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Krebs P, Nägele M, Fomina P, Virtanen V, Nippolainen E, Shaikh R, Afara I, Töyräs J, Usenov I, Sakharova T, Artyushenko V, Tafintseva V, Solheim J, Zimmermann B, Kohler A, König O, Saarakkala S, Mizaikoff B. Laser-irradiating infrared attenuated total reflection spectroscopy of articular cartilage: Potential and challenges for diagnosing osteoarthritis. OSTEOARTHRITIS AND CARTILAGE OPEN 2024; 6:100466. [PMID: 38623306 PMCID: PMC11016904 DOI: 10.1016/j.ocarto.2024.100466] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2023] [Accepted: 03/26/2024] [Indexed: 04/17/2024] Open
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Objective A prototype infrared attenuated total reflection (IR-ATR) laser spectroscopic system designed for in vivo classification of human cartilage tissue according to its histological health status during arthroscopic surgery is presented. Prior to real-world in vivo applications, this so-called osteoarthritis (OA) scanner has been tested at in vitro conditions revealing the challenges associated with complex sample matrices and the accordingly obtained sparse spectral datasets. Methods In vitro studies on human knee cartilage samples at different contact pressures (i.e., 0.2-0.5 MPa) allowed recording cartilage degeneration characteristic IR signatures comparable to in vivo conditions with high temporal resolution. Afterwards, the cartilage samples were assessed based on the clinically acknowledged osteoarthritis cartilage histopathology assessment (OARSI) system and correlated with the obtained sparse IR data. Results Amide and carbohydrate signal behavior was observed to be almost identical between the obtained sparse IR data and previously measured FTIR data used for sparse partial least squares discriminant analysis (SPLSDA) to identify the spectral regions relevant to cartilage condition. Contact pressures between 0.3 and 0.4 MPa seem to provide the best sparse IR spectra for cylindrical (d = 3 mm) probe tips. Conclusion Laser-irradiating IR-ATR spectroscopy is a promising analytical technique for future arthroscopic applications to differentiate healthy and osteoarthritic cartilage tissue. However, this study also revealed that the flexible connection between the laser-based analyzer and the arthroscopic ATR-probe via IR-transparent fiberoptic cables may affect the robustness of the obtained IR data and requires further improvements.
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- P. Krebs
- Institute of Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, Ulm University, Ulm, Germany
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- Institute of Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, Ulm University, Ulm, Germany
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- Research Unit of Health Sciences and Technology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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- Department of Technical Physics, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- Department of Technical Physics, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- Department of Technical Physics, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- Department of Technical Physics, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
- Science Service Center, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
- School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- Faculty of Science and Technology, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås, Norway
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- Faculty of Science and Technology, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås, Norway
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- Faculty of Science and Technology, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås, Norway
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- Faculty of Science and Technology, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås, Norway
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- Nanoplus Advanced Photonics Gerbrunn GmbH, Gerbrunn, Germany
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- Research Unit of Health Sciences and Technology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland
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- Institute of Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, Ulm University, Ulm, Germany
- Hahn-Schickard, Ulm, Germany
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Fugazzola M, Nissinen MT, Jäntti J, Tuppurainen J, Plomp S, Te Moller N, Mäkelä JTA, van Weeren R. Composition, architecture and biomechanical properties of articular cartilage in differently loaded areas of the equine stifle. Equine Vet J 2024; 56:573-585. [PMID: 37376723 DOI: 10.1111/evj.13960] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2022] [Accepted: 05/05/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023]
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BACKGROUND Strategies for articular cartilage repair need to take into account topographical differences in tissue composition and architecture to achieve durable functional outcome. These have not yet been investigated in the equine stifle. OBJECTIVES To analyse the biochemical composition and architecture of three differently loaded areas of the equine stifle. We hypothesise that site differences correlate with the biomechanical characteristics of the cartilage. STUDY DESIGN Ex vivo study. METHODS Thirty osteochondral plugs per location were harvested from the lateral trochlear ridge (LTR), the distal intertrochlear groove (DITG) and the medial femoral condyle (MFC). These underwent biochemical, biomechanical and structural analysis. A linear mixed model with location as a fixed factor and horse as a random factor was applied, followed by pair-wise comparisons of estimated means with false discovery rate correction, to test for differences between locations. Correlations between biochemical and biomechanical parameters were tested using Spearman's correlation coefficient. RESULTS Glycosaminoglycan content was different between all sites (estimated mean [95% confidence interval (CI)] for LTR 75.4 [64.5, 88.2], for intercondylar notch (ICN) 37.3 [31.9, 43.6], for MFC 93.7 [80.1109.6] μg/mg dry weight), as were equilibrium modulus (LTR2.20 [1.96, 2.46], ICN0.48 [0.37, 0.6], MFC1.36 [1.17, 1.56] MPa), dynamic modulus (LTR7.33 [6.54, 8.17], ICN4.38 [3.77, 5.03], MFC5.62 [4.93, 6.36] MPa) and viscosity (LTR7.49 [6.76, 8.26], ICN16.99 [15.88, 18.14], MFC8.7 [7.91,9.5]°). The two weightbearing areas (LTR and MCF) and the non-weightbearing area (ICN) differed in collagen content (LTR 139 [127, 152], ICN176[162, 191], MFC 127[115, 139] μg/mg dry weight), parallelism index and angle of collagen fibres. The strongest correlations were between proteoglycan content and equilibrium modulus (r: 0.642; p: 0.001), dynamic modulus (r: 0.554; p < 0.001) and phase shift (r: -0.675; p < 0.001), and between collagen orientation angle and equilibrium modulus (r: -0.612; p < 0.001), dynamic modulus (r: -0.424; p < 0.001) and phase shift (r: 0.609; p < 0.001). MAIN LIMITATIONS Only a single sample per location was analysed. CONCLUSIONS There were significant differences in cartilage biochemical composition, biomechanics and architecture between the three differently loaded sites. The biochemical and structural composition correlated with the mechanical characteristics. These differences need to be acknowledged by designing cartilage repair strategies.
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- Maria Fugazzola
- Department of Equine Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Applied Physics, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- Department of Applied Physics, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
- Clinical Physiology and Nuclear Medicine, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
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- Department of Applied Physics, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- Department of Equine Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Equine Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Applied Physics, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
- Clinical Physiology and Nuclear Medicine, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
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- Department of Equine Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Jäntti J, Joenathan A, Fugazzola M, Tuppurainen J, Honkanen JTJ, Töyräs J, van Weeren R, Snyder BD, Grinstaff MW, Matikka H, Mäkelä JTA. Cationic tantalum oxide nanoparticle contrast agent for micro computed tomography reveals articular cartilage proteoglycan distribution and collagen architecture alterations. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2024; 32:299-309. [PMID: 38061579 DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2023.11.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2023] [Revised: 11/29/2023] [Accepted: 11/30/2023] [Indexed: 12/17/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Cationic tantalum oxide nanoparticles (Ta2O5-cNPs), as a newly introduced contrast agent for computed tomography of cartilage, offer quantitative evaluation of proteoglycan (PG) content and biomechanical properties. However, knowledge on the depth-wise impact of cartilage constituents on nanoparticle diffusion, particularly the influence of the collagen network, is lacking. In this study, we aim to establish the depth-dependent relationship between Ta2O5-cNP diffusion and cartilage constituents (PG content, collagen content and network architecture). METHODS Osteochondral samples (n = 30) were harvested from healthy equine stifle joints (N = 15) and the diffusion of 2.55 nm diameter cationic Ta2O5-cNPs into the cartilage was followed with micro computed tomography (µCT) imaging for up to 96 hours. The diffusion-related parameters, Ta2O5-cNP maximum partition (Pmax) and diffusion time constant, were compared against biomechanical and depth-wise structural properties. Biomechanics were assessed using stress-relaxation and sinusoidal loading protocols, whereas PG content, collagen content and collagen network architecture were determined using digital densitometry, Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy and polarized light microscopy, respectively. RESULTS The Pmax correlates with the depth-wise distribution of PGs (bulk Spearman's ρ = 0.87, p < 0.001). More open collagen network architecture at the superficial zone enhances intake of Ta2O5-cNPs, but collagen content overall decreases the intake. The Pmax values correlate with the equilibrium modulus (ρ = 0.80, p < 0.001) of articular cartilage. CONCLUSION This study establishes the feasibility of Ta2O5-cNPs for the precise and comprehensive identification of biomechanical and structural changes in articular cartilage via contrast-enhanced µCT.
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- Jiri Jäntti
- Diagnostic Imaging Center, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland; Department of Technical Physics, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland.
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- Division of Materials Science, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Diagnostic Imaging Center, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland; Department of Technical Physics, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- Department of Technical Physics, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland; School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia; Science Service Center, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Materials Science, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA; Departments of Biomedical Engineering and Chemistry, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA
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- Diagnostic Imaging Center, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
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- Diagnostic Imaging Center, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland; Department of Technical Physics, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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Hauru R, Rieppo L, Tuomisto T, Yu J, Laaksonen S, Saarakkala S, Raustia A, Pirttiniemi P. Fourier-transform infrared study on effects of ageing, oestrogen level and altered dietary loading on rat mandibular condylar cartilage. Orthod Craniofac Res 2024; 27:151-164. [PMID: 37565299 DOI: 10.1111/ocr.12693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2022] [Revised: 06/03/2023] [Accepted: 07/05/2023] [Indexed: 08/12/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Mandibular condylar cartilage (MCC) of the rat was examined with the Fourier-transform infrared (FITR) spectroscopic imaging to study the effects of ageing, oestrogen level and altered dietary loading on the structure of MCC. MATERIALS AND METHODS The Sprague-Dawley rats (n = 96) aged 5 and 14 months were divided into 12 subgroups according to age, oestrogen status (ovariectomized [OVX], non-ovariectomized [non-OVX)]) and diet (hard, normal, soft). Specimens of the MCC were examined with FTIR spectroscopic imaging to quantify the distribution of collagens and proteoglycans. MCC was divided sagittally into three segments: anterior, most superior and posterior. From each segment, the collagen and proteoglycan contents at different depths of cartilage were statistically compared between the groups using an N-way analysis of variance (ANOVA). RESULTS The amount of collagen content was significantly associated with old age in the deep layer of the anterior segment and in the middle layer of the posterior segment of MCC. In the deep layer of the most superior segment, the collagen content also increased with ageing. The amount of proteoglycan content increased significantly when dietary loading increased, and the oestrogen level decreased in the deep layer of the most superior segment of MCC. CONCLUSION Ageing, oestrogen level and altered dietary loading have a significant effect on the location and content of collagens and proteoglycans of rat MCC. Ageing significantly increased the amount of collagen content in the superior and posterior segments, being highest in the older soft-diet rats. Decreased oestrogen levels and increased dietary loading increased the amount of proteoglycan content.
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- Riikka Hauru
- Research Unit of Population Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
- Medical Research Center, Oulu University Hospital and University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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- Research Unit of Medical Imaging, Physics and Technology, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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- Research Unit of Population Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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- School of Stomatology, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Research Unit of Medical Imaging, Physics and Technology, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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- Research Unit of Population Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
- Medical Research Center, Oulu University Hospital and University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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- Research Unit of Population Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
- Medical Research Center, Oulu University Hospital and University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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Xu R, Wu J, Zheng L, Zhao M. Undenatured type II collagen and its role in improving osteoarthritis. Ageing Res Rev 2023; 91:102080. [PMID: 37774932 DOI: 10.1016/j.arr.2023.102080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2023] [Revised: 09/13/2023] [Accepted: 09/25/2023] [Indexed: 10/01/2023]
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Osteoarthritis (OA) is a degenerative joint disease, affecting 32.5 million US adults or 242 million people worldwide. There is no cure for OA. Many animal and clinical trials showed that oral administration of undenatured type II collagen could significantly reduce the incidence of OA or alleviate the symptoms of articular cartilage. Type II collagen is an important component of cartilage matrix. This article reviewed research progress of undenatured type II collagen including its methods of extraction and preparation, structure and characterization, solubility, thermal stability, gastrointestinal digestive stability, its role in improving OA, and the mechanism of its action in improving OA. Type II collagen has been extensively explored for its potential in improving arthritis. Methods of extraction of type II collagen are inefficient and tedious. The method of limited enzymatic hydrolysis is mainly used to prepare soluble undenatured type II collagen (SC II). The solubility, thermal and gastrointestinal digestive stability of SC II are affected by the sources of raw material, pH, salt ions, and temperature. Oral administration of undenatured type II collagen improves OA, whereas its activity is affected by the sources, degree of denaturalization, intervention methods and doses. However, the influence of the structure of undenatured type II collagen on its activity and the mechanism are unclear. The findings in this review support that undenatured type II collagen can be used in the intervention or auxiliary intervention of patients with OA.
