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Biomaterials ; 144: 211-229, 2017 Nov.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28841465

RESUMO

This work shows that the active interaction between human umbilical cord matrix stem cells and Poly (l-lactide)acid (PLLA) and PLLA/Multi Walled Carbon Nanotubes (MWCNTs) nanocomposite films results in the stem cell assembly as a spheroid conformation and affects the stem cell fate transition. We demonstrated that spheroids directly respond to a tunable surface and the bulk properties (electric, dielectric and thermal) of plain and nanocomposite PLLA films by triggering a mechanotransduction axis. This stepwise process starts from tethering of the cells' focal adhesion proteins to the surface, together with the adherens junctions between cells. Both complexes transmit traction forces to F-Actin stress fibres that link Filamin-A and Myosin-IIA proteins, generating a biological scaffold, with increased stiffening conformation from PLLA to PLLA/MWCNTs, and enable the nucleoskeleton proteins to boost chromatin reprogramming processes. Herein, the opposite expression of NANOG and GATA6 transcription factors, together with other lineage specification related proteins, steer spheroids toward an Epiblast-like or Primitive Endoderm-like lineage commitment, depending on the absence or presence of 1 wt% MWCNTs, respectively. This work represents a pioneering effort to create a stem cell/material interface that can model the stem cell fate transition under growth culture conditions.


Assuntos
Células-Tronco Adultas/citologia , Materiais Biocompatíveis/química , Endoderma/citologia , Camadas Germinativas/citologia , Nanocompostos/química , Poliésteres/química , Engenharia Tecidual/métodos , Adulto , Células-Tronco Adultas/metabolismo , Células Cultivadas , Reprogramação Celular , Técnicas de Reprogramação Celular/métodos , Endoderma/metabolismo , Sangue Fetal/citologia , Sangue Fetal/metabolismo , Camadas Germinativas/metabolismo , Humanos , Mecanotransdução Celular , Nanotubos de Carbono/química
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Macromol Biosci ; 13(9): 1204-12, 2013 Sep.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23776101

RESUMO

The synthesis and characterization of new biodegradable polymeric NPs loaded with bovine serum albumin marked with fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC-BSA) is reported. The protein is encapsulated in poly(D,L-lactide-co-glycolide) (PLGA) NPs by the double emulsion method with subsequent solvent evaporation. The NPs display a spherical shape with a narrow size distribution and no aggregation is observed after drying. Steady-state and time-resolved fluorescence measurements appear to be a sensitive method to investigate the protein environment on the nanometer-scale. Finally, FITC-BSA-loaded NPs are rapidly internalized in stem cells. Interestingly, 25% cells were slightly positive after 28 days.


Assuntos
Materiais Biocompatíveis/farmacologia , Proteínas Imobilizadas/metabolismo , Ácido Láctico/química , Células-Tronco Mesenquimais/citologia , Nanopartículas/química , Ácido Poliglicólico/química , Animais , Biodegradação Ambiental , Células da Medula Óssea/citologia , Células da Medula Óssea/efeitos dos fármacos , Células da Medula Óssea/metabolismo , Varredura Diferencial de Calorimetria , Bovinos , Células Cultivadas , Fluoresceína-5-Isotiocianato/análogos & derivados , Fluoresceína-5-Isotiocianato/metabolismo , Humanos , Células-Tronco Mesenquimais/efeitos dos fármacos , Células-Tronco Mesenquimais/metabolismo , Nanopartículas/ultraestrutura , Copolímero de Ácido Poliláctico e Ácido Poliglicólico , Soroalbumina Bovina/metabolismo , Espectrometria de Fluorescência , Temperatura , Termogravimetria
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Mult Scler ; 19(11): 1443-53, 2013 Oct.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23439581

RESUMO

BACKGROUND: The elucidation of mechanistic aspects of relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) pathogenesis may offer valuable insights into diagnostic decisions and medical treatment. RESULTS: Two lysosomal proteases, cathepsins S and D (CatS and CatD), display an exclusive pattern of expression in CD34(+) hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) from peripheral blood of acute MS (A-MS) patients (n = 20). While both enzymes normally exist as precursor forms in the HSCs of healthy individuals (n = 30), the same cells from A-MS patients consistently exhibit mature enzymes. Further, mature cathepsins are expressed at lower rates in stable MS subjects (S-MS, n = 15) and revert to precursor proteins after interferon-ß1a treatment (n = 5). Mature CatD and CatS were induced in HSCs of healthy donors that were either co-cultured with PBMCs of A-MS patients or exposed to their plasma, suggesting a functional involvement of soluble agents. Following HSC exposure to several cytokines known to be implicated in MS, and based on relative cytokine levels displayed in A-MS, S-MS and control individuals, we identified IL-16 as a specific cell signaling factor associated with cathepsin processing. CONCLUSIONS: These data point to an evident correlation between CatS and CatD expression and MS clinical stage, and define a biochemical trait in HSCs with functional, medical, and diagnostic relevance.


