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Brennen WN, Le Magnen C, Karkampouna S, Anselmino N, Bock N, Choo N, Clark AK, Coleman IM, Dolgos R, Ferguson AM, Goode DL, Krutihof-de Julio M, Navone NM, Nelson PS, O'Neill E, Porter LH, Ranasinghe W, Sunada T, Williams ED, Butler LM, Corey E, van Weerden WM, Taylor RA, Risbridger GP, Lawrence MG. Defining the challenges and opportunities for using patient-derived models in prostate cancer research. Prostate 2024; 84:623-635. [PMID: 38450798 PMCID: PMC11014775 DOI: 10.1002/pros.24682] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2023] [Revised: 01/29/2024] [Accepted: 02/15/2024] [Indexed: 03/08/2024]
Abstract
BACKGROUND There are relatively few widely used models of prostate cancer compared to other common malignancies. This impedes translational prostate cancer research because the range of models does not reflect the diversity of disease seen in clinical practice. In response to this challenge, research laboratories around the world have been developing new patient-derived models of prostate cancer, including xenografts, organoids, and tumor explants. METHODS In May 2023, we held a workshop at the Monash University Prato Campus for researchers with expertise in establishing and using a variety of patient-derived models of prostate cancer. This review summarizes our collective ideas on how patient-derived models are currently being used, the common challenges, and future opportunities for maximizing their usefulness in prostate cancer research. RESULTS An increasing number of patient-derived models for prostate cancer are being developed. Despite their individual limitations and varying success rates, these models are valuable resources for exploring new concepts in prostate cancer biology and for preclinical testing of potential treatments. Here we focus on the need for larger collections of models that represent the changing treatment landscape of prostate cancer, robust readouts for preclinical testing, improved in vitro culture conditions, and integration of the tumor microenvironment. Additional priorities include ensuring model reproducibility, standardization, and replication, and streamlining the exchange of models and data sets among research groups. CONCLUSIONS There are several opportunities to maximize the impact of patient-derived models on prostate cancer research. We must develop large, diverse and accessible cohorts of models and more sophisticated methods for emulating the intricacy of patient tumors. In this way, we can use the samples that are generously donated by patients to advance the outcomes of patients in the future.
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- W Nathaniel Brennen
- Department of Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center (SKCCC), Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
- Department of Urology, James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
- Department of Pharmacology & Molecular Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Institute of Medical Genetics and Pathology, University Hospital Basel, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
- Department of Urology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
- Department of Biomedicine, University Hospital Basel, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Urology Research Laboratory, Department for BioMedical Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Genitourinary Medical Oncology and the David H. Koch Center for Applied Research of Genitourinary Cancers, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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- School of Biomedical Sciences at Translational Research Institute, Faculty of Health, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, QLD, Australia
- Max Planck Queensland Centre for the Materials Science of Extracellular Matrices, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, QLD, Australia
- Centre for Biomedical Technologies, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, Biomedicine Discovery Institute Cancer Program, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, Biomedicine Discovery Institute Cancer Program, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia
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- Division of Human Biology, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Institute of Medical Genetics and Pathology, University Hospital Basel, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
- Department of Urology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
- Department of Biomedicine, University Hospital Basel, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department for BioMedical Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
- Katharina Gaus Light Microscopy Facility, Mark Wainwright Analytical Centre, Division of Research and Enterprise, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
- Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Urology Research Laboratory, Department for BioMedical Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
- Department of Urology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
- Department for BioMedical Research, Translational Organoid Resource, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Genitourinary Medical Oncology and the David H. Koch Center for Applied Research of Genitourinary Cancers, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Division of Human Biology, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, Washington, USA
- Division of Clinical Research, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, Biomedicine Discovery Institute Cancer Program, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, Biomedicine Discovery Institute Cancer Program, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia
- Department of Surgery, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
- Department of Urology, Monash Health, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
- Department of Urology, Austin Health, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Urology, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- School of Biomedical Sciences at Translational Research Institute, Faculty of Health, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, QLD, Australia
- Australian Prostate Cancer Research Centre-Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
- Centre for Genomics and Personalised Health, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- South Australian Immunogenomics Cancer Institute, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
- Precision Cancer Medicine Theme, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Department of Urology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
- Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
- Department of Physiology, Biomedicine Discovery Institute Cancer Program, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia
- Cabrini Institute, Cabrini Health, Malvern, VIC, Australia
- Melbourne Urological Research Alliance, Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, Biomedicine Discovery Institute Cancer Program, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia
- Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
- Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
- Cabrini Institute, Cabrini Health, Malvern, VIC, Australia
- Melbourne Urological Research Alliance, Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, Biomedicine Discovery Institute Cancer Program, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia
- Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
- Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
- Cabrini Institute, Cabrini Health, Malvern, VIC, Australia
- Melbourne Urological Research Alliance, Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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Nguyen UN, Lee FS, Caparaso SM, Leoni JT, Redwine AL, Wachs RA. Type I collagen concentration affects neurite outgrowth of adult rat DRG explants by altering mechanical properties of hydrogels. J Biomater Sci Polym Ed 2024; 35:164-189. [PMID: 37847579 DOI: 10.1080/09205063.2023.2272479] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2023] [Accepted: 10/15/2023] [Indexed: 10/19/2023]
Abstract
Type I collagen is a predominant fibrous protein that makes up the extracellular matrix. Collagen enhances cell attachment and is commonly used in three-dimensional culture systems, to mimic the native extracellular environment, for primary sensory neurons such as dorsal root ganglia (DRG). However, the effects of collagen concentration on adult rat DRG neurite growth have not been assessed in a physiologically relevant, three-dimensional culture. This study focuses on the effects of type I collagen used in a methacrylated hyaluronic acid (MAHA)-laminin-collagen gel (triple gel) on primary adult rat DRG explants in vitro. DRGs were cultured in triple gels, and the neurite lengths and number of support cells were quantified. Increased collagen concentration significantly reduced neurite length but did not affect support cell counts. Mechanical properties, fiber diameter, diffusivity, and mesh size of the triple gels with varying collagen concentration were characterized to further understand the effects of type I collagen on hydrogel property that may affect adult rat DRG explants. Gel stiffness significantly increased as collagen concentration increased and is correlated to DRG neurite length. Collagen concentration also significantly impacted fiber diameter but there was no correlation with DRG neurite length. Increasing collagen concentration had no significant effect on mesh size and diffusivity of the hydrogel. These data suggest that increasing type I collagen minimizes adult rat DRG explant growth in vitro while raising gel stiffness. This knowledge can help develop more robust 3D culture platforms to study sensory neuron growth and design biomaterials for nerve regeneration applications.
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- Uyen N Nguyen
- Department of Biological Systems Engineering, University of NE-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, USA
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- Department of Biological Systems Engineering, University of NE-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, USA
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- Department of Biological Systems Engineering, University of NE-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, USA
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- Department of Biological Systems Engineering, University of NE-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of TN, Knoxville, TN, USA
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- Department of Biological Systems Engineering, University of NE-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, USA
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- Department of Biological Systems Engineering, University of NE-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, USA
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Rydén M, Lindblom K, Yifter-Lindgren A, Turkiewicz A, Aspberg A, Tillgren V, Englund M, Önnerfjord P. A human meniscus explant model for studying early events in osteoarthritis development by proteomics. J Orthop Res 2023; 41:2765-2778. [PMID: 37218349 DOI: 10.1002/jor.25633] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2023] [Revised: 05/05/2023] [Accepted: 05/18/2023] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Degenerative meniscus lesions have been associated with both osteoarthritis etiology and its progression. We, therefore, sought to establish a human meniscus ex vivo model to study the meniscal response to cytokine treatment using a proteomics approach. Lateral menisci were obtained from five knee-healthy donors. The meniscal body was cut into vertical slices and further divided into an inner (avascular) and outer region. Explants were either left untreated (controls) or stimulated with cytokines. Medium changes were conducted every 3 days up to Day 21 and liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry was performed at all the time points for the identification and quantification of proteins. Mixed-effect linear regression models were used for statistical analysis to estimate the effect of treatments versus control on protein abundance. Treatment by IL1ß increased release of cytokines such as interleukins, chemokines, and matrix metalloproteinases but a limited catabolic effect in healthy human menisci explants. Further, we observed an increased release of matrix proteins (collagens, integrins, prolargin, tenascin) in response to oncostatin M (OSM) + tumor necrosis factor (TNF) and TNF+interleukin-6 (IL6) + sIL6R treatments, and analysis of semitryptic peptides provided additional evidence of increased catabolic effects in response to these treatments. The induced activation of catabolic processes may play a role in osteoarthritis development.
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- Martin Rydén
- Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Orthopaedics, Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Section for Rheumatology and Molecular Skeletal Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Section for Rheumatology and Molecular Skeletal Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Orthopaedics, Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Section for Rheumatology and Molecular Skeletal Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Section for Rheumatology and Molecular Skeletal Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Orthopaedics, Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Section for Rheumatology and Molecular Skeletal Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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Carranza-Rosales P, Valencia-Mercado D, Esquivel-Hernández O, González-Geroniz MI, Bañuelos-García JI, Castruita-Ávila AL, Sánchez-Prieto MA, Viveros-Valdez E, Morán-Martínez J, Balderas-Rentería I, Guzmán-Delgado NE, Carranza-Torres IE. Breast Cancer Tissue Explants: An Approach to Develop Personalized Therapy in Public Health Services. J Pers Med 2023; 13:1521. [PMID: 37888132 PMCID: PMC10608341 DOI: 10.3390/jpm13101521] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2023] [Revised: 10/18/2023] [Accepted: 10/21/2023] [Indexed: 10/28/2023] Open
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Breast cancer is one of the main causes of death worldwide. Lately, there is great interest in developing methods that assess individual sensitivity and/or resistance of tumors to antineoplastics to provide personalized therapy for patients. In this study we used organotypic culture of human breast tumor slices to predict the experimental effect of antineoplastics on the viability of tumoral tissue. Samples of breast tumor were taken from 27 patients with clinically advanced breast cancer; slices were obtained and incubated separately for 48 h with paclitaxel, docetaxel, epirubicin, 5-fluorouracil, cyclophosphamide, and cell culture media (control). We determined an experimental tumor sensitivity/resistance (S/R) profile by evaluating tissue viability using the Alamar Blue® metabolic test, and by structural viability (histopathological analyses, necrosis, and inflammation). These parameters were related to immunohistochemical expression of the estrogen receptor, progesterone receptor, and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2. The predominant histological type found was infiltrating ductal carcinoma (85.2%), followed by lobular carcinoma (7.4%) and mixed carcinoma (7.4%). Experimental drug resistance was related to positive hormone receptor status in 83% of samples treated with cyclophosphamide (p = 0.027). Results suggest that the tumor S/R profile can help to predict personalized therapy or optimize chemotherapeutic treatments in breast cancer.
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- Pilar Carranza-Rosales
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica del Noreste, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Calle Jesús Dionisio González # 501, Col. Independencia, Monterrey 64720, NL, Mexico;
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- Unidad Médica de Alta Especialidad, Hospital de Ginecología y Obstetricia No. 23, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Avenida Constitución y Félix U, Gómez s/n, Colonia Centro, Monterrey 64000, NL, Mexico; (D.V.-M.); (O.E.-H.); (M.I.G.-G.); (J.I.B.-G.)
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- Unidad Médica de Alta Especialidad, Hospital de Ginecología y Obstetricia No. 23, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Avenida Constitución y Félix U, Gómez s/n, Colonia Centro, Monterrey 64000, NL, Mexico; (D.V.-M.); (O.E.-H.); (M.I.G.-G.); (J.I.B.-G.)
