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This article provides guidance toward a platform technology for monitoring enzyme activity within the extracellular matrix (ECM) assessed by quantifying reporters secreted into the cell culture supernatant and analyzed by tandem mass spectrometry. The reporters are enzymatically and covalently bound to the ECM by transglutaminases (TG) using the peptide sequence of human insulin-like growth factor I's (IGF-I) D-domain which is known to be bound to the ECM by transglutaminase. The IGF-I D-domain sequence is followed by a peptide sequence cleaved by the intended target protease. This protease-sensitive peptide sequence (PSS) is cleaved off the ECM and can be used to monitor target-enzyme activity by employing a downstream mass tag designed according to isobaric mass encoding strategies, i.e., the combination of isotopically labeled, heavy amino acids. Thereby, cleavage events are linked to the appearance of encoded mass tags, readily allowing multiplexing. This article presents the design and synthesis of these mass reporters. It further aims at detailing the search for peptide sequences responding to target proteases to facilitate future work on enzyme activity measurement for enzymatic activities of hitherto unknown enzymes. In conclusion, the goal of this article is to arm scientists interested in measurements of local enzymatic activities within the ECM with robust protocols and background knowledge.Hydrogels have drawn extensive attention due to their unique physical and biological properties. However, the relatively low mechanical strength and poor processability of hydrogels limit their applications. Especially, the emerging 3D printing technology for nontoxic hydrogels requires proper formability and controllable mechanical behaviors. In this study, a new strategy to construct a novel double-network biocompatible hydrogel from poly(ethylene glycol) diacrylate (PEGDA) and short-chain chitosan (CS) via ionic-covalent cross-linking is by a two-step method involving UV curing followed by immersion in an anionic solution. The CS-based ionic network and PEGDA-based covalent network as well as the hydrogen bonds between them jointly induce excellent mechanical properties, which can be regulated by changing the PEGDA/CS content and ionic cross-linking time. Compared with conventional hydrogels, this mechanically optimized hydrogel exhibits a superior elastic modulus (3.84 ± 0.4 MPa), higher tensile strength (7.23 ± 0.2 MPa), and higher tensile strain (162 ± 7%). Notably, its excellent printing capability through the citrate anionic solution adjustment enables 3D printing with precision, flexibility, and a complex inner structure by extrusion in air at room temperature. In addition, a number of citrate ions existed in the ionic network, giving the hydrogels good electrical conductivity. Therefore, this printable, conductive, and tough hydrogel exhibits potential for vascular engineering, cartilage tissue engineering, and wearable device applications.Gene therapy offers an alternative approach to malignant glioma; however, glioma cells are difficult to transfect. Peptides, as nonviral vectors, can achieve efficient gene transfection in glioma cells due to their good biocompatibility and easy functionalization. In this article, we reported a series of peptide vectors, which were composed of amphiphilic α-helical segments, cationic cell-penetrating segments, and cysteine and glycine residues. buy Cabozantinib The physicochemical properties of peptide vectors or peptide/pGL3 complexes, including conformation, DNA-loading capacity, size, zeta potential, and morphology, were characterized. Their gene delivery abilities were evaluated in U373, U87, and C6 glioma cell lines and a normal cell line 293 T. Compared with Lipo 2000 and other peptide vectors, the efficiency of P-03 (CLLHHLLHHLLHHGGRKKRRQRRR) to transfect glioma cells was higher. While in 293 T cells, the transfection efficiency of P-03 was much lower than that of Lipo 2000 and another positive control P-07. Furthermore, P-03 could facilitate the pGL3 plasmids crossing a blood-brain barrier model in vitro and achieved the expression of EGFP gene in the brain sites of zebrafish.In recent years, biomimetic tubular scaffolds have been widely used to repair various human tissue defects, due to their hollow structure similar to the native tissues such as blood vessel, trachea, ureter, and bone marrow cavity. However, there are still many challenges in manufacturing a tubular hydrogel scaffold with suitable mechanical properties, specific microstructure, and good biocompatibility. In this study, we exploited an enzymatic cross-linking method using horseradish peroxidase (HRP) as an enzyme and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) as a substrate, and combining with gelatin's thermal sensitivity to produce an enzymatically cross-linked silk fibroin/gelatin-tyramine (E-SF/GT) tubular hydrogel. Through further treatment with methanol, we fabricated an EM-SF/GT tubular hydrogel with fine-wall architecture that consists of two different layers (inner and outer, dense and porous). Mechanical measurement showed that the compressive moduli values were up to 4.82 MPa and the tensile moduli values were up to 4.79 kPa under the static loading conditions. Also, degradation test showed that the hydrogel's degradation time was prolonged. Finally, the bioactivity was tested by seeding mouse bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (mBMSCs) in the lumen of a small-diameter (2 mm) EM-SF/GT tubular hydrogel. Cell morphology and immunofluorescence test indicated that mBMSCs differentiated into endothelial cells and lined the inner surface of the tubular hydrogel under induction. This work provided a feasible strategy for developing tubular hydrogels, which could be potentially used as scaffolds for hollow multilayer tissue engineering, such as blood vessels.The anticoagulation treatment of cardiovascular patients, which is mandatory after implantation of heart valves or stents, has significantly adverse effects on life quality. This treatment can be reduced or even circumvented by developing novel antithrombogenic surfaces of blood-contacting implants. Thus, we aim to discover materials exhibiting outstanding hemocompatibility compared to other available synthetic materials. We present promising surficial characteristics of single crystalline alumina in terms of platelet activation inhibition. In order to elucidate the relation between its crystallographic properties including the plane orientation and blood cell behavior, we examined endothelialization, cytocompatibility, and platelet activation at the blood-alumina interfaces in a controlled experimental setup. We observed that the cell response is highly sensitive to the plane orientation and differs significantly for (0001) and (11-20) planes of Al2O3. Our results reveal for the first time the dependence of platelet activation on crystallographic orientation, which is assumed to be a critical condition controlling the thrombogenicity.
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