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Al-Ani AJ, Taher HJ, Alalawi AS. Histological evaluation of the surgical margins of oral soft tissue incisions using a dual-wavelength diode laser and an Er, Cr:YSGG laser; an ex vivo study. J Appl Oral Sci 2024; 32:e20230419. [PMID: 38655987 DOI: 10.1590/1678-7757-2023-0419] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2023] [Accepted: 03/01/2024] [Indexed: 04/26/2024] Open
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OBJECTIVE This study compared a dual-wavelength diode laser and an Er, Cr:YSGG laser in oral soft tissue incisions to determine the most effective and safest laser system at the histopathological level. METHODOLOGY The (810 and 980 nm) dual-wavelength diode laser was used at 1.5 W and 2.5 W (CW) power settings, and the (2780 nm) Er, Cr:YSGG laser was used at 2.5 W and 3.5 W (PW) power settings. Both laser systems were used to incise the tissues of freshly dissected sheep tongue pieces to obtain the following histopathological criteria: epithelial tissue changes, connective tissue changes, and lateral thermal damage extent by optical microscopy. RESULTS The epithelial and connective tissue damage scores were significantly higher in the dual-wavelength diode laser groups than in the Er, Cr:YSGG laser groups (P<0.001), and there was a significant difference between some groups. The extent of lateral thermal damage was also significantly higher in the diode laser groups than in the Er, Cr: YSGG laser groups (P<0.001), and there was a significant difference between groups. Group 2 (2.5 W) of the diode laser was the highest for all three criteria, while group 3 (2.5 W) of the Er, Cr:YSGG laser was the lowest. CONCLUSION The Er, Cr:YSGG laser with an output power of 2.5 W is, histologically, the most effective and safest laser for oral soft tissue incision. The dual-wavelength diode laser causes more damage than the Er, Cr:YSGG laser, but it can be used with a low output power and 1 mm safety distance in excisional biopsy.
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- Alaa Jamal Al-Ani
- University of Baghdad, Institute of Laser for Postgraduate Studies, Medical and Biological Applications Branch, Baghdad, Iraq
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- University of Baghdad, Institute of Laser for Postgraduate Studies, Photonics Units, Baghdad, Iraq
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- Al-Emamein Al-Kadhemein Medical city, Laser/Dentistry (oral surgery), Baghdad, Iraq
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Harada A, Sasaki H, Asami Y, Hanazawa K, Miyazaki S, Sekine H, Yajima Y. Effects of the application of low-temperature atmospheric plasma on titanium implants on wound healing in peri-implant connective tissue in rats. Int J Implant Dent 2024; 10:15. [PMID: 38509336 PMCID: PMC10954594 DOI: 10.1186/s40729-024-00524-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2023] [Accepted: 01/17/2024] [Indexed: 03/22/2024] Open
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PURPOSE This study aimed to clarify the effects of surface modification of titanium (Ti) implants by low-temperature atmospheric pressure plasma treatment on wound healing and cell attachment for biological sealing in peri-implant soft tissue. METHODS Hydrophilization to a Ti disk using a handheld low-temperature atmospheric pressure plasma device was evaluated by a contact angle test and compared with an untreated group. In in vivo experiments, plasma-treated pure Ti implants using a handheld plasma device (experimental group: PL) and untreated implants (control group: Cont) were placed into the rat upper molar socket, and samples were harvested at 3, 7 and 14 days after surgery. Histological evaluation was performed to assess biological sealing, collagen- and cell adhesion-related gene expression by reverse transcription quantitative polymerase chain reaction, collagen fiber detection by Picrosirius Red staining, and immunohistochemistry for integrins. RESULTS In in vivo experiments, increased width of the peri-implant connective tissue (PICT) and suppression of epithelial down growth was observed in PL compared with Cont. In addition, high gene expression of types I and XII collagen at 7 days and acceleration of collagen maturation was recognized in PL. Strong immunoreaction of integrin α2, α5, and β1 was observed at the implant contact area of PICT in PL. CONCLUSIONS The handheld low-temperature atmospheric pressure plasma device provided hydrophilicity on the Ti surface and maintained the width of the contact area of PICT to the implant surface as a result of accelerated collagen maturation and fibroblast adhesion, compared to no plasma application.
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- Atsuro Harada
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Implantology, Tokyo Dental College, 2-9-18 Kandamisaki-Cho, Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo, 101-0061, Japan
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Implantology, Tokyo Dental College, 2-9-18 Kandamisaki-Cho, Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo, 101-0061, Japan.
- Oral Health Science Center, Tokyo Dental College, 2-9-18 Kandamisaki-Cho, Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo, 101-0061, Japan.
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Implantology, Tokyo Dental College, 2-9-18 Kandamisaki-Cho, Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo, 101-0061, Japan
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Implantology, Tokyo Dental College, 2-9-18 Kandamisaki-Cho, Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo, 101-0061, Japan
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Implantology, Tokyo Dental College, 2-9-18 Kandamisaki-Cho, Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo, 101-0061, Japan
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- Department of Fixed Prosthodontics, Tokyo Dental College, 2-9-18 Kandamisaki-Cho, Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo, 101-0061, Japan
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Implantology, Tokyo Dental College, 2-9-18 Kandamisaki-Cho, Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo, 101-0061, Japan
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de Freitas Silva BS, Tobias RSF, de Oliveira CRG, Yamamoto-Silva FP. Traumatic Ulcerative Granuloma with Stromal Eosinophilia on the Tongue. Head Neck Pathol 2024; 18:3. [PMID: 38315315 PMCID: PMC10844159 DOI: 10.1007/s12105-023-01604-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2023] [Accepted: 11/22/2023] [Indexed: 02/07/2024]
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BACKGROUND Traumatic Ulcerative Granuloma with Stromal Eosinophilia, commonly known as Eosinophilic Ulcer, is a reactive solitary and self-limiting benign lesion. It manifests as a punched-out ulcer with a distinct surrounding indurated border, often raising concerns about malignancy. METHODS A 44-year-old male presented with a painless, indurated tongue ulcer evolving over three months. Despite being asymptomatic, the patient underwent an incisional biopsy due to suspicions of oral squamous cell carcinoma. RESULTS Histological analysis revealed a disrupted epithelial lining, dense necrotic connective tissue, and a fibrino-purulent pseudomembrane. Proximal to the ulcer, a collar-like projection of reactive epithelial tissue hyperplasia was noted, accompanied by mononuclear cells and a predominantly histiocytic infiltrate in the submucosal layer surrounding skeletal muscle fibers. The final diagnosis was Traumatic Ulcerative Granuloma with Stromal Eosinophilia. Remarkably, the lesion spontaneously healed within 2 weeks post-biopsy, with no recurrence over 6 months. CONCLUSION This case emphasizes considering this benign condition in the differential diagnosis of oral ulcers, highlighting the importance of accurate histopathological evaluation to rule out cancer.
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- Brunno Santos de Freitas Silva
- Department of Stomatologic Sciences, School of Dentistry, Federal University of Goiás, Praça Universitária S/N, Setor Universitário, Goiânia, GO, CEP 74605-220, Brazil.
- University of Anápolis, Anápolis, GO, Brazil.
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- Department of Stomatologic Sciences, School of Dentistry, Federal University of Goiás, Praça Universitária S/N, Setor Universitário, Goiânia, GO, CEP 74605-220, Brazil
- University of Anápolis, Anápolis, GO, Brazil
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Robben E, Dusar FR, Weyns V, Rummens S, Degreef I, Peers K. Ultrasound measurement of subsynovial connective tissue thickness in the carpal tunnel: An intrarater/interrater reliability and agreement study. Hand Surg Rehabil 2023; 42:505-511. [PMID: 37709255 DOI: 10.1016/j.hansur.2023.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2023] [Revised: 08/11/2023] [Accepted: 08/14/2023] [Indexed: 09/16/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Non-inflammatory thickening of the subsynovial connective tissue (SSCT) in the carpal tunnel is commonly found in subjects with carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), and quantification may shed light on CTS pathogenesis. To date, information on the reliability of ultrasound quantification of SSCT is scarce. Therefore, we investigated intrarater and interrater reliability/agreement for ultrasound quantification of SSCT thickness in subjects with and without CTS, and predictors for tissue thickness. MATERIAL AND METHODS Two investigators quantified SSCT thickness and thickness ratio on ultrasound in 16 healthy subjects (age, 24-65 years; 16 left/14 right wrists) and 17 subjects with CTS (age, 37-83 years; 14 left/14 right wrists). Intra- and inter-rater reliability/agreement were assessed on intraclass correlation coefficients, standard error of measurement and minimal detectable change. A mixed-effects model was used to evaluate potential predictors for SSCT thickness. RESULTS Intra- and inter-rater reliability analysis showed good to excellent intraclass correlation coefficients in both groups, ranging from 0.772 to 0.965. The maximum percentage standard error of measurement was 8%. The maximum minimal detectable change was 14% within raters, and 20% between raters. Both intra- and inter-rater reliability values for thickness ratio were poor. Presence of CTS (ß = 0.180; p = 0.015) correlated positively with SSCT thickness. CONCLUSIONS Ultrasound is a reliable method for quantification of SSCT thickness, but not for thickness ratio. Presence of CTS correlates positively with SSCT thickness.
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- Elise Robben
- University Hospitals Leuven, Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Leuven, Belgium; KU Leuven - University of Leuven, Department of Development and Regeneration, Leuven, Belgium.
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- University Hospitals Leuven, Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Leuven, Belgium
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- University Hospitals Leuven, Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Leuven, Belgium
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- University Hospitals Leuven, Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Leuven, Belgium
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- KU Leuven - University of Leuven, Department of Development and Regeneration, Leuven, Belgium; University Hospitals Leuven, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Leuven, Belgium
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- University Hospitals Leuven, Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Leuven, Belgium; KU Leuven - University of Leuven, Department of Development and Regeneration, Leuven, Belgium
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Pierantoni M, Silva Barreto I, Hammerman M, Novak V, Diaz A, Engqvist J, Eliasson P, Isaksson H. Multimodal and multiscale characterization reveals how tendon structure and mechanical response are altered by reduced loading. Acta Biomater 2023; 168:264-276. [PMID: 37479155 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2023.07.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [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: 04/18/2023] [Revised: 06/30/2023] [Accepted: 07/14/2023] [Indexed: 07/23/2023]
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Tendons are collagen-based connective tissues where the composition, structure and mechanics respond and adapt to the local mechanical environment. Adaptation to prolonged inactivity can result in stiffer tendons that are more prone to injury. However, the complex relation between reduced loading, structure, and mechanical performance is still not fully understood. This study combines mechanical testing with high-resolution synchrotron X-ray imaging, scattering techniques and histology to elucidate how reduced loading affects the structural properties and mechanical response of rat Achilles tendons on multiple length scales. The results show that reduced in vivo loading leads to more crimped and less organized fibers and this structural inhomogeneity could be the reason for the altered mechanical response. Unloading also seems to change the fibril response, possibly by altering the strain partitioning between hierarchical levels, and to reduce cell density. This study elucidates the relation between in vivo loading, the Achilles tendon nano-, meso‑structure and mechanical response. The results provide fundamental insights into the mechanoregulatory mechanisms guiding the intricate biomechanics, tissue structural organization, and performance of complex collagen-based tissues. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: Achilles tendon properties allow a dynamic interaction between muscles and tendon and influence force transmission during locomotion. Lack of physiological loading can have dramatic effects on tendon structure and mechanical properties. We have combined the use of cutting-edge high-resolution synchrotron techniques with mechanical testing to show how reduced loading affects the tendon on multiple hierarchical levels (from nanoscale up to whole organ) clarifying the relation between structural changes and mechanical performance. Our findings set the first step to address a significant healthcare challenge, such as the design of tailored rehabilitations that take into consideration structural changes after tendon immobilization.
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- Maria Pierantoni
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Lund University, Box 118, 221 00 Lund, Sweden.
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Lund University, Box 118, 221 00 Lund, Sweden; Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Linköping University, 581 83 Linköping, Sweden
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- Paul Scherrer Institute, 5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland
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- Department of Solid Mechanics, Lund University, Box 118, 221 00 Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Linköping University, 581 83 Linköping, Sweden; Department of Orthopaedics, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Lund University, Box 118, 221 00 Lund, Sweden
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Fésűs L, Kiss N, Farkas K, Plázár D, Pálla S, Navasiolava N, Róbert L, Wikonkál NM, Martin L, Medvecz M. Correlation of systemic involvement and presence of pathological skin calcification assessed by ex vivo nonlinear microscopy in Pseudoxanthoma elasticum. Arch Dermatol Res 2023; 315:1897-1908. [PMID: 36847829 PMCID: PMC10366029 DOI: 10.1007/s00403-023-02557-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2022] [Revised: 12/24/2022] [Accepted: 01/28/2023] [Indexed: 03/01/2023]
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Pseudoxanthoma elasticum (PXE (OMIM 264800)) is an autosomal recessive connective tissue disorder mainly caused by mutations in the ABCC6 gene. PXE results in ectopic calcification primarily in the skin, eye and blood vessels that can lead to blindness, peripheral arterial disease and stroke. Previous studies found correlation between macroscopic skin involvement and severe ophthalmological and cardiovascular complications. This study aimed to investigate correlation between skin calcification and systemic involvement in PXE. Ex vivo nonlinear microscopy (NLM) imaging was performed on formalin fixed, deparaffinized, unstained skin sections to assess the extent of skin calcification. The area affected by calcification (CA) in the dermis and density of calcification (CD) was calculated. From CA and CD, calcification score (CS) was determined. The number of affected typical and nontypical skin sites were counted. Phenodex + scores were determined. The relationship between the ophthalmological, cerebro- and cardiovascular and other systemic complications and CA, CD and CS, respectively, and skin involvement were analyzed. Regression models were built for adjustment to age and sex. We found significant correlation of CA with the number of affected typical skin sites (r = 0.48), the Phenodex + score (r = 0.435), extent of vessel involvement (V-score) (r = 0.434) and disease duration (r = 0.48). CD correlated significantly with V-score (r = 0.539). CA was significantly higher in patients with more severe eye (p = 0.04) and vascular (p = 0.005) complications. We found significantly higher CD in patients with higher V-score (p = 0.018), and with internal carotid artery hypoplasia (p = 0.045). Significant correlation was found between higher CA and the presence of macula atrophy (β = - 0.44, p = 0.032) and acneiform skin changes (β = 0.40, p = 0.047). Based on our results, the assessment of skin calcification pattern with nonlinear microscopy in PXE may be useful for clinicians to identify PXE patients who develop severe systemic complications.
