247 results about "Fibronectins" patented technology

A fibronectin type III (Fn3) polypeptide monobody, a nucleic acid molecule encoding a monobody, and a variegated nucleic acid library encoding a monobody, are provided by the invention. Also provided are methods of preparing an Fn3 polypeptide monobody, and kits to perform such methods. Further provided is a method of identifying the amino acid sequence of a polypeptide molecule capable of binding to a specific binding partner (SBP) so as to form a polypeptide:SSP complex, and a method of identifying the amino acid sequence of a polypeptide molecule capable of catalyzing a chemical reaction with a catalyzed rate constant, k_cat, and an uncatalyzed rate constant, k_uncat, such that the ratio of k_cat/k_uncat is greater than 10.

The invention provides fibronectin type III (Fn3)-based binding molecules that bind to a specific target antigen. The invention further provides bispecific Fn3-based binding molecules that bind to two or more targets simultaneously. The Fn3-based binding molecules of the invention can also be linked together to form multispecific Fn3-based binding molecules, and/or can be conjugated to a non-Fn3 moiety, such as, Human Serum Albumin (HSA), for improved half life and stability. The invention also provides methods for generating, screening and using Fn3-based binding molecules in a variety of therapeutic and diagnostic applications.

Methods for the diagnosis and evaluation of stroke and stroke sub-type employ a variety of bio-markers including cellular fibronectin (c-Fn) assembled as a panel for stoke diagnosis and evaluation. Methods are disclosed for selecting markers and correlating their combined levels with a clinical outcome of interest. In various aspects the methods permit early detection and differentiation of stroke subtypes, determination of the prognosis of a patient presenting stroke symptoms, and identification of a patient at risk for early hematoma growth and/or malignant massive cerebral artery infarction. The disclosed methods provide rapid, sensitive and specific assays to greatly increase the number of patients that can receive beneficial stroke treatment and therapy, and to reduce the human and economic costs associated with incorrect stroke diagnosis.

The invention relates to the field of biology, and discloses a serum-free culture medium which essentially comprises an IMDM (Iscove Modified Dulbecco Medium), L-glutamine, sodium bicarbonate, Hepes, recombinant human insulin, recombinant human transferrin, recombinant human albumin, 2-mercaptoethanol, protocatechuic acid, lipid, amino acid, vitamins, trace elements, Pluronic F-68, hydrocortisone, vitamin C, bonding amine or recombinant human fibronectin, progesterone, putrescine, heparin, serotonin, epidermal growth factors (EGFs), b-fibroblast growth factors (FGF), platelet derive growth factor (PDGF)-BB and insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-I. The serum-free culture medium is clear in chemical components, free from animal sources and serum and safe and ideal in cell cultivation and avoids the doped animal components and unstable batches, and the results of the cultured mesenchymal stem cells show that the total cellular score, the cell phenotype and the secretory cell factors are normal, so that the serum-free culture medium has good industrial application prospect.

The invention pertains to a natural-variant combinatorial library of fibronectin Type 3 domain (Fn3) polypeptides useful in screening for the presence of one or more polypeptides having a selected binding or enzymatic activity. The library polypeptides include (a) regions A, AB, B, C, CD, D, E, EF, F, and G having wildtype amino acid sequences of a selected native fibronectin Type 3 polypeptide or polypeptides, and (b) loop regions AB, CD, and EF having selected lengths (Bottom Loops). The Fn3 may also have loop regions BC, DE, and FG having wildtype amino acid sequences, having selected lengths, or mutagenized amino acid sequences (Top Loops).

Disclosed are antibodies that block the binding of fibronectin protein to fibronectin. Also disclosed are site specifically-mutated and truncated peptide epitopes derived from the fnbA and fnbB genes of Staphylococcus aureus, the fnba and fnbB genes of Streptococcus dysgalactiae, and the sfb gene of Streptococcus pyogenes, and nucleic acid segments encoding these peptides and epitopes. The anti-(fibronectin binding site) antibodies, peptides and epitopes that give rise to antibodies that block the binding of fibronectin binding proteins to fibronectin, and DNA segments encoding these proteins and are of use in various screening, diagnostic and therapeutic applications including active and passive immunization and methods for the prevention of streptococcal and staphylococcal colonization in animals or humans. These. DNA segments and the peptides derived therefrom are proposed to be of use directly in the preparation of vaccines and also for use as carrier proteins in vaccine formulations.

