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... Monitoring fish welfare has become a central issue for the fast-growing aquaculture industry, and finding proper biomarkers of stress, inflammation and infection is necessary for surveillance and documentation of fish health. In this study, a proteomic approach using mass spectrometry was applied to identify indicators of the acute response in Atlantic salmon blood plasma by comparing Aeromonas sa ...
... Deep venous thrombosis (DVT) poses a major challenge to public health worldwide. Endothelial cell injury evokes inflammatory and oxidative responses that contribute to thrombus formation. Tea polyphenol (TP) in the form of epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) has anti-inflammatory and oxidative effect that may ameliorate DVT. However, the precise mechanism remains incompletely understood. The current ...
... Oxidative post-translational modifications of fibrinogen (a multifunctional blood plasma protein essential for hemostasis) are associated with the pathogenesis of cardiovascular disorders (CVDs). Prunus spinosa flower is a herbal medicine used in an adjuvant treatment of CVDs and rich in polyphenolic antioxidants. In the present study, phytochemically standardized P. spinosa flower extracts, their ...
... Many clinical studies have demonstrated the beneficial effects of black tea on cardiovascular diseases. However, the antiplatelet and antithrombotic activities of theaflavin (TF-1) remain unknown. In this study, we aimed to investigate the beneficial effects of TF-1 on platelet activation and thrombosis formation both in vitro and in vivo. Firstly, the in vitro antiplatelet activity of TF-1 was an ...
... Over the past 100 years, Salvia miltiorrhiza f. alba (Lamiaceae) (RSMA) roots have been used to cure thromboangiitis obliterans (TAO) in local clinics. This study aimed to confirm the anti-thrombotic efficacy of 12 phenolic acids obtained from RSMA and to clarify the possible underlying mechanisms. The results of quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) and enzyme-linked immunoso ...
... Sorbus aucuparia L. fruits (rowanberries) are food products with acknowledged nutritional value, high phenolic content, and traditional application in diabetes. In this study, the effects of rowanberry extracts (phytochemically standardised, i.a., by LC-MS/MS) on some aspects of plasma haemostasis and vascular conditions were evaluated in vitro as possible mechanisms connected with cardiovascular ...
Western blotting; apolipoprotein B; chicken eggs; eggs; embryo (animal); embryogenesis; fibrinogen; gene expression regulation; gene ontology; inflammation; liquid chromatography; messenger RNA; phospholipids; protein synthesis; proteomics; reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction; tandem mass spectrometry; transferrin receptors; vimentin
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... Egg fertilization is a dynamic process, including varieties of biochemical changes. To better understand the molecular mechanisms during the egg embryo development, the objective of this study was to quantify protein expression changes between fertilized and unfertilized Beijing-You chicken eggs using label-free liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry method. The results showed that a total ...
Staphylococcus aureus; Western blotting; absorption; adhesins; adhesion; bacteria; binding capacity; binding proteins; binding sites; circular dichroism spectroscopy; coatings; disease diagnosis; drugs; enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay; extracellular matrix; fibrinogen; fibronectins; gel chromatography; gel electrophoresis; interferometry; ligands; nanoparticles; nanosilver; protein corona; virulent strains
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... Staphylococcus aureus expresses many Microbial Surface Recognizing Adhesive Matrix Molecules (MSCRAMM's) to recognize host extracellular matrix (ECM) molecules to initiate colonization. The MSCRAMM, fibronectin binding protein A (FnBPA), is an important adhesin for S. aureus infection. FnBPA also binds with fibrinogen (Fg) by using a unique ligand binding mechanism called dock, lock and latch. Nan ...
Brenda Kathryn Jones; Anthony J. Saviola; Sean B. Reilly; Alexander L. Stubbs; Evy Arida; Djoko T. Iskandar; Jimmy A. McGuire; John R. Yates; Stephen P. Mackessy
... The genus Trimeresurus comprises a group of venomous pitvipers endemic to Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands. Of these, Trimeresurus insularis, the White-lipped Island Pitviper, is a nocturnal, arboreal species that occurs on nearly every major island of the Lesser Sunda archipelago. In the current study, venom phenotypic characteristics of T. insularis sampled from eight Lesser Sunda Islands ...
Western blotting; blood platelets; fibrin; fibrinogen; fluorescence; glutathione; glycoproteins; high performance liquid chromatography; humans; in vitro studies; models; nitric oxide; nitroprusside; platelet aggregation; polymerization; polymers; rabbits; thrombin; tryptophan; tyrosine
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... Previous work using a 4 h rabbit thrombogenicity model has shown that a nitric oxide (NO)-generating polymer extracorporeal circuit (ECC) with infusion of S-nitroso-N-acetyl-penicillamine (SNAP) preserved platelets even though platelets were activated, as shown by an increase in the glycoprotein p-selectin. The platelet preservation mechanism was shown to be due to a changing fibrinogen structure ...
