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MP22-13 OFF THE SHELF ACELLULAR FETAL SKIN SCAFFOLD AS A NOVEL ALTERNATIVE TO BUCCAL MUCOSA GRAFT: THE DEVELOPMENT AND CHARACTERIZATION OF HUMAN TISSUE ENGINEERED FETAL DERMAL MATRIX IN RABBIT MODEL OF HYPOSPADIASIS

You have accessJournal of UrologyCME1 May 2022MP22-13 OFF THE SHELF ACELLULAR FETAL SKIN SCAFFOLD AS A NOVEL ALTERNATIVE TO BUCCAL MUCOSA GRAFT: THE DEVELOPMENT AND CHARACTERIZATION OF HUMAN TISSUE ENGINEERED FETAL DERMAL MATRIX IN RABBIT MODEL OF HYPOSPADIASIS Abdol-Mohammad Kajbafzadeh, Soheila Sobhani, and Fahimeh Jafarnezhad-Ansariha Abdol-Mohammad KajbafzadehAbdol-Mohammad Kajbafzadeh More articles by this author , Soheila SobhaniSoheila Sobhani More articles by this author , and Fahimeh Jafarnezhad-AnsarihaFahimeh Jafarnezhad-Ansariha More articles by this author View All Author Informationhttps://doi.org/10.1097/JU.0000000000002561.13AboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints ShareFacebookLinked InTwitterEmail Abstract INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVE: To introduce a novel alternative to buccal mucosal graft from the acellular human fetal skin for management of hypospadias in rabbit model. To optimize the acellularization protocol for development and characterization of human tissue engineered fetal dermal matrix as an “off the shelf” natural biomaterial. METHODS: Human fetal skin were obtained (from the therapeutic abortion fetuses) with gestational age of 16-19 weeks with respect to a singed informed consent from parents following receiving the university ethical committee permission. The dissected full thickness fetal skin tissues were placed into SDS and Triton X-100 in different dosages to achieve the optimum decellularization protocol. Histopathology of the fetal acellular matrix were assess by hematoxcillin & eosin, DAPI staining for confirmation of removal of all cell materials, trichrome staining for collagen evaluation DNA quantification for confirmation of DNA content, scanning electron microscopy for evaluation of scaffold microstructure. Specific dermal markers (Vimentin, type I collagen, CK14) were depict by IHC. The prepared dermal scaffolds were then grafted into the induced model of hypospadias in 8 male rabbits. The rabbits were followed up for 1, 2, 3 and 6 months post operatively. RESULTS: In order to show the success of decellularization process, we characterized it with H&E, trichrome-Masson staining, DAPI and SEM which confirmed the significant removal of cells; meanwhile the ECM was completely preserved. At the time of biopsy after 2, 4 and 6 moths, no evidence of inflammation, fibrosis, necrosis or rejection was observed and the grafted dermal scaffolds appeared histologically and anatomically normal histologic appearance by recellularization of scaffold by circulating CD 34 + bone marrow stem cells “represent the body as a natural bioreactor”. CONCLUSIONS: The use of this novel “off the shelf” natural fetal skin scaffold without cell seeding is an excellent alterative to buccal mucosal graft and pave the road for decreasing surgical time (at least one hour) in complex hypospadias reconstruction. This method is safe, feasible with excellent angioneogenesis and cell seeding in due course without cell culture and cell seeding or shrinkage of the graft, no creation of oral mucosal wound and in addition, there will be no limitations of graft size for staged hypospadias cripple surgery. Source of Funding: There was no source of funding for this study © 2022 by American Urological Association Education and Research, Inc.FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Volume 207Issue Supplement 5May 2022Page: e376 Advertisement Copyright & Permissions© 2022 by American Urological Association Education and Research, Inc.MetricsAuthor Information Abdol-Mohammad Kajbafzadeh More articles by this author Soheila Sobhani More articles by this author Fahimeh Jafarnezhad-Ansariha More articles by this author Expand All Advertisement PDF DownloadLoading ...

REMOVED - TIME MANAGEMENT MATRIX IN NURSING AND CARE

REMOVED due to no response to queries to the previous journal publisher, Mediterranean Bio Medical Journals, or duplicate publication elsewhere.