The invention relates to bacterial choline binding proteins (CBPs) which bind choline. Such proteins are particularly desirable for vaccines against appropriate strains of Gram positive bacteria, particularly streptococcus, and more particularly pneumococcus. Also provided are DNA sequences encoding the bacterial choline binding proteins or fragment thereof, antibodies to the bacterial choline binding proteins, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the bacterial choline binding proteins, antibodies to the bacterial choline binding proteins suitable for use in passive immunization, and small molecule inhibitors of choline binding protein mediated adhesion. Methods for diagnosing the presence of the bacterial choline binding protein, or of the bacteria, are also provided. In a specific embodiment, a streptococcal choline binding protein is an enolase, which demonstrates strong affinity for fibronectin.

The invention discloses a preparation method of human cytokine-induced killer cells, comprising the following steps: coating a cell culture flask with a coating buffer containing effective amount of fusion protein and human CD3 monoclonal antibody before culturing precursor cells of human CIK cells, and adding the human CD3 monoclonal antibody in the whole process of inducing and culturing the human CIK cells, wherein the fusion protein is human intercellular adhesion molecule-1 functional domain and human fibronectin functional domain fusion protein, and the concentration of the human CD3 monoclonal antibody in the cell culture solution is lower than the concentration of the human CD3 monoclonal antibody in the coating buffer. According to the invention, ex-vivo expansion efficiency of peripheral blood mononuclear cells and the proportion of CD3/CD56 double positive cells in the CIK cells are significantly raised, the cytotoxicity activity of the CIK cells is enhanced, thus the effect of cellular immunity treatment is raised.

A composition, method and kit comprising a compound for the inhibition of the binding of α₄β₁ integrin to its receptors, for example VCAM-1 (vascular cell adhesion molecule-1) and fibronectin and other therapeutic compounds for the control or prevention of diseases states in which α₄β₁ is involved.

The present invention provides methods and compositions to treat fibrotic conditions, to increase lymphocyte production in vivo, and to improve and/or normalize lung function, pulmonary compliance, blood oxygenation, and blood pH to inhibit inflammatory processes to stimulate or inhibit pro-inflammatory and immune cells, and to inhibit migration of vascular endothelial cells. The invention contemplates the administration of human uteroglobin, native or recombinant, as a means of achieving these ends. Specifically, it has been found that uteroglobin inhibits cell adhesion to fibronectin, increases lymphocyte production in vivo, and improves and/or normalizes lung function, pulmonary compliance, blood oxygenation, and blood pH, and inhibits inflammatory process. In addition it has been found that uteroglobin can stimulate or inhibit pro-inflammatory and immune cells and inhibitor migration of vascular endothelial cells.

The testing of tumor cells, including human tumors capable of metastases, in assays employing fibronectin-depleted substrates is described. Ex vivo induction of cells, including biopsied human cells, is performed with invasion-inducing agents. Additionally, anti-cancer chemotherapeutics are described. Specifically, chemotherapeutic agents which have anti-metastatic and anti-growth properties are described including non-peptide compositions of matter.

The invention provides a biological tissue matrix material, and a preparation method and a purpose thereof. The biological tissue matrix material is characterized by comprising an extracellular matrix, wherein the extracellular matrix comprises collagenous fiber, growth factors and fibronectin. The biological tissue matrix material is prepared from small intestinal submucosa matrix materials. The preparation method is characterized by comprising the following steps that decellularization is performed: decellularized liquid contains trypsin and PBS solution, and also contains EDTA, EDTA-2Na or EDTA-4Na; the decellularized liquid is used for treatment in multi-frequency ultrasonic environment for decellularization; the dual-frequency ultrasound at least contains two ultrasonic frequencies with different frequencies. The decellularization process technology is improved; the DNA residual quantity of the obtained product is lower; the immunogenicity is lower; the anti-infection capability is higher; the restoration capability is higher.

