
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- Department of Sciences of Earth, Environment and Life, University of Genoa, Genova 16132, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine III, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden 01307, Germany; Diabetes and Nutritional Sciences Division, King's College London, London WC2R 2LS, UK
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- Duke University Medical Center, Department of Biochemistry, Durham, NC, USA
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- National Center for Tumor Diseases, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden 01307, Germany; Institute of Immunology, Faculty of Medicine Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden 01307, Germany
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- National Center for Tumor Diseases, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden 01307, Germany; Institute of Immunology, Faculty of Medicine Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden 01307, Germany
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- Department of Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, Chemical Engineering Institute, Ural Federal University named after the first President of Russia B. N. Yeltsin, Yekaterinburg 620002, Russia; Postovsky Institute of Organic Synthesis, Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Yekaterinburg 620219, Russia
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- Department of Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, Chemical Engineering Institute, Ural Federal University named after the first President of Russia B. N. Yeltsin, Yekaterinburg 620002, Russia
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- Department of Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, Chemical Engineering Institute, Ural Federal University named after the first President of Russia B. N. Yeltsin, Yekaterinburg 620002, Russia; Postovsky Institute of Organic Synthesis, Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Yekaterinburg 620219, Russia
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- Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden 01307, Germany.
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- Institute of Electronics and Sensor Materials, Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg, Freiberg 09599, Germany.
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Schubert M, Binnewerg B, Voronkina A, Muzychka L, Wysokowski M, Petrenko I, Kovalchuk V, Tsurkan M, Martinovic R, Bechmann N, Ivanenko VN, Fursov A, Smolii OB, Fromont J, Joseph Y, Bornstein SR, Giovine M, Erpenbeck D, Guan K, Ehrlich H. Naturally Prefabricated Marine Biomaterials: Isolation and Applications of Flat Chitinous 3D Scaffolds from Ianthella labyrinthus (Demospongiae: Verongiida). Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:E5105. [PMID: 31618840 PMCID: PMC6829448 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20205105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2019] [Revised: 09/27/2019] [Accepted: 10/14/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Marine sponges remain representative of a unique source of renewable biological materials. The demosponges of the family Ianthellidae possess chitin-based skeletons with high biomimetic potential. These three-dimensional (3D) constructs can potentially be used in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. In this study, we focus our attention, for the first time, on the marine sponge Ianthella labyrinthus Bergquist & Kelly-Borges, 1995 (Demospongiae: Verongida: Ianthellidae) as a novel potential source of naturally prestructured bandage-like 3D scaffolds which can be isolated simultaneously with biologically active bromotyrosines. Specifically, translucent and elastic flat chitinous scaffolds have been obtained after bromotyrosine extraction and chemical treatments of the sponge skeleton with alternate alkaline and acidic solutions. For the first time, cardiomyocytes differentiated from human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC-CMs) have been used to test the suitability of I. labyrinthus chitinous skeleton as ready-to-use scaffold for their cell culture. Results reveal a comparable attachment and growth on isolated chitin-skeleton, compared to scaffolds coated with extracellular matrix mimetic Geltrex®. Thus, the natural, unmodified I. labyrinthus cleaned sponge skeleton can be used to culture iPSC-CMs and 3D tissue engineering. In addition, I. labyrinthus chitin-based scaffolds demonstrate strong and efficient capability to absorb blood deep into the microtubes due to their excellent capillary effect. These findings are suggestive of the future development of new sponge chitin-based absorbable hemostats as alternatives to already well recognized cellulose-based fabrics.
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- Mario Schubert
- Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Technische Universität Dresden, 01307 Dresden, Germany.
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- Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Technische Universität Dresden, 01307 Dresden, Germany.
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- Department of Pharmacy, National Pirogov Memorial Medical University, Vinnytsya, 21018 Vinnytsia, Ukraine.
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- V.P Kukhar Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry and Petrochemistry, National Academy of Science of Ukraine, Murmanska Str. 1, 02094 Kyiv, Ukraine.
