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Perri P, Sena G, Piro P, De Bartolo T, Galassi S, Costa D, Serra R. Onyx TMGel or Coil versus Hydrogel as Embolic Agents in Endovascular Applications: Review of the Literature and Case Series. Gels 2024; 10:312. [PMID: 38786229 PMCID: PMC11120993 DOI: 10.3390/gels10050312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2024] [Revised: 04/19/2024] [Accepted: 04/22/2024] [Indexed: 05/25/2024] Open
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This review focuses on the use of conventional gel or coil and "new" generation hydrogel used as an embolic agent in endovascular applications. In general, embolic agents have deep or multidistrict vascular penetration properties as they ensure complete occlusion of vessels by exploiting the patient's coagulation system, which recognises them as substances foreign to the body, thus triggering the coagulation cascade. This is why they are widely used in the treatment of endovascular corrections (EV repair), arteriovenous malformations (AVM), endoleaks (E), visceral aneurysms or pseudo-aneurysms, and embolisation of pre-surgical or post-surgical (iatrogenic) lesions. Conventional gels such as Onyx or coils are now commercially available, both of which are frequently used in endovascular interventional procedures, as they are minimally invasive and have numerous advantages over conventional open repair (OR) surgery. Recently, these agents have been modified and optimised to develop new embolic substances in the form of hydrogels based on alginate, chitosan, fibroin and other polymers to ensure embolisation through phase transition phenomena. The main aim of this work was to expand on the data already known in the literature concerning the application of these devices in the endovascular field, focusing on the advantages, disadvantages and safety profiles of conventional and innovative embolic agents and also through some clinical cases reported. The clinical case series concerns the correction and exclusion of endoleak type I or type II appeared after an endovascular procedure of exclusion of aneurysmal abdominal aortic (EVAR) with a coil (coil penumbra released by a LANTERN microcatheter), the exclusion of renal arterial malformation (MAV) with a coil (penumbra coil released by a LANTERN microcatheter) and the correction of endoleak through the application of Onyx 18 in the arteries where sealing by the endoprosthesis was not guaranteed.
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- Paolo Perri
- Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Annunziata Hospital, 1 Via Migliori, 87100 Cosenza, Italy; (P.P.); (P.P.)
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, “Pugliese-Ciaccio” Hospital, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy;
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- Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Annunziata Hospital, 1 Via Migliori, 87100 Cosenza, Italy; (P.P.); (P.P.)
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- Departement of Interventional Radiology, Annunziata Hospital, 1 Via Migliori, 87100 Cosenza, Italy; (T.D.B.); (S.G.)
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- Departement of Interventional Radiology, Annunziata Hospital, 1 Via Migliori, 87100 Cosenza, Italy; (T.D.B.); (S.G.)
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- Interuniversity Center of Phlebolymphology (CIFL), Magna Graecia University of Catanzaro, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy;
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Magna Graecia University of Catanzaro, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy
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Puertas-Bartolomé M, Venegas-Bustos D, Acosta S, Rodríguez-Cabello JC. Contribution of the ELRs to the development of advanced in vitro models. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2024; 12:1363865. [PMID: 38650751 PMCID: PMC11033926 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2024.1363865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2023] [Accepted: 03/18/2024] [Indexed: 04/25/2024] Open
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Developing in vitro models that accurately mimic the microenvironment of biological structures or processes holds substantial promise for gaining insights into specific biological functions. In the field of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine, in vitro models able to capture the precise structural, topographical, and functional complexity of living tissues, prove to be valuable tools for comprehending disease mechanisms, assessing drug responses, and serving as alternatives or complements to animal testing. The choice of the right biomaterial and fabrication technique for the development of these in vitro models plays an important role in their functionality. In this sense, elastin-like recombinamers (ELRs) have emerged as an important tool for the fabrication of in vitro models overcoming the challenges encountered in natural and synthetic materials due to their intrinsic properties, such as phase transition behavior, tunable biological properties, viscoelasticity, and easy processability. In this review article, we will delve into the use of ELRs for molecular models of intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs), as well as for the development of in vitro 3D models for regenerative medicine. The easy processability of the ELRs and their rational design has allowed their use for the development of spheroids and organoids, or bioinks for 3D bioprinting. Thus, incorporating ELRs into the toolkit of biomaterials used for the fabrication of in vitro models, represents a transformative step forward in improving the accuracy, efficiency, and functionality of these models, and opening up a wide range of possibilities in combination with advanced biofabrication techniques that remains to be explored.
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- María Puertas-Bartolomé
- Technical Proteins Nanobiotechnology, S.L. (TPNBT), Valladolid, Spain
- Bioforge Lab (Group for Advanced Materials and Nanobiotechnology), CIBER's Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN), Edificio LUCIA, Universidad de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain
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- Bioforge Lab (Group for Advanced Materials and Nanobiotechnology), CIBER's Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN), Edificio LUCIA, Universidad de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain
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- Bioforge Lab (Group for Advanced Materials and Nanobiotechnology), CIBER's Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN), Edificio LUCIA, Universidad de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain
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- Bioforge Lab (Group for Advanced Materials and Nanobiotechnology), CIBER's Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN), Edificio LUCIA, Universidad de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain
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Singhal R, Sarangi MK, Rath G. Injectable Hydrogels: A Paradigm Tailored with Design, Characterization, and Multifaceted Approaches. Macromol Biosci 2024:e2400049. [PMID: 38577905 DOI: 10.1002/mabi.202400049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2024] [Revised: 03/22/2024] [Indexed: 04/06/2024]
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Biomaterials denoting self-healing and versatile structural integrity are highly curious in the biomedicine segment. The injectable and/or printable 3D printing technology is explored in a few decades back, which can alter their dimensions temporarily under shear stress, showing potential healing/recovery tendency with patient-specific intervention toward the development of personalized medicine. Thus, self-healing injectable hydrogels (IHs) are stunning toward developing a paradigm for tissue regeneration. This review comprises the designing of IHs, rheological characterization and stability, several benchmark consequences for self-healing IHs, their translation into tissue regeneration of specific types, applications of IHs in biomedical such as anticancer and immunomodulation, wound healing and tissue/bone regeneration, antimicrobial potentials, drugs, gene and vaccine delivery, ocular delivery, 3D printing, cosmeceuticals, and photothermal therapy as well as in other allied avenues like agriculture, aerospace, electronic/electrical industries, coating approaches, patents associated with therapeutic/nontherapeutic avenues, and numerous futuristic challenges and solutions.
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- Rishika Singhal
- Department of Pharmaceutics, Amity Institute of Pharmacy, Amity University, Malhaur Railway Station Road, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, 201313, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Amity Institute of Pharmacy, Amity University, Malhaur Railway Station Road, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, 201313, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Siksha 'O' Anusandhan University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, 751030, India
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Trengove A, Duchi S, Onofrillo C, Sooriyaaratchi D, Di Bella C, O'Connor AJ. Bridging bench to body: ex vivo models to understand articular cartilage repair. Curr Opin Biotechnol 2024; 86:103065. [PMID: 38301593 DOI: 10.1016/j.copbio.2024.103065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2023] [Revised: 12/21/2023] [Accepted: 01/02/2024] [Indexed: 02/03/2024]
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With little to no ability to self-regenerate, human cartilage defects of the knee remain a major clinical challenge. Tissue engineering strategies include delivering specific types of cells and biomaterials to the injured cartilage for restoration of architecture and function. Pre-clinical models to test the efficacy of the therapies come with high costs and ethical issues, and imperfect prediction of performance in humans. Ex vivo models represent an alternative avenue to trial cartilage tissue engineering. Defined as viable explanted cartilage samples, ex vivo models can be cultured with a cell-laden biomaterial or tissue-engineered construct to evaluate cartilage repair. Though human and animal ex vivo models are currently used in the field, there is a need for alternative methods to assess the strength of integration, to increase throughput and manage variability and to optimise and standardise culture conditions, enhancing the utility of these models overall.
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- Anna Trengove
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Graeme Clark Institute, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; BioFab3D@ACMD, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia
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- BioFab3D@ACMD, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia
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- BioFab3D@ACMD, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Graeme Clark Institute, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; BioFab3D@ACMD, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia
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- BioFab3D@ACMD, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia; Department of Surgery, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Graeme Clark Institute, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; BioFab3D@ACMD, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia.
