scholarly journals Structure and Location of Protein Sites Binding Self-Associated Congo Red Molecules with Intercalated Drugs as Compact Ligands—Theoretical Studies

Biomolecules ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 501
Author(s):  
Ptak-Kaczor Magdalena ◽  
Kwiecińska Klaudia ◽  
Korchowiec Jacek ◽  
Chłopaś Katarzyna ◽  
Banach Mateusz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Organic Compounds ◽  
Light Chain ◽  
Congo Red ◽  
Theoretical Studies ◽  
Mathematical Tool ◽  
Supramolecular Systems ◽  
Micellar Structure ◽  
Protein Molecules ◽  
Toxic Drugs ◽  
Independent Property

In the search for new carriers capable of transporting toxic drugs to a target, particular attention has been devoted to supramolecular systems with a ribbon-like micellar structure of which Congo red is an example. A special promise of the possible use of such systems for directing drugs to a target emerges from their particular affinity to immune complexes and as an independent property, binding many organic compounds including drugs by intercalation. Serum albumin also appeared able to bind micellar particles of such systems. It may protect them against dilution in transport. The mathematical tool, which relies on analysis of the distribution of polarity and hydrophobicity in protein molecules (fuzzy oil drop model), has been used to find the location of binding area in albumin as well as anchorage site for Congo red in heated IgG light chain used as a model presenting immunoglobulin-like structures. Results confirm the suggested formerly binding site of Congo red in V domain of IgG light chain and indicated the cleft between pseudo-symmetric domains of albumin as the area of attachment for the dye.

Prion urine comprises a glycosaminoglycan-light chain IgG complex that can be stained by Congo red

2006 ◽  
Vol 133 (2) ◽  
pp. 205-210 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michele Halimi ◽  
Yael Dayan-Amouyal ◽  
Zehavit Kariv-Inbal ◽  
Yael Friedman-Levi ◽  
Tehila Mayer-Sonnenfeld ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Light Chain ◽  
Congo Red

scholarly journals Photoactive assemblies of organic compounds and biomolecules: drug–protein supramolecular systems

2014 ◽  
Vol 43 (12) ◽  
pp. 4102-4122 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ignacio Vayá ◽  
Virginie Lhiaubet-Vallet ◽  
M. Consuelo Jiménez ◽  
Miguel A. Miranda
Keyword(s):  
Excited State ◽  
Organic Compounds ◽  
Supramolecular Systems

Modification of the drug excited state properties within proteins provides information on binding and may result in a different photoreactivity.

scholarly journals Formation of amyloid-like aggregates through the attachment of protein molecules to a Congo red scaffolding framework ordered under the influence of an electric field

2010 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-50 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara Stopa ◽  
Barbara Piekarska ◽  
Leszek Konieczny ◽  
Marcin Król ◽  
Janina Rybarska ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscope ◽  
Electric Field ◽  
Congo Red ◽  
Polarized Light ◽  
Sodium Dithionite ◽  
Ordered Structure ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Protein Molecules ◽  
Ordered State

AbstractThis study describes a technique which makes it possible to introduce the amyloid-like order to protein aggregates by using the scaffolding framework built from supramolecular, fibrillar Congo red structures arranged in an electric field. The electric field was used not only to obtain a uniform orientation of the charged dye fibrils, but also to make the fibrils long, compact and rigid due to the delocalization of pi electrons, which favors ring stacking and, as a consequence, results in an increased tendency to self-assemble. The protein molecules (immunoglobulin L chain lambda, ferritin) attached to this easily adsorbing dye framework assume its ordered structure. The complex precipitating as plate-like fragments shows birefringence in polarized light. The parallel organization of fibrils can be observed with an electron microscope. The dye framework may be removed via reduction with sodium dithionite, leaving the aggregated protein molecules in the ordered state, as confirmed by X-ray diffraction studies.

