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Interactions of prosthetic material with proteins
Osifová, Zuzana ; Hudeček, Jiří (advisor) ; Martínek, Václav (referee)
This bachelor thesis deals with the problem of ocular prostheses. This problem is in thesis widely researched. Emphasis is placed on protein adsorption onto synthetic surface. Experimental part of the thesis focuses on lysozyme adsorption onto polymethylmethacrylate surface. Protein adsorption was lower than the specified limit of detection. According to experimental data was this amount lower than 5,37 μg/cm2 . In the thesis was conducted survey on secondary education students' awareness of ocular prosthesis. The results show slightly greater awareness of science-oriented students.
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Mucus collection in fish
Halačka, Karel ; Mareš, J.
The aim of the methodology is to acquaint the professional public and users with the information obtained and the evaluation of basic methods of mucus collection in fish. Based on the knowledge and evaluation, to enable the most efficient collection of material for subsequent research. The target group of the methodology are mainly persons from veterinary practice and ichthyologists dealing with the issue of fish integument, both in relation to their health status or developmental-anatomical studies. Representatives of different taxonomic groups were preferred in the selection of fish species for verification.
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Optimization of methods for protein analysis released from thermosensitive hydrogel
Lysáková, Klára ; Brtníková, Jana (referee) ; Vojtová, Lucy (advisor)
Předložená diplomová práce je zaměřena na metody hodnocení modelových proteinů (albuminu a lysozymu) a tkáňového léčivého proteinu (stabilního fibroblastového růstového faktoru 2; FGF2-stab) z „inteligentního“ hydrogelového nosiče na bázi biologicky odbouratelného termosenzitivního PLGA-PEG-PLGA triblokového kopolymeru. V teoretické části je zpracován stručný přehled termocitlivých polymerů, jejich vlastnosti, struktura a využití výše uvedených proteinů. Dále jsou zmíněny typy interakcí, které mohou nastat mezi proteiny a polymerními nosiči. V experimentální části byla struktura blokového PLGA-PEG-PLGA kopolymeru charakterizována gelovou permeační chromatografií a 1H NMR, zatímco jeho viskoelastické vlastnosti včetně sol-gel přechodu byly hodnoceny reologickou analýzou. Hlavním cílem práce bylo lepší pochopení uvolňování nově patentovaného FGF2-stab proteinu z injektovatelného PLGA-PEG-PLGA hydrogelu tvořícího při gel při fyziologické teplotě. Množství uvolněného FGF2-stab bylo měřeno UV-VIS spektrofotometrem v přítomnosti Bradfordova činidla, které se váže na proteiny, což vede k posunu jejich absorpčních maxim z 280 nm na 595nm. Pro srovnání byla použita SDS-page elektroforéza, dělící protein podle molekulové hmotnosti. Bylo zjištěno, že modelové proteiny, které byly různé velikosti, ale převážně nepolární povahy, vykazovaly dvoustupňové uvolňování, zatímco FGF2-stab (25 kg.mol-1) vykazoval z PLGA-PEG-PLGA hydrogelu řízené jednostupňové uvolňování, které probíhalo pouhou difúzí, jelikož se jedná převážně o polární molekulu, která se nachází pravděpodobně na povrchu micel, a ne v jejich jádru. Tyto výsledky jsou velmi důležité pro vyladění uvolňování proteinů z hydrogelových nosičů tak, aby vyhovovaly určité aplikaci, v tomto případě řízené regeneraci tkání.
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Molekulárna charakterizácia vybraných obranných faktorov v čeľadi Lumbricidae
Mančíková, Veronika ; Bilej, Martin (advisor) ; Král, Jiří (referee)
Earthworms belonging to oligochaete annelids have been a model for comparative immunology for over 40 years. They possess various defense mechanisms efficiently recognizing and responding to non-self substances. Among these there are molecules with many biological activities including cytolytic, antimicrobial and proteolytic. This work is aimed to compare the immunological features of two closely related earthworm species Eisenia andrei and Eisenia fetida. Due to many morphological and life cycle similarities they have been, until recently, regarded as members of subspecies. Interestingly, their natural habitat varies considerably, and it was of particular interest to investigate how these environmental differences affect the features of innate immunity of both species. Key words: annelids, innate immunity, Eisenia andrei, Eisenia fetida, CCF, fetidin, lysenin, lysozyme
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Influence of nanoparticles and polymers on the amyloid fibril formation
Holubová, Monika ; Štěpánek, Petr (advisor) ; Štěpánek, Miroslav (referee) ; Nardin, Corrine (referee)
The thesis deals with the testing of amyloidogenicity of various carbon nanoparticles and polymers. The first part of the thesis provides the theoretical background of amyloidoses, a group of diseases in which proteins are stored in the insoluble form of amyloid. In addition, the theoretical part also deals with a general overview of nanomaterials and the most important methods. Several types of nanomaterials were tested within the thesis, so the part Results and Discussion was divided into two subchapters: 1) Carbon nanospecies and amyloid fibril formation, and 2) Polysaccharides, glycogen modifications and amyloid fibril formation. The first subchapter concerns the testing of four types of carbon nanoparticles (single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNT), fullerenes (C60), carbon quantum dots (CDs) and nanodiamonds (NDs)). These materials were tested on a model system hen egg white lysozyme (HEWL). Using fluorescence measurements and transmission electron microscopy (TEM), the nanoparticles were ranked from the most to the least amyloidogenic as follows: NDs> control> C60> CDs> SWNT. The second subchapter deals with the effect of selected polysaccharides (glycogen (GG), mannan (MAN), phytoglycogen (PG)) and modified GG on amyloid fibril formation. These materials were tested on the HEWL model system,...
