[ Objective] The research aimed to get the optimized separation and purification conditions of the hirudin produced from Bacillus subtilis DB403 （pUBH5）. [Method] Through the systemic pretreatment, preliminary chrom...[ Objective] The research aimed to get the optimized separation and purification conditions of the hirudin produced from Bacillus subtilis DB403 （pUBH5）. [Method] Through the systemic pretreatment, preliminary chromatography and fine chromatography. [Result]The optimized separation and purification conditions were that： Supernatant was treated by trichloroacetic acid, then by ultrafiltration desalt and anion exchange chromatography. Strong anion Q F. F. was better than weak anion DEAE F.F. The proper balanced solution was Tris-HCI （ pH 8.0）. The proper conductivity was 6 ms/cm. The maximum applied sample was 240 ATU/ml to matrix of strong anion Q F. F. This optimized procedure was magnified in strong anion exchange HiPrep 16/10Q with the 90% recovery and 70.2% purity. The purification of gel filtration of Sephacryl S-100 to hirudin was not relative to flow rate within certain scope. The application size of sample was 10 ml. The purity checked by HPLC was 95.1%, and the recovery was 93%, and the band of SDS-PAGE was single. [ Conclusion] The research provided the reference of the further industrialization separation and purification of hiruin.展开更多
Aim To optimize purification conditions of recombinant hirudin 3 in thefermentation broth and characterize the product. Methods Reambinant hirudin 3 was isolated andpurified from the fermentation broth by three column...Aim To optimize purification conditions of recombinant hirudin 3 in thefermentation broth and characterize the product. Methods Reambinant hirudin 3 was isolated andpurified from the fermentation broth by three column chromatography steps with macroporous resin,DEAE cellulose DES2 and preparative RP-HPLC, respectively, and the optimal conditions were obtained.Purity of the product was determined by SDS-PAGE and analytical RP-HPLC. The molecular weight wasdetermined by mass spec-trometry. The structure of the product was analyzed by peptide map.ResultsThe product with purity of 95.4786% was obtained after three purification steps in the optimumconditions with a total yield of 39%. The molecular weight of the product was 6 913.32 ± 6.55 Da,coincident to the theoretical molecular weight of r-hirudin 3. The structure of the product wascoincident to r-hirudin 3 either. Conclusion The optimized purification steps can be successfullyemployed for purification of r-hirudin 3 from E. coli using batch-type approaches. The productobtained with high purity was confirmed to be r-hirudin 3.展开更多
Hirudin is the most anticoagulant drug found in nature, but its short serum half-life significantly inhibits its clinical anpplication. The PEGvlation of hirudin, the most promising anticoagulant drug, was performed i...Hirudin is the most anticoagulant drug found in nature, but its short serum half-life significantly inhibits its clinical anpplication. The PEGvlation of hirudin, the most promising anticoagulant drug, was performed in this paper. The optimal reaction conditions for PEG ylated hirudin were investigated, wh.en the PEGylation react, on.wasconducted under 4℃ after 10h, in the borate buffer at pH 8.5 .with the molar ratio 230 ： 1 of PEG to hirudin, a higher modification extent was achieved. Finally, the bioactivity of PEGylated hirudin was measured in vitro.Compared with unmodified hirudin, 26% of anti-thrombin activity was retained.展开更多
BACKGROUND： It is suspected that dissociation, destruction or synthetic disorder of microtubule-associated protein 2 （MAP-2） may participate in secondary injury of intracerebral hemorrhage （ICH）, and the reason m...BACKGROUND： It is suspected that dissociation, destruction or synthetic disorder of microtubule-associated protein 2 （MAP-2） may participate in secondary injury of intracerebral hemorrhage （ICH）, and the reason may be related to thrombin in high concentration after ICH; therefore, the mechanism should be studied further. OBJECTIVE： To explore the effect of hirudin on expression of MAP-2 in peripheral tissue of hematom after ICH and changes of water content in brain tissue and analyze pathogenesis of thrombin in secondary injury after ICH. DESIGN ： Completely randomized grouping design and controlled animal study SEn-ING ： Department of Neurology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Jilin University MATERIALS ： The experiment was carried out in the Neurological Laboratory of the First Affiliated Hospital of Jilin University from April 2003 to April 2004. A number of 80 healthy Wistar rats, of both genders, aged 3-4 months, weighing 250-350 g, were randomly divided into 8 groups： normal control group, 6-hour ICH group, 1-day ICH group, 2-day ICH group, 3-day ICH group, 7-day ICH group, 3-day hirudin group and 7-day hirudin group with 10 in each group. Five rats from each group were selected to measure their water content, and the others were undertaken immunohistochemical stain. Hirudin was produced by Sigma Company, USA, and MAP-2 rabbit-rat polyclonal antibody was provided by Fuzhou Maixin Biotechnology Company Limited. METHODS： ① Model establishing and grouping intervention： Rats in simple ICH group were collected their blood from tails and then inserted with 50 μL non-anticoagulant auto-arterial blood into the cauda of the putamen in right brain within 5 minutes. Rats in hirudin groups were inserted with 10 U hirudin （which was diluted with saline to 20 μL） into local hematom regions within 5 minutes, and the needle was pulled out after 10 minutes. Rats in normal control group were untouched. ② Water content in peripheral tissue of hematom： Based on the ratio between dry weight and wet weight, brain tissue at bleeding side and in right frontal lobe was selected to measure dry and wet weights so as to calculate the water content [（wet weight - dry weight） /wet weight] × 100%.