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Garcia Garcia C, Patkar SS, Wang B, Abouomar R, Kiick KL. Recombinant protein-based injectable materials for biomedical applications. Adv Drug Deliv Rev 2023; 193:114673. [PMID: 36574920 DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2022.114673] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2022] [Revised: 11/09/2022] [Accepted: 12/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
Abstract
Injectable nanocarriers and hydrogels have found widespread use in a variety of biomedical applications such as local and sustained biotherapeutic cargo delivery, and as cell-instructive matrices for tissue engineering. Recent advances in the development and application of recombinant protein-based materials as injectable platforms under physiological conditions have made them useful platforms for the development of nanoparticles and tissue engineering matrices, which are reviewed in this work. Protein-engineered biomaterials are highly customizable, and they provide distinctly tunable rheological properties, encapsulation efficiencies, and delivery profiles. In particular, the key advantages of emerging technologies which harness the stimuli-responsive properties of recombinant polypeptide-based materials are highlighted in this review.
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- Cristobal Garcia Garcia
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, USA; Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19176, USA.
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Giuffrida SG, Forysiak W, Cwynar P, Szweda R. Shaping Macromolecules for Sensing Applications—From Polymer Hydrogels to Foldamers. Polymers (Basel) 2022; 14:polym14030580. [PMID: 35160568 PMCID: PMC8840496 DOI: 10.3390/polym14030580] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2022] [Revised: 01/21/2022] [Accepted: 01/23/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Sensors are tools for detecting, recognizing, and recording signals from the surrounding environment. They provide measurable information on chemical or physical changes, and thus are widely used in diagnosis, environment monitoring, food quality checks, or process control. Polymers are versatile materials that find a broad range of applications in sensory devices for the biomedical sector and beyond. Sensory materials are expected to exhibit a measurable change of properties in the presence of an analyte or a stimulus, characterized by high sensitivity and selectivity of the signal. Signal parameters can be tuned by material features connected with the restriction of macromolecule shape by crosslinking or folding. Gels are crosslinked, three-dimensional networks that can form cavities of different sizes and forms, which can be adapted to trap particular analytes. A higher level of structural control can be achieved by foldamers, which are macromolecules that can attain well-defined conformation in solution. By increasing control over the three-dimensional structure, we can improve the selectivity of polymer materials, which is one of the crucial requirements for sensors. Here, we discuss various examples of polymer gels and foldamer-based sensor systems. We have classified and described applied polymer materials and used sensing techniques. Finally, we deliberated the necessity and potential of further exploration of the field towards the increased selectivity of sensory devices.
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- Simone Giuseppe Giuffrida
- Łukasiewicz Research Network—PORT Polish Center for Technology Development, ul. Stabłowicka 147, 54-066 Wrocław, Poland; (S.G.G.); (W.F.); (P.C.)
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- Łukasiewicz Research Network—PORT Polish Center for Technology Development, ul. Stabłowicka 147, 54-066 Wrocław, Poland; (S.G.G.); (W.F.); (P.C.)
- Faculty of Chemistry, University of Wrocław, F. Joliot-Curie, 50-383 Wrocław, Poland
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- Łukasiewicz Research Network—PORT Polish Center for Technology Development, ul. Stabłowicka 147, 54-066 Wrocław, Poland; (S.G.G.); (W.F.); (P.C.)
- Faculty of Chemistry, Wrocław University of Science and Technology, Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego 27, 50-370 Wrocław, Poland
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- Łukasiewicz Research Network—PORT Polish Center for Technology Development, ul. Stabłowicka 147, 54-066 Wrocław, Poland; (S.G.G.); (W.F.); (P.C.)
