TY  - JOUR
A1  - Einarsson, Jon M.
A1  - Bahrke, Sven
A1  - Sigurdsson, Bjarni Thor
A1  - Ng, Chuen-How
A1  - Petersen, Petur Henry
A1  - Sigurjonsson, Olafur E.
A1  - Jonsson, Halldor
A1  - Gislason, Johannes
A1  - Thormodsson, Finnbogi R.
A1  - Peter, Martin G.
T1  - Partially acetylated chitooligosaccharides bind to YKL-40 and stimulate growth of human osteoarthritic chondrocytes
JF  - Biochemical and biophysical research communications
N2  - Recent evidences indicating that cellular kinase signaling cascades are triggered by oligomers of N-acetylglucosamine (ChOS) and that condrocytes of human osteoarthritic cartilage secrete the inflammation associated chitolectin YKL-40, prompted us to study the binding affinity of partially acetylated ChOS to YKL-40 and their effect on primary chondrocytes in culture. Extensive chitinase digestion and filtration of partially deacetylated chitin yielded a mixture of ChOS (Oligomin(TM)) and further ultrafiltration produced T-ChOS(TM), with substantially smaller fraction of the smallest sugars. YKL-40 binding affinity was determined for the different sized homologues, revealing micromolar affinities of the larger homologues to YKL-40. The response of osteoarthritic chondrocytes to Oligomin(TM) and T-ChOS(TM) was determined, revealing 2- to 3-fold increases in cell number. About 500 mu g/ml was needed for Oligomin(TM) and around five times lower concentration for T-ChOS(TM), higher concentrations abolished this effect for both products. Addition of chitotriose inhibited cellular responses mediated by larger oligosaccharides. These results, and the fact that the partially acetylated T-ChOS(TM) homologues should resist hydrolysis, point towards a new therapeutic concept for treating inflammatory joint diseases.
KW  - Cell culture
KW  - Chitolectin
KW  - Chitooligosaccharides
KW  - Chondrocytes
KW  - High affinity binding
KW  - Rheumatoid arthritis
KW  - YKL-40
Y1  - 2013
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbrc.2013.02.122
SN  - 0006-291X
VL  - 434
IS  - 2
SP  - 298
EP  - 304
PB  - Elsevier
CY  - San Diego
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Bahrke, Sven
A1  - Einarsson, Jon M.
A1  - Gislason, Johannes
A1  - Haebel, Sophie
A1  - Peter-Katalinic, Jasna
T1  - Characterization of chitooligosaccharides by mass spectrometry
N2  - Heterochitooligosaccharides of DP 6, DP 9, and DP 12 were evaluated using established methods of derivatization and matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization post source decay mass spectrometry.
Y1  - 2003
SN  - 82-471-5901-5
ER  - 
TY  - THES
A1  - Bahrke, Sven
A1  - Einarsson, Jon M.
A1  - Gislason, Johannes
A1  - Haebel, Sophie
A1  - Peter-Katalinic, Jasna
A1  - Peter, Martin G.
T1  - Characterization of chitooligosaccharides by mass spectrometry
Y1  - 2003
SN  - 82-47-15901-5
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Bahrke, Sven
A1  - Einarsson, Jon M.
A1  - Gislason, Johannes
A1  - Haebel, Sophie
A1  - Letzel, Matthias C.
A1  - Peter-Katalinic, Jasna
A1  - Peter, Martin G.
T1  - Sequence analysis of chitooligosaccharides by matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization postsource decay mass spectrometry
N2  - Oligosaccharides composed of 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-D-glucopyranose (GlcNAc) and/or 2-amino-2-deoxy-D- glucopyranose (GlcN) were prepd. by chem. degrdn. of chitin or chitosan and sepd. by gel permeation chromatog. Oligosaccharides obtained after enzymic hydrolysis of chitosan [FA 0.19] with a fungal chitinase were derivatized by reductive amination with 2-aminoacridone and sequenced by matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight postsource decay (PSD) mass spectrometry (MS). The sequence of a trimer, D1A2, was established as D-A-A. The compn. of a hexamer D3A3 was .apprx.65% D-A-D-D-A-A and 35% D-D-A-D-A-A. The PSD MS of a nonamer D5A4-amac revealed four isobaric species D-X-Y-D-X-Y-D-A-A, where A is GlcNAc, D is GlcN, and X and Y (X ¹ Y) are mutually either D or A. This structure motif was also obsd. in a dodecamer D7A5 which was composed of eight isobaric sequences of the general formula (D-X-Y)3- D-A-A.
Y1  - 2002
ER  -