The present invention provides a method for producing an improved biomaterial comprising treating a collagen biomaterial with a transglutaminase under conditions which permit the formation of cross-links within the collagen. Preferably, the transglutaminase is a tissue transglutaminase, a plasma transglutaminase or a microbial transglutaminase. In a preferred embodiment, the collagen biomaterial further comprises a cell adhesion factor, such as fibronectin. The invention further provides biomaterials obtainable by the methods of the invention, and medical implants and wound dressings comprising the same.

The invention belongs to the tissue engineering scaffold field and particularly provides a tissue engineering scaffold containing alginate, glycosaminoglycan and collagen and a preparation method thereof. The tissue engineering scaffold provided by the invention is prepared by the following raw materials by weight percent: 5-30% of chitosan, 5-30% of collagen, 5-30% of alginate, 0.1-3% of hyaluronic acid, 0.01-0.05% of crosslinking agent, 0.1-3% of chondroitin sulfate, 5-20% of polyvinyl alcohol and the balance tertiary distilled water. For optimization, the tissue engineering scaffold also contains a proper amount of cell growth factor, fibronectin and laminin. The tissue engineering scaffold can be processed and shaped and can be used to prepare products with different forms and thickness, the shaping method is easy to operate, the raw materials are easy to get and not expensive and the tissue engineering scaffold can be used for scale industrialized production.

The invention relates to a test paper for quantitative detection of bladder cancer, which is composed of a sample pad, a colloidal gold pad, a nitrocellulose membrane, an absorbent paper and a bottom plate. On the nitrocellulose membrane, there is a detection area fixed with urinary fibronectin and sheep antibody. In the control area of ​​the mouse secondary antibody, there is a gold-labeled anti-urinary fibronectin antibody on the colloidal gold pad, wherein the gold-labeled antibody is dispersed on the colloidal gold pad after being dispersed in a pH 5-10 dilution. The sensitivity of quantitative detection is up to 10ng/mL, the linear range is from 10-3000ng/mL, and it has the advantages of strong specificity, high precision, good stability, easy operation, low cost, etc. It is suitable for primary screening and surgical treatment of bladder cancer. After tracking.

The invention provides a polymer film material and a preparation method thereof. The polymer film material comprises a hydrophobic polymer layer and a hydrophilic polymer layer. The hydrophilic polymer layer is provided with a hydrophilic adhesive area provided with a functional material fixed to fibronectin. The hydrophilic polymer layer is provided with through holes. The through holes and the hydrophobic polymer layer form a hydrophobic adhesive area. The functional material is a functional monomer or a polymer of the functional monomer. A method of adopting combination of surface grafting and controlled irradiation by utilizing a photomask is adopted, the hydrophilic adhesive area and the hydrophobic adhesive area are formed on the surface of the polymer film and erythrocyte attachment proteins are bonded in the hydrophilic adhesive area, thus obtaining the polymer film material used for separating a single erythrocyte and a single blood platelet from blood.

Described are modified submucosa and other extracellular matrix materials incorporating an amount of bound, exogenous fibronectin. Further described are such materials also having an amount of exogenous heparin bound to the exogenous fibronectin, and also potentially an amount of an exogenous bioactive material, such as a growth factor, bound to the exogenous heparin. Such materials may be used in methods for the treatment of wounds in patients.

PSMA binding FN3 domains, their conjugates, isolated nucleotides encoding the molecules, vectors, host cells, and methods of making thereof are useful in the generation of therapeutic molecules and treatment and diagnosis of diseases and disorders.

The present invention is to provide a multipotent cell wherein the sufficient amount necessary can be stably and conveniently supplied with a minimum invasion, that will not cause rejection at the time of cell transplantation, that has a potential to differentiate into various cells such as mesenchymal cells including bone, cartilage, skeletal muscle and fat, endothelial cells, myocardial cells, neurons, mesenchymal cells, myocardial cells, endothelial cells, neurons induced to differentiate from the multipotent cell, and a therapeutic agent/treating method comprising these as active ingredient. Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PMBC) are cultured on fibronectin-coated plastic plates for 7 to 10 days. The generating cell population with a fibroblast-like morphology is derived from circulating CD14⁺ monocyte, with a unique phenotype of CD14⁺CD45⁺CD34⁺ type I collagen⁺. These cells have a potential to differentiate into mesenchymal cells including bone, cartilage, skeletal muscle and fat, endothelial cells, myocardial cells, and neurons under particular culture conditions.