Mass spectrometry profiling of non-enzymatic deamidation of articular cartilage components suggests slower protein turnover in deep regions and in hips compared with knees

Mass spectrometry profiling of non-enzymatic deamidation of articular cartilage components suggests slower protein turnover in deep regions and in hips compared with knees

Evidence of placental endoplasmic reticulum stress in the pathophysiology of gestational diabetes mellitus

Evidence of placental endoplasmic reticulum stress in the pathophysiology of gestational diabetes mellitus

N-TH ROOT OF HERMITE MATRIX AND ITS APPLICATION IN QUANTUM SYSTEMS

In this paper, the n-th root of a matrix is defined, and the explicit form of n-th root of an Hermitian matrix is given. A new method for diagonalizing quadratic Hamiltonians is proposed. Also, a class of quantum operators is induced by the linear transformation in configuration space, and its unitary properties and transformation behavior are studied. Our new method based on n-th root of matrices can develop the mathematical methods of quantum mechanics and quantum optics, and can also be applied to engineering, quantum optics and quantum fields states with squeezing properties, as well as the binomial field states.

P-8: Involvement of proteoglycan-containing cells and/or the proteoglycan extracellular matrix in synaptic transmission

s / Neuropeptides 40 (2006) 417–445 443 are known to correlate negatively with body mass index (BMI) so that ghrelin is elevated in anorexia nervosa and decreased in obesity. In patients with cancer cachexia, it has been postulated that lack of appetite and weight loss, despite elevated ghrelin levels, results from partial ghrelin resistance. Exogenous ghrelin administered to these patients has been shown to increase caloric intake by 31%. In this study, we have shown that increased endogenous release of ghrelin from neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) can overcome the partial ghrelin resistance seen in cancer cachexia. Methods: The study was conducted as a single-center, prospective trial enrolling 35 patients with NETs. Total ghrelin levels and chromogranin A (CgA) values were measured and analyzed for differences by t test (p < 0.05). Subgroups examined included patients with and without hepatic metastases, carcinoid versus pancreatic NETs, and patients with and without hypergastrinemia due either to prolonged proton pump inhibitor use or due to Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome (ZES). Results: Mean total ghrelin levels in patients with NET and hepatic metastases (589 pg/ml) were significantly elevated compared to the group of NET patients without hepatic metastases (411 pg/ml). The former had a mean BMI of 27.2 compared to a mean of 26.3 for the latter. These higher ghrelin levels correlated with higher serum chromogranin A levels. Mean total ghrelin in patients with hypergastrinemia due to prolonged proton pump inhibitor therapy (591 pg/ml) differed significantly from untreated patients (418 pg/ml). No significant differences in ghrelin levels were seen in patients with carcinoid tumors compared to those with pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors nor between patients with Zollinger-Ellison syndrome versus those without. All patients with neuroendocrine tumors had elevated levels of ghrelin compared to the standard reference range. Conclusions: We report that in all subgroups analyzed, patients with NETs had levels of ghrelin that positively correlated with BMI suggesting that any partial ghrelin resistance may be overcome with increased endogenous ghrelin. This data supports the possibility that ghrelin is co-released from NETs and exerts an orexigenic effect in these patients, helping to maintain weight preservation despite widely disseminated disease. doi:10.1016/j.npep.2006.09.044 P-8: INVOLVEMENT OF PROTEOGLYCANCONTAINING CELLS AND/OR THE PROTEOGLYCAN EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX IN SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION Yu.S. Garkun , A.A. Denisov , P.G. Molchanov , N.V. Yakubovich , V.A. Kulchitsky ; a Institute of Physiology, National Academy of Sciences, 28 Akademicheskaya Str., 220072, Minsk, Belarus; b Belarus State University, 4 Nezavisemosty Ave., 220050, Minsk, Belarus In many respects cell-to-cell communications are determined by interaction between cells and extracellular matrix. We attempted to change the functional state of the extracellular matrix by applying chondroitin sulfate to test the hypothesis that proteoglycans can influence synaptic transmission in brain slices by transforming extracellular matrix. Experimental series were performed on 400 lm-thick hippocampal slices from 3–4-week old rats. Population spikes (PS) and field excitatory postsynaptic potentials (fEPSPs) in the CA1 area were recorded under electrical stimulation of the Schaffer collaterals in a series of 48 hippocampal slices taken from 16 young rats under perfusion with 0.001– 1.0% chondroitin sulfate. Beginning at 60s after application of 0.01% chondroitin sulfate, an increase in the amplitude of the fEPSPs in response to both paired pulse stimuli was induced and persisted until 90s. Following this, the fEPSPs in response to both pulses declined rapidly over 60s, to an extent whereby fEPSPs were almost abolished. The initial facilitation of fEPSPs and PSs amplitudes following chondroitin sulfate may result from either an increase in net excitatory post-synaptic current or an increase in post-synaptic impedance. Similarly, the subsequent impairment of fEPSPs and PSs amplitude in the period 90 to 150s after chondroitin application presumably reflects a reduction in excitatory post-synaptic current or a large fall in postsynaptic impedance. All these processes can be initiated by structural shifts in perineuronal nets including changes of a configuration of active zones and receptor ratio. Thus, proteoglycans may influence interneuronal communications in the CA1 region of the hippocampus. doi:10.1016/j.npep.2006.09.045 P-9: VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL PEPTIDE MODULATES PLASMACYTOID DENDRITIC CELL FUNCTION BY ALTERATION OF THE IMMUNE PHENOTYPE AND INHIBITION OF IFNA SECRETION D. Fabricius , M. Sue O’Dorisio , Sue Blackwell , Bernd Jahrsdoerfer ; a Department of Pediatrics, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA; b Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA; c Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA Plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDC) are thought to be the main sentinels for viral infections, to which they

