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Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2002 May 14;99(10):6637-42.
Headpiece domain of dematin is required for the stability of the erythrocyte membrane.
Khanna R, Chang SH, Andrabi S, Azam M, Kim A, Rivera A, Brugnara C, Low PS, Liu SC, Chishti AH.
Department of Medicine, St. Elizabeth's Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02135, USA.
Dematin is an actin-binding and bundling protein of the erythrocyte membrane skeleton. Dematin is localized to the spectrin-actin junctions, and its actin-bundling activity is regulated by phosphorylation of cAMP-dependent protein kinase. The carboxyl terminus of dematin is homologous to the "headpiece" domain of villin, an actin-bundling protein of the microvillus cytoskeleton. The headpiece domain contains an actin-binding site, a cAMP-kinase phosphorylation site, plays an essential role in dematin self-assembly, and bundles F-actin in vitro. By using homologous recombination in mouse embryonic stem cells, the headpiece domain of dematin was deleted to evaluate its function in vivo. Dematin headpiece null mice were viable and born at the expected Mendelian ratio. Hematological evaluation revealed evidence of compensated anemia and spherocytosis in the dematin headpiece null mice. The headpiece null erythrocytes were osmotically fragile, and ektacytometry/micropore filtration measurements demonstrated reduced deformability and filterability. In vitro membrane stability measurements indicated significantly greater membrane fragmentation of the dematin headpiece null erythrocytes. Finally, biochemical characterization, including the vesicle/cytoskeleton dissociation, spectrin self-association, and chemical crosslinking measurements, revealed a weakened membrane skeleton evidenced by reduced association of spectrin and actin to the plasma membrane. Together, these results provide evidence for the physiological significance of dematin and demonstrate a role for the headpiece domain in the maintenance of structural integrity and mechanical properties of erythrocytes in vivo.
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Med Sci Monit. 2002 May;8(5):SR21-6.
Embryonic stem cell research: the relevance of ethics in the progress of science.
Ruiz-Canela M.
Department of Biomedical Humanities, University of Navarra, Spain. mcanelnav.es
Experimentation with embryonic stem (ES) cells has become an important breakthrough in medical research. However, it is also a source of controversy, because it requires the destruction of the human embryos used to derive ES cells. This paper deals with some of the ethical issues concerning ES cell research. To begin with, the terms used in the debate on the ethical status of the human embryo need to be defined. Apart from the presumed benefits of ES cell research, we should also consider such issues as the strong opposition to this research by a large part of society, who argue in favour of protecting and respecting human embryos; the fragility and defenseless of human embryos; and the contradiction in terms inherent in the statement that human embryos must be treated with respect. Secondly, we should focus on possible conflicts between the financial, scientific, and ethical aspects of this debate. Thirdly, the significance of social and political debate requires clear and complete information that takes all consequences into account. Finally, the paper suggests how multipotent adult stem cell research may be an optimal and realistic alternative to ES cell research.
online pharmacy ref. source: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12011787&dopt=Abstract
Braz J Med Biol Res. 2002 May;35(5):535-42.
Establishment of new murine embryonic stem cell lines for the generation of mouse models of human genetic diseases.
Sukoyan MA, Kerkis AY, Mello MR, Kerkis IE, Visintin JA, Pereira LV.
Departamento de Biologia, Instituto de Biociencias, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Rua do Matao 277, 05508-900 Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Embryonic stem cells are totipotent cells derived from the inner cell mass of blastocysts. Recently, the development of appropriate culture conditions for the differentiation of these cells into specific cell types has permitted their use as potential therapeutic agents for several diseases. In addition, manipulation of their genome in vitro allows the creation of animal models of human genetic diseases and for the study of gene function in vivo. We report the establishment of new lines of murine embryonic stem cells from preimplantation stage embryos of 129/Sv mice. Most of these cells had a normal karyotype and an XY sex chromosome composition. The pluripotent properties of the cell lines obtained were analyzed on the basis of their alkaline phosphatase activity and their capacity to form complex embryoid bodies with rhythmically contracting cardiomyocytes. Two lines, USP-1 and USP-3, with the best in vitro characteristics of pluripotency were used in chimera-generating experiments. The capacity to contribute to the germ line was demonstrated by the USP-1 cell line. This cell line is currently being used to generate mouse models of human diseases.
online pharmacy ref. source: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12011937&dopt=Abstract
Braz J Med Biol Res. 2002 May;35(5):567-72.
