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  1. Book: Peptides and peptide-based biomaterials and their biomedical applications

    Sunna, Anwar / Care, Andrew / Bergquist, Peter L.

    (Advances in experimental medicine and biology ; 1030)

    2018  

    Author's details Anwar Sunna, Andrew Care, Peter L. Bergquist editors
    Series title Advances in experimental medicine and biology ; 1030
    Collection
    Keywords Peptides ; Biopolymers ; Biomedicine ; Nanomaterials ; Biomaterials
    Subject code 610
    Language English
    Size xiii, 300 Seiten, Illustrationen, 23.5 cm x 15.5 cm
    Publisher Springer
    Publishing place Cham
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Book
    HBZ-ID HT019506340
    ISBN 978-3-319-66094-3 ; 3-319-66094-2 ; 9783319660950 ; 3319660950
    Database Catalogue ZB MED Medicine, Health

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  2. Book ; Online ; E-Book: Peptides and peptide-based biomaterials and their biomedical applications

    Sunna, Anwar / Care, Andrew / Bergquist, Peter L.

    (Advances in experimental medicine and biology ; 1030)

    2017  

    Author's details Anwar Sunna, Andrew Care, Peter L. Bergquist editors
    Series title Advances in experimental medicine and biology ; 1030
    Collection
    Keywords Medicine ; Molecular biology ; Proteins ; Biomaterials
    Subject code 611.01816
    Language English
    Size 1 Online-Ressource (XIII, 300 Seiten), Illustrationen
    Publisher Springer
    Publishing place Cham
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Book ; Online ; E-Book
    Remark Zugriff für angemeldete ZB MED-Nutzerinnen und -Nutzer
    HBZ-ID HT019506316
    ISBN 978-3-319-66095-0 ; 9783319660943 ; 3-319-66095-0 ; 3319660942
    DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-66095-0
    Database ZB MED Catalogue: Medicine, Health, Nutrition, Environment, Agriculture

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  3. Article ; Online: More than a number: Incorporating the aged phenotype to improve in vitro and in vivo modeling of neurodegenerative disease.

    Carr, Laura M / Mustafa, Sanam / Care, Andrew / Collins-Praino, Lyndsey E

    Brain, behavior, and immunity

    2024  Volume 119, Page(s) 554–571

    Abstract: Age is the number one risk factor for developing a neurodegenerative disease (ND), such as Alzheimer's disease (AD) or Parkinson's disease (PD). With our rapidly ageing world population, there will be an increased burden of ND and need for disease- ... ...

    Abstract Age is the number one risk factor for developing a neurodegenerative disease (ND), such as Alzheimer's disease (AD) or Parkinson's disease (PD). With our rapidly ageing world population, there will be an increased burden of ND and need for disease-modifying treatments. Currently, however, translation of research from bench to bedside in NDs is poor. This may be due, at least in part, to the failure to account for the potential effect of ageing in preclinical modelling of NDs. While ageing can impact upon physiological response in multiple ways, only a limited number of preclinical studies of ND have incorporated ageing as a factor of interest. Here, we evaluate the aged phenotype and highlight the critical, but unmet, need to incorporate aspects of this phenotype into both the in vitro and in vivo models used in ND research. Given technological advances in the field over the past several years, we discuss how these could be harnessed to create novel models of ND that more readily incorporate aspects of the aged phenotype. This includes a recently described in vitro panel of ageing markers, which could help lead to more standardised models and improve reproducibility across studies. Importantly, we cannot assume that young cells or animals yield the same responses as seen in the context of ageing; thus, an improved understanding of the biology of ageing, and how to appropriately incorporate this into the modelling of ND, will ensure the best chance for successful translation of new therapies to the aged patient.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-04-23
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 639219-2
    ISSN 1090-2139 ; 0889-1591
    ISSN (online) 1090-2139
    ISSN 0889-1591
    DOI 10.1016/j.bbi.2024.04.023
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  4. Article ; Online: Neuronanomedicine for Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease: Current progress and a guide to improve clinical translation.

    Boyton, India / Valenzuela, Stella M / Collins-Praino, Lyndsey E / Care, Andrew

    Brain, behavior, and immunity

    2023  Volume 115, Page(s) 631–651

    Abstract: Neuronanomedicine is an emerging multidisciplinary field that aims to create innovative nanotechnologies to treat major neurodegenerative disorders, such as Alzheimer's (AD) and Parkinson's disease (PD). A key component of neuronanomedicine are ... ...

