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The Nrf2-HO-1 system and inflammaging.

Front Immunol

October 2024

School of Biochemistry and Immunology, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.

Nrf2 is a master transcriptional regulator of a number of genes involved in the adaptive response to oxidative stress. Among the genes upregulated by Nrf2, heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) has received significant attention, given that the products of HO-1-induced heme catabolism have well established antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. This is evidenced in numerous models of inflammatory and autoimmune disease whereby induction of HO-1 expression or administration of tolerable amounts of HO-1 reaction products can ameliorate disease symptoms.

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Background: Human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs) utilize discrete biosynthetic pathways to self-renew and differentiate into specific cell lineages, with undifferentiated hMSCs harbouring reliance on glycolysis and hMSCs differentiating towards an osteogenic phenotype relying on oxidative phosphorylation as an energy source.

Methods: In this study, the osteogenic differentiation of hMSCs was assessed and classified over 14 days using a non-invasive live-cell imaging modality-two-photon fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy (2P-FLIM). This technique images and measures NADH fluorescence from which cellular metabolism is inferred.

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Mechanically activated mesenchymal-derived bone cells drive vessel formation via an extracellular vesicle mediated mechanism.

J Tissue Eng

August 2023

Trinity Centre for Biomedical Engineering, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland.

Blood vessel formation is an important initial step for bone formation during development as well as during remodelling and repair in the adult skeleton. This results in a heavily vascularized tissue where endothelial cells and skeletal cells are constantly in crosstalk to facilitate homeostasis, a process that is mediated by numerous environmental signals, including mechanical loading. Breakdown in this communication can lead to disease and/or poor fracture repair.

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In this study, we utilise fluorescence lifetime imaging of NAD(P)H-based cellular autofluorescence as a non-invasive modality to classify two contrasting states of human macrophages by proxy of their governing metabolic state. Macrophages derived from human blood-circulating monocytes were polarised using established protocols and metabolically challenged using small molecules to validate their responding metabolic actions in extracellular acidification and oxygen consumption. Large field-of-view images of individual polarised macrophages were obtained using fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy (FLIM).

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Cholesterol crystals drive metabolic reprogramming and M1 macrophage polarisation in primary human macrophages.

Atherosclerosis

July 2022

Molecular Immunology Group, School of Biochemistry and Immunology, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland; Advanced Materials for Bioengineering Research (AMBER) Centre, Trinity College Dublin and Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Ireland.

Background And Aims: Metabolic reprogramming of innate immune cells is emerging as a key player in the progression of a number of chronic diseases, including atherosclerosis, where high rates of glycolysis correlate with plaque instability. This study aimed to investigate if cholesterol crystals, which are key atherosclerosis-associated DAMPs (damage/danger-associated molecular patterns), alter immune cell metabolism and whether this, in turn, impacts on macrophage phenotype and function.

Methods And Results: Primary human macrophages were treated with cholesterol crystals and expression of M1 (CXCL9, CXCL10) and M2-associated (MRC1, CCL13) macrophage markers, alarmins, and inflammatory cytokines were assessed either by real-time PCR or ELISA.

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Recent concern for local drug delivery and withdrawal of the first Food and Drug Administration-approved bioresorbable scaffold emphasizes the need to optimize the relationships between stent design and drug release with imposed arterial injury and observed pharmacodynamics. In this study, we examine the hypothesis that vascular injury is predictable from stent design and that the expanding force of stent deployment results in increased circumferential stress in the arterial tissue, which may explain acute injury poststent deployment. Using both numerical simulations and experiments on three different stent designs (slotted tube, corrugated ring, and delta wing), arterial injury due to device deployment was examined.

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Resident Macrophages and Their Potential in Cardiac Tissue Engineering.

Tissue Eng Part B Rev

June 2022

Department of Mechanical, Manufacturing and Biomedical Engineering, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.

Many facets of tissue engineered models aim at understanding cellular mechanisms to recapitulate behavior, to study and mimic diseases for drug interventions, and to provide a better understanding toward improving regenerative medicine. Recent and rapid advances in stem cell biology, material science and engineering, have made the generation of complex engineered tissues much more attainable. One such tissue, human myocardium, is extremely intricate, with a number of different cell types.

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3D printing of fibre-reinforced cartilaginous templates for the regeneration of osteochondral defects.

Acta Biomater

September 2020

Trinity Centre for Biomedical Engineering, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland; Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, School of Engineering, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland; Advanced Materials and Bioengineering Research Centre, Trinity College Dublin and Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland; Tissue Engineering Research Group, Department of Anatomy and Regenerative Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland. Electronic address:

Successful osteochondral defect repair requires regenerating the subchondral bone whilst simultaneously promoting the development of an overlying layer of articular cartilage that is resistant to vascularization and endochondral ossification. During skeletal development articular cartilage also functions as a surface growth plate, which postnatally is replaced by a more spatially complex bone-cartilage interface. Motivated by this developmental process, the hypothesis of this study is that bi-phasic, fibre-reinforced cartilaginous templates can regenerate both the articular cartilage and subchondral bone within osteochondral defects created in caprine joints.

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Retinal degeneration is the leading cause of incurable blindness worldwide and is characterised by progressive loss of light-sensing photoreceptors in the neural retina. SARM1 is known for its role in axonal degeneration, but a role for SARM1 in photoreceptor cell degeneration has not been reported. SARM1 is known to mediate neuronal cell degeneration through depletion of essential metabolite NAD and induction of energy crisis.

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A deeper understanding of intestinal organoid metabolism revealed by combining fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy (FLIM) and extracellular flux analyses.