Correlation of mixed lymphocyte culture with chronic graft-versus-host disease following allogeneic stem cell transplantation.
Visentainer JE, Lieber SR, Persoli LB, de Souza Lima SC, Vigorito AC, Aranha FJ, Eid KA, Oliveira GB, Miranda EC, de Souza CA.
Faculdade de Ciencias Medicas, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil. jelvisentainebest.com.br
The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the mixed lymphocyte culture as a predictive assay of acute and chronic graft-versus-host disease (GVHD). We studied 153 patients who received a first bone marrow transplantation from human leukocyte antigen-identical siblings. Acute GVHD was observed in 26 of 128 (20.3%) patients evaluated and chronic GVHD occurred in 60 of 114 (52.6%). One-way mixed lymphocyte culture (MLC) assays were performed by the standard method. MLC results are reported as the relative response (RR) from donor against patient cells. The responses ranged from -47.0 to 40.7%, with a median of 0.5%. The Kaplan-Meier probability of developing GVHD was determined for patients with positive and negative MLC. There was no significant difference in incidence of acute GVHD between the groups studied. However, the incidence of chronic GVHD was higher in recipients with RR >4.5% than in those with RR < or =4.5%. The Cox Proportional Hazards model was used to examine the effect of MLC levels on incidence of chronic GVHD, while adjusting for the potential confounding effect of others suspected or observed risk factors. The relative risk of chronic GVHD was 2.5 for patients with positive MLC (RR >4.5%), 2.9 for those who received peripheral blood progenitor cells as a graft, and 2.2 for patients who developed previous acute GVHD. MLC was not useful for predicting acute GVHD, but MLC with RR >4.5% associated with other risk factors could predict the development of chronic GVHD, being of help for the prevention and/or treatment of this late complication.
online pharmacy ref. source: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12011942&dopt=Abstract
Cell Tissue Res. 2002 Apr;308(1):87-96. Epub 2002 Apr 04.
Myelopoiesis in the omentum of normal mice and during abdominal inflammatory processes.
Pinho Mde F, Hurtado SP, El-Cheikh MC, Rossi MI, Dutra HS, Borojevic R.
Departamento de Imunobiologia, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niteroi, RJ, Brazil.
Coelomic cavities are relatively isolated from the systemic circulation of blood cells. Resident cell populations have a proper phenotype and kinetics, maintaining their steady-state populations and their responsiveness to local inflammatory reactions, in which the number and quality of coelomic cells can be greatly increased and modified. We have addressed the question of whether the increase in cell infiltrate in the inflamed abdominal cavity is sustained by the proliferation of myeloid cells in the omentum, and if so what are the characteristics of the progenitor cells involved and how the omentum controls their proliferation and differentiation. In the omentum under normal conditions and with inflammation due to schistosomal infection we found that pluripotent early myeloid progenitors were capable of giving rise to all the myeloid lineages in clonogenic assays, but not to the totipotent blood stem cells. Besides the major haemopoietins (GM-CSF, M-CSF, G-CSF, IL-5), the omentum stroma constitutively expressed SDF-1 alpha, the chemokine which elicits homing of circulating early haemopoietic progenitors. While normal omentum stroma produced LIF, its expression was substituted by SCF in inflamed tissues. In the first situation a slow steady-state renewal of progenitors is potentially favoured, while their intense expansion may be predominant in the latter one. We propose that the increase in cells in the abdominal cavity in inflammatory reactions is due to the enhanced input and expansion of early myeloid progenitors sustaining the in situ production of abdominal cell populations, rather than to the input of systemic circulating inflammatory cells.
online pharmacy ref. source: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12012208&dopt=Abstract
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