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Ultrastruct Pathol ; 33(2): 52-60, 2009.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19274581

ABSTRACT

Three cases of biphasic mesothelioma and 2 cases of sarcomatoid mesothelioma were investigated using light and electron microscopy. In 2 of the 3 cases of biphasic mesotheliomas, fibrous long-spacing (FLS) collagen fibrils were discovered with a symmetrical cross-striation of 130 nm in periodicity. However, no connection between the FLS fibrils and usual collagen fibrils were observed. Periodic acid silver methenamine stain revealed unstained bands with periods of 130 nm in FLS fibrils, whereas the usual collagen fibrils showed continuous positive staining. All 3 cases of biphasic mesotheliomas showed deposits of hyaluronic acid, whereas both cases of sarcomatoid mesotheliomas showed little hyaluronic acid. As a high concentration of hyaluronic acid induces the formation of FLS collagen fibrils in vitro, the authors propose that FLS fibrils from mesothelioma may be special structures that occur as the tropocollagens are assembled into new collagen fibrils in the presence of hyaluronic acid.


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Fibrillar Collagens/ultrastructure , Mesothelioma/ultrastructure , Pleural Neoplasms/ultrastructure , Reticulin/ultrastructure , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Biomarkers, Tumor/analysis , Female , Fibrillar Collagens/analysis , Humans , Hyaluronic Acid/analysis , Hyaluronic Acid/ultrastructure , Immunoenzyme Techniques , Male , Mesothelioma/chemistry , Microscopy, Electron , Middle Aged , Pleural Neoplasms/chemistry , Reticulin/analysis , Tropocollagen/analysis , Tropocollagen/ultrastructure
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J Biomech ; 38(7): 1527-33, 2005 Jul.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15922764

ABSTRACT

The aim of this report is to investigate at microscopic level the elastic properties of a tropocollagen-like molecule submitted to linear traction along its longitudinal axis. For this purpose, we performed steered molecular dynamics (SMD) simulations for a wide range of spring constants in order to test the molecular response based on a two-spring model connected in series. An elastic behavior was observed in an elongation range of 2.5-4% of the molecular length, estimating an "effective molecular elastic constant" of 1.02+/-0.20 kcal/mol A2 in this region. Accordingly, a Young's modulus for the tropocollagen molecule of Y=4.8+/-1.0 GPa was calculated. The complex hydrogen bond network was traced along molecular dynamics (MD) and SMD simulations revealing a rearrangement of these interactions preserving the integrity of the molecular structure when submitted to traction. No evidence of the significant role attributed to water bridges for structural stability was detected, on the contrary facts pointed out that the hydrogen bond network might be the responsible.


Subject(s)
Models, Chemical , Models, Molecular , Tropocollagen/chemistry , Computer Simulation , Elasticity , Physical Stimulation/methods , Protein Conformation , Stress, Mechanical , Structure-Activity Relationship , Tensile Strength , Tropocollagen/analysis , Tropocollagen/ultrastructure
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Biull Eksp Biol Med ; 82(10): 1216-8, 1976 Oct.
Article in Russian | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-1029506

ABSTRACT

Gel samples forming at 37 degrees C in the solutions containing tropocollagen and various polysaccharides were examined by electron microscopy. Contracting gel clots formed in the solutions containing chondroitin sulfate, proteoglycine from the tracheal cartilage, gum arabic. Electron microscopy showed such clots to be permeated with collagen fibrillae with transverse striations and a period of 640 A. An association between the density of the forming gel and the nature of the polysaccharide component is discussed. Gel forming in the solutions containing tropocollagen and various polysaccharides is regarded as a model of the connective tissue intercellular substance.


Subject(s)
Connective Tissue/ultrastructure , Polysaccharides/analysis , Tropocollagen/analysis , Animals , Connective Tissue/analysis , Gels , Microscopy, Electron , Models, Biological , Rats
7.
Arch Pathol Lab Med ; 100(5): 259-64, 1976 May.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-946752

ABSTRACT

A "fibroleiomyoma" of the lung obtained from a 40-year-old man as a surgical specimen was studied with both the light and the electron microscope. The unusual collagen in this tumor displayed a filamentous helical structure. The filaments measured 50 Angstroms across. Most of the fibrils did not show periodicity. Some, however, showed periodicity of about 700 A. Those with periodicity were smaller in diameter than the fibrils without periodicity. These observations suggest a helical structure of native collagen and may also represent weak cross-linking of tropocollagen in this tumor. This is the first report of collagen showing a helical filamentous structure from human material.


Subject(s)
Collagen/analysis , Fibroma/pathology , Leiomyoma/pathology , Lung Neoplasms/pathology , Adult , Chemical Phenomena , Chemistry , Histocytochemistry , Humans , Male , Tropocollagen/analysis
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