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Hui Fang et al.
American journal of physiology. Cell physiology, 313(6), C632-C643 (2017-09-15)
Proteinuria is a characteristic of chronic kidney disease and also a causative factor that promotes the disease progression, in part, via activation of the intrarenal renin-angiotensin system (RAS). (Pro)renin receptor (PRR), a newly discovered component of the RAS, binds renin
Bridget L Menasche et al.
Science advances, 6(48) (2020-11-29)
Major histocompatibility complex (MHC)-unrestricted cytotoxic lymphocytes (CLs) such as natural killer (NK) cells can detect and destroy tumor and virus-infected cells resistant to T cell-mediated killing. Here, we performed genome-wide genetic screens to identify tumor-intrinsic genes regulating killing by MHC-unrestricted
Robert J Turner et al.
SLAS discovery : advancing life sciences R & D, 25(6), 591-604 (2020-05-20)
Kidney fibrosis presents a hallmark of chronic kidney disease. With ever-increasing patient numbers and limited treatment options available, novel strategies for therapeutic intervention in kidney disease are warranted. Fibrosis commonly results from a wound healing response to repeated or chronic
D Moreno et al.
Theriogenology, 84(7), 1053-1060 (2015-08-19)
The aim of this study was to develop an in vitro embryo culture medium without either fetal calf serum or BSA, using various growth factors and cytokines (GFs-CYKs; IGF-I, IGF-II, bFGF, LIF, GM-CSF, TGF-β1, and PDGF-BB), and other molecules with
The relationship between epigenetic age and the hallmarks of aging in human cells.
Kabacik, et al.
Nature aging, 2, 484-493 (2023)
Jay Jagannathan et al.
Journal of neurosurgery, 109(3), 547-552 (2008-09-02)
Convection-enhanced delivery (CED) is increasingly used to investigate new treatments for central nervous system disorders. Although the properties of CED are well established in normal gray and white matter central nervous system structures, the effects on drug distribution imposed by
Malte Tiburcy et al.
STAR protocols, 1(1), 100032-100032 (2020-10-29)
This protocol describes a robust method for the generation of engineered human myocardium (EHM) from pluripotent stem cells (PSCs) in a multi-well plate under defined, serum-free conditions. By parallel culture of up to 48 EHM in one plate, contractile heart
Elie Simard et al.
PloS one, 10(8), e0128881-e0128881 (2015-08-08)
Increased blood glucose concentrations promote reactions between glucose and proteins to form advanced glycation end-products (AGE). Circulating AGE in the blood plasma can activate the receptor for advanced end-products (RAGE), which is present on both endothelial and vascular smooth muscle
Heming Wei et al.
Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.), 1684, 7-28 (2017-10-24)
Patient-specific human induced pluripotent stem cell (hiPSC)-derived cardiomyocytes (hiPSC-CMs) are becoming a valuable model for studying inherited cardiac arrhythmias. Type 1 long-QT syndrome is associated with the genetic variants of KCNQ1 gene that encodes Kv7.1, the α-subunit of the voltage-gated potassium
Yongjia Fan et al.
ACS biomaterials science & engineering, 3(8), 1510-1518 (2016-08-14)
The development of platforms for the expansion and directed differentiation of human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs) in large quantities under xeno-free conditions is a key step toward the realization of envisioned stem cell-based therapies. Microcarrier bioreactors afford great surface-to-volume ratio
Brian D Coffin et al.
Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.), 2485, 71-85 (2022-05-27)
Here we describe a method to engineer a contractile ventricle-like chamber composed of human stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes using freeform reversible embedding of suspended hydrogels (FRESH) 3D bioprinting. To do this, we print a support structure using a collagen type I
Abdullah Hussain et al.
Immunology, 128(2), 236-244 (2009-09-11)
Anti-proteinase 3 antibodies are implicated in the pathogenesis of small vessel vasculitis. These are primarily immunoglobulin G (IgG), with different subclasses predominating at different stages of disease. However, little is known of their respective roles in pathogenesis. We have previously
A Lee et al.
Science (New York, N.Y.), 365(6452), 482-487 (2019-08-03)
Collagen is the primary component of the extracellular matrix in the human body. It has proved challenging to fabricate collagen scaffolds capable of replicating the structure and function of tissues and organs. We present a method to 3D-bioprint collagen using
Junfeng Zhu et al.
Journal of pharmaceutical and biomedical analysis, 134, 100-107 (2016-11-28)
Danhong injection (DHI) is a widely used Chinese medicine injection (CMI) for the clinical treatment of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. In this study, a simple and efficient in vitro method based on ultrafiltration LC-MS and molecular modeling has been developed
Yasuhiro Kawai et al.
PloS one, 13(5), e0196655-e0196655 (2018-05-26)
Serum albumin is the major intravascular antioxidant. Though oxidative stress plays an important role in the pathophysiology of Immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN), the association between serum albumin and the progression of IgAN is not entirely understood. This retrospective cohort study
Helene M Ægidius et al.