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- Rong Xu
- School of Food Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China; Guangdong Food Green Processing and Nutrition Regulation Technologies Research Center, Guangzhou 510650, China
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, 4-10 Ag/For Building, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2P5, Canada
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China; Guangdong Food Green Processing and Nutrition Regulation Technologies Research Center, Guangzhou 510650, China.
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China; Guangdong Food Green Processing and Nutrition Regulation Technologies Research Center, Guangzhou 510650, China.
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Kurz B, Lange T, Voelker M, Hart ML, Rolauffs B. Articular Cartilage-From Basic Science Structural Imaging to Non-Invasive Clinical Quantitative Molecular Functional Information for AI Classification and Prediction. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:14974. [PMID: 37834422 PMCID: PMC10573252 DOI: 10.3390/ijms241914974] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2023] [Revised: 09/25/2023] [Accepted: 09/27/2023] [Indexed: 10/15/2023] Open
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This review presents the changes that the imaging of articular cartilage has undergone throughout the last decades. It highlights that the expectation is no longer to image the structure and associated functions of articular cartilage but, instead, to devise methods for generating non-invasive, function-depicting images with quantitative information that is useful for detecting the early, pre-clinical stage of diseases such as primary or post-traumatic osteoarthritis (OA/PTOA). In this context, this review summarizes (a) the structure and function of articular cartilage as a molecular imaging target, (b) quantitative MRI for non-invasive assessment of articular cartilage composition, microstructure, and function with the current state of medical diagnostic imaging, (c), non-destructive imaging methods, (c) non-destructive quantitative articular cartilage live-imaging methods, (d) artificial intelligence (AI) classification of degeneration and prediction of OA progression, and (e) our contribution to this field, which is an AI-supported, non-destructive quantitative optical biopsy for early disease detection that operates on a digital tissue architectural fingerprint. Collectively, this review shows that articular cartilage imaging has undergone profound changes in the purpose and expectations for which cartilage imaging is used; the image is becoming an AI-usable biomarker with non-invasive quantitative functional information. This may aid in the development of translational diagnostic applications and preventive or early therapeutic interventions that are yet beyond our reach.
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- Bodo Kurz
- Department of Anatomy, Christian-Albrechts-University, Otto-Hahn-Platz 8, 24118 Kiel, Germany
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- Medical Physics Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Medical Center—Albert-Ludwigs-University of Freiburg, 79085 Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany;
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- G.E.R.N. Research Center for Tissue Replacement, Regeneration & Neogenesis, Department of Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Medical Center—Albert-Ludwigs-University of Freiburg, 79085 Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany; (M.V.); (M.L.H.)
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- G.E.R.N. Research Center for Tissue Replacement, Regeneration & Neogenesis, Department of Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Medical Center—Albert-Ludwigs-University of Freiburg, 79085 Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany; (M.V.); (M.L.H.)
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- G.E.R.N. Research Center for Tissue Replacement, Regeneration & Neogenesis, Department of Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Medical Center—Albert-Ludwigs-University of Freiburg, 79085 Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany; (M.V.); (M.L.H.)
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Gassner C, Vongsvivut J, Ng SH, Ryu M, Tobin MJ, Juodkazis S, Morikawa J, Wood BR. Linearly Polarized Infrared Spectroscopy for the Analysis of Biological Materials. APPLIED SPECTROSCOPY 2023; 77:977-1008. [PMID: 37464791 DOI: 10.1177/00037028231180233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/20/2023]
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The analysis of biological samples with polarized infrared spectroscopy (p-IR) has long been a widely practiced method for the determination of sample orientation and structural properties. In contrast to earlier works, which employed this method to investigate the fundamental chemistry of biological systems, recent interests are moving toward "real-world" applications for the evaluation and diagnosis of pathological states. This focal point review provides an up-to-date synopsis of the knowledge of biological materials garnered through linearly p-IR on biomolecules, cells, and tissues. An overview of the theory with special consideration to biological samples is provided. Different modalities which can be employed along with their capabilities and limitations are outlined. Furthermore, an in-depth discussion of factors regarding sample preparation, sample properties, and instrumentation, which can affect p-IR analysis is provided. Additionally, attention is drawn to the potential impacts of analysis of biological samples with inherently polarized light sources, such as synchrotron light and quantum cascade lasers. The vast applications of p-IR for the determination of the structure and orientation of biological samples are given. In conclusion, with considerations to emerging instrumentation, findings by other techniques, and the shift of focus toward clinical applications, we speculate on the future directions of this methodology.
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- Callum Gassner
- Centre for Biospectroscopy, School of Chemistry, Monash University, Clayton, Australia
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- Infrared Microspectroscopy (IRM) Beamline, ANSTO-Australian Synchrotron, Clayton, Australia
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- Optical Sciences Centre and ARC Training Centre in Surface Engineering for Advanced Materials (SEAM), School of Science, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, Australia
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- National Metrology Institute of Japan (NMIJ), National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tsukuba, Japan
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- Infrared Microspectroscopy (IRM) Beamline, ANSTO-Australian Synchrotron, Clayton, Australia
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- Optical Sciences Centre and ARC Training Centre in Surface Engineering for Advanced Materials (SEAM), School of Science, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, Australia
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- School of Materials and Chemical Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan
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- Centre for Biospectroscopy, School of Chemistry, Monash University, Clayton, Australia
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Syed ZA, Milman T, Fertala J, Steplewski A, Fertala A. Corneal Wound Healing in the Presence of Antifibrotic Antibody Targeting Collagen Fibrillogenesis: A Pilot Study. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:13438. [PMID: 37686240 PMCID: PMC10488077 DOI: 10.3390/ijms241713438] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2023] [Revised: 08/16/2023] [Accepted: 08/25/2023] [Indexed: 09/10/2023] Open
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Highly organized collagen fibrils interlacing with proteoglycans form the crucial architecture of the cornea and facilitate its transparency. Corneal scarring from accidental injury, surgery, or infection alters this highly organized tissue, causing severe consequences, including blindness. There are no pharmacological or surgical methods to effectively and safely treat excessive corneal scarring. Thus, we tested the anticorneal scarring utility of a rationally designed anticollagen antibody (ACA) whose antifibrotic effects have already been demonstrated in nonocular models. Utilizing a rabbit model with an incisional corneal wound, we analyzed ACA's effects on forming collagen and proteoglycan-rich extracellular matrices in scar neotissue. We used microscopic and spectroscopic techniques to quantify these components and measure crucial parameters characterizing the structure and organization of collagen fibrils. Moreover, we analyzed the spatial distribution of collagen and proteoglycans in normal and healing corneas. Our study demonstrated significant changes in the quality and quantity of the analyzed molecules synthesized in scar neotissue. It showed that these changes extend beyond incision margins. It also showed ACA's positive impact on some crucial parameters defining proper cornea structure. This pilot study provides a stepping stone for future tests of therapeutic approaches that target corneal extracellular scar matrix assembly.
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- Zeba A. Syed
- Wills Eye Hospital, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA; (Z.A.S.); (T.M.)
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- Wills Eye Hospital, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA; (Z.A.S.); (T.M.)
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Curtis Building, Room 501, 1015 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA; (J.F.); (A.S.)
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Curtis Building, Room 501, 1015 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA; (J.F.); (A.S.)
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Curtis Building, Room 501, 1015 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA; (J.F.); (A.S.)
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Tian Q, Zhao F, Zeng H, Zhu M, Jiang B. Response to Comments on "Ultrastructure reveals ancestral vertebrate pharyngeal skeleton in yunnanozoans". Science 2023; 381:eadf3363. [PMID: 37499010 DOI: 10.1126/science.adf3363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2022] [Accepted: 04/24/2023] [Indexed: 07/29/2023]
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He et al. dispute our anatomical interpretations on the structures of cellular chambers and microfibrils in yunnanozoan branchial arches and put forward alternative interpretations on these structures. Zhang and Pratt argue that the microfibrils we identified in yunnanozoans are more likely modern organic contamination. Here we provide additional evidence to support our interpretations and dismiss the alternative interpretations.
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- Qingyi Tian
- State Key Laboratory for Mineral Deposits Research, School of Earth Sciences and Engineering and Frontiers Science Center for Critical Earth Material Cycling, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
- State Key Laboratory of Palaeobiology and Stratigraphy, Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology and Center for Excellence in Life and Palaeoenvironment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Palaeobiology and Stratigraphy, Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology and Center for Excellence in Life and Palaeoenvironment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Palaeobiology and Stratigraphy, Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology and Center for Excellence in Life and Palaeoenvironment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Palaeobiology and Stratigraphy, Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology and Center for Excellence in Life and Palaeoenvironment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China
- College of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mineral Deposits Research, School of Earth Sciences and Engineering and Frontiers Science Center for Critical Earth Material Cycling, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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Kamaruzaman N, Fauzi MB, Tabata Y, Yusop SM. Functionalised Hybrid Collagen-Elastin for Acellular Cutaneous Substitute Applications. Polymers (Basel) 2023; 15:polym15081929. [PMID: 37112076 PMCID: PMC10143773 DOI: 10.3390/polym15081929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2023] [Revised: 04/10/2023] [Accepted: 04/14/2023] [Indexed: 04/29/2023] Open
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Wound contracture, which commonly happens after wound healing, may lead to physical distortion, including skin constriction. Therefore, the combination of collagen and elastin as the most abundant extracellular matrix (ECM) skin matrices may provide the best candidate biomaterials for cutaneous wound injury. This study aimed to develop a hybrid scaffold containing green natural resources (ovine tendon collagen type-I and poultry-based elastin) for skin tissue engineering. Briefly, freeze-drying was used to create the hybrid scaffolds, which were then crosslinked with 0.1% (w/v) genipin (GNP). Next, the physical characteristics (pore size, porosity, swelling ratio, biodegradability and mechanical strength) of the microstructure were assessed. Energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX) and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectrophotometry were used for the chemical analysis. The findings showed a uniform and interconnected porous structure with acceptable porosity (>60%) and high-water uptake capacity (>1200%), with pore sizes ranging between 127 ± 22 and 245 ± 35 µm. The biodegradation rate of the fabricated scaffold containing 5% elastin was lower (<0.043 mg/h) compared to the control scaffold (collagen only; 0.085 mg/h). Further analysis with EDX identified the main elements of the scaffold: it contained carbon (C) 59.06 ± 1.36-70.66 ± 2.89%, nitrogen (N) 6.02 ± 0.20-7.09 ± 0.69% and oxygen (O) 23.79 ± 0.65-32.93 ± 0.98%. FTIR analysis revealed that collagen and elastin remained in the scaffold and exhibited similar functional amides (amide A: 3316 cm-1, amide B: 2932 cm-1, amide I: 1649 cm-1, amide II: 1549 cm-1 and amide III: 1233 cm-1). The combination of elastin and collagen also produced a positive effect via increased Young's modulus values. No toxic effect was identified, and the hybrid scaffolds significantly supported human skin cell attachment and viability. In conclusion, the fabricated hybrid scaffolds demonstrated optimum physicochemical and mechanical properties and may potentially be used as an acellular skin substitute in wound management.
