References

Brodie-Kommit J, Clark BS, Shi Q, Shiau F, Kim DW, Langel J, Sheely C, Ruzycki PA, Fries M, Javed A, Cayouette M, Schmidt T, Badea T, Glaser T, Zhao H, Singer J, Blackshaw S, Hattar S (2021) Atoh7-independent specification of retinal ganglion cell identity. Sci Adv 7(11):eabe4983. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.abe4983 PMID: 33712461

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Sato M, Saitoh I, Akasaka E, Inada E (2021) Development of a novel pipette tip-aided cell cloning method for the effective isolation of genome-edited porcine cell. OBM Genetics 5(1):16. doi: 10.21926/obm.genet.2101126

Summary: Isolation of clonal cells from a single colony is an essential step in the process of obtaining pure populations of stably-transfected clones after gene transfer and the subsequent drug selection. In the present study, a novel, simple, and non-invasive technique for the isolation of cells from single colonies using a disposable pipette tip was developed.

Usage: A toxin-based, drug-free selection system involving IB4-SAP was employed in the present study.

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Geraghty T, Winter DR, Miller RJ, Miller RE, Malfait AM (2021) Neuroimmune interactions and osteoarthritis pain: focus on macrophages. Pain Rep 6(1):e892. doi: 10.1097/PR9.0000000000000892

Summary: The contribution of macrophages to osteoarthritis (OA) joint damage has garnered much attention in recent years. The authors discuss how macrophages participate in the initiation and maintenance of pain in OA and provide a review of preclinical models of OA.

Usage: Using the rat monoiodoacetate-induced (MIA) model of advanced knee OA, increased microglia were observed in the ipsilateral and contralateral dorsal horn by day 7; specific ablation of spinal microglia through intrathecal injections of Mac-1-SAP (15 mcg per intrathecal injection on days 0, 1, and 2), attenuated mechanical allodynia by days 5 and 7 after MIA.

See: Mousseau M et al. Microglial pannexin-1 channel activation is a spinal determinant of joint pain. Sci Adv 4:1-12, 2018.

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Andriessen AS, Donnelly CR, Ji RR (2021) Reciprocal interactions between osteoclasts and nociceptive sensory neurons in bone cancer pain. Pain Rep 6(1):e867. doi: 10.1097/PR9.0000000000000867

Summary: Current pharmacotherapies available for bone cancer pain are insufficient to provide safe and efficacious pain relief. The authors discuss the mechanisms used by cancer cells within the bone tumor microenvironment (TME) to drive bone cancer pain.

Usage: Microglial ablation using Mac-1-SAP (15 μg in 8.8 μl i.t.) and Saporin control (Cat. #PR-01, 8.8 μg in 8.8 μl), is sufficient to attenuate nerve injury-induced pain in male, but not female mice.

See: Sorge R et al. Different immune cells mediate mechanical pain hypersensitivity in male and female mice. Nat Neurosci 18:1081-1083, 2015.

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Masoumi KC, Huang X, Sime W, Mirkov A, Munksgaard Thorén M, Massoumi R, Lundgren-Åkerlund E (2021) Integrin α10-antibodies reduce glioblastoma tumor growth and cell migration. Cancers (Basel) 13(5):1184. doi: 10.3390/cancers13051184

Summary: The authors investigated the treatment effect of two antibodies that have been developed to target the protein integrin 10, which is present on the surface of Glioblastoma (GB) cells. Function-blocking integrin alpha10, beta1-antibodies inhibit GB tumor growth as well as the migration of GB cells. This further validates integrin alpha10, beta1 as a promising target in GB and suggests a novel therapeutic strategy for the treatment of GB and other high-grade gliomas.

Usage: Infusions of anti-integrin α10β1-SAP or Anti-ctrl-SAP were made icv (1 µg/2 L per infusion).

See: Thorén MM et al. Integrin α10, a Novel Therapeutic Target in Glioblastoma, Regulates Cell Migration, Proliferation, and Survival. Cancers (Basel) 11(4):587, 2019.

