High Content Of Hyaluronic Acid Research Articles

Decellularized umbilical cord stroma in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine: a systematic review

Despite great progress in the field of biomaterials for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine, the high requirements placed on artificial matrices (matrices, carriers, scaffolds) are the reason for the ongoing search for natural or synthetic extracellular matrix mimetics. Among such materials, decellularized umbilical cord (UC) stroma appears to be very attractive – it has a high content of hyaluronic acid, cytokines, and growth factors, and there are no ethical restrictions for its production. Decellularized UC stroma has been found to promote cartilage, liver tissue and nerve tissue repair, as well as wound healing. The review critically analyzes and summarizes published data on the ability of decellularized UC stroma to maintain the necessary conditions for adhesion, migration, differentiation and functional activity of adherent cells, thus stimulating the internal (physiological) regenerative potential of tissues. Literature was searched for in the following electronic databases: Medline/PubMed (www/ncbi. nlm.nih.gov/pubmed), Cochrane library (https://www.cochrane.org), and eLIBRARY/Russian Science Citation Index (https://www.elibrary.ru). Inclusion criteria were the presence of biomaterials obtained from decellularized human UC stroma. Exclusion criteria for papers included research objects as decellularized umbilical cord vessels (veins and arteries) and umbilical cord cell cultures. Twenty-five original articles in English and Russian were selected for analysis of the products obtained, their applications, decellularization methods and research results. The review also discusses the prospects for decellularized umbilical cord in medicine.

Characterisation of Hyaluronic Acid Blends Modified by Poly(N-Vinylpyrrolidone).

The viscosity behaviour and physical properties of blends containing hyaluronic acid (HA) and poly(N-vinylpyrrolidone) (PVP) were studied by the viscometric technique, steady shear tests, tensile tests and infrared spectroscopy. Viscometric and rheological measurements were carried out using blends of HA/PVP with different HA weight fractions (0, 0.2, 0.5, 0.8 and 1). The polymer films and HA/PVP blend films were prepared using the solution casting method. The study of HA blends by viscometry showed that HA/PVP was miscible with the exception of the blend with high HA content. HA and its blends showed a shear-thinning flow behaviour. The non-Newtonian indices (n) of HA/PVP blends were calculated by the Ostwald–de Waele equation, indicating a shear-thinning effect in which pseudoplasticity increased with increasing HA contents. Mechanical properties, such as tensile strength and elongation at the break, were higher for HA/PVP films with wHA = 0.5 compared to those with higher HA contents. The elongation at the break of HA/PVP blend films displayed a pronounced increase compared to HA films. Moreover, infrared analysis confirmed the existence of interactions between HA and PVP. The blending of HA with PVP generated films with elasticity and better properties than homopolymer films.

Analysis of efficiency of application of media with hyaluronic acid in cryoprotocols

According to the World Health Organization, about 2 million new couples experience infertility annually, and their number is growing. An effective way to overcome infertility is assisted reproductive technology (ART). Cryopreservation will rationally solve the issue of preservation and further use of embryos: to delay pregnancy for some time considering womans desire and to prevent ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome. Embryo freezing allows to reduce the rate of repeated ovarian stimulation and perform preimplantation genetic diagnosis. Over the past decades, various cryotransfer options have been proposed to increase ART treatment efficacy, including the use of a culture medium with a high concentration of hyaluronic acid, but there are conflicting data on the use of such a medium in ART programs.
 Aim. Evaluation of thawed embryo transfers efficacy using the hyaluronic acid-containing culture medium. To achieve the goal, the following tasks were set: to evaluate clinical and medical history data of patients with tubal infertility in cryoprotocols, to analyze the previous cycle of in vitro fertilization and embryological stage, to evaluate the effectiveness of the culture medium with a high content of hyaluronic acid.
 Materials and methods. A detailed description of the patient sample, inclusion and exclusion criteria, embryological stage, embryo grading, devitrified embryo transfer technique. The article includes 3 tables which present the groups general clinical characteristics, the embryological stage, the rate of pregnancy, depending on the cultivation day.
 Results. The authors established that in patients with a history of pelvic surgery and sexually transmitted infections, it is advisable to use the culture medium with a high content of hyaluronic acid to transfer the thawed embryo. It was shown that pregnancy rate is 1.5 times higher when transferring devitrified embryos on the 5th day of development with the use of hyaluronic acid-containing culture medium.
 The conclusion about the pregnancy rate in obese patients is not indisputable, which requires further study. The authors also provide practical recommendations on the use of the culture medium with hyaluronic acid in cryoprotocols.
 Conclusion. The study allows to optimize the devitrified embryo transfer in patients with tubal infertility using a culture medium with a high content of hyaluronan. This work has undoubted scientific and practical significance.