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Ravanetti F, Borghetti P, Zoboli M, Veloso PM, De Angelis E, Ciccimarra R, Saleri R, Cacchioli A, Gazza F, Machado R, Ragionieri L, Attanasio C. Biomimetic approach for an articular cartilage patch: Combination of decellularized cartilage matrix and silk-elastin-like-protein (SELP) hydrogel. Ann Anat 2023; 250:152144. [PMID: 37574174 DOI: 10.1016/j.aanat.2023.152144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2023] [Revised: 07/14/2023] [Accepted: 07/21/2023] [Indexed: 08/15/2023]
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Articular cartilage degradation due to injury, disease and aging is a common clinical issue as current regenerative therapies are unable to fully replicate the complex microenvironment of the native tissue which, being avascular, is featured by very low ability to self-regenerate. The extracellular matrix (ECM), constituting almost 90% of the entire tissue, plays a critical role in its function and resistance to compressive forces. In this context, the current tissue engineering strategies are only partially effective in restoring the biology and function of the native tissue. A main issue in tissue regeneration is treatment failure due to scarce integration of the engineered construct, often following a gradual detachment of the graft. In this scenario, we aimed to create an adhesive patch able to adequately support cartilage regeneration as a promising tool for the treatment of cartilage injuries and diseases. For this, we produced an engineered construct composed of decellularized ECM (dECM) obtained from horse joint cartilage, to support tissue regeneration, coupled with a Silk-Elastin-Like Proteins (SELP) hydrogel, which acts as a biological glue, to guarantee an adequate adherence to the host tissue. Following the production of the two biomaterials we characterized them by assessing: 1) dECM morphological, chemical, and ultrastructural features along with its capability to support chondrocyte proliferation, specific marker expression and ECM synthesis; 2) SELP microarchitecture, cytocompatibility and mechanical properties. Our results demonstrated that both materials hold unique properties suitable to be exploited to produce a tailored microenvironment to support cell growth and differentiation providing a proof of concept concerning the in vitro biological and mechanical efficacy of the construct. The SELP hydrogel displayed a very interesting physical behavior due to its high degree of resistance to mechanical stress, which is generally associated with physiological mechanical load during locomotion. Intriguingly, the shear-thinning behavior of the hydrogel may also make it suitable to be applied and spread over non-homogeneous surfaces, therefore, we hypothesize that the hybrid biomaterial proposed may be a real asset in the treatment of cartilage defects and injuries.
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- F Ravanetti
- Department of Veterinary Science, University of Parma, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Science, University of Parma, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Science, University of Parma, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Science, University of Parma, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Science, University of Parma, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Science, University of Parma, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Science, University of Parma, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Science, University of Parma, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Science, University of Parma, Italy
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- Centre of Molecular and Environmental Biology (CBMA), Department of Biology and Institute of Science and Innovation for Bio-Sustainability (IB-S), University of Minho, Braga, Portugal
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- Department of Veterinary Science, University of Parma, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Production, University of Naples Federico II, Italy
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Mantsou A, Papachristou E, Keramidas P, Lamprou P, Pitou M, Papi RM, Dimitriou K, Aggeli A, Choli-Papadopoulou T. Fabrication of a Smart Fibrous Biomaterial That Harbors an Active TGF-β1 Peptide: A Promising Approach for Cartilage Regeneration. Biomedicines 2023; 11:1890. [PMID: 37509529 PMCID: PMC10377373 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines11071890] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2023] [Revised: 06/28/2023] [Accepted: 06/30/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023] Open
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The regeneration of articular cartilage remains a serious problem in various pathological conditions such as osteoarthritis, due to the tissue's low self-healing capacity. The latest therapeutic approaches focus on the construction of biomaterials that induce cartilage repair. This research describes the design, synthesis, and investigation of a safe, "smart", fibrous scaffold containing a genetically incorporated active peptide for chondrogenic induction. While possessing specific sequences and the respective mechanical properties from natural fibrous proteins, the fibers also incorporate a Transforming Growth Factor-β1 (TGF-β1)-derived peptide (YYVGRKPK) that can promote chondrogenesis. The scaffold formed stable porous networks with shear-thinning properties at 37 °C, as shown by SEM imaging and rheological characterization, and were proven to be non-toxic to human dental pulp stem cells (hDPSCs). Its chondrogenic capacity was evidenced by a strong increase in the expression of specific chondrogenesis gene markers SOX9, COL2, ACAN, TGFBR1A, and TGFBR2 in cells cultured on "scaffold-TGFβ1" for 21 days and by increased phosphorylation of intracellular signaling proteins Smad-2 and Erk-1/2. Additionally, intense staining of glycosaminoglycans was observed in these cells. According to our results, "scaffold-TGFβ1" is proposed for clinical studies as a safe, injectable treatment for cartilage degeneration.
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- Aglaia Mantsou
- Laboratory of Biochemistry, School of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, University Campus, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry, School of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, University Campus, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry, School of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, University Campus, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry, School of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, University Campus, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry, School of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, University Campus, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry, School of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, University Campus, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Laboratory of Chemical Engineering A', School of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, University Campus, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Laboratory of Chemical Engineering A', School of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, University Campus, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry, School of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, University Campus, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece
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Mantsou A, Papachristou E, Keramidas P, Lamprou P, Pavlidis A, Papi RM, Dimitriou K, Aggeli A, Choli-Papadopoulou T. A Novel Drastic Peptide Genetically Adapted to Biomimetic Scaffolds "Delivers" Osteogenic Signals to Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 13:1236. [PMID: 37049329 PMCID: PMC10096854 DOI: 10.3390/nano13071236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2023] [Revised: 03/28/2023] [Accepted: 03/29/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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This work describes the design, preparation, and deep investigation of "intelligent nanobiomaterials" that fulfill the safety rules and aim to serve as "signal deliverers" for osteogenesis, harboring a specific peptide that promotes and enhances osteogenesis at the end of their hydrogel fibers. The de novo synthesized protein fibers, besides their mechanical properties owed to their protein constituents from elastin, silk fibroin and mussel-foot adhesive protein-1 as well as to cell-attachment peptides from extracellular matrix glycoproteins, incorporate the Bone Morphogenetic Protein-2 (BMP2) peptide (AISMLYLDEN) that, according to our studies, serves as "signal deliverer" for osteogenesis. The osteogenetic capacity of the biomaterial has been evidenced by investigating the osteogenic marker genes ALP, RUNX2, Osteocalcin, COL1A1, BMPR1A, and BMPR2, which were increased drastically in cells cultured on scaffold-BMP2 for 21 days, even in the absence of osteogenesis medium. In addition, the induction of phosphorylation of intracellular Smad-1/5 and Erk-1/2 proteins clearly supported the osteogenetic capacity of the biomaterial.
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- Aglaia Mantsou
- Laboratory of Biochemistry, School of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, University Campus, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece; (A.M.); (E.P.); (P.K.); (P.L.); (A.P.); (R.M.P.)
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry, School of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, University Campus, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece; (A.M.); (E.P.); (P.K.); (P.L.); (A.P.); (R.M.P.)
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry, School of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, University Campus, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece; (A.M.); (E.P.); (P.K.); (P.L.); (A.P.); (R.M.P.)
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry, School of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, University Campus, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece; (A.M.); (E.P.); (P.K.); (P.L.); (A.P.); (R.M.P.)
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry, School of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, University Campus, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece; (A.M.); (E.P.); (P.K.); (P.L.); (A.P.); (R.M.P.)
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry, School of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, University Campus, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece; (A.M.); (E.P.); (P.K.); (P.L.); (A.P.); (R.M.P.)
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- Laboratory of Chemical Engineering A’, School of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, University Campus, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece; (K.D.); (A.A.)
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- Laboratory of Chemical Engineering A’, School of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, University Campus, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece; (K.D.); (A.A.)
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry, School of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, University Campus, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece; (A.M.); (E.P.); (P.K.); (P.L.); (A.P.); (R.M.P.)
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Wang S, Huang W, Feng Z, Tian X, Wang D, Rao L, Tan M, Roongsawang N, Song H, Jiang W, Bai W. Laccase-mediated formation of hydrogels based on silk-elastin-like protein polymers with ultra-high molecular weight. Int J Biol Macromol 2023; 231:123239. [PMID: 36641025 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.123239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2022] [Revised: 01/09/2023] [Accepted: 01/09/2023] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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As artificial extracellular matrix-like materials, silk-elastin-like protein (SELP) hydrogels, with excellent mechanical properties, high tunability, favorable biocompatibility, and controlled degradability, have become an important candidate in biomedical materials. In this study, SELP is composed of silk-like (GAGAGS) and elastin-like (GXGVP) tandem repeats, in which X residues are set as tyrosine and lysine. Furthermore, SELP polymers are prepared via SpyTag/SpyCatcher. To explore a gentler and more efficient enzymatic crosslinking method, an innovative method was invented to apply laccase to catalyze the formation of SELP hydrogels. Gelation could be successfully achieved in 2-5 min . SELP hydrogels mediated by laccase had the characteristic of low swelling rate, which could maintain a relatively stable shape even when immersed in water, and hence had the potential to be further developed into injectable biomaterials. Additionally, SELP hydrogels cross-linked by laccase showed excellent biocompatibility verified by L929 and HEK 293 T cells with cell viability >93.8 %. SELP hydrogels also exhibit good properties in sustained drug release and cell encapsulation in vitro. This study demonstrates a novel method to construct SELP hydrogels with excellent biocompatibility and expands the possibility of SELP-based material applications in biomedical fields.