Shortening and dispersion of single-walled carbon nanotubes upon interaction with mixed supramolecular compounds

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Jagusiak ◽  
Barbara Piekarska ◽  
Katarzyna Chłopaś ◽  
Elzbieta Bielańska ◽  
Tomasz Pańczyk
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Aromatic Compounds ◽  
Evans Blue ◽  
Congo Red ◽  
Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Dye Molecules ◽  
Supramolecular Systems ◽  
Supramolecular Compounds ◽  
Simple Method ◽  
Walled Carbon Nanotubes

AbstractCongo red (CR) dye molecules self-associate in water solutions creating ribbon-like supramolecular structures that can bind various aromatic compounds by intercalation, forming mixed supramolecular systems. Mixed supramolecular systems, such as CR-doxorubicin and CR-Evans blue, interact with the surface of carbon nanotubes, leading to their stiffening and ultimately to their breaking and shortening. This work presents a simple method of obtaining short and straight carbon nanotubes with significantly better dispersion in aqueous solutions and consequently improved usability in biological systems.

scholarly journals AMYLOID GOITER AS THE FIRST RECOGNIZABLE MANIFESTATION OF IMMUNOGLOBULIN LIGHT CHAIN AMYLOIDOSIS

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (5) ◽  
pp. e326-e329 ◽  
Author(s):  
John J. Orrego ◽  
Joseph A. Chorny
Keyword(s):  
Light Chain ◽  
Congo Red ◽  
Monoclonal Gammopathy ◽  
Amyloid Deposition ◽  
Systemic Amyloidosis ◽  
Cardiac Conduction ◽  
Light Chain Amyloidosis ◽  
Amyloid Goiter ◽  
Congo Red Staining ◽  
Bethesda System

Objective: Clinically apparent thyroid enlargement due to massive amounts of amyloid deposition, known as amyloid goiter, is rare. Endocrinologists should become familiar with this manifestation of systemic amyloidosis, which may be diagnosed by Congo red staining of the specimen obtained by fine-needle aspiration. Methods: We describe a 70-year-old man who presented with a slowly enlarging goiter. It was asymptomatic, predominantly left-sided, nontoxic, and multinodular with atypia of undetermined significance (Bethesda System category III) by cytology. The goiter tested negative using the ThyraMIR miRNA Gene Expression Classifier kit (eviCore Healthcare, Bluffton, SC). Results: Left thyroid lobectomy produced a 220-g specimen with nodular hyperplasia and prominent amyloid deposition confirmed by Congo red staining. Liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry detected a peptide profile consistent with light chain amyloid deposition of the lambda type, formerly called primary amyloidosis. In retrospect, he had been diagnosed with restrictive cardiomyopathy, cardiac conduction system disease, coronary artery disease, non-nephrotic range proteinuria, and chronic kidney disease, which had been attributed to his longstanding type 2 diabetes mellitus. Extensive workup subsequently demonstrated cardiac amyloidosis and monoclonal gammopathy of unknown significance, consistent with light chain amyloidosis. Conclusion: Amyloid goiter should be included in the differential diagnosis of enlarging goiters with Bethesda System category III cytology in patients with monoclonal gammopathy of uncertain significance, clinical manifestations of systemic amyloidosis, or known diagnosis of monoclonal cell dyscrasia.

Frequency of Amyloid Subtyping Among Patients with Immunoglobulin Light-Chain Amyloidosis Referred for High-Dose Chemotherapy and Autologous Stem Cell Transplant

Blood ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 128 (22) ◽  
pp. 5601-5601
Author(s):  
Andrew J. Cowan ◽  
David G. Coffey ◽  
Teresa S. Hyun ◽  
Pamela S. Becker ◽  
Damian J. Green ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Plasma Cell ◽  
Light Chain ◽  
Congo Red ◽  
Plasma Cell Dyscrasia ◽  
High Dose ◽  
Al Amyloidosis ◽  
Cell Transplant ◽  
Immunoglobulin Light Chain ◽  
Organ Systems

