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Cortical lipids containing choline mediate cannabinoid-induced cognitive improvement
Moreno-Rodríguez M, Martínez-Gardeazabal J, Bengoetxea de Tena I, Llorente-Ovejero A, Lombardero L, González de San Román E, Giménez-Llort L, Manuel I, Rodríguez-Puertas R (2024) Cortical lipids containing choline mediate cannabinoid-induced cognitive improvement. bioRxiv 2024.03.07.583670. doi: 10.1101/2024.03.07.583670
Objective: Investigate the neuroprotective effect of treatment with the CB1 cannabinoid agonist, WIN55,212-2, against cholinergic degeneration.
Summary: The endocannabinoid (eCB) system plays a role in modulating learning and memory processes controlled by cholinergic neurotransmission. The authors propose that activation of this system is neuroprotective against cholinergic degeneration, such as what occurs in Alzheimer’s disease (AD). In a 192-IgG-SAP (Cat. IT-01) induced model of AD, a restoration of memory and learning was observed when rats were administered the CB1 cannabinoid agonist, WIN55,212-2.
Usage: Rats received injections of 192-IgG-saporin (130 ng/µl) into the nucleus basalis magnocellularis.
Related Products: 192-IgG-SAP (Cat. #IT-01)
Intercellular communication atlas reveals Oprm1 as a neuroprotective factor for retinal ganglion cells
Qian C, Xin Y, Qi C, Wang H, Dong BC, Zack DJ, Blackshaw S, Hattar S, Zhou FQ, Qian J (2024) Intercellular communication atlas reveals Oprm1 as a neuroprotective factor for retinal ganglion cells. Nat Commun 15(1):2206. doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-46428-z PMID: 38467611
Objective: To explore how intercellular communication contributes to retinal ganglion cell (RGC) survival following optic nerve crush based on single-cell RNA-seq analysis.
Summary: The overall scores of the responsive interactions among the retinal cell types correlated with the distress interactions sent from RGCs.
Usage: Immunohistochemistry (1:500; AB-N38).
Related Products: Melanopsin Rabbit Polyclonal (Cat. #AB-N38)
Selective medial septum lesions in healthy rats induce longitudinal changes in microstructure of limbic regions, behavioral alterations, and increased susceptibility to status epilepticus
Luna-Munguia H, Gasca-Martinez D, Garay-Cortes A, Coutiño D, Regalado M, de Los Rios E, Villaseñor P, Hidalgo-Flores F, Flores-Guapo K, Benito BY, Concha L (2024) Selective medial septum lesions in healthy rats induce longitudinal changes in microstructure of limbic regions, behavioral alterations, and increased susceptibility to status epilepticus. Mol Neurobiol 61(10):1-21. doi: 10.1007/s12035-024-04069-9 PMID: 38443731
Objective: To evaluate tissue changes after lesioning the medial septum (MS) of normal rats and assess how the depletion of specific neuronal populations alters the animals’ behavior and susceptibility to establishing a pilocarpine-induced status epilepticus.
Summary: Behaviorally, the GAT1-saporin injection impacted spatial memory formation, while 192-IgG-saporin triggered anxiety-like behaviors. Regarding the pilocarpine-induced status epilepticus, an increased mortality rate was observed. Selective septo-hippocampal modulation impacts the integrity of limbic regions crucial for certain behavioral skills and could represent a precursor for epilepsy development.
Usage: Injection of 192-IgG-SAP (375 ng/μl dissolved in sterile 0.1X PBS) and GAT1-SAP (325 ng/μl dissolved in sterile 0.1X PBS) into the MS to selectively target choline neuron or GABA populations of the medial septum, respectively.
Related Products: GAT1-SAP (Cat. #IT-32), 192-IgG-SAP (Cat. #IT-01)
Therapeutic peptides and proteins: Stabilization challenges and biomedical applications by means of nanodelivery systems
Berselli E, Coccolini C, Tosi G, Gokce EH, Oliveira MBPP, Fathi F, Krambeck K, Suoto EB (2024) Therapeutic peptides and proteins: Stabilization challenges and biomedical applications by means of nanodelivery systems. Int J Pept Res Ther 30:15. doi: 10.1007/s10989-024-10592-z
Objective: To discuss the stability problems of proteins and peptides that have driven the scientific community to find in nanotechnology a valid alternative for oral administration of biomolecules.
