Novel hemostatic agents based on gelatin-microbial transglutaminase mix

Hemostasis is a major challenge in surgical procedures and traumas. Conventional hemostatic methods have limited efficacy and may cause additional tissue damage. In this study, we designed a novel hemostatic agent based on the in situ gel formation of gelatin cross-linked by a novel microbial transg...

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Published in:Science China. Life sciences 2017-04, Vol.60 (4), p.397-403
Main Authors: Lv, Fang, Cong, Xiaonan, Tang, Wenshu, Han, Yiming, Tang, Yu, Liu, Yongrui, Su, Liqiang, Liu, Mingyao, Jin, Mingfei, Yi, Zhengfang
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Amino Acid Sequence
Animal models
Animals
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Blood coagulation
Calcium
Coagulation
Emulsion polymerization
Fibrin
Gelatin
Gelatin - chemistry
Hemostasis
Hemostatics
Life Sciences
Liver
Male
Rats
Rats, Sprague-Dawley
Research Paper
Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
Streptomycetaceae - enzymology
Transglutaminases - chemistry
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Summary:Hemostasis is a major challenge in surgical procedures and traumas. Conventional hemostatic methods have limited efficacy and may cause additional tissue damage. In this study, we designed a novel hemostatic agent based on the in situ gel formation of gelatin cross-linked by a novel microbial transglutaminase（mTGase）, in which the amino acid sequences differed from commercial mTGases. The new hemostatic agent showed the same biochemical crosslinking chemistry as the final stages of the blood coagulation cascade while using gelatin as a “structural” protein（rather than fibrin） and a calcium-independent mTGase as the crosslinking catalyst（rather than factor XIIIa）. In rat liver hemostasis models, the hemostatic agent not only showed a similar hemostatic effect as that of SURGIFLO~（positive control）, but also stronger adhesion strength and elasticity than SURGIFLO~.Therefore, this biomimetic gelatin-mTGase mix hemostatic is a novel and effective surgical sealant.
ISSN:1674-7305
1869-1889
DOI:10.1007/s11427-015-9019-x