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- Luca Fésűs
- Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Dermatooncology, Semmelweis University, Mária Street 41, Budapest, 1085, Hungary
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- Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Dermatooncology, Semmelweis University, Mária Street 41, Budapest, 1085, Hungary
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- Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Dermatooncology, Semmelweis University, Mária Street 41, Budapest, 1085, Hungary
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- Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Dermatooncology, Semmelweis University, Mária Street 41, Budapest, 1085, Hungary
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- Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Dermatooncology, Semmelweis University, Mária Street 41, Budapest, 1085, Hungary
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- PXE National Reference Centre, Angers University Hospital, 4 Rue Larrey, 49100, Angers, France
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- Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Dermatooncology, Semmelweis University, Mária Street 41, Budapest, 1085, Hungary
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- Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Dermatooncology, Semmelweis University, Mária Street 41, Budapest, 1085, Hungary
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- PXE National Reference Centre, Angers University Hospital, 4 Rue Larrey, 49100, Angers, France
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- Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Dermatooncology, Semmelweis University, Mária Street 41, Budapest, 1085, Hungary.
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Canullo L, Giuliani A, Furlani M, Menini M, Piattelli A, Iezzi G. Influence of abutment macro- and micro-geometry on morphologic and morphometric features of peri-implant connective tissue. Clin Oral Implants Res 2023; 34:920-933. [PMID: 37345230 DOI: 10.1111/clr.14118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [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: 01/05/2023] [Revised: 05/10/2023] [Accepted: 06/10/2023] [Indexed: 06/23/2023]
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OBJECTIVES The aim of the present human observational study is to provide morphologic and morphometric analysis of peri-implant connective tissue next to abutments with divergent or convergent macro-geometry and different surface micro-characteristics. MATERIALS AND METHODS Thirty patients were rehabilitated with single implants in the posterior area and one out of three different healing abutments with a one-stage technique: machined divergent abutment (DIV-MAC), machined convergent abutment (CONV-MAC) or convergent abutment with ultrathin threaded surface (CONV-UTM). At 3 months postimplant insertion, peri-implant soft tissue was harvested; the following outcomes were investigated: histomorphometry (vertical width of connective and epithelial components) as detected by histology and polarized light; and connective tissue vertical width and 3D organization as detected by synchrotron-based high-resolution phase-contrast-based tomography (PhC-μCT). RESULTS Significant differences in connective tissue vertical dimension (aJE-AM) were found between DIV-MAC and both CONV-MAC and CONV-UTM, both by histology and PhC-μCT, with significantly higher values for the last two groups. Moreover, 2D histological analysis did not find significant differences in the junctional epithelium vertical dimension (PM-aJE). Importantly, PhC-μCT analysis revealed, at 3D level, significant greater amount and density of collagen bundles for CONV-UTM compared with the other two groups. CONCLUSIONS Convergent abutment profiles, regardless of their surface micro-geometry, seem to favor axial development of peri-implant connective tissue. Moreover, ultrathin threaded surfaces seem associated with denser and greater connective tissue organization, which might improve peri-implant soft tissue seal.
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- Luigi Canullo
- Unit of Prosthodontics and Implant Prosthodontics, Department of Surgical Sciences (DISC), University of Genova, Genova, Italy
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- Section BBF, Department of Clinical Sciences (DiSCO), Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy
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- Section BBF, Department of Clinical Sciences (DiSCO), Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy
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- Unit of Prosthodontics and Implant Prosthodontics, Department of Surgical Sciences (DISC), University of Genova, Genova, Italy
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- Dental School, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
- School of Dentistry, Saint Camillus International University of Health and Medical Sciences, Rome, Italy
- Fondazione Villa Serena per la Ricerca, Città Sant'Angelo, Italy
- Casa di Cura Villa Serena del Dott. L. Petruzzi, Città Sant'Angelo, Italy
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- Department of Medical, Oral and Biotechnological Sciences, University G. d'Annunzio of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy
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Fibrosis is a common and debilitating pathological process that affects many organ systems and contributes to connective tissue disorders in orthopaedics. Tendons heal after acute and chronic injury through a process of fibrovascular scar tissue formation, and soft tissue joint capsules can be affected after traumatic joint injury, leading to arthrofibrosis. Although the precise underlying mechanisms are still being elucidated, fibrosis is thought to be a consequence of dysregulated immune and cytokine signaling that leads to myofibroblast activation and proliferation and subsequent excessive collagen deposition. Current treatments for connective tissue fibrosis include physical therapy and surgery, but there are no therapies that directly target the underlying cellular and molecular mechanisms of fibrosis. Many pharmacological agents have been used to successfully target fibrosis in other tissues and organ systems and thus are a promising treatment option to fill this gap. However, limited evidence is available to guide the use of these agents in musculoskeletal connective tissues. This article provides an overview of pharmacological therapies that have potential to treat connective tissue fibrosis in patients with musculoskeletal conditions, along with the current supporting evidence and future uses of each therapy.
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- Nathaniel P Disser
- Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, New York, USA
- McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, New York, USA
- Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, New York, USA
- Sophie Davis Biomedical Education Program at CUNY School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, New York, USA
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Chaudhury M, Kishore EH, Lingam L, Panda AK. Spectrum of high-resolution computed tomography pattern in lungs in patients with connective tissue disorders. Ann Afr Med 2023; 22:246-251. [PMID: 37417009 PMCID: PMC10445716 DOI: 10.4103/aam.aam_157_21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [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: 07/28/2021] [Accepted: 11/14/2022] [Indexed: 07/08/2023] Open
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Background Connective tissue disease associated with interstitial lung disease, or CT-ILD, is a lung condition that affects a large number of patients with a connective tissue disease. Objective Our aim in this study is to correlation between images of high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) of different connective tissue diseases associated interstitial lung diseases (CTD-ILDs). Methods We shall be aiming to investigate the feasibility of HRCT imaging and thereby avoid lung biopsy in such patients. Results Rheumatoid arthritis predominantly presented with usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP) (47.8%), followed by nonspecific interstitial pneumonia (NSIP) (30.4%). Mixed connective tissue disorder predominantly presented with NSIP and UIP (42.8%), followed by organizing pneumonia (OP) (14.2%). Systemic lupus erythematosus predominantly presented with UIP (38.8%), followed by NSIP (27.7%). Sjogren's syndrome predominantly presented with lymphocytic interstitial pneumonia (40%), followed by UIP (26.6%). Scleroderma predominantly presented with UIP (45.4%), followed by NSIP (36.4%). Sarcoidosis predominantly presented with UIP (75%), followed by NSIP (25%). Dermatomyositis predominantly presented with NSIP (50%), followed by UIP and OP each (25%). Conclusion Both clinicians and radiologists should be aware of the expected evolution of HRCT changes in a variety of CT-ILDs.
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- Maheswar Chaudhury
- Department of Radiodiagnosis, IMS and SUM Hospital, SOA Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
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- Department of Radiodiagnosis, IMS and SUM Hospital, SOA Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
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- Department of Radiodiagnosis, IMS and SUM Hospital, SOA Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
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- Department of Radiodiagnosis, IMS and SUM Hospital, SOA Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
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Keskin M, Bereket MC, Özkan N, Önger ME. Effects of Combining Plasma Rich in Growth Factors with Different Bone Grafts on Early Bone Healing: An Experimental Study. Int J Oral Maxillofac Implants 2023; 38:569-575. [PMID: 37279218 DOI: 10.11607/jomi.9858] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023] Open
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PURPOSE To histologically and radiographically investigate the effect of plasma rich in growth factor (PRGF) mixed with bone grafts on ossification in the early period. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 12 New Zealand male rabbits (weighing between approximately 2.5 to 3 kg) were included in this study. Subjects were randomly divided into two sets of groups: control and experiment. Autograft, DFDBA (demineralized freeze-dried bone allograft), and DBBM (deproteinized bovine bone mineral) were applied to different defects in the control groups, and autograft + PRGF, DFDBA + PRGF, and DBBM + PRGF were applied in the experimental groups. All subjects were euthanized 28 days after surgery. The volumes of the bone, new connective tissue, and new capillaries were evaluated stereologically, and the bone density in the defects was investigated radiographically. RESULTS Regarding the stereologic evaluation, the volumes of the bone and capillaries were significantly higher in the experimental groups than in the control groups. In contrast, the connective tissue volume was considerably lower (P < .001, in all groups). Similarly, radiographic examinations showed that the bone density measurements in the experimental groups were higher than in the control groups. However, these differences were statistically significant only between the DFDBA + PRGF and DFDBA groups (P < .011). CONCLUSIONS The present study provides evidence that the addition of PRGF to autograft, DFDBA, and DBBM enhances osteogenesis in the early period compared to using these grafts alone. It also accelerates the remodeling of connective tissue to bone in defects. Int J Oral Maxillofac Implants 2023;38:569-575. doi: 10.11607/jomi.9858.
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Hryhorieva O, Matvieishyna T, Guminskiy Y, Lazaryk O, Svetlitsky A. GENERAL MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF GASTRO-INTESTINAL TRACT OF RATS WITH EXPERIMENTAL UNDIFFERENTIATED DYSPLASIA OF CONNECTIVE TISSUE. Georgian Med News 2022:18-26. [PMID: 35959928] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The main purpose of the study is to determine peculiar morphological characteristics of structural changes of alimentary system organs in the case of experimental undifferentiated dysplasia of connective tissue (UDCT). Intranatal antigen introduction was conducted as an experimental model of UDCT. Objects of investigation - pharynx, duodenum, ileum, caecum, ascendant colon of white rats from the first up to the 60th day of postnatal life. Animals were contained in standard conditions of vivarium according to Law of Ukraine № 1759-VI (15.12.2009) On the Protection of Animals from Cruelty. Morphological structure of organs were examined at days 1st, 7th, 14th, 21th, 45th, 60th after birth. Morphometric, histological, histochemical, lectinistochemical, immunehistochemic and statistic methods were used. Analysis of the obtained results was conducted by means of statistical methods with the use of computer license program «Statistica for Windows 13» (StatSoft Inc., № JPZ804I382130ARCN10-J). The compared results considered such, that for certain differ at р<0,05 that is generally accepted for biological and medical researches. On the background of experimental syndrome of UDCT, developed by intranatal antigen loading, it is settled that the number of intraepithelial lymphocytes, number of lymphocytes of submucose layer of alimentary tract increases. Ratio between cells of mucosa (including epithelial layer and submucosal layer) changes. Interrelation between layers of alimentary tube changes resulting in the thickening of mucosa (including epithelial layer and submucosal layer) and thinning of muscular layer. These inflections result in elongation of duodenum, small and large intestines. Throughout the first month after birth in rats with experimental syndrome of UDCT lymphocyte/epitheliocyte, lymphocyte/ fibroblast and lymphocyte/mitosis indexes change in proximal and distal parts of digestive tract.
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- O Hryhorieva
- Zaporizhzhia State Medical University, Department of Human Anatomy, Operative Surgery and Topographic Anatomy, Ukraine
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- Zaporizhzhia State Medical University, Department of Human Anatomy, Operative Surgery and Topographic Anatomy, Ukraine
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- National Pirogov Memorial Medical University, Department of Human Anatomy, Vinnitsa, Ukraine
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- Zaporizhzhia State Medical University, Department of Human Anatomy, Operative Surgery and Topographic Anatomy, Ukraine
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- Zaporizhzhia State Medical University, Department of Human Anatomy, Operative Surgery and Topographic Anatomy, Ukraine
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Lord AE, Zhang L, Erickson JE, Bryant S, Nelson CM, Gaudette SM, Phillips LA, Schwartz Sterman AJ, Mitra S. Quantitative in vivo micro-computed tomography for monitoring disease activity and treatment response in a collagen-induced arthritis mouse model. Sci Rep 2022; 12:2863. [PMID: 35190580 PMCID: PMC8861028 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-06837-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [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: 07/07/2021] [Accepted: 02/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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A painful, chronic condition, Rheumatoid Arthritis, is marked by bone erosion and soft tissue swelling at the joint. As treatments are investigated in pre-clinical models, characterizing disease progression is integral to assessing treatment efficacy. Here, in vivo and ex vivo micro-computed tomography (µCT) are used in parallel with traditional caliper score measurement to quantify physiological changes in the tarsal region in a murine, collagen-induced arthritis model. In vivo imaging methods, which are validated here through comparison to ex vivo and caliper methods, afford longitudinal analysis of both bone and soft tissue through a single image acquisition. This method removes the subjectivity of swelling quantification which is inherently associated with traditional caliper measurements. Histopathology offers an additional assessment of bone erosion and inflammation by providing a microscopic characterization of disease activity. In comparison to untreated animals, daily prednisolone (glucocorticoid) treatment is shown to restore bone volume, as reflected through in vivo and ex vivo µCT images, as well as histopathology. Prednisolone-associated reduction in inflammation is shown through in vivo µCT soft tissue volume measurements, paw caliper measurements, and histopathology. The findings reported here provide a comprehensive validation of in vivo µCT with a sensitivity that enables characterization of pre-clinical disease assessment in response to treatment in a murine, collagen-induced arthritis model.