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Variability of the domestic chicken breeds in selected immunological traits of hen and egg
Bílková, Barbora ; Vinkler, Michal (advisor) ; Plachý, Jiří (referee) ; Trefil, Pavel (referee)
The avian immune system is a complex system of defence mechanisms that protect bird hosts against threats from ubiquitous pathogens. According to the co-evolutionary models, variability in immune traits of hosts is the key component providing ability to adapt and enhance their defence mechanisms in presence of constant selective pathogen pressure. Domestic chicken (Gallus gallus f. domestica) is used as a model organism in avian biology and also is one of the most important food-producing animals, not only for their meat but also for the egg production. Unfortunately, in research usually only inbred chicken lines are used and modern poultry husbandry is tight with unilateral breeding towards highly productive breeds. Those approaches decrease intra-population polymorphism in chickens. However, especially in case of farm animals, searching and extending the pool of immune variability and enhancing pathogen resistance is crucial for sustaining healthy and biologically secure populations and their products. Morphologically highly distinct traditional chicken breeds, which have evolved for hundreds years under different selective pressures, may represent this desirable immunological variability. In my thesis I described variability in chosen immunological traits, haematological parameters and proteomic...
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Influence of nanoparticles and polymers on the amyloid fibril formation
Holubová, Monika ; Štěpánek, Petr (advisor) ; Štěpánek, Miroslav (referee) ; Nardin, Corrine (referee)
The thesis deals with the testing of amyloidogenicity of various carbon nanoparticles and polymers. The first part of the thesis provides the theoretical background of amyloidoses, a group of diseases in which proteins are stored in the insoluble form of amyloid. In addition, the theoretical part also deals with a general overview of nanomaterials and the most important methods. Several types of nanomaterials were tested within the thesis, so the part Results and Discussion was divided into two subchapters: 1) Carbon nanospecies and amyloid fibril formation, and 2) Polysaccharides, glycogen modifications and amyloid fibril formation. The first subchapter concerns the testing of four types of carbon nanoparticles (single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNT), fullerenes (C60), carbon quantum dots (CDs) and nanodiamonds (NDs)). These materials were tested on a model system hen egg white lysozyme (HEWL). Using fluorescence measurements and transmission electron microscopy (TEM), the nanoparticles were ranked from the most to the least amyloidogenic as follows: NDs> control> C60> CDs> SWNT. The second subchapter deals with the effect of selected polysaccharides (glycogen (GG), mannan (MAN), phytoglycogen (PG)) and modified GG on amyloid fibril formation. These materials were tested on the HEWL model system,...
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Variability of the domestic chicken breeds in selected immunological traits of hen and egg
Bílková, Barbora ; Vinkler, Michal (advisor) ; Plachý, Jiří (referee) ; Trefil, Pavel (referee)
The avian immune system is a complex system of defence mechanisms that protect bird hosts against threats from ubiquitous pathogens. According to the co-evolutionary models, variability in immune traits of hosts is the key component providing ability to adapt and enhance their defence mechanisms in presence of constant selective pathogen pressure. Domestic chicken (Gallus gallus f. domestica) is used as a model organism in avian biology and also is one of the most important food-producing animals, not only for their meat but also for the egg production. Unfortunately, in research usually only inbred chicken lines are used and modern poultry husbandry is tight with unilateral breeding towards highly productive breeds. Those approaches decrease intra-population polymorphism in chickens. However, especially in case of farm animals, searching and extending the pool of immune variability and enhancing pathogen resistance is crucial for sustaining healthy and biologically secure populations and their products. Morphologically highly distinct traditional chicken breeds, which have evolved for hundreds years under different selective pressures, may represent this desirable immunological variability. In my thesis I described variability in chosen immunological traits, haematological parameters and proteomic...
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Interactions of prosthetic material with proteins
Osifová, Zuzana ; Hudeček, Jiří (advisor) ; Martínek, Václav (referee)
This bachelor thesis deals with the problem of ocular prostheses. This problem is in thesis widely researched. Emphasis is placed on protein adsorption onto synthetic surface. Experimental part of the thesis focuses on lysozyme adsorption onto polymethylmethacrylate surface. Protein adsorption was lower than the specified limit of detection. According to experimental data was this amount lower than 5,37 μg/cm2 . In the thesis was conducted survey on secondary education students' awareness of ocular prosthesis. The results show slightly greater awareness of science-oriented students.
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Use of antimicrobial products of animal origin in cosmetics
Puškárová, Radka ; Bokrová, Jitka (referee) ; Márová, Ivana (advisor)
The Bachelor thesis deals with characterization a whey in free and encapsulated form and its application to cosmetic industry. The theoretical part is focused on characterization of whey, especially on its antimicrobial properties, and use of this effect in selected cosmetics preparatives. Further, methods of encapsulation and particles characterization were described. In the experimental part, antimicrobial properties of whey were tested by two different methods. Whey was encapsulated into three different types of particles: liposomes, alginate and chitosan. Long-term colloid stability of particles during one and three weeks of storage in model conditions was tested. Further, particles were added into model skin creams. Long-term sedimentation stability of these emulsions was analyzed by analytical centrifuge.
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