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Biomaterials | 2009

Multiscale requirements for bioencapsulation in medicine and biotechnology

Paul de Vos; Marek Bučko; Peter Gemeiner; Marian Navratil; Juraj Švitel; Marijke M. Faas; Berit L. Strand; Gudmund Skjåk-Bræk; Yrr A. Mørch; Alica Vikartovská; Igor Lacík; Gabriela Kolláriková; Gorka Orive; Dennis Poncelet; José Luis Pedraz; Marion B. Ansorge-Schumacher

Bioencapsulation involves the envelopment of tissues or biological active substances in semipermeable membranes. Bioencapsulation has been shown to be efficacious in mimicking the cells natural environment and thereby improves the efficiency of production of different metabolites and therapeutic agents. The field of application is broad. It is being applied in bioindustry and biomedicine. It is clinically applied for the treatment of a wide variety of endocrine diseases. During the past decades many procedures to fabricate capsules have been described. Unfortunately, most of these procedures lack an adequate documentation of the characterization of the biocapsules. As a result many procedures show an extreme lab-to-lab variation and many results cannot be adequately reproduced. The characterization of capsules can no longer be neglected, especially since new clinical trials with bioencapsulated therapeutic cells have been initiated and the industrial application of bioencapsulation is growing. In the present review we discuss novel Approached to produce and characterize biocapsules in view of clinical and industrial application. A dominant factor in bioencapsulation is selection and characterization of suitable polymers. We present the adequacy of using high-resolution NMR for characterizing polymers. These polymers are applied for producing semipermeable membranes. We present the pitfalls of the currently applied methods and provide recommendations for standardization to avoid lab-to-lab variations. Also, we compare and present methodologies to produce biocompatible biocapsules for specific fields of applications and we demonstrate how physico-chemical technologies such as FT-IR, XPS, and TOF-SIMS contribute to reproducibility and standardization of the bioencapsulation process. During recent years it has become more and more clear that bioencapsulation requires a multidisciplinary approach in which biomedical, physical, and chemical technologies are combined. For adequate reproducibility and for understanding variations in outcome of biocapsules it is advisable if not mandatory to include the characterization processes presented in this review in future studies.


Acta Biomaterialia | 2011

Alginate microbeads are complement compatible, in contrast to polycation containing microcapsules, as revealed in a human whole blood model

Anne Mari Rokstad; Ole Lars Brekke; Bjørg Steinkjer; Liv Ryan; Gabriela Kolláriková; Berit L. Strand; Gudmund Skjåk-Bræk; Igor Lacík; Terje Espevik; Tom Eirik Mollnes

Alginate microbeads and microcapsules are presently under evaluation for future cell-based therapy. Defining their inflammatory properties with regard to humans is therefore essential. A lepirudine-based human whole blood model was used as an inflammation predictor by measuring complement and leukocyte stimulation. Alginate microbeads were complement-compatible since they did not activate complement as measured by the soluble terminal complement complex (sTCC), Bb or the anaphylatoxins C3a and C5a. In addition, alginate microbeads were free of surface adherent leukocytes. In contrast, microcapsules containing poly-L-lysine (PLL) induced elevated levels of sTCC, Bb, C3a and C5a, surface active C3 convertase and leukocyte adhesion. The soluble PLL induced elevated levels of sTCC and up-regulated leukocyte CD11b expression. PMCG microcapsules containing poly(methylene-co-guanidine) complexed with sodium alginate and cellulose sulfate triggered a fast sTCC response and C3 deposition. The PMCG microcapsules were still less activating than PLL-containing microcapsules as a function of time. The amounts of anaphylatoxins C3a and C5a were diminished by the PMCG microcapsules, whereas leukocyte adherence demonstrated surface activating properties. We propose the whole blood model as an important tool for measuring bioincompatibility of microcapsules and microbeads for future applications as well as determining the mechanisms leading to inflammatory reactions.


Biomaterials | 2013

The induction of cytokines by polycation containing microspheres by a complement dependent mechanism.