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- Sijia Wang
- CAS Key Laboratory of Systems Microbial Biotechnology, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 32 West 7th Avenue, Tianjin Airport Economic Area, Tianjin 300308, China; National Center of Technology Innovation for Synthetic Biology, 32 West 7th Avenue, Tianjin Airport Economic Area, Tianjin 300308, China; Key Laboratory of Engineering Biology for Low-carbon Manufacturing, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 32 West 7th Avenue, Tianjin Airport Economic Area, Tianjin 300308, China
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- College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, 1038 Dagu Nanlu, Hexi District, Tianjin, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Systems Microbial Biotechnology, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 32 West 7th Avenue, Tianjin Airport Economic Area, Tianjin 300308, China; National Center of Technology Innovation for Synthetic Biology, 32 West 7th Avenue, Tianjin Airport Economic Area, Tianjin 300308, China; Key Laboratory of Engineering Biology for Low-carbon Manufacturing, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 32 West 7th Avenue, Tianjin Airport Economic Area, Tianjin 300308, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Systems Microbial Biotechnology, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 32 West 7th Avenue, Tianjin Airport Economic Area, Tianjin 300308, China; National Center of Technology Innovation for Synthetic Biology, 32 West 7th Avenue, Tianjin Airport Economic Area, Tianjin 300308, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Systems Microbial Biotechnology, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 32 West 7th Avenue, Tianjin Airport Economic Area, Tianjin 300308, China; National Center of Technology Innovation for Synthetic Biology, 32 West 7th Avenue, Tianjin Airport Economic Area, Tianjin 300308, China; Key Laboratory of Engineering Biology for Low-carbon Manufacturing, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 32 West 7th Avenue, Tianjin Airport Economic Area, Tianjin 300308, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Systems Microbial Biotechnology, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 32 West 7th Avenue, Tianjin Airport Economic Area, Tianjin 300308, China; National Center of Technology Innovation for Synthetic Biology, 32 West 7th Avenue, Tianjin Airport Economic Area, Tianjin 300308, China; Key Laboratory of Engineering Biology for Low-carbon Manufacturing, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 32 West 7th Avenue, Tianjin Airport Economic Area, Tianjin 300308, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Systems Microbial Biotechnology, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 32 West 7th Avenue, Tianjin Airport Economic Area, Tianjin 300308, China; National Center of Technology Innovation for Synthetic Biology, 32 West 7th Avenue, Tianjin Airport Economic Area, Tianjin 300308, China
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- Microbial Cell Factory Research Team, Biorefinery and Bioproduct Technology Research Group, National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, National Science and Technology Development Agency, 113 Thailand Science Park, Khlong Nueng, Khlong Luang, Pathum Thani 12120, Thailand
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Systems Microbial Biotechnology, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 32 West 7th Avenue, Tianjin Airport Economic Area, Tianjin 300308, China; National Center of Technology Innovation for Synthetic Biology, 32 West 7th Avenue, Tianjin Airport Economic Area, Tianjin 300308, China.
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Systems Microbial Biotechnology, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 32 West 7th Avenue, Tianjin Airport Economic Area, Tianjin 300308, China; National Center of Technology Innovation for Synthetic Biology, 32 West 7th Avenue, Tianjin Airport Economic Area, Tianjin 300308, China.
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Systems Microbial Biotechnology, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 32 West 7th Avenue, Tianjin Airport Economic Area, Tianjin 300308, China; National Center of Technology Innovation for Synthetic Biology, 32 West 7th Avenue, Tianjin Airport Economic Area, Tianjin 300308, China; Key Laboratory of Engineering Biology for Low-carbon Manufacturing, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 32 West 7th Avenue, Tianjin Airport Economic Area, Tianjin 300308, China.
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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]
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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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Haq-Siddiqi NA, Britton D, Kim Montclare J. Protein-engineered biomaterials for cartilage therapeutics and repair. Adv Drug Deliv Rev 2023; 192:114647. [PMID: 36509172 DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2022.114647] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2022] [Revised: 10/17/2022] [Accepted: 12/05/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
Abstract
Cartilage degeneration and injury are major causes of pain and disability that effect millions, and yet treatment options for conditions like osteoarthritis (OA) continue to be mainly palliative or involve complete replacement of injured joints. Several biomaterial strategies have been explored to address cartilage repair either by the delivery of therapeutics or as support for tissue repair, however the complex structure of cartilage tissue, its mechanical needs, and lack of regenerative capacity have hindered this goal. Recent advances in synthetic biology have opened new possibilities for engineered proteins to address these unique needs. Engineered protein and peptide-based materials benefit from inherent biocompatibility and nearly unlimited tunability as they utilize the body's natural building blocks to fabricate a variety of supramolecular structures. The pathophysiology and needs of OA cartilage are presented here, along with an overview of the current state of the art and next steps for protein-engineered repair strategies for cartilage.
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- Nada A Haq-Siddiqi
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, New York University Tandon School of Engineering, Brooklyn, NY 11201, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, New York University Tandon School of Engineering, Brooklyn, NY 11201, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, New York University Tandon School of Engineering, Brooklyn, NY 11201, United States; Department of Chemistry, New York University, New York 10003, United States; Department of Radiology, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York 10016, United States; Department of Biomaterials, NYU College of Dentistry, New York, NY 10010, United States; Department of Biomedical Engineering, New York University Tandon School of Engineering, Brooklyn, NY 11201, United States.
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González P, González-Fernández C, Maqueda A, Pérez V, Escalera-Anzola S, Rodríguez de Lope Á, Arias FJ, Girotti A, Rodríguez FJ. Silk-Elastin-like Polymers for Acute Intraparenchymal Treatment of the Traumatically Injured Spinal Cord: A First Systematic Experimental Approach. Pharmaceutics 2022; 14:pharmaceutics14122713. [PMID: 36559207 PMCID: PMC9784492 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics14122713] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2022] [Revised: 11/25/2022] [Accepted: 11/29/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Despite the promising potential of hydrogel-based therapeutic approaches for spinal cord injury (SCI), the need for new biomaterials to design effective strategies for SCI treatment and the outstanding properties of silk-elastin-like polymers (SELP), the potential use of SELPs in SCI is currently unknown. In this context, we assessed the effects elicited by the in vivo acute intraparenchymal injection of an SELP named (EIS)2-RGD6 in a clinically relevant model of SCI. After optimization of the injection system, the distribution, structure, biodegradability, and cell infiltration capacity of (EIS)2-RGD6 were assessed. Finally, the effects exerted by the (EIS)2-RGD6 injection-in terms of motor function, myelin preservation, astroglial and microglia/macrophage reactivity, and fibrosis-were evaluated. We found that (EIS)2-RGD6 can be acutely injected in the lesioned spinal cord without inducing further damage, showing a widespread distribution covering all lesioned areas with a single injection and facilitating the formation of a slow-degrading porous scaffold at the lesion site that allows for the infiltration and/or proliferation of endogenous cells with no signs of collapse and without inducing further microglial and astroglial reactivity, as well as even reducing SCI-associated fibrosis. Altogether, these observations suggest that (EIS)2-RGD6-and, by extension, SELPs-could be promising polymers for the design of therapeutic strategies for SCI treatment.
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- Pau González
- Laboratory of Molecular Neurology, Hospital Nacional de Parapléjicos, 45071 Toledo, Spain
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- Laboratory of Molecular Neurology, Hospital Nacional de Parapléjicos, 45071 Toledo, Spain
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- Laboratory of Molecular Neurology, Hospital Nacional de Parapléjicos, 45071 Toledo, Spain
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- Smart Devices for NanoMedicine Group University of Valladolid, 47003 Valladolid, Spain
- Unidad de Excelencia Instituto de Biomedicina y Genética Molecular (IBGM), Universidad de Valladolid and Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), 47003 Valladolid, Spain
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- Smart Devices for NanoMedicine Group University of Valladolid, 47003 Valladolid, Spain
- Unidad de Excelencia Instituto de Biomedicina y Genética Molecular (IBGM), Universidad de Valladolid and Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), 47003 Valladolid, Spain
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- Smart Devices for NanoMedicine Group University of Valladolid, 47003 Valladolid, Spain
- Unidad de Excelencia Instituto de Biomedicina y Genética Molecular (IBGM), Universidad de Valladolid and Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), 47003 Valladolid, Spain
- Correspondence: (A.G.); (F.J.R.)
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- Laboratory of Molecular Neurology, Hospital Nacional de Parapléjicos, 45071 Toledo, Spain
- Correspondence: (A.G.); (F.J.R.)
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Griswold E, Cappello J, Ghandehari H. Silk-elastinlike protein-based hydrogels for drug delivery and embolization. Adv Drug Deliv Rev 2022; 191:114579. [PMID: 36306893 DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2022.114579] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2022] [Revised: 10/06/2022] [Accepted: 10/10/2022] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Silk-Elastinlike Protein-Based Polymers (SELPs) can form thermoresponsive hydrogels that allow for the generation of in-situ drug delivery matrices. They are produced by recombinant techniques, enabling exact control of monomer sequence and polymer length. In aqueous solutions SELP strands form physical crosslinks as a function of temperature increase without the addition of crosslinking agents. Gelation kinetics, modulus of elasticity, pore size, drug release, biorecognition, and biodegradation of SELP hydrogels can be controlled by placement of amino acid residues at strategic locations in the polymer backbone. SELP hydrogels have been investigated for delivery of a variety of bioactive agents including small molecular weight drugs and fluorescent probes, oligomers of glycosaminoglycans, polymeric macromolecules, proteins, plasmid DNA, and viral gene delivery systems. In this review we provide a background for use of SELPs in matrix-mediated delivery and summarize recent investigations of SELP hydrogels for controlled delivery of bioactive agents as well as their use as liquid embolics.