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- Unidad Médica de Alta Especialidad, Hospital de Ginecología y Obstetricia No. 23, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Avenida Constitución y Félix U, Gómez s/n, Colonia Centro, Monterrey 64000, NL, Mexico; (D.V.-M.); (O.E.-H.); (M.I.G.-G.); (J.I.B.-G.)
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- Unidad Médica de Alta Especialidad, Hospital de Ginecología y Obstetricia No. 23, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Avenida Constitución y Félix U, Gómez s/n, Colonia Centro, Monterrey 64000, NL, Mexico; (D.V.-M.); (O.E.-H.); (M.I.G.-G.); (J.I.B.-G.)
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- Unidad Médica de Alta Especialidad, Hospital de Especialidades No. 25, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Av Fidel Velázquez s/n, Mitras Nte., Monterrey 64180, NL, Mexico; (A.L.C.-Á.); (M.A.S.-P.)
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- Unidad Médica de Alta Especialidad, Hospital de Especialidades No. 25, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Av Fidel Velázquez s/n, Mitras Nte., Monterrey 64180, NL, Mexico; (A.L.C.-Á.); (M.A.S.-P.)
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- Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Av. Pedro de Alba s/n, San Nicolás de los Garza 66450, NL, Mexico;
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- Departamento de Biología Celular y Ultraestructura, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de Coahuila, Av. Morelos 900-Oriente, Primera de Cobián Centro, Torreón 27000, CH, Mexico;
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- Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Av. Pedro de Alba s/n, San Nicolás de los Garza 66450, NL, Mexico;
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- Unidad Médica de Alta Especialidad, Hospital de Cardiología No. 34, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Av. Lincoln S/N, Col. Valle Verde 2do. Sector, Monterrey 64360, NL, Mexico
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica del Noreste, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Calle Jesús Dionisio González # 501, Col. Independencia, Monterrey 64720, NL, Mexico;
- Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Av. Pedro de Alba s/n, San Nicolás de los Garza 66450, NL, Mexico;
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Zhang W, Hu S, Ke H, Bao Z, Liu H, Hu Z. Study of pathological processes of meibomian gland dysfunction by in vitro culture airlifting conditions. J Histotechnol 2023; 46:101-113. [PMID: 37216482 DOI: 10.1080/01478885.2023.2199370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2022] [Accepted: 03/31/2023] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD) is a group of disorders linked by functional abnormalities of the meibomian glands. Current studies on MGD pathogenesis focus on meibomian gland cells, providing information on a single cell's response to experimental manipulation, and do not maintain the architecture of an intact meibomian gland acinus and the acinar epithelial cells' secretion state in vivo. In this study, rat meibomian gland explants were cultured by a Transwell chamber-assisted method under an air-liquid interface (airlift) in vitro for 96 h. Analyses for tissue viability, histology, biomarker expression, and lipid accumulation were performed with 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) and TUNEL assays, hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) staining, immunofluorescence, Quantitative real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and western blotting (WB). MTT, TUNEL, and H&E staining indicated better tissue viability and morphology than the submerged conditions used in previous studies. Levels of MGD biomarkers, including keratin 1 (KRT1) and 14 (KRT14) and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma (PPAR-γ), along with oxidative stress markers, including reactive oxygen species, malondialdehyde, and 4-hydroxy-2-nonenal, gradually increased over culture time. The MGD pathophysiological changes and biomarker expression of meibomian gland explants cultured under airlift conditions were similar to those reported by previous studies, indicating that abnormal acinar cell differentiation and glandular epithelial cell hyperkeratosis may contribute to obstructive MGD occurrence.
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- Wenjia Zhang
- Department of Ophthalmology, Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China
- Department of Ophthalmology, The Affiliated Hospital of Yunnan University, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China
- Department of Ophthalmology, The Affiliated Hospital of Yunnan University, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China
- Department of Ophthalmology, The Affiliated Hospital of Yunnan University, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China
- Department of Ophthalmology, The Affiliated Hospital of Yunnan University, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The Affiliated Hospital of Yunnan University, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China
- Department of Ophthalmology, The Affiliated Hospital of Yunnan University, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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Huang W, Zheng A, Huang H, Chen Z, Ma J, Li X, Liang Q, Li L, Liu R, Huang Z, Qin Y, Tang Y, Li H, Zhang F, Wang Q, Sun B. Effects of sgRNAs, Promoters, and Explants on the Gene Editing Efficiency of the CRISPR/Cas9 System in Chinese Kale. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:13241. [PMID: 37686051 PMCID: PMC10487834 DOI: 10.3390/ijms241713241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2023] [Revised: 08/21/2023] [Accepted: 08/24/2023] [Indexed: 09/10/2023] Open
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The CRISPR/Cas9 system is extensively used for plant gene editing. This study developed an efficient CRISPR/Cas9 system for Chinese kale using multiple sgRNAs and two promoters to create various CRISPR/Cas9 vectors. These vectors targeted BoaZDS and BoaCRTISO in Chinese kale protoplasts and cotyledons. Transient transformation of Chinese kale protoplasts was assessed for editing efficiency at three BoaZDS sites. Notably, sgRNA: Z2 achieved the highest efficiency (90%). Efficiency reached 100% when two sgRNAs targeted BoaZDS with a deletion of a large fragment (576 bp) between them. However, simultaneous targeting of BoaZDS and BoaCRTISO yielded lower efficiency. Transformation of cotyledons led to Chinese kale mutants with albino phenotypes for boazds mutants and orange-mottled phenotypes for boacrtiso mutants. The mutation efficiency of 35S-CRISPR/Cas9 (92.59%) exceeded YAO-CRISPR/Cas9 (70.97%) in protoplasts, and YAO-CRISPR/Cas9 (96.49%) surpassed 35S-CRISPR/Cas9 (58%) in cotyledons. These findings introduce a strategy for enhancing CRISPR/Cas9 editing efficiency in Chinese kale.
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- Wenli Huang
- College of Horticulture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China; (W.H.); (A.Z.); (H.H.); (X.L.); (Q.L.); (L.L.); (R.L.); (Z.H.); (Y.Q.); (Y.T.); (H.L.); (F.Z.)
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- College of Horticulture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China; (W.H.); (A.Z.); (H.H.); (X.L.); (Q.L.); (L.L.); (R.L.); (Z.H.); (Y.Q.); (Y.T.); (H.L.); (F.Z.)
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- College of Horticulture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China; (W.H.); (A.Z.); (H.H.); (X.L.); (Q.L.); (L.L.); (R.L.); (Z.H.); (Y.Q.); (Y.T.); (H.L.); (F.Z.)
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- College of Biology and Agricultural Technology, Zunyi Normal University, Zunyi 563006, China;
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- Bijie lnstitute of Agricultural Science, Bijie 551700, China;
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- College of Horticulture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China; (W.H.); (A.Z.); (H.H.); (X.L.); (Q.L.); (L.L.); (R.L.); (Z.H.); (Y.Q.); (Y.T.); (H.L.); (F.Z.)
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- College of Horticulture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China; (W.H.); (A.Z.); (H.H.); (X.L.); (Q.L.); (L.L.); (R.L.); (Z.H.); (Y.Q.); (Y.T.); (H.L.); (F.Z.)
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- College of Horticulture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China; (W.H.); (A.Z.); (H.H.); (X.L.); (Q.L.); (L.L.); (R.L.); (Z.H.); (Y.Q.); (Y.T.); (H.L.); (F.Z.)
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- College of Horticulture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China; (W.H.); (A.Z.); (H.H.); (X.L.); (Q.L.); (L.L.); (R.L.); (Z.H.); (Y.Q.); (Y.T.); (H.L.); (F.Z.)
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- College of Horticulture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China; (W.H.); (A.Z.); (H.H.); (X.L.); (Q.L.); (L.L.); (R.L.); (Z.H.); (Y.Q.); (Y.T.); (H.L.); (F.Z.)
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- College of Horticulture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China; (W.H.); (A.Z.); (H.H.); (X.L.); (Q.L.); (L.L.); (R.L.); (Z.H.); (Y.Q.); (Y.T.); (H.L.); (F.Z.)
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- College of Horticulture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China; (W.H.); (A.Z.); (H.H.); (X.L.); (Q.L.); (L.L.); (R.L.); (Z.H.); (Y.Q.); (Y.T.); (H.L.); (F.Z.)
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- College of Horticulture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China; (W.H.); (A.Z.); (H.H.); (X.L.); (Q.L.); (L.L.); (R.L.); (Z.H.); (Y.Q.); (Y.T.); (H.L.); (F.Z.)
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- College of Horticulture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China; (W.H.); (A.Z.); (H.H.); (X.L.); (Q.L.); (L.L.); (R.L.); (Z.H.); (Y.Q.); (Y.T.); (H.L.); (F.Z.)
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- Department of Horticulture, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- College of Horticulture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China; (W.H.); (A.Z.); (H.H.); (X.L.); (Q.L.); (L.L.); (R.L.); (Z.H.); (Y.Q.); (Y.T.); (H.L.); (F.Z.)
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Andrade MC, De Rus Aznar I, Brunnberg M, Slunsky P. Indications for the removal of implants after fracture healing: A comparison between human and veterinary medicine. VET MED-CZECH 2023; 68:259-270. [PMID: 37982051 PMCID: PMC10581530 DOI: 10.17221/52/2023-vetmed] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2023] [Accepted: 07/06/2023] [Indexed: 11/21/2023] Open
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Indications for implant removal after fracture healing are still under debate in both human and veterinary medicine. Although hardware removal is a common procedure, it should not be undertaken lightly. Intra and post-operative complications are common and a thorough evaluation of the risks and benefits should be performed. This review aimed to collect and summarise published data on the indications for implant removal in small animals, compare the collected data with human and equine medicine, and investigate the existence of guidelines for this purpose. There is no international consensual agreement for implant removal after fracture healing, neither in small animals nor in human orthopaedics. Decision-making processes are still controversial in some scenarios, thus clear evidence-based protocols for implant removal are needed.
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- Mario Candela Andrade
- Department of Human Anatomy, Health and Medical University Potsdam, Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany
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- Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, University Hospital of Torrejón, Madrid, Spain; Shoulder and Knee Surgery Department, Olympia Quironsalud Hospital, Madrid, Spain
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- Surgical Department, Small Animal Clinic, Tierarztpraxis Sörensen, Berlin, Germany
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- Surgical Department, Small Animal Hospital, Anicura Kleintierspezialisten Augsburg, Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany
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Nongdam P, Beleski DG, Tikendra L, Dey A, Varte V, EL Merzougui S, Pereira VM, Barros PR, Vendrame WA. Orchid Micropropagation Using Conventional Semi-Solid and Temporary Immersion Systems: A Review. Plants (Basel) 2023; 12:1136. [PMID: 36904000 PMCID: PMC10005664 DOI: 10.3390/plants12051136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2023] [Revised: 02/22/2023] [Accepted: 02/27/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Orchids, with their astonishingly stunning flowers, dominate the international floricultural market. They are considered prized assets for commercial applications in pharmaceutical and floricultural industries as they possess high therapeutic properties and superior ornamental values. The alarming depletion of orchid resources due to excessive unregulated commercial collection and mass habitat destruction makes orchid conservation measures an extreme priority. Conventional propagation methods cannot produce adequate number of orchids, which would meet the requirement of these ornamental plants for commercial and conservational purposes. In vitro orchid propagation using semi-solid media offers an outstanding prospect of rapidly producing quality plants on a large scale. However, the semi-solid (SS) system has shortcomings with low multiplication rates and high production costs. Orchid micropropagation using a temporary immersion system (TIS) overcomes the limitations of the SS system by reducing production costs and making scaleup and full automation possible for mass plant production. The current review highlights different aspects of in vitro orchid propagation using SS and TIS and their benefits and drawbacks on rapid plant generation.
