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Reliable Creation of a Murine Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Model Using Elastin Sensitization and Perivascular Elastase
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2026
This protocol provides a repeatable and reliable method for inducing abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) in C57BL/6 mice using elastin sensitization and perivascular elastase application, as an AAA model that incorporates an immune-sensitization component.
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Non-chromatographic Purification of Recombinant Elastin-like Polypeptides and their Fusions with Peptides and Proteins from Escherichia coli
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2014
Elastin-like polypeptides are stimulus-responsive biopolymers with applications ranging from recombinant protein purification to drug delivery. This protocol describes the purification and characterization of elastin-like polypeptides and their peptide or protein fusions from Escherichia coli using their lower critical solution temperature phase transition behavior as a simple alternative to chromatography.
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Tri-layered Electrospinning to Mimic Native Arterial Architecture using Polycaprolactone, Elastin, and Collagen: A Preliminary Study
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2011
The aim of this study was to mimic the native three layered architecture of the arterial wall. To accomplish this, electrospinning was employed with the use of a 3-1 (input-output) nozzle and blends of polycaprolactone, elastin, and collagen.
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Elastin is Responsible for Tissue Elasticity
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2023
Elastic fiber contains the protein elastin along with lesser amounts of other proteins and glycoproteins. The main property of elastin is that it will return to its original shape after being stretched or compressed. Elastic fibers are prominent in elastic tissues found in skin and the elastic ligaments of the vertebral column. Ligaments and tendons are made of dense regular connective tissue, but in ligaments not all fibers are parallel. Dense regular elastic tissue contains elastin fibers and...
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Production of Elastin-like Protein Hydrogels for Encapsulation and Immunostaining of Cells in 3D
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2018
Recombinant protein-engineered hydrogels are advantageous for 3D cell culture as they allow for complete tunability of the polymer backbone and therefore, the cell microenvironment. Here, we describe the process of recombinant elastin-like protein purification and its application in 3D hydrogel cell encapsulation.
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Elastin-selective stains generate contrast from the chemical properties of elastin fibers, making their distribution and continuity visible in tissue sections. Their main value is selective visualization rather than identification through an antibody or ultrastructural imaging. In medical pathology, this approach can help show whether fibers appear preserved, fragmented, or redistributed within a tissue.
Immunolabeling detects elastin through antigenic markers rather than relying only on the fibers’ chemical staining behavior. This provides a complementary way to examine where elastin is located in a section and how its pattern changes between healthy and diseased tissue. Used alongside histological or microscopy-based approaches, it broadens the evidence available for pathology studies.
Fluorescence and electron microscopy provide contrast related to the structural organization of elastin, offering information beyond a conventional stained appearance. These methods are useful when investigators need to examine how fibers are arranged within tissue rather than only whether elastin is present. Their structural perspective supports studies of fiber alteration, remodeling, and tissue architecture.
Fragmentation and remodeling indicate that the elastin network has changed from its observed tissue pattern. Comparing these features in healthy and diseased samples can reveal disease-associated alterations in vascular, pulmonary, or connective tissue. The resulting images support pathology research by linking visible extracellular-matrix changes with tissue injury, aging, or other biological conditions described in the study.
The workflow centers on examining tissue sections with an elastin-selective stain, immunolabeling, fluorescence microscopy, or electron microscopy. Each option produces contrast through a different basis: chemical properties, antigenic markers, or structural organization. Researchers can therefore select an imaging approach that matches whether the study emphasizes elastin distribution, molecular recognition, or fiber architecture.
Elastin visualization is useful in diagnosis and pathology studies involving vascular, pulmonary, and connective-tissue disorders. Examining the fibers can reveal changes in their distribution, fragmentation, or remodeling within affected tissue. This makes the technique relevant when researchers need tissue-level evidence about extracellular-matrix alterations rather than information limited to general tissue appearance.
In tissue engineering, elastin visualization helps researchers evaluate how engineered tissues compare with the organization of elastin in native tissue. The same approaches can document changes associated with aging or injury by showing altered fiber distribution, fragmentation, or remodeling. These observations provide structural information for assessing tissue condition and the response of the extracellular matrix.