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    Significant Upregulation of Alzheimer's β-Amyloid Levels in a Living System Induced by Extracellular Elastin Polypeptides
    (Weinheim : Wiley-VCH, 2019) Ma, Chao; Su, Juanjuan; Sun, Yao; Feng, Yang; Shen, Nolan; Li, Bo; Liang, Yingxia; Yang, Xintong; Wu, Hui; Zhang, Hongjie; Herrmann, Andreas; Tanzi, Rudolph E.; Liu, Kai; Zhang, Can
    Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder and the primary cause of age-related dementia. The etiology of AD is complex and has not been completely elucidated. Herein, we report that treatment with elastin-like polypeptides (ELPs), a component of the brain extracellular matrix (ECM), significantly increased the levels of AD-related amyloid-β peptides (Aβ) both in vitro and in vivo. Regarding the molecular mechanism(s), the upregulation of Aβ levels was related to increased proteolytic processing of the amyloid precursor protein. Furthermore, nesting tests demonstrated that the ELP-treated animals showed significant neurobehavioral deficits with cognitive impairment. These results suggest that the elastin is associated with AD-related pathological and behavioral changes. This finding presents a new aspect for Alzheimer's amyloidosis event and provides a great promise in developing ELP-based model systems to better understand the pathogenesis of AD. © 2019
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    Heparin-based, injectable microcarriers for controlled delivery of interleukin-13 to the brain
    (Cambridge : Royal Soc. of Chemistry, 2020) Schirmer, Lucas; Hoornaert, Chloé; Le Blon, Debbie; Eigel, Dimitri; Neto, Catia; Gumbleton, Mark; Welzel, Petra B.; Rosser, Anne E.; Werner, Carsten; Ponsaerts, Peter; Newland, Ben
    Interleukin-13 (IL-13) drives cells of myeloid origin towards a more anti-inflammatory phenotype, but delivery to the brain remains problematic. Herein, we show that heparin-based cryogel microcarriers load high amounts of IL-13, releasing it slowly. Intra-striatal injection of loaded microcarriers caused local up-regulation of ARG1 in myeloid cells for pro-regenerative immunomodulation in the brain. © 2020 The Royal Society of Chemistry.