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- Potshangbam Nongdam
- Department of Biotechnology, Manipur University, Canchipur 795003, India
- Environmental Horticulture Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA
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- Environmental Horticulture Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA
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- Department of Life Sciences, Presidency University, Kolkata 700073, India
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- Department of Molecular Reproduction, Development and Genetics, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560012, India
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- Laboratory of Biotechnologies and Valorization of Natural Resources, Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Ibn Zohr University, Agadir 80000, Morocco
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- Environmental Horticulture Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA
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- Department of Soil, Federal University of Vicosa, Vicosa 36570-900, Brazil
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- Environmental Horticulture Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA
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Upreti A, Padula SL, Tangeman JA, Wagner BD, O’Connell MJ, Jaquish TJ, Palko RK, Mantz CJ, Anand D, Lovicu FJ, Lachke SA, Robinson ML. Lens Epithelial Explants Treated with Vitreous Humor Undergo Alterations in Chromatin Landscape with Concurrent Activation of Genes Associated with Fiber Cell Differentiation and Innate Immune Response. Cells 2023; 12:501. [PMID: 36766843 PMCID: PMC9914805 DOI: 10.3390/cells12030501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2022] [Revised: 01/31/2023] [Accepted: 01/31/2023] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Lens epithelial explants are comprised of lens epithelial cells cultured in vitro on their native basement membrane, the lens capsule. Biologists have used lens epithelial explants to study many different cellular processes including lens fiber cell differentiation. In these studies, fiber differentiation is typically measured by cellular elongation and the expression of a few proteins characteristically expressed by lens fiber cells in situ. Chromatin and RNA was collected from lens epithelial explants cultured in either un-supplemented media or media containing 50% bovine vitreous humor for one or five days. Chromatin for ATAC-sequencing and RNA for RNA-sequencing was prepared from explants to assess regions of accessible chromatin and to quantitatively measure gene expression, respectively. Vitreous humor increased chromatin accessibility in promoter regions of genes associated with fiber differentiation and, surprisingly, an immune response, and this was associated with increased transcript levels for these genes. In contrast, vitreous had little effect on the accessibility of the genes highly expressed in the lens epithelium despite dramatic reductions in their mRNA transcripts. An unbiased analysis of differentially accessible regions revealed an enrichment of cis-regulatory motifs for RUNX, SOX and TEAD transcription factors that may drive differential gene expression in response to vitreous.
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- Anil Upreti
- Cell, Molecular and Structural Biology Program, Miami University, Oxford, OH 45056, USA
- Department of Biology and Center for Visual Sciences, Miami University, Oxford, OH 45056, USA
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- Cell, Molecular and Structural Biology Program, Miami University, Oxford, OH 45056, USA
- Department of Biology and Center for Visual Sciences, Miami University, Oxford, OH 45056, USA
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- Cell, Molecular and Structural Biology Program, Miami University, Oxford, OH 45056, USA
- Department of Biology and Center for Visual Sciences, Miami University, Oxford, OH 45056, USA
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- Department of Biology and Center for Visual Sciences, Miami University, Oxford, OH 45056, USA
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- Cell, Molecular and Structural Biology Program, Miami University, Oxford, OH 45056, USA
- Department of Biology and Center for Visual Sciences, Miami University, Oxford, OH 45056, USA
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- Department of Biology and Center for Visual Sciences, Miami University, Oxford, OH 45056, USA
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- Department of Biology and Center for Visual Sciences, Miami University, Oxford, OH 45056, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, USA
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- Molecular and Cellular Biomedicine, School of Medical Sciences, and Save Sight Institute, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, USA
- Center for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, USA
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- Cell, Molecular and Structural Biology Program, Miami University, Oxford, OH 45056, USA
- Department of Biology and Center for Visual Sciences, Miami University, Oxford, OH 45056, USA
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Hasnain A, Naqvi SAH, Ayesha S, Khalid F, Ellahi M, Iqbal S, Hassan MZ, Abbas A, Adamski R, Markowska D, Baazeem A, Mustafa G, Moustafa M, Hasan ME, Abdelhamid MMA. Corrigendum: Plants in vitro propagation with its applications in food, pharmaceuticals and cosmetic industries; current scenario and future approaches. Front Plant Sci 2023; 14:1197747. [PMID: 37139107 PMCID: PMC10150055 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1197747] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2023] [Accepted: 04/03/2023] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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[This corrects the article DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.1009395.].
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- Ammarah Hasnain
- Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, The University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan
- *Correspondence: Ammarah Hasnain, ; Syed Atif Hasan Naqvi, ; Dorota Markowska,
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (FAST), Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan
- *Correspondence: Ammarah Hasnain, ; Syed Atif Hasan Naqvi, ; Dorota Markowska,
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- Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, The University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, The University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, The University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan
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- College of Plant Sciences and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (FAST), Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology and Provincial Key Lab of Plant Pathology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- Faculty of Process and Environmental Engineering, Lodz University of Technology, Lodz, Poland
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- Faculty of Process and Environmental Engineering, Lodz University of Technology, Lodz, Poland
- *Correspondence: Ammarah Hasnain, ; Syed Atif Hasan Naqvi, ; Dorota Markowska,
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- Department of Biology, College of Science, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Agriculture (Extension and Adoptive Research), Agriculture Extension Department of Government of Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Botany and Microbiology, Faculty of Science, South Valley University, Qena, Egypt
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- Bioinformatics Department, Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Research Institute, University of Sadat City, Sadat City, Egypt
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- Agricultural Botany Department, Faculty of Agriculture (Saba Basha), Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
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Pettersen S, Øy GF, Egeland EV, Juell S, Engebråten O, Mælandsmo GM, Prasmickaite L. Breast cancer patient-derived explant cultures recapitulate in vivo drug responses. Front Oncol 2023; 13:1040665. [PMID: 36910663 PMCID: PMC9992973 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2023.1040665] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2022] [Accepted: 02/07/2023] [Indexed: 02/24/2023] Open
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Assessment of drug sensitivity in tumor tissue ex vivo may significantly contribute to functional diagnostics to guide personalized treatment of cancer. Tumor organoid- and explant-cultures have become attractive tools towards this goal, although culturing conditions for breast cancer (BC) tissue have been among the most challenging to develop. Validation of possibilities to detect concordant responses in individual tumors and their respective cultures ex vivo is still needed. Here we employed BC patient-derived xenografts (PDXs) with distinct drug sensitivity, to evaluate different conditions for tissue dissociation, culturing and monitoring of treatment efficacy ex vivo, aiming to recapitulate the in vivo drug responses. The common challenge of discriminating between tumor and normal cells in the cultured tissue was also addressed. Following conventional enzymatic dissociation of BC tissue, the tumor cells stayed within the non-disrupted tissue fragments, while the single cells represented mostly normal host cells. By culturing such fragments as explants, viable tumor tissue could be maintained and treated ex vivo, providing representative indications on efficacy of the tested treatment. Thus, drug sensitivity profiles, including acquired chemoresistance seen in the PDXs, were recapitulated in the respective explants. To detect the concordant responses, however, the effect monitoring had to be harmonized with the characteristics of the cultured tissue. In conclusion, we present the feasibility of BC explants ex vivo to capture differences in drug sensitivity of individual tumors. The established protocols will aid in setting up an analogous platform for BC patient biopsies with the aim to facilitate functional precision medicine.
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- Solveig Pettersen
- Department of Tumor Biology, Radium Hospital, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Tumor Biology, Radium Hospital, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Tumor Biology, Radium Hospital, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Tumor Biology, Radium Hospital, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Tumor Biology, Radium Hospital, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.,Department of Oncology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.,Insitute for Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Tumor Biology, Radium Hospital, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.,Department of Medical Biology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Tromsø/the Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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- Department of Tumor Biology, Radium Hospital, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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Stadejek W, Chiers K, Van Reeth K. Infectivity and transmissibility of an avian H3N1 influenza virus in pigs. Vet Res 2023; 54:4. [PMID: 36694192 PMCID: PMC9872060 DOI: 10.1186/s13567-022-01133-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2022] [Accepted: 12/05/2022] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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In 2019 a low pathogenic H3N1 avian influenza virus (AIV) caused an outbreak in Belgian poultry farms, characterized by an unusually high mortality in chickens. Influenza A viruses of the H1 and H3 subtype can infect pigs and become established in swine populations. Therefore, the H3N1 epizootic raised concern about AIV transmission to pigs and from pigs to humans. Here, we assessed the replication efficiency of this virus in explants of the porcine respiratory tract and in pigs, using virus titration and/or RT-qPCR. We also examined transmission from directly, intranasally inoculated pigs to contact pigs. The H3N1 AIV replicated to moderate titers in explants of the bronchioles and lungs, but not in the nasal mucosa or trachea. In the pig infection study, infectious virus was only detected in a few lung samples collected between 1 and 3 days post-inoculation. Virus titers were between 1.7 and 4.8 log10 TCID50. In line with the ex vivo experiment, no virus was isolated from the upper respiratory tract of pigs. In the transmission experiment, we could not detect virus transmission from directly inoculated to contact pigs. An increase in serum antibody titers was observed only in the inoculated pigs. We conclude that the porcine respiratory tract tissue explants can be a useful tool to assess the replication efficiency of AIVs in pigs. The H3N1 AIV examined here is unlikely to pose a risk to swine populations. However, continuous risk assessment studies of emerging AIVs in pigs are necessary, since different virus strains will have different genotypic and phenotypic traits.
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- Wojciech Stadejek
- grid.5342.00000 0001 2069 7798Laboratory of Virology, Department of Translational Physiology, Infectiology and Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Salisburylaan 133, 9820 Merelbeke, Belgium
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- grid.5342.00000 0001 2069 7798Laboratory of Veterinary Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Salisburylaan 133, 9820 Merelbeke, Belgium
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- grid.5342.00000 0001 2069 7798Laboratory of Virology, Department of Translational Physiology, Infectiology and Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Salisburylaan 133, 9820 Merelbeke, Belgium
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Lantz AM, Nicol MR. Translational Models to Predict Target Concentrations for Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis in Women. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses 2022; 38:909-923. [PMID: 36097755 PMCID: PMC9805887 DOI: 10.1089/aid.2022.0057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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The HIV epidemic remains a significant public health burden. Women represent half of the global HIV epidemic, yet there is an urgent need for a variety of prevention options to meet the needs of more women. Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is a valuable prevention tool that uses antiretrovirals before a potential HIV exposure to prevent virus transmission. Development of effective preventive drug regimens for women is dependent on convenient dosing schedules and routes of administration, and on identifying defined target concentrations in mucosal tissues that provide complete protection against HIV transmission. There is a critical need for a translational model that can accurately predict in vivo target concentrations that are completely protective against HIV infection. There is no gold-standard preclinical model to predict PrEP efficacy. In this study, we review the strengths and limitations of three different preclinical models and their utility in predicting target concentrations in the female genital tract: humanized mice, non-human primates, and the ex vivo tissue model.