Summary: Nanoparticles have been proposed to improve the gastrointestinal stability of such macromolecules and, thus, their oral bioavailability. It has also been shown that combining different approaches, such as liposomes and hydrophobic ion pairing and hybrid systems made of polymers and lipids, may lead to synergistic advantages in modifying the release profile and the uptake of peptides/proteins through the gut.
Usage: See Fu et al. (2022). This publication showed an efficient result of a nano-encapsulated protein for cancer therapy. They encapsulate da tetra-guanidinium (TG)-modified saporin into tumor microenvironment (TME) pH-responsive polymeric NP.
Related Products: Saporin (Cat. #PR-01)
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NGFR regulates stromal cell activation in germinal centers
Hernández-Barranco A, Santos V, Mazariegos MS, Caleiras E, Nogués L, Mourcin F, Léonard S, Oblet C, Genebrier S, Rossille D, Benguría A, Sanz A, Vázquez E, Dopazo A, Efeyan A, Ortega-Molina A, Cogne M, Tarte K, Peinado H (2024) NGFR regulates stromal cell activation in germinal centers. Cell Rep 43(2):113705. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2024.113705 PMID: 38307025
Objective: To study the effect of NGFR loss on lymph node organization and function, demonstrating that NGFR depletion leads to spontaneous germinal center (GC) formation and an expansion of the GC B cell compartment.
Summary: Results show that NGFR is involved in maintaining GC structure and function, participating in GC activation, antibody production, and immune tolerance.
Usage: Anti-NGFR Alexa488-labeled used in Flow Cytometry (1:200) (Cat# AB-N01AP-FLA).
Related Products: NGFR (mu p75) Rabbit Polyclonal, affinity-purified Alexa488-labeled (Cat. #AB-N01AP-FLA)
Engineering small protein based inhibitors and biodegraders for cytosolic delivery and targeting of the undruggable proteome
Chan A (2024) Engineering small protein based inhibitors and biodegraders for cytosolic delivery and targeting of the undruggable proteome. Univ Pennsylvania Thesis.
Objective: Studying the delivery of saporin across the cell membrane encapsulated in lipid nanoparticles.
Summary: Protein payloads, like saporin and others, are given negatively charged regions which create binding sites for cationic lipids to encapsulate the protein. The lipid nanoparticles with saporin or other proteins inside have the potential to interact with many more targets within the cell because they now cross the cell barrier more efficiently.
Usage: Encapsulated Saporin [PR-01] in lipid nanoparticles using anionic polypeptide linkers and using it in vivo (Sun, 2022) and in vitro (Rui, 2019).
Related Products: Saporin (Cat. #PR-01)
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- Rui, Y. et al. Carboxylated branched poly(β-amino ester) nanoparticles enable robustcytosolic protein delivery and CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing. Sci Adv 5, (2019).
- Sun, Y. et al. Phase-separating peptides for direct cytosolic delivery and redox-activatedrelease of macromolecular therapeutics. Nat Chem 14, 274–283 (2022).
Women’s special issue series: Biomedicines
Polito L (2024) Women’s special issue series: Biomedicines. Biomedicines 12(3):471. doi: 10.3390/biomedicines12030471 PMID: 38540085
Summary: Saporin is a single-chain ribosome-inactivating protein (RIP) with low toxicity in cells and animals. When the protein is linked to a carrier that facilitates cellular uptake, the protein can become highly and selectively toxic to the cellular target of the carrier. For this reason, saporin is often used to construct immunotoxins or other hybrid conjugates. The article by Bortolotti et al. examined the effect of the most frequently used heterobifunctional reagents on the saporin molecule, intending to insert a chemical bridge between the toxin and the carrier. The authors evaluated the capability of derivatized saporin to maintain its enzymatic properties, i.e., protein synthesis inhibition, deadenylation of DNA, and its biologic properties, i.e., in vitro cytotoxicity. Therefore, this research can be of interest for constructing saporin-based immuno conjugates when small molecules are considered carriers.