③ Positive expression of MAP-2： Based on immunohistochemical stain, positive MAP-2 cells were regarded as neurons and they were buffy morphological. Positive rate of MAP-2 was calculated, i.e., percentage of positive cells in each sight to total cells in all sights. ④ Statistical analysis： Data among groups were compared with one-way analysis of variance, averages were compared with SNK-q test by each other, and relation between water content and MAP-2 was analyzed with linear regression technique. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES： Changes of water content and MAP-2 expression in peripheral tissue of hematorn at various time points after ICH and intervention of hirudin. RESULTS： All 80 rats were involved in the final analysis. ①Water content： Water content was increased at day 1, reached peak at day 3 and decreased at day 7. It was （72.31±0.32）%, （77.42±0.53）%, （78.44±0.28）%, （74.10±0.13）%, （74.85±0.51）% and （70.07±0.36）%, respectively in 1-day, 2-day, 3-day and 7-day ICH groups and 3-day and 7-day hirudin groups, which was higher than that in normal control group （63.85±0.41, q=-4.684 3 to -7.262 0, P〈 0.05）; that in 2-day and 3-day ICH groups was higher than that in 7-day ICH group （q=-3.053 4, -3.727 0, P 〈 0.05）; and that in 3-day and 7-day ICH groups was higher than that in hirudin groups at the same time points （q=-2.965 6, -2.726 4, P 〈 0.05）. ②Positive expression of MAP-2： Positive expression of MAP-2 was decreased at 6 hours after ICH, reached the lowest value at day 3 and increased at day 7. Positive rate was （78.60±0.42）%, （60.56±0.74）%, （44.60±0.26）%, （25.45±0.85）%, （32.55±0.64）%, （37.69＋0.76）%, （41.75±0.68）%, respectively in 6-hour, 1-day, 2-day, 3-day and 7-day ICH groups and 3-day and 7-day hirudin groups, which was lower than that in normal control group [（96.50±0.33）%, q= -3.074 5 to -8.128 5, P 〈 0.05]. In addition, positive cells of MAP-2 disappeared plentifully at 3-7 days after ICH, stain of positive cells were light, and only stain of plasma was positive. That in 3-day and 7-day hirudin groups was higher than that in ICH groups at the same time points （q= -3.391 8, -2.967 9, P 〈 0.05）. Moreover, positive cells of MAP-2 was formed slightly but deeply stained. ③ Results of linear regression： Water content was negatively related to MAP-2 changes at 7 days after ICH （r= -0.894 9, P〈 0.01）, i.e., water content was increased with decrease of MAP-2 expression. CONCLUSION ： The deterioration of MAP-2 may be involved in the pathogenesis of thrombin within the first week after ICH, and the local administration of hirudin can protect neurons.展开更多
Poly （ethylene terephthalate）（dacron, PET） films were exposed under argon plasma glow discharge with different glows and induced polymerization of acrylic acid（AA） in order to in- troduce carboxylic acid group o...Poly （ethylene terephthalate）（dacron, PET） films were exposed under argon plasma glow discharge with different glows and induced polymerization of acrylic acid（AA） in order to in- troduce carboxylic acid group onto PET （PET-AA） assisted by ultraviolet radiation（UV）. Hirudin- immobilized PET （PET-HRD） films were prepared by the grafting of PET-AA, followed by chem- ical reaction with hirudin. The surface structure of the treated PET was determined by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy （XPS）. The wettability, surface free energy, and interface free energy of the films were investigated by contact angle measurement. The blood compatibility of the films was assessed by platelet-adhesion test and fibrinogen conformational change measurements to eval- uate the viability of the materials in biomedical engineering. Measurement by scanning electron microscopy （SEM） revealed that the amounts of adhered, aggregated and morphologically changed platelets were reduced on the hirudin-immobilized PET films. Enzyme-linked-immunoassay mea- surements that disclosed fibrinogen conformational changes showed results consistent with the platelets＇ behavior.展开更多