Brain communications, 3(2), fcab050-fcab050 (2021-05-13)
The hypocretin/orexin system regulates arousal through central nervous system mechanisms and plays an important role in sleep, wakefulness and energy homeostasis. It is unclear whether hypocretin peptides are also present in blood due to difficulties in measuring reliable and reproducible
Katrine Pilely et al.
Atherosclerosis, 283, 35-42 (2019-02-18)
Cholesterol crystal (CC)-induced inflammation is a critical step in the development of atherosclerosis. CCs activate the complement system and induce an inflammatory response resulting in phagocytosis of the CCs, production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and release of cytokines. The
Yacine Bounab et al.
Nature protocols, 15(9), 2920-2955 (2020-08-14)
Characterization of immune responses is currently hampered by the lack of systems enabling quantitative and dynamic phenotypic characterization of individual cells and, in particular, analysis of secreted proteins such as cytokines and antibodies. We recently developed a simple and robust
Anna S Tocheva et al.
Current protocols in immunology, 130(1), e103-e103 (2020-08-07)
Our understanding of programmed cell death 1 (PD-1) biology is limited due to technical difficulties in establishing reproducible, yet simple, in vitro assays to study PD-1 signaling in primary human T cells. The protocols in this article were refined to
Ying Hao et al.
Biosensors & bioelectronics, 209, 114237-114237 (2022-04-22)
Kinetics measurements of antigen-antibody binding interactions are critical to understanding the functional efficiency of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies. Previously reported chaotrope-based avidity assays that rely on artificial disruption of binding do not reflect the natural binding kinetics. This study developed a chaotrope-
Bakul Bhatnagar et al.
The journal of physical chemistry. B, 123(27), 5690-5699 (2019-07-02)
Protein/ice interactions are investigated by a novel method based on measuring the characteristic features of X-ray diffraction (XRD) patterns of hexagonal ice (Ih). Aqueous solutions of four proteins and other solutes are studied using high-resolution synchrotron XRD. Two pharmaceutical proteins
Peng Fang et al.
Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM, 2021, 2898995-2898995 (2021-12-15)
Acute on chronic liver failure (ACLF) is a syndrome of acute liver failure that occurs on the basis of chronic liver disease, which is characterized by a rapid deterioration in a short period and high mortality. High mobility group box
Wireeya Chawjiraphan et al.
MethodsX, 7, 101114-101114 (2020-11-17)
A simple and sensitive graphene oxide-mediated fluorescence quenching aptasensor is developed to quantify albuminuria in urine samples. The developed aptasensor used the specific target binding property of aptamer and fluorescence quenching property of graphene oxide to determine the concentration of
Chandler B Est et al.
Protein expression and purification, 167, 105542-105542 (2019-11-23)
Retinol binding protein IV (RBP) functions as the principal carrier of retinol (Vitamin A) in the blood, where RBP circulates bound to another serum protein, transthyretin. Isolation of pure RBP from the transthyretin complex in human serum can be difficult
Millie Heo et al.
Communications biology, 3(1), 614-614 (2020-10-28)
Antibodies with antibacterial activity need to bind to the bacterial surface with affinity, specificity, and sufficient density to induce efficient elimination. To characterize the anti-bacterial antibody repertoire, we developed an in-droplet bioassay with single-antibody resolution. The assay not only allowed
Xueli Zhang et al.
Journal of chromatography. B, Analytical technologies in the biomedical and life sciences, 1110-1111, 87-93 (2019-02-21)
The aim of the present study was to purify the natural chlorogenic acid (CGA) monomer from Heijingang potatoes and investigate its interaction with recombinant human serum albumin (rHSA). The potato extract (PE) was purified using macroporous resins and solvent, and
Mauricio Sendeski et al.
Radiology, 251(3), 697-704 (2009-04-16)
To determine whether a type of contrast medium (CM), iodixanol, modifies outer medullary descending vasa recta (DVR) vasoreactivity and nitric oxide (NO) production in isolated microperfused DVR. Animal handling conformed to the Animal Care Committee Guidelines of all participating institutions.
Grace Huang et al.
Theranostics, 12(9), 4415-4430 (2022-06-09)
Background and Purpose: Myocardial infarction (MI) in diabetic patients results in higher mortality and morbidity. We and others have previously shown that bone marrow-endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) promote cardiac neovascularization and attenuate ischemic injury. Lately, small extracellular vesicles (EVs) have
Faxiang Xu et al.
STAR protocols, 2(3), 100740-100740 (2021-09-02)
Metabolic homeostasis is critical for cell pluripotency and differentiation in human embryonic stem cells (hESCs). It has been reported that metabolic changes specifically regulate cellular signaling during hESC differentiation. This protocol describes procedures for both cell culture and detection of
Junting Zhang et al.
Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry, 409(18), 4459-4465 (2017-05-21)
Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy is one of the widely used vibrational spectroscopic methods in protein structural analysis. The protein solution sample loaded in demountable CaF
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