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- Nurkhuzaiah Kamaruzaman
- Department of Food Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi 43600, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Centre for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur 56000, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Laboratory of Biomaterials, Department of Regeneration Science and Engineering, Institute for Life and Medical Sciences (LiMe), Kyoto University, 53 Kawara-cho Shogoin, Sakyo-Ku, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan
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- Department of Food Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi 43600, Selangor, Malaysia
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Shukla AG, Milman T, Fertala J, Steplewski A, Fertala A. Scar formation in the presence of mitomycin C and the anti-fibrotic antibody in a rabbit model of glaucoma microsurgery: A pilot study. Heliyon 2023; 9:e15368. [PMID: 37123929 PMCID: PMC10130883 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e15368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2022] [Revised: 03/19/2023] [Accepted: 04/04/2023] [Indexed: 05/02/2023] Open
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Purpose This study aimed to evaluate the utility of a rationally engineered antibody that directly blocks collagen fibrillogenesis to reduce scar tissue formation associated with subconjunctival glaucoma surgery. Material and methods Fourteen eyes of 7 adult rabbits underwent glaucoma filtering surgery using XEN 45 Gel Stent. The rabbits' eyes were divided randomly into three treatment groups: (i) treated with the antibody, (ii) treated with mitomycin C, and (iii) treated with the antibody and mitomycin C. Following surgeries, the intraocular pressure and bleb appearance were evaluated in vivo. The rabbits were sacrificed 8 weeks after the surgery, and their eyes were harvested and processed for tissue analysis. Subsequently, tissue samples were analyzed microscopically for fibrotic tissue and cellular markers of inflammation. Moreover, the collagen-rich fibrotic tissue formed around the stents was analyzed using quantitative histology and infrared spectroscopy. The outcomes of this study were analyzed using the ANOVA test. Results This study demonstrated no significant differences in intraocular pressure, bleb appearance, or presence of complications such as bleb leak among the treatment groups. In contrast, we observed significant differences among the subpopulations of collagen fibrils formed within scar neo-tissue. Based on the spectroscopic analyses, we determined that the relative content of mature collagen cross-links in the antibody-treated group was significantly reduced compared to other groups. Conclusions Direct blocking of collagen fibrillogenesis with the anti-collagen antibody offers potentially beneficial effects that may reduce the negative impact of the subconjunctival scarring associated with glaucoma filtering surgery.
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- Aakriti Garg Shukla
- Wills Eye Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Glaucoma Division, Edward S. Harkness Eye Institute, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Corresponding author. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery; Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University; Curtis Building, Room 501, 1015 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, 19107, PA, USA.
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Liu CJ, Yang X, Wang SH, Wu XT, Mao Y, Shi JW, Fan YB, Sun LW. Preventing Disused Bone Loss through Inhibition of Advanced Glycation End Products. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24054953. [PMID: 36902384 PMCID: PMC10003672 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24054953] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2023] [Revised: 02/26/2023] [Accepted: 03/01/2023] [Indexed: 03/08/2023] Open
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Bone loss occurs in astronauts during long-term space flight, but the mechanisms are still unclear. We previously showed that advanced glycation end products (AGEs) were involved in microgravity-induced osteoporosis. Here, we investigated the improvement effects of blocking AGEs formation on microgravity-induced bone loss by using the AGEs formation inhibitor, irbesartan. To achieve this objective, we used a tail-suspended (TS) rat model to simulate microgravity and treated the TS rats with 50 mg/kg/day irbesartan, as well as the fluorochrome biomarkers injected into rats to label dynamic bone formation. To assess the accumulation of AGEs, pentosidine (PEN), non-enzymatic cross-links (NE-xLR), and fluorescent AGEs (fAGEs) were identified in the bone; 8-hydroxydeoxyguanosine (8-OHdG) was analyzed for the reactive oxygen species (ROS) level in the bone. Meanwhile, bone mechanical properties, bone microstructure, and dynamic bone histomorphometry were tested for bone quality assessment, and Osterix and TRAP were immunofluorescences stained for the activities of osteoblastic and osteoclastic cells. Results showed AGEs increased significantly and 8-OHdG expression in bone showed an upward trend in TS rat hindlimbs. The bone quality (bone microstructure and mechanical properties) and bone formation process (dynamic bone formation and osteoblastic cells activities) were inhibited after tail-suspension, and showed a correlation with AGEs, suggesting the elevated AGEs contributed to the disused bone loss. After being treated with irbesartan, the increased AGEs and 8-OHdG expression were significantly inhibited, suggesting irbesartan may reduce ROS to inhibit dicarbonyl compounds, thus suppressing AGEs production after tail-suspension. The inhibition of AGEs can partially alter the bone remodeling process and improve bone quality. Both AGEs accumulation and bone alterations almost occurred in trabecular bone but not in cortical bone, suggesting AGEs effects on bone remodeling under microgravity are dependent on the biological milieu.
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- Correspondence: (X.Y.); (L.-W.S.); Tel.: +86-13811922096 (X.Y.); Fax: +86-10-82339349 (L.-W.S.)
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- Correspondence: (X.Y.); (L.-W.S.); Tel.: +86-13811922096 (X.Y.); Fax: +86-10-82339349 (L.-W.S.)
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Sudirman S, Chen CY, Chen CK, Felim J, Kuo HP, Kong ZL. Fermented jellyfish ( Rhopilema esculentum) collagen enhances antioxidant activity and cartilage protection on surgically induced osteoarthritis in obese rats. Front Pharmacol 2023; 14:1117893. [PMID: 36794279 PMCID: PMC9922849 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2023.1117893] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2022] [Accepted: 01/17/2023] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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Collagen has been considered a key treatment option in preventing damage to the articular cartilage over time and supporting the healing process, following the onset of osteoarthritis (OA). This study aimed to investigate the effect of collagen fermented from jellyfish (FJC) by Bacillus subtilis natto on anterior cruciate ligament transection with medial meniscectomy (ACLT + MMx)-induced knee OA in high-fat diet (HFD)-induced obesity in rats. The male Sprague-Dawley rats were fed an HFD for 6 weeks before ACLT + MMx surgery, after which they were administered a daily oral gavage of saline (control, OA, and OBOA), either with FJC (20 mg/kg, 40 mg/kg, and 100 mg/kg body weight) or glucosamine sulfate as a positive control (GS; 200 mg/kg body weight) for 6 weeks. Treatment with FJC decreased the fat weight, triglyceride, and total cholesterol levels in obese rats. Additionally, FJC downregulated the expression of some proinflammatory cytokines, including tumor necrosis factor-α, cyclooxygenase-2, and nitric oxide; suppressed leptin and adiponectin expression; and attenuated cartilage degradation. It also decreased the activities of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-1 and MMP-3. These results demonstrated that FJC showed a protective effect on articular cartilage and also suppressed the degradation of cartilage in an animal OA model, suggesting its potential efficacy as a promising candidate for OA treatment.
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- Sabri Sudirman
- Fisheries Product Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Sriwijaya, Indralaya, Indonesia
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- Department of Food Science, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung, Taiwan
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- Department of Food Science, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung, Taiwan
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- Department of Food Science, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung, Taiwan
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- Department of Food Science, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung, Taiwan
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- Department of Food Science, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung, Taiwan,*Correspondence: Zwe-Ling Kong,
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Ebrahimi M, Turkiewicz A, Finnilä MAJ, Saarakkala S, Englund M, Korhonen RK, Tanska P. Associations of human femoral condyle cartilage structure and composition with viscoelastic and constituent-specific material properties at different stages of osteoarthritis. J Biomech 2022; 145:111390. [PMID: 36442429 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2022.111390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2022] [Revised: 11/02/2022] [Accepted: 11/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The relationships between structure and function in human knee femoral cartilage are not well-known at different stages of osteoarthritis. Thus, our aim was to characterize the depth-dependent composition and structure (proteoglycan content, collagen network organization and collagen content) of normal and osteoarthritic human femoral condyle cartilage (n = 47) and relate them to their viscoelastic and constituent-specific mechanical properties that are obtained through dynamic sinusoidal testing and fibril-reinforced poroelastic material modeling of stress-relaxation testing, respectively. We characterized the proteoglycan content using digital densitometry, collagen network organization (orientation angle and anisotropy) using polarized light microscopy and collagen content using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. In the superficial cartilage (0-10 % of thickness), the collagen network disorganization and proteoglycan loss were associated with the smaller initial fibril network modulus - a parameter representing the pretension of the collagen network. Furthermore, the proteoglycan loss was associated with the greater strain-dependent fibril network modulus - a measure of nonlinear mechanical behavior. The proteoglycan loss was also associated with greater cartilage viscosity at a low loading frequency (0.005 Hz), while the collagen network disorganization was associated with greater cartilage viscosity at a high loading frequency (1 Hz). Our results suggest that proteoglycan loss and collagen network disorganization reduce the pretension of the collagen network while proteoglycan degradation also increases the nonlinear mechanical behavior of the collagen network. Further, the results also highlight that proteoglycan loss and collagen disorganization increase the viscosity of femoral cartilage, but their contribution to increased viscosity occurs in completely different loading frequencies.
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- Mohammadhossein Ebrahimi
- Department of Technical Physics, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland; Research Unit of Medical Imaging, Physics and Technology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland.
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- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Orthopaedics, Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Research Unit of Medical Imaging, Physics and Technology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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- Research Unit of Medical Imaging, Physics and Technology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland; Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland
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- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Orthopaedics, Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Technical Physics, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- Department of Technical Physics, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland.
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Ruhela A, Bhatt A, Rath SN, Sharma CS. Biomimicking tendon by electrospinning
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decellularized extracellular matrix for tendon tissue engineering. J Appl Polym Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/app.53368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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- Aakanksha Ruhela
- Creative & Advanced Research Based on Nanomaterials (CARBON) Laboratory, Department of Chemical Engineering Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad Kandi Telangana India
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- Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Laboratory (RMS), Department of Biomedical Engineering Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad Kandi Telangana India
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- Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Laboratory (RMS), Department of Biomedical Engineering Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad Kandi Telangana India
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- Creative & Advanced Research Based on Nanomaterials (CARBON) Laboratory, Department of Chemical Engineering Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad Kandi Telangana India
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Gauffenic A, Bazin D, Combes C, Daudon M, Ea HK. Pathological calcifications in the human joint. CR CHIM 2022. [DOI: 10.5802/crchim.193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Infrared Spectroscopy–Quo Vadis? APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/app12157598] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Given the exquisite capability of direct, non-destructive label-free sensing of molecular transitions, IR spectroscopy has become a ubiquitous and versatile analytical tool. IR application scenarios range from industrial manufacturing processes, surveillance tasks and environmental monitoring to elaborate evaluation of (bio)medical samples. Given recent developments in associated fields, IR spectroscopic devices increasingly evolve into reliable and robust tools for quality control purposes, for rapid analysis within at-line, in-line or on-line processes, and even for bed-side monitoring of patient health indicators. With the opportunity to guide light at or within dedicated optical structures, remote sensing as well as high-throughput sensing scenarios are being addressed by appropriate IR methodologies. In the present focused article, selected perspectives on future directions for IR spectroscopic tools and their applications are discussed. These visions are accompanied by a short introduction to the historic development, current trends, and emerging technological opportunities guiding the future path IR spectroscopy may take. Highlighted state-of-the art implementations along with novel concepts enhancing the performance of IR sensors are presented together with cutting-edge developments in related fields that drive IR spectroscopy forward in its role as a versatile analytical technology with a bright past and an even brighter future.
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Adachi T, Miyamoto N, Imamura H, Yamamoto T, Marin E, Zhu W, Kobara M, Sowa Y, Tahara Y, Kanamura N, Akiyoshi K, Mazda O, Nishimura I, Pezzotti G. Three-Dimensional Culture of Cartilage Tissue on Nanogel-Cross-Linked Porous Freeze-Dried Gel Scaffold for Regenerative Cartilage Therapy: A Vibrational Spectroscopy Evaluation. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23158099. [PMID: 35897669 PMCID: PMC9332688 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23158099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2022] [Revised: 07/19/2022] [Accepted: 07/20/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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This study presents a set of vibrational characterizations on a nanogel-cross-linked porous freeze-dried gel (NanoCliP-FD gel) scaffold for tissue engineering and regenerative therapy. This scaffold is designed for the in vitro culture of high-quality cartilage tissue to be then transplanted in vivo to enable recovery from congenital malformations in the maxillofacial area or crippling jaw disease. The three-dimensional scaffold for in-plate culture is designed with interface chemistry capable of stimulating cartilage formation and maintaining its structure through counteracting the dedifferentiation of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) during the formation of cartilage tissue. The developed interface chemistry enabled high efficiency in both growth rate and tissue quality, thus satisfying the requirements of large volumes, high matrix quality, and superior mechanical properties needed in cartilage transplants. We characterized the cartilage tissue in vitro grown on a NanoCliP-FD gel scaffold by human periodontal ligament-derived stem cells (a type of MSC) with cartilage grown by the same cells and under the same conditions on a conventional (porous) atelocollagen scaffold. The cartilage tissues produced by the MSCs on different scaffolds were comparatively evaluated by immunohistochemical and spectroscopic analyses. Cartilage differentiation occurred at a higher rate when MSCs were cultured on the NanoCliP-FD gel scaffold compared to the atelocollagen scaffold, and produced a tissue richer in cartilage matrix. In situ spectroscopic analyses revealed the cell/scaffold interactive mechanisms by which the NanoCliP-FD gel scaffold stimulated such increased efficiency in cartilage matrix formation. In addition to demonstrating the high potential of human periodontal ligament-derived stem cell cultures on NanoCliP-FD gel scaffolds in regenerative cartilage therapy, the present study also highlights the novelty of Raman spectroscopy as a non-destructive method for the concurrent evaluation of matrix quality and cell metabolic response. In situ Raman analyses on living cells unveiled for the first time the underlying physiological mechanisms behind such improved chondrocyte performance.
