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Wang Q, Chi L. The Alterations and Roles of Glycosaminoglycans in Human Diseases. Polymers (Basel) 2022; 14:polym14225014. [PMID: 36433141 PMCID: PMC9694910 DOI: 10.3390/polym14225014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2022] [Revised: 11/14/2022] [Accepted: 11/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) are a heterogeneous family of linear polysaccharides which are composed of a repeating disaccharide unit. They are also linked to core proteins to form proteoglycans (PGs). GAGs/PGs are major components of the cell surface and the extracellular matrix (ECM), and they display critical roles in development, normal function, and damage response in the body. Some properties (such as expression quantity, molecular weight, and sulfation pattern) of GAGs may be altered under pathological conditions. Due to the close connection between these properties and the function of GAGs/PGs, the alterations are often associated with enormous changes in the physiological/pathological status of cells and organs. Therefore, these GAGs/PGs may serve as marker molecules of disease. This review aimed to investigate the structural alterations and roles of GAGs/PGs in a range of diseases, such as atherosclerosis, cancer, diabetes, neurodegenerative disease, and virus infection. It is hoped to provide a reference for disease diagnosis, monitoring, prognosis, and drug development.
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Ustundağ Y, Huysal K, Guzelsoy M, Genim CE, Yavuz A. Urine and serum glycosaminoglycan levels in the diagnosis of urological diseases and conditions: A narrative review of the literature. Urologia 2020; 88:103-109. [PMID: 33043817 DOI: 10.1177/0391560320960003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) are sulfated, negatively charged polysaccharides produced in almost every cell of the human body. As GAGs are extracellularly localized, the changes in body fluids such as blood and urine may reflect pathological changes in the urinary system as observed in other pathologies. In this review, we determined the potential of urinary and/or serum GAG levels as a marker for kidney and urothelial system diseases. We performed a search in the PubMed, MEDLINE, and ScienceDirect databases until September 30, 2019. A number of studies reported changes in the urinary and/or plasma GAG levels or composition in urological diseases and conditions, such as renal cell carcinoma, kidney stone, bladder carcinoma, and overactive bladder. GAGs were found to have a predictive biomarker potential that could be limited by generalizability concerns.
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- Yasemin Ustundağ
- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, University of Health Sciences, Bursa Yuksek Ihtisas Training and Research Hospital, Bursa, Turkey
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- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, University of Health Sciences, Bursa Yuksek Ihtisas Training and Research Hospital, Bursa, Turkey
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- Department of Urology, University of Health Sciences, Bursa Yuksek Ihtisas Training and Research Hospital, Bursa, Turkey
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology,Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Acıbadem Maslak Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Physiology, University of Health Sciences, Bursa Yuksek Ihtisas Training and Research Hospital, Bursa, Turkey
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Urinary sulfated glycosaminoglycan insufficiency and chondroitin sulfate supplement in urolithiasis. PLoS One 2019. [PMID: 30845174 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0213180.] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Familial members of urolithiasis have high risk for stone development. We observed the low sulfated glycosaminoglycan (GAG) excretion in urolithiasis patients and their descendants. In this study, we investigated urinary excretion of sulfated GAG, chondroitin sulfate (CS), heparan sulfate (HS) and hyaluronic acid (HA) in urolithiasis and their children, and explored the effect of CS and HA supplement in urolithic hyperoxaluric rats. The 24-hour urines were collected from urolithiasis patients (28) and their children (40), as well as healthy controls (45) and their children (33) to measure urinary sulfated GAG, CS, HS and HA excretion rate. Our result showed that urinary sulfated GAG and CS were diminished in both urolithiasis patients and their children, while decreased HS and increased HA were observed only in urolithiasis patients. Percentage of HS per sulfated GAG increased in both urolithiasis patients and their children. In hyperoxaluric rats induced by ethylene glycol and vitamin D, we found that CS supplement could prevent stone formation, while HA supplement had no effect on stone formation. Our study revealed that decreased urinary GAG and CS excretion are common in familial members of urolithiasis patients, and CS supplement might be beneficial in calcium oxalate urolithiasis prophylaxis for hyperoxaluric patients.