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- Alyssa M. Lantz
- Department of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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Hasnain A, Naqvi SAH, Ayesha SI, Khalid F, Ellahi M, Iqbal S, Hassan MZ, Abbas A, Adamski R, Markowska D, Baazeem A, Mustafa G, Moustafa M, Hasan ME, Abdelhamid MMA. Plants in vitro propagation with its applications in food, pharmaceuticals and cosmetic industries; current scenario and future approaches. Front Plant Sci 2022; 13:1009395. [PMID: 36311115 PMCID: PMC9606719 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.1009395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2022] [Accepted: 09/16/2022] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Plant tissue culture technique employed for the identification and isolation of bioactive phytocompounds has numerous industrial applications. It provides potential benefits for different industries which include food, pharmaceutical and cosmetics. Various agronomic crops i.e., cereals, fruits, vegetables, ornamental plants and forest trees are currently being used for in vitro propagation. Plant tissue culture coupled with biotechnological approaches leads towards sustainable agricultural development providing solutions to major food security issues. Plants are the rich source of phytochemicals with medicinal properties rendering them useful for the industrial production of pharmaceuticals and nutraceuticals. Furthermore, there are numerous plant compounds with application in the cosmetics industry. In addition to having moisturizing, anti-ageing, anti-wrinkle effects; plant-derived compounds also possess pharmacological properties such as antiviral, antimicrobial, antifungal, anticancer, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anti-allergy characteristics. The in vitro propagation of industrially significant flora is gaining attention because of its several advantages over conventional plant propagation methods. One of the major advantages of this technique is the quick availability of food throughout the year, irrespective of the growing season, thus opening new opportunities to the producers and farmers. The sterile or endangered flora can also be conserved by plant micro propagation methods. Hence, plant tissue culture is an extremely efficient and cost-effective technique for biosynthetic studies and bio-production, biotransformation, or bioconversion of plant-derived compounds. However, there are certain limitations of in-vitro plant regeneration system including difficulties with continuous operation, product removal, and aseptic conditions. For sustainable industrial applications of in-vitro regenerated plants on a large scale, these constraints need to be addressed in future studies.
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- Ammarah Hasnain
- Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, The University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (FAST), Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan
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- Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, The University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, The University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, The University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan
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- College of Plant Sciences and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (FAST), Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology and Provincial Key Lab of Plant Pathology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- Faculty of Process and Environmental Engineering, Lodz University of Technology, Lodz, Poland
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- Faculty of Process and Environmental Engineering, Lodz University of Technology, Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Biology, College of Science, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Agriculture (Extension and Adoptive Research), Agriculture Extension Department of Government of Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Botany and Microbiology, Faculty of Science, South Valley University, Qena, Egypt
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- Bioinformatics Department, Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Research Institute, University of Sadat City, Sadat City, Egypt
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- Agricultural Botany Department, Faculty of Agriculture (Saba Basha), Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
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Veitch M, Layt C, Raymond E, Croaker AJ, Wells JW. Assessment of patient-to-patient and intra-individual human abdominal skin immune cell variability. Arch Med Sci 2022; 18:1683-1688. [PMID: 36457957 PMCID: PMC9710285 DOI: 10.5114/aoms/155183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2022] [Accepted: 10/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION The objective of the study was to characterize the baseline intra-individual and inter-individual variability of immune cell subsets within abdominoplasty skin specimens. METHODS Abdominoplasty biopsies were taken from 5 patients and analysed using the Vectra 3 automated quantitative pathology imaging system with inForm software. RESULTS Adjacent skin regions demonstrated intra-patient variability in immune subset counts ranging from 1- to 5-fold. Inter-variability between patients was approximately 2- to 7-fold for most subsets, except for HLA-DR+ antigen presenting cells, which varied 19-fold. CONCLUSIONS Our data highlight the importance of including multiple patients and multiple patient samples when designing dermatological studies that utilise abdominoplasty skin.
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- Margaret Veitch
- The University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital, Herston, Australia
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- Toormina Medical Centre, Toormina, Australia
- Skin Cancer College of Australasia, The Wesley Hospital, Brisbane, Australia
- Faculty of Health, Southern Cross University, Coffs Harbour, Australia
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- The University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
- Dermatology Research Centre, The University of Queensland, The University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, Brisbane, Australia
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Oladeji LO, Stoker AM, Stannard JP, Cook JL. A Hyperosmolar Saline Solution Fortified with Anti-Inflammatory Components Mitigates Articular Cartilage Pro-Inflammatory and Degradative Responses in an In Vitro Model of Knee Arthroscopy. Cartilage 2021; 13:1646S-1653S. [PMID: 33899552 PMCID: PMC8804770 DOI: 10.1177/19476035211011521] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate differences in pro-inflammatory and degradative mediator production from osteoarthritic knee articular cartilage explants treated with a hyperosmolar saline solution supplemented with anti-inflammatory components (l-glutamine, ascorbic acid, sodium pyruvate, epigallocatechin gallate [EGCG], and dexamethasone) or normal saline using an in vitro model for knee arthroscopy. DESIGN Full-thickness 6 mm articular cartilage explants (n = 12/patient) were created from femoral condyle and tibial plateau samples collected from patients who received knee arthroplasty. One explant half was treated for 3 hours with hyperosmolar saline (600 mOsm/L) supplemented with anti-inflammatory components and the corresponding half with normal saline (308 mOsm/L). Explants were cultured for 3 days and then collected for biomarker analyses. Media biomarker concentrations were normalized to the wet weight of the tissue (mg) and were analyzed by a paired t test with significance set at P < 0.05. RESULTS Cartilage was collected from 9 females and 2 males (mean age = 68 years). Concentrations of MCP-1 (P < 0.001), IL-8 (P = 0.03), GRO-α (P = 0.02), MMP-1 (P < 0.001), MMP-2 (P < 0.001), and MMP-3 (P < 0.001) were significantly lower in explant halves treated with the enhanced hyperosmolar solution. When considering only those cartilage explants in the top tercile of tissue metabolism, IL-6 (P = 0.005), IL-8 (P = 0.0001), MCP-1 (P < 0.001), GRO-α (P = 0.0003), MMP-1 (P < 0.001), MMP-2 (P < 0.001), MMP-3 (P < 0.001), and GAG expression (P = 0.0001) was significantly lower in cartilage explant halves treated with the enhanced hyperosmolar solution. CONCLUSIONS Treatment of cartilage explants with a hyperosmolar saline arthroscopic irrigation solution supplemented with anti-inflammatory components was associated with significant decreases in inflammatory and degradative mediator production and mitigation of proteoglycan loss.
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- Lasun O Oladeji
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA.,Thompson Laboratory for Regenerative Orthopaedics, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA.,Thompson Laboratory for Regenerative Orthopaedics, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA.,Thompson Laboratory for Regenerative Orthopaedics, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA.,Thompson Laboratory for Regenerative Orthopaedics, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA
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Kalaipandian S, Mu Z, Kong EYY, Biddle J, Cave R, Bazrafshan A, Wijayabandara K, Beveridge FC, Nguyen Q, Adkins SW. Cloning Coconut via Somatic Embryogenesis: A Review of the Current Status and Future Prospects. Plants (Basel) 2021; 10:2050. [PMID: 34685859 PMCID: PMC8538321 DOI: 10.3390/plants10102050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2021] [Revised: 09/17/2021] [Accepted: 09/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Coconut [Cocos nucifera L.] is often called "the tree of life" because of its many uses in the food, beverage, medicinal, and cosmetic industries. Currently, more than 50% of the palms grown throughout the world are senile and need to be replanted immediately to ensure production levels meet the present and increasing demand for coconut products. Mass replanting will not be possible using traditional propagation methods from seed. Recent studies have indicated that in vitro cloning via somatic embryogenesis is the most promising alternative for the large-scale production of new coconut palms. This paper provides a review on the status and prospects for the application of somatic embryogenesis to mass clonal propagation of coconut.
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- Sundaravelpandian Kalaipandian
- School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, The University of Queensland, Gatton, QLD 4343, Australia; (Z.M.); (E.Y.Y.K.); (J.B.); (R.C.); (A.B.); (K.W.); (F.C.B.); (S.W.A.)
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- School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, The University of Queensland, Gatton, QLD 4343, Australia; (Z.M.); (E.Y.Y.K.); (J.B.); (R.C.); (A.B.); (K.W.); (F.C.B.); (S.W.A.)
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- School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, The University of Queensland, Gatton, QLD 4343, Australia; (Z.M.); (E.Y.Y.K.); (J.B.); (R.C.); (A.B.); (K.W.); (F.C.B.); (S.W.A.)
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- School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, The University of Queensland, Gatton, QLD 4343, Australia; (Z.M.); (E.Y.Y.K.); (J.B.); (R.C.); (A.B.); (K.W.); (F.C.B.); (S.W.A.)
- Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research, Canberra, ACT 2617, Australia
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- School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, The University of Queensland, Gatton, QLD 4343, Australia; (Z.M.); (E.Y.Y.K.); (J.B.); (R.C.); (A.B.); (K.W.); (F.C.B.); (S.W.A.)
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- School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, The University of Queensland, Gatton, QLD 4343, Australia; (Z.M.); (E.Y.Y.K.); (J.B.); (R.C.); (A.B.); (K.W.); (F.C.B.); (S.W.A.)
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- School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, The University of Queensland, Gatton, QLD 4343, Australia; (Z.M.); (E.Y.Y.K.); (J.B.); (R.C.); (A.B.); (K.W.); (F.C.B.); (S.W.A.)
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- School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, The University of Queensland, Gatton, QLD 4343, Australia; (Z.M.); (E.Y.Y.K.); (J.B.); (R.C.); (A.B.); (K.W.); (F.C.B.); (S.W.A.)
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- Applied Biotechnology for Crop Development Research Unit, The International University, Ho Chi Minh City 700000, Vietnam;
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- School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, The University of Queensland, Gatton, QLD 4343, Australia; (Z.M.); (E.Y.Y.K.); (J.B.); (R.C.); (A.B.); (K.W.); (F.C.B.); (S.W.A.)
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Majewski G, Craw J, Falla T. Accelerated Barrier Repair in Human Skin Explants Induced with a Plant-Derived PPAR-α Activating Complex via Cooperative Interactions. Clin Cosmet Investig Dermatol 2021; 14:1271-1293. [PMID: 34566418 PMCID: PMC8458040 DOI: 10.2147/ccid.s325967] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2021] [Accepted: 08/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Background Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPARs) govern epidermal lipid synthesis and metabolism. In skin, PPAR activation has been shown to regulate genes responsible for permeability barrier homeostasis, epidermal differentiation, lipid biosynthesis, and inflammation. Objective Given the known dermatologic benefits of PPARs, we set out to discover a naturally derived, multi-molecule complex that would be superior to the more commonly formulated conjugated linoleic acids (CLAs). We hypothesized that a complex may be capable of modulating PPAR-α by cooperative or multi-ligand binding interactions to accelerate skin barrier repair. Methods To achieve this, we assembled a novel PPAR-α agonist complex, referred to as RFV3, from a combination of small molecules routinely used in Ayurvedic medicine and accepted in cosmetic and topical over-the-counter dermatologic products. We tested RFV3’s potential as a PPAR-α agonist by evaluating its transcriptional response, ligand binding affinity to PPAR-α, gene expression profiles and barrier repair properties in human skin explant models. Results We assembled RFV3 by solubilizing two standardized plant extracts in a suitable solvent and induced a significant transcriptional response in PPAR-α luciferase reporter assay. Furthermore, transcriptome profiling of RFV3-treated epidermal substitutes revealed expressed genes consistent with known targets of PPAR-α, including those involved in epidermal barrier repair. In addition, in silico modeling demonstrated differential co-binding affinities of RFV3 to PPAR-α compared with those of the endogenous ligands (CLAs) and a synthetic PPAR-α agonist. Lastly, delipidated skin explant models confirmed accelerated barrier repair activity with significant increases in ceramides, filaggrin and transglutaminase-1 after treatment. Conclusion These findings suggest that the RFV3 complex successfully mimics a PPAR-α agonist and induces synthesis of skin barrier lipids and proteins consistent with known PPAR pathways.