- Correspondence:
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Ibáñez-Fonseca A, Santiago Maniega S, Gorbenko del Blanco D, Catalán Bernardos B, Vega Castrillo A, Álvarez Barcia ÁJ, Alonso M, Aguado HJ, Rodríguez-Cabello JC. Elastin-Like Recombinamer Hydrogels for Improved Skeletal Muscle Healing Through Modulation of Macrophage Polarization. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2020; 8:413. [PMID: 32478048 PMCID: PMC7240013 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2020.00413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2020] [Accepted: 04/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Large skeletal muscle injuries, such as a volumetric muscle loss (VML), often result in an incomplete regeneration due to the formation of a non-contractile fibrotic scar tissue. This is, in part, due to the outbreak of an inflammatory response, which is not resolved over time, meaning that type-1 macrophages (M1, pro-inflammatory) involved in the initial stages of the process are not replaced by pro-regenerative type-2 macrophages (M2). Therefore, biomaterials that promote the shift from M1 to M2 are needed to achieve optimal regeneration in VML injuries. In this work, we used elastin-like recombinamers (ELRs) as biomaterials for the formation of non- (physical) and covalently (chemical) crosslinked bioactive and biodegradable hydrogels to fill the VML created in the tibialis anterior (TA) muscles of rats. These hydrogels promoted a higher infiltration of M2 within the site of injury in comparison to the non-treated control after 2 weeks (p<0.0001), indicating that the inflammatory response resolves faster in the presence of both types of ELR-based hydrogels. Moreover, there were not significant differences in the amount of collagen deposition between the samples treated with the chemical ELR hydrogel at 2 and 5 weeks, and this same result was found upon comparison of these samples with healthy tissue after 5 weeks, which implies that this treatment prevents fibrosis. The macrophage modulation also translated into the formation of myofibers that were morphologically more similar to those present in healthy muscle. Altogether, these results highlight that ELR hydrogels provide a friendly niche for infiltrating cells that biodegrades over time, leaving space to new muscle tissue. In addition, they orchestrate the shift of macrophage population toward M2, which resulted in the prevention of fibrosis in the case of the chemical hydrogel treatment and in a more healthy-like myofiber phenotype for both types of hydrogels. Further studies should focus in the assessment of the regeneration of skeletal muscle in larger animal models, where a more critical defect can be created and additional methods can be used to evaluate the functional recovery of skeletal muscle.
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- Arturo Ibáñez-Fonseca
- BIOFORGE (Group for Advanced Materials and Nanobiotechnology), CIBER-BBN, University of Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain
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- BIOFORGE (Group for Advanced Materials and Nanobiotechnology), CIBER-BBN, University of Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain
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- BIOFORGE (Group for Advanced Materials and Nanobiotechnology), CIBER-BBN, University of Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain
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- Servicio de Traumatología, Hospital Clínico de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain
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- BIOFORGE (Group for Advanced Materials and Nanobiotechnology), CIBER-BBN, University of Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain
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Ibáñez-Fonseca A, Flora T, Acosta S, Rodríguez-Cabello JC. Trends in the design and use of elastin-like recombinamers as biomaterials. Matrix Biol 2019; 84:111-126. [PMID: 31288085 DOI: 10.1016/j.matbio.2019.07.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2019] [Revised: 06/23/2019] [Accepted: 07/05/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Elastin-like recombinamers (ELRs), which derive from one of the repetitive domains found in natural elastin, have been intensively studied in the last few years from several points of view. In this mini review, we discuss all the recent works related to the investigation of ELRs, starting with those that define these polypeptides as model intrinsically disordered proteins or regions (IDPs or IDRs) and its relevance for some biomedical applications. Furthermore, we summarize the current knowledge on the development of drug, vaccine and gene delivery systems based on ELRs, while also emphasizing the use of ELR-based hydrogels in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine (TERM). Finally, we show different studies that explore applications in other fields, and several examples that describe biomaterial blends in which ELRs have a key role. This review aims to give an overview of the recent advances regarding ELRs and to encourage further investigation of their properties and applications.