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- Tetsuya Adachi
- Department of Dental Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan; (N.M.); (H.I.); (T.Y.); (E.M.); (N.K.)
- Department of Immunology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajii-cho, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan; (Y.S.); (O.M.)
- Correspondence: (T.A.); (G.P.)
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- Department of Dental Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan; (N.M.); (H.I.); (T.Y.); (E.M.); (N.K.)
- Infectious Diseases, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajii-cho, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan
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- Department of Dental Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan; (N.M.); (H.I.); (T.Y.); (E.M.); (N.K.)
- Ceramic Physics Laboratory, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Sakyo-ku, Matsugasaki, Kyoto 606-8585, Japan;
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- Department of Dental Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan; (N.M.); (H.I.); (T.Y.); (E.M.); (N.K.)
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- Department of Dental Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan; (N.M.); (H.I.); (T.Y.); (E.M.); (N.K.)
- Ceramic Physics Laboratory, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Sakyo-ku, Matsugasaki, Kyoto 606-8585, Japan;
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- Ceramic Physics Laboratory, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Sakyo-ku, Matsugasaki, Kyoto 606-8585, Japan;
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Division of Pathological Science, Kyoto Pharmaceutical University, Misasagi Nakauchi-cho, Yamashina-ku, Kyoto 607-8414, Japan;
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- Department of Immunology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajii-cho, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan; (Y.S.); (O.M.)
- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajii-cho, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan
- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Yoshida-Konoe-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Doshisha University, 1-3 Tatara Miyakodani, Kyotanabe, Kyoto 610-0394, Japan;
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- Department of Dental Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan; (N.M.); (H.I.); (T.Y.); (E.M.); (N.K.)
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- Department of Polymer Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan;
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- Department of Immunology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajii-cho, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan; (Y.S.); (O.M.)
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- Division of Oral Biology and Medicine, The Jane and Jerry Weintraub Center for Reconstructive Biotechnology, UCLA School of Dentistry, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA;
- Division of Advanced Prosthodontics, The Jane and Jerry Weintraub Center for Reconstructive Biotechnology, UCLA School of Dentistry, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Department of Dental Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan; (N.M.); (H.I.); (T.Y.); (E.M.); (N.K.)
- Department of Immunology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajii-cho, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan; (Y.S.); (O.M.)
- Ceramic Physics Laboratory, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Sakyo-ku, Matsugasaki, Kyoto 606-8585, Japan;
- Biomedical Research Center, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Sakyo-ku, Matsugasaki, Kyoto 606-8585, Japan
- Correspondence: (T.A.); (G.P.)
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Cao R, Xu Y, Xu Y, Brand DD, Zhou G, Xiao K, Xia H, Czernuszka JT. Development of Tri-Layered Biomimetic Atelocollagen Scaffolds with Interfaces for Osteochondral Tissue Engineering. Adv Healthc Mater 2022; 11:e2101643. [PMID: 35134274 DOI: 10.1002/adhm.202101643] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2021] [Revised: 01/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The development of biomimetic scaffolds containing cartilage, calcified cartilage, and bone regeneration for precise osteochondral repair remains a challenge. Herein, a novel tri-layered scaffold-with a top layer containing type II atelocollagen and chondroitin sulphate for cartilage regeneration, an intermediate layer with type II atelocollagen and hydroxyapatite for calcified cartilage formation, and a bottom layer with type I atelocollagen and hydroxyapatite for bone growth-that can be built using liquid-phase cosynthesis, is described. The tri-layered scaffolds are mechanically demonstrably superior and have a lower risk of delamination than monolayer scaffolds. This is due to higher cohesion arising from the interfaces between each layer. In vitro results show that although monolayer scaffolds can stimulate bone marrow stem cells to differentiate and form cartilage, calcified cartilage, and bone separately (detected using quantitative polymerase chain reaction analysis and staining with safranin-O and Alizarin Red S), the tri-layered scaffolds support the regeneration of cartilage, calcified cartilage, and bone simultaneously after 2 and 4 months of implantation (detected using gross and micro-computed tomography images, histological staining, and Avizo, a software used to detect microlevel defects in metals). This work presents data on a promising approach in devising strategies for the precise repair of osteochondral defects.
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- Runfeng Cao
- Department of Materials University of Oxford Parks Road Oxford OX1 3PH UK
- Shanghai Key Lab of Tissue Engineering Shanghai 9th People's Hospital Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine Shanghai 200011 China
- Department of Thoracic Surgery Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital Tongji University School of Medicine Shanghai 200430 China
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery Shanghai Children's Hospital Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai 200127 China
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- Department of Materials University of Oxford Parks Road Oxford OX1 3PH UK
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- Shanghai Key Lab of Tissue Engineering Shanghai 9th People's Hospital Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine Shanghai 200011 China
- Department of Thoracic Surgery Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital Tongji University School of Medicine Shanghai 200430 China
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- Departments of Medicine and Microbiology Immunology and Biochemistry BE‐135 Veterans Affairs Medical Centre University of Tennessee Memphis TN 38104 USA
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- Shanghai Key Lab of Tissue Engineering Shanghai 9th People's Hospital Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine Shanghai 200011 China
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- Shanghai Key Lab of Tissue Engineering Shanghai 9th People's Hospital Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine Shanghai 200011 China
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- Shanghai Key Lab of Tissue Engineering Shanghai 9th People's Hospital Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine Shanghai 200011 China
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- Department of Materials University of Oxford Parks Road Oxford OX1 3PH UK
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Needleless administration of advanced therapies into the skin via the appendages using a hypobaric patch. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2022; 119:e2120340119. [PMID: 35482922 PMCID: PMC9170139 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2120340119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Needleless delivery into the skin would overcome a major barrier to efficient clinical utilization of advanced therapies such as nanomaterials and macromolecules. This study demonstrates that controlled skin stretching (in porcine, rat, and mouse models) using a patch comprising a hypobaric chamber, to open the skin appendages, can increase the permeability of the tissue and provide a means to enable direct delivery of advanced therapies directly into the skin without the use of a needle or injection system. This technology can facilitate the self-administration of therapeutics including vaccines, RNA, and antigens, thus improving the translation of these products into effective clinical use. Advanced therapies are commonly administered via injection even when they act within the skin tissue, and this increases the chances of off-target effects. Here we report the use of a skin patch containing a hypobaric chamber that induces skin dome formation to enable needleless delivery of advanced therapies directly into porcine, rat, and mouse skin. Finite element method modeling showed that the hypobaric chamber in the patch opened the skin appendages by 32%, thinned the skin, and compressed the appendage wall epithelia. These changes allowed direct delivery of an H1N1 vaccine antigen and a diclofenac nanotherapeutic into the skin. Fluorescence imaging and infrared mapping of the skin showed needleless delivery via the appendages. The in vivo utility of the patch was demonstrated by a superior immunoglobulin G response to the vaccine antigen in mice compared to intramuscular injection and a 70% reduction in rat paw swelling in vivo over 5 h with diclofenac without skin histology changes.
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Ramesh RR, Ponnuvel M, Ramalingam S, Rathinam A. Compact glyoxal tanning system: a chrome-free sustainable and green approach towards tanning-cum-upgradation of low-grade raw materials in leather processing. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2022; 29:35382-35395. [PMID: 35060060 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-18660-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2021] [Accepted: 01/10/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Increased concern over the use of metal salts such as chromium, zirconium, and aluminum for tanning of hides and skins has made the leather production industry to be constantly on the lookout for organic tanning agents in place of the inorganic system. Though glutaraldehyde has been looked at as a viable option, it still lags in imparting superior strength properties to the leather and also it has been reported to have inherent toxicity. With that concept in view, this research work focuses on the usage of glyoxal along with synthetic tanning agents as a replacement for glutaraldehyde and other inorganic tanning systems. The offer level and starting pH for the glyoxal tanning process was optimized as 6% (w/w) and 5.0, respectively, and the shrinkage temperature of the collagen was found to be around 80 °C. Additionally, the controlled shrunken grain effect of the aldehyde tanning system was explored by changing the pH of the process, which helped to improve the thickness of low-grade thinner raw materials by up to 40%. The mechanism for the shrunken grain effect has also been proposed in this work by studying the dimensional changes occurring in the leather matrix upon treating skin/hide with glyoxal at different pH levels. The mechanical and strength properties of the leather were found to be better than the glutaraldehyde tanning system. The BOD/COD ratio of wastewater generated from the glyoxal process was found to be greater than 0.3 making them easily treatable. Considering all these factors, compact glyoxal-based tanning along with synthetic tanning agents can be a game-changing technology for the leather processing industry.
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- Renganath Rao Ramesh
- Leather Process Technology Department, CSIR - Central Leather Research Institute (CLRI), Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, 600020
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- Leather Process Technology Department, CSIR - Central Leather Research Institute (CLRI), Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, 600020
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- Leather Process Technology Department, CSIR - Central Leather Research Institute (CLRI), Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, 600020
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- Leather Process Technology Department, CSIR - Central Leather Research Institute (CLRI), Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, 600020.
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Tuning gelatin–alginate bioink properties by introducing new decellularized elastic cartilage scaffolds for bioinspired composite membranes in orthopedics. Polym Bull (Berl) 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s00289-022-04211-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Rehman HU, Tafintseva V, Zimmermann B, Solheim JH, Virtanen V, Shaikh R, Nippolainen E, Afara I, Saarakkala S, Rieppo L, Krebs P, Fomina P, Mizaikoff B, Kohler A. Preclassification of Broadband and Sparse Infrared Data by Multiplicative Signal Correction Approach. Molecules 2022; 27:2298. [PMID: 35408697 PMCID: PMC9000438 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27072298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2022] [Revised: 03/28/2022] [Accepted: 03/30/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Preclassification of raw infrared spectra has often been neglected in scientific literature. Separating spectra of low spectral quality, due to low signal-to-noise ratio, presence of artifacts, and low analyte presence, is crucial for accurate model development. Furthermore, it is very important for sparse data, where it becomes challenging to visually inspect spectra of different natures. Hence, a preclassification approach to separate infrared spectra for sparse data is needed. In this study, we propose a preclassification approach based on Multiplicative Signal Correction (MSC). The MSC approach was applied on human and the bovine knee cartilage broadband Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectra and on a sparse data subset comprising of only seven wavelengths. The goal of the preclassification was to separate spectra with analyte-rich signals (i.e., cartilage) from spectra with analyte-poor (and high-matrix) signals (i.e., water). The human datasets 1 and 2 contained 814 and 815 spectra, while the bovine dataset contained 396 spectra. A pure water spectrum was used as a reference spectrum in the MSC approach. A threshold for the root mean square error (RMSE) was used to separate cartilage from water spectra for broadband and the sparse spectral data. Additionally, standard noise-to-ratio and principle component analysis were applied on broadband spectra. The fully automated MSC preclassification approach, using water as reference spectrum, performed as well as the manual visual inspection. Moreover, it enabled not only separation of cartilage from water spectra in broadband spectral datasets, but also in sparse datasets where manual visual inspection cannot be applied.
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- Hafeez Ur Rehman
- Faculty of Science and Technology, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 1430 Ås, Norway; (V.T.); (B.Z.); (J.H.S.); (A.K.)
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- Faculty of Science and Technology, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 1430 Ås, Norway; (V.T.); (B.Z.); (J.H.S.); (A.K.)
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- Faculty of Science and Technology, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 1430 Ås, Norway; (V.T.); (B.Z.); (J.H.S.); (A.K.)
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- Faculty of Science and Technology, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 1430 Ås, Norway; (V.T.); (B.Z.); (J.H.S.); (A.K.)
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- Research Unit of Medical Imaging, Physics and Technology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oulu, 90570 Oulu, Finland; (V.V.); (S.S.); (L.R.)