Extraction of Hyaluronic Acid from Aloe barbadensis (Aloe Vera)

Hyaluronic acid have a high moisture preservation and biocompatibility characteristic, thus allowing various usage of this substance in pharmaceutical, medicinal, and skin care products. Present manufacturing process of hyaluronic acid requires extraction of animal cells or through other methods utilizing bacteria. The aim of this research is to investigate an alternative source of hyaluronic acid extraction using plant based which is aloe vera (A. Barbadensis). Three main parts of aloe vera (rind, mesophyll and gel) underwent several steps of extraction process and the result was compared to the sample of hyaluronic acid from goat brain. The evaluation including comparison of total carbohydrates, reducing sugars and degradation using heat treatment. The results of extraction were analyzed using UV-Spectrophotometer at 230 nm and compare to the extraction result of goat brain to ensure the presence of hyaluronic acid. It was found out that the rind part of aloe vera have the highest potential of high content of hyaluronic acid.

Diagnosis of mesothelioma by cytology using Japanese criteria

Mesotheliomas produce body cavity effusion in about 70% of cases. Their cytologic diagnosis is hindered by the existence of a wide range of sensitivities, (according to the guidelines for pathologic diagnosis of malignant mesothelioma) and by the absence of a key histologic diagnostic feature, invasion of tumor cells into preexisting tissue. Early in the incidence of mesothelioma, there is just effusion, without pleural thickening, and in some cases mesothelioma cells appear in effusions temporarily, not permanently. Therefore, correct diagnosis requires effusion-sampling at the right time. The characteristic cell-features of epithelioid mesothelioma revealed by effusion cytology include: (1) cell clusters (ball-like structures, papillary structure, window-formation, cell-to-cell engulfment, and type 2 collagenous stroma), (2) round or oval nucleus with one or two prominent nucleoli, (3) multinucleated cells, (4) thick basophilic cytoplasm, (5) blurring of the cell contour, and (6) hump-like cellular processes (following the general rule for clinical and pathological record of lung cancer of the Japan Lung Cancer Society). Provided some critical criteria are met—such as a history of asbestos exposure, pleural thickening, high content of hyaluronic acid in effusions—a definitive diagnosis of mesothelioma may be possible by effusion cytology alone.

Effect of a natural extract of chicken combs with a high content of hyaluronic acid (Hyal-Joint®) on pain relief and quality of life in subjects with knee osteoarthritis: a pilot randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial

BackgroundIntra-articular hyaluronic acid represents a substantive addition to the therapeutic armamentarium in knee osteoarthritis. We examined the effect of dietary supplementation with a natural extract of chicken combs with a high content of hyaluronic acid (60%) (Hyal-Joint®) (active test product, AP) on pain and quality of life in subjects with osteoarthritis of the knee.MethodsTwenty subjects aged ≥40 years with knee osteoarthritis (pain for at least 15 days in the previous month, symptoms present for ≥6 months, Kellgren/Lawrence score ≥2) participated in a randomized double-blind controlled trial. Ten subjects received AP (80 mg/day) and 10 placebo for 8 weeks. The Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) and quality of life by the Short Form-36 (SF-36v2) were administered at baseline and after 4 and 8 weeks of treatment.ResultsWOMAC pain (primary efficacy variable) was similar in both study groups (mean [SD]) with 6.6 (4.0) points in the AP group and 6.4 (2.7) in the placebo group (P = 0.943). As compared with baseline, subjects in both groups showed statistically significant improvements in WOMAC pain, stiffness, physical function subscales, and in the aggregate score, but the magnitude of changes was higher in the AP group for WOMAC physical function (-13.1 [12.0] vs. -10.1 [8.6], P = 0.575) and total symptoms (-18.6 [16.8] vs. -15.8 [11.4], P = 0.694). At 4 weeks, statistically significant mean changes compared with baseline were observed in the SF-36v2 scales of role-physical, bodily pain, social functioning and role-emotional among subjects in the AP group, and in physical functioning, bodily pain, and social functioning in the placebo group. At 8 weeks, changes were significant for role-physical, bodily pain, and physical component summary in the AP group, and for physical functioning and role-emotional in the placebo arm. Changes in bodily pain and social functioning were of greater magnitude in subjects given AP.ConclusionThis pilot clinical trial showed that daily supplementation with oral hyaluronic acid from a natural extract of chicken combs (Hyal-Joint®) was useful to enhance several markers of quality of life in adults with osteoarthritis of the knee. The results warrant further study in larger sample sizes.