Redox Biol

February 2020

Laboratory of Biophysics and Bioanalysis, ABCRF, University College Cork, Cavanagh Pharmacy Building, College Road, Cork, T12 K8AF, Ireland; Institute for Regenerative Medicine, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State University, Moscow, Russian Federation. Electronic address:

Stem cells and the niche in which they reside feature a complex microenvironment with tightly regulated homeostasis, cell-cell interactions and dynamic regulation of metabolism. A significant number of organoid models has been described over the last decade, yet few methodologies can enable single cell level resolution analysis of the stem cell niche metabolic demands, in real-time and without perturbing integrity. Here, we studied the redox metabolism of Lgr5-GFP intestinal organoids by two emerging microscopy approaches based on luminescence lifetime measurement - fluorescence-based FLIM for NAD(P)H, and phosphorescence-based PLIM for real-time oxygenation.

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The Role of Macrophages in the Infarcted Myocardium: Orchestrators of ECM Remodeling.

Front Cardiovasc Med

July 2019

Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.

Myocardial infarction is the most common form of acute cardiac injury attributing to heart failure. While there have been significant advances in current therapies, mortality and morbidity remain high. Emphasis on inflammation and extracellular matrix remodeling as key pathological factors has brought to light new potential therapeutic targets including macrophages which are central players in the inflammatory response following myocardial infarction.

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Pressure-induced mesenchymal stem cell osteogenesis is dependent on intermediate filament remodeling.

FASEB J

March 2019

Trinity Centre for Bioengineering, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.

Macroscale loading of bone generates a complex local mechanical microenvironment that drives osteogenesis and bone mechanoadaptation. One such mechanical stimulus generated is hydrostatic pressure (HP); however, the effect of HP on mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) and the mechanotransduction mechanisms utilized by these cells to sense this stimulus are yet to be fully elucidated. In this study, we demonstrate that cyclic HP is a potent mediator of cytoskeletal reorganization and increases in osteogenic responses in MSCs.

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Regeneration of Osteochondral Defects Using Developmentally Inspired Cartilaginous Templates.

Tissue Eng Part A

February 2019

1 Trinity Centre for Bioengineering, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.

Successfully treating osteochondral defects involves regenerating both the damaged articular cartilage and the underlying subchondral bone, in addition to the complex interface that separates these tissues. In this study, we demonstrate that a cartilage template, engineered using bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells, can enhance the regeneration of such defects and promote the development of a more mechanically functional repair tissue. We also use a computational mechanobiological model to understand how joint-specific environmental factors, specifically oxygen levels and tissue strains, regulate the conversion of the engineered template into cartilage and bone in vivo.

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Regeneration of complex bone defects remains a significant clinical challenge. Multi-tool biofabrication has permitted the combination of various biomaterials to create multifaceted composites with tailorable mechanical properties and spatially controlled biological function. In this study we sought to use bioprinting to engineer nonviral gene activated constructs reinforced by polymeric micro-filaments.

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Advances in Nerve Guidance Conduit-Based Therapeutics for Peripheral Nerve Repair.

ACS Biomater Sci Eng

July 2017

Tissue Engineering Research Group (TERG), Department of Anatomy, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin 2, Ireland.

Peripheral nerve injuries have high incidence rates, limited treatment options and poor clinical outcomes, rendering a significant socioeconomic burden. For effective peripheral nerve repair, the gap or site of injury must be structurally bridged to promote correct reinnervation and functional regeneration. However, effective repair becomes progressively more difficult with larger gaps.

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Calcium supplements are used as an aid in the prevention of osteopenia and osteoporosis and also for the treatment of patients when used along with medication. Many of these supplements are calcium carbonate based. This study compared a calcium-rich, marine multi-mineral complex (Aquamin) to calcium carbonate in an ovariectomised rat model of osteoporosis in order to assess Aquamin's efficacy in preventing the onset of bone loss.

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Mesenchymal stem cell fate following non-viral gene transfection strongly depends on the choice of delivery vector.

Acta Biomater

June 2017

Trinity Centre for Bioengineering, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland; Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, School of Engineering, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland; Advanced Materials and Bioengineering Research Centre, Trinity College Dublin and Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Ireland; Tissue Engineering Research Group, Dept. of Anatomy, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Ireland. Electronic address:

Unlabelled: Controlling the phenotype of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) through the delivery of regulatory genes is a promising strategy in tissue engineering (TE). Essential to effective gene delivery is the choice of gene carrier. Non-viral delivery vectors have been extensively used in TE, however their intrinsic effects on MSC differentiation remain poorly understood.

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Incorporation of the natural marine multi-mineral dietary supplement Aquamin enhances osteogenesis and improves the mechanical properties of a collagen-based bone graft substitute.

J Mech Behav Biomed Mater

July 2015

Tissue Engineering Research Group (TERG), Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin 2, Ireland; Trinity Centre for Bioengineering, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland; Advanced Materials and BioEngineering Research Centre (AMBER), Trinity College Dublin and Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin 2, Ireland.

Aquamin is a commercially-available supplement derived from the algae species Lithothamnion, which has proven osteogenic potential. By harnessing this potential and combining Aquamin with a collagen scaffold, with architecture and composition optimised for bone repair, the aim of this study was to develop a natural osteo-stimulative bone graft substitute. A fabrication process was developed to incorporate Aquamin into scaffolds to produce collagen-Aquamin (CollAqua) scaffolds at two different Aquamin concentrations, 100F or 500F (equivalent weight% of collagen or five times the weight of collagen respectively).

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