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- Department of Applied Physics, University of Eastern Finland, 70210 Kuopio, Finland; (R.S.); (E.N.); (I.A.)
- Department of Orthopedics, Traumatology, Hand Surgery, Kuopio University Hospital, 70210 Kuopio, Finland
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- Department of Applied Physics, University of Eastern Finland, 70210 Kuopio, Finland; (R.S.); (E.N.); (I.A.)
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- Department of Applied Physics, University of Eastern Finland, 70210 Kuopio, Finland; (R.S.); (E.N.); (I.A.)
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- Research Unit of Medical Imaging, Physics and Technology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oulu, 90570 Oulu, Finland; (V.V.); (S.S.); (L.R.)
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- Research Unit of Medical Imaging, Physics and Technology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oulu, 90570 Oulu, Finland; (V.V.); (S.S.); (L.R.)
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- Institute of Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, Ulm University, 89081 Ulm, Germany; (P.K.); (P.F.); (B.M.)
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- Institute of Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, Ulm University, 89081 Ulm, Germany; (P.K.); (P.F.); (B.M.)
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- Institute of Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, Ulm University, 89081 Ulm, Germany; (P.K.); (P.F.); (B.M.)
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- Faculty of Science and Technology, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 1430 Ås, Norway; (V.T.); (B.Z.); (J.H.S.); (A.K.)
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Chao NN, Li JL, Ding W, Qin TW, Zhang Y, Xie HQ, Luo JC. Fabrication and characterization of a pro-angiogenic hydrogel derived from the human placenta. Biomater Sci 2022; 10:2062-2075. [PMID: 35315457 DOI: 10.1039/d1bm01891d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Various hydrogels derived from the xenogeneic extracellular matrix (ECM) have been utilised to promote the repair and reconstruction of numerous tissues; however, there are few studies on hydrogels derived from allogeneic specimens. Human placenta derived hydrogels have been used in the therapy of ischaemic myocardium; however, their physicochemical properties and effects on cellular behaviour remain elusive. As the human placenta retains pro-angiogenic growth factors, it is hypothesized that the placenta hydrogels possess the potential to improve angiogenesis. In this study, a soluble decellularized human placenta matrix generated using a modified method could be stored in a powder form and could be used to form a hydrogel in vitro. Effective decellularization was evaluated by analysing the DNA content and histology images. The placenta hydrogel exhibited a fibrous porous morphology and was injectable. Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy revealed that the placenta hydrogel contained both collagen and sulfated glycosaminoglycans (GAGs). In addition, immunofluorescence imaging and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) showed that the placenta hydrogel retained pro-angiogenic growth factors, including VEGF and bFGF, and transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1). Further in vitro and in vivo analyses confirmed that the placenta hydrogel exerted better pro-angiogenic effects than a collagen type I hydrogel. Histological data also showed that the placenta hydrogels did not elicit a grave inflammatory response. In conclusion, the results suggest that placenta hydrogels may be deemed an attractive scaffold for regenerative medicine applications, especially in promoting vessel formation.
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- Ning-Ning Chao
- Laboratory of Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering, Orthopedic Research Institute, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center of Biotherapy, Chengdu, Sichuan, China. .,Institute of Respiratory Health, Frontiers Science Center for Disease-Related Molecular Network, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Laboratory of Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering, Orthopedic Research Institute, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center of Biotherapy, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
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- Laboratory of Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering, Orthopedic Research Institute, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center of Biotherapy, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
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- Laboratory of Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering, Orthopedic Research Institute, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center of Biotherapy, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
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- Laboratory of Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering, Orthopedic Research Institute, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center of Biotherapy, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
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- Laboratory of Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering, Orthopedic Research Institute, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center of Biotherapy, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
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- Laboratory of Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering, Orthopedic Research Institute, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center of Biotherapy, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
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Identification of Biochemical Differences in White and Brown Adipocytes Using FTIR Spectroscopy. APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/app12063071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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This study was conducted to investigate the developmental characteristics of adipocytes and to identify selectively white and brown adipocytes through Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. For the developmental characterization of adipocytes, cells and conditioned media of white and brown adipocytes were respectively collected and analyzed. A higher amide I/amide II ratio was observed in the conditioned medium of brown adipocyte than in that of white adipocyte, indicating differences in secretory protein profiles. In contrast, an amide I/amide II ratio was higher in white adipocytes than in brown adipocytes, and mature adipocytes have higher lipid amounts than pre-adipocytes. Lipid acyl chain length was the longest in white adipocytes. These differences suggested that FTIR spectroscopy can be used to characterize developmental stages and/or types of adipocytes. To identify the possibility of selectively classifying adipose-derived stem cells, FTIR spectroscopy spectra were obtained in cells before/after white/brown adipocyte differentiation using FTIR spectroscopy and then analyzed by the principal component analysis method. All data indicated that the discrimination between adipocytes was possible in the analysis of the infrared spectroscopy spectrum by the principal component analysis technique. This study suggested the possibility of FTIR spectroscopy as a new type of cell sorting system without tagging.
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Wang ML, Rajpar I, Ruggiero NA, Fertala J, Steplewski A, Beredjiklian PK, Rivlin MR, Chen Y, Feldman GJ, Fertala A, Tomlinson RE. Circulating inflammatory cytokines alter transcriptional activity within fibrotic tissue of Dupuytren's disease patients. J Orthop Res 2022; 40:738-749. [PMID: 33913534 DOI: 10.1002/jor.25059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2020] [Revised: 03/31/2021] [Accepted: 04/19/2021] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Dupuytren's disease is a benign fibroproliferative disorder of the hand that results in disabling digital contractures that impair function and diminish the quality of life. The incidence of this disease has been correlated with chronic inflammatory states, but any direct association between inflammatory cytokines and Dupuytren's disease is not known. We hypothesized that advanced fibroproliferation is associated with increased levels of circulating inflammatory cytokines. Blood and fibrotic cord tissue were collected preoperatively from patients with severe contracture and control patients. Blood plasma concentrations of known inflammatory cytokines were evaluated using a multiplex immunoassay. Proteins from the cord tissue were analyzed by RNA sequencing and immunohistochemistry. Moreover, collagen-rich cords were analyzed using Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy. The results indicate that patients exhibited significantly elevated circulating inflammatory cytokines, including tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), interleukin (IL)-2, and IL-12p70, as compared with controls. Similarly, IL-4 and IL-13 were detected significantly more frequently in Dupuytren's disease as compared with control. RNA sequencing revealed 5311 differentially expressed genes and distinct clustering between diseased and control samples. In addition to increased expression of genes associated with fibroproliferation, we also observed upregulation of transcripts activated by inflammatory cytokines, including prolactin inducible protein and keratin intermediate filaments. IL-2, but not TNF-α, was detected in fibrotic cord tissue by immunohistochemistry. Finally, spectroscopic assays revealed a significant reduction of the collagen content and alterations of collagen cross-linking within the Dupuytren's disease tissues. In total, our results illustrate that patients with severe Dupuytren's disease exhibit substantially elevated circulating inflammatory cytokines that may drive fibroproliferation. Clinical Significance: The results from this study establish the basis for a specific cytokine profile that may be useful for diagnostic testing and therapeutic intervention in Dupuytren's disease.
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- Mark L Wang
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Division of Hand Surgery, The Rothman Orthopaedic Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Division of Hand Surgery, The Rothman Orthopaedic Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Division of Hand Surgery, The Rothman Orthopaedic Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences, Rowan University, Glassboro, New Jersey, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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Wyse Jackson T, Michel J, Lwin P, Fortier LA, Das M, Bonassar LJ, Cohen I. Structural origins of cartilage shear mechanics. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2022; 8:eabk2805. [PMID: 35148179 PMCID: PMC8836800 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abk2805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Articular cartilage is a remarkable material able to sustain millions of loading cycles over decades of use outperforming any synthetic substitute. Crucially, how extracellular matrix constituents alter mechanical performance, particularly in shear, remains poorly understood. Here, we present experiments and theory in support of a rigidity percolation framework that quantitatively describes the structural origins of cartilage's shear properties and how they arise from the mechanical interdependence of the collagen and aggrecan networks making up its extracellular matrix. This framework explains that near the cartilage surface, where the collagen network is sparse and close to the rigidity threshold, slight changes in either collagen or aggrecan concentrations, common in early stages of cartilage disease, create a marked weakening in modulus that can lead to tissue collapse. More broadly, this framework provides a map for understanding how changes in composition throughout the tissue alter its shear properties and ultimate in vivo function.
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- Thomas Wyse Jackson
- Department of Physics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
- Corresponding author. (T.W.J.); (I.C.)
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- School of Mathematical Sciences, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY, USA
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- School of Mathematical Sciences, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY, USA
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
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- School of Mathematical Sciences, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY, USA
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- Meinig School of Biomedical Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
- Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
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- Department of Physics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
- Corresponding author. (T.W.J.); (I.C.)
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Preprocessing Strategies for Sparse Infrared Spectroscopy: A Case Study on Cartilage Diagnostics. MOLECULES (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 27:molecules27030873. [PMID: 35164133 PMCID: PMC8839829 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27030873] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2021] [Revised: 01/18/2022] [Accepted: 01/19/2022] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The aim of the study was to optimize preprocessing of sparse infrared spectral data. The sparse data were obtained by reducing broadband Fourier transform infrared attenuated total reflectance spectra of bovine and human cartilage, as well as of simulated spectral data, comprising several thousand spectral variables into datasets comprising only seven spectral variables. Different preprocessing approaches were compared, including simple baseline correction and normalization procedures, and model-based preprocessing, such as multiplicative signal correction (MSC). The optimal preprocessing was selected based on the quality of classification models established by partial least squares discriminant analysis for discriminating healthy and damaged cartilage samples. The best results for the sparse data were obtained by preprocessing using a baseline offset correction at 1800 cm−1, followed by peak normalization at 850 cm−1 and preprocessing by MSC.
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Kistler M, Köhler H, Theopold J, Gockel I, Roth A, Hepp P, Osterhoff G. Intraoperative hyperspectral imaging (HSI) as a new diagnostic tool for the detection of cartilage degeneration. Sci Rep 2022; 12:608. [PMID: 35022498 PMCID: PMC8755763 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-04642-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2021] [Accepted: 12/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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To investigate, whether hyperspectral imaging (HSI) is able to reliably differentiate between healthy and damaged cartilage tissue. A prospective diagnostic study was performed including 21 patients undergoing open knee surgery. HSI data were acquired during surgery, and the joint surface's cartilage was assessed according to the ICRS cartilage injury score. The HSI system records light spectra from 500 to 1000 nm and generates several parameters including tissue water index (TWI) and the absorbance at 960 nm and 540 nm. Receiver operating characteristic curves were calculated to assess test parameters for threshold values of HSI. Areas with a cartilage defect ICRS grade ≥ 3 showed a significantly lower TWI (p = 0.026) and higher values for 540 nm (p < 0.001). No difference was seen for 960 nm (p = 0.244). For a threshold of 540 nm > 0.74, a cartilage defect ICRS grade ≥ 3 could be detected with a sensitivity of 0.81 and a specificity of 0.81. TWI was not suitable for cartilage defect detection. HSI can provide reliable parameters to differentiate healthy and damaged cartilage. Our data clearly suggest that the difference in absorbance at 540 nm would be the best parameter to achieve accurate identification of damaged cartilage.
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- Max Kistler
- Department of Orthopaedics, Trauma and Plastic Surgery, University Hospital Leipzig, 04103, Leipzig, Germany
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- Innovation Center Computer Assisted Surgery (ICCAS), University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Trauma and Plastic Surgery, University Hospital Leipzig, 04103, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Visceral, Transplant, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Leipzig University Hospital, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Trauma and Plastic Surgery, University Hospital Leipzig, 04103, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Trauma and Plastic Surgery, University Hospital Leipzig, 04103, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Trauma and Plastic Surgery, University Hospital Leipzig, 04103, Leipzig, Germany.