Related Products: Saporin (Cat. #PR-01)
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- Bolognesi, A.; Bortolotti, M.; Maiello, S.; Battelli, M.G.; Polito, L. Ribosome-Inactivating Proteins from Plants: A Historical Overview. Molecules 2016,21, 1627.
- Polito, L.; Djemil, A.; Bortolotti, M. Plant Toxin-Based Immunotoxins for Cancer Therapy: A Short Overview. Biomedicines 2016,4,12.
- Bortolotti, M.; Biscotti, F.; Zanello, A.; Bolognesi, A.; Polito, L. New Insights on Saporin Resistance to Chemical Derivatization with Heterobifunctional Reagents. Biomedicines 2023,11, 1214.
Superoxide dismutase 2 deficiency is associated with enhanced central chemoreception in mice: Implications for breathing regulation
Díaz-Jara E, Pereyra K, Vicencio S, Olesen MA, Schwarz KG, Toledo C, Díaz HS, Quintanilla RA, Del Rio R (2024) Superoxide dismutase 2 deficiency is associated with enhanced central chemoreception in mice: Implications for breathing regulation. Redix Biol 69:102992. doi: 10.1016/j.redox.2023.102992 PMID: 38142585
Objective: To determine the impact of partial deletion of SOD2 expression on (1) O2.−accumulation in the Retrotrapezoid nucleus (RTN), (2) central ventilatory chemoreflex function, and (3) disordered-breathing as well as cellular localization of SOD2 in the RTN of healthy mice.
Summary: Results showed that SOD2+/− mice displayed reductions in SOD2 levels and high O2-formation and mitochondrial dysfunction within the RTN compared to wild type. Additionally, SOD2+/−mice displayed a heightened ventilatory response to hypercapnia and exhibited overt signs of altered breathing patterns.
Usage: Recent research has shown that removing some RTN chemoreceptor neurons using substance P-conjugated saporin toxin can normalize central chemoreflex and respiratory disorders in animals with heart disease, highlighting the significance of RTN neurons in the pathological process of central chemoreflex potentiation.
Related Products: SP-SAP (Cat. #IT-07)
Streptavidin-drug conjugates streamline optimization of antibody-based conditioning for hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
Yelamali AR, Chendamarai E, Ritchey JK, Rettig MP, DiPersio JF, Persaud SP (2024) Streptavidin-drug conjugates streamline optimization of antibody-based conditioning for hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. bioRxiv 2024.02.12.579199. doi: 10.1101/2024.02.12.579199 PMID: 38405731
Objective: Use biotinylated CD45.2 antibodies conjugated to Streptavidin to target hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) for HSC transplantation.
Summary: Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation offers a promising alternative to standard cancer treatments. Using Click Chemistry, different toxic payloads were attached to streptavidin and observed.
Usage: 75 micrograms of CD45.2 delivered to HSCs deriving from B6 mice.
Related Products: Anti-CD45.2-SAP (Cat. #IT-91), Streptavidin-ZAP (Cat. #IT-27)
Targeted drug delivery using nanobodies to deliver effective molecules to breast cancer cells: The most attractive application of nanobodies
Abdolvahab MH, Karimi P, Mohajeri N, Abedini M, Zare H (2024) Targeted drug delivery using nanobodies to deliver effective molecules to breast cancer cells: The most attractive application of nanobodies. Cancer Cell Int 24(1):67. doi: 10.1186/s12935-024-03259-8 PMID: 38341580
Objective: Using nanobodies to deliver saporin to breast cancer cells.
Summary: Through the binding of saporin to a nanobody, a fragment of an antibody, breast cancer cells that over-express Her2 can be targeted and eliminated. Binding of saporin in nanoparticles to 11A4 nanobody (anti-HER2 receptor) showed dose-dependent cytotoxicity against SK-BR-3 cells when tested. Photochemical internalization of saporin loaded nanoparticles also demonstrated dose-dependent cytotoxicty in SK-BR-3 breast cancer cells.
Related Products: Trastuzumab (Anti-HER2)-SAP (Cat. #IT-95)
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