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- George Majewski
- Rodan & Fields, San Francisco, CA, 94105, USA.,Present Affiliation: Contrast Product Development, Walnut, CA, 91789, USA
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- Rodan & Fields, San Francisco, CA, 94105, USA
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Goto T, Keller R. Preparation of three-notochord explants for imaging analysis of the cell movements of convergent extension during early Xenopus morphogenesis. Dev Growth Differ 2021; 63:429-438. [PMID: 34464453 DOI: 10.1111/dgd.12748] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2021] [Revised: 08/03/2021] [Accepted: 08/09/2021] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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We describe a method of generating three-notochord explants to analyze the cell movements of convergent extension (CE) during Xenopus laevis gastrulation and neurulation. This method uses standard microsurgical techniques under a fluorescence stereomicroscope to combine notochordal sectors of gastrulae, side by side (lateral surfaces apposed) into a single explant. Three-notochord explants cultured on bovine serum albumin (BSA)-coated glass converged mediolaterally and extended in the anterior-posterior direction. The individual notochordal cells showed the mediolaterally oriented, bipolar tractional motility and the resulting mediolaterally oriented cell intercalation characteristic of CE, thereby reproducing both the in vivo tissue and the cell movements in an explant. Image analysis of three-notochord explants reveals the effects of overexpressions or knockdowns of genes, of manipulation of the extracellular matrix, and of exposure to chemical reagents on morphogenesis during gastrulation and neurulation, compared with control explants. Moreover, since three-notochord explants provide two zones of cell intercalation between notochords, individual cell behaviors between notochords of different characteristics and experimental treatments can be observed at the same time.
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- Toshiyasu Goto
- Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Medical Research Institute, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Biology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
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Modeling immunity in vitro has the potential to be a powerful tool for investigating fundamental biological questions, informing therapeutics and vaccines, and providing new insight into disease progression. There are two major elements to immunity that are necessary to model: primary immune tissues and peripheral tissues with immune components. Here, we systematically review progress made along three strategies to modeling immunity: ex vivo cultures, which preserve native tissue structure; microfluidic devices, which constitute a versatile approach to providing physiologically relevant fluid flow and environmental control; and engineered tissues, which provide precise control of the 3D microenvironment and biophysical cues. While many models focus on disease modeling, more primary immune tissue models are necessary to advance the field. Moving forward, we anticipate that the expansion of patient-specific models may inform why immunity varies from patient to patient and allow for the rapid comprehension and treatment of emerging diseases, such as coronavirus disease 2019.
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- Jennifer H Hammel
- Fralin Biomedical Research Institute and Department of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics, Virginia Tech, Roanoke, Virginia 24016, USA;
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22904, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22904, USA
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- Fralin Biomedical Research Institute and Department of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics, Virginia Tech, Roanoke, Virginia 24016, USA;
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22904, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22904, USA;
- Carter Immunology Center and UVA Cancer Center, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, Virginia 22903, USA
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Mirdamadi K, Kwok J, Nevo O, Berger H, Piquette-Miller M. Impact of Th-17 Cytokines on the Regulation of Transporters in Human Placental Explants. Pharmaceutics 2021; 13:881. [PMID: 34203644 PMCID: PMC8232183 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics13060881] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2021] [Revised: 06/07/2021] [Accepted: 06/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Activated T helper 17 (Th-17) cytokines play a role in the pathophysiology of autoimmune and infectious diseases. While these diseases affect many women of childbearing age, little is known about the effect of these cytokines on placental transporters. As several pro-inflammatory cytokines impact the expression of ABC and SLC placental transporters, we hypothesized that these transporters may be similarly altered by elevated levels of circulating Th-17 cytokines. Cultured term human villous explants were treated with IL-17A, IL-22, or IL-23, alone or in combination. Samples were analyzed using qRT-PCR and Western blotting. The mRNA expression of OATP2B1 was significantly downregulated in explants by all individual cytokines and combination treatments, while decreased protein expression was seen with IL-23 and combination (p < 0.01). Combination treatment decreased the mRNA expression of BCRP and OAT4 but increased that of OCT3 (p < 0.01). Decreased accumulation of the OATP substrate, cascade blue, was seen in IL-23-treated choriocarcinoma JAr cells (p < 0.01). Elevated Th-17 cytokines, which are seen in infectious and autoimmune diseases, affect the expression and activity of OATP2B1, as well as mRNA expression of placental BCRP, OAT4, and OCT3. This dysregulation could impact the fetal exposure to endogenous and exogenous substrates.
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- Kamelia Mirdamadi
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 3M2, Canada; (K.M.); (J.K.); (O.N.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 3M2, Canada; (K.M.); (J.K.); (O.N.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 3M2, Canada; (K.M.); (J.K.); (O.N.)
- Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON M4N 3M5, Canada
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- Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, ON M5B 1W8, Canada;
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 3M2, Canada; (K.M.); (J.K.); (O.N.)
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Zhang M, Wang A, Qin M, Qin X, Yang S, Su S, Sun Y, Zhang L. Direct and Indirect Somatic Embryogenesis Induction in Camellia oleifera Abel. Front Plant Sci 2021; 12:644389. [PMID: 33841471 PMCID: PMC8034400 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.644389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2020] [Accepted: 03/01/2021] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Camellia oleifera Abel. is an important woody oil species; however, the shortage of rapid and industrialized seedling culture is a large constraint on the development of the tea oil industry. Somatic embryogenesis (SE) is one of the main powerful biotechnological tools for plant mass regeneration, but the largely unknown SE in C. oleifera limits the scale production of clonal plants. In this study, we described a high-efficiency SE system via direct and indirect pathways in C. oleifera and investigated the effect of genotype, explant age and phytohormones on SE. In the direct pathway, somatic embryos were highly induced from immature seeds 220 days after full blossom, and the development of embryoids was achieved with a combination of 0.19 mg/L 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) and 0.05 mg/L thidiazuron (TDZ). In the indirect pathway, embryogenic calli were induced from the same explants in medium containing 1.5 mg/L 2,4-D, while 0.75 mg/L 2,4-D treatment led to high proliferation rates for embryogenic calli. The addition of 0.19 mg/L 2,4-D alone stimulated the production of globular embryos while causing a 75% loss of the induction rate in the heart embryo stage. Upon transfer of the globular embryos to phytohormone-free medium, an optimal induction rate of 62.37% from globular embryos to cotyledonary embryos was obtained. These data suggest that the subsequent differentiation process after the globular embryo stage in ISE is more similar to an endogenous phytohormones-driven process. Mature embryos germinated to produce intact plantlets on half-strength MS basal medium with a regeneration rate of 63.67%. Histological analysis confirmed the vascular bundle isolation of embryoids from the mother tissue. We further studied the different varieties and found that there were no significant genotype differences for SE induction efficiency in C. oleifera. Thus, we established a high-efficiency induction system for direct and indirect somatic embryogenesis (ISE) in C. oleifera and regenerated intact plantlets via SE, not organogenesis. ISE has a more complicated induction and regulatory mechanism than direct somatic embryogenesis. The improved protocol of SE would benefit mass propagation and genetic manipulation in C. oleifera.
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- Ming Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Forest Silviculture and Conservation of the Ministry of Education, The College of Forestry, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Forest Silviculture and Conservation of the Ministry of Education, The College of Forestry, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, China
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- Baise Forestry Bureau of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Baise, China
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- Key Laboratory of Forest Silviculture and Conservation of the Ministry of Education, The College of Forestry, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Forest Silviculture and Conservation of the Ministry of Education, The College of Forestry, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Forest Silviculture and Conservation of the Ministry of Education, The College of Forestry, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Forest Silviculture and Conservation of the Ministry of Education, The College of Forestry, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Forest Silviculture and Conservation of the Ministry of Education, The College of Forestry, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, China
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Martinez CA, Cambra JM, Lucas X, Ferreira-Dias G, Rodriguez-Martinez H, Gil MA, Martinez EA, Cuello C, Parrilla I. Intrauterine Infusion of TGF-β1 Prior to Insemination, Alike Seminal Plasma, Influences Endometrial Cytokine Responses but Does Not Impact the Timing of the Progression of Pre-Implantation Pig Embryo Development. Biology (Basel) 2021; 10:159. [PMID: 33671276 DOI: 10.3390/biology10020159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2021] [Revised: 02/10/2021] [Accepted: 02/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Seminal plasma (SP) in the female genital tract induces changes that affect multiple reproductive processes. One of the active components in SP is the transforming growth factor β1 (TGF-β1), which has major roles in embryo development and pregnancy. Embryo transfer (ET) technology is welcomed by the pig industry provided that embryo quality at embryo collection as well as the fertility and prolificacy of the recipients after the ET is increased. This study evaluated different intrauterine infusion treatments at estrus (40 mL of SP, TGF-β1 cytokine in the extender, or the extender alone (control)) by mimicking an ET scenario in so-called "donor" (inseminated) and "recipient" (uninseminated) sows. On day 6 (day 0-onset of estrus), all "donors" were laparotomized to determine their pregnancy status (presence and developmental stage of the embryos). In addition, endometrial explants were collected from pregnant "donors" and cyclic "recipients," incubated for 24 h, and analyzed for cytokine production. SP infusions (unlike TGF-β1 infusions) positively influenced the developmental stage of day 6 embryos. Infusion treatments differentially influenced the endometrial cytokine production, mainly in donors. We concluded that SP infusions prior to AI not only impacted the porcine preimplantation embryo development but also influenced the endometrial cytokine production six days after treatment, both in donors and recipients.
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Belanger M, Ball AG, Catterton MA, Kinman AW, Anbaei P, Groff BD, Melchor SJ, Lukens JR, Ross AE, Pompano RR. Acute Lymph Node Slices Are a Functional Model System to Study Immunity Ex Vivo. ACS Pharmacol Transl Sci 2021; 4:128-142. [PMID: 33615167 PMCID: PMC7887751 DOI: 10.1021/acsptsci.0c00143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The lymph node is a highly organized and dynamic structure that is critical for facilitating the intercellular interactions that constitute adaptive immunity. Most ex vivo studies of the lymph node begin by reducing it to a cell suspension, thus losing the spatial organization, or fixing it, thus losing the ability to make repeated measurements. Live murine lymph node tissue slices offer the potential to retain spatial complexity and dynamic accessibility, but their viability, level of immune activation, and retention of antigen-specific functions have not been validated. Here we systematically characterized live murine lymph node slices as a platform to study immunity. Live lymph node slices maintained the expected spatial organization and cell populations while reflecting the 3D spatial complexity of the organ. Slices collected under optimized conditions were comparable to cell suspensions in terms of both 24-h viability and inflammation. Slices responded to T cell receptor cross-linking with increased surface marker expression and cytokine secretion, in some cases more strongly than matched lymphocyte cultures. Furthermore, slices processed protein antigens, and slices from vaccinated animals responded to ex vivo challenge with antigen-specific cytokine secretion. In summary, lymph node slices provide a versatile platform to investigate immune functions in spatially organized tissue, enabling well-defined stimulation, time-course analysis, and parallel read-outs.