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- Audrey E Lord
- AbbVie Bioresearch Center, Worcester, MA, 016015, USA
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- AbbVie Bioresearch Center, Worcester, MA, 016015, USA
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- AbbVie Bioresearch Center, Worcester, MA, 016015, USA.
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Kuhn C, Covatti C, Ribeiro LFC, Balbo SL, Torrejais MM. Bariatric surgery induces morphological changes in the extensor digitorum longus muscle in the offspring of obese rats. Tissue Cell 2021; 72:101537. [PMID: 33839601 DOI: 10.1016/j.tice.2021.101537] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2020] [Revised: 03/16/2021] [Accepted: 03/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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INTRODUCTION The effects of the maternal nutritional environment on the growth and metabolism of the offspring, and its impacts on health in adult life are defined as metabolic programming. Thus, the objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) on the morphology of muscle fiber and neuromuscular junction (NMJ) of the offspring of rats submitted to RYGB. METHODS Three-week-old Wistar rats were separated into two groups: 1) CAF SHAM which received a cafeteria diet and was submitted to a sham operation and 2) CAF RYGB, which received a cafeteria diet and was submitted to RYGB. The first generation (F1) offspring (male) was named according to the treatment of mothers as CAF SHAM-F1 and CAF RYGB-F1 and received a standard diet after weaning. At 17 weeks, the animals were euthanized, and the extensor digitorum longus muscle (EDL) was collected and processed in light microscopy and transmission electron microscopy for morphological and morphometric analysis. RESULTS The CAF RYGB-F1 group showed a reduction in the weight of the EDL muscle and also a reduction in the area of type I, IIa and IIb fibers and a nucleus/fiber ratio. This same group also showed an increase in the capillary density and myofibrillar disorganization and in the Z-line, as well as a reduction in the area of the NMJs. CONCLUSION The RYGB surgery in mothers produced morphological changes in the skeletal striated muscles of the offspring.
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- C Kuhn
- Master's Program in Biosciences and Health, State University of Western Paraná (UNIOESTE), Cascavel, PR, Brazil.
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- Master's Program in Biosciences and Health, State University of Western Paraná (UNIOESTE), Cascavel, PR, Brazil
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- Master's Program in Biosciences and Health, State University of Western Paraná (UNIOESTE), Cascavel, PR, Brazil
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- Master's Program in Biosciences and Health, State University of Western Paraná (UNIOESTE), Cascavel, PR, Brazil
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- Master's Program in Biosciences and Health, State University of Western Paraná (UNIOESTE), Cascavel, PR, Brazil
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Caliogna L, Guerrieri V, Annunziata S, Bina V, Brancato AM, Castelli A, Jannelli E, Ivone A, Grassi FA, Mosconi M, Pasta G. Biomarkers for Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes: There Is a Role? Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms221810149. [PMID: 34576312 PMCID: PMC8469247 DOI: 10.3390/ijms221810149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2021] [Revised: 09/16/2021] [Accepted: 09/17/2021] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Ehlers-Danlos syndromes (EDS) are an inherited heterogeneous group of connective tissue disorders characterized by an abnormal collagen synthesis affecting skin, ligaments, joints, blood vessels, and other organs. It is one of the oldest known causes of bruising and bleeding, and it was described first by Hippocrates in 400 BC. In the last years, multiple gene variants involved in the pathogenesis of specific EDS subtypes have been identified; moreover, new clinical diagnostic criteria have been established. New classification models have also been studied in order to differentiate overlapping conditions. Moreover, EDS shares many characteristics with other similar disorders. Although distinguishing between these seemingly identical conditions is difficult, it is essential in ensuring proper patient care. Currently, there are many genetic and molecular studies underway to clarify the etiology of some variants of EDS. However, the genetic basis of the hypermobile type of EDS (hEDS) is still unknown. In this review, we focused on the study of two of the most common forms of EDS—classic and hypermobile—by trying to identify possible biomarkers that could be of great help to confirm patients’ diagnosis and their follow up.
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- Laura Caliogna
- Orthopedic and Traumatology Clinic, IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo Foundation, 27100 Pavia, Italy; (L.C.); (V.G.); (A.M.B.); (A.C.); (E.J.); (A.I.); (F.A.G.); (M.M.); (G.P.)
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- Orthopedic and Traumatology Clinic, IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo Foundation, 27100 Pavia, Italy; (L.C.); (V.G.); (A.M.B.); (A.C.); (E.J.); (A.I.); (F.A.G.); (M.M.); (G.P.)
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- Orthopedic and Traumatology Clinic, IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo Foundation, 27100 Pavia, Italy; (L.C.); (V.G.); (A.M.B.); (A.C.); (E.J.); (A.I.); (F.A.G.); (M.M.); (G.P.)
- Correspondence: ; Fax: +39-0382-502806
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy;
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- Orthopedic and Traumatology Clinic, IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo Foundation, 27100 Pavia, Italy; (L.C.); (V.G.); (A.M.B.); (A.C.); (E.J.); (A.I.); (F.A.G.); (M.M.); (G.P.)
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- Orthopedic and Traumatology Clinic, IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo Foundation, 27100 Pavia, Italy; (L.C.); (V.G.); (A.M.B.); (A.C.); (E.J.); (A.I.); (F.A.G.); (M.M.); (G.P.)
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- Orthopedic and Traumatology Clinic, IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo Foundation, 27100 Pavia, Italy; (L.C.); (V.G.); (A.M.B.); (A.C.); (E.J.); (A.I.); (F.A.G.); (M.M.); (G.P.)
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- Orthopedic and Traumatology Clinic, IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo Foundation, 27100 Pavia, Italy; (L.C.); (V.G.); (A.M.B.); (A.C.); (E.J.); (A.I.); (F.A.G.); (M.M.); (G.P.)
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- Orthopedic and Traumatology Clinic, IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo Foundation, 27100 Pavia, Italy; (L.C.); (V.G.); (A.M.B.); (A.C.); (E.J.); (A.I.); (F.A.G.); (M.M.); (G.P.)
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- Orthopedic and Traumatology Clinic, IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo Foundation, 27100 Pavia, Italy; (L.C.); (V.G.); (A.M.B.); (A.C.); (E.J.); (A.I.); (F.A.G.); (M.M.); (G.P.)
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- Orthopedic and Traumatology Clinic, IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo Foundation, 27100 Pavia, Italy; (L.C.); (V.G.); (A.M.B.); (A.C.); (E.J.); (A.I.); (F.A.G.); (M.M.); (G.P.)
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Klyne DM, Barbe MF, James G, Hodges PW. Does the Interaction between Local and Systemic Inflammation Provide a Link from Psychology and Lifestyle to Tissue Health in Musculoskeletal Conditions? Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22147299. [PMID: 34298917 PMCID: PMC8304860 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22147299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [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: 05/31/2021] [Revised: 07/02/2021] [Accepted: 07/04/2021] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Musculoskeletal conditions are known to involve biological, psychological, social and, often, lifestyle elements. However, these domains are generally considered in isolation from each other. This siloed approach is unlikely to be adequate to understand the complexity of these conditions and likely explains a major component of the disappointing effects of treatment. This paper presents a hypothesis that aims to provide a foundation to understand the interaction and integration between these domains. We propose a hypothesis that provides a plausible link between psychology and lifestyle factors with tissue level effects (such as connective tissue dysregulation/accumulation) in musculoskeletal conditions that is founded on understanding the molecular basis for interaction between systemic and local inflammation. The hypothesis provides plausible and testable links between mind and body, for which empirical evidence can be found for many aspects. We present this hypothesis from the perspective of connective tissue biology and pathology (fibrosis), the role of inflammation locally (tissue level), and how this inflammation is shaped by systemic inflammation through bidirectional pathways, and various psychological and lifestyle factors via their influence on systemic inflammation. This hypothesis provides a foundation for new consideration of the development and refinement of personalized multidimensional treatments for individuals with musculoskeletal conditions.
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- David M. Klyne
- NHMRC Centre of Clinical Research Excellence in Spinal Pain, Injury and Health, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane 4072, Australia; (G.J.); (P.W.H.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +61-7-3365-4569
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA;
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- NHMRC Centre of Clinical Research Excellence in Spinal Pain, Injury and Health, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane 4072, Australia; (G.J.); (P.W.H.)
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- NHMRC Centre of Clinical Research Excellence in Spinal Pain, Injury and Health, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane 4072, Australia; (G.J.); (P.W.H.)
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Pascual-Reguant A, Köhler R, Mothes R, Bauherr S, Hernández DC, Uecker R, Holzwarth K, Kotsch K, Seidl M, Philipsen L, Müller W, Romagnani C, Niesner R, Hauser AE. Multiplexed histology analyses for the phenotypic and spatial characterization of human innate lymphoid cells. Nat Commun 2021; 12:1737. [PMID: 33741932 PMCID: PMC7979823 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-21994-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [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: 05/05/2020] [Accepted: 02/23/2021] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Innate lymphoid cells (ILCs) emerge in the last few years as important regulators of immune responses and biological processes. Although ILCs are mainly known as tissue-resident cells, their precise localization and interactions with the microenvironment are still unclear. Here we combine a multiplexed immunofluorescence technique and a customized computational, open-source analysis pipeline to unambiguously identify CD127+ ILCs in situ and characterize these cells and their microenvironments. Moreover, we reveal the transcription factor IRF4 as a marker for tonsillar ILC3, and identify conserved stromal landmarks characteristic for ILC localization. We also show that CD127+ ILCs share tissue niches with plasma cells in the tonsil. Our works thus provide a platform for multiparametric histological analysis of ILCs to improve our understanding of ILC biology.
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- Anna Pascual-Reguant
- Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, 10117, Berlin, Germany
- Immune Dynamics, Deutsches Rheuma-Forschungszentrum (DRFZ), a Leibniz Institute, Charitéplatz 1, 10117, Berlin, Germany
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- Immune Dynamics, Deutsches Rheuma-Forschungszentrum (DRFZ), a Leibniz Institute, Charitéplatz 1, 10117, Berlin, Germany
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- Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, 10117, Berlin, Germany
- Immune Dynamics, Deutsches Rheuma-Forschungszentrum (DRFZ), a Leibniz Institute, Charitéplatz 1, 10117, Berlin, Germany
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- Immune Dynamics, Deutsches Rheuma-Forschungszentrum (DRFZ), a Leibniz Institute, Charitéplatz 1, 10117, Berlin, Germany
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- Innate Immunity, Deutsches Rheuma-Forschungszentrum (DRFZ), a Leibniz Institute, Berlin, Germany
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- Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, 10117, Berlin, Germany
- Immune Dynamics, Deutsches Rheuma-Forschungszentrum (DRFZ), a Leibniz Institute, Charitéplatz 1, 10117, Berlin, Germany
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- Immune Dynamics, Deutsches Rheuma-Forschungszentrum (DRFZ), a Leibniz Institute, Charitéplatz 1, 10117, Berlin, Germany
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- Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Department for General, Visceral and Vascular Surgery, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute for Surgical Pathology, Medical Center-University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
- Institute of Pathology, Heinrich-Heine University and University Hospital of Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Institute of Molecular and Clinical Immunology, Medical Center, Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany
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- Miltenyi Biotec B.V. & Co. KG, Bergisch Gladbach, Germany
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- Innate Immunity, Deutsches Rheuma-Forschungszentrum (DRFZ), a Leibniz Institute, Berlin, Germany
- Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Department of Gastroenterology, Infectiology and Rheumatology, Berlin, Germany
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- Biophysical Analysis, Deutsches Rheuma-Forschungszentrum (DRFZ), a Leibniz Institute, Berlin, Germany
- Dynamic and Functional in vivo Imaging, Veterinary Medicine, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, 10117, Berlin, Germany.
- Immune Dynamics, Deutsches Rheuma-Forschungszentrum (DRFZ), a Leibniz Institute, Charitéplatz 1, 10117, Berlin, Germany.
