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Ganta PK, Teja MR, Chang CJ, Sambandam A, Kamaraj R, Chu YT, Ding S, Chen HY, Chen HY. Improvement of catalytic activity of aluminum complexes for the ring-opening polymerization of ε-caprolactone: aluminum thioamidate and thioureidate systems. Dalton Trans 2023; 52:17132-17147. [PMID: 37929915 DOI: 10.1039/d3dt03198e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2023]
Abstract
In this study, a series of Al complexes bearing amidates, thioamidates, ureidates, and thioureidates were synthesized and their catalytic activity for ε-caprolactone (CL) polymerization was evaluated. SPr-Al exhibited a higher catalytic activity than OPr-Al (3.2 times as high for CL polymerization; [CL] : [SPr-Al] : [BnOH] = 100 : 0.5 : 2; [SPr-Al] = 10 mM, conv. = 93% after 14 min at 25 °C), and USCl-Al exhibited a higher catalytic activity than UCl-Al (4.6 times as high for CL polymerization; [CL] : [USCl-Al] : [BnOH] = 100 : 0.5 : 2; [USCl-Al] = 10 mM, conv. = 90% after 15 min at 25 °C). Regardless of whether aluminum amidates or ureidates were present, thioligands improved the polymerization rate of aluminum catalysts. Density functional theory calculations revealed that the eight-membered ring [SPr-AlOMe2]2 decomposed into the four-membered ring SPr-AlOMe2. However, [OPr-AlOMe2]2 did not decompose because of its strong bridging Al-O bond. The overall activation energy required for CL polymerization was lower when using [SPr-AlOMe2]2 (18.1 kcal mol-1) as a catalyst than when using [OPr-AlOMe2]2 (23.9 kcal mol-1). This is because the TS2a transition state of SPr-AlOMe2 had a more open coordination geometry with a small N-Al-S angle (72.91°) than did TS3c of [OPr-AlOMe2]2, the crowded highest-energy transition state of [OPr-AlOMe2]2 with a larger N-Al-O angle (99.63°).
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- Prasanna Kumar Ganta
- Department of Medicinal and Applied Chemistry, Drug Development and Value Creation Research Center, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 80708, Republic of China.
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- Department of Medicinal and Applied Chemistry, Drug Development and Value Creation Research Center, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 80708, Republic of China.
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- Department of Medicinal and Applied Chemistry, Drug Development and Value Creation Research Center, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 80708, Republic of China.
- Department of International Ph.D. Program for Science, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan 80424, Republic of China
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- Nanomaterials and Solar Energy Conversion Lab, Department of Chemistry, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, 620015, India
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- Department of Medicinal and Applied Chemistry, Drug Development and Value Creation Research Center, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 80708, Republic of China.
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- Department of Medicinal and Applied Chemistry, Drug Development and Value Creation Research Center, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 80708, Republic of China.
- Department of Chemistry, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 80424, Republic of China
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- Department of Medicinal and Applied Chemistry, Drug Development and Value Creation Research Center, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 80708, Republic of China.
- Department of Chemistry, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 80424, Republic of China
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- Department of Medicinal and Applied Chemistry, Drug Development and Value Creation Research Center, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 80708, Republic of China.
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- Department of Medicinal and Applied Chemistry, Drug Development and Value Creation Research Center, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 80708, Republic of China.
- Department of Chemistry, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 80424, Republic of China
- Department of Medical Research, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan, Republic of China
- National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Pingtung 91201, Taiwan
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Anceschi A, Patrucco A, Bhavsar P, Zoccola M, Tessari M, Erbazzi L, Zamboni P. Keratose Self-Cross-Linked Wound Dressing for Iron Sequestration in Chronic Wounds. ACS OMEGA 2023; 8:30118-30128. [PMID: 37636950 PMCID: PMC10448490 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c02525] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2023] [Accepted: 07/06/2023] [Indexed: 08/29/2023]
Abstract
Chronic wound diseases affect a large part of the world population, and therefore, novel treatments are becoming fundamental. People with chronic wounds show high iron and protease levels due to genetic disorders or other comorbidities. Since it was demonstrated that iron plays an important role in chronic wounds, being responsible for oxidative processes (ROS generation), while metalloproteinases prevent wound healing by literally "eating" the growing skin, it is crucial to design an appropriate wound dressing. In this paper, a novel bioactive dressing for binding iron in chronic wounds has been produced. Wool-derived keratose wound dressing in the form of films has been prepared by casting an aqueous solution of keratoses. These films are water-soluble; therefore, in order to increase their stability, they have been made insoluble through a thermal cross-link treatment. Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), and thermogravimetric analyzer (TGA) analyses clarified the structure and the properties of the keratose wound dressing films. The capability of this new biomaterial in iron sequestration has been investigated by testing the adsorption of Fe3+ by inductively coupled plasma-optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES). The results suggest that the keratose cross-linked films can adsorb a large amount of iron (about 85% of the average amount usually present in chronic wounds) following pseudo-second-order kinetics and an intraparticle diffusion model, thus opening new perspectives in chronic wound care. Furthermore, the QSAR Toolbox was applied for conducting in silico tests and for predicting the chemical behavior of the C-Ker-film. All of the data suggest that the keratose bioactive dressing can significantly contribute to wound healing by mechanisms such as iron depletion, acting as a radical scavenger, diminishing the proteolytic damage, acting as a substrate in place of skin, and, finally, promoting tissue regeneration.
