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Fucoidan‐Mimetic Glycopolymers as Tools for Studying Molecular and Cellular Responses in Human Blood Platelets

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Title
Fucoidan‐Mimetic Glycopolymers as Tools for Studying Molecular and Cellular Responses in Human Blood Platelets
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Macromolecular Bioscience, September 2016
DOI 10.1002/mabi.201600257
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Mattias Tengdelius, Caroline Kardeby, Knut Fälker, May Griffith, Peter Påhlsson, Peter Konradsson, Magnus Grenegård

Abstract

The marine sulfated polysaccharide fucoidan displays superior ability to induce platelet aggregation compared to other sulfated polysaccharides. As such, it is an attractive tool for studying molecular and cellular responses in activated platelets. The heterogeneous structure, however, poses a problem in such applications. This study describes the synthesis of sulfated α-l-fucoside-pendant poly(methacryl amides) with homogeneous structures. By using both thiol-mediated chain transfer and reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer polymerization techniques, glycopolymers with different chain lengths are obtained. These glycopolymers show platelet aggregation response and surface changes similar to those of fucoidan, and cause platelet activation through intracellular signaling as shown by extensive protein tyrosine phosphorylation. As the platelet activating properties of the glycopolymers strongly mimic those of fucoidan, this study concludes these fucoidan-mimetic glycopolymers are unique tools for studying molecular and cellular responses in human blood platelets.

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Unknown 25 100%

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Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 5 20%
Student > Doctoral Student 4 16%
Other 2 8%
Researcher 2 8%
Professor > Associate Professor 2 8%
Other 4 16%
Unknown 6 24%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Chemistry 6 24%
Medicine and Dentistry 3 12%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 2 8%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 2 8%
Energy 1 4%
Other 3 12%
Unknown 8 32%
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