38 results about "Chondroitinase ABC" patented technology

A crystallizable, purified chondroitinase ABC having a molecular weight of about 100,000 dalton by the measurement of the SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) and the measurement by the gel permeation chromatography method, having alanine as the N-terminal amino acid and proline as the C-terminal amino acid. A process for the purification of the crystallizable purified chondroitinase ABC comprising removing nucleic acid from an surfactant solution extract obtained from cells of chondroitinase ABC-producing microorganisms and chromatographically treating by concentration gradient elution using a weak cation exchange resin or a strong cation exchange resin. A composition comprising a chondroitinase and serum albumin, gelatin, or a nonionic surfactant.

The invention provides a method of promoting neuronal plasticity in the CNS of a mammal, the method comprising administering to the CNS of the mammal an agent that reduces the inhibitory properties of chondroitin sulphate proteoglycans. Preferred agents are chondroitinases and sulfatases, e.g., chondroitinase ABC. Also provided are methods of identifying further agents.

Nucleic acid sequences coding for the chondroitinase ABC gene and isolated chondroitinase ABE protein produced in a host cell transformed with a nucleic acid vector directing the expression of a nucleotide sequence coding for chondroitinase ABE protein described. Chondroitinase ABC prepared by chemical synthesis also described. Monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies which are specifically reactive with chondroitinase ABC protein are disclosed. The isolated chondroitinase ABC can be used in methods of treating intervertebral disc replacement, promoting neurite regeneration, and detecting galactosaminoglycans.

A method for producing a chondroitin sugar chain comprises at least the following step: a step of allowing “a glucuronic acid donor”, “an N-acetyl galactosamine donor”, “a sugar receptor” and “a bacterial cell enzyme which synthesizes chondroitin” to coexist in a reaction system in the presence of a surfactant. Here, the surfactant is preferably selected from n-nonyl-β-D-thiomaltopyranoside, sucrose monocaproate and sucrose monolaurate. The chondroitin sugar chain has all the following properties 1) to 3): 1) a weight average molecular weight: 50,000 or more when it is measured by gel filtration chromatography, 2) it is completely degraded to disaccharides with chondroitinase ABC, 3) when the sugar chain is decomposed with chondroitinase ABC and the decomposed products are subjected to a disaccharide analysis, substantially all of them correspond to an unsaturated disaccharide unit of chondroitin.

The invention discloses a tissue engineering nerval stent and a preparation method and an application thereof. The chemical extraction method is adopted for removing main antigens, namely cells, axons and myelin sheaths, which can cause the rejection, and chondroitinase ABC is further adopted for removing chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan in xenogeneic nerves, thereby getting acellular xenogenic nerves with a complete vessel of a basilar membrane of an extracellular matrix and can be used as the tissue engineering nerval stent. The tissue engineering nerval stent is applicable to restoring peripheral nerve defect of rats, rabbits, dogs, human beings and the like, plays a very obvious role in promoting the regeneration of the axons and can further increase the length of restoring the peripheral nerve defect, thereby being a great nerve transplantation medical material.

Nucleic acid sequences coding for the chondroitinase ABC gene and isolated chondroitinase ABC protein produced in a host cell transformed with a nucleic acid vector directing the expression of a nucleotide sequence coding for chondroitinase ABC protein are described. Chondroitinase ABC prepared by chemical synthesis is also described. Monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies which are specifically reactive with chondroitinase ABC protein are disclosed. The isolated chondroitinase ABC can be used in methods of treating intervertebral disc displacement, promoting neurite regeneration, and detecting galactosaminoglycans.

The present invention examined the accumulation of chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans (CSPGs). The present invention relates to neurodegeneration-suppressing agents that are suitable for gene therapy or prevention of neural fibrotic degenerative diseases which induce neural cell death due to an accumulation of abnormal proteins, where the therapies are based on siRNAs against N-acetylgalactosamine-4-O-sulfotransferases (N-acetylgalactosamine-4-O-sulfotransferase-1, N-acetylgalactosamine-4-O-sulfotransferase-2, and N-acetylgalactosamine-4-sulfate 6-O-sulfotransferase (GalNAc4ST-1, GalNAc4ST-2, and GALNAC4S-6ST, respectively)), which are sulfotransferases for acetylgalactosamine, a CSPG side chain, and chondroitinase ABC, an enzyme that degrades chondroitin sulfate, another CSPG side chain.

A formulation including injectable biodegradable nanospheres and/or microspheres as a delivery system for chondroitinase ABC (cABC) or a functional derivative of cABC to treat acute and chronic spinal chord injury in a mammal having the same is provided. The biodegradable nanosphere/microsphere formulation releases cABC or a functional derivative of cABC in a time-released manner at the site of the spinal cord injury. cABC infusion can promote axon regrowth and some behavioral recovery. The nanospheres and/or microspheres provided herein include cABC or a functional derivative of cABC loaded within and/or on a biodegradable polymer matrix. In some embodiments of the present invention, the surface of the biodegradable polymer matrix can be modified to target a specific scar site. In addition to providing a nanosphere formulation that include polymeric incorporated cABC, a method of treating a mammal having a spinal cord injury is also provided.