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- Maura
C. Belanger
- Department
of Chemistry, University of Virginia College
of Arts and Sciences, Charlottesville, Virginia 22904, United States
- Carter
Immunology Center, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22904, United States
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- Carter
Immunology Center, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22904, United States
- Department
of Microbiology, Immunology and Cancer Biology, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, Virginia 22904, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Virginia College
of Arts and Sciences, Charlottesville, Virginia 22904, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Virginia College
of Arts and Sciences, Charlottesville, Virginia 22904, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Virginia College
of Arts and Sciences, Charlottesville, Virginia 22904, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Virginia College
of Arts and Sciences, Charlottesville, Virginia 22904, United States
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- Carter
Immunology Center, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22904, United States
- Department
of Microbiology, Immunology and Cancer Biology, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, Virginia 22904, United States
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- Carter
Immunology Center, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22904, United States
- Department
of Neuroscience and Center for Brain Immunology and Glia (BIG), University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, Virginia 22904, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45220, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Virginia College
of Arts and Sciences, Charlottesville, Virginia 22904, United States
- Carter
Immunology Center, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22904, United States
- Department
of Biomedical Engineering, University of
Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Charlottesville, Virginia 22904, United States
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Bui CHT, Yeung HW, Ho JCW, Leung CYH, Hui KPY, Perera RAPM, Webby RJ, Schultz-Cherry SL, Nicholls JM, Peiris JSM, Chan MCW. Tropism of SARS-CoV-2, SARS-CoV and influenza virus in canine tissue explants. J Infect Dis 2021; 224:821-830. [PMID: 33395484 PMCID: PMC7799041 DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiab002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2020] [Accepted: 01/04/2021] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Background Human spillovers of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) to dogs and the emergence of a highly contagious avian-origin H3N2 canine influenza virus have raised concerns on the role of dogs in the spread of SARS-CoV-2 and their susceptibility to existing human and avian influenza viruses, which might result in further reassortment. Methods We systematically studied the replication kinetics of SARS-CoV-2, SARS-CoV, influenza A viruses of H1, H3, H5, H7, and H9 subtypes, and influenza B viruses of Yamagata-like and Victoria-like lineages in ex vivo canine nasal cavity, soft palate, trachea, and lung tissue explant cultures and examined ACE2 and sialic acid (SA) receptor distribution in these tissues. Results There was limited productive replication of SARS-CoV-2 in canine nasal cavity and SARS-CoV in canine nasal cavity, soft palate, and lung, with unexpectedly high ACE2 levels in canine nasal cavity and soft palate. Canine tissues were susceptible to a wide range of human and avian influenza viruses, which matched with the abundance of both human and avian SA receptors. Conclusions Existence of suitable receptors and tropism for the same tissue foster virus adaptation and reassortment. Continuous surveillance in dog populations should be conducted given the many chances for spillover during outbreaks.
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- Christine H T Bui
- School of Public Health, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- School of Public Health, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- School of Public Health, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Centre for Comparative Medicine Research, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- School of Public Health, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- School of Public Health, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Queen Mary Hospital, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- School of Public Health, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- School of Public Health, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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Oymans J, van Keulen L, Vermeulen GM, Wichgers Schreur PJ, Kortekaas J. Shuni Virus Replicates at the Maternal-Fetal Interface of the Ovine and Human Placenta. Pathogens 2020; 10:pathogens10010017. [PMID: 33383649 PMCID: PMC7823754 DOI: 10.3390/pathogens10010017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2020] [Revised: 12/18/2020] [Accepted: 12/24/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Shuni virus (SHUV) is a neglected teratogenic and neurotropic orthobunyavirus that was discovered in the 1960s in Nigeria and was subsequently detected in South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Israel. The virus was isolated from field-collected biting midges and mosquitoes and shown to disseminate efficiently in laboratory-reared biting midges, suggesting that members of the families Culicidae and Ceratopogonidae may function as vectors. SHUV infections have been associated with severe neurological disease in horses, a variety of wildlife species, and domesticated ruminants. SHUV infection of ruminants is additionally associated with abortion, stillbirth, and congenital malformations. The detection of antibodies in human sera also suggests that the virus may have zoonotic potential. To understand how SHUV crosses the ruminant placenta, we here infected pregnant ewes and subsequently performed detailed clinical- and histopathological examination of placental tissue. We found that SHUV targets both maternal epithelial cells and fetal trophoblasts, that together form the maternal-fetal interface of the ovine placenta. Experiments with human placental explants, furthermore, revealed replication of SHUV in syncytiotrophoblasts, which are generally highly resistant to virus infections. Our findings provide novel insights into vertical transmission of SHUV in sheep and call for research on the potential risk of SHUV infection during human pregnancies.
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- Judith Oymans
- Department of Virology, Wageningen Bioveterinary Research, Houtribweg 39, 8221 RA Lelystad, The Netherlands; (J.O.); (L.v.K.); (P.J.W.S.)
- Laboratory of Virology, Wageningen University & Research, P.O. Box 16, 6700 AA Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Virology, Wageningen Bioveterinary Research, Houtribweg 39, 8221 RA Lelystad, The Netherlands; (J.O.); (L.v.K.); (P.J.W.S.)
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- Department of Gynaecology, Isala Hospital, 8025 AB Zwolle, The Netherlands;
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- Department of Virology, Wageningen Bioveterinary Research, Houtribweg 39, 8221 RA Lelystad, The Netherlands; (J.O.); (L.v.K.); (P.J.W.S.)
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- Department of Virology, Wageningen Bioveterinary Research, Houtribweg 39, 8221 RA Lelystad, The Netherlands; (J.O.); (L.v.K.); (P.J.W.S.)
- Laboratory of Virology, Wageningen University & Research, P.O. Box 16, 6700 AA Wageningen, The Netherlands
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Serjilus A, Alcendor DJ. Unique method for human villous trophoblasts isolation from placental tissue explants. Clin Obstet Gynecol Reprod Med 2020; 6:319. [PMID: 33520289 PMCID: PMC7842261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Isolation of cytotrophoblasts from primary placental tissue may be costly and time consuming with variable results. In this paper, we provide a simple, affordable, and efficient method that may performed using common laboratory supplies to achieve consistent in vitro isolation of cytotrophoblasts from villous tissue. Trophoblast populations are identified based on morphology and phenotyping, which employs the timely extraction of villous nodes from the placenta prior to cultivation and isolation of nodal outgrowth by visual guidance for selective capture of cytotrophoblast populations and subculture. This method allows for the isolation of cytotrophoblasts free of contamination with other placental cell types. Isolated cells stain positive for the specific cytotrophoblast biomarker cytokeratin 7 and Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (HCG). Subcultured cells grow to confluency to establish monolayers that may be passaged in culture and later used to develop primary syncytiotrophoblasts over time. These primary cytotrophoblast populations may be employed using in in vitro placenta-on-a chip models to better understand placental cell biology and function, as well as physiological responses after exposure to toxicants, and infectious agents. This technique may be modified for selective isolation of specific cell types within different tissues from multiple organ systems.
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- Ashley Serjilus
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Meharry Medical College, USA
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- Center for AIDS Health Disparities Research, Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Physiology, Meharry Medical College, School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA,Correspondence to: Donald J Alcendor, Associate Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, Center for AIDS Health Disparities Research, Meharry Medical College, 1005 Dr. D.B. Todd Jr. Blvd., Hubbard Hospital, 5th Floor, Rm. 5025, Nashville, TN 37208, USA,
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Schaeffer J, Delpech C, Albert F, Belin S, Nawabi H. Adult Mouse Retina Explants: From ex vivo to in vivo Model of Central Nervous System Injuries. Front Mol Neurosci 2020; 13:599948. [PMID: 33324161 PMCID: PMC7723849 DOI: 10.3389/fnmol.2020.599948] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2020] [Accepted: 10/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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In mammals, adult neurons fail to regenerate following any insult to adult central nervous system (CNS), which leads to a permanent and irreversible loss of motor and cognitive functions. For a long time, much effort has been deployed to uncover mechanisms of axon regeneration in the CNS. Even if some cases of functional recovery have been reported, there is still a discrepancy regarding the functionality of a neuronal circuit upon lesion. Today, there is a need not only to identify new molecules implicated in adult CNS axon regeneration, but also to decipher the fine molecular mechanisms associated with regeneration failure. Here, we propose to use cultures of adult retina explants to study all molecular and cellular mechanisms that occur during CNS regeneration. We show that adult retinal explant cultures have the advantages to (i) recapitulate all the features observed in vivo, including axon regeneration induced by intrinsic factors, and (ii) be an ex vivo set-up with high accessibility and many downstream applications. Thanks to several examples, we demonstrate that adult explants can be used to address many questions, such as axon guidance, growth cone formation and cytoskeleton dynamics. Using laser guided ablation of a single axon, axonal injury can be performed at a single axon level, which allows to record early and late molecular events that occur after the lesion. Our model is the ideal tool to study all molecular and cellular events that occur during CNS regeneration at a single-axon level, which is currently not doable in vivo. It is extremely valuable to address unanswered questions of neuroprotection and neuroregeneration in the context of CNS lesion and neurodegenerative diseases.
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Parrilla I, Martinez CA, Cambra JM, Lucas X, Ferreira-Dias G, Rodriguez-Martinez H, Cuello C, Gil MA, Martinez EA. Blastocyst-Bearing Sows Display a Dominant Anti-Inflammatory Cytokine Profile Compared to Cyclic Sows at Day 6 of the Cycle. Animals (Basel) 2020; 10:ani10112028. [PMID: 33158034 PMCID: PMC7692685 DOI: 10.3390/ani10112028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2020] [Revised: 10/08/2020] [Accepted: 11/02/2020] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Simple Summary A proper uterine environment is basic for obtaining optimal embryo transfer outputs in domestic species, including the pig. However, scarce information is available about the uterine immune response of recipient (uninseminated) sows when receiving embryos during embryo transfer. Endometrial cytokine profile is among the main factors regulating uterine receptivity to embryos. In this study, using Luminex MAP® technology, we found important differences in the endometrial production in most of the 16 cytokines analyzed between recipient sows and embryo-bearing (inseminated) sows six days after estrus, with a predominant cytokine anti-inflammatory environment in the embryo-bearing endometria. These observations suggest that insemination components and/or early embryos induce an endometrium immune-tolerant cytokine profile at Day 6 of the cycle. The findings could contribute importantly to design strategies to maximize the reproductive performance of recipients after embryo transfer in swine. Abstract In the context of porcine embryo transfer (ET) technology, understanding the tightly regulated local uterine immune environment is crucial to achieve an adequate interaction between the transferred embryos and the receiving endometrium. However, information is limited on the uterine immune status of cyclic-recipient sows when receiving embryos during ET. The present study postulated that the anti- and proinflammatory cytokine profile 6 days after the onset of estrus differs between endometria from uninseminated cyclic sows and blastocyst-bearing sows. On Day 6 of the cycle, endometrial explants were collected from sows inseminated or not inseminated during the postweaning estrus and cultured for 22 h. The culture medium was then analyzed for the contents of a total of 16 cytokines using Luminex MAP® technology. The results showed important differences in the endometrial production of most cytokines between the sow categories, with a predominant anti-inflammatory environment displayed by the blastocyst-bearing endometria. These findings suggest that sperm, seminal plasma (SP) and/or early embryos modify the uterine environment by inducing an immune-tolerant cytokine profile already visible at Day 6. Whether the SP or some of its active components may help to develop strategies to maximize the reproductive performance of recipients after ET needs further investigation.
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- Inmaculada Parrilla
- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, International Excellence Campus for Higher Education and Research “Campus Mare Nostrum”, University of Murcia, 30071 Murcia, Spain; (J.M.C.); (X.L.); (C.C.); (M.A.G.); (E.A.M.)
- Campus de Ciencias de la Salud, Institute for Biomedical Research of Murcia (IMIB-Arrixaca), 30071 Murcia, Spain
- Correspondence: (I.P.); (C.A.M.)