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- Faculty of Chemical Technology, Institute of Chemical Technology and Engineering, Poznan University of Technology, Berdychowo 4, 60-965 Poznan, Poland.
- Institute of Electronics and Sensor Materials, TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Gustav-Zeuner str. 3, 09599 Freiberg, Germany.
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- Institute of Electronics and Sensor Materials, TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Gustav-Zeuner str. 3, 09599 Freiberg, Germany.
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- Department of Microbiology, National Pirogov Memorial Medical University, Vinnytsya, 21018 Vinnytsia, Ukraine.
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- Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden, 01069 Dresden, Germany.
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- Institute of Marine Biology, University of Montenegro, 85330 Kotor, Montenegro.
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- Institute of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Faculty of Medicine Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, 01307 Dresden, Germany.
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- Department of Invertebrate Zoology, Biological Faculty, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119992 Moscow, Russia.
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- Institute of Electronics and Sensor Materials, TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Gustav-Zeuner str. 3, 09599 Freiberg, Germany.
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- V.P Kukhar Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry and Petrochemistry, National Academy of Science of Ukraine, Murmanska Str. 1, 02094 Kyiv, Ukraine.
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- Aquatic Zoology Department, Western Australian Museum, Locked Bag 49, Welshpool DC, WA 6986, Australia.
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- Institute of Electronics and Sensor Materials, TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Gustav-Zeuner str. 3, 09599 Freiberg, Germany.
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- Department of Internal Medicine III, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, 01307 Dresden, Germany.
- Diabetes and Nutritional Sciences Division, King's College London, London WC2R 2LS, UK.
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- Department of Sciences of Earth, Environment and Life, University of Genoa, Corso Europa 26, 16132 Genova, Italy.
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- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences & GeoBio-Center, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Richard-Wagner-Str. 10, 80333 Munich, Germany.
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- Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Technische Universität Dresden, 01307 Dresden, Germany.
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- Institute of Electronics and Sensor Materials, TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Gustav-Zeuner str. 3, 09599 Freiberg, Germany.
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Machałowski T, Wysokowski M, Żółtowska-Aksamitowska S, Bechmann N, Binnewerg B, Schubert M, Guan K, Bornstein SR, Czaczyk K, Pokrovsky O, Kraft M, Bertau M, Schimpf C, Rafaja D, Tsurkan M, Galli R, Meissner H, Petrenko I, Fursov A, Voronkina A, Figlerowicz M, Joseph Y, Jesionowski T, Ehrlich H. Spider Chitin. The biomimetic potential and applications of Caribena versicolor tubular chitin. Carbohydr Polym 2019; 226:115301. [PMID: 31582063 DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2019.115301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2019] [Revised: 07/15/2019] [Accepted: 09/05/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
Abstract
Diverse fields of modern technology and biomedicine can benefit from the application of ready-to-use chitin-based scaffolds. In this work we show for the first time the applicability of tubular and porous chitin from Caribena versicolor spiders as a scaffold for the development of an effective CuO/Cu(OH)2 catalyst for the reduction of 4-nitrophenol (4-NP) to 4-aminophenol (4-AM), and as a scaffold for the tissue engineering of selected cells. The formation of CuO/Cu(OH)2 phases on and within the chitinous tubes leads to a hybrid material with excellent catalytic performance with respect to the reduction of p-nitrophenol. On the other hand, experimental results provide for the first time strong evidence for the biocompatibility of spider chitin with different cell types, a human progenitor cell line (hPheo1), as well as cardiomyocytes differentiated from induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC-CMs) that were cultured on a tube-like scaffold.