    Abstract Neuronanomedicine is an emerging multidisciplinary field that aims to create innovative nanotechnologies to treat major neurodegenerative disorders, such as Alzheimer's (AD) and Parkinson's disease (PD). A key component of neuronanomedicine are nanoparticles, which can improve drug properties and demonstrate enhanced safety and delivery across the blood-brain barrier, a major improvement on existing therapeutic approaches. In this review, we critically analyze the latest nanoparticle-based strategies to modify underlying disease pathology to slow or halt AD/PD progression. We find that a major roadblock for neuronanomedicine translation to date is a poor understanding of how nanoparticles interact with biological systems (i.e., bio-nano interactions), which is partly due to inconsistent reporting in published works. Accordingly, this review makes a set of specific recommendations to help guide researchers to harness the unique properties of nanoparticles and thus realise breakthrough treatments for AD/PD.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Parkinson Disease/pathology ; Drug Delivery Systems ; Alzheimer Disease/pathology ; Blood-Brain Barrier/pathology
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-11-13
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Review ; Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 639219-2
    ISSN 1090-2139 ; 0889-1591
    ISSN (online) 1090-2139
    ISSN 0889-1591
    DOI 10.1016/j.bbi.2023.11.004
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  5. Article ; Online: Bioengineering a Light-Responsive Encapsulin Nanoreactor: A Potential Tool for

    Diaz, Dennis / Vidal, Xavier / Sunna, Anwar / Care, Andrew

    ACS applied materials & interfaces

    2021  Volume 13, Issue 7, Page(s) 7977–7986

    Abstract: Encapsulins, a prokaryotic class of self-assembling protein nanocompartments, are being re-engineered to serve as "nanoreactors" for the augmentation or creation of key biochemical reactions. However, approaches that allow encapsulin nanoreactors to be ... ...

    Abstract Encapsulins, a prokaryotic class of self-assembling protein nanocompartments, are being re-engineered to serve as "nanoreactors" for the augmentation or creation of key biochemical reactions. However, approaches that allow encapsulin nanoreactors to be functionally activated with spatial and temporal precision are lacking. We report the construction of a light-responsive encapsulin nanoreactor for "on demand" production of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Herein, encapsulins were loaded with the fluorescent flavoprotein mini-singlet oxygen generator (miniSOG), a biological photosensitizer that is activated by blue light to generate ROS, primarily singlet oxygen (
    MeSH term(s) A549 Cells ; Antineoplastic Agents/chemistry ; Antineoplastic Agents/pharmacology ; Biomedical Engineering ; Cell Proliferation/drug effects ; Cell Survival/drug effects ; Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor ; Flavoproteins/chemistry ; Flavoproteins/metabolism ; Fluorescent Dyes/chemistry ; Fluorescent Dyes/pharmacology ; Humans ; Light ; Lung Neoplasms/diagnostic imaging ; Lung Neoplasms/drug therapy ; Lung Neoplasms/pathology ; Nanocomposites/chemistry ; Particle Size ; Photochemotherapy ; Photosensitizing Agents/chemistry ; Photosensitizing Agents/pharmacology ; Reactive Oxygen Species/analysis ; Reactive Oxygen Species/metabolism ; Singlet Oxygen/analysis ; Singlet Oxygen/metabolism ; Spectrometry, Fluorescence ; Surface Properties
    Chemical Substances Antineoplastic Agents ; Flavoproteins ; Fluorescent Dyes ; Photosensitizing Agents ; Reactive Oxygen Species ; Singlet Oxygen (17778-80-2)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-02-15
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 1944-8252
    ISSN (online) 1944-8252
    DOI 10.1021/acsami.0c21141
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  6. Article ; Online: Emerging Microfluidic Devices for Sample Preparation of Undiluted Whole Blood to Enable the Detection of Biomarkers.

    Rey Gomez, Laura M / Hirani, Rena / Care, Andrew / Inglis, David W / Wang, Yuling

    ACS sensors

    2023  Volume 8, Issue 4, Page(s) 1404–1421

    Abstract: Blood testing allows for diagnosis and monitoring of numerous conditions and illnesses; it forms an essential pillar of the health industry that continues to grow in market value. Due to the complex physical and biological nature of blood, samples must ... ...