P-5: TCAP-1 administration in rats modulates the anxiogenic effects of CRF in three tests of anxiety

s / Neuropeptides 40 (2006) 417–445 443 are known to correlate negatively with body mass index (BMI) so that ghrelin is elevated in anorexia nervosa and decreased in obesity. In patients with cancer cachexia, it has been postulated that lack of appetite and weight loss, despite elevated ghrelin levels, results from partial ghrelin resistance. Exogenous ghrelin administered to these patients has been shown to increase caloric intake by 31%. In this study, we have shown that increased endogenous release of ghrelin from neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) can overcome the partial ghrelin resistance seen in cancer cachexia. Methods: The study was conducted as a single-center, prospective trial enrolling 35 patients with NETs. Total ghrelin levels and chromogranin A (CgA) values were measured and analyzed for differences by t test (p < 0.05). Subgroups examined included patients with and without hepatic metastases, carcinoid versus pancreatic NETs, and patients with and without hypergastrinemia due either to prolonged proton pump inhibitor use or due to Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome (ZES). Results: Mean total ghrelin levels in patients with NET and hepatic metastases (589 pg/ml) were significantly elevated compared to the group of NET patients without hepatic metastases (411 pg/ml). The former had a mean BMI of 27.2 compared to a mean of 26.3 for the latter. These higher ghrelin levels correlated with higher serum chromogranin A levels. Mean total ghrelin in patients with hypergastrinemia due to prolonged proton pump inhibitor therapy (591 pg/ml) differed significantly from untreated patients (418 pg/ml). No significant differences in ghrelin levels were seen in patients with carcinoid tumors compared to those with pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors nor between patients with Zollinger-Ellison syndrome versus those without. All patients with neuroendocrine tumors had elevated levels of ghrelin compared to the standard reference range. Conclusions: We report that in all subgroups analyzed, patients with NETs had levels of ghrelin that positively correlated with BMI suggesting that any partial ghrelin resistance may be overcome with increased endogenous ghrelin. This data supports the possibility that ghrelin is co-released from NETs and exerts an orexigenic effect in these patients, helping to maintain weight preservation despite widely disseminated disease. doi:10.1016/j.npep.2006.09.044 P-8: INVOLVEMENT OF PROTEOGLYCANCONTAINING CELLS AND/OR THE PROTEOGLYCAN EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX IN SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION Yu.S. Garkun , A.A. Denisov , P.G. Molchanov , N.V. Yakubovich , V.A. Kulchitsky ; a Institute of Physiology, National Academy of Sciences, 28 Akademicheskaya Str., 220072, Minsk, Belarus; b Belarus State University, 4 Nezavisemosty Ave., 220050, Minsk, Belarus In many respects cell-to-cell communications are determined by interaction between cells and extracellular matrix. We attempted to change the functional state of the extracellular matrix by applying chondroitin sulfate to test the hypothesis that proteoglycans can influence synaptic transmission in brain slices by transforming extracellular matrix. Experimental series were performed on 400 lm-thick hippocampal slices from 3–4-week old rats. Population spikes (PS) and field excitatory postsynaptic potentials (fEPSPs) in the CA1 area were recorded under electrical stimulation of the Schaffer collaterals in a series of 48 hippocampal slices taken from 16 young rats under perfusion with 0.001– 1.0% chondroitin sulfate. Beginning at 60s after application of 0.01% chondroitin sulfate, an increase in the amplitude of the fEPSPs in response to both paired pulse stimuli was induced and persisted until 90s. Following this, the fEPSPs in response to both pulses declined rapidly over 60s, to an extent whereby fEPSPs were almost abolished. The initial facilitation of fEPSPs and PSs amplitudes following chondroitin sulfate may result from either an increase in net excitatory post-synaptic current or an increase in post-synaptic impedance. Similarly, the subsequent impairment of fEPSPs and PSs amplitude in the period 90 to 150s after chondroitin application presumably reflects a reduction in excitatory post-synaptic current or a large fall in postsynaptic impedance. All these processes can be initiated by structural shifts in perineuronal nets including changes of a configuration of active zones and receptor ratio. Thus, proteoglycans may influence interneuronal communications in the CA1 region of the hippocampus. doi:10.1016/j.npep.2006.09.045 P-9: VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL PEPTIDE MODULATES PLASMACYTOID DENDRITIC CELL FUNCTION BY ALTERATION OF THE IMMUNE PHENOTYPE AND INHIBITION OF IFNA SECRETION D. Fabricius , M. Sue O’Dorisio , Sue Blackwell , Bernd Jahrsdoerfer ; a Department of Pediatrics, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA; b Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA; c Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA Plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDC) are thought to be the main sentinels for viral infections, to which they