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- Anastasia Anceschi
- CNR-STIIMA,
Italian National Research Council, Institute of Intelligent Industrial
Technologies and Systems for Advanced Manufacturing, Corso G. Pella 16, 13900 Biella, Italy
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- CNR-STIIMA,
Italian National Research Council, Institute of Intelligent Industrial
Technologies and Systems for Advanced Manufacturing, Corso G. Pella 16, 13900 Biella, Italy
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- CNR-STIIMA,
Italian National Research Council, Institute of Intelligent Industrial
Technologies and Systems for Advanced Manufacturing, Corso G. Pella 16, 13900 Biella, Italy
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- CNR-STIIMA,
Italian National Research Council, Institute of Intelligent Industrial
Technologies and Systems for Advanced Manufacturing, Corso G. Pella 16, 13900 Biella, Italy
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- Vascular
Diseases Center, University of Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy
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- Vascular
Diseases Center, University of Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy
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- Vascular
Diseases Center, University of Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy
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Wu LJ, Lee W, Kumar Ganta P, Chang YL, Chang YC, Chen HY. Multinuclear metal catalysts in ring-opening polymerization of ε‑caprolactone and lactide: Cooperative and electronic effects between metal centers. Coord Chem Rev 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2022.214847] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Chang CJ, Lee W, Liou YC, Chang YL, Lai YC, Ding S, Chen HY, Chen HY, Chang YC. Synergy Effect of Aluminum Complexes During the Ring-Opening Polymerization of ε-Caprolactone: Inductive Effects Between Dinuclear Metal Catalysts. Eur Polym J 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2022.111651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Chondroitin Sulfate: Emerging biomaterial for biopharmaceutical purpose and tissue engineering. Carbohydr Polym 2022; 286:119305. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2022.119305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2022] [Revised: 02/28/2022] [Accepted: 02/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Sousa GF, Afewerki S, Dittz D, Santos FEP, Gontijo DO, Scalzo SRA, Santos ALC, Guimaraes LC, Pereira EM, Barcelos LS, Do Monte SJH, Guimaraes PPG, Marciano FR, Lobo AO. Catalyst-Free Click Chemistry for Engineering Chondroitin Sulfate-Multiarmed PEG Hydrogels for Skin Tissue Engineering. J Funct Biomater 2022; 13:jfb13020045. [PMID: 35466227 PMCID: PMC9036249 DOI: 10.3390/jfb13020045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2021] [Revised: 04/05/2022] [Accepted: 04/08/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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The quest for an ideal biomaterial perfectly matching the microenvironment of the surrounding tissues and cells is an endless challenge within biomedical research, in addition to integrating this with a facile and sustainable technology for its preparation. Engineering hydrogels through click chemistry would promote the sustainable invention of tailor-made hydrogels. Herein, we disclose a versatile and facile catalyst-free click chemistry for the generation of an innovative hydrogel by combining chondroitin sulfate (CS) and polyethylene glycol (PEG). Various multi-armed PEG-Norbornene (A-PEG-N) with different molecular sizes were investigated to generate crosslinked copolymers with tunable rheological and mechanical properties. The crosslinked and mechanically stable porous hydrogels could be generated by simply mixing the two clickable Tetrazine-CS (TCS) and A-PEG-N components, generating a self-standing hydrogel within minutes. The leading candidate (TCS-8A-PEG-N (40 kD)), based on the mechanical and biocompatibility results, was further employed as a scaffold to improve wound closure and blood flow in vivo. The hydrogel demonstrated not only enhanced blood perfusion and an increased number of blood vessels, but also desirable fibrous matrix orientation and normal collagen deposition. Taken together, these results demonstrate the potential of the hydrogel to improve wound repair and hold promise for in situ skin tissue engineering applications.
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- Gustavo F. Sousa
- LIMAV—Interdisciplinary Laboratory for Advanced Materials, BioMatLab, Materials Science & Engineering Graduate Program, UFPI—Federal University of Piauí, Teresina 64049-550, PI, Brazil;
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- Division of Engineering in Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
- Division of Health Sciences and Technology, Harvard University—Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
- Correspondence: (S.A.); (A.O.L.)
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- Biochemistry and Pharmacology Department, UFPI—Federal University of Piauí, Teresina 64049-550, PI, Brazil;
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- Physics Department, UFPI—Federal University of Piauí, Teresina 64049-550, PI, Brazil; (F.E.P.S.); (F.R.M.)
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte 31270-901, MG, Brazil; (D.O.G.); (S.R.A.S.); (A.L.C.S.); (L.C.G.); (L.S.B.); (P.P.G.G.)
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte 31270-901, MG, Brazil; (D.O.G.); (S.R.A.S.); (A.L.C.S.); (L.C.G.); (L.S.B.); (P.P.G.G.)
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte 31270-901, MG, Brazil; (D.O.G.); (S.R.A.S.); (A.L.C.S.); (L.C.G.); (L.S.B.); (P.P.G.G.)
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte 31270-901, MG, Brazil; (D.O.G.); (S.R.A.S.); (A.L.C.S.); (L.C.G.); (L.S.B.); (P.P.G.G.)
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- Laboratory of Immunogenetics and Molecular Biology, UFPI—Federal University of Piauí, Teresina 64049-550, PI, Brazil; (E.M.P.); (S.J.H.D.M.)
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte 31270-901, MG, Brazil; (D.O.G.); (S.R.A.S.); (A.L.C.S.); (L.C.G.); (L.S.B.); (P.P.G.G.)
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- Laboratory of Immunogenetics and Molecular Biology, UFPI—Federal University of Piauí, Teresina 64049-550, PI, Brazil; (E.M.P.); (S.J.H.D.M.)
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte 31270-901, MG, Brazil; (D.O.G.); (S.R.A.S.); (A.L.C.S.); (L.C.G.); (L.S.B.); (P.P.G.G.)
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- Physics Department, UFPI—Federal University of Piauí, Teresina 64049-550, PI, Brazil; (F.E.P.S.); (F.R.M.)
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- LIMAV—Interdisciplinary Laboratory for Advanced Materials, BioMatLab, Materials Science & Engineering Graduate Program, UFPI—Federal University of Piauí, Teresina 64049-550, PI, Brazil;
- Correspondence: (S.A.); (A.O.L.)
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Chronic skin wounds are commonly found in older individuals who have impaired circulation due to diabetes or are immobilized due to physical disability. Chronic wounds pose a severe burden to the health-care system and are likely to become increasingly prevalent in aging populations. Various treatment approaches exist to help the healing process, although the healed tissue does not generally recapitulate intact skin but rather forms a scar that has inferior mechanical properties and that lacks appendages such as hair or sweat glands. This article describes new experimental avenues for attempting to improve the regenerative response of skin using biophysical techniques as well as biochemical methods, in some cases by trying to harness the potential of stem cells, either endogenous to the host or provided exogenously, to regenerate the skin. These approaches primarily address the local wound environment and should likely be combined with other modalities to address regional and systemic disease, as well as social determinants of health. Expected final online publication date for the Annual Review of Biomedical Engineering, Volume 24 is June 2022. Please see http://www.annualreviews.org/page/journal/pubdates for revised estimates.
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- François Berthiaume
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey, USA;
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- Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, and Department of Biomedical Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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Kosuru SR, Chang YL, Chen PY, Lee W, Lai YC, Ding S, Chen HY, Chen HY, Chang YC. Ring-Opening Polymerization of ε-Caprolactone by Using Aluminum Complexes Bearing Aryl Thioether Phenolates: Labile Thioether Chelation. Inorg Chem 2022; 61:3997-4008. [PMID: 35020371 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c03683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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In this study, aluminum complexes bearing ferrocene-based and arylthiomethylphenolate ligands were synthesized, and their catalytic activity for ε-caprolactone (CL) polymerization was investigated. The catalytic activity of the reduced form of Al complexes was higher than that of the oxidized form. The CL polymerization rate of the reduced form fcO2AlMe (75 min, conversion = 100%) was higher than that of the oxidized form fcoxO2AlMe (4320 min, conversion = 45%), and the CL polymerization rate of fc(OAlMe2)2 (40 min, conversion = 100%) was higher than that of fcox(OAlMe2)2 (60 min, conversion = 97%). Electron deficiency substituents on phenolate decreased the catalytic activity of Al complexes bearing arylthiomethylphenolate ligands. Density functional theory calculations revealed that thioether coordination stabilized the transition state (TS1) and that the oxidized form fcox(OAlMe2)2 exhibited weaker thioether coordination and higher activation energy in TS1 compared with those of the reduced form fcO2AlMe. In addition, our study determined that the thioether group is a suitable chelating group for Al catalysts in CL polymerization due to its labile nature.