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- Ethan Griswold
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA; Utah Center of Nanomedicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA
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- Department of Molecular Pharmaceutics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA; Utah Center of Nanomedicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA; Department of Molecular Pharmaceutics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA.
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Nanogels: Update on the methods of synthesis and applications for cardiovascular and neurological complications. J Drug Deliv Sci Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jddst.2022.103879] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Bertsch P, Diba M, Mooney DJ, Leeuwenburgh SCG. Self-Healing Injectable Hydrogels for Tissue Regeneration. Chem Rev 2022; 123:834-873. [PMID: 35930422 PMCID: PMC9881015 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.2c00179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 155] [Impact Index Per Article: 77.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Biomaterials with the ability to self-heal and recover their structural integrity offer many advantages for applications in biomedicine. The past decade has witnessed the rapid emergence of a new class of self-healing biomaterials commonly termed injectable, or printable in the context of 3D printing. These self-healing injectable biomaterials, mostly hydrogels and other soft condensed matter based on reversible chemistry, are able to temporarily fluidize under shear stress and subsequently recover their original mechanical properties. Self-healing injectable hydrogels offer distinct advantages compared to traditional biomaterials. Most notably, they can be administered in a locally targeted and minimally invasive manner through a narrow syringe without the need for invasive surgery. Their moldability allows for a patient-specific intervention and shows great prospects for personalized medicine. Injected hydrogels can facilitate tissue regeneration in multiple ways owing to their viscoelastic and diffusive nature, ranging from simple mechanical support, spatiotemporally controlled delivery of cells or therapeutics, to local recruitment and modulation of host cells to promote tissue regeneration. Consequently, self-healing injectable hydrogels have been at the forefront of many cutting-edge tissue regeneration strategies. This study provides a critical review of the current state of self-healing injectable hydrogels for tissue regeneration. As key challenges toward further maturation of this exciting research field, we identify (i) the trade-off between the self-healing and injectability of hydrogels vs their physical stability, (ii) the lack of consensus on rheological characterization and quantitative benchmarks for self-healing injectable hydrogels, particularly regarding the capillary flow in syringes, and (iii) practical limitations regarding translation toward therapeutically effective formulations for regeneration of specific tissues. Hence, here we (i) review chemical and physical design strategies for self-healing injectable hydrogels, (ii) provide a practical guide for their rheological analysis, and (iii) showcase their applicability for regeneration of various tissues and 3D printing of complex tissues and organoids.
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- Pascal Bertsch
- Department
of Dentistry-Regenerative Biomaterials, Radboud Institute for Molecular
Life Sciences, Radboud University Medical
Center, 6525 EX Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department
of Dentistry-Regenerative Biomaterials, Radboud Institute for Molecular
Life Sciences, Radboud University Medical
Center, 6525 EX Nijmegen, The Netherlands,John
A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, United States,Wyss
Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- John
A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, United States,Wyss
Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Department
of Dentistry-Regenerative Biomaterials, Radboud Institute for Molecular
Life Sciences, Radboud University Medical
Center, 6525 EX Nijmegen, The Netherlands,
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Zheng D, Chen T, Han L, Lv S, Yin J, Yang K, Wang Y, Xu N. Synergetic integrations of bone marrow stem cells and transforming growth factor-β1 loaded chitosan nanoparticles blended silk fibroin injectable hydrogel to enhance repair and regeneration potential in articular cartilage tissue. Int Wound J 2022; 19:1023-1038. [PMID: 35266304 PMCID: PMC9284642 DOI: 10.1111/iwj.13699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2021] [Revised: 09/16/2021] [Accepted: 09/22/2021] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
Abstract
The cartilage repair and regeneration show inadequate self-healing capability and have some complications, which are inordinate challenges in clinical therapy. Biopolymeric injectable hydrogels, a prominent type of cell-carrier as well tissue engineering scaffolding materials, establish promising therapeutic potential of stem cell-based cartilage-regeneration treatment. In addition, injectable scaffolding biomaterial should have rapid gelation properties with adequate rheological and mechanical properties. In the present investigation, we developed and fabricated the macromolecular silk fibroin blended with polylysine modified chitosan polymer (SF/PCS) using thermal-sensitive glycerophosphate (GP), which contains effective gelation ability, morphology, porosity and also has enhanced mechanical properties to induce physical applicability, cell proliferation and nutrient exchange in the cell-based treatment. The developed and optimised injectable hydrogel group has good biocompatibility with human fibroblast (L929) cells and bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs). Additionally, it was found that SF/PCS hydrogel group could sustainably release TGF-β1 and efficiently regulate cartilage-specific and inflammatory-related gene expressions. Finally, the cartilage-regeneration potential of the hydrogel groups embedded with and without BMSCs were evaluated in SD rat models under histopathological analysis, which showed promising cartilage repair. Overall, we conclude that the TGF-β1-SF/PCS injectable hydrogel demonstrates enhanced in vitro and in vivo tissue regeneration properties, which lead to efficacious therapeutic potential in cartilage regeneration.
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- Dong Zheng
- Department of OrthopedicsThe Affiliated Changzhou No. 2 People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical UniversityChangzhouChina
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- Department of Sports Medicine and Joint SurgeryNanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical UniversityNanjingChina
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- Department of OrthopedicsThe Affiliated Changzhou No. 2 People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical UniversityChangzhouChina
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- School of Pharmacy, Changzhou UniversityChangzhouChina
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- Department of OrthopedicsThe Affiliated Changzhou No. 2 People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical UniversityChangzhouChina
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- Department of OrthopedicsThe Affiliated Changzhou No. 2 People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical UniversityChangzhouChina
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- Department of OrthopedicsThe Affiliated Changzhou No. 2 People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical UniversityChangzhouChina
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- Department of OrthopedicsThe Affiliated Changzhou No. 2 People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical UniversityChangzhouChina
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Sánchez-Cid P, Jiménez-Rosado M, Romero A, Pérez-Puyana V. Novel Trends in Hydrogel Development for Biomedical Applications: A Review. Polymers (Basel) 2022; 14:polym14153023. [PMID: 35893984 PMCID: PMC9370620 DOI: 10.3390/polym14153023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 34.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2022] [Revised: 07/21/2022] [Accepted: 07/22/2022] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
Abstract
Nowadays, there are still numerous challenges for well-known biomedical applications, such as tissue engineering (TE), wound healing and controlled drug delivery, which must be faced and solved. Hydrogels have been proposed as excellent candidates for these applications, as they have promising properties for the mentioned applications, including biocompatibility, biodegradability, great absorption capacity and tunable mechanical properties. However, depending on the material or the manufacturing method, the resulting hydrogel may not be up to the specific task for which it is designed, thus there are different approaches proposed to enhance hydrogel performance for the requirements of the application in question. The main purpose of this review article was to summarize the most recent trends of hydrogel technology, going through the most used polymeric materials and the most popular hydrogel synthesis methods in recent years, including different strategies of enhancing hydrogels’ properties, such as cross-linking and the manufacture of composite hydrogels. In addition, the secondary objective of this review was to briefly discuss other novel applications of hydrogels that have been proposed in the past few years which have drawn a lot of attention.
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- Correspondence: (P.S.-C.); (A.R.); Tel.: +34-954557179 (A.R.)
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Fast and reversible crosslinking of a silk elastin-like polymer. Acta Biomater 2022; 141:14-23. [PMID: 34971785 PMCID: PMC8898266 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2021.12.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2021] [Revised: 12/22/2021] [Accepted: 12/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Elastin-like polymers (ELPs) and their chimeric subfamily the silk elastin-like polymers (SELPs) exhibit a lower critical solvation temperature (LCST) behavior in water which has been extensively studied from theoretical, computational and experimental perspectives. The inclusion of silk domains in the backbone of the ELPs effects the molecular dynamics of the elastin-like domains in response to increased temperature above its transition temperature and confers gelation ability. This response has been studied in terms of initial and long-term changes in structures, however, intermediate transition states have been less investigated. Moreover, little is known about the effects of reversible hydration on the elastin versus silk domains in the physical crosslinks. We used spectroscopic techniques to analyze initial, intermediate and long-term states of the crosslinks in SELPs. A combination of thermoanalytical and rheological measurements demonstrated that the fast reversible rehydration of the elastin motifs adjacent to the relatively small silk domains was capable of breaking the silk physical crosslinks. This feature can be exploited to tailor the dynamics of these types of crosslinks in SELPs. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: The combination of silk and elastin in a single molecule results in synergy via their interactions to impact the protein polymer properties. The ability of the silk domains to crosslink affects the thermoresponsive properties of the elastin domains. These interactions have been studied at early and late states of the physical crosslinking, while the intermediate states were the focus of the present study to understand the reversible phase-transitions of the elastin domains over the silk physical crosslinking. The thermoresponsive properties of the elastin domains at the initial, intermediate and late states of silk crosslinking were characterized to demonstrate that reversible hydration of the elastin domains influenced the reversibility of the silk crosslinks.