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Dissayabutra T, Kalpongnukul N, Chindaphan K, Srisa-art M, Ungjaroenwathana W, Kaewwongse M, Iampenkhae K, Tosukhowong P. Urinary sulfated glycosaminoglycan insufficiency and chondroitin sulfate supplement in urolithiasis. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0213180. [PMID: 30845174 PMCID: PMC6405089 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0213180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2018] [Accepted: 02/16/2019] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Familial members of urolithiasis have high risk for stone development. We observed the low sulfated glycosaminoglycan (GAG) excretion in urolithiasis patients and their descendants. In this study, we investigated urinary excretion of sulfated GAG, chondroitin sulfate (CS), heparan sulfate (HS) and hyaluronic acid (HA) in urolithiasis and their children, and explored the effect of CS and HA supplement in urolithic hyperoxaluric rats. The 24-hour urines were collected from urolithiasis patients (28) and their children (40), as well as healthy controls (45) and their children (33) to measure urinary sulfated GAG, CS, HS and HA excretion rate. Our result showed that urinary sulfated GAG and CS were diminished in both urolithiasis patients and their children, while decreased HS and increased HA were observed only in urolithiasis patients. Percentage of HS per sulfated GAG increased in both urolithiasis patients and their children. In hyperoxaluric rats induced by ethylene glycol and vitamin D, we found that CS supplement could prevent stone formation, while HA supplement had no effect on stone formation. Our study revealed that decreased urinary GAG and CS excretion are common in familial members of urolithiasis patients, and CS supplement might be beneficial in calcium oxalate urolithiasis prophylaxis for hyperoxaluric patients.
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- Thasinas Dissayabutra
- STAR Unit of Renal Biochemistry and Stone Disease, Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- STAR Unit of Renal Biochemistry and Stone Disease, Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Division of Physiology, School of Medical Science, University of Phayao, Phayao, Thailand
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- Renal Immunology and Transplant Research Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- STAR Unit of Renal Biochemistry and Stone Disease, Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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Sun XY, Zhang CY, Bhadja P, Ouyang JM. Preparation, properties, formation mechanisms, and cytotoxicity of calcium oxalate monohydrate with various morphologies. CrystEngComm 2018. [DOI: 10.1039/c7ce01912b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Calcium oxalate monohydrate (COM) crystals with various morphologies, such as elliptical, hexagonal, peanut-like, spherical and flower-like structures with a size of about 10 μm, were prepared through varying the reactant concentration, stirring speed, reaction temperature, and additive.
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- Xin-Yuan Sun
- Institute of Biomineralization and Lithiasis Research
- Jinan University
- Guangzhou 510632
- China
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- Institute of Biomineralization and Lithiasis Research
- Jinan University
- Guangzhou 510632
- China
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- Institute of Biomineralization and Lithiasis Research
- Jinan University
- Guangzhou 510632
- China
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- Institute of Biomineralization and Lithiasis Research
- Jinan University
- Guangzhou 510632
- China
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Inhibition of urinary macromolecule heparin on aggregation of nano-COM and nano-COD crystals. Molecules 2015; 20:1626-42. [PMID: 25608044 PMCID: PMC6272453 DOI: 10.3390/molecules20011626] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2014] [Accepted: 12/29/2014] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Purpose: This research aims to study the influences of heparin (HP) on the aggregation of nano calcium oxalate monohydrate (COM) and nano calcium oxalate dihydrate (COD) with mean diameter of about 50 nm. Method: The influences of different concentrations of HP on the mean diameter and Zeta potential of nano COM and nano COD were investigated using a nanoparticle size Zeta potential analyzer. Results: HP could be adsorbed on the surface of nano COM and nano COD crystals, leading to an increase in the absolute value of Zeta potential on the crystals and an increase in the electrostatic repulsion force between crystals. Consequently, the aggregation of the crystals is reduced and the stability of the system is improved. The strong adsorption ability of HP was closely related to the -OSO3− and -COO− groups contained in the HP molecules. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy confirmed the coordination of HP with Ca2+ ions of COM and COD crystals. Conclusion: HP could inhibit the aggregation of nano COM and nano COD crystals and increase their stability in aqueous solution, which is conducive in inhibiting the formation of calcium oxalate stones.
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Metabolically stable tetrazole molecules are shown to impact calcium oxalate crystallization, thus tetrazoles can be used in investigating biological crystallization processes.