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- Someswara Rao Kosuru
- Department of Medicinal and Applied Chemistry, Drug Development and Value Creation Research Center, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan 80708, ROC
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- Department of Medicinal and Applied Chemistry, Drug Development and Value Creation Research Center, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan 80708, ROC
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- Department of Medicinal and Applied Chemistry, Drug Development and Value Creation Research Center, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan 80708, ROC
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- Department of Medicinal and Applied Chemistry, Drug Development and Value Creation Research Center, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan 80708, ROC
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- Department of Medicinal and Applied Chemistry, Drug Development and Value Creation Research Center, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan 80708, ROC
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- Department of Medicinal and Applied Chemistry, Drug Development and Value Creation Research Center, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan 80708, ROC.,Department of Chemistry, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan 80424, ROC
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- Department of Medicinal and Applied Chemistry, Drug Development and Value Creation Research Center, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan 80708, ROC.,Department of Chemistry, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan 80424, ROC.,Department of Medical Research, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Medicinal and Applied Chemistry, Drug Development and Value Creation Research Center, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan 80708, ROC
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- Leiden Institute of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Leiden University, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands
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Lei F, Zhou G, Chen Y, Cai J, Wang J, Shuai Y, Xu Z, Wang Z, Mao C, Yang M. Arginine induces protein self-assembly into nanofibers for triggering osteogenic differentiation of stem cells. J Mater Chem B 2021; 9:9764-9769. [PMID: 34806096 DOI: 10.1039/d1tb01921j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
Abstract
Although silk proteins are considered promising in building a scaffold for tissue engineering, one of the silk proteins, Bombyx mori silk sericin (BS), has limited processability in producing nanofibrous scaffolds because its surface charge anisotropy promotes gelation instead. To overcome this daunting challenge, we developed a mild and simple procedure for assembling BS into nanofibers and nanofibrous scaffolds. Briefly, arginine was added to the aqueous BS solution to reduce the negative charge of BS, thereby inducing BS to self-assemble into nanofibers in the solution. Circular dichroism (CD) and Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectra showed that arginine promoted the formation of β-sheet conformation in BS and increased its thermal stability. Furthermore, the arginine-induced BS nanofiber solution could be casted into scaffolds made of abundant network-like nanofibrous structures. The BS scaffolds promoted cell adhesion and growth and stimulated osteogenic differentiation of the bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) in the absence of differentiation inducers in culture media. Our study presents a new strategy for assembling proteins into osteogenic nanofibrous scaffolds for inducing stem cell differentiation in regenerative medicine.
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- Fang Lei
- Institute of Applied Bioresource Research, College of Animal Science, Zhejiang University, Yuhangtang Road 866, Hangzhou 310058, China.
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- Institute of Applied Bioresource Research, College of Animal Science, Zhejiang University, Yuhangtang Road 866, Hangzhou 310058, China.
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- Institute of Applied Bioresource Research, College of Animal Science, Zhejiang University, Yuhangtang Road 866, Hangzhou 310058, China.
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- Institute of Applied Bioresource Research, College of Animal Science, Zhejiang University, Yuhangtang Road 866, Hangzhou 310058, China.
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- Institute of Applied Bioresource Research, College of Animal Science, Zhejiang University, Yuhangtang Road 866, Hangzhou 310058, China.
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- Institute of Applied Bioresource Research, College of Animal Science, Zhejiang University, Yuhangtang Road 866, Hangzhou 310058, China.
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- Institute of Applied Bioresource Research, College of Animal Science, Zhejiang University, Yuhangtang Road 866, Hangzhou 310058, China.
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Taizhou Hospital of Zhejiang Province Affiliated to Wenzhou Medical University, Linhai 317000, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Stephenson Life Science Research Center, Institute for Biomedical Engineering Science and Technology, University of Oklahoma, 101 Stephenson Parkway, Norman, Oklahoma 73019-5251, USA. .,School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310027, P. R. China
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- Institute of Applied Bioresource Research, College of Animal Science, Zhejiang University, Yuhangtang Road 866, Hangzhou 310058, China.
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Thanusha AV, Koul V. Biocompatibility evaluation for the developed hydrogel wound dressing - ISO-10993-11 standards - in vitroand in vivostudy. Biomed Phys Eng Express 2021; 8. [PMID: 34794128 DOI: 10.1088/2057-1976/ac3b2b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2021] [Accepted: 11/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Assessment of biocompatibility for the developed wound dressing plays a significant role in translational studies. In the present research work, a wound dressing has been developed using gelatin, hyaluronic acid and chondroitin sulfate using EDC as crosslinker in a specific manner. The characterized hydrogel wound dressing was evaluated for its biocompatibility studies by means of ISO-10993-11 medical device rules and standards. Various parameters like skin sensitization test, acute systemic toxic test, implantation study, intracutaneous reactivity test,in vitrocytotoxicity test and bacterial reverse mutation test, were evaluated and the results demonstrated its safety for the pre-clinical investigation.
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- A V Thanusha
- Centre for Biomedical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India.,Biomedical Engineering Unit, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Centre for Biomedical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India.,Biomedical Engineering Unit, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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Hosseini M, Shafiee A. Engineering Bioactive Scaffolds for Skin Regeneration. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2021; 17:e2101384. [PMID: 34313003 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202101384] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2021] [Revised: 03/24/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Large skin wounds pose a major clinical challenge. Scarcity of donor site and postsurgical scarring contribute to the incomplete or partial loss of function and aesthetic concerns in skin wound patients. Currently, a wide variety of skin grafts are being applied in clinical settings. Scaffolds are used to overcome the issues related to the misaligned architecture of the repaired skin tissues. The current review summarizes the contribution of biomaterials to wound healing and skin regeneration and addresses the existing limitations in skin grafting. Then, the clinically approved biologic and synthetic skin substitutes are extensively reviewed. Next, the techniques for modification of skin grafts aiming for enhanced tissue regeneration are outlined, and a summary of different growth factor delivery systems using biomaterials is presented. Considering the significant progress in biomaterial science and manufacturing technologies, the idea of biomaterial-based skin grafts with the ability for scarless wound healing and reconstructing full skin organ is more achievable than ever.