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, International Excellence Campus for Higher Education and Research “Campus Mare Nostrum”, University of Murcia, 30071 Murcia, Spain; (J.M.C.); (X.L.); (C.C.); (M.A.G.); (E.A.M.)
- Campus de Ciencias de la Salud, Institute for Biomedical Research of Murcia (IMIB-Arrixaca), 30071 Murcia, Spain
- Department of Biomedical & Clinical Sciences (BKV), BKH/Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Linköping University, 58183 Linköping, Sweden;
- Correspondence: (I.P.); (C.A.M.)
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, International Excellence Campus for Higher Education and Research “Campus Mare Nostrum”, University of Murcia, 30071 Murcia, Spain; (J.M.C.); (X.L.); (C.C.); (M.A.G.); (E.A.M.)
- Campus de Ciencias de la Salud, Institute for Biomedical Research of Murcia (IMIB-Arrixaca), 30071 Murcia, Spain
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, International Excellence Campus for Higher Education and Research “Campus Mare Nostrum”, University of Murcia, 30071 Murcia, Spain; (J.M.C.); (X.L.); (C.C.); (M.A.G.); (E.A.M.)
- Campus de Ciencias de la Salud, Institute for Biomedical Research of Murcia (IMIB-Arrixaca), 30071 Murcia, Spain
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- CIISA—Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Lisbon, 1649-004 Lisbon, Portugal;
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- Department of Biomedical & Clinical Sciences (BKV), BKH/Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Linköping University, 58183 Linköping, Sweden;
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, International Excellence Campus for Higher Education and Research “Campus Mare Nostrum”, University of Murcia, 30071 Murcia, Spain; (J.M.C.); (X.L.); (C.C.); (M.A.G.); (E.A.M.)
- Campus de Ciencias de la Salud, Institute for Biomedical Research of Murcia (IMIB-Arrixaca), 30071 Murcia, Spain
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, International Excellence Campus for Higher Education and Research “Campus Mare Nostrum”, University of Murcia, 30071 Murcia, Spain; (J.M.C.); (X.L.); (C.C.); (M.A.G.); (E.A.M.)
- Campus de Ciencias de la Salud, Institute for Biomedical Research of Murcia (IMIB-Arrixaca), 30071 Murcia, Spain
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, International Excellence Campus for Higher Education and Research “Campus Mare Nostrum”, University of Murcia, 30071 Murcia, Spain; (J.M.C.); (X.L.); (C.C.); (M.A.G.); (E.A.M.)
- Campus de Ciencias de la Salud, Institute for Biomedical Research of Murcia (IMIB-Arrixaca), 30071 Murcia, Spain
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Damerau A, Gaber T. Modeling Rheumatoid Arthritis In Vitro: From Experimental Feasibility to Physiological Proximity. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21217916. [PMID: 33113770 PMCID: PMC7663779 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21217916] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2020] [Revised: 10/23/2020] [Accepted: 10/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic, inflammatory, and systemic autoimmune disease that affects the connective tissue and primarily the joints. If not treated, RA ultimately leads to progressive cartilage and bone degeneration. The etiology of the pathogenesis of RA is unknown, demonstrating heterogeneity in its clinical presentation, and is associated with autoantibodies directed against modified self-epitopes. Although many models already exist for RA for preclinical research, many current model systems of arthritis have limited predictive value because they are either based on animals of phylogenetically distant origin or suffer from overly simplified in vitro culture conditions. These limitations pose considerable challenges for preclinical research and therefore clinical translation. Thus, a sophisticated experimental human-based in vitro approach mimicking RA is essential to (i) investigate key mechanisms in the pathogenesis of human RA, (ii) identify targets for new therapeutic approaches, (iii) test these approaches, (iv) facilitate the clinical transferability of results, and (v) reduce the use of laboratory animals. Here, we summarize the most commonly used in vitro models of RA and discuss their experimental feasibility and physiological proximity to the pathophysiology of human RA to highlight new human-based avenues in RA research to increase our knowledge on human pathophysiology and develop effective targeted therapies.
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- Alexandra Damerau
- Charité—Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, 10117 Berlin, Germany;
- German Rheumatism Research Centre (DRFZ) Berlin, a Leibniz Institute, 10117 Berlin, Germany
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- Charité—Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, 10117 Berlin, Germany;
- German Rheumatism Research Centre (DRFZ) Berlin, a Leibniz Institute, 10117 Berlin, Germany
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Soubéran A, Tchoghandjian A. Practical Review on Preclinical Human 3D Glioblastoma Models: Advances and Challenges for Clinical Translation. Cancers (Basel) 2020; 12:cancers12092347. [PMID: 32825103 PMCID: PMC7563542 DOI: 10.3390/cancers12092347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2020] [Revised: 08/07/2020] [Accepted: 08/13/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Fifteen years after the establishment of the Stupp protocol as the standard of care to treat glioblastomas, no major clinical advances have been achieved and increasing patient’s overall survival remains a challenge. Nevertheless, crucial molecular and cellular findings revealed the intra-tumoral and inter-tumoral complexities of these incurable brain tumors, and the essential role played by cells of the microenvironment in the lack of treatment efficacy. Taking this knowledge into account, fulfilling gaps between preclinical models and clinical samples is necessary to improve the successful rate of clinical trials. Since the beginning of the characterization of brain tumors initiated by Bailey and Cushing in the 1920s, several glioblastoma models have been developed and improved. In this review, we focused on the most widely used 3D human glioblastoma models, including spheroids, tumorospheres, organotypic slices, explants, tumoroids and glioblastoma-derived from cerebral organoids. We discuss their history, development and especially their usefulness.
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Barranco I, Padilla L, Martinez CA, Alvarez-Rodriguez M, Parrilla I, Lucas X, Ferreira-Dias G, Yeste M, Rodriguez-Martinez H, Roca J. Seminal Plasma Modulates miRNA Expression by Sow Genital Tract Lining Explants. Biomolecules 2020; 10:E933. [PMID: 32575588 DOI: 10.3390/biom10060933] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2020] [Revised: 05/28/2020] [Accepted: 06/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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The seminal plasma (SP) modulates the female reproductive immune environment after mating, and microRNAs (miRNAs) could participate in the process. Considering that the boar ejaculate is built by fractions differing in SP-composition, this study evaluated whether exposure of mucosal explants of the sow internal genital tract (uterus, utero-tubal junction and isthmus) to different SP-fractions changed the profile of explant-secreted miRNAs. Mucosal explants retrieved from oestrus sows (n = 3) were in vitro exposed to: Medium 199 (M199, Control) or M199 supplemented (1:40 v/v) with SP from the sperm-rich fraction (SRF), the post-SRF or the entire recomposed ejaculate, for 16 h. After, the explants were cultured in M199 for 24 h to finally collect the media for miRNA analyses using GeneChip miRNA 4.0 Array (Affymetrix). Fifteen differentially expressed (False Discovery Rate (FDR) < 0.05 and Fold-change ≥ 2) miRNAs (11 down- versus 4 up-regulated) were identified (the most in the media of uterine explants incubated with SP from post-SRF). Bioinformatics analysis identified that predicted target genes of dysregulated miRNAs, mainly miR-34b, miR-205, miR-4776-3p and miR-574-5p, were involved in functions and pathways related to immune response. In conclusion, SP is able to elicit changes in the miRNAs profile secreted by female genital tract, ultimately depending SP-composition.
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Circadian clock-controlled 24-h oscillations in adipose tissues play an important role in the regulation of energy homeostasis, thus representing a potential drug target for prevention and therapy of metabolic diseases. For pharmacological screens, scalable adipose model systems are needed that largely recapitulate clock properties observed in vivo. In this study, we compared molecular circadian clock regulation in different ex vivo and in vitro models derived from murine adipose tissues. Explant cultures from three different adipose depots of PER2::LUC circadian reporter mice revealed stable and comparable rhythms of luminescence ex vivo. Likewise, primary pre- and mature adipocytes from these mice displayed stable luminescence rhythms, but with strong damping in mature adipocytes. Stable circadian periods were also observed using Bmal1-luc and Per2-luc reporters after lentiviral transduction of wild-type pre-adipocytes. SV40 immortalized adipocytes of murine brown, subcutaneous and epididymal adipose tissue origin showed rhythmic mRNA expression of the core clock genes Bmal1, Per2, Dbp and REV-erbα in pre- and mature adipocytes, with a maturation-associated increase in overall mRNA levels and amplitudes. A comparison of clock gene mRNA rhythm phases revealed specific changes between in vivo and ex vivo conditions. In summary, our data indicate that adipose culture systems to a large extent mimic in vivo tissue clock regulation. Thus, both explant and cell systems may be useful tools for large-scale screens for adipose clock regulating factors.
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- Maureen Friedrichs
- a Center of Brain, Behavior & Metabolism , University of Lübeck , Lübeck , DE
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- a Center of Brain, Behavior & Metabolism , University of Lübeck , Lübeck , DE
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- a Center of Brain, Behavior & Metabolism , University of Lübeck , Lübeck , DE.,b Sana Clinics Lübeck , Lübeck , DE
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- a Center of Brain, Behavior & Metabolism , University of Lübeck , Lübeck , DE.,c Institute of Metabolic Sciences , University of Cambridge , Cambridge , UK
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- d Medical Department I , University of Lübeck , Lübeck , DE
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- d Medical Department I , University of Lübeck , Lübeck , DE
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- a Center of Brain, Behavior & Metabolism , University of Lübeck , Lübeck , DE
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Kordy K, Elliott J, Tanner K, Johnson EJ, McGowan IM, Anton PA. Human Semen or Seminal Plasma Does Not Enhance HIV-1 BaL Ex Vivo Infection of Human Colonic Explants. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses 2018; 34:459-466. [PMID: 29343073 PMCID: PMC5934974 DOI: 10.1089/aid.2017.0118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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To determine whether human whole semen (WS) and seminal plasma (SP) either previously frozen or freshly acquired altered ex vivo infectibility of human colonic explants or was associated with histology or toxicity changes, which may influence mucosal HIV-1 transmission in vivo. Pooled human semen samples were freshly obtained from study volunteers (never frozen) and from commercial sources (frozen/thawed). Endoscopically acquired rectal biopsies were evaluated for toxicity following titered ex vivo WS/SP exposure by histological grading and by MTT assay. The ex vivo HIV-1 biopsy challenge model was used to evaluate effects of exposure to either previously frozen or freshly acquired WS/SP on HIVBaL infectibility at a range of viral inocula (104-100 TCID50). To evaluate the effects at lower viral inocula of HIV-1 (10-2-102), experiments in the presence or absence of WS/SP were also performed utilizing TZM-bl cells. MTT assays and histological scoring demonstrated no tissue degradation of biopsies when exposed for 2 h to concentrations of 10% or 100% of either fresh or previously frozen WS/SP. Ex vivo biopsy HIV-1 challenge experiments showed no differences in the presence of freshly acquired or previously frozen/thawed WS/SP compared with control; no differences were seen with lower infectious titers on TZM-bl cells. Within the limits of assay sensitivity and variability, these data show no toxicity or significant enhancement of HIV-1 infectibility of human rectal mucosa using the colorectal explant model with either pooled fresh or frozen/thawed nonautologous human semen.