Polyethylene terephthalate （PET,Dacron） was modified by surface immobilization of hirudin with glutaraldehyde（GA） as coupling reagent to improve the blood compatibility.Hirudin-immobilized PETs were characterized ...Polyethylene terephthalate （PET,Dacron） was modified by surface immobilization of hirudin with glutaraldehyde（GA） as coupling reagent to improve the blood compatibility.Hirudin-immobilized PETs were characterized by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy （XPS） and contact angle measurements.The blood compatibility of the PETs was evaluated by platelet adhesion evaluation and fibrinogen conformational change measurements in vitro.The results showed the decrease of platelet adhesion and activation on hirudin-immobilized PET with increasing of glutaraldehyde concentration.Fibrinogen experiment showed that fibrinogen adherence and conformational changes of PET-HRD were less than those of untreated PET,which made the materials difficult to form thrombus.The proper reason of blood compatibility improvement was low interface tension between hirudin-immobilized PETs and blood,as well as blood proteins,and low ratio of dispersive/polar component of the surface energy（γsd/γsp） and high hydrophilicity.展开更多
Objective: To investigate whether fused hirudin peptide has both antithrombin and antiplatelet functions. Methods: The core region of fused hirudin was the C-terminal tail of hirudin(hirudin_ 53-64),which could bind t...Objective: To investigate whether fused hirudin peptide has both antithrombin and antiplatelet functions. Methods: The core region of fused hirudin was the C-terminal tail of hirudin(hirudin_ 53-64),which could bind to the anion binding exosite (ABE) of thrombin.Arg-Pro-Pro-Gly-Phe(RPPGF) amino acid sequence,a metabolite of bradykinin,was added to the N-terminus of hirudin_ 53-64.It bound to the active site of thrombin.Additionally,Arg-Gly-Asp(RGD)amino acid sequence,an inibitor of glycoprotein Ⅱb/Ⅲa( GP Ⅱb/Ⅲa) receptor,was linked to C-terminus of hirudin_ 53-64.This 26-animo acid-fused hirudin peptide was artificially synthesized,purified and analysed. Results: Fused hirudin peptide significantly lengthened the activated partial thromboplastin time(APTT),thrombin time(TT)and prothrombin time(PT) and inhibited the amidolytic activity of thrombin.The ADP-induced platelet aggregation was markedly inhibited by fused hirudin peptide. Conclusion: Fused hirudin peptide has activity of antithrombin as well as antiplatelet.Therefore bifunctional anticoagulation peptide has capacity to target various components of haemostatic process and may become more powerful antithrombosis agent.展开更多
Objective To investigate distribution and excretion of N-Ile1Thr2-63-desulfatohirudin(rH)a recombinant hirudin newly developed in China,in rats for its development as a novel anticoagulant agent.Methods ELISA was used...Objective To investigate distribution and excretion of N-Ile1Thr2-63-desulfatohirudin(rH)a recombinant hirudin newly developed in China,in rats for its development as a novel anticoagulant agent.Methods ELISA was used to determine the rH concentration in related tissues and body fluids.Tissues were collected at 15,60 and 180min respectively,after iv administration of rH 1.0 mg·kg-1 to 3 groups of 5 rats,and homogenized.Urine,bile and feces were collected at pre-selected intervals of time after iv dosing 1.0 mg·kg-1 to 3 groups of 5 rats and assayed.Results rH following iv dosing was distributed rapidly,the rH levels in all tissues being found to be the highest at 15 min post-injection,afterwards gradually reduced.The highest concentration of rH was found in blood,the next in lung and heart,the lowest in brain.With 15 min post dose as an example,the rH contents in tissues were ranked in order of plasma>lung>heart >adipose>skeletal muscles>kidney>liver>spleen>brain.The 12 h-cumulative excretion amount of rH in urine and feces accounted for 0.03%and 0.001% of administered dose,respectively;the 6 h-cumulative excretion amount in bile was 0.02%of the dose.Conclusions The rH is distributed mainly in blood circulation system with very low content in other tissues.The drug is excreted from urine,feces and bile of rats in extremely minute amount(only 0.051% dose),suggesting that rH undergoes extensive metabolic elimination in rat body.展开更多
Hirudin is an active ingredient extracted from leeches(Hirudo).At present,there are many hirudin preparations on the market,which are roughly divided into three categories,the first is natural hirudin,the second is hi...Hirudin is an active ingredient extracted from leeches(Hirudo).At present,there are many hirudin preparations on the market,which are roughly divided into three categories,the first is natural hirudin,the second is hirudin derivatives such as lepirudin,desirudin and bivalirudin,and the third is new hirudin preparations such as hirudin-bovine serum albumin(BSA)nanoparticles,polydopamine fitted titanium dioxide nanoparticles systems and recombinant hirudins-2(rhv2)-loaded picmice.The pharmacological effects and adverse reactions of hirudin were reviewed to evaluate its safety,efficacy and quality control.Hirudin has obvious pharmacological effects on cardio-cerebrovascular diseases(coronary atherosclerotic heart disease,myocardial infarction,hyperlipidemia,cerebral infarction,arteriosclerosis obliterans of lower extremities),angiogenesis(fracture,skinflaptransplantation),tissue fibrosis,tumor,ophthalmopathy,hyperuricemia and female infertility.However,attention should be paid to clinical adverse reactions(bleeding,allergic reaction,infection,cutaneous pseudolymphoma).展开更多