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Microstructure and Thermal Property of Designed Alginate-Based Polymeric Composite Foam Materials Containing Biomimetic Decellularized Elastic Cartilage Microscaffolds. MATERIALS 2021; 15:ma15010258. [PMID: 35009404 PMCID: PMC8745810 DOI: 10.3390/ma15010258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2021] [Revised: 12/20/2021] [Accepted: 12/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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This study presents a designed alginate-based polymeric composite foam material containing decellularized elastic cartilage microscaffolds from porcine elastic cartilage by using supercritical fluid and papain treatment for medical scaffold biomaterials. The microstructure and thermal property of the designed alginate-based polymeric composite foam materials with various controlled ratios of alginate molecules and decellularized elastic cartilage microscaffolds were studied and characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and differential thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA/DTG). The microstructure and thermal property of the composite foam materials were affected by the introduction of decellularized elastic cartilage microscaffolds. The designed alginate-based polymeric composite foam materials containing decellularized elastic cartilage microscaffolds were ionically cross-linked with calcium ions by soaking the polymeric composite foam materials in a solution of calcium chloride. Additional calcium ions further improved the microstructure and thermal stability of the resulting ionic cross-linked alginate-based polymeric composite foam materials. Furthermore, the effect of crosslinking functionality on microstructures and thermal properties of the resulting polymeric composite foam materials were studied to build up useful information for 3D substrates for cultivating and growing cartilage cells and/or cartilage tissue engineering.
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Virtanen V, Nippolainen E, Shaikh R, Afara IO, Töyräs J, Solheim J, Tafintseva V, Zimmermann B, Kohler A, Saarakkala S, Rieppo L. Infrared Fiber-Optic Spectroscopy Detects Bovine Articular Cartilage Degeneration. Cartilage 2021; 13:285S-294S. [PMID: 33615831 PMCID: PMC8804829 DOI: 10.1177/1947603521993221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Joint injuries may lead to degeneration of cartilage tissue and initiate development of posttraumatic osteoarthritis. Arthroscopic surgeries can be used to treat joint injuries, but arthroscopic evaluation of articular cartilage quality is subjective. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy combined with fiber optics and attenuated total reflectance crystal could be used for the assessment of tissue quality during arthroscopy. We hypothesize that fiber-optic mid-infrared spectroscopy can detect enzymatically and mechanically induced damage similar to changes occurring during progression of osteoarthritis. DESIGN Bovine patellar cartilage plugs were extracted and degraded enzymatically and mechanically. Adjacent untreated samples were utilized as controls. Enzymatic degradation was done using collagenase and trypsin enzymes. Mechanical damage was induced by (1) dropping a weight impactor on the cartilage plugs and (2) abrading the cartilage surface with a rotating sandpaper. Fiber-optic mid-infrared spectroscopic measurements were conducted before and after treatments, and spectral changes were assessed with random forest, partial least squares discriminant analysis, and support vector machine classifiers. RESULTS All models had excellent classification performance for detecting the different enzymatic and mechanical damage on cartilage matrix. Random forest models achieved accuracies between 90.3% and 77.8%, while partial least squares model accuracies ranged from 95.8% to 84.7%, and support vector machine accuracies from 91.7% to 80.6%. CONCLUSIONS The results suggest that fiber-optic Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy attenuated total reflectance spectroscopy is a viable way to detect minor and major degeneration of articular cartilage. Objective measures provided by fiber-optic spectroscopic methods could improve arthroscopic evaluation of cartilage damage.
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- Vesa Virtanen
- Research Unit of Medical Imaging,
Physics and Technology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland,Vesa Virtanen, Research Unit of Medical
Imaging, Physics and Technology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oulu,
Aapistie 5 A, Oulu, Pohjois-Pohjanmaa 90220, Finland.
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- Department of Applied Physics,
University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- Department of Applied Physics,
University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- Department of Applied Physics,
University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland,School of Information Technology and
Electrical Engineering, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland,
Australia
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- Department of Applied Physics,
University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland,Diagnostic Imaging Center, Kuopio
University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland,School of Information Technology and
Electrical Engineering, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland,
Australia
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- Biospectroscopy and Data Modeling Group,
Faculty of Science and Technology, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås,
Norway
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- Biospectroscopy and Data Modeling Group,
Faculty of Science and Technology, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås,
Norway
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- Biospectroscopy and Data Modeling Group,
Faculty of Science and Technology, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås,
Norway
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- Biospectroscopy and Data Modeling Group,
Faculty of Science and Technology, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås,
Norway
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- Research Unit of Medical Imaging,
Physics and Technology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland,Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Oulu
University Hospital, Oulu, Finland
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- Research Unit of Medical Imaging,
Physics and Technology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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Gao T, Boys AJ, Zhao C, Chan K, Estroff LA, Bonassar LJ. Non-Destructive Spatial Mapping of Glycosaminoglycan Loss in Native and Degraded Articular Cartilage Using Confocal Raman Microspectroscopy. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2021; 9:744197. [PMID: 34778225 PMCID: PMC8581176 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2021.744197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2021] [Accepted: 09/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Articular cartilage is a collagen-rich tissue that provides a smooth, lubricated surface for joints and is also responsible for load bearing during movements. The major components of cartilage are water, collagen, and proteoglycans. Osteoarthritis is a degenerative disease of articular cartilage, in which an early-stage indicator is the loss of proteoglycans from the collagen matrix. In this study, confocal Raman microspectroscopy was applied to study the degradation of articular cartilage, specifically focused on spatially mapping the loss of glycosaminoglycans (GAGs). Trypsin digestion was used as a model for cartilage degradation. Two different scanning geometries for confocal Raman mapping, cross-sectional and depth scans, were applied. The chondroitin sulfate coefficient maps derived from Raman spectra provide spatial distributions similar to histological staining for glycosaminoglycans. The depth scans, during which subsurface data were collected without sectioning the samples, can also generate spectra and GAG distributions consistent with Raman scans of the surface-to-bone cross sections. In native tissue, both scanning geometries demonstrated higher GAG content at the deeper zone beneath the articular surface and negligible GAG content after trypsin degradation. On partially digested samples, both scanning geometries detected an ∼100 μm layer of GAG depletion. Overall, this research provides a technique with high spatial resolution (25 μm pixel size) to measure cartilage degradation without tissue sections using confocal Raman microspectroscopy, laying a foundation for potential in vivo measurements and osteoarthritis diagnosis.
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- Tianyu Gao
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, United States
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- Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, United States.,Kavli Institute at Cornell for Nanoscale Science, Ithaca, NY, United States
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- Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, United States.,Meinig School of Biomedical Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, United States
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Li Y, Sun D, Jiang C, Ding H, Wang Q. Preparation of Polypeptide Surfactants Using
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Waste Leather: Effect of Hydrophilic and Lipophilic Groups. J SURFACTANTS DETERG 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/jsde.12513] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Yun Li
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yantai University Yantai 264005 China
- Shaanxi Collaborative Innovation Center of Industrial Auxiliary Chemistry & Technology Shaanxi University of Science & Technology Xi'an 710021 People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yantai University Yantai 264005 China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yantai University Yantai 264005 China
- Goertek Inc. Weifang 261031 People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yantai University Yantai 264005 China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yantai University Yantai 264005 China
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Fourier Transform Infrared Microspectroscopy Combined with Principal Component Analysis and Artificial Neural Networks for the Study of the Effect of β-Hydroxy-β-Methylbutyrate (HMB) Supplementation on Articular Cartilage. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22179189. [PMID: 34502096 PMCID: PMC8430473 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22179189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2021] [Revised: 08/23/2021] [Accepted: 08/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The potential of Fourier Transform infrared microspectroscopy (FTIR microspectroscopy) and multivariate analyses were applied for the classification of the frequency ranges responsible for the distribution changes of the main components of articular cartilage (AC) that occur during dietary β-hydroxy-β-methyl butyrate (HMB) supplementation. The FTIR imaging analysis of histological AC sections originating from 35-day old male piglets showed the change in the collagen and proteoglycan contents of the HMB-supplemented group compared to the control. The relative amount of collagen content in the superficial zone increased by more than 23% and in the middle zone by about 17%, while no changes in the deep zone were observed compared to the control group. Considering proteoglycans content, a significant increase was registered in the middle and deep zones, respectively; 62% and 52% compared to the control. AFM nanoindentation measurements collected from animals administered with HMB displayed an increase in AC tissue stiffness by detecting a higher value of Young’s modulus in all investigated AC zones. We demonstrated that principal component analysis and artificial neural networks could be trained with spectral information to distinguish AC histological sections and the group under study accurately. This work may support the use and effectiveness of FTIR imaging combined with multivariate analyses as a quantitative alternative to traditional collagenous tissue-related histology.
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Various Simulated Body Fluids Lead to Significant Differences in Collagen Tissue Engineering Scaffolds. MATERIALS 2021; 14:ma14164388. [PMID: 34442910 PMCID: PMC8399520 DOI: 10.3390/ma14164388] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2021] [Revised: 07/29/2021] [Accepted: 08/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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This study aims to point out the main drawback with respect to the design of simulated body environments. Three media commonly used for the simulation of the identical body environment were selected, i.e., Kokubo’s simulated body fluid that simulates the inorganic component of human blood plasma, human blood plasma, and phosphate buffer saline. A comparison was performed of the effects of the media on collagen scaffolds. The mechanical and structural effects of the media were determined via the application of compression mechanical tests, the determination of mass loss, and image and micro-CT analyses. The adsorption of various components from the media was characterized employing energy-dispersive spectrometry. The phase composition of the materials before and after exposure was determined using X-ray diffraction. Infrared spectroscopy was employed for the interpretation of changes in the collagen secondary structure. Major differences in terms of the mechanical properties and mass loss were observed between the three media. Conversely, only minor structural changes were detected. Since no general recommendation exists for selecting the simulated body environment, it is necessary to avoid the simplification of the results and, ideally, to utilize alternative methods to describe the various aspects of degradation processes that occur in the media.
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Ghosh B, Chatterjee S, Dhakar R, Muley S, Mitra P, Chatterjee J. Arecanut-induced fibrosis display dual phases of reorganising glycans and amides in skin extracellular matrix. Int J Biol Macromol 2021; 185:251-263. [PMID: 34161821 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2021.06.093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2021] [Revised: 06/10/2021] [Accepted: 06/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The habit of chewing arecanut leads to fibrosis in the oral tissues, which can lead to cancer. Despite high mortality, fibrosis has limited clinical success owing to organ-specific variations, genetic predispositions, and slow progression. Fibrosis is a progressive condition that is unresponsive to medications in the severe phase. To understand underlying macromolecular changes we studied the extracellular matrix's (ECM) key molecular modifications in the early and late phase of arecanut-induced fibrosis in skin. To study the fibrosis, we topically applied arecanut extract on the mice skin. We observed that the matrix changes observe early and late phases based on ECM characteristics including the matrix proteins and the glycans. A spike in the levels of proteoglycans and β-sheet structures are noted in the early phase. A significant drop in the proteoglycans and strengthening of amide covalent interactions is observed in the late phase. Although, almost no physical changes are noticeable only in the early phase; the late phase observes thick collagen bundling and a 4-fold stiffening of the skin tissue. The study indicates that the temporal interplay of proteins and glycans determine the matrix's severity state while opening avenues to research directed towards the phase-specific clinical discovery.
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- Biswajoy Ghosh
- School of Medical Science and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, West Bengal 721302, India.
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- Department of Biotechnology, Mohanlal Sukhadia University, Rajasthan 313001, India
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- School of Medical Science and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, West Bengal 721302, India
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- Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, West Bengal 721302, India
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- School of Medical Science and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, West Bengal 721302, India
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Williams L, Layton T, Yang N, Feldmann M, Nanchahal J. Collagen VI as a driver and disease biomarker in human fibrosis. FEBS J 2021; 289:3603-3629. [PMID: 34109754 DOI: 10.1111/febs.16039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2021] [Revised: 04/19/2021] [Accepted: 05/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Fibrosis of visceral organs such as the lungs, heart, kidneys and liver remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality and is also associated with many other disorders, including cancer and metabolic disease. In this review, we focus upon the microfibrillar collagen VI, which is present in the extracellular matrix (ECM) of most tissues. However, expression is elevated in numerous fibrotic conditions, such as idiopathic pulmonary disease (IPF), and chronic liver and kidney diseases. Collagen VI is composed of three subunits α1, α2 and α3, which can be replaced with alternate chains of α4, α5 or α6. The C-terminal globular domain (C5) of collagen VI α3 can be proteolytically cleaved to form a biologically active fragment termed endotrophin, which has been shown to actively drive fibrosis, inflammation and insulin resistance. Tissue biopsies have long been considered the gold standard for diagnosis and monitoring of progression of fibrotic disease. The identification of neoantigens from enzymatically processed collagen chains have revolutionised the biomarker field, allowing rapid diagnosis and evaluation of prognosis of numerous fibrotic conditions, as well as providing valuable clinical trial endpoint determinants. Collagen VI chain fragments such as endotrophin (PRO-C6), C6M and C6Mα3 are emerging as important biomarkers for fibrotic conditions.