Assuntos
Catepsina D/biossíntese , Catepsinas/biossíntese , Células-Tronco Hematopoéticas/metabolismo , Esclerose Múltipla Recidivante-Remitente/sangue , Adulto , Antígenos CD34/metabolismo , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino
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Genes (Basel) ; 4(2): 244-63, 2013 May 29.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24705162

RESUMO

During the last few years microRNAs (miRNAs) have emerged as key mediators of post-transcriptional and epigenetic regulation of gene expression. MiRNAs targets, identified through gene expression profiling and studies in animal models, depict a scenario where miRNAs are fine-tuning metabolic pathways and genetic networks in both plants and animals. MiRNAs have shown to be differentially expressed in brain areas and alterations of miRNAs homeostasis have been recently correlated to pathological conditions of the nervous system, such as cancer and neurodegeneration. Here, we review and discuss the most recent insights into the involvement of miRNAs in the neurodegenerative mechanisms and their correlation with significant neurodegenerative disorders.

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Int J Biomed Imaging ; 2011: 236854, 2011.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21776249

RESUMO

The effectiveness of therapeutic treatment based on regenerative medicine for degenerative diseases (i.e., neurodegenerative or cardiac diseases) requires tools allowing the visualization and analysis of the three-dimensional (3D) distribution of target drugs within the tissue. Here, we present a new computational procedure able to overcome the limitations of visual analysis emerging by the examination of a molecular signal within images of serial tissue/organ sections by using the conventional techniques. Together with the 3D anatomical reconstitution of the tissue/organ, our framework allows the detection of signals of different origins (e.g., marked generic molecules, colorimetric, or fluorimetric substrates for enzymes; microRNA; recombinant protein). Remarkably, the application does not require the employment of specific tracking reagents for the imaging analysis. We report two different representative applications: the first shows the reconstruction of a 3D model of mouse brain with the analysis of the distribution of the ß-Galactosidase, the second shows the reconstruction of a 3D mouse heart with the measurement of the cardiac volume.

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Cancer Biomark ; 11(1): 15-28, 2011.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22820137

RESUMO

BACKGROUND: Several studies demonstrated IGVH mutational status and ZAP70 expression as the most relevant prognostic markers in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL), suggesting the separation of two patient subgroups: with good mutated ZAP70 negative (MTZAP70(-) and poor unmutated ZAP70 positive (UMZAP70(+)) prognosis. DESIGN AND METHODS: We determined the gene expression of B cells in 112 CLL patients divided into three classes: class 1 with MTZAP70(-), class 2 with UMZAP70(+), and class 3 included both UMZAP70(-) and MTZAP70(+). RESULTS: We found LPL, AGPAT2, MBOAT1, CHPT1, AGPAT4, PLD1 genes encoding enzymes involved in lipid metabolism overexpressed in UMZAP70(+). In addition, this study identified ARSD, a gene belonging to the sphingolipid metabolism, as a new gene significantly overexpressed in UMZAP70(+) compared to MTZAP70(-). Western blots confirmed that ARSD protein levels were significantly different between the 3 classes of patients and normal controls. Statistical analysis identified a significant correlation between ARSD and IGVH; however, both ARSD protein level and IGVH were independently associated with the need for therapy of CLL patients. CONCLUSIONS: ARSD is a novel prognostic factor as the time to start therapy is shorter in patients with high levels of ARSD protein and sphingolipid metabolism could represent a new biological mechanism in CLL.


Assuntos
Arilsulfatases/genética , Biomarcadores Tumorais/genética , Leucemia Linfocítica Crônica de Células B/enzimologia , Esfingolipídeos/metabolismo , Adulto , Idoso , Arilsulfatases/metabolismo , Biomarcadores Tumorais/metabolismo , Análise por Conglomerados , Progressão da Doença , Feminino , Genes , Humanos , Cadeias Pesadas de Imunoglobulinas/genética , Estimativa de Kaplan-Meier , Leucemia Linfocítica Crônica de Células B/mortalidade , Leucemia Linfocítica Crônica de Células B/patologia , Modelos Logísticos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Análise Multivariada , Análise de Sequência com Séries de Oligonucleotídeos , Prognóstico , Modelos de Riscos Proporcionais , Transcriptoma , Proteína-Tirosina Quinase ZAP-70/genética
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