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- Curtin University
- Department of Chemistry
- Perth, Australia 6845
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Farmanesh S, Chung J, Sosa RD, Kwak JH, Karande P, Rimer JD. Natural promoters of calcium oxalate monohydrate crystallization. J Am Chem Soc 2014; 136:12648-57. [PMID: 25119124 DOI: 10.1021/ja505402r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Crystallization is often facilitated by modifiers that interact with specific crystal surfaces and mediate the anisotropic rate of growth. Natural and synthetic modifiers tend to function as growth inhibitors that hinder solute attachment and impede the advancement of layers on crystal surfaces. There are fewer examples of modifiers that operate as growth promoters, whereby modifier-crystal interactions accelerate the kinetic rate of crystallization. Here, we examine two proteins, lysozyme and lactoferrin, which are observed in the organic matrix of three types of pathological stones: renal, prostatic, and pancreatic stones. This work focuses on the role of these proteins in the crystallization of calcium oxalate monohydrate (COM), the most prominent constituent of human kidney stones. Using a combination of experimental techniques, we show that these proteins, which are rich in l-arginine and l-lysine amino acids, promote COM growth. The synthesis and testing of peptides derived from contiguous segments of lysozyme's primary amino acid sequence revealed subdomains within the protein that operate either as an inhibitor or promoter of COM growth, with the latter exhibiting efficacies that nearly match that of the protein. We observed that cationic proteins promote COM growth over a wide range of modifier concentration, which differs from calcification promoters in the literature that exhibit dual roles as promoters and inhibitors at low and high concentration, respectively. This seems to suggest a unique mechanism of action for lysozyme and lactoferrin. Possible explanations for their effects on COM growth and crystal habit are proposed on the basis of classical colloidal theories and the physicochemical properties of peptide subdomains, including the number and spatial location of charged or hydrogen-bonding moieties.
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- Sahar Farmanesh
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Houston , Houston, Texas 77204, United States
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Farmanesh S, Ramamoorthy S, Chung J, Asplin JR, Karande P, Rimer JD. Specificity of growth inhibitors and their cooperative effects in calcium oxalate monohydrate crystallization. J Am Chem Soc 2013; 136:367-76. [PMID: 24313314 DOI: 10.1021/ja410623q] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The molecular recognition and interactions governing site-specific adsorption of growth inhibitors on crystal surfaces can be tailored in order to control the anisotropic growth rates and physical properties of crystalline materials. Here we examine this phenomenon in calcium oxalate monohydrate (COM) crystallization, a model system of calcification with specific relevance for pathological mineralization. We analyzed the effect of three putative growth inhibitors--chondroitin sulfate, serum albumin, and transferrin--using analytical techniques capable of resolving inhibitor-crystal interactions from interfacial to bulk scales. We observed that each inhibitor alters surface growth by adsorbing on to distinct steps emanating from screw dislocations on COM surfaces. Binding of inhibitors to different crystallographic faces produced morphological modifications that are consistent with classical mechanisms of layer-by-layer crystal growth inhibition. The site-specific adsorption of inhibitors on COM surfaces was confirmed by bulk crystallization, fluorescent confocal microscopy, and atomic force microscopy. Kinetic studies of COM growth at varying inhibitor concentrations revealed marked differences in their efficacy and potency. Systematic analysis of inhibitor combinations, quantified via the combination index, identified various binary pairings capable of producing synergistic, additive, and antagonistic effects. Collectively, our investigation of physiologically relevant biomolecules suggests potential roles of COM inhibitors in pathological crystallization and provides guiding principles for biomimetic design of molecular modifiers for applications in crystal engineering.
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- Sahar Farmanesh
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Houston , Houston, Texas 77204, United States
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Gonzalez R, Caballero L, Pavez J, Melo F. Adhesion, stretching, and electrical charge assessment of dermatan sulfate molecules by colloidal probes. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2012; 28:9506-9514. [PMID: 22607055 DOI: 10.1021/la3011053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Electrical and mechanical properties of dermatan sulfate (DS) molecules are studied in an aqueous environment as a function of pH. DS molecules linked at various points distributed on the surface of mica previously silanizated along with a suitable functionalized microsphere, attached to the cantilever of an atomic force microscope (AFM), provided suitable surfaces for testing interactions through the colloidal probe methodology. The repulsive force between the surfaces indicated that the charge of DS increases with pH as a result of the gradual deprotonation of acidic groups. Pulling experiments revealed increasing adhesion of DS to the monolayer as a function of pH, presumably due both to the electrical nature of the interaction between these molecules and the progressive increase of the charge of DS with pH. Serrations exhibited by the force in pulling experiments indicate that more than a single DS molecule is stretched at the same time. In addition, pulling force remained significant even at extensions that went beyond the average contour length of a single DS molecule, which suggests the existence of a significant link between DS molecules.