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- Arturo Ibáñez-Fonseca
- BIOFORGE Lab, CIBER-BBN, University of Valladolid, Paseo de Belén 19, 47011 Valladolid, Spain
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- BIOFORGE Lab, CIBER-BBN, University of Valladolid, Paseo de Belén 19, 47011 Valladolid, Spain
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- BIOFORGE Lab, CIBER-BBN, University of Valladolid, Paseo de Belén 19, 47011 Valladolid, Spain
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Quintanilla-Sierra L, García-Arévalo C, Rodriguez-Cabello J. Self-assembly in elastin-like recombinamers: a mechanism to mimic natural complexity. Mater Today Bio 2019; 2:100007. [PMID: 32159144 PMCID: PMC7061623 DOI: 10.1016/j.mtbio.2019.100007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2019] [Revised: 05/10/2019] [Accepted: 05/13/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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The topic of self-assembled structures based on elastin-like recombinamers (ELRs, i.e., elastin-like polymers recombinantly bio-produced) has released a noticeable amount of references in the last few years. Most of them are intended for biomedical applications. In this review, a complete revision of the bibliography is carried out. Initially, the self-assembly (SA) concept is considered from a general point of view, and then ELRs are described and characterized based on their intrinsic disorder. A classification of the different self-assembled ELR-based structures is proposed based on their morphologies, paying special attention to their tentative modeling. The impact of the mechanism of SA on these biomaterials is analyzed. Finally, the implications of ELR SA in biological systems are considered.
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- BIOFORGE (Group for Advanced Materials and Nanobiotechnology), CIBER-BBN, University of Valladolid, 47011, Valladolid, Spain
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Cipriani F, Krüger M, de Torre IG, Sierra LQ, Rodrigo MA, Kock L, Rodriguez-Cabello JC. Cartilage Regeneration in Preannealed Silk Elastin-Like Co-Recombinamers Injectable Hydrogel Embedded with Mature Chondrocytes in an Ex Vivo Culture Platform. Biomacromolecules 2018; 19:4333-4347. [PMID: 30346149 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.8b01211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Tissue engineering for cartilage repair requires biomaterials that show rapid gelation and adequate mechanical properties. Although the use of hydrogel is the most promising biomaterial, it often lacks in rigidity and anchorage of cells when they are surrounded by synovial fluid while they are subjected to heavy loads. We developed and produced the Silk Elastin-Like co-Recombinamer (SELR), which contains both the physical interaction from elastin motifs and from silk motifs. In the first part of this work, we set up and optimized a preannealing treatment based on the evolution of silk motifs into β-sheet structures in order to fulfill the required mechanical properties of hydrogels for cartilage repair. The new preannealed SELRs (pA(EIS)2-(I5R)6) were characterized with the combination of several experimental techniques (CD, TEM, SEM, and rheology) to provide a deep insight into the material features. Finally, the regeneration properties of the pA(EIS)2-(I5R)6 hydrogel embedded with chondrocytes were evaluated. After 4 weeks of culturing in a standardized and representative ex vivo model, the biochemical and histological analysis revealed the production of glycosaminglycans and collagen. Moreover, the immunohistochemistry showed the absence of fibro-cartilage and the presence of hyaline cartilage. Hence, we conclude that the pA(EIS)2-(I5R)6 hydrogel presents improved mechanical properties while conserving the injectability, which leads to successful regeneration of hyaline cartilage in an ex vivo model.