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- Tomasz Machałowski
- Institute of Chemical Technology and Engineering, Faculty of Chemical Technology, Poznan University of Technology, Poznan 60965, Poland
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- Institute of Chemical Technology and Engineering, Faculty of Chemical Technology, Poznan University of Technology, Poznan 60965, Poland; Institute of Electronics and Sensor Materials, TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Freiberg 09599, Germany
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- Institute of Chemical Technology and Engineering, Faculty of Chemical Technology, Poznan University of Technology, Poznan 60965, Poland; Institute of Electronics and Sensor Materials, TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Freiberg 09599, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, TU Dresden, Dresden 01307, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, TU Dresden, Dresden 01307, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, TU Dresden, Dresden 01307, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, TU Dresden, Dresden 01307, Germany
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- Department of Medicine III, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus Dresden, TU Dresden, Dresden 01307, Germany
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- Department of Biotechnology and Food Microbiology, Poznan University of Life Sciences, Poznan 60637, Poland
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- Geoscience and Environment Toulouse, UMR 5563 CNRS, Toulouse 31400, France; BIO-GEO-CLIM Laboratory, Tomsk State University, Tomsk, Russia
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- Institute of Chemical Technology, TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Freiberg 09599, Germany
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- Institute of Chemical Technology, TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Freiberg 09599, Germany
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- Institute of Materials Science, TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Freiberg 09599, Germany
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- Institute of Materials Science, TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Freiberg 09599, Germany
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- Leibnitz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden, Dresden 01069, Germany
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- Clinical Sensoring and Monitoring, Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, TU Dresden, Dresden 01307, Germany
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- Department of Prosthetic Dentistry, Faculty of Medicine, TU Dresden, Dresden 01307, Germany
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- Institute of Electronics and Sensor Materials, TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Freiberg 09599, Germany
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- Institute of Electronics and Sensor Materials, TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Freiberg 09599, Germany
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- Department of Pharmacy, National Pirogov Memorial Medical University, Vinnytsia 21018, Ukraine
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- Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poznan 61704, Poland
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- Institute of Electronics and Sensor Materials, TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Freiberg 09599, Germany
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- Institute of Chemical Technology and Engineering, Faculty of Chemical Technology, Poznan University of Technology, Poznan 60965, Poland.
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- Institute of Electronics and Sensor Materials, TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Freiberg 09599, Germany.
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Shaala LA, Asfour HZ, Youssef DTA, Żółtowska-Aksamitowska S, Wysokowski M, Tsurkan M, Galli R, Meissner H, Petrenko I, Tabachnick K, Ivanenko VN, Bechmann N, Muzychka LV, Smolii OB, Martinović R, Joseph Y, Jesionowski T, Ehrlich H. New Source of 3D Chitin Scaffolds: The Red Sea Demosponge Pseudoceratina arabica (Pseudoceratinidae, Verongiida). Mar Drugs 2019; 17:E92. [PMID: 30717221 PMCID: PMC6410331 DOI: 10.3390/md17020092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2019] [Revised: 01/29/2019] [Accepted: 01/30/2019] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
Abstract
The bioactive bromotyrosine-derived alkaloids and unique morphologically-defined fibrous skeleton of chitin origin have been found recently in marine demosponges of the order Verongiida. The sophisticated three-dimensional (3D) structure of skeletal chitinous scaffolds supported their use in biomedicine, tissue engineering as well as in diverse modern technologies. The goal of this study was the screening of new species of the order Verongiida to find another renewable source of naturally prefabricated 3D chitinous scaffolds. Special attention was paid to demosponge species, which could be farmed on large scale using marine aquaculture methods. In this study, the demosponge Pseudoceratina arabica collected in the coastal waters of the Egyptian Red Sea was examined as a potential source of chitin for the first time. Various bioanalytical tools including scanning electron microscopy (SEM), fluorescence microscopy, FTIR analysis, Calcofluor white staining, electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS), as well as a chitinase digestion assay were successfully used to confirm the discovery of α-chitin within the skeleton of P. arabica. The current finding should make an important contribution to the field of application of this verongiid sponge as a novel renewable source of biologically-active metabolites and chitin, which are important for development of the blue biotechnology especially in marine oriented biomedicine.