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- Rodrigo Gonzalez
- Departamento de Física, Universidad de Santiago, Avenida Ecuador 3493, Casilla 307, Correo 2, Santiago, Chile
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Lamontagne CA, Plante GE, Grandbois M. Characterization of hyaluronic acid interaction with calcium oxalate crystals: implication of crystals faces, pH and citrate. J Mol Recognit 2011; 24:733-40. [DOI: 10.1002/jmr.1110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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He JY, Deng SP, Ouyang JM. Morphology, particle size distribution, aggregation, and crystal phase of nanocrystallites in the urine of healthy persons and lithogenic patients. IEEE Trans Nanobioscience 2010; 9:156-63. [PMID: 20423812 DOI: 10.1109/tnb.2010.2045510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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BACKGROUND The first step in urinary stone formation is the nucleation of urinary mineral from supersaturated urine. The formed nuclei then grow or/and aggregate to a pathological size. Thus, the nanocrystallites in urine may be related to the formation of urinary stones. METHODS Nanocrystallites with a size of less than 1000 nm in the urine samples of 85 healthy persons and 65 lithogenic patients were comparatively investigated using laser scattering spectroscopy, TEM, and X-ray diffraction. RESULTS Most of the nanocrystallites in healthy urine samples were spheroidal, less aggregated, well-dispersed, and with a narrow particle size distribution from about 20 to 350 nm. In contrast, most of the particles in lithogenic urines had sharply angled edges and tips, were aggregated, and had a broad particle size distribution from 1.1 to 1000 nm. More calcium oxalate dihydrate (COD) nanocrystallites were found in healthy urine; however, more calcium oxalate monohydrate (COM) nanocrystallites were found in lithogenic urine. CONCLUSIONS The morphology, particle size, aggregation, and crystal phase of nanocrystallites in the urine of lithogenic patients are pronouncedly different from those of healthy persons. The results suggest, in ascending order of importance, that making nanocrystallites rounded, diminishing their size differentiation, and decreasing their aggregation in urine by physical and chemical methods maybe the means to prevent urinary stone formation. The most crucial among the four differences is the crystal phase differential of calcium oxalate (CaOxa). That is, the formation of COD nanocrystallites in urine can be considered as being relatively more favorable in preventing stone formation than the formation of COM nanocrystallites, which are in accord with those found for larger crystallites.
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- Jie-Yu He
- Institute of Biomineralization and Lithiasis Research and the Department of Chemistry, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China.
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Touryan LA, Baneyx G, Vogel V. Exploiting fluorescence resonance energy transfer to probe structural changes in a macromolecule during adsorption and incorporation into a growing biomineral crystal. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2009; 74:401-9. [PMID: 19699065 DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2009.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2009] [Accepted: 07/06/2009] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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The growth of natural biominerals is often tightly regulated by surface adsorption and subsequent incorporation of proteins into the crystal structure. Understanding how macromolecules intercalate into inorganic crystal lattices and how incorporation affects protein structure is crucial to learning how to engineer biomimetic materials with advanced properties, yet knowledge about the molecular-level interactions between organic guests and inorganic hosts remains sparse. Here we have used fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) to probe conformational changes of a macromolecule as it adsorbs to, and becomes incorporated within, a biomineral crystal. Calcium oxalate monohydrate (COM) was used as a model due to its large size and kinetic stability under a wide range of pH values. Since the conformation of the extracellular matrix protein fibronectin (Fn) is highly sensitive to local ion concentrations, major conformational changes can be observed by FRET, as Fn senses and responds to varying local ionic conditions. When transferred from a physiological buffer to a supersaturated solution, Fn's crossed-over dimeric arms separate, indicating a weakening of the electrostatic interactions which otherwise stabilize the compact conformation of the protein. Fn returns to a more compact state when binding to the flat (-101) surface of the crystal, suggesting that Fn might sense a zone of ion depletion right at the interface of the growing crystal. As the crystal begins to grow around the absorbed protein, the dimeric Fn arms separate again, potentially driven by interactions with the newly formed charged step edges forming around it during the embedding process. FRET thus reveals for the first time how local changes in the electrostatic environment during the growth of a biomineral can cause major alterations in protein conformation. The insights derived using FRET and atomic force microscopy (AFM) could stimulate novel ways to tailor and tune the properties of organic-inorganic composites by exploiting dynamically changing electrostatic guest-host interactions.