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Kopinke D, Norris AM, Mukhopadhyay S. Developmental and regenerative paradigms of cilia regulated hedgehog signaling. Semin Cell Dev Biol 2021; 110:89-103. [PMID: 32540122 PMCID: PMC7736055 DOI: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2020.05.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2020] [Revised: 05/25/2020] [Accepted: 05/29/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Primary cilia are immotile appendages that have evolved to receive and interpret a variety of different extracellular cues. Cilia play crucial roles in intercellular communication during development and defects in cilia affect multiple tissues accounting for a heterogeneous group of human diseases called ciliopathies. The Hedgehog (Hh) signaling pathway is one of these cues and displays a unique and symbiotic relationship with cilia. Not only does Hh signaling require cilia for its function but the majority of the Hh signaling machinery is physically located within the cilium-centrosome complex. More specifically, cilia are required for both repressing and activating Hh signaling by modifying bifunctional Gli transcription factors into repressors or activators. Defects in balancing, interpreting or establishing these repressor/activator gradients in Hh signaling either require cilia or phenocopy disruption of cilia. Here, we will summarize the current knowledge on how spatiotemporal control of the molecular machinery of the cilium allows for a tight control of basal repression and activation states of the Hh pathway. We will then discuss several paradigms on how cilia influence Hh pathway activity in tissue morphogenesis during development. Last, we will touch on how cilia and Hh signaling are being reactivated and repurposed during adult tissue regeneration. More specifically, we will focus on mesenchymal stem cells within the connective tissue and discuss the similarities and differences of how cilia and ciliary Hh signaling control the formation of fibrotic scar and adipose tissue during fatty fibrosis of several tissues.
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- Daniel Kopinke
- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA.
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- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA.
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Novin A, Suhail Y, Ajeti V, Goyal R, Wali K, Seck A, Jackson A, Kshitiz. Diversity in cancer invasion phenotypes indicates specific stroma regulated programs. Hum Cell 2021; 34:111-121. [PMID: 32935295 PMCID: PMC11019343 DOI: 10.1007/s13577-020-00427-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2020] [Accepted: 09/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Tumor dissemination into the surrounding stroma is the initial step in a metastatic cascade. Invasion into stroma is a non-autonomous process for cancer, and its progression depends upon the stage of cancer, as well as the cells residing in the stroma. However, a systems framework to understand how stromal fibroblasts resist, collude, or aid cancer invasion has been lacking, limiting our understanding of the role of stromal biology in cancer metastasis. We and others have shown that gene perturbation in stromal fibroblasts can modulate cancer invasion into the stroma, highlighting the active role stroma plays in regulating its own invasion. However, cancer invasion into stroma is a complex higher-order process and consists of various sub-phenotypes that together can result in an invasion. Stromal invasion exhibits a diversity of modalities in vivo. It is not well understood if these diverse modalities are correlated, or they emanate from distinct mechanisms and if stromal biology could regulate these characteristics. These characteristics include the extent of invasion, formation, and persistence of invasive forks by cancer as opposed to a collective frontal invasion, the persistence of invading velocity by leader cells at the tip of invasive forks, etc. We posit that quantifying distinct aspects of collective invasion can provide useful suggestions about the plausible mechanisms regulating these processes, including whether the process is regulated by mechanics or by intercellular communication between stromal cells and cancer. Here, we have identified the sub-characteristics of invasion, which might be indicative of broader mechanisms regulating these processes, developed methods to quantify these metrics, and demonstrated that perturbation of stromal genes can modulate distinct aspects of collective invasion. Our results highlight that the genetic state of stromal fibroblasts can regulate complex phenomena involved in cancer dissemination and suggest that collective cancer invasion into stroma is an outcome of the complex interplay between cancer and stromal fibroblasts.
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- Ashkan Novin
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Connecticut Health, Farmington, CT, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Connecticut Health, Farmington, CT, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA
- Cancer Systems Biology@ Yale, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Connecticut Health, Farmington, CT, USA
- Cancer Systems Biology@ Yale, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Connecticut Health, Farmington, CT, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Connecticut Health, Farmington, CT, USA
- Department of Biology, Central Connecticut State University, New Britain, CT, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Connecticut Health, Farmington, CT, USA
- College of Engineering, Technology, and Architecture, University of Hartford, Hartford, CT, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Connecticut Health, Farmington, CT, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Connecticut Health, Farmington, CT, USA.
- Cancer Systems Biology@ Yale, New Haven, CT, USA.
- Center for Cell Analysis and Modeling, University of Connecticut Health, Farmington, CT, USA.
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Miyazaki K, Togo S, Okamoto R, Idiris A, Kumagai H, Miyagi Y. Collective cancer cell invasion in contact with fibroblasts through integrin-α5β1/fibronectin interaction in collagen matrix. Cancer Sci 2020; 111:4381-4392. [PMID: 32979884 PMCID: PMC7734169 DOI: 10.1111/cas.14664] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [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: 06/16/2020] [Revised: 09/15/2020] [Accepted: 09/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
Abstract
Interaction of cancer cells with cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) plays critical roles in tumor progression. Recently we proposed a new tumor invasion mechanism in which invasive cancer cells individually migrate on elongate protrusions of CAFs (CAF fibers) in 3-D collagen matrix. In this mechanism, cancer cells interact with fibronectin fibrils assembled on CAFs mainly through integrin-α5β1. Here we tested whether this mechanism is applicable to the collective invasion of cancer cells, using two E-cadherin-expressing adenocarcinoma cell lines, DLD-1 (colon) and MCF-7 (breast). When hybrid spheroids of DLD-1 cells with CAFs were embedded into collagen gel, DLD-1 cells collectively but very slowly migrated through the collagen matrix in contact with CAFs. Epidermal growth factor and tumor necrosis factor-α promoted the collective invasion, possibly by reducing the E-cadherin junction, as did the transforming growth factor-β inhibitor SB431542 by stimulating the outgrowth of CAFs. Transforming growth factor-β itself inhibited the cancer cell invasion. Efficient collective invasion of DLD-1 cells required large CAF fibers or their assembly as stable adhesion substrates. Experiments with function-blocking Abs and siRNAs confirmed that DLD-1 cells adhered to fibronectin fibrils on CAFs mainly through integrin-α5β1. Anti-E-cadherin Ab promoted the single cell invasion of DLD-1 cells by dissociating the E-cadherin junction. Although the binding affinity of MCF-7 cells to CAFs was lower than DLD-1, they also collectively invaded the collagen matrix in a similar fashion to DLD-1 cells. Our results suggest that the direct interaction with CAFs, as well as environmental cytokines, contributes to the collective invasion of cancers.
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- Kaoru Miyazaki
- Molecular Pathology DivisionKanagawa Cancer Center Research InstituteYokohamaJapan
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- Division of Respiratory MedicineJuntendo University of MedicineTokyoJapan
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- Bio Science DivisionMaterial Integration LaboratoriesYokohamaJapan
- Present address:
Developing and Planning DivisionTechnology Development General DivisionElectronics CompanyAGC Inc.YokohamaJapan
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- Bio Science DivisionMaterial Integration LaboratoriesYokohamaJapan
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- Molecular Pathology DivisionKanagawa Cancer Center Research InstituteYokohamaJapan
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Neves M, Tavares ALF, Reginato A, Kakihata CMM, Bertolini GRF, Ribeiro LFC. Low-Level Laser Therapy in Different Wavelengths on the Tibialis Anterior Muscle of Wistar Rats After Nerve Compression Injury. J Manipulative Physiol Ther 2020; 43:700-707. [PMID: 32896420 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2019.05.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [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: 12/11/2018] [Revised: 04/28/2019] [Accepted: 05/01/2019] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Traumatic injuries are common and may promote disruption of neuromuscular communication, triggering phenomena that lead to nerve degeneration and affect muscle function. A laser accelerates tissue recovery; however, the parameters used are varied, making it difficult to compare studies. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of low-level laser therapy, at 660- and 830-nm wavelengths, on the tibialis anterior muscle of Wistar rats after sciatic nerve compression. METHODS Twenty animals were separated into 4 groups: control, sciatic nerve injury, lesion + 660-nm laser, and lesion + 830-nm laser. In the lesion groups, the right sciatic nerve was surgically exposed and compressed with hemostatic forceps for 30 seconds. After the third postoperative day, the groups with laser therapy were submitted to treatment for 2 weeks totaling 10 applications, performed directly on the surgical scar of the nerve injury. Grip strength was analyzed before and after the nerve injury and during the treatment period. The tibialis anterior muscle was processed for light microscopy, area measurement, smaller diameter, number of fibers, nuclei, and connective tissue. RESULTS The animals submitted to the injury experienced muscular atrophy and morphological changes in the number of muscle fibers and nuclei. In the connective tissue morphometry, there was a decrease in the treated groups compared with the untreated groups. CONCLUSION The laser treatment at different wavelengths showed no improvement in the tibialis anterior muscle of Wistar rats within the morphological and functional aspects evaluated.
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- Morgana Neves
- Graduate Program in Biosciences and Health, State University of Western Paraná (Unioeste), Cascavel, Paraná, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Biosciences and Health, State University of Western Paraná (Unioeste), Cascavel, Paraná, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Biosciences and Health, State University of Western Paraná (Unioeste), Cascavel, Paraná, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Biosciences and Health, State University of Western Paraná (Unioeste), Cascavel, Paraná, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Biosciences and Health, State University of Western Paraná (Unioeste), Cascavel, Paraná, Brazil.
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- Graduate Program in Biosciences and Health, State University of Western Paraná (Unioeste), Cascavel, Paraná, Brazil
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Kent DE, Bernardy J. Safety and mechanism of action of noninvasive radiofrequency treatment for vaginal laxity: Histological study in the swine vaginal model. J Cosmet Dermatol 2020; 19:1361-1366. [PMID: 31591822 DOI: 10.1111/jocd.13159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [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: 01/15/2019] [Revised: 08/19/2019] [Accepted: 09/04/2019] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Structural changes in collagen and elastin fiber density have been previously evaluated by qualitative histological studies; however, quantitative evaluations are lacking. AIM To evaluate quantitative changes in collagen and elastin fibers in the vaginal wall in a porcine model after volumetric radiofrequency heating with an intravaginal applicator. METHODS An animal model was used (domestic pig, multipara: 5.67 ± 0.94 deliveries, 3 years of age). Three pigs under general anesthesia were treated (8-minute, vaginal canal area) once per week for the course of three weeks. There were 2 follow-up evaluations at one and four weeks. Histology specimens were obtained via punch biopsy under ultrasound control. Ultrasound video measurements of the vaginal wall thickness were also obtained. Tissue samples were stained by H&E as well as stains for collagen and elastin fibers. RESULTS Elastin (P < .001) and collagen (P < .01) fiber density increased after every treatment. The measured increase in fibers was highest at the one-week follow-up. Elastin accounted on average for 51.46 ± 16.86% of the tissue examined (increase of 36.8% points), while collagen accounted on average for 44.83 ± 18.92% (increase of 17.1% points). The number of synthetically active cells was increased by 16%. While vaginal wall thickness did show an increase of 1.66 mm (32%), this tendency was not statistically significant (P > .05). CONCLUSION Results suggest that volumetric heating of vaginal tissue produced quantitative improvement in the connective tissue organization in a porcine study. Neocollagenesis and neoelastogenesis were observed with an increased number of synthetically active cells.
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- Veterinary Research Institute, Brno, Czech Republic
- Department of Veterinary Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
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The extracellular matrix (ECM) is a multifunctional 3D network of interconnected macromolecules that mediate cellular responses in normal and pathological conditions, including wound healing, tissue homeostasis, skeletal and cardiovascular disease, cancer and drug resistance. The potential of targeting ECM components, such as proteoglycans and glycosaminoglycans, matrix-degrading enzymes and miRNAs will serve as a novel tool for innovative diagnostic methods and therapeutic strategies. With this Special Issue on Extracellular Matrix in Health and Disease, The FEBS Journal offers an updated overview of the functional properties and biological roles of several ECM components, highlighting the significance of ECM targeting in disease management.
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- Nikos K Karamanos
- Biochemistry, Biochemical Analysis & Matrix Pathobiology Research Group, Laboratory of Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Patras, Greece
- Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas (FORTH)/Institute of Chemical Engineering Sciences (ICE-HT), Patras, Greece
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Robben E, Dever J, De Groef A, Degreef I, Peers K. Subsynovial connective tissue thickness in carpal tunnel syndrome: A systematic review. Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon) 2020; 75:105002. [PMID: 32361509 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2020.105002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2019] [Revised: 03/06/2020] [Accepted: 04/08/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Non-inflammatory thickening of the subsynovial connective tissue is a common histological finding in carpal tunnel syndrome. This subsynovial connective tissue thickening may precede changes in electrodiagnostic testing. Therefore, measuring subsynovial connective tissue thickness may help in detecting early changes in carpal tunnel syndrome. METHODS To provide an overview of subsynovial connective tissue thickness characteristics in subjects with and without carpal tunnel syndrome, a systematic review of articles, assessing human subsynovial connective tissue, was performed using MEDLINE, CENTRAL and EMBASE. FINDINGS Seven studies were included for qualitative analysis. Measurements were done ex vivo (laser (n = 3), photographic (n = 1), micrometric (n = 1)) and in vivo (ultrasound (n = 3)). All four case-control studies showed a significant difference in subsynovial connective tissue thickness between subjects with and without carpal tunnel syndrome. One study showed good correlation between ultrasound and anatomical measurements. No correlation was found between subsynovial connective tissue thickness and symptom duration, electrodiagnostic changes, age and sex. INTERPRETATION Subsynovial connective tissue thickness may be a valuable aid in diagnosing carpal tunnel syndrome. No factors influencing subsynovial connective tissue thickness are identified, although they are not well investigated.
