scholarly journals Effect of hydroxypropyl‐β‐cyclodextrin in fluid and semi‐solid submicron emulsions on physiological skin parameters during regular in vivo application

Author(s):  
Astrid Pany ◽  
Marie Wohlgenannt ◽  
Safoura Klopprogge ◽  
Michael Wolzt ◽  
Thomas Heuser ◽  
...  
2018 ◽  
Vol 47 (5) ◽  
pp. 2109-2125 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhaocong Yang ◽  
Yanfeng Zhang ◽  
Tingting Tang ◽  
Qinhua Zhu ◽  
Wanyue Shi ◽  
...  

Background/Aims: Pancreatic cancer remains one of the deadliest human malignancies, the lethality of which may be attributed to the presence of pancreatic cancer stem cells (PCSCs), a small subpopulation of cells existing within pancreatic tumor with high carcinogenesis. Therefore, it is crucial to establish an efficient enrichment and culture system of PCSCs and identify the key genes involved in the regulation of PCSCs. The three-dimensional (3D) liquid suspension mammosphere culture system has been established for enrichment and culture of PCSCs in vitro as the cell spheres are likely to originate from individual cell clone, but it has been challenged because the cell spheroids could be a result of cell aggregation. Methods: We optimized the existing culture system by adding methylcellulose to create a 3D semi-solid system which prevented the non-specific aggregation. Then we identified the CSC properties of Panc-1 spheroid cells cultured by this system by detecting the genes associated with stemness and by evaluation of the tumorigenicity in vitro and in vivo through invasion, migration and xenograft experiments methods. Subsequently, we performed high-throughput sequencing (HTS) of the Panc-1 spheroid cells. Results: We confirmed the PCSCs properties and high malignancy of the Panc-1 spheroid cells enriched by our novel 3D semi-solid system both in vitro and in vivo. Hundreds of mRNA, microRNA (miRNA) and dozens of long non-coding RNA (LncRNA) were identified to be differentially regulated in PCSCs-like Panc-1 spheroid cells compared with their parental cells by HTS. Conclusions: Our results demonstrate an efficient enrichment and culture system for Panc-1 spheroid cells with the PCSCs properties. The differentially expressed genes and their targets identified by the HTS of the Panc-1 spheroid cells can serve as new potential biomarkers for pancreatic cancer diagnosis and targeted therapy.


2018 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 283-294 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mani Manokari ◽  
Mahipal S. Shekhawat

Abstract The present study reports an efficient in vitro propagation system for Turnera ulmifolia using nodal segments as explants. Turnera ulmifolia (Passifloraceae) is an important garden plant with multipotent medicinal values. Effective shoot proliferation was achieved on agar gelled MS medium (Murashige and Skoog, 1962). The maximum number of shoots (8.3 ± 0.57) per initial explant was obtained on MS medium supplemented with 8.88 mM of 6-benzylaminopurine (BAP) and 0.54 mM of α-naphthalene acetic acid (NAA). The highest number of shoots (59.5 ± 2.10) proliferated on semi-solid MS medium (with agar) augmented with 2.22 mM of BAP and 2.32 mM of kinetin (Kin) along with 0.54 mM of NAA. Longer (4-5 cm) and healthy shoots were rooted (12.0 ± 0.10 roots per shoot) on half-strength MS medium fortified with 9.84 mM of indole-3 butyric acid (IBA). The in vitro regenerated plantlets were hardened in the greenhouse and transferred to the field. Significant developmental changes were observed in the foliar micromorphology of in vitro raised plantlets when these were transferred to the field. The stomatal index was gradually reduced (26.72 to 21.25) in the leaves from in vitro to field environments. But, vein-islets and veinlet terminations (13.4 and 7.6) were increased (39.7 and 18.4) respectively from in vitro to in vivo grown plants. Simple, unicellular, less frequent and underdeveloped trichomes were observed with the leaves of in vitro plants but fully developed trichomes recorded in the field transferred plants. The study could help in understanding the response and adaptation of tissue culture raised plantlets towards changed environmental conditions.


1997 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. Jacques ◽  
T. Nguyen-Xuan ◽  
E. Ionescu ◽  
G.P. Ravelli ◽  
P. Buri ◽  
...  

1994 ◽  
Vol 110 (2) ◽  
pp. 189-196 ◽  
Author(s):  
T.K.M.N. Mbela ◽  
A. Ludwig ◽  
I. Landau ◽  
E. Deharo ◽  
A. Haemers
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Bioimpacts ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 111-117
Author(s):  
Elaheh Dalir Abdolahinia ◽  
Behzad Jafari ◽  
Sepideh Parvizpour ◽  
Jaleh Barar ◽  
Samad Nadri ◽  
...  