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- Motaharesadat Hosseini
- Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Kelvin Grove, Brisbane, QLD, 4059, Australia
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- Herston Biofabrication Institute, Metro North Hospital and Health Service, Brisbane, QLD, 4029, Australia
- Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Metro North Hospital and Health Service, Brisbane, QLD, 4029, Australia
- UQ Diamantina Institute, Translational Research Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, 4102, Australia
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Sasidharan S, Pottail L. Biodegradable Polymers and Gold Nanoparticle-Decorated Skin Substitutes: Synthesis, Characterization, and In Vitro Biological Activities. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2021; 193:3232-3252. [PMID: 34110548 DOI: 10.1007/s12010-021-03600-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2021] [Accepted: 05/28/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Skin substitutes are a restorative material used to treat many skin injuries by replacing or masking the wound. It is also capable of producing an original skin type. In this study, gold nanoparticle-aided skin substitutes were prepared using biodegradable materials (chitosan, sodium alginate, and gelatin) under the magnetic stirring method. Gold ions were reduced using aqueous extract of Cyperus rotundus and Hemigraphis alternata. The formation of prepared gold nanoparticles was confirmed using spectroscopy techniques. The physical parameters of the skin substitutes were tested, and it was characterized using FTIR, DTG, laser profilometer, and FESEM analysis. HAaNP-aided skin substitutes have a bubble-like texture, and it facilitates higher water-absorbing ability. CRaNP aided skin substitutes reducing the hydrophilicity of the prepared skin substitutes. Antioxidant and antifungal skin substitute activities were carried out using DPPH radical scavenging activity and disk diffusion method, respectively. The antioxidant activity revealed the skin substitutes to possess significant free radical inhibition and as the number of gold nanoparticles increases, the activity also increases. The prepared samples show excellent activity against Aspergillus niger. The MTT assay reveals that the cancer cell (A-375) viability decreases by increasing skin substitutes' concentration. The normal cells (HEK-293) were cultured in a medium containing skin substitutes, facilitating the growth of cells. The cell attachment was observed in prepared cell lines after 24-h treatment. The results of this study suggest the prepared Cyperus rotundus and Hemigraphis alternata embedded with gold nanoparticle-aided skin substitutes are a promising material for medical and cosmetic application.
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- Santhiya Sasidharan
- Department of Chemistry, Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, 641043, Coimbatore, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, 641043, Coimbatore, India.
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Naskar D, Sapru S, Ghosh AK, Reis RL, Dey T, Kundu SC. Nonmulberry silk proteins: multipurpose ingredient in bio-functional assembly. Biomed Mater 2021; 16. [PMID: 34428758 DOI: 10.1088/1748-605x/ac20a0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2021] [Accepted: 08/24/2021] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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The emerging field of tissue engineering and regenerative medicines utilising artificial polymers is facing many problems. Despite having mechanical stability, non-toxicity and biodegradability, most of them lack cytocompatibility and biocompatibility. Natural polymers (such as collagen, hyaluronic acid, fibrin, fibroin, and others), including blends, are introduced to the field to solve some of the relevant issues. Another natural biopolymer: silkworm silk gained special attention primarily due to its specific biophysical, biochemical, and material properties, worldwide availability, and cost-effectiveness. Silk proteins, namely fibroin and sericin extracted from domesticated mulberry silkwormBombyx mori, are studied extensively in the last few decades for tissue engineering. Wild nonmulberry silkworm species, originated from India and other parts of the world, also produce silk proteins with variations in their nature and properties. Among the nonmulberry silkworm species,Antheraea mylitta(Indian Tropical Tasar),A. assamensis/A. assama(Indian Muga), andSamia ricini/Philosamia ricini(Indian Eri), along withA. pernyi(Chinese temperate Oak Tasar/Tussah) andA. yamamai(Japanese Oak Tasar) exhibit inherent tripeptide motifs of arginyl glycyl aspartic acid in their fibroin amino acid sequences, which support their candidacy as the potential biomaterials. Similarly, sericin isolated from such wild species delivers unique properties and is used as anti-apoptotic and growth-inducing factors in regenerative medicines. Other characteristics such as biodegradability, biocompatibility, and non-inflammatory nature make it suitable for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine based applications. A diverse range of matrices, including but not limited to nano-micro scale structures, nanofibres, thin films, hydrogels, and porous scaffolds, are prepared from the silk proteins (fibroins and sericins) for biomedical and tissue engineering research. This review aims to represent the progress made in medical and non-medical applications in the last couple of years and depict the present status of the investigations on Indian nonmulberry silk-based matrices as a particular reference due to its remarkable potentiality of regeneration of different types of tissues. It also discusses the future perspective in tissue engineering and regenerative medicines in the context of developing cutting-edge techniques such as 3D printing/bioprinting, microfluidics, organ-on-a-chip, and other electronics, optical and thermal property-based applications.
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- Deboki Naskar
- Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, West Bengal 721302, India.,Present address: Cambridge Institute for Medical Research, School of Clinical Medicine, University of Cambridge, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 0XY, United Kingdom
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- Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, West Bengal 721302, India.,Present address: Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, The Institute of Plant Sciences and Genetics in Agriculture, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, IL, Israel
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- Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, West Bengal 721302, India
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- 3Bs 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-4805-017 Barco, Guimaraes, Portugal
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- Institute of Bioinformatics and Biotechnology, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune, Maharashtra 411007, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, West Bengal 721302, India.,3Bs 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-4805-017 Barco, Guimaraes, Portugal
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Khurana A, Banothu AK, Thanusha AV, Nayal A, Dinda AK, Singhal M, Bharani KK, Koul V. Preclinical efficacy study of a porous biopolymeric scaffold based on gelatin-hyaluronic acid-chondroitin sulfate in a porcine burn injury model: role of critical molecular markers (VEGFA, N-cadherin, COX-2), gamma sterilization efficacy and a comparison of healing potential to Integra™. Biomed Mater 2021; 16. [PMID: 34384056 DOI: 10.1088/1748-605x/ac1d3e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2021] [Accepted: 08/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Development of scaffold from biopolymers can ease the requirements for donor skin autograft and plays an effective role in the treatment of burn wounds. In the current study, a porous foam based, bilayered hydrogel scaffold was developed using gelatin, hyaluronic acid and chondroitin sulfate (G-HA-CS). The fabricated scaffold was characterized physicochemically for pre- and post-sterilization efficacy by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA).In-vitrostudies proved that the scaffold promoted cellular proliferation. The efficacy of G-HA-CS scaffold was compared with Integra™ at different time points (7, 14, 21 and 42 days), in a swine second degree burn wound model. Remarkable healing potential of the scaffold was evident from the wound contraction rate, reduction of IL-6, TNF-αand C3. The expression of healing markers TGF-β1 and collagen 1 revealed significant skin regeneration with regulated fibroblast activation towards the late phase of healing (p< 0.001 at day 21 and 42 vs. control). Expression of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A (VEGFA), vimentin and N-cadherin were found to favor angiogenesis and skin regeneration. Mechanistically, scaffold promoted wound healing by modulation of CD-45, cyclooxygenase-2 and MMP-2. Thus, the promising results with foam based scaffold, comparable to Integra™ in swine burn injury model offer an innovative lead for clinical translation for effective management of burn wound.
