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Immunology
Matthew D. Patrick, Ramkumar T. Annamalai
Summary: This study enhances the immunomodulatory potential of mesenchymal stromal cells (MSC) by priming them with IFN gamma and TNF alpha, and develops gelatin-based microgels. These microgels possess adsorption capacity and sustained release effect, showing great potential in immunomodulation.
FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY
(2022)
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Immunology
Danielle M. Wiese, Catherine A. Wood, Barry N. Ford, Lorena R. Braid
Summary: This study compared the response of mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) from different donors and sources to cytokine activation. The results showed that the dynamic responses of licensed MSCs attenuated the heterogeneity between unstimulated populations and provided new insights into standardized assays.
FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY
(2022)
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Biochemical Research Methods
Neil A. McCracken, Sarah A. Peck Justice, Aruna B. Wijeratne, Amber L. Mosley
Summary: The study introduces a user-friendly analysis of the melt shift calculation workflow and quantitatively assesses the impact of key steps in the analysis workflow on the final output list of stabilized and destabilized proteins. It also presents a more optimized analysis workflow, illustrating the importance of selected calculation steps on the final list of reported proteins of interest in a study. The development of the R based program Inflect offers a valuable resource for the research community to analyze data from TPP and CETSA experiments.
JOURNAL OF PROTEOME RESEARCH
(2021)
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Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Ainhoa Gonzalez-Pujana, Ana Beloqui, Jose Javier Aguirre, Manoli Igartua, Edorta Santos-Vizcaino, Rosa Maria Hernandez
Summary: The ability of mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) to release immunomodulatory factors makes them promising candidates for treating inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). However, nude MSC administration has limitations such as loss of immunomodulatory phenotype and low persistence. In this study, a licensing hydrogel system was designed to overcome these limitations and achieve continuous delivery of bioactive factors. The results showed that encapsulated MSCs in the hydrogel limited the progression of IBD in mice.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICS AND BIOPHARMACEUTICS
(2022)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Aneesha Doshi, Patrick Erickson, Matthew Teryek, Biju Parekkadan
Summary: This study investigated the time dynamics of mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) secretome potency using a continuous perfusion cell culture system. The results demonstrated that the MSC secretome had the greatest suppression effect on lymphocyte proliferation within the first 24 hours, which was further stabilized after pre-licensing MSCs with a cocktail of pro-inflammatory cytokines. The evaluation of temporal cell potency using the integrated bioreactor system can inform strategies to optimize MSC potency and improve the duration control of ex vivo administration approaches.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2023)
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Biochemical Research Methods
Xintong Sui, Qiong Wu, Xiaozhen Cui, Xi Wang, Luobin Zhang, Nan Deng, Yangyang Bian, Ruilian Xu, Ruijun Tian
Summary: Capillary- and micro-flow liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (capLC-MS/MS and mu LC-MS/MS) offer an alternative to nano-flow LC-MS/MS with high robustness and throughput. In this study, the capLC-MS/MS and mu LC-MS/MS systems were compared in terms of sensitivity, analysis throughput, separation efficiency, and robustness. The results showed that capLC-MS/MS was more sensitive, while mu LC-MS/MS had higher analysis throughput and separation efficiency. Both systems demonstrated good reproducibility in long-term performance testing.
JOURNAL OF PROTEOME RESEARCH
(2022)
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Cell & Tissue Engineering
Changbin Sun, Kehua Zhang, Jianhui Yue, Shufang Meng, Xi Zhang
Summary: By examining transcriptomic variations among MSC samples from multiple tissues, this study identified genes with expression variation contributing to immunomodulatory functional variability. Analysis of MSCs licensed with INF gamma revealed potential molecular mechanisms for distinct immunomodulatory potency, providing a strategy to identify candidate markers for assessing functional variability of MSCs.
STEM CELL RESEARCH & THERAPY
(2021)
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Immunology
Congqi Hu, Zhao Dai, Jia Xu, Lianyu Zhao, Yanping Xu, Meilin Li, Jiahui Yu, Lu Zhang, Hui Deng, Lijuan Liu, Mingying Zhang, Jiarong Huang, Linping Wu, Guangxing Chen
Summary: This study identified the serum marker ORM1 as a significant differential expression between normal and RA patient samples, positively correlated with disease activity, offering a new perspective for future research on RA.
FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY
(2022)
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Cell Biology
Qi Lou, Minyi Zhao, Quanhui Xu, Siyu Xie, Yingying Liang, Jian Chen, Lisha Yuan, Lingling Wang, Linjia Jiang, Lisha Mou, Dongjun Lin, Meng Zhao
Summary: This study found that interleukin 17 (IL-17) cooperating with interferon gamma can transform bone marrow mesenchymal stem/stromal cells (BMSCs) into tumor-associated MSCs (TA-MSCs), promoting tumor progression. Retinoic acid inhibits the NF-κB signaling pathway to regulate the function of TA-MSCs and inhibit tumor growth.
FRONTIERS IN CELL AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY
(2021)
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Lin Bai, Guojian Yang, Zhaoyu Qin, Jiacheng Lyu, Yunzhi Wang, Jinwen Feng, Mingwei Liu, Tongqing Gong, Xianju Li, Zhengyang Li, Jixi Li, Jun Qin, Wenjun Yang, Chen Ding
Summary: This study used a novel method to analyze the binding activity of transcription factors under DNA modifications and identified potential readers for 5fC-modified DNA. By quantifying the modified DNA-binding activity of 1039 TFs, it revealed the hierarchical networks between the transcriptional protein machinery and modified DNA.