Introduction: Cell aggregation of three-dimensional (3D) culture systems (the so-called spheroids) are designed as in vitro platform to represent more accurately the in vivo environment for drug discovery by using semi-solid media. The uniform multicellular tumor spheroids can be generated based on the interaction of cells with extracellular matrix (ECM) macromolecules such as collagen and integrin. This study aimed to investigate the possible interactions between the cellulose family and collagen using both in vitro and in silico approaches. Methods: The 3D microtissue of JIMT-1 cells was generated using hanging drop method to study the effects of charge and viscosity of the medium containing cellulose family. To determine the mode of interaction between cellulose derivatives (CDs) and collagen-integrin, docking analysis and molecular simulation were further performed using open source web servers and chemical simulations (GROMACS), respectively. Results: The results confirmed that the addition of CDs into the 3D medium can promote the formation of solid spheroids, where methylcellulose (MC) yielded uniform spheroids compared to carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC). Moreover, the computational analysis showed that MC interacted with both integrin and collagen, while sodium carboxymethyl cellulose (NaCMC) only interacted with collagen residues. The stated different behaviors in the 3D culture formation and collagen interaction were found in the physicochemical properties of CDs. Conclusion: Based on in vitro and in silico findings, MC is suggested as an important ECM-mimicking entity that can support the semi-solid medium and promote the formation of the uniform spheroid in the 3D culture.


Author(s):  
Kitti Bodhipadma ◽  
Sompoch Noichinda ◽  
Chutikarn Tangtivaporn ◽  
Saowaros Phanomchai ◽  
David W. M. Leung

In this study, different concentrations of 6-benzyladenine (BA) on in vitro shoot and inflorescence inductions of P. lanceolata were investigated. The in vivo and in vitro floral characteristics of this plant were also compared. Nodal explants of P. lanceolata were cultured vertically with the cut ends inserted into semi-solid Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium supplemented with 0, 0.5, 1, 2, 4, and 8 mg L–1 BA. The results showed that the explants formed the highest numbers of shoots even when cultured in MS basal medium without any addition of BA, while the shoots formed in the explants cultured in MS medium supplemented with 1 mg L–1 BA were the longest. No inflorescence was found in the shoots cultured in MS medium supplemented with 8 mg L–1 BA, while the highest percentage of inflorescence induction was found in the shoots cultured in the medium supplemented with 0.5 mg L–1 BA. The apperances of in vivo and in vitro flowers of P. lanceolata were the same in many aspects except that the number of flower/inflorescence formed was different. In addition, water accumulation was observed only inside the in vitro flowers. Water deposit in the long tubular structure of P. lanceolata flower could cause anther injury, suggesting that flowers developed in vitro may not always produce pollen.


Blood ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 120 (21) ◽  
pp. 4732-4732
Author(s):  
Shan Jiang ◽  
Qianli Jiang ◽  
Liqiong Zhu ◽  
Feili Chen ◽  
Lezhong Yuan ◽  
...  

Abstract Abstract 4732 Background: Bone defection repairing is a good model to study the hematopoiesis and its environment, during which there are reformations of niches and marrow cavity, different cells' migrations and evolutions, etc. Tissue-engineering-bone (TEB) is a kind of scaffold that degrades gradually during bone reformation. In order to observe different cells growing within the rigid, opaque, friable and porous TEB, we established a novel technique named semi-solid decalcification (SSD). Aim: With the TEB repairing model, we hope to address 3 questions: Firstly, could a functional bone with marrow cavity be reformed with the TEB? Secondly, what are the contributions of cells within and outside the TEB? Thirdly, how do the hematopoietic cells cross-talking with the microenvironment during bone reformation? Method: Results: Conclusion: This eGFP-to-mRFP transgenic mice femur repairing model was proved, at least in principle, to be efficient to mimic the reforming of bone marrow and stem cell niche. With the help of SSD, we can easily study the relationship and cross-talking of cell-cell and cell-matrix in a 3-D pattern, which is of the most important to understand the mechanism of hematopoiesis microenvironment. However, further researches are carrying on, to exclude the possible mixture of eGFP+ hematopoietic cells into mesenchymal cells before TEB-MC-GFP implantation and to better identify the subtypes of existing cells within the TEB. PS: Thanks to the support of NSFC (No.30901367, 31070866). Disclosures: No relevant conflicts of interest to declare.


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