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- Amit Khurana
- Centre for Biomedical Engineering (CBME), Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110016, India.,Department of Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Veterinary Science, PVNRTVU, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad 500030, Telangana, India.,Department of Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Veterinary Science (CVSc), PVNRTVU, Warangal 506166, Telangana, India
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- Department of Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Veterinary Science, PVNRTVU, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad 500030, Telangana, India.,Department of Aquatic Animal Health Management, College of Fishery Science, PVNRTVU, Pebbair, Wanaparthy 509104, Telangana, India
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- Centre for Biomedical Engineering (CBME), Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110016, India
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- Centre for Biomedical Engineering (CBME), Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110016, India
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- Department of Pathology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Ansari Nagar, New Delhi 110029, India
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- Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Burns Surgery, J.P.N. Apex Trauma Centre, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Raj Nagar, New Delhi 110029, India
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- Department of Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Veterinary Science, PVNRTVU, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad 500030, Telangana, India.,Department of Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Veterinary Science (CVSc), PVNRTVU, Warangal 506166, Telangana, India.,Department of Aquatic Animal Health Management, College of Fishery Science, PVNRTVU, Pebbair, Wanaparthy 509104, Telangana, India
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- Centre for Biomedical Engineering (CBME), Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110016, India
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Kosuru SR, Lai FJ, Chang YL, Li CY, Lai YC, Ding S, Wu KH, Chen HY, Lo YH. Collaboration between Trinuclear Aluminum Complexes Bearing Bipyrazoles in the Ring-Opening Polymerization of ε-Caprolactone. Inorg Chem 2021; 60:10535-10549. [PMID: 34232620 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c01192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Trinuclear aluminum complexes bearing bipyrazoles were synthesized, and their catalytic activity for ε-caprolactone (CL) polymerization was investigated. DBu2Al3Me5 exhibited higher catalytic activity than did the dinuclear aluminum complex LBu2Al2Me4 (16 times as high for CL polymerization; [CL]:[DBu2Al3Me5]:[BnOH] = 100:0.5:5, [DBu2Al3Me5] = 10 mM, conversion 93% after 18 min at room temperature). Density functional theory calculations revealed a polymerization mechanism in which CL first approached the central Al atom and then moved to an external Al. The coordinated CL ring was opened because the repulsion of two tert-butyl groups on the ligands pushed an alkoxide initiator on an external Al to initiate CL. In these trinuclear Al catalysts, the central Al plays a role in monomer capture and then collaborates with the external Al to activate CL, accelerating polymerization.
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- Someswara Rao Kosuru
- Department of Medicinal and Applied Chemistry, Drug Development and Value Creation Research Center, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Department of Dermatology, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan, Republic of China.,Center for General Education, Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Tainan, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Department of Medicinal and Applied Chemistry, Drug Development and Value Creation Research Center, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Department of Medicinal and Applied Chemistry, Drug Development and Value Creation Research Center, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Department of Medicinal and Applied Chemistry, Drug Development and Value Creation Research Center, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Department of Medicinal and Applied Chemistry, Drug Development and Value Creation Research Center, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan, Republic of China.,Department of Chemistry, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung 80424, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry, National Central University, Taoyuan 32001, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Department of Medicinal and Applied Chemistry, Drug Development and Value Creation Research Center, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan, Republic of China.,Department of Chemistry, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung 80424, Taiwan, Republic of China.,Department of Medical Research, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University, Minato City 108-8345, Tokyo, Japan
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Su X, Xian C, Gao M, Liu G, Wu J. Edible Materials in Tissue Regeneration. Macromol Biosci 2021; 21:e2100114. [PMID: 34117831 DOI: 10.1002/mabi.202100114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2021] [Revised: 04/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Edible materials have attracted increasing attention because of their excellent properties including availability, biocompatibility, biological activity, and biodegradability. Natural polysaccharides, phenolic compounds, and proteins are widely used in tissue regeneration. To better characterize their healing effect, this review article describes the applications of edible materials in tissue regeneration including wound healing and bone tissue regeneration. As an introduction to the topic, their sources and main bioactive properties are discussed. Then, the mechanism by which they facilitate wound healing based on their hemostasis, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, and antioxidant properties is systematically investigated. Moreover, a more comprehensive discussion is presented on the approaches by which edible materials can be used as scaffolds or agents for the provision of the components of natural bones for regulating the level of osteogenesis-related cytokines to enhance bone repair. Finally, the prospects of edible materials for tissue regeneration are discussed.
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- Xiaohan Su
- School of Biomedical Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, 518057, China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, 518057, China
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- Guangxi Engineering Center in Biomedical Materials for Tissue and Organ Regeneration, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, 530021, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Polymer Research Institute of Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, 518057, China
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Li H, Zhang X, Zheng H, Fan Y, Cheng T, Liu C. Identification and location of sericin in silkworm with anti-sericin antibodies. Int J Biol Macromol 2021; 184:522-529. [PMID: 34119553 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2021.06.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2021] [Revised: 06/03/2021] [Accepted: 06/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Sericin, as the main component of silkworm cocoon silk, surrounds and protects the silk fibroin. Sericin is a natural macromolecular protein complex encoded by the genes Ser1, Ser2, and Ser3. At present, there are no available antibodies against sericin that may be used to identify and locate it at the protein level, hindering the study of its secretion mechanism and materials application. Therefore, the development of effective antibodies against sericin is an urgent necessity. To address this problem, we prepared polyclonal antibodies against the Ser1, Ser2 and Ser3 proteins using synthesized peptides for the first time. The specificity of the antibodies was confirmed using dot blot, immunoblotting and mass spectrometry on the hybrid bands of the middle silk gland. The immunoblotting results of anti-sericin antibodies showed that sericin has different molecular weights in different regions of the middle silk gland and strains in the 5th instar. Through immunohistochemistry, anti-sericin antibodies revealed that sericin presented different distributions in the anterior part of the middle silk gland of 872 strain at the 7th day of 5th instar. In addition, the prepared antibodies not only detected intact sericin molecules, but also detected degraded sericin that was dissolved in five different solvents. In summary, this work prepared effective sericin antibodies for silk protein synthesis and secretion research and provides a possible molecular detection method for biological products containing silkworm sericin.
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- Hao Li
- State Key Laboratory of Silkworm Genome Biology, Southwest University, Chongqing 400716, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silkworm Genome Biology, Southwest University, Chongqing 400716, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silkworm Genome Biology, Southwest University, Chongqing 400716, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silkworm Genome Biology, Southwest University, Chongqing 400716, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silkworm Genome Biology, Southwest University, Chongqing 400716, China; Chongqing Engineering and Technology Research Center for Silk Biomaterials and Regenerative Medicine, China; Cancer Center, Medical Research Institute, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silkworm Genome Biology, Southwest University, Chongqing 400716, China; Chongqing Engineering and Technology Research Center for Silk Biomaterials and Regenerative Medicine, China; Cancer Center, Medical Research Institute, Southwest University, Chongqing, China.
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McArdle C, Abbah SA, Bhowmick S, Collin E, Pandit A. Localized temporal co-delivery of interleukin 10 and decorin genes using amediated by collagen-based biphasic scaffold modulates the expression of TGF-β1/β2 in a rabbit ear hypertrophic scarring model. Biomater Sci 2021; 9:3136-3149. [PMID: 33725045 DOI: 10.1039/d0bm01928c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Hypertrophic scarring (HS) is an intractable complication associated with cutaneous wound healing. Although transforming growth factor β1 (TGF-β1) has long been documented as a central regulatory cytokine in fibrogenesis and fibroplasia, there is currently no cure. Gene therapy is emerging as a powerful tool to attenuate the overexpression of TGF-β1 and its signaling activities. An effective approach may require transferring multiple genes to regulate different aspects of TGF-β1 signaling activities in a Spatio-temporal manner. Herein we report the additive anti-fibrotic effects of two plasmid DNAs encoding interleukin 10 (IL-10) and decorin (DCN) co-delivered via a biphasic 3D collagen scaffold reservoir platform. Combined gene therapy significantly attenuated inflammation and extracellular matrix components' accumulation in a rabbit ear ulcer model; and suppressed the expressions of genes associated with fibrogenesis, including collagen type I, as well as TGF-β1 and TGF-β2, while enhancing the genes commonly associated with regenerative healing including collagen type III. These findings may serve to provide a non-viral gene therapy platform that is safe, optimized, and effective to deliver multiple genes onto the diseased tissue in a wider range of tissue fibrosis-related maladies.