Objective:The purpose of this study is to explore the effect of Hirudin on the farnesoid X receptor(FXR)pathway during acute intrahepatic cholestasis in vivo and in vitro.Method:In vivo,sixty male Sprague-Dawley rats ...Objective:The purpose of this study is to explore the effect of Hirudin on the farnesoid X receptor(FXR)pathway during acute intrahepatic cholestasis in vivo and in vitro.Method:In vivo,sixty male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into six groups:regular group,model group,ursodeoxycholic acid(UDCA)group(60 mg/kg),hirudin treatment group(84 u/kg),hirudin treatment group(63 u/kg)and hirudin treatment group(42 u/kg).The male Sprague-Dawley rats of UDCA group were intragastrically administered with a corresponding concentration of 0.005 mL/g body weight for seven days,once a day;and the hirudin treatment group was injected subcutaneously with different concentrations of Hirudin for seven days,once a day;Except for the normal group,other groups of rats were given 100 mg/kg ANIT by gavage on the 5th day.The model was administered by gavage once a day for three days.In vitro,(Z)-Guggulsterone was used to stimulate the L02 cells(0.05μmol/ml),with or without different concentrations of Hirudin(2,4 and 8 u/ml)for 24 h.The liver tissue was examined by HE microscope and the pathological state of the rat liver was observed;FXR,Small heterodimeric chaperone receptor(SHP),uridine diphosphate glucuronide transfer 2B4(UGT2B4),bile salt output pump(BSEP)mRNA and protein expressions were tested by real-time fluorescent quantitative PCR and Western blot test.And immunohistochemistry(IHC)was used to analyze the expression of FXR.Results:Compared with the model group,the hirudin group can improve liver tissue damage,and promote FXR,SHP,BSEP and UGT2B4 proteins and mRNA expression in vivo and in vitro.Conclusion:Hirudin can alleviate intrahepatic cholestasis,reduce liver tissue damage.Hirudin can up-regulate the expression of FXR gene,promote the up-regulation of SHP,BSEP and UGT2B4 genes,and inhibit the cholestasis pathway to protect liver cells.The study may provide an effective drug for clinical treatment of intrahepatic cholestasis.展开更多
More and more concerns about health bring the increasing demand for blood contact tissue engineering alternatives.In this paper,nanoparticles of poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid)/polyethyleneimine mixed with recombinant h...More and more concerns about health bring the increasing demand for blood contact tissue engineering alternatives.In this paper,nanoparticles of poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid)/polyethyleneimine mixed with recombinant hirudin(rHNPs)were prepared by a double emulsion solvent volatilization method,which were then loaded onto the polycaprolactone(PCL)with polydopamine(PDA)coating to form the composite nanofibers of PCL/PDA/rHNPs.The hydrophilicity and mechanical properties of the composite nanofibers were improved significantly compared with pure PCL.The morphology kept almost unchanged after 30 d of degradation in phosphate buffer saline(PBS).The anticoagulant molecule of hirudin could be gradually released from the composite scaffolds through the degradation of rHNPs in vitro.When the concentration of rHNPs suspension was 5.0 mg/mL,the composite nanofibers could better promote the growth and proliferation of human umbilical vein endothelial cells(HUVECs).The anticoagulant ability of the composite nanofibers was also significantly improved in comparison with that of pure PCL.The design of controlled release anticoagulant materials would alleviate the sudden release of simple fixed hirudin,which could also provide a new idea for the development of novel blood contact materials.展开更多
Tyrosine sulfation is an important post-translational modification that enhances the inhibitory activity of hirudin.Herein,we developed a facile synthetic strategy to afford the sulfated hirudins with up to three modi...Tyrosine sulfation is an important post-translational modification that enhances the inhibitory activity of hirudin.Herein,we developed a facile synthetic strategy to afford the sulfated hirudins with up to three modifications and in multi-milligram scales,after a single HPLC purification step.Through these synthetic proteins,a novel type of modulation mechanism exhibited by tyrosine sulfation was proposed,which would help to delineate the structure-function relationships in other sulfated proteins and more importantly,to serve as a basis for the development of related antithrombotic agents.展开更多