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- Lynn Williams
- Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Science, University of Oxford, UK
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- Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Science, University of Oxford, UK
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- Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Science, University of Oxford, UK
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- Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Science, University of Oxford, UK
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- Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Science, University of Oxford, UK
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Zimmermann E, Mukherjee SS, Falahkheirkhah K, Gryka MC, Kajdacsy-Balla A, Hasan W, Giraud G, Tibayan F, Raman J, Bhargava R. Detection and Quantification of Myocardial Fibrosis Using Stain-Free Infrared Spectroscopic Imaging. Arch Pathol Lab Med 2021; 145:1526-1535. [PMID: 33755723 DOI: 10.5858/arpa.2020-0635-oa] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/28/2020] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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CONTEXT.— Myocardial fibrosis underpins a number of cardiovascular conditions and is difficult to identify with standard histologic techniques. Challenges include imaging, defining an objective threshold for classifying fibrosis as mild or severe, as well as understanding the molecular basis for these changes. OBJECTIVE.— To develop a novel, rapid, label-free approach to accurately measure and quantify the extent of fibrosis in cardiac tissue using infrared spectroscopic imaging. DESIGN.— We performed infrared spectroscopic imaging and combined that with advanced machine learning-based algorithms to assess fibrosis in 15 samples from patients belonging to the following 3 classes: (1) nonpathologic (control) donor hearts; (2) patients receiving transplant; and (3) tissue from patients undergoing implantation of ventricular assist device. RESULTS.— Our results show excellent sensitivity and accuracy for detecting myocardial fibrosis as demonstrated by high area under the curve of 0.998 in the receiver-operating characteristic curve measured from infrared imaging. Fibrosis of various morphologic subtypes are then demonstrated with virtually generated picrosirius red images, which show good visual and quantitative agreement (correlation coefficient = 0.92, ρ = 7.76 × 10-15) with stained images of the same sections. Underlying molecular composition of the different subtypes were investigated with infrared spectra showing reproducible differences presumably arising from differences in collagen subtypes and/or crosslinking. CONCLUSIONS.— Infrared imaging can be a powerful tool in studying myocardial fibrosis and gleaning insights into the underlying chemical changes that accompany it. Emerging methods suggest that the proposed approach is compatible with conventional optical microscopy and its consistency makes it translatable to the clinical setting for real-time diagnoses as well as for objective and quantitative research.
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- Eric Zimmermann
- From the Center for Developmental Health, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland (Zimmermann, Giraud, Tibayan, Raman)
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- Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology (Mukherjee, Falahkheirkhah, Gryka, Bhargava), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (Falahkheirkhah, Bhargava).,Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology (Mukherjee, Falahkheirkhah, Gryka, Bhargava), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana
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- Department of Bioengineering (Gryka, Bhargava).,Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology (Mukherjee, Falahkheirkhah, Gryka, Bhargava), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana
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- Department of Pathology (Kajdacsy-Balla), University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles, California (Hasan)
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- From the Center for Developmental Health, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland (Zimmermann, Giraud, Tibayan, Raman)
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- From the Center for Developmental Health, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland (Zimmermann, Giraud, Tibayan, Raman)
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- From the Center for Developmental Health, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland (Zimmermann, Giraud, Tibayan, Raman).,The Department of Surgery, Austin & St Vincent's Hospitals, University of Melbourne, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia (Raman)
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (Falahkheirkhah, Bhargava).,Department of Bioengineering (Gryka, Bhargava).,Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (Bhargava).,Mechanical Science and Engineering (Bhargava).,Cancer Center at Illinois (Bhargava).,Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology (Mukherjee, Falahkheirkhah, Gryka, Bhargava), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana
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Querido W, Kandel S, Pleshko N. Applications of Vibrational Spectroscopy for Analysis of Connective Tissues. Molecules 2021; 26:922. [PMID: 33572384 PMCID: PMC7916244 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26040922] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2020] [Revised: 01/30/2021] [Accepted: 02/04/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Advances in vibrational spectroscopy have propelled new insights into the molecular composition and structure of biological tissues. In this review, we discuss common modalities and techniques of vibrational spectroscopy, and present key examples to illustrate how they have been applied to enrich the assessment of connective tissues. In particular, we focus on applications of Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), near infrared (NIR) and Raman spectroscopy to assess cartilage and bone properties. We present strengths and limitations of each approach and discuss how the combination of spectrometers with microscopes (hyperspectral imaging) and fiber optic probes have greatly advanced their biomedical applications. We show how these modalities may be used to evaluate virtually any type of sample (ex vivo, in situ or in vivo) and how "spectral fingerprints" can be interpreted to quantify outcomes related to tissue composition and quality. We highlight the unparalleled advantage of vibrational spectroscopy as a label-free and often nondestructive approach to assess properties of the extracellular matrix (ECM) associated with normal, developing, aging, pathological and treated tissues. We believe this review will assist readers not only in better understanding applications of FTIR, NIR and Raman spectroscopy, but also in implementing these approaches for their own research projects.
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- Department of Bioengineering, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122, USA; (W.Q.); (S.K.)
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Chrabaszcz K, Kaminska K, Song CL, Morikawa J, Kujdowicz M, Michalczyk E, Smeda M, Stojak M, Jasztal A, Kazarian SG, Malek K. Fourier Transform Infrared Polarization Contrast Imaging Recognizes Proteins Degradation in Lungs upon Metastasis from Breast Cancer. Cancers (Basel) 2021; 13:cancers13020162. [PMID: 33418894 PMCID: PMC7825053 DOI: 10.3390/cancers13020162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2020] [Revised: 12/18/2020] [Accepted: 01/01/2021] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Simple Summary Several lung extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins are involved in the formation of a metastatic niche in pulmonary metastasis and they accompany the cancer progression. Its gradual remodeling does not induce compositional changes of its components, but it is related to the re-distribution of individual proteins, their cross-linking and spatial arrangement within the tissue. The combination of FTIR and FTIR polarization contrast (PCI) imaging, as rapid, non-destructive, and label-free techniques, allows for the determination of protein alternations occurring in lungs that are affected by breast cancer metastasis. Both have the potential to characterize biochemical changes of the metastatic target, can determine phenotypes of tissue structures, and deliver a novel spectroscopic marker panel for the recognition of metastasis environment. Abstract The current understanding of mechanisms underlying the formation of metastatic tumors has required multi-parametric methods. The tissue micro-environment in secondary organs is not easily evaluated due to complex interpretation with existing tools. Here, we demonstrate the detection of structural modifications in proteins using emerging Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) imaging combined with light polarization. We investigated lungs affected by breast cancer metastasis in the orthotopic murine model from the pre-metastatic phase, through early micro-metastasis, up to an advanced phase, in which solid tumors are developed in lung parenchyma. The two IR-light polarization techniques revealed, for the first time, the orientational ordering of proteins upon the progression of pulmonary metastasis of breast cancer. Their distribution was complemented by detailed histological examination. Polarized contrast imaging recognised tissue structures of lungs and showed deformations in protein scaffolds induced by inflammatory infiltration, fibrosis, and tumor growth. This effect was recognised by not only changes in absorbance of the spectral bands but also by the band shifts and the appearance of new signals. Therefore, we proposed this approach as a useful tool for evaluation of progressive and irreversible molecular changes that occur sequentially in the metastatic process.
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- Karolina Chrabaszcz
- Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 2 St., 30-387 Krakow, Poland; (K.C.); (K.K.); (M.K.); (E.M.)
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 2 St., 30-387 Krakow, Poland; (K.C.); (K.K.); (M.K.); (E.M.)
- Jagiellonian Centre for Experimental Therapeutics, Jagiellonian University, Bobrzynskiego 14 St., 30-384 Krakow, Poland; (M.S.); (M.S.); (A.J.)
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial London College, South Kensington Campus, London SW72AZ, UK;
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- School of Materials and Chemical Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo 152-8550, Japan;
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 2 St., 30-387 Krakow, Poland; (K.C.); (K.K.); (M.K.); (E.M.)
- Department of Pathomorphology, Medical Faculty, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Grzegorzecka 16 St., 31-531 Krakow, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 2 St., 30-387 Krakow, Poland; (K.C.); (K.K.); (M.K.); (E.M.)
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- Jagiellonian Centre for Experimental Therapeutics, Jagiellonian University, Bobrzynskiego 14 St., 30-384 Krakow, Poland; (M.S.); (M.S.); (A.J.)
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- Jagiellonian Centre for Experimental Therapeutics, Jagiellonian University, Bobrzynskiego 14 St., 30-384 Krakow, Poland; (M.S.); (M.S.); (A.J.)
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- Jagiellonian Centre for Experimental Therapeutics, Jagiellonian University, Bobrzynskiego 14 St., 30-384 Krakow, Poland; (M.S.); (M.S.); (A.J.)
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial London College, South Kensington Campus, London SW72AZ, UK;
- Correspondence: (S.G.K.); (K.M.)
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 2 St., 30-387 Krakow, Poland; (K.C.); (K.K.); (M.K.); (E.M.)
- Correspondence: (S.G.K.); (K.M.)
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Sloan SR, Wipplinger C, Kirnaz S, Delgado R, Huang S, Shvets G, Härtl R, Bonassar LJ. Imaging the local biochemical content of native and injured intervertebral disc using Fourier transform infrared microscopy. JOR Spine 2020; 3:e1121. [PMID: 33392456 PMCID: PMC7770196 DOI: 10.1002/jsp2.1121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2020] [Revised: 07/20/2020] [Accepted: 08/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Alterations to the biochemical composition of the intervertebral disc (IVD) are hallmarks of aging and degeneration. Methods to assess biochemical content, such as histology, immunohistochemistry, and spectrophotometric assays, are limited in their ability to quantitatively analyze the spatial distribution of biochemical components. Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) microscopy is a biochemical analysis method that can yield both quantitative and high-resolution data about the spatial distribution of biochemical components. This technique has been largely unexplored for use with the IVD, and existing methods use complex analytical techniques that make results difficult to interpret. The objective of the present study is to describe an FTIR microscopy method that has been optimized for imaging the collagen and proteoglycan content of the IVD. The method was performed on intact and discectomized IVDs from the sheep lumbar spine after 6 weeks in vivo in order to validate FTIR microscopy in healthy and degenerated IVDs. FTIR microscopy quantified collagen and proteoglycan content across the entire IVD and showed local changes in biochemical content after discectomy that were not observed with traditional histological methods. Changes in collagen and proteoglycans content were found to have strong correlations with Pfirrmann grades of degeneration. This study demonstrates how FTIR microscopy is a valuable research tool that can be used to quantitatively assess the local biochemical composition of IVDs in development, degeneration, and repair.
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- Stephen R. Sloan
- Meinig School of Biomedical EngineeringCornell UniversityIthacaNew YorkUSA
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- Department of Neurological SurgeryWeill Cornell Medical CollegeNew YorkNew YorkUSA
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- Department of Neurological SurgeryWeill Cornell Medical CollegeNew YorkNew YorkUSA
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- Applied Engineering and PhysicsCornell UniversityIthacaNew YorkUSA
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- Applied Engineering and PhysicsCornell UniversityIthacaNew YorkUSA
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- Applied Engineering and PhysicsCornell UniversityIthacaNew YorkUSA
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- Department of Neurological SurgeryWeill Cornell Medical CollegeNew YorkNew YorkUSA
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- Meinig School of Biomedical EngineeringCornell UniversityIthacaNew YorkUSA
- Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace EngineeringCornell UniversityIthacaNew YorkUSA
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Guillot-Ferriols M, Rodríguez-Hernández J, Correia D, Carabineiro S, Lanceros-Méndez S, Gómez Ribelles J, Gallego Ferrer G. Poly(vinylidene) fluoride membranes coated by heparin/collagen layer-by-layer, smart biomimetic approaches for mesenchymal stem cell culture. MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING. C, MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS 2020; 117:111281. [DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2020.111281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2020] [Revised: 07/13/2020] [Accepted: 07/19/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Xu R, Zheng L, Su G, Luo D, Lai C, Zhao M. Protein solubility, secondary structure and microstructure changes in two types of undenatured type II collagen under different gastrointestinal digestion conditions. Food Chem 2020; 343:128555. [PMID: 33243558 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2020.128555] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2020] [Revised: 10/29/2020] [Accepted: 10/31/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Sodium dodecyl sulfonate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE), circular dichroism spectroscopy (CD), transmission electron microscope (TEM) and atomic force microscope (AFM) were used to analyze the structural properties and gastrointestinal digestive characteristics of natural insoluble undenatured type II collagen (IC II) and pepsin soluble undenatured type II collagen (SC II). Results showed that, after gastric digestion, especially under low pH conditions, some thick and short collagen fibers were dissolved from IC II, which was accompanied by the release of soluble protein with triple helix structure. As to SC II, when gastric digestion was performed under higher pH conditions, collagen fibers were mildly thinned and curved, and the triple helix structure was slightly destroyed. However, those changes hardly occurred during the intestinal digestion. Moreover, the undenatured type II collagen existing in SC II digestive supernatant was 1.2-12.4 times higher than that of IC II depending on the pH conditions. These results suggested that, it is more likely for SC II to exert its activity of relieving arthritis, and it should be taken when the pH of gastric environment is high.