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- Lara A Touryan
- Center for Nanotechnology, Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
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Qiu SR, Orme CA. Dynamics of Biomineral Formation at the Near-Molecular Level. Chem Rev 2008; 108:4784-822. [DOI: 10.1021/cr800322u] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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- S. Roger Qiu
- Physical and Life Sciences Directorate, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 7000 East Avenue, Mailstop L-367, Livermore, California 94550
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- Physical and Life Sciences Directorate, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 7000 East Avenue, Mailstop L-367, Livermore, California 94550
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Bouligand J, Couvreur P, Layre AM, Deroussent A, Paci A, Delain E, Vassal G, Gref R. Busulphan-loaded long-circulating nanospheres, a very attractive challenge for both galenists and pharmacologists. J Microencapsul 2008; 24:715-30. [DOI: 10.1080/02652040701500905] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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In bone and teeth formation, coordinated calcification is a highly desirable biological process. However, heterotopic calcification at unwanted tissue sites leads to dysfunction, disease and, potentially, to death and therefore requires prevention and treatment. With the recent discovery of calcification inhibitors we now know that biological calcification is not passive but a complex, active and highly regulated process. Calcification at vascular sites is the most threatening localization and manifests as part of atherosclerosis or arteriosclerosis. Atherosclerosis is often accompanied by intimal plaque calcification, whereas arteriosclerosis is characterized by calcification of the media. The severity of calcification of cerebral or coronary atherosclerotic plaques is associated with an increased incidence of events such as stroke or myocardial infarction. Medial calcification is the major cause of arterial stiffness, which contributes to left ventricular dysfunction and heart failure. Patients with chronic kidney disease are at especially increased risk for both intimal and medial calcification. In this context, it is currently thought that calcium-regulatory factors including fetuin-A, matrix Gla protein, osteoprotegerin, and pyrophosphates act in a local or systemic manner to prevent calcifications of the vasculature, and that dys-regulations of such calcification inhibitors may contribute to progressive calcifications. Nephrolithiasis represents another process of unwanted calcification responsible for significant morbidity. More than 80% of renal stones contain calcium. Urinary factors inhibiting calcification are citrate, glycosaminoglycans, Tamm-Horsfall protein, and osteopontin. This review summarizes current experimental and clinical data underlining the biological importance of these calcification inhibitors.
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- Georg Schlieper
- Department of Nephrology and Clinical Immunology, University Hospital Aachen, Aachen, Germany.
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Gasperino D, Yeckel A, Olmsted BK, Ward MD, Derby JJ. Mass transfer limitations at crystallizing interfaces in an atomic force microscopy fluid cell: a finite element analysis. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2006; 22:6578-86. [PMID: 16831000 DOI: 10.1021/la060592k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Although atomic force microscopy (AFM) has emerged as the preeminent experimental tool for real-time in situ measurements of crystal growth processes in solution, relatively little is known about the mass transfer limitations that may impact these measurements. We present a continuum analysis of flow and mass transfer in an atomic force microscope fluid cell during crystal growth, using data acquired from calcium oxalate monohydrate (COM) crystal growth measurements as a comparison. Steady-state flows and solute concentration fields are computed using a three-dimensional, finite element method implemented on a parallel supercomputer. Steady-state flow results are compared with flow visualization experiments to validate the model. Computations of the flow field demonstrate how nonlinear momentum transport alters the spatial structure of the flow with increasing flow volume, altering mass transport conditions near the AFM cantilever and tip. The simulations demonstrate that the combination of solute depletion from crystal growth and mass transfer resistance lowers the solute concentration in the region between the tip and the crystal compared with the solute concentration at the inlet of the AFM cell. For example, using experimentally measured growth rates for COM, the solute concentration in this region is 3.1% lower than the inlet value because the solute consumed by crystal growth beneath the AFM tip cannot be replenished fully due to mass transport limitations. The simulations also reveal that increasing the flow rate through the cell does not affect this difference significantly because of the inherent shielding by the AFM tip in proximity with the crystal surface. Models such as the one presented here, used in conjunction with AFM measurements, promise more precise interpretations of measurement data.