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- Filippo Cipriani
- Technical Proteins Nanobiotechnology S.L. , Paseo Belén 9A , 47001 Valladolid , Spain
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- LifeTec Group B.V. , 5611 ZS Eindhoven , The Netherlands
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- Technical Proteins Nanobiotechnology S.L. , Paseo Belén 9A , 47001 Valladolid , Spain.,Bioforge , University of Valladolid CIBER-BNN , Paseo de Belén 19 , 47001 Valladolid , Spain
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- Bioforge , University of Valladolid CIBER-BNN , Paseo de Belén 19 , 47001 Valladolid , Spain
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- Technical Proteins Nanobiotechnology S.L. , Paseo Belén 9A , 47001 Valladolid , Spain.,Bioforge , University of Valladolid CIBER-BNN , Paseo de Belén 19 , 47001 Valladolid , Spain
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- LifeTec Group B.V. , 5611 ZS Eindhoven , The Netherlands
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- Technical Proteins Nanobiotechnology S.L. , Paseo Belén 9A , 47001 Valladolid , Spain.,Bioforge , University of Valladolid CIBER-BNN , Paseo de Belén 19 , 47001 Valladolid , Spain
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Coletta DJ, Ibáñez-Fonseca A, Missana LR, Jammal MV, Vitelli EJ, Aimone M, Zabalza F, Issa JPM, Alonso M, Rodríguez-Cabello JC, Feldman S. Bone Regeneration Mediated by a Bioactive and Biodegradable Extracellular Matrix-Like Hydrogel Based on Elastin-Like Recombinamers. Tissue Eng Part A 2017; 23:1361-1371. [DOI: 10.1089/ten.tea.2017.0047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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- Dante J. Coletta
- LABOATEM, Osteoarticular Biology, Tissue Engineering and Emerging Therapies Laboratory, School of Medicine, National Rosario University, Rosario, Argentina
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- Experimental Pathology and Tissue Engineering Laboratory, Dental School, National Tucumán University, Tucumán, Argentina
- Tissues Laboratory, Proimi-Biotechnology-Conicet, Tucumán, Argentina
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- Experimental Pathology and Tissue Engineering Laboratory, Dental School, National Tucumán University, Tucumán, Argentina
- Tissues Laboratory, Proimi-Biotechnology-Conicet, Tucumán, Argentina
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- LABOATEM, Osteoarticular Biology, Tissue Engineering and Emerging Therapies Laboratory, School of Medicine, National Rosario University, Rosario, Argentina
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- LABOATEM, Osteoarticular Biology, Tissue Engineering and Emerging Therapies Laboratory, School of Medicine, National Rosario University, Rosario, Argentina
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- LABOATEM, Osteoarticular Biology, Tissue Engineering and Emerging Therapies Laboratory, School of Medicine, National Rosario University, Rosario, Argentina
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- BIOFORGE Lab, University of Valladolid, CIBER-BBN, Valladolid, Spain
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- LABOATEM, Osteoarticular Biology, Tissue Engineering and Emerging Therapies Laboratory, School of Medicine, National Rosario University, Rosario, Argentina
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Ibáñez‐Fonseca A, Ramos TL, González de Torre I, Sánchez‐Abarca LI, Muntión S, Arias FJ, Cañizo MC, Alonso M, Sánchez‐Guijo F, Rodríguez‐Cabello JC. Biocompatibility of two model elastin‐like recombinamer‐based hydrogels formed through physical or chemical cross‐linking for various applications in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. J Tissue Eng Regen Med 2017; 12:e1450-e1460. [DOI: 10.1002/term.2562] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2017] [Revised: 07/08/2017] [Accepted: 08/25/2017] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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- Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Salamanca (IBSAL)Hospital Universitario de Salamanca Salamanca Spain
- Unidad de Terapia Celular, Servicio de HematologíaHospital Universitario de Salamanca Salamanca Spain
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- Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Salamanca (IBSAL)Hospital Universitario de Salamanca Salamanca Spain
- Unidad de Terapia Celular, Servicio de HematologíaHospital Universitario de Salamanca Salamanca Spain
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- Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Salamanca (IBSAL)Hospital Universitario de Salamanca Salamanca Spain
- Unidad de Terapia Celular, Servicio de HematologíaHospital Universitario de Salamanca Salamanca Spain
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- Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Salamanca (IBSAL)Hospital Universitario de Salamanca Salamanca Spain
- Unidad de Terapia Celular, Servicio de HematologíaHospital Universitario de Salamanca Salamanca Spain
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- BIOFORGE LabUniversity of Valladolid–CIBER‐BBN Valladolid Spain
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- Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Salamanca (IBSAL)Hospital Universitario de Salamanca Salamanca Spain
- Unidad de Terapia Celular, Servicio de HematologíaHospital Universitario de Salamanca Salamanca Spain
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