    Abstract Blood testing allows for diagnosis and monitoring of numerous conditions and illnesses; it forms an essential pillar of the health industry that continues to grow in market value. Due to the complex physical and biological nature of blood, samples must be carefully collected and prepared to obtain accurate and reliable analysis results with minimal background signal. Examples of common sample preparation steps include dilutions, plasma separation, cell lysis, and nucleic acid extraction and isolation, which are time-consuming and can introduce risks of sample cross-contamination or pathogen exposure to laboratory staff. Moreover, the reagents and equipment needed can be costly and difficult to obtain in point-of-care or resource-limited settings. Microfluidic devices can perform sample preparation steps in a simpler, faster, and more affordable manner. Devices can be carried to areas that are difficult to access or that do not have the resources necessary. Although many microfluidic devices have been developed in the last 5 years, few were designed for the use of undiluted whole blood as a starting point, which eliminates the need for blood dilution and minimizes blood sample preparation. This review will first provide a short summary on blood properties and blood samples typically used for analysis, before delving into innovative advances in microfluidic devices over the last 5 years that address the hurdles of blood sample preparation. The devices will be categorized by application and the type of blood sample used. The final section focuses on devices for the detection of intracellular nucleic acids, because these require more extensive sample preparation steps, and the challenges involved in adapting this technology and potential improvements are discussed.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Biomarkers/metabolism ; Specimen Handling ; Nucleic Acids ; Lab-On-A-Chip Devices
    Chemical Substances Biomarkers ; Nucleic Acids
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-04-03
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Review ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ISSN 2379-3694
    ISSN (online) 2379-3694
    DOI 10.1021/acssensors.2c02696
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  7. Article ; Online: Bioengineering a light-responsive encapsulin nanoreactor

    Diaz, Dennis / Vidal, Xavier / Sunna, Anwar / Care, Andrew

    2021  

    Abstract: 7977 ... 7986 ... Encapsulins, a prokaryotic class of self-assembling protein nanocompartments, are being re-engineered to serve as "nanoreactors" for the augmentation or creation of key biochemical reactions. However, approaches that allow encapsulin ... ...

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    Encapsulins, a prokaryotic class of self-assembling protein nanocompartments, are being re-engineered to serve as "nanoreactors" for the augmentation or creation of key biochemical reactions. However, approaches that allow encapsulin nanoreactors to be functionally activated with spatial and temporal precision are lacking. We report the construction of a light-responsive encapsulin nanoreactor for "on demand" production of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Herein, encapsulins were loaded with the fluorescent flavoprotein mini-singlet oxygen generator (miniSOG), a biological photosensitizer that is activated by blue light to generate ROS, primarily singlet oxygen (1O2). We established that the nanocompartments stably encased miniSOG and in response to blue light were able to mediate the photoconversion of molecular oxygen into ROS. Using an in vitro model of lung cancer, we showed that ROS generated by the nanoreactor triggered photosensitized oxidation reactions which exerted a toxic effect on tumor cells, suggesting utility in photodynamic therapy. This encapsulin nanoreactor thus represents a platform for the light-controlled initiation and/or modulation of ROS-driven processes in biomedicine and biotechnology.

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    Keywords encapsulin ; compartmentalization ; nanoreactor ; photosensitizer ; reactive oxygen species ; photodynamic therapy ; protein delivery ; 667 ; 628
    Subject code 580
    Language English
    Publishing country de
    Document type Article ; Online
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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  8. Article ; Online: Characterizing the Dynamic Disassembly/Reassembly Mechanisms of Encapsulin Protein Nanocages.

    Boyton, India / Goodchild, Sophia C / Diaz, Dennis / Elbourne, Aaron / Collins-Praino, Lyndsey E / Care, Andrew

    ACS omega

    2021  Volume 7, Issue 1, Page(s) 823–836

    Abstract: Encapsulins, self-assembling icosahedral protein nanocages derived from prokaryotes, represent a versatile set of tools for nanobiotechnology. However, a comprehensive understanding of the mechanisms underlying encapsulin self-assembly, disassembly, and ... ...