Cartilage repair using new polysaccharidic biomaterials: macroscopic, histological and biochemical approaches in a rat model of cartilage defect

Objective The present study aims at evaluating, in a rat model of cartilage defect, the potential of various polymers as filling and repair biomaterials. The macroscopic and histological observations are compared to biochemical parameters in order to appreciate the pertinence of the latter as suitable criteria in tissue engineering.Methods A hydrogel, consisting of hyaluronic acid (HA), covalently substituted by hydrophobic alkyl chains (HA12, HA18) and an alginate sponge, alone (Asp) or combined with HA (AHAsp) or combined with HA and chondrocytes (HYBsp) were evaluated. Cartilage lesions were drilled in femoral trochlea of rats. The analyses were performed on trochlea as well as on patella and condyles.Results Repairs achieved with hydrogels had a similar macroscopic appearance than those afforded by AHAsp and HYBsp. Best macroscopic and histological scores were obtained with HA18 and HYBsp in comparison with alginate group (P< 0.01 and P< 0.02 respectively). Biochemical evaluations confirmed the presence of similar amounts of proteoglycans in the repaired zones and in the controls, though with different ΔdiC4S/ΔdiC6S ratios and enhanced HA levels.Conclusions Hydrogels or sponges proved to be colonized by cells synthesizing a matrix with a high HA content. The matrix obtained eventually turns hyaline and takes over the scaffold. The addition of HA and/or chondrocytes to Asp significantly improves the macroscopic and histological scores (P< 0.05 and P< 0.02 respectively). However, biochemical parameters are significantly different of those evaluated in native cartilage. The present study shows that only biochemical parameters allow to discriminate between various biomaterials in tissue engineering and are essential informations which should be taken into account in addition to macroscopic and histological observations. Copyright 2003 OsteoArthritis Research Society International. Published by Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.

Non-destructive characterization of hydrogels.

Hydrogels have been prepared by a freezing-thawing procedure and investigations made of the effect of both number of freezing-thawing cycles and different content of hyaluronic acid (HA) on the mechanical properties of the PVA-HA hydrogels using non-destructive testing. The bulk elastic modulus K of hydrogels has been determined by pulse-echo measurements. It is noted that hydrogel elastic properties improve with the number of the cycles in PVA-HA 100/0; on the other hand samples with a high HA (1,000,000 molecular weight) content, beyond the third cycle, seem to be unaffected by the number of cycles. A bulk elastic modulus fall-off is then observed in samples submitted to an additional overnight freezing between two subsequent cycles. K increases in hydrogels with the highest HA content, when samples undergo pulse-echo measurements soon after their preparation. When hydrogels reach equilibrium, after having been kept in deionized water for 12 h, K values are lower, showing a nearly constant behaviour with different PVA-HA ratios and cycles. Furthermore, by means of scanning laser acoustic microscopy (SLAM) defects have been detected in the hydrogels. In samples which have reached equilibrium, SLAM images show that these defects disappear in PVA-HA hydrogels.

Proteoglycans, DNA, and RNA in rat granulation tissue, skin, and aorta. Biochemical and histological studies.

Proteoglycans in skin and aorta and nucleic acids in skin were studied in rats with subcutaneous sponge implants and in unoperated rats and compared with the sponge induced granulation tissue during a 42 day period. In rat aorta there was a predominance of the sulphated glycosaminoglycans, in particular heparan sulphate, while in skin there was a predominance of hyaluronic acid and dermatan sulphate. The subcutaneous sponge implantation caused a decrease in the dry weights of skin and aorta but did not influence the concentrations of the measured variables. In aorta the concentrations of chondroitin sulphate and dermatan sulphate decreased with age while in skin there was a slight fall in the concentrations of hyaluronic acid and heparan sulphate with age. The rate of biosynthesis of proteoglycans as estimated from the 35S-sulphate uptake was higher in skin than in aorta. A sequential development was noticed in granulation tissue with an initial high content of hyaluronic acid followed by increasing amounts of chondroitin sulphate and dermatan sulphate in older granulation tissue. The RNA/DNA ratio reached a maximum in 14 day old granulation tissue, but was unchanged in skin throughout the 42 day period. It is concluded that the distribution of proteoglycans and nucleic acids differs from tissue to tissue. This may be of relevance for tissue differences in susceptibility to diseases and to the effects - and side-effects - of drugs. The morphological and biochemical development of sponge induced granulation tissue from rats was similar to other types of granulation tissue during the first 4 weeks.