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- Lamiaa A Shaala
- Natural Products Unit, King Fahd Medical Research Centre, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia.
- Suez Canal University Hospital, Suez Canal University, Ismailia 41522, Egypt.
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- Department of Medical Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Princess Al-Jawhara Center of Excellence in Research of Hereditary Disorders, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia.
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- Department of Natural Products, Faculty of Pharmacy, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia.
- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Suez Canal University, Ismailia 41522, Egypt.
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- Institute of Chemical Technology and Engineering, Faculty of Chemical Technology, Poznan University of Technology, Poznan 60965, Poland.
- Institute of Electronics and Sensor Materials, Technische Universität Bergakademie-Freiberg, Freiberg 09599, Germany.
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- Institute of Chemical Technology and Engineering, Faculty of Chemical Technology, Poznan University of Technology, Poznan 60965, Poland.
- Institute of Electronics and Sensor Materials, Technische Universität Bergakademie-Freiberg, Freiberg 09599, Germany.
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- Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden, Dresden 01069, Germany.
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- Clinical Sensoring and Monitoring, Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden 01307, Germany.
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- Department of Prosthetic Dentistry, Faculty of Medicine, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden 01307, Germany.
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- Institute of Electronics and Sensor Materials, Technische Universität Bergakademie-Freiberg, Freiberg 09599, Germany.
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- P.P. Shirshov Institute of Oceanology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow 117997, Russia.
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- Department of Invertebrate Zoology, Biological Faculty, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow 119992, Russia.
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- Institute of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus at the Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden 01307, Germany.
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- V.P. Kukhar Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry and Petrochemistry, National Academy of Science of Ukraine, Kiev 02094, Ukraine.
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- V.P. Kukhar Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry and Petrochemistry, National Academy of Science of Ukraine, Kiev 02094, Ukraine.
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- Institute of Marine Biology, University of Montenegro, Kotor 85330, Montenegro.
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- Institute of Electronics and Sensor Materials, Technische Universität Bergakademie-Freiberg, Freiberg 09599, Germany.
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- Institute of Chemical Technology and Engineering, Faculty of Chemical Technology, Poznan University of Technology, Poznan 60965, Poland.
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- Institute of Electronics and Sensor Materials, Technische Universität Bergakademie-Freiberg, Freiberg 09599, Germany.
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Atallah P, Schirmer L, Tsurkan M, Putra Limasale YD, Zimmermann R, Werner C, Freudenberg U. In situ-forming, cell-instructive hydrogels based on glycosaminoglycans with varied sulfation patterns. Biomaterials 2018; 181:227-239. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2018.07.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2018] [Revised: 07/20/2018] [Accepted: 07/28/2018] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Ehrlich H, Shaala LA, Youssef DTA, Żółtowska- Aksamitowska S, Tsurkan M, Galli R, Meissner H, Wysokowski M, Petrenko I, Tabachnick KR, Ivanenko VN, Bechmann N, Joseph Y, Jesionowski T. Discovery of chitin in skeletons of non-verongiid Red Sea demosponges. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0195803. [PMID: 29763421 PMCID: PMC5953452 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0195803] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2018] [Accepted: 03/29/2018] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
Abstract
Marine demosponges (Porifera: Demospongiae) are recognized as first metazoans which have developed over millions of years of evolution effective survival strategies based on unique metabolic pathways to produce both biologically active secondary metabolites and biopolymer-based stiff skeletons with 3D architecture. Up to date, among marine demosponges, only representatives of the Verongiida order have been known to synthetize biologically active substances as well as skeletons made of structural polysaccharide chitin. This work, to our knowledge, demonstrates for the first time that chitin is an important structural component within skeletons of non-verongiid demosponges Acarnus wolffgangi and Echinoclathria gibbosa collected in the Red Sea. Calcofluor white staining, FTIR and Raman analysis, ESI-MS, SEM, and fluorescence microscopy as well as a chitinase digestion assay were applied in order to confirm, with strong evidence, the finding of α-chitin in the skeleton of both species. We suggest that, the finding of chitin within these representatives of Poecilosclerida order is a promising step in the evaluation of these sponges as novel renewable sources for both biologically active metabolites and chitin, which are of prospective application for pharmacology and biomedicine.