Abstract Background: The amyloidoses comprise a heterogeneous group of diseases characterized by misfolding of amyloidogenic proteins and subsequent deposition as amyloid fibrils. To date, over 30 proteins are known to be amyloidogenic (Sipe Amyloid 2014). Immunoglobulin light chain (AL) amyloidosis, a plasma cell dyscrasia, is the most common subtype. The standard diagnostic algorithm in AL amyloidosis is to obtain a biopsy of a clinically involve organ, and once Congo red positivity is confirmed, perform subtyping analyses with immunohistochemistry or mass spectrometry. Accurate subtyping of amyloidosis is essential to appropriate treatment, as misdiagnosis occurs in up to 10% of patients and may lead to inappropriate administration of chemotherapy (Comenzo Blood 2006; Lachmann NEJM 2002). We sought to determine the patterns of amyloid subtyping among patients with a diagnosis of AL amyloidosis referred to a tertiary referral center for HDM/SCT. Methods: Sequential patients with confirmed amyloidosis, age ≥ 18 years who underwent HDM/SCT between 2001 and 2014 at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and University of Washington Medical Center were eligible. Presence of a Congo red-positive biopsy for each patient referred for transplant was confirmed and the pathology reports and medical records were reviewed to determine if subtyping was performed, and which modality was used. Results: Fifty-one patients with AL amyloidosis were referred for transplant; of these, 45 proceeded with HDM/SCT. The organ systems most commonly involved were renal in 34/51, and gastrointestinal in 5/51. Of the biopsies, subtyping was performed in 35 (68.6%), and no subtyping was performed in 16 patients (31.3%). Immunofluorescence was the most common modality used for subtyping in 33 biopsies (94.2%) and laser capture/mass spectrometry (LC/MS) was used in 2 patients (5.7%). All patients had evidence of a clonal plasma cell dyscrasia by bone marrow biopsy and peripheral blood testing. Of the patients without subtyping, 8 (50%) were diagnosed before 2008. Discussion: Misdiagnosis of amyloidosis due to a lack of appropriate subtyping is a well-described and ongoing problem for patients with amyloidosis. These data suggest that definitive subtyping is still not routinely performed in the evaluation of amyloidosis. At our center, efforts to standardize the evaluation of Congo-red positive biopsies using definitive typing are underway. Disclosures Gopal: Seattle Genetics: Research Funding.

Congo Red Degradation in Anode and Sunlight/derivative Persulfate Composite Oxidation System

2012 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Naidong Zhang ◽  
Zhengjiang Zhu ◽  
Wanli Luan
Keyword(s):  
Organic Compounds ◽  
Anodic Oxidation ◽  
Congo Red ◽  
Radical Oxidation ◽  
Degradation Reaction ◽  
Oxidation System ◽  
Refractory Organics

AbstractAnodic oxidation and sulphate radical oxidation were combined in the study for degradation of refractory organics. The degradation reaction of organic compounds and persulfate generation reaction occur simultaneously in Pt anodic oxidation system with electrolyte of Na

scholarly journals Pathology and Proteomics-Based Diagnosis of Localized Light-Chain Amyloidosis in Dogs and Cats

2020 ◽  
Vol 57 (5) ◽  
pp. 658-665
Author(s):  
Ayumi Kadota ◽  
Susumu Iwaide ◽  
Shinya Miyazaki ◽  
Ikki Mitsui ◽  
Noboru Machida ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Potassium Permanganate ◽  
Light Chain ◽  
Congo Red ◽  
Light Chains ◽  
Al Amyloidosis ◽  
Specificity And Sensitivity ◽  
Amyloid Deposits ◽  
Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass ◽  
Congo Red Staining ◽  
Amyloid Light Chain

Amyloidosis is classified according to the amyloid precursor protein, and accurate diagnosis of the amyloidosis type may guide appropriate treatment. Immunohistochemistry and Congo red staining are the most frequently used methods used to distinguish types of amyloidosis, but problems with specificity and sensitivity indicate the need for an alternative diagnostic method. In this study, we evaluated laser microdissection-liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LMD-LC-MS/MS) for the diagnosis of amyloid light-chain (AL) amyloidosis in animals. Plasmacytomas with amyloid deposits from 15 dogs and 2 cats were subjected to Congo red staining with or without potassium permanganate pretreatment, immunohistochemistry for kappa and lambda light chains, and LMD-LC-MS/MS. Congo red staining was diagnostic in 12 of 17 cases based on resistance to potassium permanganate pretreatment, but in 5 of 17 cases the pretreatment unexpectedly reduced Congo red staining or abrogated the birefringence and a definitive diagnosis could not be reached. Immunohistochemistry detected kappa or lambda light chains in 6 of 17 cases. With LMD-LC-MS/MS, immunoglobulin lambda light chain was detected in all 17 cases. The amyloid signature proteins ApoA-I, ApoA-IV, and ApoE were detected in 9, 1, and 3 of the 15 canine cases by LMD-LC-MS/MS, but not in the feline cases. In conclusion, LMD-LC-MS/MS consistently determined the amyloid type in all examined specimens, while Congo red staining after potassium permanganate treatment and immunohistochemistry were less sensitive tests.

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