Objective:To investigate protective effects of hirudin on oxidative stress and apoptosis of spinal dorsal root ganglion cells in high-glucose rats at the cellular and molecular level.Methods:Dorsal root ganglion neuro...Objective:To investigate protective effects of hirudin on oxidative stress and apoptosis of spinal dorsal root ganglion cells in high-glucose rats at the cellular and molecular level.Methods:Dorsal root ganglion neurons(DRGn)were harvested from embryonic day in 15 SD rats,purified and identificated after primary culture.They were divided into the normal control group,high-glucose(HG)group,positive control(alpha-lipoic acid,ALA)group,low-dose hirudin group(H1),medium-dose hirudin group(H2)and high-dose hirudin group(H3).The control group was cultured by neuron specific culture medium,while the HG group was cultured by neuron specific culture medium and 20 mmol/L glucose(HG medium).The hirudin groups were cultured by HG medium+0.25 IU/mL hirudin(H1),HG medium+0.5 IU/mL hirudin(H2)and HG medium+1 IU/mL hirudin(H3).The ALA group was cultured by HG medium +100μmol/L ALA.3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenylt etrazolium bromide(MTT)assay was used to explore the optimum concentration and intervention time.Flow cytometry assay was used to detect the level of reactive oxygen series(ROS).Western blot and quantificational realtime polymerase chain reaction(qRT-PCR)were used to detect the expression of protein and mRNA of nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2(Nrf-2),hemeoxygence-1(HO-1),nuclear factor-κB(NF-κB)and Caspase-3.TUNEL assay was used to test the apoptosis rate of different groups.Results:After 24 h of culture,the cell activity of hirudin and ALA groups were higher than that of HG group,and there was a statistical difference between the H1 group and HG group(P<0.05).In hirudin groups,the apoptosis rate of cells,the expression of activated Caspase-3 protein and Caspase-3 mRNA were lower than those of HG group(P<0.01),higher than those of ALA group(P<0.01 or P<0.05).The ROS level of hirudin groups was higher than that of ALA group(P<0.01),lower than that of HG group(P<0.01 or P<0.05).The expression of NF-κB(P65)protein in H3 group were lower than those of HG group(P<0.05).The expression of Nrf-2 protein in hirudin groups was higher than that of HG group(P<0.01),lower than that of ALA group(P<0.01 or P<0.05).The expression of HO-1 protein in hirudin groups was lower than that of ALA group(P<0.01 or P<0.05),higher than that of HG group(P<0.01 or P<0.05).Conclusions:The activity of DRGn cells can be promoted by hirudin under HG conditions.The effects of hirudin on the inhibition of HG on DRGn cells damage mainly include scavenging ROS,up-regulating Nrf-2/HO-1 pathway,inhibiting activation of NF-κB pathway,down-regulating the expression of and Caspase-3 and reducing DRGn cell apoptosis.展开更多
基金Supported by 863 Program of China(2006AA03Z0453)NaturalScience Research Program of Higher Education of Jiangsu Province(09KJB230001)+1 种基金973 Program of China(2009CB724700)AndSchool Foundation of Jiangsu University(08JDG009)~~
文摘[ Objective] The research aimed to get the optimized separation and purification conditions of the hirudin produced from Bacillus subtilis DB403 （pUBH5）. [Method] Through the systemic pretreatment, preliminary chromatography and fine chromatography. [Result]The optimized separation and purification conditions were that： Supernatant was treated by trichloroacetic acid, then by ultrafiltration desalt and anion exchange chromatography. Strong anion Q F. F. was better than weak anion DEAE F.F. The proper balanced solution was Tris-HCI （ pH 8.0）. The proper conductivity was 6 ms/cm. The maximum applied sample was 240 ATU/ml to matrix of strong anion Q F. F. This optimized procedure was magnified in strong anion exchange HiPrep 16/10Q with the 90% recovery and 70.2% purity. The purification of gel filtration of Sephacryl S-100 to hirudin was not relative to flow rate within certain scope. The application size of sample was 10 ml. The purity checked by HPLC was 95.1%, and the recovery was 93%, and the band of SDS-PAGE was single. [ Conclusion] The research provided the reference of the further industrialization separation and purification of hiruin.
文摘Aim To optimize purification conditions of recombinant hirudin 3 in thefermentation broth and characterize the product. Methods Reambinant hirudin 3 was isolated andpurified from the fermentation broth by three column chromatography steps with macroporous resin,DEAE cellulose DES2 and preparative RP-HPLC, respectively, and the optimal conditions were obtained.Purity of the product was determined by SDS-PAGE and analytical RP-HPLC. The molecular weight wasdetermined by mass spec-trometry. The structure of the product was analyzed by peptide map.ResultsThe product with purity of 95.4786% was obtained after three purification steps in the optimumconditions with a total yield of 39%. The molecular weight of the product was 6 913.32 ± 6.55 Da,coincident to the theoretical molecular weight of r-hirudin 3. The structure of the product wascoincident to r-hirudin 3 either. Conclusion The optimized purification steps can be successfullyemployed for purification of r-hirudin 3 from E. coli using batch-type approaches. The productobtained with high purity was confirmed to be r-hirudin 3.
文摘Hirudin is the most anticoagulant drug found in nature, but its short serum half-life significantly inhibits its clinical anpplication. The PEGvlation of hirudin, the most promising anticoagulant drug, was performed in this paper. The optimal reaction conditions for PEG ylated hirudin were investigated, wh.en the PEGylation react, on.wasconducted under 4℃ after 10h, in the borate buffer at pH 8.5 .with the molar ratio 230 ： 1 of PEG to hirudin, a higher modification extent was achieved. Finally, the bioactivity of PEGylated hirudin was measured in vitro.Compared with unmodified hirudin, 26% of anti-thrombin activity was retained.