Human matrix metalloproteinase specificity studies using collagen sequence-based synthetic peptides.

The matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)/matrixin family has been implicated in both normal tissue remodeling and a variety of diseases associated with abnormal turnover of extracellular matrix components. To better understand MMP behaviors and to aid in the design of MMP inhibitors, a variety of sequence specificity studies have been performed using collagen sequence-based peptides and MMP family members. Results of these studies have been valuable for defining the differences in MMPs and for creating fluorogenic substrates that can continuously monitor MMP activity. However, these studies have also demonstrated that these peptides may not be very good models of native MMP substrates, and that the additivity principle is not always applicable for designing synthetic MMP substrates.

NEW METHODOLOGY FOR DETERMINING IN SITU FIBER, MATRIX AND INTERFACE STRESSES IN DAMAGED MULTIFIBER COMPOSITES

Article NEW METHODOLOGY FOR DETERMINING IN SITU FIBER, MATRIX AND INTERFACE STRESSES IN DAMAGED MULTIFIBER COMPOSITES was published on June 1, 1998 in the journal Science and Engineering of Composite Materials (volume 7, issue 1-2).

Immunological studies on serum and urinary proteins in urolith matrix in man.

Annals of the New York Academy of SciencesVolume 104, Issue 2 p. 579-591 IMMUNOLOGICAL STUDIES ON SERUM AND URINARY PROTEINS IN UROLITH MATRIX IN MAN* J. Stanton King Jr., J. Stanton King Jr. Bowman Gray School of Medicine of Wake Forest College, Winston-Salem, N. C. Helen Hay Whitney Foundation Research Fellow.Search for more papers by this authorWilliam H. Boyce, William H. Boyce Bowman Gray School of Medicine of Wake Forest College, Winston-Salem, N. C.Search for more papers by this author J. Stanton King Jr., J. Stanton King Jr. Bowman Gray School of Medicine of Wake Forest College, Winston-Salem, N. C. Helen Hay Whitney Foundation Research Fellow.Search for more papers by this authorWilliam H. Boyce, William H. Boyce Bowman Gray School of Medicine of Wake Forest College, Winston-Salem, N. C.Search for more papers by this author First published: March 1963 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1749-6632.1963.tb17694.xCitations: 22 * Supported by Grant A-259, National Institute of Arthritis and Metabolic Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Md., and The John A. Hartford Foundation, Inc., New York, N. Y. This is paper No. 14 in the series “Total Nondialyzahle Solids in Human Urine.” AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Citing Literature Volume104, Issue2Some Aspects of Metabolic Diseases in Man and AnimalsMarch 1963Pages 579-591 RelatedInformation