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- Elise Robben
- University Hospitals Leuven, Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Herestraat 49, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium; KU Leuven - University of Leuven, Department of Development and Regeneration, Herestraat 49, Box 805, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium.
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- University Hospitals Leuven, Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Herestraat 49, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium.
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- University Hospitals Leuven, Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Herestraat 49, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium; KU Leuven - University of Leuven, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Tervuursevest 101, Box 1501, B3001 Leuven, Belgium.
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- KU Leuven - University of Leuven, Department of Development and Regeneration, Herestraat 49, Box 805, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium; University Hospitals Leuven, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Herestraat 49, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium.
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- University Hospitals Leuven, Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Herestraat 49, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium; KU Leuven - University of Leuven, Department of Development and Regeneration, Herestraat 49, Box 805, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium.
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Havis E, Duprez D. EGR1 Transcription Factor is a Multifaceted Regulator of Matrix Production in Tendons and Other Connective Tissues. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21051664. [PMID: 32121305 PMCID: PMC7084410 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21051664] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.5] [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: 02/05/2020] [Revised: 02/24/2020] [Accepted: 02/25/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Although the transcription factor EGR1 is known as NGF1-A, TIS8, Krox24, zif/268, and ZENK, it still has many fewer names than biological functions. A broad range of signals induce Egr1 gene expression via numerous regulatory elements identified in the Egr1 promoter. EGR1 is also the target of multiple post-translational modifications, which modulate EGR1 transcriptional activity. Despite the myriad regulators of Egr1 transcription and translation, and the numerous biological functions identified for EGR1, the literature reveals a recurring theme of EGR1 transcriptional activity in connective tissues, regulating genes related to the extracellular matrix. Egr1 is expressed in different connective tissues, such as tendon (a dense connective tissue), cartilage and bone (supportive connective tissues), and adipose tissue (a loose connective tissue). Egr1 is involved in the development, homeostasis, and healing processes of these tissues, mainly via the regulation of extracellular matrix. In addition, Egr1 is often involved in the abnormal production of extracellular matrix in fibrotic conditions, and Egr1 deletion is seen as a target for therapeutic strategies to fight fibrotic conditions. This generic EGR1 function in matrix regulation has little-explored implications but is potentially important for tendon repair.
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Shahidi B, Fisch KM, Gibbons MC, Ward SR. Increased Fibrogenic Gene Expression in Multifidus Muscles of Patients With Chronic Versus Acute Lumbar Spine Pathology. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 2020; 45:E189-E195. [PMID: 31513095 PMCID: PMC6994378 DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000003243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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STUDY DESIGN Prospective observational study-basic science (Level 1). OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to compare expression of functional groups of genes within the atrophic, myogenic, fibrogenic, adipogenic, and inflammatory pathways between paraspinal muscle biopsies from individuals with acute and chronic lumbar spine pathology. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA Low back pain is a complex and multifactorial condition that affects a majority of the general population annually. Changes in muscle tissue composition (i.e., fatty and fibrotic infiltration) are a common feature in individuals with lumbar spine pathology associated with low back pain, which often results in functional loss. Understanding the molecular underpinnings of these degenerative changes in different phases of disease progression may improve disease prevention and treatment specificity. METHODS Intraoperative biopsies of the multifidus muscle were obtained from individuals undergoing surgery for acute (<6-month duration) or chronic (>6-month duration) lumbar spine pathology. Expression of 42 genes related to myogenesis, atrophy, adipogenesis, metabolism, inflammation, and fibrosis were measured in 33 samples (eight acute, 25 chronic) using qPCR, and tissue composition of fat, muscle, and fibrosis was quantified using histology. RESULTS We found that tissue composition of the biopsies was heterogeneous, resulting in a trend toward lower RNA yields in biopsies with higher proportions of fat (r <-0.39, P < 0.1). There were no significant differences in gene expression patterns for atrophy (P > 0.635), adipogenesis (P > 0.317), myogenesis (P > 0.320), or inflammatory (P > 0.413) genes after adjusting for the proportion of muscle, fat, and connective tissue. However, in the fibrogenesis pathway, we found significant upregulation of CTGF (P = 0.046), and trends for upregulation of COL1A1 (P = 0.061), and downregulation of MMP1 and MMP9 (P = 0.061) in the chronic group. CONCLUSION There is increased fibrogenic gene expression in individuals with chronic disease when compared to acute disease, without significant differences in atrophic, myogenic, adipogenic, or inflammatory pathways, suggesting increased efforts should be made to prevent or reverse fibrogenesis to improve patient function in this population. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE N/A.
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- Bahar Shahidi
- University of California San Diego Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, San Diego USA
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- University of California San Diego, Center for Computational Biology & Bioinformatics, Department of Medicine, San Diego, USA
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- University of California San Diego Department of Bioengineering, San Diego, USA
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- University of California San Diego Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, San Diego USA
- University of California San Diego Department of Bioengineering, San Diego, USA
- University of California San Diego Department of Radiology, San Diego, USA
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Brown EL, Wilson AS. Using evidence from hair and other soft tissues to infer the need for and receipt of health-related care provision. Int J Paleopathol 2019; 25:91-98. [PMID: 30177456 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpp.2018.08.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2018] [Revised: 08/12/2018] [Accepted: 08/20/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The Bioarchaeology of Care approach developed by Tilley is usually applied to skeletalized human remains, given the usual constraints of preservation bias that are seen with archaeological assemblages. However, other tissues, such as hair are sometimes preserved and can provide a wealth of information that can supplement the skeletal data. Archaeological hair has been analysed for drug compounds for almost thirty years. This article integrates data from hair analyses for coca metabolites, stable light isotope analysis and aDNA to expand the potential of the Bioarchaeology of Care approach using the example of a spontaneously mummified adult female from northern Chile.
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- Emma L Brown
- School of Archaeological and Forensic Sciences, University of Bradford, Richmond Road, Bradford, BD7 1DP, United Kingdom.
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- School of Archaeological and Forensic Sciences, University of Bradford, Richmond Road, Bradford, BD7 1DP, United Kingdom
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El Hajj FA, Abou-Arraj RV, Reddy MS, Majzoub ZA. Changes in Keratinized Tissue Width Following Connective Tissue Grafts and Diode Laser- vs Blade-Gingivoplasty. INT J PERIODONT REST 2019; 39:279-288. [PMID: 30794265 DOI: 10.11607/prd.3557] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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The objectives of this study were to clinically and histologically assess the capacity of bilaminar subepithelial connective tissue grafts (SCTGs) alone or in combination with gingivoplasty (Gv) to increase the keratinized gingiva width (KGW) in contralateral mandibular sites lacking KG (10 patients, 42 sites). The effects of Gv timing (1 vs 2 months) and technique (blade vs laser) were also evaluated. SCTGs alone resulted in mean KGW increase of 0.1 to 0.7 mm. Laser-Gv significantly increased KGW by an additional 1.9 mm at 4 months postabrasion as opposed to 0.9 mm achieved with blade-Gv. Histologically, laser-treated sites displayed parakeratinization with more pronounced rete pegs than observed in blade-abraded sites.
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BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES Thyroid-associated ophthalmopathy (TAO), an autoimmune component of Graves' disease, remains a disfiguring and potentially blinding condition. Here, the author reviews the role of insulin-like growth factor-I receptor pathway in TAO and how it might be therapeutically targeted. METHODS The recent literature is reviewed. RESULTS TAO involves reactivity of orbital connective tissues and their remodeling. While many of the details concerning the pathogenesis of TAO remain to be determined, several insights have come to light recently. Among them is the apparent involvement of IGF-IR. This receptor protein, a membrane-spanning tyrosine kinase receptor can form both physical and functional complexes with the thyrotropin receptor (TSHR). This is notable because TSHR is the established primary autoantigen in Graves' disease. IGF-IR activity is critical to signaling downstream from both IGF-IR and TSHR. In addition, antibodies against IGF-IR have been detected in patients with Graves' disease and in rodent models of TAO. Evidence has been put forward that these antibodies may act directly on IGF-IR, perhaps in some manner activating the receptor. These experimental observations have led to the development of a novel therapy for active TAO, utilizing a monoclonal anti-IGF-IR inhibitory antibody which had been produced originally as treatment for cancer. The agent, teprotumumab was recently evaluated in a clinical trial and found to be highly effective and relatively well-tolerated. It is currently undergoing assessment in a follow-up trial. CONCLUSIONS Should the current study yield similarly encouraging results, it is possible that teprotumumab will emerge as a paradigm-shifting medical therapy for TAO.
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- Terry J Smith
- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kellogg Eye Center, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, 48105, USA.
- Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Diabetes, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, 48105, USA.
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We begin this chapter by describing normal characteristics of several pertinent connective tissue components, and some of the basic changes they undergo with ageing. These alterations are not necessarily tied to any specific disease or disorders, but rather an essential part of the normal ageing process. The general features of age-induced changes, such as skin wrinkles, in selected organs with high content of connective or soft tissues are discussed in the next part of the chapter. This is followed by a section dealing with age-related changes in specific diseases that fall into at least two categories. The first category encompasses common diseases with high prevalence among mostly ageing populations where both genetic and environmental factors play roles. They include but may not be limited to atherosclerosis and coronary heart disease, type II diabetes, osteopenia and osteoporosis, osteoarthritis, tendon dysfunction and injury, age-related disorders of spine and joints. Disorders where genetics plays the primary role in pathogenesis and progression include certain types of progeria, such as Werner syndrome and Hutchinson-Gilford progeria belong to the second category discussed in this chapter. These disorders are characterized by accelerated signs and symptoms of ageing. Other hereditary diseases or syndromes that arise from mutations of genes encoding for components of connective tissue and are less common than diseases included in the first group will be discussed briefly as well, though they may not be directly associated with ageing, but their connective tissue undergoes some changes compatible with ageing. Marfan and Ehlers-Danlos syndromes are primary examples of such disorders. We will probe the role of specific components of connective tissue and extracellular matrix if not in each of the diseases, then at least in the main representatives of these disorders.
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- Carolyn Ann Sarbacher
- Department of Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, The University of Georgia and AU/UGA Medical Partnership, Athens, GA, USA
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- Department of Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, The University of Georgia and AU/UGA Medical Partnership, Athens, GA, USA.
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Nica DF, Heredea ER, Todea DCM. Alveolus soft and bone tissue regeneration after laser biomodulation - a histological study. Rom J Morphol Embryol 2019; 60:1269-1273. [PMID: 32239104] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Functional and esthetic recovery of the patient after tooth extraction is a concern in the nowadays-dental medicine. Immediate implant placement in fresh sockets in posterior sides of the jaws is difficult because of the high amount of bone loss and the disparity between the diameter of the alveolus and the implant. The objective is to evaluate the effect of laser biomodulation alveolar socket healing process of healthy patients. A number of 36 molars have been extracted due to advanced caries lesions from the same dental arch but on opposite sites. Laser irradiation was performed on one side after extraction; the other side was used as control. An Epic-X laser diode (Biolase) Indium-Gallium-Arsenide-Phosphorus (In-Ga-As-P) 940 nm was used in a continuous mode, 0.9 W, 36 J for 80 seconds, daily exposure, in the first seven days after extraction. Specimens of soft and hard tissue were surgically incised and removed by a 4.4 mm diameter trepan from the extraction sites, eight weeks after the surgical procedure. The specimens were prepared by use of two staining procedures: Hematoxylin-Eosin (HE) and Mallory's trichrome. The prepared slides were examined under Leica DM750 optical microscope, 5× and 10× magnification. Laser biomodulation therapy accelerates bone formation by increasing osteoblastic activity. The histological study demonstrates early new bone formation, the regeneration effects in fresh intact bony alveolus compared with the soft and bone regeneration level of non-treated fresh alveolus. Laser biomodulation therapy accelerates soft tissue regeneration and bone formation.
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- Diana Florina Nica
- Department of Oral Rehabilitation and Dental Emergencies, Faculty of Dentistry, "Victor Babeş" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timişoara, Romania; ,
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Messina C, Poloni A, Chianca V, Albano D, Piodi LP, Ulivieri FM, Sconfienza LM. Increasing soft tissue thickness does not affect trabecular bone score reproducibility: a phantom study. Endocrine 2018; 61:336-342. [PMID: 29948934 DOI: 10.1007/s12020-018-1647-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2018] [Accepted: 06/03/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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PURPOSE Trabecular Bone Score (TBS) provides an indirect score of trabecular microarchitecture from lumbar spine (LS) dual energy X-ray absorptiometry. Increasing soft tissue thickness artifactually reduces TBS values; we evaluated the effect of a fictitious increase of soft tissue thickness on TBS and bone mineral density (BMD) reproducibility on a phantom model. METHODS A Hologic spine phantom was scanned with a QDR-Discovery W Hologic densitometer. Fresh pork rind layers of 5 mm were used to simulate the in-vivo soft tissues. For each scan mode (fast array [FA], array, high definition [HD]), 25 scans were consecutively performed without phantom repositioning, at 0 (no layers), 1 cm, 3 cm, and 6 cm of thickness. BMD and TBS reproducibility was calculated as the complement to 100% of least significant change. RESULTS Both BMD and TBS reproducibility slightly decreased with increasing soft tissue; this difference was statistically significant only for BMD using HD modality (reproducibility decreased from 99.4% at baseline to 98.4% at 6-cm of thickness). TBS reproducibility was slightly lower compared to that of BMD, and ranged between 98.8% (array, 0 cm) and 97.4% (FA, 6 cm). Without taking into account manufacturer BMI optimization, we found a progressive decrease of TBS mean values with increasing soft tissue thickness. The highest TBS difference between baseline scan and 6 cm was -0.179 (-14.27%) using HD. CONCLUSIONS Despite being slightly lower than that of BMD, TBS reproducibility was not affected up to 6 cm of increasing soft tissue thickness, and was even less influenced by fat than BMD reproducibility.