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- Department of Medicine, Center for HIV Prevention Research, UCLA AIDS Institute, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California
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- Department of Medicine, Center for HIV Prevention Research, UCLA AIDS Institute, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California
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- Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Medicine, Center for HIV Prevention Research, UCLA AIDS Institute, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California
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Van Buyten JP, Wille F, Smet I, Wensing C, Breel J, Karst E, Devos M, Pöggel-Krämer K, Vesper J. Therapy-Related Explants After Spinal Cord Stimulation: Results of an International Retrospective Chart Review Study. Neuromodulation 2017; 20:642-649. [PMID: 28834092 PMCID: PMC5656934 DOI: 10.1111/ner.12642] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2017] [Revised: 06/02/2017] [Accepted: 06/13/2017] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Objectives Clinical trials of spinal cord stimulation (SCS) have largely focused on conversion from trial to permanent SCS and the first years after implant. This study evaluates the association of type of SCS and patient characteristics with longer‐term therapy‐related explants. Materials and Methods Implanting centers in three European countries conducted a retrospective chart review of SCS systems implanted from 2010 to 2013. Ethics approval or waiver was obtained, and informed consent was not required. The chart review recorded implants, follow‐up visits, and date and reasons for any explants through mid‐2016. Results are presented using Cox regression to determine factors associated with explant for inadequate pain relief. Results Four implanting centers in three countries evaluated 955 implants, with 8720 visits over 2259 years of follow‐up. Median age was 53 years; 558 (58%) were female. Explant rate was 7.9% per year. Over half (94 of 180) of explants were for inadequate pain relief, including 32/462 (6.9%) of implants with conventional nonrechargeable SCS, 37/329 (11.2%) with conventional rechargeable and 22/155 (14.2%) with high‐frequency (10 kHz) rechargeable SCS. A higher explant rate was found in univariate regression for conventional rechargeable (HR 1.98, p = 0.005) and high‐frequency stimulation (HR 1.79, p = 0.035) than nonrechargeable SCS. After covariate adjustment, the elevated explant rate persisted for conventional rechargeable SCS (HR 1.95, p = 0.011), but was not significant for high‐frequency stimulation (HR 1.71, p = 0.069). Conclusions This international, real‐world study found higher explant rates for conventional rechargeable and high‐frequency SCS than nonrechargeable systems. The increased rate for conventional rechargeable stimulation persisted after covariate adjustment.
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- Jean-Pierre Van Buyten
- Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management, AZ Nikolaas Hospital, Sint-Niklaas, Belgium
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,Diakonessenhuis Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management, AZ Nikolaas Hospital, Sint-Niklaas, Belgium
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,Diakonessenhuis Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,Diakonessenhuis Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- St. Jude Medical, Health Economics Outcomes Research, Sylmar, CA, USA
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- Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management, AZ Nikolaas Hospital, Sint-Niklaas, Belgium
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- Department of Functional Neurosurgery and Stereotaxy, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine-University, Dusseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Functional Neurosurgery and Stereotaxy, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine-University, Dusseldorf, Germany
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Srikanth S, Choong TW, Yan A, He J, Chen Z. An Efficient Method for Adventitious Root Induction from Stem Segments of Brassica Species. Front Plant Sci 2016; 7:943. [PMID: 27446170 PMCID: PMC4926720 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2016.00943] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2015] [Accepted: 06/13/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Plant propagation via in vitro culture is a very laborious and time-consuming process. The growth cycle of some of the crop species is slow even in the field and the consistent commercial production is hard to maintain. Enhanced methods of reduced cost, materials and labor significantly impact the research and commercial production of field crops. In our studies, stem-segment explants of Brassica species were found to generate adventitious roots (AR) in aeroponic systems in less than a week. As such, the efficiency of rooting from stem explants of six cultivar varieties of Brassica spp was tested without using any plant hormones. New roots and shoots were developed from Brassica alboglabra (Kai Lan), B. oleracea var. acephala (purple kale), B. rapa L. ssp. chinensis L (Pai Tsai, Nai Bai C, and Nai Bai T) explants after 3 to 5 days of growing under 20 ± 2°C cool root zone temperature (C-RZT) and 4 to 7 days in 30 ± 2°C ambient root zone temperature (A-RZT). At the base of cut end, anticlinal and periclinal divisions of the cambial cells resulted in secondary xylem toward pith and secondary phloem toward cortex. The continuing mitotic activity of phloem parenchyma cells led to a ring of conspicuous white callus. Root initials formed from the callus which in turn developed into ARs. However, B. rapa var. nipposinica (Mizuna) explants were only able to root in C-RZT. All rooted explants were able to develop into whole plants, with higher biomass obtained from plants that grown in C-RZT. Moreover, explants from both RZTs produced higher biomass than plants grown from seeds (control plants). Rooting efficiency was affected by RZTs and explant cuttings of donor plants. Photosynthetic CO2 assimilation rate (Asat ) and stomatal conductance (gssat ) were significantly differentiated between plants derived from seeds and explants at both RZTs. All plants in A-RZT had highest transpiration rates.
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Seriani R, Junqueira MDS, de Toledo AC, Martins MA, Seckler M, Alencar AM, Negri EM, Silva LFF, Mauad T, Saldiva PHN, Macchione M. Diesel exhaust particulates affect cell signaling, mucin profiles, and apoptosis in trachea explants of Balb/C mice. Environ Toxicol 2015; 30:1297-1308. [PMID: 24777914 DOI: 10.1002/tox.22000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2013] [Revised: 01/10/2014] [Accepted: 04/15/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Particulate matter from diesel exhaust (DEP) has toxic properties and can activate intracellular signaling pathways and induce metabolic changes. This study was conducted to evaluate the activation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) and c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) and to analyze the mucin profile (acid (AB(+) ), neutral (PAS(+) ), or mixed (AB/PAS(+) ) mucus) and vacuolization (V) of tracheal explants after treatment with 50 or 100 μg/mL DEP for 30 or 60 min. Western blot analyses showed small increases in ERK1/2 and JNK phosphorylation after 30 min of 100 μg/mL DEP treatment compared with the control. An increase in JNK phosphorylation was observed after 60 min of treatment with 50 μg/mL DEP compared with the control. We did not observe any change in the level of ERK1/2 phosphorylation after treatment with 50 μg/mL DEP. Other groups of tracheas were subjected to histological sectioning and stained with periodic acid-Schiff (PAS) reagent and Alcian Blue (AB). The stained tissue sections were then subjected to morphometric analysis. The results obtained were compared using ANOVA. Treatment with 50 μg/mL DEP for 30 min or 60 min showed a significant increase (p < 0.001) in the amount of acid mucus, a reduction in neutral mucus, a significant reduction in mixed mucus, and greater vacuolization. Our results suggest that compounds found in DEPs are able to activate acid mucus production and enhance vacuolization and cell signaling pathways, which can lead to airway diseases.
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- Robson Seriani
- Laboratory of Experimental Air Pollution, Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Central Biotery Laboratory, School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Experimental Therapeutics Laboratory, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Experimental Therapeutics Laboratory, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry Engineering, Polytechnic School, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Department of General Physics - Institute of Physics, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Experimental Air Pollution, Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Experimental Air Pollution, Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Experimental Air Pollution, Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Experimental Air Pollution, Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Experimental Air Pollution, Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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Loganathan R, Little CD, Joshi P, Filla MB, Cheuvront TJ, Lansford R, Rongish BJ. Identification of emergent motion compartments in the amniote embryo. Organogenesis 2015; 10:350-64. [PMID: 25482403 DOI: 10.4161/org.36315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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The tissue scale deformations (≥ 1 mm) required to form an amniote embryo are poorly understood. Here, we studied ∼400 μm-sized explant units from gastrulating quail embryos. The explants deformed in a reproducible manner when grown using a novel vitelline membrane-based culture method. Time-lapse recordings of latent embryonic motion patterns were analyzed after disk-shaped tissue explants were excised from three specific regions near the primitive streak: 1) anterolateral epiblast, 2) posterolateral epiblast, and 3) the avian organizer (Hensen's node). The explants were cultured for 8 hours-an interval equivalent to gastrulation. Both the anterolateral and the posterolateral epiblastic explants engaged in concentric radial/centrifugal tissue expansion. In sharp contrast, Hensen's node explants displayed Cartesian-like, elongated, bipolar deformations-a pattern reminiscent of axis elongation. Time-lapse analysis of explant tissue motion patterns indicated that both cellular motility and extracellular matrix fiber (tissue) remodeling take place during the observed morphogenetic deformations. As expected, treatment of tissue explants with a selective Rho-Kinase (p160ROCK) signaling inhibitor, Y27632, completely arrested all morphogenetic movements. Microsurgical experiments revealed that lateral epiblastic tissue was dispensable for the generation of an elongated midline axis- provided that an intact organizer (node) is present. Our computational analyses suggest the possibility of delineating tissue-scale morphogenetic movements at anatomically discrete locations in the embryo. Further, tissue deformation patterns, as well as the mechanical state of the tissue, require normal actomyosin function. We conclude that amniote embryos contain tissue-scale, regionalized morphogenetic motion generators, which can be assessed using our novel computational time-lapse imaging approach. These data and future studies-using explants excised from overlapping anatomical positions-will contribute to understanding the emergent tissue flow that shapes the amniote embryo.
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- Rajprasad Loganathan
- a Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology ; University of Kansas Medical Center ; Kansas City , KS USA
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Moo EK, Osman NAA, Pingguan-Murphy B. The metabolic dynamics of cartilage explants over a long-term culture period. Clinics (Sao Paulo) 2011; 66:1431-6. [PMID: 21915496 PMCID: PMC3161224 DOI: 10.1590/s1807-59322011000800021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2011] [Revised: 04/05/2011] [Accepted: 04/24/2011] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Although previous studies have been performed on cartilage explant cultures, the generalized dynamics of cartilage metabolism after extraction from the host are still poorly understood due to differences in the experimental setups across studies, which in turn prevent building a complete picture. METHODS In this study, we investigated the response of cartilage to the trauma sustained during extraction and determined the time needed for the cartilage to stabilize. Explants were extracted aseptically from bovine metacarpal-phalangeal joints and cultured for up to 17 days. RESULTS The cell viability, cell number, proteoglycan content, and collagen content of the harvested explants were analyzed at 0, 2, 10, and 17 days after explantation. A high percentage of the cartilage explants were found to be viable. The cell density initially increased significantly but stabilized after two days. The proteoglycan content decreased gradually over time, but it did not decrease to a significant level due to leakage through the distorted peripheral collagen network and into the bathing medium. The collagen content remained stable for most of the culture period until it dropped abruptly on day 17. CONCLUSION Overall, the tested cartilage explants were sustainable over long-term culture. They were most stable from day 2 to day 10. The degradation of the collagen on day 17 did not reach diseased levels, but it indicated the potential of the cultures to develop into degenerated cartilage. These findings have implications for the application of cartilage explants in pathophysiological fields.
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- E K Moo
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Initiation and formation of floral buds was studied on explants of Nicotiana tabacum. During the first stage of development (0 to 4 d), protrusions are formed at the basal side of the explant as a result of cell divisions in both sub-epidermal and epidermal cell layers. The second stage (4 to 7 d) is characterized by the formation of tracheary centres inside the protrusions followed by the formation of floral primordia at the surface of the protrusions. These primordia result from both epidermal and sub-epidermal cell divisions. In the final stage (7 to 15 d), flower primordia develop into flower buds and tracheary elements grow into the buds. Polarity present in cells of freshly cut explants is lost within a few days after the onset of the experiment. After 4 to 7 d, a new polarity axis has differentiated inside the protrusion. This axis runs from the tracheary structure inside the protrusion to the flower primordium at the periphery.
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- F H A Wilms
- Department of Botany, University of Nijmegen, Toernooiveld, 6525 ED Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Botany, University of Nijmegen, Toernooiveld, 6525 ED Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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