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Yi J, Liu Q, Zhang Q, Chew TG, Ouyang H. Modular protein engineering-based biomaterials for skeletal tissue engineering. Biomaterials 2022; 282:121414. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2022.121414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2020] [Revised: 04/27/2021] [Accepted: 05/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Gupta A, Lee J, Ghosh T, Nguyen VQ, Dey A, Yoon B, Um W, Park JH. Polymeric Hydrogels for Controlled Drug Delivery to Treat Arthritis. Pharmaceutics 2022; 14:pharmaceutics14030540. [PMID: 35335915 PMCID: PMC8948938 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics14030540] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2021] [Revised: 02/11/2022] [Accepted: 02/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and osteoarthritis (OA) are disabling musculoskeletal disorders that affect joints and cartilage and may lead to bone degeneration. Conventional delivery of anti-arthritic agents is limited due to short intra-articular half-life and toxicities. Innovations in polymer chemistry have led to advancements in hydrogel technology, offering a versatile drug delivery platform exhibiting tissue-like properties with tunable drug loading and high residence time properties This review discusses the advantages and drawbacks of polymeric materials along with their modifications as well as their applications for fabricating hydrogels loaded with therapeutic agents (small molecule drugs, immunotherapeutic agents, and cells). Emphasis is given to the biological potentialities of hydrogel hybrid systems/micro-and nanotechnology-integrated hydrogels as promising tools. Applications for facile tuning of therapeutic drug loading, maintaining long-term release, and consequently improving therapeutic outcome and patient compliance in arthritis are detailed. This review also suggests the advantages, challenges, and future perspectives of hydrogels loaded with anti-arthritic agents with high therapeutic potential that may alter the landscape of currently available arthritis treatment modalities.
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- Anuradha Gupta
- School of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Korea; (A.G.); (J.L.); (T.G.); (V.Q.N.); (A.D.); (B.Y.); (W.U.)
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- School of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Korea; (A.G.); (J.L.); (T.G.); (V.Q.N.); (A.D.); (B.Y.); (W.U.)
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- School of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Korea; (A.G.); (J.L.); (T.G.); (V.Q.N.); (A.D.); (B.Y.); (W.U.)
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- School of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Korea; (A.G.); (J.L.); (T.G.); (V.Q.N.); (A.D.); (B.Y.); (W.U.)
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- School of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Korea; (A.G.); (J.L.); (T.G.); (V.Q.N.); (A.D.); (B.Y.); (W.U.)
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- School of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Korea; (A.G.); (J.L.); (T.G.); (V.Q.N.); (A.D.); (B.Y.); (W.U.)
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- School of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Korea; (A.G.); (J.L.); (T.G.); (V.Q.N.); (A.D.); (B.Y.); (W.U.)
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- School of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Korea; (A.G.); (J.L.); (T.G.); (V.Q.N.); (A.D.); (B.Y.); (W.U.)
- Biomedical Institute for Convergence at SKKU (BICS), Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Korea
- Correspondence:
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Hafezi M, Nouri Khorasani S, Zare M, Esmaeely Neisiany R, Davoodi P. Advanced Hydrogels for Cartilage Tissue Engineering: Recent Progress and Future Directions. Polymers (Basel) 2021; 13:4199. [PMID: 34883702 PMCID: PMC8659862 DOI: 10.3390/polym13234199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2021] [Revised: 11/23/2021] [Accepted: 11/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
Abstract
Cartilage is a tension- and load-bearing tissue and has a limited capacity for intrinsic self-healing. While microfracture and arthroplasty are the conventional methods for cartilage repair, these methods are unable to completely heal the damaged tissue. The need to overcome the restrictions of these therapies for cartilage regeneration has expanded the field of cartilage tissue engineering (CTE), in which novel engineering and biological approaches are introduced to accelerate the development of new biomimetic cartilage to replace the injured tissue. Until now, a wide range of hydrogels and cell sources have been employed for CTE to either recapitulate microenvironmental cues during a new tissue growth or to compel the recovery of cartilaginous structures via manipulating biochemical and biomechanical properties of the original tissue. Towards modifying current cartilage treatments, advanced hydrogels have been designed and synthesized in recent years to improve network crosslinking and self-recovery of implanted scaffolds after damage in vivo. This review focused on the recent advances in CTE, especially self-healing hydrogels. The article firstly presents the cartilage tissue, its defects, and treatments. Subsequently, introduces CTE and summarizes the polymeric hydrogels and their advances. Furthermore, characterizations, the advantages, and disadvantages of advanced hydrogels such as multi-materials, IPNs, nanomaterials, and supramolecular are discussed. Afterward, the self-healing hydrogels in CTE, mechanisms, and the physical and chemical methods for the synthesis of such hydrogels for improving the reformation of CTE are introduced. The article then briefly describes the fabrication methods in CTE. Finally, this review presents a conclusion of prevalent challenges and future outlooks for self-healing hydrogels in CTE applications.
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- Mahshid Hafezi
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan 84156-83111, Iran;
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan 84156-83111, Iran;
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- School of Metallurgy and Materials, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK;
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- Department of Materials and Polymer Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Hakim Sabzevari University, Sabzevar 96179-76487, Iran;
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- School of Pharmacy and Bioengineering, Hornbeam Building, Keele University, Staffordshire ST5 5BG, UK
- Guy Hilton Research Centre, Institute of Science and Technology in Medicine, Keele University, Staffordshire ST4 7QB, UK
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Doyle SE, Snow F, Duchi S, O’Connell CD, Onofrillo C, Di Bella C, Pirogova E. 3D Printed Multiphasic Scaffolds for Osteochondral Repair: Challenges and Opportunities. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:12420. [PMID: 34830302 PMCID: PMC8622524 DOI: 10.3390/ijms222212420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2021] [Revised: 11/11/2021] [Accepted: 11/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
Abstract
Osteochondral (OC) defects are debilitating joint injuries characterized by the loss of full thickness articular cartilage along with the underlying calcified cartilage through to the subchondral bone. While current surgical treatments can provide some relief from pain, none can fully repair all the components of the OC unit and restore its native function. Engineering OC tissue is challenging due to the presence of the three distinct tissue regions. Recent advances in additive manufacturing provide unprecedented control over the internal microstructure of bioscaffolds, the patterning of growth factors and the encapsulation of potentially regenerative cells. These developments are ushering in a new paradigm of 'multiphasic' scaffold designs in which the optimal micro-environment for each tissue region is individually crafted. Although the adoption of these techniques provides new opportunities in OC research, it also introduces challenges, such as creating tissue interfaces, integrating multiple fabrication techniques and co-culturing different cells within the same construct. This review captures the considerations and capabilities in developing 3D printed OC scaffolds, including materials, fabrication techniques, mechanical function, biological components and design.
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- Stephanie E. Doyle
- Electrical and Biomedical Engineering, School of Engineering, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia; (F.S.)
- ACMD, St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne, Fitzroy, VIC 3065, Australia; (S.D.); (C.O.); (C.D.B.)
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- Electrical and Biomedical Engineering, School of Engineering, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia; (F.S.)
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- ACMD, St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne, Fitzroy, VIC 3065, Australia; (S.D.); (C.O.); (C.D.B.)
- Department of Surgery, The University of Melbourne, St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne, Fitzroy, VIC 3065, Australia
- ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science, Intelligent Polymer Research Institute, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia
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- Electrical and Biomedical Engineering, School of Engineering, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia; (F.S.)
- ACMD, St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne, Fitzroy, VIC 3065, Australia; (S.D.); (C.O.); (C.D.B.)
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- ACMD, St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne, Fitzroy, VIC 3065, Australia; (S.D.); (C.O.); (C.D.B.)
- Department of Surgery, The University of Melbourne, St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne, Fitzroy, VIC 3065, Australia
- ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science, Intelligent Polymer Research Institute, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia
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- ACMD, St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne, Fitzroy, VIC 3065, Australia; (S.D.); (C.O.); (C.D.B.)
- Department of Surgery, The University of Melbourne, St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne, Fitzroy, VIC 3065, Australia
- Department of Orthopaedics, St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne, Fitzroy, VIC 3065, Australia
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- Electrical and Biomedical Engineering, School of Engineering, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia; (F.S.)