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Elia Bari, Ilaria Roato, Giuseppe Perale, Filippo Rossi, Tullio Genova, Federico Mussano, Riccardo Ferracini, Marzio Sorlini, Maria Luisa Torre, Sara Perteghella
Summary: A new strategy was developed to improve the osteoinductivity of SmartBone (SB) by loading the SB scaffolds with freeze-dried formulation of mesenchymal stem cell (MSC)-secretome. The study showed that SBlyo significantly enhanced cell proliferation and tissue formation compared to SB, suggesting a more effective bone formation induction by SBlyo.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2021)
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Oncology
Zhenbo Tu, Antoine E. Karnoub
Summary: Mesenchymal stem/stromal cells (MSCs) are a heterogeneous population of fibroblastic progenitor cells that reside in multiple tissues around the body and have the ability to differentiate into various connective tissue cells. They play critical regulatory roles in breast tumor development and progression, participating in multiple aspects of the process.
SEMINARS IN CANCER BIOLOGY
(2022)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Caroline Teyssier, Odile Rogier, Stephane Claverol, Florian Gautier, Marie-Anne Lelu-Walter, Harold Durufle
Summary: This study presents the first large-scale proteomic analysis of Douglas fir, revealing the protein composition and distribution in different plant organs or tissues. The findings provide an important foundation for future genomic annotations of conifers and other trees.
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Elia Bari, Fulvio Tartara, Fabio Cofano, Giuseppe di Perna, Diego Garbossa, Sara Perteghella, Marzio Sorlini, Delia Mandracchia, Lorella Giovannelli, Paolo Gaetani, Maria Luisa Torre, Lorena Segale
Summary: The study found that the mesenchymal stem cell-secretome Lyosecretome has a significant improvement effect on the osteoinductive and osteoconductive properties of titanium cages, leading to increased mineralized matrix when used during culturing.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2021)
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Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Jingyuan Hou, Qiaoting Deng, Sudong Liu, Xiaohong Qiu, Xunwei Deng, Wei Zhong, Zhixiong Zhong
Summary: This study investigated the differences in plasma protein profiles between patients with in-stent restenosis (ISR), non-ISR patients, and healthy controls. The findings revealed several differentially abundant proteins that are involved in important biological processes and signaling pathways related to ISR. The identified proteins, including fetuin-B, apolipoprotein C-III (APOC3), and cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP), could potentially serve as early diagnostic biomarkers and therapeutic targets for ISR.
FRONTIERS IN CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE
(2022)
Meeting Abstract
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Maya M. Jeyaraman, Rasheda Rabbani, Leslie Copstein, Wasan Sulaiman, Farnaz Farshidfar, Hessam Kashani, Sheikh M. Z. Qadar, Qingdong Guan, Becky Skidmore, Elissavet Kardami, John Ducas, Samer Mansour, Ryan Zarychanski, Ahmed M. Abou-Setta
JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR CARDIOLOGY
(2017)
Editorial Material
Cell Biology
Qingdong Guan, Xiaoling Gao, Junhui Wang, Yu Sun, Sudhanshu Shekhar
MEDIATORS OF INFLAMMATION
(2017)
Review
Cell Biology
Qingdong Guan, Jiguo Zhang
MEDIATORS OF INFLAMMATION
(2017)
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Cell & Tissue Engineering
Qingdong Guan, Yun Li, Tanner Shpiruk, Swaroop Bhagwat, Donna A. Wall
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Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Qingdong Guan, Carolyn R. Weiss, Shuhe Wang, Gefei Qing, Xi Yang, Richard J. Warrington, Charles N. Bernstein, Zhikang Peng
INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES
(2018)
Editorial Material
Cell Biology
Qingdong Guan, Cheng Xiao, Minggang Zhang
MEDIATORS OF INFLAMMATION
(2018)
Editorial Material
Immunology
Cheng Xiao, Qingdong Guan, Yong Tan, Lifei Hou, Wuxiang Xie
JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY RESEARCH
(2018)
Article
Hematology
Ahmed Y. Ali, Qingdong Guan, Xun Wu, Sen Hou, Versha Banerji, James B. Johnston, Donna Wall, David Szwajcer, Spencer B. Gibson, Aaron J. Marshall
BRITISH JOURNAL OF HAEMATOLOGY
(2019)
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Allergy
Qingdong Guan, Bin Yang, Richard J. Warrington, Steven Mink, Chrystyna Kalicinsky, Allan B. Becker, Elinor Simons, Zhikang Peng
Editorial Material
Cell Biology
Qingdong Guan, Cheng Xiao, Minggang Zhang
MEDIATORS OF INFLAMMATION
(2019)
Review
Immunology
Qingdong Guan
JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY RESEARCH
(2019)
Article
Medicine, Research & Experimental
Qingdong Guan, Richard Warrington, Sem Moreno, Gefei Qing, Carolyn Weiss, Zhikang Peng
Review
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Maya M. Jeyaraman, Rasheda Rabbani, Leslie Copstein, Wasan Sulaiman, Farnaz Farshidfar, Hessam H. Kashani, Sheikh M. Z. Qadar, Qingdong Guan, Becky Skidmore, Elissavet Kardami, John Ducas, Samer Mansour, Ryan Zarychanski, Ahmed M. Abou-Setta
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
(2017)
Article
Medicine, Research & Experimental
Sabine Ivison, Mehrnoush Malek, Rosa Garcia, Raewyn Broady, Anne Halpin, Manon Richaud, Rollin F. Brant, Szu- Wang, Mathieu Goupil, Qingdong Guan, Peter Ashton, Jason Warren, Amr Rajab, Simon Urschel, Deepali Kumar, Mathias Streitz, Birgit Sawitzki, Stephan Schlickeiser, Janetta J. Bijl, Donna A. Wall, Jean-Sebastien Delisle, Lori J. West, Ryan R. Brinkman, Megan K. Levings