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IOP Publishing, Biomedical Physics and Engineering Express, 2024

DOI: 10.1088/2057-1976/ad5e86

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Studies on the potential risk of amyloidosis from exposure to cultured fibril from silk fibroin

Journal article published in 2024 by Satomi Osawa, Susumu Iwaide, Kyoko Kobayashi, Ryohei Oba, Tomoaki Murakami ORCID
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Abstract

Abstract Amyloid A (AA) amyloidosis is induced by administering amyloid fibrils to animals under inflammatory conditions. Silk fibroin (SF), the main component of silk threads, forms amyloid-like fibrils and has been previously reported to induce AA amyloidosis in mice. In this study, SF was cultured in ethanol solution, and after confirming fibril formation through Thioflavin T assay, Congo red assay, and observation under electron microscopy, cultured SF ethanol solutions were administered to mice via various routes to investigate the induction of target organs and amyloidosis. As a result, cultured SF ethanol solutions were confirmed to reach the lungs and spleen, but no amyloid deposition was observed. While SF forms amyloid-like fibril structures through cultivation in ethanol solution, its amyloid-enhancing factor (AEF) activity is considered low in mice.