基金the Clinical KeyFoundation of Public HealthMinistry, No. 20013144
文摘BACKGROUND： It is suspected that dissociation, destruction or synthetic disorder of microtubule-associated protein 2 （MAP-2） may participate in secondary injury of intracerebral hemorrhage （ICH）, and the reason may be related to thrombin in high concentration after ICH; therefore, the mechanism should be studied further. OBJECTIVE： To explore the effect of hirudin on expression of MAP-2 in peripheral tissue of hematom after ICH and changes of water content in brain tissue and analyze pathogenesis of thrombin in secondary injury after ICH. DESIGN ： Completely randomized grouping design and controlled animal study SEn-ING ： Department of Neurology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Jilin University MATERIALS ： The experiment was carried out in the Neurological Laboratory of the First Affiliated Hospital of Jilin University from April 2003 to April 2004. A number of 80 healthy Wistar rats, of both genders, aged 3-4 months, weighing 250-350 g, were randomly divided into 8 groups： normal control group, 6-hour ICH group, 1-day ICH group, 2-day ICH group, 3-day ICH group, 7-day ICH group, 3-day hirudin group and 7-day hirudin group with 10 in each group. Five rats from each group were selected to measure their water content, and the others were undertaken immunohistochemical stain. Hirudin was produced by Sigma Company, USA, and MAP-2 rabbit-rat polyclonal antibody was provided by Fuzhou Maixin Biotechnology Company Limited. METHODS： ① Model establishing and grouping intervention： Rats in simple ICH group were collected their blood from tails and then inserted with 50 μL non-anticoagulant auto-arterial blood into the cauda of the putamen in right brain within 5 minutes. Rats in hirudin groups were inserted with 10 U hirudin （which was diluted with saline to 20 μL） into local hematom regions within 5 minutes, and the needle was pulled out after 10 minutes. Rats in normal control group were untouched. ② Water content in peripheral tissue of hematom： Based on the ratio between dry weight and wet weight, brain tissue at bleeding side and in right frontal lobe was selected to measure dry and wet weights so as to calculate the water content [（wet weight - dry weight） /wet weight] × 100%.③ Positive expression of MAP-2： Based on immunohistochemical stain, positive MAP-2 cells were regarded as neurons and they were buffy morphological. Positive rate of MAP-2 was calculated, i.e., percentage of positive cells in each sight to total cells in all sights. ④ Statistical analysis： Data among groups were compared with one-way analysis of variance, averages were compared with SNK-q test by each other, and relation between water content and MAP-2 was analyzed with linear regression technique. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES： Changes of water content and MAP-2 expression in peripheral tissue of hematorn at various time points after ICH and intervention of hirudin. RESULTS： All 80 rats were involved in the final analysis. ①Water content： Water content was increased at day 1, reached peak at day 3 and decreased at day 7. It was （72.31±0.32）%, （77.42±0.53）%, （78.44±0.28）%, （74.10±0.13）%, （74.85±0.51）% and （70.07±0.36）%, respectively in 1-day, 2-day, 3-day and 7-day ICH groups and 3-day and 7-day hirudin groups, which was higher than that in normal control group （63.85±0.41, q=-4.684 3 to -7.262 0, P〈 0.05）; that in 2-day and 3-day ICH groups was higher than that in 7-day ICH group （q=-3.053 4, -3.727 0, P 〈 0.05）; and that in 3-day and 7-day ICH groups was higher than that in hirudin groups at the same time points （q=-2.965 6, -2.726 4, P 〈 0.05）. ②Positive expression of MAP-2： Positive expression of MAP-2 was decreased at 6 hours after ICH, reached the lowest value at day 3 and increased at day 7. Positive rate was （78.60±0.42）%, （60.56±0.74）%, （44.60±0.26）%, （25.45±0.85）%, （32.55±0.64）%, （37.69＋0.76）%, （41.75±0.68）%, respectively in 6-hour, 1-day, 2-day, 3-day and 7-day ICH groups and 3-day and 7-day hirudin groups, which was lower than that in normal control group [（96.50±0.33）%, q= -3.074 5 to -8.128 5, P 〈 0.05]. In addition, positive cells of MAP-2 disappeared plentifully at 3-7 days after ICH, stain of positive cells were light, and only stain of plasma was positive. That in 3-day and 7-day hirudin groups was higher than that in ICH groups at the same time points （q= -3.391 8, -2.967 9, P 〈 0.05）. Moreover, positive cells of MAP-2 was formed slightly but deeply stained. ③ Results of linear regression： Water content was negatively related to MAP-2 changes at 7 days after ICH （r= -0.894 9, P〈 0.01）, i.e., water content was increased with decrease of MAP-2 expression. CONCLUSION ： The deterioration of MAP-2 may be involved in the pathogenesis of thrombin within the first week after ICH, and the local administration of hirudin can protect neurons.
文摘Poly （ethylene terephthalate）（dacron, PET） films were exposed under argon plasma glow discharge with different glows and induced polymerization of acrylic acid（AA） in order to in- troduce carboxylic acid group onto PET （PET-AA） assisted by ultraviolet radiation（UV）. Hirudin- immobilized PET （PET-HRD） films were prepared by the grafting of PET-AA, followed by chem- ical reaction with hirudin. The surface structure of the treated PET was determined by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy （XPS）. The wettability, surface free energy, and interface free energy of the films were investigated by contact angle measurement. The blood compatibility of the films was assessed by platelet-adhesion test and fibrinogen conformational change measurements to eval- uate the viability of the materials in biomedical engineering. Measurement by scanning electron microscopy （SEM） revealed that the amounts of adhered, aggregated and morphologically changed platelets were reduced on the hirudin-immobilized PET films. Enzyme-linked-immunoassay mea- surements that disclosed fibrinogen conformational changes showed results consistent with the platelets＇ behavior.
基金Funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.50203011)
文摘Polyethylene terephthalate （PET,Dacron） was modified by surface immobilization of hirudin with glutaraldehyde（GA） as coupling reagent to improve the blood compatibility.Hirudin-immobilized PETs were characterized by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy （XPS） and contact angle measurements.The blood compatibility of the PETs was evaluated by platelet adhesion evaluation and fibrinogen conformational change measurements in vitro.The results showed the decrease of platelet adhesion and activation on hirudin-immobilized PET with increasing of glutaraldehyde concentration.Fibrinogen experiment showed that fibrinogen adherence and conformational changes of PET-HRD were less than those of untreated PET,which made the materials difficult to form thrombus.The proper reason of blood compatibility improvement was low interface tension between hirudin-immobilized PETs and blood,as well as blood proteins,and low ratio of dispersive/polar component of the surface energy（γsd/γsp） and high hydrophilicity.