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Ebadi R, Rabiee F, Kordi-Tamandani D, Nasr-Esfahani MH, Ghaedi K (2021) Fndc5 knockdown significantly decreased the expression of neurotrophins and their respective receptors during neural differentiation of mouse embryonic stem cells. Hum Cell 34(3):847-861. doi: 10.1007/s13577-021-00517-z PMID: 33683654

Objective: To evaluate whether knockdown of Fibronectin type III domain-containing-5 (Fndc5) decreases neural differentiation of mouse embryonic stem cells (mESCs) by affecting the neurotrophins and their receptor expression.

Summary: Results suggest that decreased efficiency of neural differentiation following the reduction of Fndc5 expression could be attributed to decreased levels of NGF and BDNF proteins in addition to their cognate receptors.

Usage: Western blot (1:4000)

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Lind LA, Lever TE, Nichols NL (2021) Tongue and hypoglossal morphology after intralingual cholera toxin B-saporin injection. Muscle Nerve 63(3):413-420. doi: 10.1002/mus.27131

Objective: To evaluate tongue morphology and ultrastructural changes in hypoglossal neurons and nerve fibers in an inducible rat model of dysphagia.

Summary: Preliminary results indicate this model may have translational application to a variety of neurodegenerative diseases resulting in tongue dysfunction and associated dysphagia.

Usage: Rats assigned to the CTB-SAP group (n = 10) received 25 μg CTB-SAP to produce hypoglossal motor neuron death.

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McDougle M, Quinn D, Diepenbroek C, Singh A, de la Serre C, de Lartigue G (2021) Intact vagal gut-brain signalling prevents hyperphagia and excessive weight gain in response to high-fat high-sugar diet. Acta Physiol (Oxf) 231(3):e13530. doi: 10.1111/apha.13530

Objective: To assess the function of the vagus nerve lack specificity.

Summary: Intact sensory vagal neurons prevent hyperphagia and exacerbation of weight gain in response to a HFHS diet by promoting lipid-mediated satiation.

Usage: Rat nodose ganglia were injected bilaterally with either CCK-SAP or unconjugated saporin as a control.

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Wang D, Shao X, Wang Q, Pan X, Dai Y, Yao S, Yin T, Wang Z, Zhu J, Xi X, Chen Z, Chen S, Zhang G (2021) Activated factor X targeted stored in platelets as an effective gene therapy strategy for both hemophilia A and B. Clin Transl Med 11(3):e375. doi: 10.1002/ctm2.375

Summary: Treatment of hemophiliacs with inhibitors remains challenging, and new treatments are in urgent need. Coagulation factor X plays a critical role in downstream blood coagulation cascade, which could serve as a bypassing agent for hemophilia therapy. Target expression of the FXa precursor to platelets can generate a storage pool of FXa in platelet α-granules, the platelet-stored FXa is effective in treating HA and HB with inhibitors, suggesting that this could be a novel choice for hemophilia patients with inhibitors.

Usage: A single dose of CD45.2-SAP (biotinylated Anti-CD45 mixed with Streptavidin-ZAP) enabled efficient engraftment of donor cells (> 90%) and full correction of sickle-cell anemia. (3 mg/kg iv; Palchaudhuri et al.).

See: Palchaudhuri R et al. Non-genotoxic conditioning for hematopoietic stem cell transplantation using a hematopoietic-cell-specific internalizing immunotoxin. Nat Biotechnol 34:738-745, 2016.

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Dadashkhan S, Irani S, Bonakdar S, Ghalandari B (2021) P75 and S100 gene expression induced by cell-imprinted substrate and beta-carotene to nerve tissue engineering. Journal of Applied Polymer Science 138(26):50624. doi: 10.1002/app.50624

Objective: Aim to differentiate adipose-derived stem cells (ADSCs) to Schwann cells (SCs), as one of the major cell sources in nerve regeneration.

Summary: Use of synergistic application of imprinting method and beta-carotene BC. Schwann cell imprinted substrates can mimic the morphology and topography of SCs and induce differentiation signals in mesenchymal stem cells. BC stimulates neural differentiation.

Usage: Immunocytochemistry

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