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- Rong Xu
- School of Food Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China; Guangdong Food Green Processing and Nutrition Regulation Technologies Research Center, Guangzhou 510650, China
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China; Guangdong Food Green Processing and Nutrition Regulation Technologies Research Center, Guangzhou 510650, China.
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China; Guangdong Food Green Processing and Nutrition Regulation Technologies Research Center, Guangzhou 510650, China; Guangdong Huapeptides Biotechnology Co., Ltd, Zhaoqing 526000, China
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- Chaozhou Branch of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Guangdong Laboratory, Chaozhou 521000, China
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- Chaozhou Branch of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Guangdong Laboratory, Chaozhou 521000, China
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China; Guangdong Food Green Processing and Nutrition Regulation Technologies Research Center, Guangzhou 510650, China; Guangdong Huapeptides Biotechnology Co., Ltd, Zhaoqing 526000, China.
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Preparation and characterization of amnion hydrogel and its synergistic effect with adipose derived stem cells towards IL1β activated chondrocytes. Sci Rep 2020; 10:18751. [PMID: 33127964 PMCID: PMC7603317 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-75921-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2020] [Accepted: 10/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Inflammation leads to chondrocyte senescence and cartilage degeneration, resulting in osteoarthritis (OA). Adipose‐derived stem cells (ADSCs) exert paracrine effects protecting chondrocytes from degenerative changes. However, the lack of optimum delivery systems for ADSCs limits its use in the clinic. The use of extracellular matrix based injectable hydrogels has gained increased attention due to their unique properties. In the present study, we developed hydrogels from amnion tissue as a delivery system for ADSCs. We investigated the potential of amnion hydrogel to maintain ADSC functions, the synergistic effect of AM with ADSC in preventing the catabolic responses of inflammation in stimulated chondrocytes. We also investigated the role of Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway in IL-1β induced inflammation in chondrocytes and the ability of AM-ADSC to inhibit Wnt/β-catenin signaling. Our results showed that AM hydrogels supported cell viability, proliferation, and stemness. ADSCs, AM hydrogels and AM-ADSCs inhibited the catabolic responses of IL-1β and inhibited the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway, indicating possible involvement of Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathways in IL-1β induced inflammation. The results also showed that the synergistic effect of AM-ADSCs was more pronounced in preventing catabolic responses in activated chondrocytes. In conclusion, we showed that AM hydrogels can be used as a potential carrier for ADSCs, and can be developed as a potential therapeutic agent for treating OA.
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Fertala J, Rivlin M, Wang ML, Beredjiklian PK, Steplewski A, Fertala A. Collagen-rich deposit formation in the sciatic nerve after injury and surgical repair: A study of collagen-producing cells in a rabbit model. Brain Behav 2020; 10:e01802. [PMID: 32924288 PMCID: PMC7559634 DOI: 10.1002/brb3.1802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2020] [Revised: 06/16/2020] [Accepted: 07/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Posttraumatic scarring of peripheral nerves produces unwanted adhesions that block axonal growth. In the context of surgical nerve repair, the organization of the scar tissue adjacent to conduits used to span the gap between the stumps of transected nerves is poorly understood. The goal of this study was to elucidate the patterns of distribution of collagen-rich scar tissue and analyze the spatial organization of cells that produce fibrotic deposits around and within the conduit's lumen. METHODS Employing a rabbit model of sciatic nerve transection injury, we studied the formation of collagen-rich scar tissue both inside and outside conduits used to bridge the injury sites. Utilizing quantitative immunohistology and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy methods, we measured cellular and structural elements present in the extraneural and the intraneural scar of the proximal and distal nerve fragments. RESULTS Analysis of cells producing collagen-rich deposits revealed that alpha-smooth muscle actin-positive myofibroblasts were only present in the margins of the stumps. In contrast, heat shock protein 47-positive fibroblasts actively producing collagenous proteins were abundant within the entire scar tissue. The most prominent site of transected sciatic nerves with the highest number of cells actively producing collagen-rich scar was the proximal stump. CONCLUSION Our findings suggest the proximal region of the injury site plays a prominent role in pro-fibrotic processes associated with the formation of collagen-rich deposits. Moreover, they show that the role of canonical myofibroblasts in peripheral nerve regeneration is limited to wound contracture and that a distinct population of fibroblastic cells produce the collagenous proteins that form scar tissue. As scarring after nerve injury remains a clinical problem with poor outcomes due to incomplete nerve recovery, further elucidation of the cellular and spatial aspects of neural fibrosis will lead to more targeted treatments in the clinical setting.
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- Jolanta Fertala
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.,Rothman Institute of Orthopaedics, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.,Rothman Institute of Orthopaedics, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.,Rothman Institute of Orthopaedics, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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Taylor EA, Donnelly E. Raman and Fourier transform infrared imaging for characterization of bone material properties. Bone 2020; 139:115490. [PMID: 32569874 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2020.115490] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2020] [Revised: 06/08/2020] [Accepted: 06/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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As the application of Raman spectroscopy to study bone has grown over the past decade, making it a peer technology to FTIR spectroscopy, it has become critical to understand their complimentary roles. Recent technological advancements have allowed these techniques to collect grids of spectra in a spatially resolved fashion to generate compositional images. The advantage of imaging with these techniques is that it allows the heterogenous bone tissue composition to be resolved and quantified. In this review we compare, for non-experts in the field of vibrational spectroscopy, the instrumentation and underlying physical principles of FTIR imaging (FTIRI) and Raman imaging. Additionally, we discuss the strengths and limitations of FTIR and Raman spectroscopy, address sample preparation, and discuss outcomes to provide researchers insight into which techniques are best suited for a given research question. We then briefly discuss previous applications of FTIRI and Raman imaging to characterize bone tissue composition and relationships of compositional outcomes with mechanical performance. Finally, we discuss emerging technical developments in FTIRI and Raman imaging which provide new opportunities to identify changes in bone tissue composition with disease, age, and drug treatment.
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- Erik A Taylor
- Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, United States of America
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, United States of America; Research division, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, United States of America.
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Bakir G, Girouard BE, Wiens R, Mastel S, Dillon E, Kansiz M, Gough KM. Orientation Matters: Polarization Dependent IR Spectroscopy of Collagen from Intact Tendon Down to the Single Fibril Level. Molecules 2020; 25:molecules25184295. [PMID: 32961663 PMCID: PMC7571167 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25184295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2020] [Revised: 09/04/2020] [Accepted: 09/17/2020] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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Infrared (IR) spectroscopy has been used for decades to study collagen in mammalian tissues. While many changes in the spectral profiles appear under polarized IR light, the absorption bands are naturally broad because of tissue heterogeneity. A better understanding of the spectra of ordered collagen will aid in the evaluation of disorder in damaged collagen and in scar tissue. To that end, collagen spectra have been acquired with polarized far-field (FF) Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) imaging with a Focal Plane Array detector, with the relatively new method of FF optical photothermal IR (O-PTIR), and with nano-FTIR spectroscopy based on scattering-type scanning near-field optical microscopy (s-SNOM). The FF methods were applied to sections of intact tendon with fibers aligned parallel and perpendicular to the polarized light. The O-PTIR and nano-FTIR methods were applied to individual fibrils of 100–500 nm diameter, yielding the first confirmatory and complementary results on a biopolymer. We observed that the Amide I and II bands from the fibrils were narrower than those from the intact tendon, and that both relative intensities and band shapes were altered. These spectra represent reliable profiles for normal collagen type I fibrils of this dimension, under polarized IR light, and can serve as a benchmark for the study of collagenous tissues.
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- Gorkem Bakir
- Department of Chemistry, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada; (G.B.); (B.E.G.); (R.W.)
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada; (G.B.); (B.E.G.); (R.W.)
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada; (G.B.); (B.E.G.); (R.W.)
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- neaspec GmbH, Eglfinger Weg 2, 85540 Munich-Haar, Germany;
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- Photothermal Spectroscopy Corp., 325 Chapala St, Santa Barbara, CA 93101, USA; (E.D.); (M.K.)
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- Photothermal Spectroscopy Corp., 325 Chapala St, Santa Barbara, CA 93101, USA; (E.D.); (M.K.)
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada; (G.B.); (B.E.G.); (R.W.)
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Koziol P, Liberda D, Kwiatek WM, Wrobel TP. Macromolecular Orientation in Biological Tissues Using a Four-Polarization Method in FT-IR Imaging. Anal Chem 2020; 92:13313-13318. [PMID: 32854498 PMCID: PMC7547855 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.0c02591] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Fourier
transform infrared spectroscopy has emerged as a powerful
tool for tissue specimen investigation. Its nondestructive and label-free
character enables direct determination of biochemical composition
of samples. Furthermore, the introduction of polarization enriches
this technique by the possibility of molecular orientation study apart
from purely quantitative analysis. Most of the molecular orientation
studies focused on polymer samples with a well-defined molecular axis.
Here, a four-polarization approach for Herman’s in-plane orientation
function and azimuthal angle determination was applied to a human
tissue sample investigation for the first time. Attention was focused
on fibrous tissues rich in collagen because of their cylindrical shape
and established amide bond vibrations. Despite the fact that the tissue
specimen contains a variety of molecules, the presented results of
molecular ordering and orientation agree with the theoretical prediction
based on sample composition and vibration directions.
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- Paulina Koziol
- Solaris National Synchrotron Radiation Centre, Jagiellonian University, Czerwone Maki 98, Krakow 30-392, Poland
- Institute of Nuclear Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Krakow PL-31342, Poland
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- Solaris National Synchrotron Radiation Centre, Jagiellonian University, Czerwone Maki 98, Krakow 30-392, Poland
- Institute of Nuclear Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Krakow PL-31342, Poland
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- Institute of Nuclear Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Krakow PL-31342, Poland
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- Solaris National Synchrotron Radiation Centre, Jagiellonian University, Czerwone Maki 98, Krakow 30-392, Poland
- Institute of Nuclear Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Krakow PL-31342, Poland
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Stodolak-Zych E, Jeleń P, Dzierzkowska E, Krok-Borkowicz M, Zych Ł, Boguń M, Rapacz-Kmita A, Kolesińska B. Modification of chitosan fibers with short peptides as a model of synthetic extracellular matrix. J Mol Struct 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2020.128061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Gao F, Jiang M, Liang W, Fang X, Bai F, Zhou Y, Lang M. Co‐electrospun cellulose diacetate‐graft‐poly(ethylene terephthalate) and collagen composite nanofibrous mats for cells culture. J Appl Polym Sci 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/app.49350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Feifei Gao
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Polymeric Materials, Key Laboratory for Ultrafine Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and EngineeringEast China University of Science and Technology Shanghai People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, School of biotechnologyEast China University of Science and Technology Shanghai People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Polymeric Materials, Key Laboratory for Ultrafine Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and EngineeringEast China University of Science and Technology Shanghai People's Republic of China
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- Fushun Research Institute of Petroleum and PetrochemicalsSINOPEC Liaoning People's Republic of China
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- Fushun Research Institute of Petroleum and PetrochemicalsSINOPEC Liaoning People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, School of biotechnologyEast China University of Science and Technology Shanghai People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Polymeric Materials, Key Laboratory for Ultrafine Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and EngineeringEast China University of Science and Technology Shanghai People's Republic of China
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