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- Carmelo Messina
- Unità Operativa di Radiologia Diagnostica ed Interventistica, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi, Milan, Italy.
- Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche per la Salute, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy.
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- Reparto di Radiologia, ASST Bergamo Est Ospedale Bolognini, Via Paderno 21, 24068, Seriate, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche Avanzate, Università Federico II, Via Panzini 5, Napoli, Italy
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- Sezione di Scienze Radiologiche, Di.Bi.Med., Università degli Studi di Palermo, Via del Vespro 127, 90127, Palermo, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Cà Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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- Bone Metabolic Unit, Nuclear Medicine, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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- Unità Operativa di Radiologia Diagnostica ed Interventistica, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi, Milan, Italy
- Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche per la Salute, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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Castelucci BG, Consonni SR, Rosa VS, Sensiate LA, Delatti PCR, Alvares LE, Joazeiro PP. Time-dependent regulation of morphological changes and cartilage differentiation markers in the mouse pubic symphysis during pregnancy and postpartum recovery. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0195304. [PMID: 29621303 PMCID: PMC5886480 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0195304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [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: 08/10/2017] [Accepted: 03/20/2018] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Animal models commonly serve as a bridge between in vitro experiments and clinical applications; however, few physiological processes in adult animals are sufficient to serve as proof-of-concept models for cartilage regeneration. Intriguingly, some rodents, such as young adult mice, undergo physiological connective tissue modifications to birth canal elements such as the pubic symphysis during pregnancy; therefore, we investigated whether the differential expression of cartilage differentiation markers is associated with cartilaginous tissue morphological modifications during these changes. Our results showed that osteochondral progenitor cells expressing Runx2, Sox9, Col2a1 and Dcx at the non-pregnant pubic symphysis proliferated and differentiated throughout pregnancy, giving rise to a complex osteoligamentous junction that attached the interpubic ligament to the pubic bones until labour occurred. After delivery, the recovery of pubic symphysis cartilaginous tissues was improved by the time-dependent expression of these chondrocytic lineage markers at the osteoligamentous junction. This process potentially recapitulates embryologic chondrocytic differentiation to successfully recover hyaline cartilaginous pads at 10 days postpartum. Therefore, we propose that this physiological phenomenon represents a proof-of-concept model for investigating the mechanisms involved in cartilage restoration in adult animals.
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- Bianca Gazieri Castelucci
- Department of Biochemistry and Tissue Biology, Institute of Biology, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, Brazil
- * E-mail: (BGC); (SRC); (PPJ)
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- Department of Biochemistry and Tissue Biology, Institute of Biology, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, Brazil
- * E-mail: (BGC); (SRC); (PPJ)
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- Department of Biochemistry and Tissue Biology, Institute of Biology, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry and Tissue Biology, Institute of Biology, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry and Tissue Biology, Institute of Biology, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry and Tissue Biology, Institute of Biology, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry and Tissue Biology, Institute of Biology, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, Brazil
- * E-mail: (BGC); (SRC); (PPJ)
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Blackburn PR, Xu Z, Tumelty KE, Zhao RW, Monis WJ, Harris KG, Gass JM, Cousin MA, Boczek NJ, Mitkov MV, Cappel MA, Francomano CA, Parisi JE, Klee EW, Faqeih E, Alkuraya FS, Layne MD, McDonnell NB, Atwal PS. Bi-allelic Alterations in AEBP1 Lead to Defective Collagen Assembly and Connective Tissue Structure Resulting in a Variant of Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. Am J Hum Genet 2018; 102:696-705. [PMID: 29606302 PMCID: PMC5985336 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2018.02.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2017] [Accepted: 02/20/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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AEBP1 encodes the aortic carboxypeptidase-like protein (ACLP) that associates with collagens in the extracellular matrix (ECM) and has several roles in development, tissue repair, and fibrosis. ACLP is expressed in bone, the vasculature, and dermal tissues and is involved in fibroblast proliferation and mesenchymal stem cell differentiation into collagen-producing cells. Aebp1-/- mice have abnormal, delayed wound repair correlating with defects in fibroblast proliferation. In this study, we describe four individuals from three unrelated families that presented with a unique constellation of clinical findings including joint laxity, redundant and hyperextensible skin, poor wound healing with abnormal scarring, osteoporosis, and other features reminiscent of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS). Analysis of skin biopsies revealed decreased dermal collagen with abnormal collagen fibrils that were ragged in appearance. Exome sequencing revealed compound heterozygous variants in AEBP1 (c.1470delC [p.Asn490_Met495delins(40)] and c.1743C>A [p.Cys581∗]) in the first individual, a homozygous variant (c.1320_1326del [p.Arg440Serfs∗3]) in the second individual, and a homozygous splice site variant (c.1630+1G>A) in two siblings from the third family. We show that ACLP enhances collagen polymerization and binds to several fibrillar collagens via its discoidin domain. These studies support the conclusion that bi-allelic pathogenic variants in AEBP1 are the cause of this autosomal-recessive EDS subtype.
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- Patrick R Blackburn
- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA; Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA; Center for Individualized Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
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- Laboratory of Clinical Investigation, National Institute on Aging, NIH, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA
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- Department of Clinical Genomics, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA
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- Center for Individualized Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA
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- Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA; Center for Individualized Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA; Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA; Center for Individualized Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA
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- Laboratory of Clinical Investigation, National Institute on Aging, NIH, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA; Greater Baltimore Medical Center, Towson, MD 21204, USA
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA; Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA; Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA; Center for Individualized Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA; Department of Clinical Genomics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
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- Department of Pediatric Specialties, Children's Hospital, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh 12231, Saudi Arabia
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- Saudi Human Genome Project, King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology, Riyadh 12371, Saudi Arabia; Department of Genetics, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh 12713, Saudi Arabia; King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Division of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Engineering (BESE), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biochemistry, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA
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- Laboratory of Clinical Investigation, National Institute on Aging, NIH, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA; Veteran's Administration, Eastern Colorado Health System, Denver, CO 80220, USA.
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- Department of Clinical Genomics, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA; Center for Individualized Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA.
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Introduction Structural modification of proteins, mainly collagen in connective tissues, is important in the manufacture of tissue-derived biomaterials. Natural compounds like genipin or tannic acid (TA) have been proposed instead of glutaraldehyde which shows cytotoxic effects on the processed tissue. Furthermore, calcification of glutaraldehyde-treated tissue limits the functional lifetime of bioprostheses. TA is known to form numerous hydrogen bonds with proteins. The purpose of our study was to investigate structural changes in porcine pericardium upon chemical modification with tannic acid. Methods Porcine pericardium tissue (PP) was soaked in 2% TA for 4, 24 or 48 hours. Changes in tissue structure were studied using electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) and histological examination. Structural stability of PP tissue was evaluated by SDS/NaCl extraction method and enzymatic digestion with pancreatin. Results TA-modification of PP caused a time-dependent decrease in the number of peptides extracted from tissue. Microscopic studies revealed no significant morphological differences between native and TA-modified tissues, except for the native pancreatin-digested tissue where lack of both cells and low molecular peptides was observed. Conclusion Modification of PP with TA causes the structural changes leading to an increase in the tissue resistance to SDS/NaCl extraction and enzymatic digestion, providing experimental evidence for the higher structural stability of TA-treated tissue.
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- B Cwalina
- Department of Biophysics, Medical University of Silesia, Sosnowiec, Poland. cwalina@slam..katowice.pl
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Yang H, Reynaud J, Lockwood H, Williams G, Hardin C, Reyes L, Gardiner SK, Burgoyne CF. 3D Histomorphometric Reconstruction and Quantification of the Optic Nerve Head Connective Tissues. Methods Mol Biol 2018; 1695:207-267. [PMID: 29190029 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-7407-8_17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Accurately characterizing the 3D geometry of the optic nerve head neural and connective tissues has been the goal of a large and important body of scientific work. In the present report, we summarize our methods for the high-resolution, digital, 3D histomorphometric reconstruction of the optic nerve head tissues, including their visualization, parameterization, and quantification. In addition, we present our methods for between-eye comparisons of this anatomy, and their use to determine animal-specific and experiment-wide experimental glaucoma versus Control eye differences in the unilateral, monkey experimental glaucoma model. Finally, we demonstrate its application to finite element modeling, 3D optic nerve head reconstruction of other species, and 3D optic nerve head reconstructions using other imaging modalities.
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- Hongli Yang
- Optic Nerve Head Research Laboratory, Legacy Research Institute, Devers Eye Institute, 1225 NE 2nd Ave., Portland, OR, 97232, USA
- Discoveries in Sight Research Laboratories, Legacy Research Institute, Devers Eye Institute, Portland, OR, USA
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- Optic Nerve Head Research Laboratory, Legacy Research Institute, Devers Eye Institute, 1225 NE 2nd Ave., Portland, OR, 97232, USA
- Discoveries in Sight Research Laboratories, Legacy Research Institute, Devers Eye Institute, Portland, OR, USA
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- Optic Nerve Head Research Laboratory, Legacy Research Institute, Devers Eye Institute, 1225 NE 2nd Ave., Portland, OR, 97232, USA
- Discoveries in Sight Research Laboratories, Legacy Research Institute, Devers Eye Institute, Portland, OR, USA
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- Optic Nerve Head Research Laboratory, Legacy Research Institute, Devers Eye Institute, 1225 NE 2nd Ave., Portland, OR, 97232, USA
- Discoveries in Sight Research Laboratories, Legacy Research Institute, Devers Eye Institute, Portland, OR, USA
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- Optic Nerve Head Research Laboratory, Legacy Research Institute, Devers Eye Institute, 1225 NE 2nd Ave., Portland, OR, 97232, USA
- Discoveries in Sight Research Laboratories, Legacy Research Institute, Devers Eye Institute, Portland, OR, USA
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- Optic Nerve Head Research Laboratory, Legacy Research Institute, Devers Eye Institute, 1225 NE 2nd Ave., Portland, OR, 97232, USA
- Discoveries in Sight Research Laboratories, Legacy Research Institute, Devers Eye Institute, Portland, OR, USA
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- Discoveries in Sight Research Laboratories, Legacy Research Institute, Devers Eye Institute, Portland, OR, USA
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- Optic Nerve Head Research Laboratory, Legacy Research Institute, Devers Eye Institute, 1225 NE 2nd Ave., Portland, OR, 97232, USA.
- Discoveries in Sight Research Laboratories, Legacy Research Institute, Devers Eye Institute, Portland, OR, USA.
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Sorokina IV, Myroshnychenko MS, Kapustnyk NV, Khramova TO, Dehtiarova OV, Danylchenko SI. [Morphological characteristics of kidneys connective tissue of mature fetuses and newborns from mothers, whose pregnancy was complicated by preeclampsia of varying degrees of severity]. Wiad Lek 2018; 71:579-587. [PMID: 29783229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Introduction: The kidneys connective tissue condition in the antenatal period affects the formation of tissues and it changes with the development of various general pathological processes in this organ. The aim of the study was to identify the morphological features of kidneys connective tissue of fetuses and newborns from mothers whose pregnancy was complicated by preeclampsia of varying degrees of severity. PATIENTS AND METHODS Materials and methods: The material of the study was the tissue of kidneys of mature fetuses and newborns from mothers with physiological pregnancy (28 cases), as well as from mothers whose pregnancy was complicated by preeclampsia of varying degrees of severity (78 cases). Immunohistochemical study was performed by an indirect Coons method according to M. Brosman's technique using monoclonal antibodies to collagen type I, III and IV. RESULTS Results: The kidneys connective tissue of fetuses and newborns developing under the maternal preeclampsia conditions is characterized by the qualitative and quantitative changes that indicate the development of sclerotic processes in this organ, the severity of which increase with the age and with the increase of the maternal preeclampsia severity. Qualitative changes are characterized by an increase of the fibrous component, thickening of the bundles of connective tissue fibers, and a decrease in the distance between them. Quantitative changes are characterized by a pronounced predominance of collagen fibers over elastic fibers, almost total absence in some field of view elastic fibers and the violation of the content of collagen type I, III and IV. CONCLUSION Conclusion: Maternal preeclampsia underlies the development of qualitative and quantitative changes in kidneys connective tissue of fetuses and newborns, which as a result will lead to disruption of the functions of these organs in such children.