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- Ciarstan McArdle
- CÚRAM, SFI Research Centre for Medical Devices, National University of Ireland Galway, Ireland.
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- CÚRAM, SFI Research Centre for Medical Devices, National University of Ireland Galway, Ireland.
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- CÚRAM, SFI Research Centre for Medical Devices, National University of Ireland Galway, Ireland.
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- CÚRAM, SFI Research Centre for Medical Devices, National University of Ireland Galway, Ireland.
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- CÚRAM, SFI Research Centre for Medical Devices, National University of Ireland Galway, Ireland.
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Sapru S, Das S, Mandal M, Ghosh AK, Kundu SC. Sericin-chitosan-glycosaminoglycans hydrogels incorporated with growth factors for in vitro and in vivo skin repair. Carbohydr Polym 2021; 258:117717. [PMID: 33593579 DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2021.117717] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2020] [Revised: 12/31/2020] [Accepted: 01/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Globally, skin repair costs billion dollars per annum. Diversified matrices are fabricated to address this important area of healthcare. Most common limitations associated with them are the inflated production cost and insufficient functional repair. Our work explores the fabrication and potential utilization of Antheraea mylitta silk protein sericin (possessing inherent anti-bacterial and antioxidant properties) based hydrogels for skin tissue. The integrity of the hydrogels is achieved by combining sericin, chitosan (provide anti-bacterial and structural support), and glycosaminoglycans (component of biologically formed extracellular matrix). The hydrogels are functionalized by incorporation of vascular endothelial growth factor and transforming growth factor-β. They exhibit enhanced cellular functions in terms of their growth, production of matrix metalloproteinase, and collagen along with the recovery of impairment and the reconstruction of the lost dermal tissue. The in vivo biocompatibility analyses reveal that sericin-containing hydrogels promote the repair of skin tissue, angiogenesis, and illicit minimal immune response. These unique hydrogels mimicking the naturally occurring skin tissue and imparting additional beneficial features provide an appropriate physical environment and biological cues for the promotion of skin tissue repair.
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- Sunaina Sapru
- Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, West Bengal, 721302, India.
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- School of Medical Science and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, West Bengal, 721302, India.
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- School of Medical Science and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, West Bengal, 721302, India.
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- Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, West Bengal, 721302, India.
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- Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, West Bengal, 721302, India.
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Das G, Shin HS, Campos EVR, Fraceto LF, Del Pilar Rodriguez-Torres M, Mariano KCF, de Araujo DR, Fernández-Luqueño F, Grillo R, Patra JK. Sericin based nanoformulations: a comprehensive review on molecular mechanisms of interaction with organisms to biological applications. J Nanobiotechnology 2021; 19:30. [PMID: 33482828 PMCID: PMC7821414 DOI: 10.1186/s12951-021-00774-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2020] [Accepted: 01/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The advances in products based on nanotechnology have directed extensive research on low-cost, biologically compatible, and easily degradable materials. MAIN BODY Sericin (SER) is a protein mainly composed of glycine, serine, aspartic acid, and threonine amino acids removed from the silkworm cocoon (particularly Bombyx mori and other species). SER is a biocompatible material with economic viability, which can be easily functionalized due to its potential crosslink reactions. Also, SER has inherent biological properties, which makes possible its use as a component of pharmaceutical formulations with several biomedical applications, such as anti-tumor, antimicrobials, antioxidants and as scaffolds for tissue repair as well as participating in molecular mechanisms attributed to the regulation of transcription factors, reduction of inflammatory signaling molecules, stimulation of apoptosis, migration, and proliferation of mesenchymal cells. CONCLUSION In this review, the recent innovations on SER-based nano-medicines (nanoparticles, micelles, films, hydrogels, and their hybrid systems) and their contributions for non-conventional therapies are discussed considering different molecular mechanisms for promoting their therapeutic applications.
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- Gitishree Das
- Research Institute of Biotechnology & Medical Converged Science, Dongguk University-Seoul, Goyangsi, 10326, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Food Science & Biotechnology, Dongguk University-Seoul, Goyangsi, 10326, Republic of Korea
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- Human and Natural Sciences Center, Federal University of ABC. Av. Dos Estados, 5001. Bl. A, T3, Lab. 503-3. Bangú, Santo André, SP, Brazil
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- Institute of Science and Technology of Sorocaba, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Av. Três de março, 511, Alto da Boa Vista, Sorocaba, São Paulo, 18087-180, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ingenieria Molecular de Materiales, Centro de Fisica Aplicada y Tecnologia Avanzada, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Blvd. Juriquilla 3001, 76230, Queretaro, Qro, Mexico
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- Human and Natural Sciences Center, Federal University of ABC. Av. Dos Estados, 5001. Bl. A, T3, Lab. 503-3. Bangú, Santo André, SP, Brazil
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- Human and Natural Sciences Center, Federal University of ABC. Av. Dos Estados, 5001. Bl. A, T3, Lab. 503-3. Bangú, Santo André, SP, Brazil
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- Sustainability of Natural Resources and Energy Programs, Cinvestav-Saltillo, 25900, Coahuila, C.P., Mexico
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- Department of Physics and Chemistry, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Avenida Brasil, 56, Centro, Ilha Solteira, SP, 15385-000, Brazil
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- Research Institute of Biotechnology & Medical Converged Science, Dongguk University-Seoul, Goyangsi, 10326, Republic of Korea.
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Yeo S, Jung S, Cho HK, Kim YH, Kim GH, Kim D, Ko BH, Lee J. Design and Characterization of Elastic Artificial Skin Containing Adenosine-Loaded Solid Lipid Nanoparticles for Treating Wrinkles. Pharmaceutics 2020; 13:33. [PMID: 33379295 PMCID: PMC7823613 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics13010033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2020] [Revised: 12/22/2020] [Accepted: 12/25/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Adenosine (AD), which is used for treating wrinkles, exhibits poor skin permeation. The aim of the present study was to develop a cross-linked silicone-based cellulose elastomer as an elastic artificial skin for the treatment of skin wrinkles, a biocompatible lipid-based nano-carrier for enhancing the skin permeation of AD, and a formulation consisting of the lipid-based carrier incorporated in the elastic artificial skin. AD-loaded solid lipid nanoparticles (SLNs) were prepared using a double-emulsion method. Particle characteristics and mechanical properties of SLNs and elastic artificial skin, respectively, were assessed. Skin permeation was evaluated using SkinEthic RHE tissue, a reconstructed human epidermis model. The mean particle size and zeta potential for SLNs ranged from 123.57 to 248.90 nm and -13.23 to -41.23 mV, respectively. The components of neither SLNs nor the elastic artificial skin were cytotoxic, according to cell- and tissue-viability assays and EU classification. SLNs and the elastic artificial skin exhibited sustained drug release for 48 h. The amount of AD released from SLNs and elastic artificial skin was approximately 10 times and 5 times higher, respectively, than that from AD solution. Therefore, elastic artificial skin incorporated with AD-loaded SLNs may serve as a promising topical delivery system for cosmeceutical treatment of skin wrinkles.