Heparan sulfate originating from rat tissue and its production are disclosed. The procedures is carried out by homogenizing rat tissue, degreasing, hydrolyzing by protease, hydrolyzing by alkali, deproteinizing, centrifugalizing, taking out purified liquor, dialyzing, depositing dialyzate by cetylpyridinium chloride, hydrolyzing by RNase and chondroitinase ABC, and separating by ionic exchanging column. It has special raw material, better product anticoagulant and antiradiation performances, and various Heparan sulfate. It can be used for research on medicinal molecular model structure and protein interaction. I

The present invention relates to agents for suppressing pulmonary emphysematous lesions and agents for suppressing emphysematous lesions which are suitable for treating and/or preventing COPD, which comprise as an active ingredient a substance having an activity of promoting CSPG degradation, inhibiting CSPG synthesis, or inhibiting CSPG sulfation (examples of such agents are: chondroitinase ABC, C6ST antisense agents, and GalNAc antisense agents); agents for treating and/or preventing COPD; methods for suppressing emphysematous lesions; and methods for treating and/or preventing COPD.

A formulation including injectable biodegradable nanospheres and/or microspheres as a delivery system for chondroitinase ABC (cABC) or a functional derivative of cABC to treat acute and chronic spinal chord injury in a mammal having the same is provided. The biodegradable nanosphere/microsphere formulation releases cABC or a functional derivative of cABC in a time-released manner at the site of the spinal cord injury. cABC infusion can promote axon regrowth and some behavioral recovery. The nanospheres and/or microspheres provided herein include cABC or a functional derivative of cABC loaded within and/or on a biodegradable polymer matrix. In some embodiments of the present invention, the surface of the biodegradable polymer matrix can be modified to target a specific scar site. In addition to providing a nanosphere formulation that include polymeric incorporated cABC, a method of treating a mammal having a spinal cord injury is also provided.

The present invention relates to hepatic fibrosis-suppressing agents that are suitable for treating or preventing fibrotic liver diseases such as cirrhosis, which comprise as an active ingredient a substance that inhibits the production or accumulation of chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans including chondroitinase ABC and ADAMTS-4; and methods of screening for the agents.

The present inventors discovered for the first time that hepatic fibrosis could be efficiently suppressed by suppressing the production or accumulation of chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans. Specifically, fibrosis of liver tissues can be suppressed by administering chondroitinase ABC, a chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan-degrading enzyme, or by using siRNA to suppress the expression of C4ST-1, C6ST-1, or C6ST-2, a sulfotransferase for chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans. Compounds such as nucleic acids that are used as siRNA can be used as effective agents for suppressing hepatic fibrosis. Furthermore, hepatic fibrosis-suppressing agents can be found by screening for compounds that suppress the production or accumulation of chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans.

The invention discloses a method for purifying chondroitinase ABC. According to the method, an affinity column, on which heparin is fixed, is used for obtaining purified chondroitinase ABC from a substrate containing chondroitinase ABC by means of a chromatography. The method can be used for obtaining the high-purity chondroitinase ABC and has the advantages of being simple and high in recovery rate.

An effective therapeutic agent for keloids and/or hypertrophic scars is provided. Specifically, an elastic fiber regenerating agent consisting of chondroitinase ABC derived from Proteus vulgaris and a therapeutic agent for keloids and/or hypertrophic scars comprising the regenerating agent as an active ingredient are provided.

The invention discloses a chondroitinase ABC producing recombinant yeast strain and application thereof and belongs to the technical field of bioengineering. According to the chondroitinase ABC producing recombinant yeast strain, chondroitinase ABC from Proteus vulgaris ATCC33420 is subjected to heterogeneous expression, and with pPIC9K carriers and through induction of methanol, secretory expression of the chondroitinase ABC in pichia pastoris GS115 can be achieve; by means of a designed chondroitinase ABC-enzymatic membrane reactor, efficient and continuous production of small-molecular chondroitin sulfate can be achieved, the chondroitinase ABC can be recycled and reutilized, and the production cost can be greatly reduced. By taking food-grade yeast as host strains, the chondroitinase ABC producing recombinant yeast strain can be safe and reliable, provide effective references for industrialized and green production of small-molecular chondroitin sulfate A, B and C, and meanwhile, save energy, reduce emission and achieve significant economic and social benefits.

A method for promoting axon re-growth and behavior recovery in a subject suffering from a nerve injury is described. The method includes administering a pharmaceutical composition comprising a safe and effective amount of a chondroitinase ABC (CHABC) to an injury site of the nerve injury in the subject.

The invention relates to low anticoagulant heparin and oligosaccharides thereof, and preparation methods and an application of the low anticoagulant heparin and the oligosaccharides thereof in preparation of anti-Alzheimer's disease drugs. A porcine small intestinal mucosa crude product heparin is treated by chondroitinase ABC to remove chondroitin sulfate and hyaluronic acid, subjected to hydrochloric acid precipitation to remove nucleic acid, subjected to ethanol precipitation and subjected to anion exchange resin purification, and finally the high-purity low anticoagulant heparin is obtained; furthermore, the low anticoagulant heparin is degraded to obtain the oligosaccharides with different molecular weights by heparinase or a beta-removal method; the obtained low anticoagulant heparin has the molecular weight of 10-20 kDa, the oligosaccharides have the molecular weight of 1-7 kDa, and each disaccharide unit averagely contains 1.5-2.5 sulfates. The prepared low anticoagulant heparin and the oligosaccharides thereof can significantly inhibit the BACE1 activity through experimental evidence and can be used for preparation of the anti-Alzheimer's disease drugs.

Tissue fixed charge density (FCD) is identified as another potential therapeutic target for reducing brain tissue swelling. Reduction of the FCD could reduce the thermodynamic force driving water entry into the brain. The present invention discloses chondroitinase ABC (ChABC) reduces tissue FCD and reduces tissue swelling, indicating that it may be an effective treatment to reduce edema and control intracranial pressure.