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Sherstiuk SO, Zotova AB, Khramova TO, Myroshnychenko MS. [Effect of experimental acute postnatal and mixed hypoxia on the morphological state of the rats liver stromal component]. Wiad Lek 2018; 71:1541-1549. [PMID: 30684338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Introduction: In children population of Ukraine the diseases of the gastrointestinal tract are quite common, among which a significant number of cases occur in liver diseases. The complexity of the liver functions formation in antenatal and intranatal periods, its morphofunctional immaturity lead to the high sensitivity of this organ to the influence of various factors from the mother organism. Actual issues are the detection of the mother's pathology influence on the formation of diseases «cargo» in children remote stages of ontogenesis. In literature there are no data about the influence of hypoxia as the most common damaging factor in antenatal, intranatal and postnatal periods on the liver morphofunctional state of children of different ages, including its stromal component. The aim of the study was the detection of morphological features of the stromal component of the rats liver, which were in different terms of postnatal ontogenesis, exposed to acute postnatal and mixed hypoxia. PATIENTS AND METHODS Materials and methods: The study material was the rats liver tissue. In this study three groups were formed: I, which included rats of WAG line, born to mothers with physiological pregnancy and derived from the experiment on the 1st, 14th and 35th days of postnatal ontogenesis; II, which included rats of WAG line, born to mothers with physiological pregnancy, who were exposed to high altitude hypoxia on the 1st day of postnatal ontogenesis and derived from the experiment on the 1st, 14th and 35th days of postnatal ontogenesis; III, which included rats of «Black hood» line, that developed under conditions of chronic intrauterine hypoxia due to the presence of arterial hypertension in their mothers, exposed to high altitude hypoxia on the 1st day of postnatal ontogenesis and derived from the experiment on the 1st, 14th and 35th days of postnatal ontogenesis. It was conducted the morphometrical study for determine the specific volume of the liver stroma and an immunohistochemical study using monoclonal antibodies to types I, III collagen and fibronectin. RESULTS Results: Mixed experimental hypoxia leads to increase of the specific volume of liver stroma of descendants from the 1st to the 35th days of postnatal ontogenesis due to the sclerotic changes development, which manifest by thickening of the connective tissue fibers bundles, a decrease the distance between them, the presence of places among the connective tissue fibers with only collagen fibers, activation the collagen formation processes with the predominance of the mature type I collagen over the immature type III collagen, increase fibronectin expression. Acute postnatal hypoxia does not affect the specific volume of the liver stroma of descendants from the 1st to the 35th days, however since the 14th day leads to the sclerotic changes development in this organ, which increase to the 35th day, less pronounced compared with the detected sclerotic changes in thecase of mixed hypoxia, and are characterized by the thickening of the connective tissue fibers bundles with the subsequent decrease the distance between them, the expressed predominance of collagen fibers over elastic fibers, increased fibronectin expression, activation the collagen formation processes with the predominance of the type I collagen over the type III collagen. CONCLUSION Conclusions: Acute postnatal hypoxia from the 14th day of postnatal life and mixed hypoxia the 1st day lead to the sclerotic changes development in the children liver, which are more pronounced in cases of mixed hypoxia modeling and increase with the age.
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- V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, Kharkiv, Ukraine
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The conversion of junctional epithelium to pocket epithelium is regarded as a hallmark in the development of periodontitis. Knowledge of factors contributing to the initiation and progression of pocket formation is important and may result in the development of better preventive measures and improve healing outcomes after therapeutic interventions. The periodontal pocket is a pathologically deepened gingival sulcus. In healthy periodontal conditions, the defense mechanisms are generally sufficient to control the constant microbiological challenge through a normally functioning junctional epithelium and the concentrated powerful mass of inflammatory and immune cells and macromolecules transmigrating through this epithelium. In contrast, destruction of the structural integrity of the junctional epithelium, which includes disruption of cell-to-cell contacts and detachment from the tooth surface, consequently leading to pocket formation, disequilibrates this delicate defense system. Deepening of the pocket apically, and also horizontal expansion of the biofilm on the tooth root, puts this system to a grueling test. There is no more this powerful concentration of defense cells and macromolecules that are discharged at the sulcus bottom and that face a relatively small biofilm surface in the gingival sulcus. In a pocket situation, the defense cells and the macromolecules are directly discharged into the periodontal pocket and the majority of epithelial cells directly face the biofilm. The thinning of the epithelium and its ulceration increase the chance for invasion of microorganisms and their products into the soft connective tissue and this aggravates the situation. Depending on the severity and duration of disease, a vicious circle may develop in the pocket environment, which is difficult or impossible to break without therapeutic intervention.
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The integrity of the peri-implant soft-tissue seal is crucial for maintaining peri-implant tissue health. Whilst the transmucosal component of the restored implant shares some common features with teeth, namely the presence of a junctional epithelium and a connective tissue component, there are some important differences. A key difference is the nature of the relationship of the connective tissue with the implant surface, whereby there is 'adaptation' of collagen fibers in a parallel orientation in relation to the implant, but insertion of fiber attachment perpendicularly into cementum in the case of teeth. This, combined with reduced cellularity and vascularity in the peri-implant connective tissue, may make implants more susceptible to disease initiation and progression. Furthermore, the presence of a subgingival connection between the implant and the abutment/restoration poses some specific challenges, and maintaining the integrity of this connection is important in preserving peri-implant tissue health. Implant design features, such as the nature of the connection between the implant and the abutment, as well as the surface characteristics of the abutment and implants, may influence the maintenance of the integrity of soft tissue around implants. Iatrogenic factors, such as incorrect seating of the abutment and/or the restoration, and the presence of residual subgingival cement, will lead to loss of soft-tissue integrity and hence predispose to peri-implant disease.
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Madiyeva M, Rymbayeva T. [CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF CONGENITAL HEART DISEASES ASSOCIATED WITH CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISPLASIA AT CHILDREN LIVING IN EAST REGION OF KAZAKHSTAN]. Georgian Med News 2017:118-127. [PMID: 29227270] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The frequency of the combination of congenital heart defects (CHD) and connective tissue dysplasia remains poorly understood. And connective tissue dysplasia enhance severity the clinical of CHD. The aim of the study was to conduct a clinical and laboratory analysis of combinations of congenital heart defects and connective tissue dysplasia in children of Semey and to determine the risk for the development of these pathologies. The object of the study is the children of Semey (East Kazakhstan) aged 1-14 with congenital heart defects (CHD), with connective tissue dysplasia, healthy children and their mothers. Definition complex clinical and laboratory studies in children with CHD and connective tissue dysplasia, and their mothers. In children with CHD, the frequency of external and visceral signs of dysplasia was high. In 88.1% of cases in children with CHD was diagnosed 2-3 degrees of dysplasia. Was found difference in the microelement composition of blood serum and of hemostasis in children with CHD were expressed by hypofibrinogenemia, hypocalcemia, hypomagnesemia. Excess of the frequency of signs of dysplasia in mothers over the control group to consider dysplasia as a factor that influences the clinical of CHD.
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- M Madiyeva
- Republic of Kazakhstan, Semey State Medical University, Department of aftergraduated and additional education
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- Republic of Kazakhstan, Semey State Medical University, Department of aftergraduated and additional education
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Benito D, Niederwanger M, Izagirre U, Dallinger R, Soto M. Successive Onset of Molecular, Cellular and Tissue-Specific Responses in Midgut Gland of Littorina littorea Exposed to Sub-Lethal Cadmium Concentrations. Int J Mol Sci 2017; 18:ijms18081815. [PMID: 28829377 PMCID: PMC5578201 DOI: 10.3390/ijms18081815] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [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: 07/05/2017] [Revised: 08/17/2017] [Accepted: 08/18/2017] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Cadmium (Cd) is one of the most harmful metals, being toxic to most animal species, including marine invertebrates. Among marine gastropods, the periwinkle (Littorina littorea) in particular can accumulate high amounts of Cd in its midgut gland. In this organ, the metal can elicit extensive cytological and tissue-specific alterations that may reach, depending on the intensity of Cd exposure, from reversible lesions to pathological cellular disruptions. At the same time, Littorina littorea expresses a Cd-specific metallothionein (MT) that, due to its molecular features, expectedly exerts a protective function against the adverse intracellular effects of this metal. The aim of the present study was, therefore, to assess the time course of MT induction in the periwinkle’s midgut gland on the one hand, and cellular and tissue-specific alterations in the digestive organ complex (midgut gland and digestive tract) on the other, upon exposure to sub-lethal Cd concentrations (0.25 and 1 mg Cd/L) over 21 days. Depending on the Cd concentrations applied, the beginning of alterations of the assessed parameters followed distinct concentration-dependent and time-dependent patterns, where the timeframe for the onset of the different response reactions became narrower at higher Cd concentrations compared to lower exposure concentrations.
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- Denis Benito
- CBET Research Group, Research Centre for Experimental Marine Biology and Biotechnology (PiE-UPV/EHU), University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Areatza Pasalekua, 48620 Plentzia-Bizkaia, Basque Country, Spain.
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- Institute of Zoology and Center of Molecular Biosciences Innsbruck (CMBI), University of Innsbruck, Technikerstraße 25, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria.
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- CBET Research Group, Research Centre for Experimental Marine Biology and Biotechnology (PiE-UPV/EHU), University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Areatza Pasalekua, 48620 Plentzia-Bizkaia, Basque Country, Spain.
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- Institute of Zoology and Center of Molecular Biosciences Innsbruck (CMBI), University of Innsbruck, Technikerstraße 25, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria.
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- CBET Research Group, Research Centre for Experimental Marine Biology and Biotechnology (PiE-UPV/EHU), University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Areatza Pasalekua, 48620 Plentzia-Bizkaia, Basque Country, Spain.
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Yang H, Reynaud J, Lockwood H, Williams G, Hardin C, Reyes L, Stowell C, Gardiner SK, Burgoyne CF. The connective tissue phenotype of glaucomatous cupping in the monkey eye - Clinical and research implications. Prog Retin Eye Res 2017; 59:1-52. [PMID: 28300644 PMCID: PMC5603293 DOI: 10.1016/j.preteyeres.2017.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2016] [Revised: 02/14/2017] [Accepted: 03/06/2017] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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In a series of previous publications we have proposed a framework for conceptualizing the optic nerve head (ONH) as a biomechanical structure. That framework proposes important roles for intraocular pressure (IOP), IOP-related stress and strain, cerebrospinal fluid pressure (CSFp), systemic and ocular determinants of blood flow, inflammation, auto-immunity, genetics, and other non-IOP related risk factors in the physiology of ONH aging and the pathophysiology of glaucomatous damage to the ONH. The present report summarizes 20 years of technique development and study results pertinent to the characterization of ONH connective tissue deformation and remodeling in the unilateral monkey experimental glaucoma (EG) model. In it we propose that the defining pathophysiology of a glaucomatous optic neuropathy involves deformation, remodeling, and mechanical failure of the ONH connective tissues. We view this as an active process, driven by astrocyte, microglial, fibroblast and oligodendrocyte mechanobiology. These cells, and the connective tissue phenomena they propagate, have primary and secondary effects on retinal ganglion cell (RGC) axon, laminar beam and retrolaminar capillary homeostasis that may initially be "protective" but eventually lead to RGC axonal injury, repair and/or cell death. The primary goal of this report is to summarize our 3D histomorphometric and optical coherence tomography (OCT)-based evidence for the early onset and progression of ONH connective tissue deformation and remodeling in monkey EG. A second goal is to explain the importance of including ONH connective tissue processes in characterizing the phenotype of a glaucomatous optic neuropathy in all species. A third goal is to summarize our current efforts to move from ONH morphology to the cell biology of connective tissue remodeling and axonal insult early in the disease. A final goal is to facilitate the translation of our findings and ideas into neuroprotective interventions that target these ONH phenomena for therapeutic effect.
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- Hongli Yang
- Devers Eye Institute, Optic Nerve Head Research Laboratory, Legacy Research Institute, Portland, OR, United States; Devers Eye Institute, Discoveries in Sight Research Laboratories, Legacy Research Institute, Portland, OR, United States
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- Devers Eye Institute, Optic Nerve Head Research Laboratory, Legacy Research Institute, Portland, OR, United States; Devers Eye Institute, Discoveries in Sight Research Laboratories, Legacy Research Institute, Portland, OR, United States
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- Devers Eye Institute, Optic Nerve Head Research Laboratory, Legacy Research Institute, Portland, OR, United States; Devers Eye Institute, Discoveries in Sight Research Laboratories, Legacy Research Institute, Portland, OR, United States
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- Devers Eye Institute, Optic Nerve Head Research Laboratory, Legacy Research Institute, Portland, OR, United States; Devers Eye Institute, Discoveries in Sight Research Laboratories, Legacy Research Institute, Portland, OR, United States
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- Devers Eye Institute, Optic Nerve Head Research Laboratory, Legacy Research Institute, Portland, OR, United States; Devers Eye Institute, Discoveries in Sight Research Laboratories, Legacy Research Institute, Portland, OR, United States
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- Devers Eye Institute, Optic Nerve Head Research Laboratory, Legacy Research Institute, Portland, OR, United States; Devers Eye Institute, Discoveries in Sight Research Laboratories, Legacy Research Institute, Portland, OR, United States
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- Devers Eye Institute, Optic Nerve Head Research Laboratory, Legacy Research Institute, Portland, OR, United States; Devers Eye Institute, Discoveries in Sight Research Laboratories, Legacy Research Institute, Portland, OR, United States
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- Devers Eye Institute, Discoveries in Sight Research Laboratories, Legacy Research Institute, Portland, OR, United States
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- Devers Eye Institute, Optic Nerve Head Research Laboratory, Legacy Research Institute, Portland, OR, United States; Devers Eye Institute, Discoveries in Sight Research Laboratories, Legacy Research Institute, Portland, OR, United States.
