The present invention relates to improved platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) polypeptide variants, particularly polypeptides comprising the sequence of any one of SEQ ID NOs: 2 to 4 or a sequence having at least 80% similarity thereto, wherein the PDGF polypeptide exhibits increased stability, biological activity and / or solubility compared to the wild-type PDGF polypeptide of SEQ ID NO: 1. The present invention further provides nucleic acid sequences encoding the PDGF polypeptides of the present invention, and also provides a method for growing animal cells, comprising culturing the animal cells in a culture medium containing the PDGF polypeptide of the present invention.
Modified platelet-derived growth factorreceptor alpha (PDGFRα) polypeptides are described. The modified polypeptides include at least one amino acid substitution that allows the polypeptide to retain the capacity to bind a cytomegalovirus (CMV) trimer comprised of glycoprotein H (gH), gL and gO, but leads to reduced binding to one or more platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) ligands. Use of the modified PDGFRα polypeptides for inhibiting CMV replication and / or spread, or treating a CMV infection, is also described.
The invention discloses a recombinant platelet-derived growth factor gel. The prescription is optimized in multiple dimensions by reducing the types of auxiliary materials of the gel, adjusting a buffer system, the concentration of salt ions and the ratio of the gel matrix to the recombinant human growth factor, so that the adhesion capacity of the gel on the skin is improved, the stability of the gel is improved, the biological activity stability is ensured, and the bioavailability of the gel is improved. Meanwhile, due to the reduction of the auxiliary materials, the production cost and the quality control difficulty are reduced, and the risk of preparation impurities is reduced.
The invention discloses a thalassemia treatment method based on a stem cell technology and application. The thalassemia treatment method comprises the following steps: collecting a peripheral blood sample of a patient, and carrying out stem cell isolated culture; constructing a nucleic acidaptamer by combining a vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 and a stromal cell-derived factor-1 in a bone marrow microenvironment; connecting a nucleic acidaptamer, a cell adhesion promoting peptide and a stem cellgrowth factor, and constructing a homing guiding reagent; preparing nano liposome and nano polymer particles; the nucleic acidaptamer is connected to the surfaces of the nano-liposome and the nano-polymer particles, and is grafted with a temperature-responsive material to obtain the nano-carrier with a responsive release function; stem cell growth factors and platelet-derived growth factors are mixed with gelatin microspheres to form a slow release system; the cultured stem cells are mixed with a homing guide reagent, a nano-carrier and a slow release system, and are transplanted into the body of a patient through intramedullary injection. The stem cell homing efficiency can be improved, and the treatment effect on thalassemia is improved.
The invention provides injectable growth factor hydrogel as well as a preparation method and application thereof, and relates to the technical field of medical materials. The injectable growth factor hydrogel is developed by taking glycyrrhizic acid (GA) and dopamine modified hyaluronic acid (HA-DA) as a biological matrix material and taking baicalein A (OA) and a platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF-BB) as bioactive functional components. The invention aims to solve the technical problems of non-lasting growth factor release, difficult hydrogel injection, single endometrial repair effect and the like in the existing treatment method, can promote tissue repair and fertilityrecovery, and has a remarkable clinical application prospect.
The invention discloses an application of PDGF-C (Platelet Derived Growth Factor-C) in muscleinjury repair. Research finds that in a CTX model mouse with Pdgf-c knocked out, the number of proliferated musclesatellite cells (Pax7 + Ki67 +) is remarkably smaller than that of wild type mice. Through AAV-mediated PDGF-C overexpression, the number of CTX model mouse muscle stem cells can be significantly increased, the activation level of the muscle stem cells is improved, and the self-renewal ability of the muscle stem cells is enhanced. In addition, PDGF-C overexpression also significantly increases the area of muscle fibers of CTX model mice and improves the regeneration and repair ability of the muscle fibers, thereby promoting the healing of muscle injury and having a therapeutic effect on the disease. In addition, the effect of the PDGF-C on promoting muscle injury repair is obviously higher than that of the PDGF-B. Therefore, the invention provides a new method for the treatment of muscle injury, and a new way is possibly opened up for the treatment of other muscle-related diseases.
The invention relates to the technical field of cellbiology, in particular to a culture medium for inducing blood-derived cells to be transformed into (muscle) fibroblasts as well as an induction method and application of the culture medium. According to the culture medium provided by the invention, growth factors and bioactive substances with proper concentrations are compounded in a basic culture medium; mononuclear macrophage activating cytokines or substances (macrophage colony stimulating factors or phorbol ester) and macrophage to (muscle) fibroblast transformation inducing factors (transforming growth factors-beta and platelet-derived growth factors-BB) are used, and patient tissue does not need to be cut. Human blood-derived cells (peripheral blood mononuclear cells or mononuclear macrophages) can be converted into (muscle) fibroblasts capable of expressing collagen and smooth muscleprotein, and the method can be used for scientific research, regenerative medicine or anti-aging treatment.
The application provides a kind of osteochondral repair material and its preparation method and application, belong to the technical field of biomedical materials.The application is prepared hyaluronic acid-collagen with collagen as organic matrix, through the crosslinking reaction mediated by crosslinking agent;Hydroxyapatite is deposited in situ in the self-assembly process of collagen fiber through in vitro biomimetic mineralization technology, and mineralized collagen with different mineralization degrees is prepared;Iterative layered freeze-drying technology is used to construct biomimetic cartilage layer, calcification layer and subchondral layer in turn, and transforming growth factor-beta 3 and platelet-derived growth factor-BB are also loaded by physical adsorption to synergistically promote the repair and regeneration of osteochondral defects.The preparation process of the application is mild and controllable, and the prepared osteochondral repair material has good biocompatibility and intelligent active factor delivery function, and has important application prospect in the field of osteochondral tissue engineering and clinical defect repair.
The invention provides a dual VEGF / PDGF antagonist comprising a VEGF antagonist linked to a PDGF antagonist. The VEGF antagonist is an antibody to a VEGF or VEGFR or is an extracellular trap segment of a VEGFR (i.e., a segment of the extracellular region of one or more VEGFR receptors that inhibits the binding of at least one VEGFR to at least one VEGF). The PDGF antagonist is an antibody to a PDGF or PDGFR or is an extracellular trap segment of a PDGFR (i.e., a segment of the extracellular region of one or more PDGFRs that inhibits the binding of at least one PDGFR to at least one PDGF). The dual antagonist is preferably conjugated to a half-life extension portion, such as a HEMA-PC polymer. The dual antagonist is particularly useful for treating wet age-related macular degeneration.