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- Hermann Ehrlich
- Institute of Experimental Physics, TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Freiberg, Germany
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- Natural Products Unit, King Fahd Medical Research Center, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
- Suez Canal University Hospital, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt
- Department of Natural Products, Faculty of Pharmacy, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Institute of Chemical Technology and Engineering, Faculty of Chemical Technology Poznan University of Technology, Poznan, Poland
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- Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Clinical Sensoring and Monitoring, Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Prosthetic Dentistry, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus of Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Institute of Chemical Technology and Engineering, Faculty of Chemical Technology Poznan University of Technology, Poznan, Poland
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- Institute of Experimental Physics, TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Freiberg, Germany
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- Department of Invertebrate Zoology, Biological Faculty, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
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- Institute of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Faculty of Medicine Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Institute of Electronics and Sensor Materials, TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Freiberg, Germany
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- Institute of Chemical Technology and Engineering, Faculty of Chemical Technology Poznan University of Technology, Poznan, Poland
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Gvaramia D, Müller E, Müller K, Atallah P, Tsurkan M, Freudenberg U, Bornhäuser M, Werner C. Combined influence of biophysical and biochemical cues on maintenance and proliferation of hematopoietic stem cells. Biomaterials 2017; 138:108-117. [PMID: 28554007 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2017.05.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2017] [Revised: 05/12/2017] [Accepted: 05/16/2017] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
Abstract
Homeostasis of hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPC) is controlled by a combination of biochemical and biophysical environmental cues in the bone marrow (BM) niche, where a tight balance of quiescence and proliferation of HSPC is maintained. Specifically, alongside soluble factors and extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins, spatial confinement and ECM stiffness have been recognized to be critical for regulation of HSPC fate. Here we employ a modular, glycosaminoglycan (GAG)-based biohybrid hydrogel system to balance proliferation of human HSPC and maintenance of quiescent hematopoietic stem cells (HSC) through simultaneous regulation of exogenous biochemical and biophysical cues. Our results demonstrate that HSPC respond to increased spatial confinement with lowered proliferation and cell cycling, which results in higher frequency of quiescent LTC-IC (long-term culture initiating cells), while GAG-rich 3D environments further support maintenance of the cells.
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- David Gvaramia
- Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden, Max Bergmann Center of Biomaterials, 01069, Dresden, Germany
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- Laboratory for Biointerfaces, Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Material Science and Technology, CH-9014, St. Gallen, Switzerland
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- Medical Clinic I, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität, Dresden, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden, Max Bergmann Center of Biomaterials, 01069, Dresden, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden, Max Bergmann Center of Biomaterials, 01069, Dresden, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden, Max Bergmann Center of Biomaterials, 01069, Dresden, Germany
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- Medical Clinic I, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität, Dresden, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden, Max Bergmann Center of Biomaterials, 01069, Dresden, Germany; Center for Regenerative Therapies Dresden, Technische Universität Dresden, 01307, Dresden, Germany.