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Rodriguez-Cabello JC, Gonzalez De Torre I, González-Pérez M, González-Pérez F, Montequi I. Fibrous Scaffolds From Elastin-Based Materials. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2021; 9:652384. [PMID: 34336798 PMCID: PMC8323661 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2021.652384] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2021] [Accepted: 06/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Current cutting-edge strategies in biomaterials science are focused on mimicking the design of natural systems which, over millions of years, have evolved to exhibit extraordinary properties. Based on this premise, one of the most challenging tasks is to imitate the natural extracellular matrix (ECM), due to its ubiquitous character and its crucial role in tissue integrity. The anisotropic fibrillar architecture of the ECM has been reported to have a significant influence on cell behaviour and function. A new paradigm that pivots around the idea of incorporating biomechanical and biomolecular cues into the design of biomaterials and systems for biomedical applications has emerged in recent years. Indeed, current trends in materials science address the development of innovative biomaterials that include the dynamics, biochemistry and structural features of the native ECM. In this context, one of the most actively studied biomaterials for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine applications are nanofiber-based scaffolds. Herein we provide a broad overview of the current status, challenges, manufacturing methods and applications of nanofibers based on elastin-based materials. Starting from an introduction to elastin as an inspiring fibrous protein, as well as to the natural and synthetic elastin-based biomaterials employed to meet the challenge of developing ECM-mimicking nanofibrous-based scaffolds, this review will follow with a description of the leading strategies currently employed in nanofibrous systems production, which in the case of elastin-based materials are mainly focused on supramolecular self-assembly mechanisms and the use of advanced manufacturing technologies. Thus, we will explore the tendency of elastin-based materials to form intrinsic fibers, and the self-assembly mechanisms involved. We will describe the function and self-assembly mechanisms of silk-like motifs, antimicrobial peptides and leucine zippers when incorporated into the backbone of the elastin-based biomaterial. Advanced polymer-processing technologies, such as electrospinning and additive manufacturing, as well as their specific features, will be presented and reviewed for the specific case of elastin-based nanofiber manufacture. Finally, we will present our perspectives and outlook on the current challenges facing the development of nanofibrous ECM-mimicking scaffolds based on elastin and elastin-like biomaterials, as well as future trends in nanofabrication and applications.
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- Jose Carlos Rodriguez-Cabello
- BIOFORGE, University of Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain
- Center for Biomedical Research in the Network in Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN), Madrid, Spain
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- BIOFORGE, University of Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain
- Center for Biomedical Research in the Network in Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN), Madrid, Spain
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- BIOFORGE, University of Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain
- Center for Biomedical Research in the Network in Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN), Madrid, Spain
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- BIOFORGE, University of Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain
- Center for Biomedical Research in the Network in Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN), Madrid, Spain
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- BIOFORGE, University of Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain
- Center for Biomedical Research in the Network in Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN), Madrid, Spain
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Webber MJ, Pashuck ET. (Macro)molecular self-assembly for hydrogel drug delivery. Adv Drug Deliv Rev 2021; 172:275-295. [PMID: 33450330 PMCID: PMC8107146 DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2021.01.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2020] [Revised: 12/29/2020] [Accepted: 01/04/2021] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Hydrogels prepared via self-assembly offer scalable and tunable platforms for drug delivery applications. Molecular-scale self-assembly leverages an interplay of attractive and repulsive forces; drugs and other active molecules can be incorporated into such materials by partitioning in hydrophobic domains, affinity-mediated binding, or covalent integration. Peptides have been widely used as building blocks for self-assembly due to facile synthesis, ease of modification with bioactive molecules, and precise molecular-scale control over material properties through tunable interactions. Additional opportunities are manifest in stimuli-responsive self-assembly for more precise drug action. Hydrogels can likewise be fabricated from macromolecular self-assembly, with both synthetic polymers and biopolymers used to prepare materials with controlled mechanical properties and tunable drug release. These include clinical approaches for solubilization and delivery of hydrophobic drugs. To further enhance mechanical properties of hydrogels prepared through self-assembly, recent work has integrated self-assembly motifs with polymeric networks. For example, double-network hydrogels capture the beneficial properties of both self-assembled and covalent networks. The expanding ability to fabricate complex and precise materials, coupled with an improved understanding of biology, will lead to new classes of hydrogels specifically tailored for drug delivery applications.
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- Matthew J Webber
- University of Notre Dame, Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA.
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- Lehigh University, Department of Bioengineering, Bethlehem, PA 18015, USA.
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Chen Y, Ma M, Teng Y, Cao H, Yang Y, Wang Y, Li X, Sun Y, Liang J, Fan Y, Zhang X. Efficient manufacturing of tissue engineered cartilage in vitro by a multiplexed 3D cultured method. J Mater Chem B 2021; 8:2082-2095. [PMID: 32068202 DOI: 10.1039/c9tb01484e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Cell culture has become an indispensable tool to uncover fundamental biophysical and biomolecular mechanisms of cells assembling into tissues. An important advancement in cell culture techniques was the introduction of three-dimensional (3D) culture systems. In this study, the mutual fusion of chondrocyte pellets was promoted in order to produce large-sized tissue-engineered cartilage by a multiplexed 3D hanging drop culture and agarose mold method to optimize the means of cultivation. Cell proliferation, aggregation, cell morphology maintenance as well as cartilage related gene expression and matrix secretion in vitro and subcutaneous implantation models were evaluated. These results indicated that the multiplexed 3D hanging drop culture involving the fusion of small pellets into a large structure enabled the efficient production of 3D tissue engineered cartilage that was closer to physiological cartilage tissue in comparison to that of the agarose mold method.
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- Yafang Chen
- National Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials, Sichuan University, 29 Wangjiang Road, Chengdu 610064, China.
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- National Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials, Sichuan University, 29 Wangjiang Road, Chengdu 610064, China.
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- National Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials, Sichuan University, 29 Wangjiang Road, Chengdu 610064, China.
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- National Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials, Sichuan University, 29 Wangjiang Road, Chengdu 610064, China.
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- National Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials, Sichuan University, 29 Wangjiang Road, Chengdu 610064, China.
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- National Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials, Sichuan University, 29 Wangjiang Road, Chengdu 610064, China.
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- National Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials, Sichuan University, 29 Wangjiang Road, Chengdu 610064, China.
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- National Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials, Sichuan University, 29 Wangjiang Road, Chengdu 610064, China.
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- National Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials, Sichuan University, 29 Wangjiang Road, Chengdu 610064, China.
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- National Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials, Sichuan University, 29 Wangjiang Road, Chengdu 610064, China.
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- National Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials, Sichuan University, 29 Wangjiang Road, Chengdu 610064, China.
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Ren Y, Zhang H, Wang Y, Du B, Yang J, Liu L, Zhang Q. Hyaluronic Acid Hydrogel with Adjustable Stiffness for Mesenchymal Stem Cell 3D Culture via Related Molecular Mechanisms to Maintain Stemness and Induce Cartilage Differentiation. ACS APPLIED BIO MATERIALS 2021; 4:2601-2613. [PMID: 35014377 DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.0c01591] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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The stemness and differentiation characteristics of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) in three-dimensional (3D) culture are of great significance for stem cell therapy and cartilage tissue engineering repair. Moreover, due to their mechanical sensitivity, scaffold materials play important roles in various cell behaviors in 3D culture. In this study, the mechanical strength of hydrogel scaffolds was adjusted by changing the molecular weight of hyaluronic acid (HA). It was proven that BMSCs in a low-strength hydrogel could maintain stemness properties by activating the Wnt/β-catenin pathway for 1 week, while the high-molecular-weight hydrogel with a higher mechanical strength had the potential to promote the direction of cartilage differentiation of BMSCs by opening transient receptor potential vanilloid 4 (TRPV4)/Ca2+ molecular channels, also increasing the expression of type II collagen and SOX9 in BMSCs. This research has a certain reference value for the design of biomaterials for BMSCs' delivery in vivo, as well as the formulation of cartilage repair drug delivery programs based on molecular mechanisms.
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- Ying Ren
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin 300192, P. R. China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin 300192, P. R. China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin 300192, P. R. China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin 300192, P. R. China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin 300192, P. R. China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin 300192, P. R. China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin 300192, P. R. China.,Fujian Bote Biotechnology Co. Ltd., Fuzhou, Fujian 350013, P. R. China
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Yao D, Li M, Wang T, Sun F, Su C, Shi T. Viscoelastic Silk Fibroin Hydrogels with Tunable Strength. ACS Biomater Sci Eng 2021; 7:636-647. [DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.0c01348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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- Danyu Yao
- School of Automation, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou, 310018 Zhejiang, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Automation, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou, 310018 Zhejiang, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Automation, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou, 310018 Zhejiang, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Automation, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou, 310018 Zhejiang, People’s Republic of China
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- The Children’s Hospital of Medical College, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310052 Zhejiang, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Automation, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou, 310018 Zhejiang, People’s Republic of China
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González-Obeso C, González-Pérez M, Mano JF, Alonso M, Rodríguez-Cabello JC. Complex Morphogenesis by a Model Intrinsically Disordered Protein. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2020; 16:e2005191. [PMID: 33216415 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202005191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2020] [Revised: 10/14/2020] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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The development of intricate and complex self-assembling structures in the micrometer range, such as biomorphs, is a major challenge in materials science. Although complex structures can be obtained from self-assembling materials as they segregate from solution, their size is usually in the nanometer range or requires accessory techniques. Previous studies with intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) have shown that the active interplay of different molecular interactions provides access to new and more complex nanostructures. As such, it is hypothesized that enriching the variety of intra- and intermolecular interactions in a model IDP will widen the landscape of sophisticated intermediate structures that can be accessed. In this study, a model silk-elastin-like recombinamer capable of interacting via three non-covalent interactions, namely hydrophobic, ion-pairing, and H-bonding is built. This model material is shown to self-assemble into complex stable micrometer-sized biomorphs. Variation of the block composition, pH, and temperature demonstrates the necessary interplay of all three interactions for the formation of such complex structures.