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Tsumura R, Takishita Y, Fukushima Y, Iwata H. Histological evaluation of tissue damage caused by rotational needle insertion. Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc 2017; 2016:5120-5123. [PMID: 28269419 DOI: 10.1109/embc.2016.7591879] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Needles used in percutaneous insertion must be as thin as possible to minimize invasiveness. However, using extra-thin needles with a diameter less than 25G (0.53 mm diameter) can cause needle deflection. Needle deflection can be minimized by insertion with axial rotation along the needle shaft; this rotation is also useful for steering the insertion direction of the needle tip. However, although high rotation speeds may decrease needle deflection, this may increase tissue damage. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to histologically evaluate tissue damage caused by the rotational needle-insertion method, and to verify the needle-tip deflection caused by tissue damage. In this paper, we evaluated tissue damage and needle deflection caused by needle insertion with no rotation, unidirectional rotation, and bidirectional rotation. The results suggest that percutaneous needle insertion under unidirectional rotation is potentially risky in humans, as this causes wound-up tissue and expansion of the area of the hole created by the needle path. In contrast, needle insertion under bidirectional rotation appeared to minimize deflection, and prevented winding of tissue and expansion of the hole created by the needle path.
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Bailey C, Siow B, Panagiotaki E, Hipwell JH, Mertzanidou T, Owen J, Gazinska P, Pinder SE, Alexander DC, Hawkes DJ. Microstructural models for diffusion MRI in breast cancer and surrounding stroma: an ex vivo study. NMR Biomed 2017; 30:e3679. [PMID: 28000292 PMCID: PMC5244665 DOI: 10.1002/nbm.3679] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [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: 06/14/2016] [Revised: 11/06/2016] [Accepted: 11/07/2016] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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The diffusion signal in breast tissue has primarily been modelled using apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC), intravoxel incoherent motion (IVIM) and diffusion tensor (DT) models, which may be too simplistic to describe the underlying tissue microstructure. Formalin-fixed breast cancer samples were scanned using a wide range of gradient strengths, durations, separations and orientations. A variety of one- and two-compartment models were tested to determine which best described the data. Models with restricted diffusion components and anisotropy were selected in most cancerous regions and there were no regions in which conventional ADC or DT models were selected. Maps of ADC generally related to cellularity on histology, but maps of parameters from more complex models suggest that both overall cell volume fraction and individual cell size can contribute to the diffusion signal, affecting the specificity of ADC to the tissue microstructure. The areas of coherence in diffusion anisotropy images were small, approximately 1 mm, but the orientation corresponded to stromal orientation patterns on histology.
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- Colleen Bailey
- University College LondonCentre for Medical Image ComputingLondonUK
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- University College LondonCentre for Advanced Biomedical ImagingLondonUK
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- University College LondonCentre for Medical Image ComputingLondonUK
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- King's College LondonGuy's Hospital, Breast ResearchPathologyLondonUK
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- King's College LondonGuy's Hospital, Breast ResearchPathologyLondonUK
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- King's College LondonGuy's Hospital, Breast ResearchPathologyLondonUK
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- University College LondonCentre for Medical Image ComputingLondonUK
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Solyeykо OV, Osypenko IP, Galych TV, Chernykh MO. Assessment of rehabilitation potential in patients with vascular dysfunction caused by undifferentiated connective tissue dysplasia. Wiad Lek 2017; 70:282-285. [PMID: 29059643] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Degradation of collagen, inherent to undifferentiated connective tissue dysplasia (UCTD) syndrome, also influences the changes in the structure of vascular walls. This contributes to the development of configured vascular anomalies, which are an independent predictor of vascular accident risk. Such diversity of UCTD manifestations requires development of prognostic criteria for rehabilitation potential, correction of which may contribute to recovery process in case of development of vascular catastrophe. Study aim is to evaluate the rehabilitation potential in patients with vascular dysfunction and underlying UCTD. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study involved 150 male patients with confirmed diagnosis of UCTD (average age - 26.4 ± 0.6 years). All patients had a complex clinical and instrumental examination. Phenotypic and UCTD visceral stigmas, UCTD biochemical markers were analyzed, followed by statistical processing of the results by method of variotional statistics. RESULTS We revealed the high degree of direct correlation between the presence of vascular dysfunction and myxomatous degeneration of the mitral valve (r = + 0.76, p.
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- Olena V Solyeykо
- Vinnytsia National M.I.Pirogov Memorial Medical University, Vinnytsia, Ukraine
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- Vinnytsia National M.I.Pirogov Memorial Medical University, Vinnytsia, Ukraine
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- Public Higher Educational Establishment "The Academy Of Continuing Education", Vinnytsia, Ukraine
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- Vinnytsia National M.I.Pirogov Memorial Medical University, Vinnytsia, Ukraine
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Pigolkin II, Shilova MA, Globa IV. [Vascular pathology in the aspect of sudden death in young adults and connective tissue dysplasia: anatomical, physiological, and morphological parallels]. Angiol Sosud Khir 2017; 23:36-42. [PMID: 28574035] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Vascular pathology in young adults has during the last 10 years been diagnosed more often during forensic medical examination of sudden death. Major morphological alterations are revealed in cerebral vessels, coronary vessels, and at the level of the ascending portion of the aorta. Generally, in the young age there is no stenosing atherosclerosis inducing vascular lesions and the development of complications. It was determined that connective tissue dysplasia is pathology wherein weakness of the vascular wall is genetically preconditioned, thus promoting formation of vascular aneurysms and rupture of the latter under conditions of provoking factors such as going in for sports, physical loads, and psychoemotional stress.
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- Iu I Pigolkin
- First Moscow State Medical University named after I.M. Sechenov under the Ministry of Public Health of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia
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- First Moscow State Medical University named after I.M. Sechenov under the Ministry of Public Health of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia
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- First Moscow State Medical University named after I.M. Sechenov under the Ministry of Public Health of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia
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Chubinskaya S. In memoriam: Klaus Kuettner, PhD (1933-2016). J Orthop Res 2016; 34:2044-2045. [PMID: 28005291 DOI: 10.1002/jor.23487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Bianchi F, Hofmann F, Smith AJ, Thompson MS. Probing multi-scale mechanical damage in connective tissues using X-ray diffraction. Acta Biomater 2016; 45:321-327. [PMID: 27554021 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2016.08.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [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: 03/22/2016] [Revised: 07/08/2016] [Accepted: 08/17/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The accumulation of microstructural collagen damage following repetitive loading is linked to painful and debilitating tendon injuries. As a hierarchical, semi-crystalline material, collagen mechanics can be studied using X-ray diffraction. The aim of the study was to describe multi-structural changes in tendon collagen following controlled plastic damage (5% permanent strain). We used small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) to interrogate the spacing of collagen molecules within a fibril, and wide angle X-ray scattering (WAXS) to measure molecular strains under macroscopic loading. Simultaneous recordings of SAXS and WAXS patterns, together with whole-tissue strain in physiologically hydrated rat-tail tendons were made during increments of in situ tensile loading. Results showed that while tissue level modulus was unchanged, fibril modulus decreased significantly, and molecular modulus significantly increased. Further, analysis of higher order SAXS peaks suggested structural changes in the gap and overlap regions, possibly localising the damage to molecular cross-links. Our results provide new insight into the fundamental damage processes at work in collagenous tissues and point to new directions for their mitigation and repair. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE This article reports the first in situ loading synchrotron studies on mechanical damage in collagenous tissues. We provide new insight into the nano- and micro-structural mechanisms of damage processes. Pre-damaged tendons showed differential alteration of moduli at macro, micro and nano-scales as measured using X-ray scattering techniques. Detailed analysis of higher order diffraction peaks suggested damage is localised to molecular cross-links. The results are consistent with previous X-ray scattering studies of tendons and also with recent thermal stability studies on damaged material. Detailed understanding of damage mechanisms is essential in the development of new therapies promoting tissue repair.
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- Fabio Bianchi
- Institute of Biomedical Engineering (IBME), Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, UK
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- Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, UK
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering (IBME), Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, UK.
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Khondee P, Srisomsap C, Chokchaichamnankit D, Svasti J, Simpson RJ, Kingtong S. Histopathological effect and stress response of mantle proteome following TBT exposure in the Hooded oyster Saccostrea cucullata. Environ Pollut 2016; 218:855-862. [PMID: 27521293 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2016.08.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2016] [Revised: 08/03/2016] [Accepted: 08/03/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Tributyltin (TBT), an environmental pollutant in marine ecosystems, is toxic to organisms. Although contamination by and bioaccumulation and toxicity of this compound have been widely reported, its underlying molecular mechanisms remain unclear. In the present study, we exposed the Hooded oyster Saccostrea cucullata to TBT to investigate histopathological effects and proteome stress response. Animals were exposed to three TBT sub-lethal concentrations, 10, 50 and 150 μg/l for 48 h. TBT produced stress leading to histopathological changes in oyster tissues including mantle, gill, stomach and digestive diverticula. TBT induced mucocyte production in epithelia and hemocyte aggregation in connective tissue. Cell necrosis occurred when exposure dosages were high. Comparative proteome analyses of mantle protein of oysters exposed to 10 μg/l and control animals were analyzed by a 2-DE based proteomic approach. In total, 32 protein spots were found to differ (p < 0.05). Of these, 17 proteins were identified which included 14 up-regulated and 3 down-regulated proteins. TBT induced the expression of proteins involved in defensive mechanisms (HSP-78, HSP-70, aldehyde dehydrogenase and catalase), calcium homeostasis (VDAC-3), cytoskeleton and cytoskeleton-associated proteins, energy metabolism and amino acid metabolism. Our study revealed that TBT disturbs calcium homeostasis via VDAC-3 protein in mantle and this probably is the key molecular mechanism of TBT acting to distort shell calcification. Moreover, proteins involved in cell structure (tubulin-alpha and tubulin-beta) and protein synthesis were reduced after TBT exposure. Additionally, differential proteins obtained from this work will be useful as potential TBT biomarkers.
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- Phattirapa Khondee
- Faculty of Education, Burapha University, Bangsean Road, Chonburi 20131, Thailand
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Chulabhorn Research Institute, Vibhavadi-Rangsit Highway, Bangkok 10210, Thailand
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Chulabhorn Research Institute, Vibhavadi-Rangsit Highway, Bangkok 10210, Thailand
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Chulabhorn Research Institute, Vibhavadi-Rangsit Highway, Bangkok 10210, Thailand; Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Rama VI Road, Bangkok 10400, Thailand
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- La Trobe Institute for Molecular Science (LIMS), La Trobe University, Bundoora Victoria 3086, Australia
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Burapha University, Bangsean Road, Chonburi 20131, Thailand.
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van der Pluijm I, van Vliet N, von der Thusen JH, Robertus JL, Ridwan Y, van Heijningen PM, van Thiel BS, Vermeij M, Hoeks SE, Buijs-Offerman RMGB, Verhagen HJM, Kanaar R, Bertoli-Avella AM, Essers J. Defective Connective Tissue Remodeling in Smad3 Mice Leads to Accelerated Aneurysmal Growth Through Disturbed Downstream TGF-β Signaling. EBioMedicine 2016; 12:280-294. [PMID: 27688095 PMCID: PMC5078606 DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2016.09.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2016] [Revised: 08/29/2016] [Accepted: 09/08/2016] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Aneurysm-osteoarthritis syndrome characterized by unpredictable aortic aneurysm formation, is caused by SMAD3 mutations. SMAD3 is part of the SMAD2/3/4 transcription factor, essential for TGF-β-activated transcription. Although TGF-β-related gene mutations result in aneurysms, the underlying mechanism is unknown. Here, we examined aneurysm formation and progression in Smad3-/- animals. Smad3-/- animals developed aortic aneurysms rapidly, resulting in premature death. Aortic wall immunohistochemistry showed no increase in extracellular matrix and collagen accumulation, nor loss of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) but instead revealed medial elastin disruption and adventitial inflammation. Remarkably, matrix metalloproteases (MMPs) were not activated in VSMCs, but rather specifically in inflammatory areas. Although Smad3-/- aortas showed increased nuclear pSmad2 and pErk, indicating TGF-β receptor activation, downstream TGF-β-activated target genes were not upregulated. Increased pSmad2 and pErk staining in pre-aneurysmal Smad3-/- aortas implied that aortic damage and TGF-β receptor-activated signaling precede aortic inflammation. Finally, impaired downstream TGF-β activated transcription resulted in increased Smad3-/- VSMC proliferation. Smad3 deficiency leads to imbalanced activation of downstream genes, no activation of MMPs in VSMCs, and immune responses resulting in rapid aortic wall dilatation and rupture. Our findings uncover new possibilities for treatment of SMAD3 patients; instead of targeting TGF-β signaling, immune suppression may be more beneficial.
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- I van der Pluijm
- Department of Vascular Surgery, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Department of Molecular Genetics, Cancer Genomics Netherlands, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Department of Clinical Genetics, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, Cancer Genomics Netherlands, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, Cancer Genomics Netherlands, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, Cancer Genomics Netherlands, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Department of Clinical Genetics, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Department of Molecular Genetics, Cancer Genomics Netherlands, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Department of Pharmacology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, Cancer Genomics Netherlands, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, Cancer Genomics Netherlands, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Department of Radiation Oncology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Department of Molecular Genetics, Cancer Genomics Netherlands, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Department of Radiation Oncology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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