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Seib FP, Tsurkan M, Freudenberg U, Kaplan DL, Werner C. Heparin-Modified Polyethylene Glycol Microparticle Aggregates for Focal Cancer Chemotherapy. ACS Biomater Sci Eng 2016; 2:2287-2293. [DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.6b00495] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- F. Philipp Seib
- Strathclyde
Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, 161 Cathedral Street, Glasgow G4 0RE, United Kingdom
- Max
Bergmann Centre for Biomaterials, Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden e.V., Hohe Strasse 6, Dresden 01069, Germany
- Department
of Biomedical Engineering, Tufts University, 4 Colby Street, Medford, Massachusetts 02155, United States
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- Max
Bergmann Centre for Biomaterials, Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden e.V., Hohe Strasse 6, Dresden 01069, Germany
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- Max
Bergmann Centre for Biomaterials, Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden e.V., Hohe Strasse 6, Dresden 01069, Germany
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- Department
of Biomedical Engineering, Tufts University, 4 Colby Street, Medford, Massachusetts 02155, United States
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- Max
Bergmann Centre for Biomaterials, Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden e.V., Hohe Strasse 6, Dresden 01069, Germany
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Nickerl J, Tsurkan M, Hensel R, Neinhuis C, Werner C. The multi-layered protective cuticle of Collembola: a chemical analysis. J R Soc Interface 2015; 11:rsif.2014.0619. [PMID: 25100321 DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2014.0619] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Collembola, also known as springtails, are soil-dwelling arthropods that typically respire through the cuticle. To avoid suffocating in wet conditions, Collembola have evolved a complex, hierarchically nanostructured, cuticle surface that repels water with remarkable efficiency. In order to gain a more profound understanding of the cuticle characteristics, the chemical composition and architecture of the cuticle of Tetrodontophora bielanensis was studied. A stepwise removal of the different cuticle layers enabled controlled access to each layer that could be analysed separately by chemical spectrometry methods and electron microscopy. We found a cuticle composition that consisted of three characteristic layers, namely, a chitin-rich lamellar base structure overlaid by protein-rich nanostructures, and a lipid-rich envelope. The specific functions, composition and biological characteristics of each cuticle layer are discussed with respect to adaptations of Collembola to their soil habitat. It was found that the non-wetting characteristics base on a rather typical arthropod cuticle surface chemistry which confirms the decisive role of the cuticle topography.
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- Julia Nickerl
- Max Bergmann Centre of Biomaterials, Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research, Dresden, Germany
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- Max Bergmann Centre of Biomaterials, Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research, Dresden, Germany
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- Max Bergmann Centre of Biomaterials, Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research, Dresden, Germany
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- Institute of Botany, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany B CUBE Innovation Centre for Molecular Bioengineering, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Max Bergmann Centre of Biomaterials, Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research, Dresden, Germany B CUBE Innovation Centre for Molecular Bioengineering, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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Newland B, Welzel PB, Newland H, Renneberg C, Kolar P, Tsurkan M, Rosser A, Freudenberg U, Werner C. Tackling Cell Transplantation Anoikis: An Injectable, Shape Memory Cryogel Microcarrier Platform Material for Stem Cell and Neuronal Cell Growth. Small 2015; 11:5047-53. [PMID: 26237446 PMCID: PMC5656175 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201500898] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2015] [Revised: 06/03/2015] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
Abstract
Highly macroporous semisynthetic cryogel microcarriers can be synthesized for culturing stem cells and neuronal type cells. Growth factors loaded to heparin-containing microcarriers show near zero-order release kinetics and cell-loaded microcarriers can be injected through a fine gauge cannula without negative effect on the cells. These carriers can be applied for cell transplantation applications.