文摘Objective: To investigate whether fused hirudin peptide has both antithrombin and antiplatelet functions. Methods: The core region of fused hirudin was the C-terminal tail of hirudin(hirudin_ 53-64),which could bind to the anion binding exosite (ABE) of thrombin.Arg-Pro-Pro-Gly-Phe(RPPGF) amino acid sequence,a metabolite of bradykinin,was added to the N-terminus of hirudin_ 53-64.It bound to the active site of thrombin.Additionally,Arg-Gly-Asp(RGD)amino acid sequence,an inibitor of glycoprotein Ⅱb/Ⅲa( GP Ⅱb/Ⅲa) receptor,was linked to C-terminus of hirudin_ 53-64.This 26-animo acid-fused hirudin peptide was artificially synthesized,purified and analysed. Results: Fused hirudin peptide significantly lengthened the activated partial thromboplastin time(APTT),thrombin time(TT)and prothrombin time(PT) and inhibited the amidolytic activity of thrombin.The ADP-induced platelet aggregation was markedly inhibited by fused hirudin peptide. Conclusion: Fused hirudin peptide has activity of antithrombin as well as antiplatelet.Therefore bifunctional anticoagulation peptide has capacity to target various components of haemostatic process and may become more powerful antithrombosis agent.
文摘Objective To investigate distribution and excretion of N-Ile1Thr2-63-desulfatohirudin(rH)a recombinant hirudin newly developed in China,in rats for its development as a novel anticoagulant agent.Methods ELISA was used to determine the rH concentration in related tissues and body fluids.Tissues were collected at 15,60 and 180min respectively,after iv administration of rH 1.0 mg·kg-1 to 3 groups of 5 rats,and homogenized.Urine,bile and feces were collected at pre-selected intervals of time after iv dosing 1.0 mg·kg-1 to 3 groups of 5 rats and assayed.Results rH following iv dosing was distributed rapidly,the rH levels in all tissues being found to be the highest at 15 min post-injection,afterwards gradually reduced.The highest concentration of rH was found in blood,the next in lung and heart,the lowest in brain.With 15 min post dose as an example,the rH contents in tissues were ranked in order of plasma>lung>heart >adipose>skeletal muscles>kidney>liver>spleen>brain.The 12 h-cumulative excretion amount of rH in urine and feces accounted for 0.03%and 0.001% of administered dose,respectively;the 6 h-cumulative excretion amount in bile was 0.02%of the dose.Conclusions The rH is distributed mainly in blood circulation system with very low content in other tissues.The drug is excreted from urine,feces and bile of rats in extremely minute amount(only 0.051% dose),suggesting that rH undergoes extensive metabolic elimination in rat body.
文摘Hirudin is an active ingredient extracted from leeches(Hirudo).At present,there are many hirudin preparations on the market,which are roughly divided into three categories,the first is natural hirudin,the second is hirudin derivatives such as lepirudin,desirudin and bivalirudin,and the third is new hirudin preparations such as hirudin-bovine serum albumin(BSA)nanoparticles,polydopamine fitted titanium dioxide nanoparticles systems and recombinant hirudins-2(rhv2)-loaded picmice.The pharmacological effects and adverse reactions of hirudin were reviewed to evaluate its safety,efficacy and quality control.Hirudin has obvious pharmacological effects on cardio-cerebrovascular diseases(coronary atherosclerotic heart disease,myocardial infarction,hyperlipidemia,cerebral infarction,arteriosclerosis obliterans of lower extremities),angiogenesis(fracture,skinflaptransplantation),tissue fibrosis,tumor,ophthalmopathy,hyperuricemia and female infertility.However,attention should be paid to clinical adverse reactions(bleeding,allergic reaction,infection,cutaneous pseudolymphoma).
基金the 2017 Wuhan Science and Technology Bureau Project(2017060201010222).
文摘Objective:The purpose of this study is to explore the effect of Hirudin on the farnesoid X receptor(FXR)pathway during acute intrahepatic cholestasis in vivo and in vitro.Method:In vivo,sixty male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into six groups:regular group,model group,ursodeoxycholic acid(UDCA)group(60 mg/kg),hirudin treatment group(84 u/kg),hirudin treatment group(63 u/kg)and hirudin treatment group(42 u/kg).The male Sprague-Dawley rats of UDCA group were intragastrically administered with a corresponding concentration of 0.005 mL/g body weight for seven days,once a day;and the hirudin treatment group was injected subcutaneously with different concentrations of Hirudin for seven days,once a day;Except for the normal group,other groups of rats were given 100 mg/kg ANIT by gavage on the 5th day.The model was administered by gavage once a day for three days.In vitro,(Z)-Guggulsterone was used to stimulate the L02 cells(0.05μmol/ml),with or without different concentrations of Hirudin(2,4 and 8 u/ml)for 24 h.The liver tissue was examined by HE microscope and the pathological state of the rat liver was observed;FXR,Small heterodimeric chaperone receptor(SHP),uridine diphosphate glucuronide transfer 2B4(UGT2B4),bile salt output pump(BSEP)mRNA and protein expressions were tested by real-time fluorescent quantitative PCR and Western blot test.And immunohistochemistry(IHC)was used to analyze the expression of FXR.Results:Compared with the model group,the hirudin group can improve liver tissue damage,and promote FXR,SHP,BSEP and UGT2B4 proteins and mRNA expression in vivo and in vitro.Conclusion:Hirudin can alleviate intrahepatic cholestasis,reduce liver tissue damage.Hirudin can up-regulate the expression of FXR gene,promote the up-regulation of SHP,BSEP and UGT2B4 genes,and inhibit the cholestasis pathway to protect liver cells.The study may provide an effective drug for clinical treatment of intrahepatic cholestasis.