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- Sooho Yeo
- College of Pharmacy, Chung-Ang University, Seoul 06974, Korea; (S.Y.); (S.J.); (D.K.); (B.H.K.)
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- College of Pharmacy, Chung-Ang University, Seoul 06974, Korea; (S.Y.); (S.J.); (D.K.); (B.H.K.)
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- R&D Center, Megacos, 16, Simin-daero 327 Rd, Dongan-gu, Anyang-si, Gyeonggi-do 14055, Korea; (H.K.C.); (Y.H.K.); (G.H.K.)
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- R&D Center, Megacos, 16, Simin-daero 327 Rd, Dongan-gu, Anyang-si, Gyeonggi-do 14055, Korea; (H.K.C.); (Y.H.K.); (G.H.K.)
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- R&D Center, Megacos, 16, Simin-daero 327 Rd, Dongan-gu, Anyang-si, Gyeonggi-do 14055, Korea; (H.K.C.); (Y.H.K.); (G.H.K.)
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- College of Pharmacy, Chung-Ang University, Seoul 06974, Korea; (S.Y.); (S.J.); (D.K.); (B.H.K.)
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- College of Pharmacy, Chung-Ang University, Seoul 06974, Korea; (S.Y.); (S.J.); (D.K.); (B.H.K.)
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- College of Pharmacy, Chung-Ang University, Seoul 06974, Korea; (S.Y.); (S.J.); (D.K.); (B.H.K.)
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Wang TF, Kosuru SR, Yu SC, Chang YC, Lai HY, Chang YL, Wu KH, Ding S, Chen HY. Use of pyrazoles as ligands greatly enhances the catalytic activity of titanium iso-propoxide for the ring-opening polymerization of l-lactide: a cooperation effect. RSC Adv 2020; 10:40690-40696. [PMID: 35519227 PMCID: PMC9057761 DOI: 10.1039/d0ra07824g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2020] [Accepted: 10/22/2020] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
Abstract
Using TiOiPr4 with a pyrazole ligand for one-pot LA polymerization improved catalytic activity compared with using TiOiPr4 only. At 60 °C, TiOiPr4 with furPz exhibited a higher catalytic activity (approximately 3-fold) than TiOiPr4. At room temperature, TiOiPr4 with BuPz exhibited a higher catalytic activity (approximately 17-fold) than TiOiPr4. High molecular mass PLA (M nGPC = 51 100, and Đ = 1.10) could be produced by using TiOiPr4 with furPz in melt polymerization ([TiOiPr4] : [furPz] = 1000 : 1 : 1 at 100 °C, 240 min). The crystal structure of MePz2Ti2OiPr7 revealed the cooperative activation between two Ti atoms during LA polymerization.
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- Tzu-Fang Wang
- Department of Medicinal and Applied Chemistry, Drug Development and Value Creation Research Center, Kaohsiung Medical University Kaohsiung Taiwan 80708 Republic of China +886-7-3125339 +886-7-3121101 ext. 2585
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- Department of Medicinal and Applied Chemistry, Drug Development and Value Creation Research Center, Kaohsiung Medical University Kaohsiung Taiwan 80708 Republic of China +886-7-3125339 +886-7-3121101 ext. 2585
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- Department of Medicinal and Applied Chemistry, Drug Development and Value Creation Research Center, Kaohsiung Medical University Kaohsiung Taiwan 80708 Republic of China +886-7-3125339 +886-7-3121101 ext. 2585
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- Department of Medicinal and Applied Chemistry, Drug Development and Value Creation Research Center, Kaohsiung Medical University Kaohsiung Taiwan 80708 Republic of China +886-7-3125339 +886-7-3121101 ext. 2585
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- Department of Medicinal and Applied Chemistry, Drug Development and Value Creation Research Center, Kaohsiung Medical University Kaohsiung Taiwan 80708 Republic of China +886-7-3125339 +886-7-3121101 ext. 2585
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- Department of Medicinal and Applied Chemistry, Drug Development and Value Creation Research Center, Kaohsiung Medical University Kaohsiung Taiwan 80708 Republic of China +886-7-3125339 +886-7-3121101 ext. 2585
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo Tokyo 113-0033 Japan.,Department of Chemistry, Tamkang University Tamsui 251 Taiwan Republic of China
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- Department of Medicinal and Applied Chemistry, Drug Development and Value Creation Research Center, Kaohsiung Medical University Kaohsiung Taiwan 80708 Republic of China +886-7-3125339 +886-7-3121101 ext. 2585.,Department of Chemistry, National Sun Yat-sen University Kaohsiung Taiwan 80424 Republic of China
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- Department of Medicinal and Applied Chemistry, Drug Development and Value Creation Research Center, Kaohsiung Medical University Kaohsiung Taiwan 80708 Republic of China +886-7-3125339 +886-7-3121101 ext. 2585.,Department of Chemistry, National Sun Yat-sen University Kaohsiung Taiwan 80424 Republic of China.,Department of Medical Research, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital Kaohsiung 80708 Taiwan Republic of China
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A V T, Mohanty S, Dinda AK, Koul V. Fabrication and evaluation of gelatin/hyaluronic acid/chondroitin sulfate/asiatic acid based biopolymeric scaffold for the treatment of second-degree burn wounds - Wistar rat model study. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2020; 15:055016. [PMID: 32252033 DOI: 10.1088/1748-605x/ab8721] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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An extracellular matrix (ECM) mimicking architecture was introduced with gelatin glycosaminoglycans like hyaluronic acid and chondroitin sulfate and a triterpenoid using asiatic acid, possessing biodegradable and biocompatible properties that mark the functionality for the treatment of second-degree burn wounds. In the present work, a foam-based scaffold was fabricated and sterilized with gamma radiation at a 2.5 Mrad dose. The scaffolds were further characterized for morphology, swelling, degradation behaviour, release of bioactive components, ATR-FTIR, mechanical, thermal properties and compared with control. In vitro cytocompatibility of the developed scaffold was studied with L929 mouse fibroblast cells and human mesenchymal stem cells based on deoxyribonucleic acid and lactate dehydrogenase assay. Additionally, the developed scaffold was evaluated for its biocompatibility on the Wistar rat to assess any toxicity induced to the animal based on blood biochemistry and histopathology analysis. Finally, we assessed the efficacy of developed foam scaffolds on the second-degree burn wound-induced Wistar rat with a scaffold alone and a scaffold seeded with human bone-marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells in a wound healing study for 28 d. The wound contraction assay, histopathology, immunohistochemistry analysis and pro-healing marker quantification using hexosamine, hydroxyproline, and pro-inflammatory markers like TNF-α and MMP-2 were carried out and compared with the commercially available wound dressing. The results revealed that foam-based ECM mimic was cytocompatible, biocompatible and biodegradable in 18 ± 3 d in in vivo conditions and the scaffold fostered the process of healing of second-degree burns within 28 d of treatment. The obtained result proved that the scaffold has a potential for clinical settings in second-degree burn wound treatment.