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- Ben Newland
- Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden (IPF), Max Bergmann Center of Biomaterials Dresden (MBC) and Technische Universität Dresden (TUD), Center for Regenerative Therapies Dresden (CRTD) Hohe Str. 6, 01069 Dresden, Germany; Brain Repair Group, School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, CF10 3AX, Wales, UK
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- Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden (IPF), Max Bergmann Center of Biomaterials Dresden (MBC) and Technische Universität Dresden (TUD), Center for Regenerative Therapies Dresden (CRTD) Hohe Str. 6, 01069 Dresden, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden (IPF), Max Bergmann Center of Biomaterials Dresden (MBC) and Technische Universität Dresden (TUD), Center for Regenerative Therapies Dresden (CRTD) Hohe Str. 6, 01069 Dresden, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden (IPF), Max Bergmann Center of Biomaterials Dresden (MBC) and Technische Universität Dresden (TUD), Center for Regenerative Therapies Dresden (CRTD) Hohe Str. 6, 01069 Dresden, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden (IPF), Max Bergmann Center of Biomaterials Dresden (MBC) and Technische Universität Dresden (TUD), Center for Regenerative Therapies Dresden (CRTD) Hohe Str. 6, 01069 Dresden, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden (IPF), Max Bergmann Center of Biomaterials Dresden (MBC) and Technische Universität Dresden (TUD), Center for Regenerative Therapies Dresden (CRTD) Hohe Str. 6, 01069 Dresden, Germany
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- Brain Repair Group, School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, CF10 3AX, Wales, UK
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- Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden (IPF), Max Bergmann Center of Biomaterials Dresden (MBC) and Technische Universität Dresden (TUD), Center for Regenerative Therapies Dresden (CRTD) Hohe Str. 6, 01069 Dresden, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden (IPF), Max Bergmann Center of Biomaterials Dresden (MBC) and Technische Universität Dresden (TUD), Center for Regenerative Therapies Dresden (CRTD) Hohe Str. 6, 01069 Dresden, Germany
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Wieduwild R, Tsurkan M, Chwalek K, Murawala P, Nowak M, Freudenberg U, Neinhuis C, Werner C, Zhang Y. Minimal Peptide Motif for Non-covalent Peptide–Heparin Hydrogels. J Am Chem Soc 2013; 135:2919-22. [DOI: 10.1021/ja312022u] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Robert Wieduwild
- B CUBE Center for Molecular
Bioengineering, Technische Universität Dresden, Arnoldstrasse 18, 01307 Dresden, Germany
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- Max Bergmann Centre of Biomaterials, Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden, Hohe
Strasse 6, 01069, Dresden, Germany
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- Max Bergmann Centre of Biomaterials, Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden, Hohe
Strasse 6, 01069, Dresden, Germany
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- B CUBE Center for Molecular
Bioengineering, Technische Universität Dresden, Arnoldstrasse 18, 01307 Dresden, Germany
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- Max Bergmann Centre of Biomaterials, Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden, Hohe
Strasse 6, 01069, Dresden, Germany
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- Max Bergmann Centre of Biomaterials, Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden, Hohe
Strasse 6, 01069, Dresden, Germany
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- B CUBE Center for Molecular
Bioengineering, Technische Universität Dresden, Arnoldstrasse 18, 01307 Dresden, Germany
- Institute of Botany, Technische Universität Dresden, Zellescher Weg
20b, 01062 Dresden, Germany
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- B CUBE Center for Molecular
Bioengineering, Technische Universität Dresden, Arnoldstrasse 18, 01307 Dresden, Germany
- Max Bergmann Centre of Biomaterials, Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden, Hohe
Strasse 6, 01069, Dresden, Germany
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- B CUBE Center for Molecular
Bioengineering, Technische Universität Dresden, Arnoldstrasse 18, 01307 Dresden, Germany
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Ehrlich H, Deutzmann R, Brunner E, Cappellini E, Koon H, Solazzo C, Yang Y, Ashford D, Thomas-Oates J, Lubeck M, Baessmann C, Langrock T, Hoffmann R, Wörheide G, Reitner J, Simon P, Tsurkan M, Ereskovsky AV, Kurek D, Bazhenov VV, Hunoldt S, Mertig M, Vyalikh DV, Molodtsov SL, Kummer K, Worch H, Smetacek V, Collins MJ. Mineralization of the metre-long biosilica structures of glass sponges is templated on hydroxylated collagen. Nat Chem 2010; 2:1084-8. [DOI: 10.1038/nchem.899] [Citation(s) in RCA: 132] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2010] [Accepted: 10/05/2010] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Tsurkan M, Iaunsleĭnis EI, Anderson ZE, Burakauskas AA, Soĭdro IG. [Work rapport between the veterinary service of the Moldavian SSR and the Baltic republics]. Veterinariia 1970; 10:4-23. [PMID: 4251753] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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