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- Constancio González-Obeso
- BIOFORGE (Group for Advanced Materials and Nanobiotechnology), University of Valladolid-CIBER-BBN, Paseo de Belén 19, Valladolid, 47011, Spain
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Tufts University, 4 Colby St., Medford, MA, 02155, USA
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- BIOFORGE (Group for Advanced Materials and Nanobiotechnology), University of Valladolid-CIBER-BBN, Paseo de Belén 19, Valladolid, 47011, Spain
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- Department of Chemistry, CICECO - Aveiro Institute of Materials, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, 3810-193, Portugal
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- BIOFORGE (Group for Advanced Materials and Nanobiotechnology), University of Valladolid-CIBER-BBN, Paseo de Belén 19, Valladolid, 47011, Spain
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- BIOFORGE (Group for Advanced Materials and Nanobiotechnology), University of Valladolid-CIBER-BBN, Paseo de Belén 19, Valladolid, 47011, Spain
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Tsanaktsidou E, Kammona O, Labude N, Neuss S, Krüger M, Kock L, Kiparissides C. Biomimetic Cell-Laden MeHA Hydrogels for the Regeneration of Cartilage Tissue. Polymers (Basel) 2020; 12:E1598. [PMID: 32708378 PMCID: PMC7408433 DOI: 10.3390/polym12071598] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2020] [Revised: 07/16/2020] [Accepted: 07/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Methacrylated hyaluronic acid (MeHA) and chondroitin sulfate (CS)-biofunctionalized MeHA (CS-MeHA), were crosslinked in the presence of a matrix metalloproteinase 7 (MMP7)-sensitive peptide. The synthesized hydrogels were embedded with either human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs) or chondrocytes, at low concentrations, and subsequently cultured in a stem cell medium (SCM) or chondrogenic induction medium (CiM). The pivotal role of the synthesized hydrogels in promoting the expression of cartilage-related genes and the formation of neocartilage tissue despite the low concentration of encapsulated cells was assessed. It was found that hMSC-laden MeHA hydrogels cultured in an expansion medium exhibited a significant increase in the expression of chondrogenic markers compared to hMSCs cultured on a tissue culture polystyrene plate (TCPS). This favorable outcome was further enhanced for hMSC-laden CS-MeHA hydrogels, indicating the positive effect of the glycosaminoglycan binding peptide on the differentiation of hMSCs towards a chondrogenic phenotype. However, it was shown that an induction medium is necessary to achieve full span chondrogenesis. Finally, the histological analysis of chondrocyte-laden MeHA hydrogels cultured on an ex vivo osteochondral platform revealed the deposition of glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) and the arrangement of chondrocyte clusters in isogenous groups, which is characteristic of hyaline cartilage morphology.
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- Evgenia Tsanaktsidou
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, P.O. Box 472, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece;
- Chemical Process & Energy Resources Institute, Centre for Research and Technology Hellas, P.O. Box 60361, 57001 Thessaloniki, Greece;
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- Chemical Process & Energy Resources Institute, Centre for Research and Technology Hellas, P.O. Box 60361, 57001 Thessaloniki, Greece;
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- Institute of Pathology, RWTH Aachen University Hospital, 52074 Aachen, Germany; (N.L.); (S.N.)
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- Institute of Pathology, RWTH Aachen University Hospital, 52074 Aachen, Germany; (N.L.); (S.N.)
- Helmholtz-Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Biointerface Laboratory, RWTH Aachen University, 52074 Aachen, Germany
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- LifeTec Group BV, 5611 ZS Eindhoven, The Netherlands; (M.K.); (L.K.)
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- LifeTec Group BV, 5611 ZS Eindhoven, The Netherlands; (M.K.); (L.K.)
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, P.O. Box 472, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece;
- Chemical Process & Energy Resources Institute, Centre for Research and Technology Hellas, P.O. Box 60361, 57001 Thessaloniki, Greece;
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Gonzalez de Torre I, Alonso M, Rodriguez-Cabello JC. Elastin-Based Materials: Promising Candidates for Cardiac Tissue Regeneration. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2020; 8:657. [PMID: 32695756 PMCID: PMC7338576 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2020.00657] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2020] [Accepted: 05/27/2020] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Stroke and cardiovascular episodes are still some of the most common diseases worldwide, causing millions of deaths and costing billions of Euros to healthcare systems. The use of new biomaterials with enhanced biological and physical properties has opened the door to new approaches in cardiovascular applications. Elastin-based materials are biomaterials with some of the most promising properties. Indeed, these biomaterials have started to yield good results in cardiovascular and angiogenesis applications. In this review, we explore the latest trends in elastin-derived materials for cardiac regeneration and the different possibilities that are being explored by researchers to regenerate an infarcted muscle and restore its normal function. Elastin-based materials can be processed in different manners to create injectable systems or hydrogel scaffolds that can be applied by simple injection or as patches to cover the damaged area and regenerate it. Such materials have been applied to directly regenerate the damaged cardiac muscle and to create complex structures, such as heart valves or new bio-stents that could help to restore the normal function of the heart or to minimize damage after a stroke. We will discuss the possibilities that elastin-based materials offer in cardiac tissue engineering, either alone or in combination with other biomaterials, in order to illustrate the wide range of options that are being explored. Moreover, although tremendous advances have been achieved with such elastin-based materials, there is still room for new approaches that could trigger advances in cardiac tissue regeneration.
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Liao X, Yang X, Deng H, Hao Y, Mao L, Zhang R, Liao W, Yuan M. Injectable Hydrogel-Based Nanocomposites for Cardiovascular Diseases. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2020; 8:251. [PMID: 32296694 PMCID: PMC7136457 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2020.00251] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2019] [Accepted: 03/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), including a series of pathological disorders, severely affect millions of people all over the world. To address this issue, several potential therapies have been developed for treating CVDs, including injectable hydrogels as a minimally invasive method. However, the utilization of injectable hydrogel is a bit restricted recently owing to some limitations, such as transporting the therapeutic agent more accurately to the target site and prolonging their retention locally. This review focuses on the advances in injectable hydrogels for CVD, detailing the types of injectable hydrogels (natural or synthetic), especially that complexed with stem cells, cytokines, nano-chemical particles, exosomes, genetic material including DNA or RNA, etc. Moreover, we summarized the mainly prominent mechanism, based on which injectable hydrogel present excellent treating effect of cardiovascular repair. All in all, it is hopefully that injectable hydrogel-based nanocomposites would be a potential candidate through cardiac repair in CVDs treatment.
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- Xiaoshan Liao
- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Research, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
- The Eighth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Research, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Research, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Research, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Research, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Research, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Research, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- The Eighth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, China
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We explore the design and synthesis of hydrogel scaffolds for tissue engineering from the perspective of the underlying polymer chemistry. The key polymers, properties and architectures used, and their effect on tissue growth are discussed.
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Zheng L, Liu S, Cheng X, Qin Z, Lu Z, Zhang K, Zhao J. Intensified Stiffness and Photodynamic Provocation in a Collagen-Based Composite Hydrogel Drive Chondrogenesis. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2019; 6:1900099. [PMID: 31453055 PMCID: PMC6702628 DOI: 10.1002/advs.201900099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2019] [Revised: 06/29/2019] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Directed differentiation of bone-marrow-derived stem cells (BMSCs) toward chondrogenesis has served as a predominant method for cartilage repair but suffers from poor oriented differentiation tendency and low differentiation efficiency. To overcome these two obstacles, an injectable composite hydrogel that consists of collagen hydrogels serving as the scaffold support to accommodate BMSCs and cadmium selenide (CdSe) quantum dots (QDs) is constructed. The introduction of CdSe QDs considerably strengthens the stiffness of the collagen hydrogels via mutual crosslinking using a natural crosslinker (i.e., genipin), which simultaneously triggers photodynamic provocation (PDP) to produce reactive oxygen species (ROS). Experimental results demonstrate that the intensified stiffness and augmented ROS production can synergistically promote the proliferation of BMSCs, induce cartilage-specific gene expression and increase secretion of glycosaminoglycan. As a result, this approach can facilitate the directed differentiation of BMSCs toward chondrogenesis and accelerate cartilage regeneration in cartilage defect repair, which routes through activation of the TGF-β/SMAD and mTOR signaling pathways, respectively. Thus, this synergistic strategy based on increased stiffness and PDP-mediated ROS production provides a general and instructive approach for developing alternative materials applicable for cartilage repair.