    Abstract Encapsulins, self-assembling icosahedral protein nanocages derived from prokaryotes, represent a versatile set of tools for nanobiotechnology. However, a comprehensive understanding of the mechanisms underlying encapsulin self-assembly, disassembly, and reassembly is lacking. Here, we characterize the disassembly/reassembly properties of three encapsulin nanocages that possess different structural architectures:
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-12-20
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 2470-1343
    ISSN (online) 2470-1343
    DOI 10.1021/acsomega.1c05472
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  9. Article: A novel framework for the cell-free enzymatic production of glucaric acid

    Petroll, Kerstin / Care, Andrew / Bergquist, Peter L / Sunna, Anwar

    International Metabolic Engineering Society Metabolic engineering. 2020 Jan., v. 57

    2020  

    Abstract: Glucaric acid (GlucA) is a valuable glucose-derived chemical with promising applications as a biodegradable and biocompatible chemical in the manufacturing of plastics, detergents and drugs. Recently, there has been a significant focus on producing GlucA ...

    Abstract Glucaric acid (GlucA) is a valuable glucose-derived chemical with promising applications as a biodegradable and biocompatible chemical in the manufacturing of plastics, detergents and drugs. Recently, there has been a significant focus on producing GlucA microbially (in vivo) from renewable materials such as glucose, sucrose and myo-inositol. However, these in vivo GlucA production processes generally lack efficiency due to toxicity problems, metabolite competition and suboptimal enzyme ratios. Synthetic biology and accompanying cell-free biocatalysis have been proposed as a viable approach to overcome many of these limitations. However, cell-free biocatalysis faces its own limitations for industrial applications due to high enzyme costs and cofactor consumption. We have constructed a cell-free GlucA pathway and demonstrated a novel framework to overcome limitations of cell-free biocatalysis by i) the combination of both thermostable and mesophilic enzymes, ii) incorporation of a cofactor regeneration system and iii) immobilisation and recycling of the pathway enzymes. The cell-free production of GlucA was achieved from glucose-1-phosphate with a titre of 14.1 ± 0.9 mM (3.0 ± 0.2 g l⁻¹) and a molar yield of 35.2 ± 2.3% using non-immobilised enzymes, and a titre of 8.1 ± 0.2 mM (1.70 ± 0.04 g l⁻¹) and a molar yield of 20.2 ± 0.5% using immobilised enzymes with a total reaction time of 10 h. The resulting productivities (0.30 ± 0.02 g/h/l for free enzymes and 0.170 ± 0.004 g/h/l for immobilised enzymes) are the highest productivities so far reported for glucaric acid production using a synthetic enzyme pathway.
    Keywords biocatalysis ; biodegradability ; detergents ; drugs ; glucaric acid ; glucose ; glucose 1-phosphate ; immobilized enzymes ; industrial applications ; manufacturing ; metabolites ; myo-inositol ; plastics ; sucrose ; synthetic biology ; thermal stability ; toxicity
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2020-01
    Size p. 162-173.
    Publishing place Elsevier Inc.
    Document type Article
    ZDB-ID 1470383-x
    ISSN 1096-7184 ; 1096-7176
    ISSN (online) 1096-7184
    ISSN 1096-7176
    DOI 10.1016/j.ymben.2019.11.003
    Database NAL-Catalogue (AGRICOLA)

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  10. Article: Bioengineering Strategies for Protein-Based Nanoparticles.

    Diaz, Dennis / Care, Andrew / Sunna, Anwar

    Genes

    2018  Volume 9, Issue 7

    Abstract: In recent years, the practical application of protein-based nanoparticles (PNPs) has expanded rapidly into areas like drug delivery, vaccine development, and biocatalysis. PNPs possess unique features that make them attractive as potential platforms for ... ...

    Abstract In recent years, the practical application of protein-based nanoparticles (PNPs) has expanded rapidly into areas like drug delivery, vaccine development, and biocatalysis. PNPs possess unique features that make them attractive as potential platforms for a variety of nanobiotechnological applications. They self-assemble from multiple protein subunits into hollow monodisperse structures; they are highly stable, biocompatible, and biodegradable; and their external components and encapsulation properties can be readily manipulated by chemical or genetic strategies. Moreover, their complex and perfect symmetry have motivated researchers to mimic their properties in order to create de novo protein assemblies. This review focuses on recent advances in the bioengineering and bioconjugation of PNPs and the implementation of synthetic biology concepts to exploit and enhance PNP's intrinsic properties and to impart them with novel functionalities.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2018-07-23
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2527218-4
    ISSN 2073-4425
    ISSN 2073-4425
    DOI 10.3390/genes9070370
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