... The hepatocyte growth factor (HGF)/c-met pathway, which mainly consists of HGF activator (HGFA) and its substrate HGF, protects various types of cells via anti-apoptotic and anti-inflammatory signals. Thrombin is the main physiological activator of such plasmatic pathway, and increased plasma concentrations of HGF have been considered as a molecular marker for some pathological conditions, such as ...
... Human adipose-derived stem cells (hADSCs) are capable of differentiation into many cells including cardiac cells. Different types of scaffolds are used for cell differentiation but the best is yet to be determined. In this study, fibrin scaffold (3D) was fabricated using human plasma fibrinogen and compared with culture plates (2D) for the growth and differentiation of hADSCs into cardiomyocyte-li ...
Western blotting; animal ovaries; biomarkers; blood serum; complement; enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay; females; ferroxidase; fibrinogen; gene expression regulation; liquid chromatography; menopause; pathogenesis; patients; proteomics; tandem mass spectrometry; two-dimensional gel electrophoresis
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... Premature ovarian failure (POF) is defined when a female achieves menopause before the age of 40. Although many conditions are known to be causative for POF, the most common one is idiopathic. This study was undertaken to investigate the pathogenesis of POF using proteomic tools. Two-dimensional electrophoresis (2-DE) analysis was performed to screen for proteins differentially expressed in patien ...
... Megakaryocytopoiesis results in the formation of platelets, which are essential for hemostasis. Decreased production or increased destruction of platelets can cause thrombocytopenia, in which platelet transfusion is the mode of treatment. The present study is aimed in generation of megakaryocytes (MKs) and platelet from human hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs). The purity of HSCs was assessed through ...
... With the increase in blood viscosity, the blood circulation resistance will increase when animals are in hypoxia. However, these phenomenons do not appear in hypoxic-adapted animals. Eospalax fontanierii is a subterranean rodent and is an ideal species for research in hypoxia adaptation. Eighteen healthy adult E. fontanierii individuals were equally divided into three groups that were exposed to 2 ...
... Differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) into cardiomyocytes is a complex phenomenon, and attempts to find an effective inducing agent are still ongoing. We studied the effect of fibrin scaffold and sodium valproate (VPA, as a histone deacetylase inhibitor) on the differentiation of human adipose-derived stem cells (hADSCs) into cardiomyocyte-like cells. The cells were cultured in culture ...
... Nickel-bound alkaline phosphatase and peroxidase enzymes were used to investigate nickel binding to plasma proteins. Rabbit plasma dilutions to 25,000 were positive by ELISA, while Western blot analysis showed a prominent reaction with histidine-rich glycoprotein (HRG)1 and lower reaction with fibrinogen (Fgn). To confirm their identities, purified HRG and Fgn were demonstrated to react with the n ...
Epinephelus coioides; Vibrio alginolyticus; Western blotting; antibodies; bacterial infections; choline; complement; diet; disease resistance; enzyme activity; fibrinogen; fish meal; grouper; immune response; immunoglobulins; innate immunity; ionization; kidneys; liver; mass spectrometry; messenger RNA; protein synthesis; proteomics; quantitative polymerase chain reaction; spleen; two-dimensional gel electrophoresis
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... This study aimed to unravel the regulatory roles of choline in activating immune responses and disease resistance of the orange-spotted grouper Epinephelus coioides. Fish were fed a choline-supplemented diet at 1 g kg−1 of feed for 30 days. Fish fed a fish meal basal diet without choline-supplement served as controls. At the end of the feeding trial, fish were challenged with Vibrio alginolyticus. ...
... Pneumococcal adherence and virulence factor A (PavA) were first identified in Streptococcus pneumoniae as an adhesin binding to fibronectin and studies suggested that it is an important virulence determinant. Homologs of PavA are found in many Gram-positive bacteria including S. agalactiae. However, to date, the details of its structure or mode of interaction with the host molecule(s) are not know ...
... Laminin (LM)-111 supplementation has improved muscle regeneration in several models of disease and injury. This study investigated a novel hydrogel composed of fibrinogen and LM-111. Increasing LM-111 concentration (50–450 μg/mL) in fibrin hydrogels resulted in highly fibrous scaffolds with progressively thinner interlaced fibers. Rheological testing showed that all hydrogels had viscoelastic beha ...