Anne Mari Rokstad; Ole-Lars Brekke; Bjørg Steinkjer; Liv Ryan; Gabriela Kolláriková; Berit L. Strand; Gudmund Skjåk-Bræk; John D. Lambris; Igor Lacík; Tom Eirik Mollnes; Terje Espevik

The cytokine-inducing potential of various microspheres were evaluated in a short-time screening assay of lepirudin-anticoagulated human whole blood utilizing the Bio-Plex Human cytokine 27-plex system. The inflammatory cytokines IL-1β, TNF and IL-6; the anti-inflammatory mediators IL-1ra and IL-10; the chemokines IL-8, MIP-1α and MCP-1; and the growth factor VEGF were induced by polycation (poly-l-lysine or poly(methylene-co-guanidine)) containing microspheres. Alginate microspheres without polycations did not induce the corresponding cytokine panel, nor did soluble alginate. By inhibiting complement C3 using compstatin analog CP20, a total inhibition of complement activation as well as the inflammatory mediators was achieved, indicating that complement activation alone was responsible for the induced cytokines. A strong deposition of C3c on the poly-l-lysine containing surface, while not on the microspheres lacking polycations, also points to the formation of C3 convertase as involved in the biomaterial-induced cytokine induction. These results show that complement is responsible for the induction of cytokines by polycation containing microspheres. We point to complement as an important initiator of inflammatory responses to biomaterials and the lepirudin anticoagulated whole blood assay as an important tool to identify the most tolerable and safe materials for implantation to humans.


Xenotransplantation | 2012

Survival of human islets in microbeads containing high guluronic acid alginate crosslinked with Ca2+ and Ba2+

Meirigeng Qi; Yrr A. Mørch; Igor Lacík; Kjetil Formo; Enza Marchese; Yong Wang; Kirstie K. Danielson; Katie Kinzer; Shusen Wang; Barbara Barbaro; Gabriela Kolláriková; Dusan Chorvat; David Hunkeler; Gudmund Skjåk-Bræk; Jose Oberholzer; Berit L. Strand

Qi M, Mørch Y, Lacík I, Formo K, Marchese E, Wang Y, Danielson KK, Kinzer K, Wang S, Barbaro B, Kolláriková G, Chorvát D Jr, Hunkeler D, Skjåk‐Bræk G, Oberholzer J, Strand BL. Survival of human islets in microbeads containing high guluronic acid alginate crosslinked with Ca2+ and Ba2+. Xenotransplantation 2012; 19: 355–364.


Journal of Surgical Research | 2011

A Recommended Laparoscopic Procedure for Implantation of Microcapsules in the Peritoneal Cavity of Non-human Primates

Meirigeng Qi; Igor Lacík; Gabriela Kolláriková; Berit Løkensgard Strand; Kjetil Formo; Yong Wang; Enza Marchese; Joshua E. Mendoza-Elias; Katie Kinzer; Francesca Gatti; Daniel H. Paushter; Sonny Patel; Jose Oberholzer

BACKGROUND The anatomical spatial distribution of microencapsulated islets transplanted into the peritoneal cavity of large animals remains a relatively unexplored area of study. In this study, we developed a new implantation approach using laparoscopy in order to avoid microcapsule amalgamation. This approach constitutes a clinically relevant method, which can be used to evaluate the distribution and in vivo biocompatibility of various types of transplanted microcapsules in the future. MATERIALS AND METHODS Two healthy baboons were implanted intraperitoneally with microencapsulated islets through mini-laparotomy and observed at 76 d after implantation. Nine baboons underwent laparoscopic implantation of approximately 80,000 empty microcapsules. Microcapsule distribution was observed by laparoscopic camera during and after implantation at 1, 2, and 4 wk. At each time point, microcapsules were retrieved and evaluated with brightfield microscopy and histologic analysis. RESULTS Mini-laparotomic implantation resulted in microcapusle aggregation in both baboons. In contrast, laparoscopic implantation resulted in even distribution of microcapsules throughout the peritoneum without sedimentation to the Douglas space in all animals. In eight out of nine animals, retrieved microcapsules were evenly distributed in the peritoneal cavity and presented with no pericapsular overgrowth and easily washed out during laparoscopic procedure. The one exception was attributed to microcapsule contamination with blood from the abdominal wall following trocar insertion. CONCLUSIONS Laparoscopic implantation of microcapsules in non-human primates can be successfully performed and prevents microcapsule aggregation. Given the current widespread clinical application of laparoscopy, we propose that this presented laparoscopy technique could be applied in future clinical trials of microencapsulated islet transplantation.


Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry | 2009

Mechanism of ethanol-induced insulin secretion from INS-1 and INS-1E tumor cell lines.

Roman Hafko; Martina Orečná; Zuzana Bacova; Gabriela Kolláriková; Igor Lacík; Vladimír Štrbák

Alcohol causes reactive hypoglycemia by attenuating the release of counter regulatory hormones, redistribution of pancreatic blood flow and direct stimulation of insulin secretion. Objective of this study was characterization of ethanol-induced insulin secretion. Signaling of ethanol- and glucose-induced insulin release from INS-1 and INS-1E cells was compared. Both cell lines responded similarly to all experimental interventions. In contrast to glucose, ethanol-induced insulin secretion was not hindered in calcium depleted medium or by addition of 10 μM BAPTA/AM (intracellular chelator). Inhibitor of protein kinase C Bisindolylmaleimide (3 μM) abolished glucose- but not ethanol-induced insulin secretion. Tetanus toxin (20 nM), inhibitor of SNARE proteins complex formation, blocked ethanol-induced insulin secretion. Both 5 mM N-ethylamaleimide and 10 μM ZnCl2 (inhibitor of protein tyrosine phosphatases), which block disassembly of SNARE complexes and their further participation in exocytosis, increased basal insulin secretion. In contrast to glucose, already high insulin secretion was further increased after ethanol stimulation in either treatment. Conclusion: Signaling of ethanol-induced insulin secretion from INS-1 and INS-1E cell lines bypasses calcium and PKC involving steps, is sensitive to tetanus toxin but resistant to N-ethymaleimide and ZnCl2. An extra pool of secretory vesicles not available for glucose is exploited for exocytosis after ethanol stimulation.


Saratov Fall Meeting 2005: Optical Technologies in Biophysics and Medicine VII | 2006

Visualisation of polymer distribution in polyelectrolyte microcapsules by light scattering and multiple fluorescence labelling

J. Podskocova; Dusan Chorvat; Gabriela Kolláriková; Igor Lacík

In this contribution we show application of multispectral confocal laser scanning microscopy for visualisation and characterisation of polyelectrolyte microcapsules. Fluorescent labels of different free charges, specifically bound by electrostatic interactions to the polymer chains in polyelectrolyte microcapsules, were used for questioning the spatial distribution of polymer components of the microcapsules. To separate the overlapping emission spectra of the fluorescent labels spectral imaging and linear unmixing approaches was used.


Enzyme and Microbial Technology | 2005

Immobilization of a whole-cell epoxide-hydrolyzing biocatalyst in sodium alginate-cellulose sulfate-poly(methylene-co-guanidine) capsules using a controlled encapsulation process

Marek Bučko; Alica Vikartovská; Igor Lacík; Gabriela Kolláriková; Peter Gemeiner; Vladimír Pätoprstý; Michal Brygin


Laser Physics | 2005

Characterization of polyelectrolyte microcapsules by confocal laser scanning microscopy and atomic force microscopy

J. Podskocova; Dusan Chorvat; Gabriela Kolláriková; Igor Lacík


Tissue Engineering Part A | 2014

Beneficial Effects of Coating Alginate Microcapsules with Macromolecular Heparin Conjugates–In Vitro and In Vivo Study

Vijayaganapathy Vaithilingam; Gabriela Kolláriková; Meirigeng Qi; Rolf Larsson; Igor Lacík; Kjetil Formo; Enza Marchese; Jose Oberholzer; Gilles J. Guillemin; Bernard Tuch

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Igor Lacík

Slovak Academy of Sciences

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Dusan Chorvat

Comenius University in Bratislava

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Berit L. Strand

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

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Gudmund Skjåk-Bræk

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

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J. Podskocova

Comenius University in Bratislava

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Marek Bučko

Slovak Academy of Sciences

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Enza Marchese

University of Illinois at Chicago

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Jose Oberholzer

University of Illinois at Chicago

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