基金supported by the Key Technologies Research and Development Program of China(No.2017YFC1105000)the Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province of China(No.2018A030310374)+2 种基金the Guangdong Medical Research Foundation of China(No.2022YDZ09)the Fund of Guangzhou Science,Technology and Innovation Commission of China(No.202102080430)the Fund of Higher Education Discipline Innovation Project of China(No.B13039).
文摘More and more concerns about health bring the increasing demand for blood contact tissue engineering alternatives.In this paper,nanoparticles of poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid)/polyethyleneimine mixed with recombinant hirudin(rHNPs)were prepared by a double emulsion solvent volatilization method,which were then loaded onto the polycaprolactone(PCL)with polydopamine(PDA)coating to form the composite nanofibers of PCL/PDA/rHNPs.The hydrophilicity and mechanical properties of the composite nanofibers were improved significantly compared with pure PCL.The morphology kept almost unchanged after 30 d of degradation in phosphate buffer saline(PBS).The anticoagulant molecule of hirudin could be gradually released from the composite scaffolds through the degradation of rHNPs in vitro.When the concentration of rHNPs suspension was 5.0 mg/mL,the composite nanofibers could better promote the growth and proliferation of human umbilical vein endothelial cells(HUVECs).The anticoagulant ability of the composite nanofibers was also significantly improved in comparison with that of pure PCL.The design of controlled release anticoagulant materials would alleviate the sudden release of simple fixed hirudin,which could also provide a new idea for the development of novel blood contact materials.
基金The financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.91853117 and 22077036)the Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province(No.2020A1515010766)are greatly acknowledged。
文摘Tyrosine sulfation is an important post-translational modification that enhances the inhibitory activity of hirudin.Herein,we developed a facile synthetic strategy to afford the sulfated hirudins with up to three modifications and in multi-milligram scales,after a single HPLC purification step.Through these synthetic proteins,a novel type of modulation mechanism exhibited by tyrosine sulfation was proposed,which would help to delineate the structure-function relationships in other sulfated proteins and more importantly,to serve as a basis for the development of related antithrombotic agents.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.81473639)Beijing Natural Science Foundation(No.7122147)the Special Scientific Research Fund for Doctoral Subjects in Universities and Colleges(No.20121106110003)
文摘Objective:To investigate protective effects of hirudin on oxidative stress and apoptosis of spinal dorsal root ganglion cells in high-glucose rats at the cellular and molecular level.Methods:Dorsal root ganglion neurons(DRGn)were harvested from embryonic day in 15 SD rats,purified and identificated after primary culture.They were divided into the normal control group,high-glucose(HG)group,positive control(alpha-lipoic acid,ALA)group,low-dose hirudin group(H1),medium-dose hirudin group(H2)and high-dose hirudin group(H3).The control group was cultured by neuron specific culture medium,while the HG group was cultured by neuron specific culture medium and 20 mmol/L glucose(HG medium).The hirudin groups were cultured by HG medium+0.25 IU/mL hirudin(H1),HG medium+0.5 IU/mL hirudin(H2)and HG medium+1 IU/mL hirudin(H3).The ALA group was cultured by HG medium +100μmol/L ALA.3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenylt etrazolium bromide(MTT)assay was used to explore the optimum concentration and intervention time.Flow cytometry assay was used to detect the level of reactive oxygen series(ROS).Western blot and quantificational realtime polymerase chain reaction(qRT-PCR)were used to detect the expression of protein and mRNA of nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2(Nrf-2),hemeoxygence-1(HO-1),nuclear factor-κB(NF-κB)and Caspase-3.TUNEL assay was used to test the apoptosis rate of different groups.Results:After 24 h of culture,the cell activity of hirudin and ALA groups were higher than that of HG group,and there was a statistical difference between the H1 group and HG group(P<0.05).In hirudin groups,the apoptosis rate of cells,the expression of activated Caspase-3 protein and Caspase-3 mRNA were lower than those of HG group(P<0.01),higher than those of ALA group(P<0.01 or P<0.05).The ROS level of hirudin groups was higher than that of ALA group(P<0.01),lower than that of HG group(P<0.01 or P<0.05).The expression of NF-κB(P65)protein in H3 group were lower than those of HG group(P<0.05).The expression of Nrf-2 protein in hirudin groups was higher than that of HG group(P<0.01),lower than that of ALA group(P<0.01 or P<0.05).The expression of HO-1 protein in hirudin groups was lower than that of ALA group(P<0.01 or P<0.05),higher than that of HG group(P<0.01 or P<0.05).Conclusions:The activity of DRGn cells can be promoted by hirudin under HG conditions.The effects of hirudin on the inhibition of HG on DRGn cells damage mainly include scavenging ROS,up-regulating Nrf-2/HO-1 pathway,inhibiting activation of NF-κB pathway,down-regulating the expression of and Caspase-3 and reducing DRGn cell apoptosis.