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- David Gasperino
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455-0132, USA
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Qiu SR, Wierzbicki A, Salter EA, Zepeda S, Orme CA, Hoyer JR, Nancollas GH, Cody AM, De Yoreo JJ. Modulation of Calcium Oxalate Monohydrate Crystallization by Citrate through Selective Binding to Atomic Steps. J Am Chem Soc 2005; 127:9036-44. [PMID: 15969581 DOI: 10.1021/ja043591s] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The majority of human kidney stones are composed primarily of calcium oxalate monohydrate (COM) crystals. Thus, determining the molecular modulation of COM crystallization by urinary constituents is crucial for understanding and controlling renal stone disease. A comprehensive molecular-scale view of COM shape modification by citrate, obtained through a combination of in situ atomic force microscopy and molecular modeling, is presented here. We find that while the most important factors determining binding strength are coordination between COO- groups on citrate and Ca ions in the lattice, as well as H-bonds formed between the OH group of citrate and an oxalate group, the nonplanar geometry of the steps provides the most favorable environment due to the ability of the step-edge to accommodate all Ca-COO- coordinations with minimal strain. However, binding to all steps and terraces on the (010) face is much less favorable than on the (101) face due to electrostatic repulsion between oxalate and COO- groups. For example, the maximum binding energy, -166.5 kJ mol(-1), occurs for the [101] step on the (101) face, while the value for the [021] step on the (010) face is only -56.9 kJ mol(-1). This high selectivity leads to preferential binding to steps on the (101) face that pins step motion. Yet anisotropy in interaction strength on this face drives anisotropic changes in step kinetics that are responsible for shape modification of macroscopic COM crystals. Thus, the molecular scale growth kinetics and the bulk crystal habit are fully consistent with the simulations.
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- S Roger Qiu
- Department of Chemistry and Materials Science, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, P.O. Box 808, Livermore, California 94551, USA.
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Jian-Ming O, Sui-Ping D. Crystallization of calcium oxalate beneath Langmuir monolayers in the presence of urinary inhibitors. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2005. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2004.10.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Sours RE, Zellelow AZ, Swift JA. An in Situ Atomic Force Microscopy Study of Uric Acid Crystal Growth. J Phys Chem B 2005; 109:9989-95. [PMID: 16852207 DOI: 10.1021/jp0455733] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Kidney stones are heterogeneous polycrystalline aggregates that can consist of several different building blocks. A significant number of human stones contain uric acid crystals as a crystalline component, though the molecular-level growth of this important biomaterial has not been previously well-characterized. In the present study, in situ atomic force microscopy (AFM) is used to investigate the real-time growth on the (100) surface of uric acid (UA) single crystals as a function of fundamental solution parameters. Layer-by-layer growth on UA (100) was found to be initiated at screw dislocation sites and to proceed via highly anisotropic rates which depend on the crystallographic direction. The smallest b-steps exhibited minimum heights corresponding to two molecular layers, while fast-moving c-steps more commonly showed monolayer heights. Growth kinetics measured under a range of flow rates, supersaturation levels, and pH values reveal linear trends in the growth kinetics, with faster growth attained in solutions with higher supersaturation and/or pH. The calculated kinetic parameters for UA growth derived from these experiments are in good agreement with the values reported for other crystal systems.
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Affiliation(s)
- Ryan E Sours
- Department of Chemistry, Georgetown University, 37th and "O" Streets NW, Washington, D.C. 20057-1227, USA
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OBJECTIVES To determine the clinical association between urinary glycosaminoglycan (GAG) concentration and kidney stone disease. METHODS Thirty-five patients (14 women and 21 men) with a history of stone disease and 37 controls (13 women and 24 men) were evaluated for urinary GAG concentration. By using a new dye-binding assay, the total GAG concentration in the urine was measured and corrected to urinary creatinine levels (micrograms of GAG per milligram creatinine). RESULTS The mean urinary GAG concentration in those with stones was significantly lower (31.5 +/- 2.6 microg GAG/mg creatinine) than in the controls (43.8 +/- 3.8 microg GAG/mg creatinine, P = 0.01). Male patients with stones also had a significantly lower mean GAG concentration (26.1 +/- 1.8) than did the female patients (39.6 +/- 5.3, P = 0.009). The mean GAG concentration between ureteral (n = 13) versus renal (n = 22), single (n = 19) versus multiple (n = 16), family history (n = 11) versus no family history (n = 24), large (n = 13) versus small (n = 20), and the presence (n = 22) versus absence (n = 13) of residual stones did not show any significant differences. However, patients with recurrent stone formation (n = 21) had significantly lower mean GAG levels (26.4 +/- 1.6) compared with those with single stone formation (n = 14; 39.2 +/- 5.5, P = 0.01). CONCLUSIONS Lower urinary GAG levels are more common in patients with stone formation. This may play a more determinant role in male patients and those with recurrent stone formation.
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- Erdal Erturk
- Department of Urology, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, USA
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