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- Li Zheng
- Guangxi Engineering Center in Biomedical Materials for Tissue and Organ RegenerationThe First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical UniversityNo. 6 Shuangyong RoadNanning530021P. R. China
- Guangxi Collaborative Innovation Center for BiomedicineThe First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical UniversityNo. 6 Shuangyong RoadNanning530021P. R. China
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- Guangxi Engineering Center in Biomedical Materials for Tissue and Organ RegenerationThe First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical UniversityNo. 6 Shuangyong RoadNanning530021P. R. China
- Guangxi Collaborative Innovation Center for BiomedicineThe First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical UniversityNo. 6 Shuangyong RoadNanning530021P. R. China
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- Life Sciences InstituteGuangxi Medical UniversityNo. 22 Shuangyong RoadNanning530021P. R. China
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- Guangxi Engineering Center in Biomedical Materials for Tissue and Organ RegenerationThe First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical UniversityNo. 6 Shuangyong RoadNanning530021P. R. China
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- Guangxi Engineering Center in Biomedical Materials for Tissue and Organ RegenerationThe First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical UniversityNo. 6 Shuangyong RoadNanning530021P. R. China
- Guangxi Collaborative Innovation Center for BiomedicineThe First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical UniversityNo. 6 Shuangyong RoadNanning530021P. R. China
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- Department of Medical UltrasoundShanghai Tenth People's HospitalTongji University School of Medicine301 Yan‐chang‐zhong RoadShanghai200072P. R. China
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- Guangxi Engineering Center in Biomedical Materials for Tissue and Organ RegenerationThe First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical UniversityNo. 6 Shuangyong RoadNanning530021P. R. China
- Guangxi Collaborative Innovation Center for BiomedicineThe First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical UniversityNo. 6 Shuangyong RoadNanning530021P. R. China
- Department of Orthopaedics Trauma and Hand SurgeryThe First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical UniversityNo. 6 Shuangyong RoadNanning530021P. R. China
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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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Pina S, Ribeiro VP, Marques CF, Maia FR, Silva TH, Reis RL, Oliveira JM. Scaffolding Strategies for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine Applications. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2019; 12:E1824. [PMID: 31195642 PMCID: PMC6600968 DOI: 10.3390/ma12111824] [Citation(s) in RCA: 227] [Impact Index Per Article: 45.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2019] [Revised: 05/31/2019] [Accepted: 06/03/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
Abstract
During the past two decades, tissue engineering and the regenerative medicine field have invested in the regeneration and reconstruction of pathologically altered tissues, such as cartilage, bone, skin, heart valves, nerves and tendons, and many others. The 3D structured scaffolds and hydrogels alone or combined with bioactive molecules or genes and cells are able to guide the development of functional engineered tissues, and provide mechanical support during in vivo implantation. Naturally derived and synthetic polymers, bioresorbable inorganic materials, and respective hybrids, and decellularized tissue have been considered as scaffolding biomaterials, owing to their boosted structural, mechanical, and biological properties. A diversity of biomaterials, current treatment strategies, and emergent technologies used for 3D scaffolds and hydrogel processing, and the tissue-specific considerations for scaffolding for Tissue engineering (TE) purposes are herein highlighted and discussed in depth. The newest procedures focusing on the 3D behavior and multi-cellular interactions of native tissues for further use for in vitro model processing are also outlined. Completed and ongoing preclinical research trials for TE applications using scaffolds and hydrogels, challenges, and future prospects of research in the regenerative medicine field are also presented.
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- Sandra Pina
- 3B's Research Group, I3Bs-Research Institute on Biomaterials, Biodegradables and Biomimetics, University of Minho, Headquarters of the European Institute of Excellence on Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, AvePark, Parque de Ciência e Tecnologia, Zona Industrial da Gandra, 4805-017 Barco, Guimarães, Portugal.
- ICVS/3B's-PT Government Associate Laboratory, 4805-017 Braga/Guimarães, Portugal.
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- 3B's Research Group, I3Bs-Research Institute on Biomaterials, Biodegradables and Biomimetics, University of Minho, Headquarters of the European Institute of Excellence on Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, AvePark, Parque de Ciência e Tecnologia, Zona Industrial da Gandra, 4805-017 Barco, Guimarães, Portugal.
- ICVS/3B's-PT Government Associate Laboratory, 4805-017 Braga/Guimarães, Portugal.
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- 3B's Research Group, I3Bs-Research Institute on Biomaterials, Biodegradables and Biomimetics, University of Minho, Headquarters of the European Institute of Excellence on Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, AvePark, Parque de Ciência e Tecnologia, Zona Industrial da Gandra, 4805-017 Barco, Guimarães, Portugal.
- ICVS/3B's-PT Government Associate Laboratory, 4805-017 Braga/Guimarães, Portugal.
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- 3B's Research Group, I3Bs-Research Institute on Biomaterials, Biodegradables and Biomimetics, University of Minho, Headquarters of the European Institute of Excellence on Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, AvePark, Parque de Ciência e Tecnologia, Zona Industrial da Gandra, 4805-017 Barco, Guimarães, Portugal.
- ICVS/3B's-PT Government Associate Laboratory, 4805-017 Braga/Guimarães, Portugal.
- The Discoveries Centre for Regenerative and Precision Medicine, Headquarters at University of Minho, Avepark, 4805-017 Barco, Guimarães, Portugal.
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- 3B's Research Group, I3Bs-Research Institute on Biomaterials, Biodegradables and Biomimetics, University of Minho, Headquarters of the European Institute of Excellence on Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, AvePark, Parque de Ciência e Tecnologia, Zona Industrial da Gandra, 4805-017 Barco, Guimarães, Portugal.
- ICVS/3B's-PT Government Associate Laboratory, 4805-017 Braga/Guimarães, Portugal.
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- 3B's Research Group, I3Bs-Research Institute on Biomaterials, Biodegradables and Biomimetics, University of Minho, Headquarters of the European Institute of Excellence on Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, AvePark, Parque de Ciência e Tecnologia, Zona Industrial da Gandra, 4805-017 Barco, Guimarães, Portugal.
- ICVS/3B's-PT Government Associate Laboratory, 4805-017 Braga/Guimarães, Portugal.
- The Discoveries Centre for Regenerative and Precision Medicine, Headquarters at University of Minho, Avepark, 4805-017 Barco, Guimarães, Portugal.
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- 3B's Research Group, I3Bs-Research Institute on Biomaterials, Biodegradables and Biomimetics, University of Minho, Headquarters of the European Institute of Excellence on Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, AvePark, Parque de Ciência e Tecnologia, Zona Industrial da Gandra, 4805-017 Barco, Guimarães, Portugal.
- ICVS/3B's-PT Government Associate Laboratory, 4805-017 Braga/Guimarães, Portugal.
- The Discoveries Centre for Regenerative and Precision Medicine, Headquarters at University of Minho, Avepark, 4805-017 Barco, Guimarães, Portugal.
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Cipriani F, Ariño Palao B, Gonzalez de Torre I, Vega Castrillo A, Aguado Hernández HJ, Alonso Rodrigo M, Àlvarez Barcia AJ, Sanchez A, García Diaz V, Lopez Peña M, Rodriguez-Cabello JC. An elastin-like recombinamer-based bioactive hydrogel embedded with mesenchymal stromal cells as an injectable scaffold for osteochondral repair. Regen Biomater 2019; 6:335-347. [PMID: 31827887 PMCID: PMC6897338 DOI: 10.1093/rb/rbz023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2018] [Revised: 04/17/2019] [Accepted: 04/19/2019] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
Abstract
The aim of this study was to evaluate injectable, in situ cross-linkable elastin-like recombinamers (ELRs) for osteochondral repair. Both the ELR-based hydrogel alone and the ELR-based hydrogel embedded with rabbit mesenchymal stromal cells (rMSCs) were tested for the regeneration of critical subchondral defects in 10 New Zealand rabbits. Thus, cylindrical osteochondral defects were filled with an aqueous solution of ELRs and the animals sacrificed at 4 months for histological and gross evaluation of features of biomaterial performance, including integration, cellular infiltration, surrounding matrix quality and the new matrix in the defects. Although both approaches helped cartilage regeneration, the results suggest that the specific composition of the rMSC-containing hydrogel permitted adequate bone regeneration, whereas the ELR-based hydrogel alone led to an excellent regeneration of hyaline cartilage. In conclusion, the ELR cross-linker solution can be easily delivered and forms a stable well-integrated hydrogel that supports infiltration and de novo matrix synthesis.
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- Filippo Cipriani
- Technical Proteins Nanobiotechnology S.L., Paseo Belén 9A, Valladolid 47011, Spain
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- Departamento de traumatología, Hospital Clínico de Valladolid, Av. Ramón y Cajal 3, Valladolid 47003, Spain
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- Technical Proteins Nanobiotechnology S.L., Paseo Belén 9A, Valladolid 47011, Spain.,Bioforge, University of Valladolid CIBER-BBN, Paseo de Belén 19, Valladolid 47011, Spain
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- Departamento de traumatología, Hospital Clínico de Valladolid, Av. Ramón y Cajal 3, Valladolid 47003, Spain
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- Technical Proteins Nanobiotechnology S.L., Paseo Belén 9A, Valladolid 47011, Spain.,Bioforge, University of Valladolid CIBER-BBN, Paseo de Belén 19, Valladolid 47011, Spain
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- SIBA-UVA: servicio investigación y bienestar animal, University of Valladolid, C/Plaza de Santa Cruz 8, Valladolid 47002, Spain
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- Instituto de Biología y Genética Molecular (IBGM), Universidad de Valladolid y CSIC, Calle Sanz y Fores 3, Valladolid 47003, Spain
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- Instituto de Biología y Genética Molecular (IBGM), Universidad de Valladolid y CSIC, Calle Sanz y Fores 3, Valladolid 47003, Spain
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- Facultad de veterinaria, Campus Universitario, Avda. Carballo Calero s/n, Lugo 27002, Spain
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- Technical Proteins Nanobiotechnology S.L., Paseo Belén 9A, Valladolid 47011, Spain.,Bioforge, University of Valladolid CIBER-BBN, Paseo de Belén 19, Valladolid 47011, Spain
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