The synthesis of glycosaminoglycans by cultures of rabbit corneal endothelial and stromal cells.

Confluent monolayer cultures of rabbit corneal endothelial and stromal cells were incubated independently with [35S]sulphate and [3H]glucosamine for 3 days. AFter incubation, labelled glycosaminoglycans were isolated from the growth medium and from a cellular fraction. These glycosaminoglycans were further characterized by DEAE-cellulose column chromatography and by sequential treatment with various glycosamino-glycan-degrading enzymes. Both endothelial and stromal cultures synthesized hyaluronic acid as the principal product. The cell fraction from the stromal cultures, however, had significantly less hyaluronic acid than that from the endothelial cultures. In addition, both types of cells synthesized a variety of sulphated glycosaminoglycans. The relative amounts of each sulphated glycosaminoglycan in the two cell lines were similar, with chondroitin 4-sulphate, chondroitin 6-sulphate and dermatan sulphate as the major components. Heparan sulphate was present in smaller amounts. Keratan sulphate was also identified, but only in very small amounts (1-3%). The presence of dermatan sulphate and the high content of hyaluronic acid are similar to the pattern of glycosaminoglycans seen in regenerating or developing tissues, including cornea.

Untersuchungen zur Mitreaktion der Pleura bei peritonealen Reizungen

Intraperitoneal injection of phytohemagglutinin in rats resulted in ascites and hydrothorax with a high content of hyaluronic acid. Cell proliferation was increased 48–72 h after PHA application in the mesothelial layer of peritoneum and pleura. It is suggested that intraperitoneally injected PHA stimulates mesothelial cell proliferation and is transported via lymphatic vessels to the pleural cavity.

HISTOCHEMISCHE DIFFERENZIERUNG VERSCHIEDENER ZELLEN IN DER HAUPTSPEICHELDRÜSE VON MYZUS PERSICAE

In der Hauptspeicheldrüse von Myzus persicae wurden mit histochemischen Nachweismethoden vier Zellgruppen bestimmt. Diese Zellgruppen ließen sich fluoreszenzmikroskopisch auf Grund ihres Bindungsvermögens für Acridinorange unterscheiden, außerdem durch ihren Gehalt an RNS und verschiedenen Proteinen sowie durch ihren Gehalt an Kohlenhydraten (PAS‐Reaktion), Hyaluronsäure und anderen Hale‐positiven Substanzen. Die Speichelscheide reagierte auf Nachweise für Kohlenhydrate und Protein positiv.SummaryHISTOCHEMICAL DIFFERENTIATION OF SEVERAL CELL GROUPS OF THE PRINCIPAL SALIVARY GLAND OF MYZUS PERSICAEFixed and sectioned principal salivary glands of Myzus persicae stained with acridine orange at different pH‐values (pH 2.6 − 7.0) were investigated under the fluorescence microscope. There were 4 groups of cells, which differed in their ability to absorb acridine orange (Abb. 1). By histochemical demonstration of different substrates a characterization of those 4 groups was possible: Cells A and F (see Abb. 1) contain much RNA and also much protein, which is distinguished by a high cystine content. Cells B, C and I contain much RNA and protein, but reactions for disulphide groups (cystine) were negative. There was an additional high content of hyaluronic acid. Cells D and E. Besides RNA and protein, PAS‐positive and Hale‐positive substances were found. Because of the different distribution of the latter two substances in the cell different polysaccharides are assumed. Cells G and H. In the G‐cells no considerable amounts of RNA, protein and polysaccharides were found. In the H‐cells only a weak PAS‐reaction took place. Probably these cells produce no secretion for the saliva. The stylet sheath was Hale‐ and PAS‐positiv; thus the presence of protein could be demonstrated.

High content of hyaluronic acid in normal human heart valves.

DURING the course of investigations of the effect of age on acid mucopolysaccharide content of the human heart valves, we found hyaluronic acid to be a major component. In all it represented about 60 per cent of the acid mucopolysaccharide present in the tissue. This observation is in striking contrast with reports from other laboratories1,2 which have shown hyaluronic acid to be a minor component of both bovine and pig heart valves. This communication reports the distribution of the acid mucopolysaccharide fractions of the normal human heart valves.