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- Thanusha A V
- Centre for Biomedical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi, India. Biomedical Engineering Unit, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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Dill V, Mörgelin M. Biological dermal templates with native collagen scaffolds provide guiding ridges for invading cells and may promote structured dermal wound healing. Int Wound J 2020; 17:618-630. [PMID: 32045112 PMCID: PMC7949003 DOI: 10.1111/iwj.13314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2019] [Revised: 12/20/2019] [Accepted: 01/10/2020] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Dermal substitutes are of major importance in treating full thickness skin defects. They come in a variety of materials manufactured into various forms, such as films, hydrocolloids, hydrogels, sponges, membranes, and electrospun micro- and nanofibers. Bioactive dermal substitutes act in wound healing either by delivery of bioactive compounds or by being constructed from materials having endogenous activity. The healing success rate is highly determined by cellular and physiological processes at the host-biomaterial interface during crucial wound healing steps. Hence, it is important to design appropriate wound treatment strategies with the ability to work actively with tissues and cells to enhance healing. Therefore, in this study, we investigated biological dermal templates and their potential to stimulate natural cell adherence, guidance, and morphology. The most pronounced effect was observed in biomaterials with the highest content of native collagen networks. Cell attachment and proliferation were significantly enhanced on native collagen scaffolds. Cell morphology was more asymmetrical on such scaffolds, resembling native in vivo structures. Importantly, considerably lower expression of myofibroblast phenotype was observed on native collagen scaffolds. Our data suggest that this treatment strategy might be beneficial for the wound environment, with the potential to promote improved tissue regeneration and reduce abnormal scar formation.
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- Veronika Dill
- Department of Clinical Sciences, Division of Infection MedicineLund UniversityLundSweden
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Division of Infection MedicineLund UniversityLundSweden
- Colzyx ABLundSweden
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Lai F, Yu S, Chang Y, Wu T, Wu K, Chang Y, Ding S, Chen H, Lai C. Comparison study of
ε‐caprolactone
,
L‐lactide
, and
ε‐decalactone
polymerizations using aluminum complexes bearing pyrazole derivatives, and synthesis of
polylactide‐
gradual
‐poly‐ε‐caprolactone
copolymer. JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/pol.20190127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- Feng‐Jie Lai
- Department of Dermatology Chi Mei Medical Center Tainan Taiwan ROC
- Center for General Education Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology Tainan Taiwan ROC
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- Department of Medicinal and Applied Chemistry, Drug Development and Value Creation Research Center Kaohsiung Medical University Kaohsiung Taiwan ROC
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- Department of Medicinal and Applied Chemistry, Drug Development and Value Creation Research Center Kaohsiung Medical University Kaohsiung Taiwan ROC
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- Department of Medicinal and Applied Chemistry, Drug Development and Value Creation Research Center Kaohsiung Medical University Kaohsiung Taiwan ROC
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science The University of Tokyo Tokyo Japan
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- Department of Medicinal and Applied Chemistry, Drug Development and Value Creation Research Center Kaohsiung Medical University Kaohsiung Taiwan ROC
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- Department of Medicinal and Applied Chemistry, Drug Development and Value Creation Research Center Kaohsiung Medical University Kaohsiung Taiwan ROC
- Department of Chemistry National Sun Yat‐Sen University Kaohsiung Taiwan ROC
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- Department of Medicinal and Applied Chemistry, Drug Development and Value Creation Research Center Kaohsiung Medical University Kaohsiung Taiwan ROC
- Department of Chemistry National Sun Yat‐Sen University Kaohsiung Taiwan ROC
- Department of Medical Research Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital Kaohsiung Taiwan ROC
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- Department of Medicinal and Applied Chemistry, Drug Development and Value Creation Research Center Kaohsiung Medical University Kaohsiung Taiwan ROC
- Graduate Institute of Biomedical Engineering National Chung Hsing University Taichung Taiwan ROC
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Li P, Zhang A, Zhou S. One-component waterborne in vivo cross-linkable polysiloxane coatings for artificial skin. J Biomed Mater Res B Appl Biomater 2019; 108:1725-1737. [PMID: 31816168 DOI: 10.1002/jbm.b.34517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2019] [Revised: 09/02/2019] [Accepted: 11/04/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Polysiloxane-based artificial skins are able to emulate the mechanical and barrier performance of human skin. However, they are usually fabricated in vitro, restricting their diverse applications on human body. Herein, we presented one-component waterborne cross-linkable polysiloxane coatings prepared from emulsified vinyl dimethicone, emulsified hydrogen dimethicone, and Karstedt catalyst capsules that were first synthesized by solvent evaporation method. The coating had good storage stability and meanwhile could form an elastic film quickly through merging of silicone oil droplets and subsequent hydrosilylation reaction. It was found that the mass ratio of vinyl dimethicone emulsion/hydrogen dimethicone emulsion (V/H), and the dosage of Karstedt catalyst capsules (K/(V + H)) were critical to the curing time, morphology, and mechanical properties of the coatings. With appropriate values of V/H and K/(V + H), the polysiloxane film had the mechanical performance comparable to that from solvent-based one. The coating could be topically applied to human skin in vivo and in situ turned into an elastic, invisible thin film with good water resistance. In contrast to those reported polysiloxane materials, the one-component waterborne polysiloxane coating was nontoxic and convenient for in vivo application on human body, making it be a promising candidate as artificial skin in the fields of cosmetics, medical treatment, and E-skin.
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- Ping Li
- Department of Materials Science, State Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Engineering, Advanced Coatings Research Center of Ministry of Education of China, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Materials Science, State Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Engineering, Advanced Coatings Research Center of Ministry of Education of China, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Materials Science, State Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Engineering, Advanced Coatings Research Center of Ministry of Education of China, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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Improvement in zinc complexes bearing Schiff base in ring-opening polymerization of ε-caprolactone: A five-membered ring system. POLYMER 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2019.121812] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Suarato G, Bertorelli R, Athanassiou A. Borrowing From Nature: Biopolymers and Biocomposites as Smart Wound Care Materials. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2018; 6:137. [PMID: 30333972 PMCID: PMC6176001 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2018.00137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2018] [Accepted: 09/13/2018] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Wound repair is a complex and tightly regulated physiological process, involving the activation of various cell types throughout each subsequent step (homeostasis, inflammation, proliferation, and tissue remodeling). Any impairment within the correct sequence of the healing events could lead to chronic wounds, with potential effects on the patience quality of life, and consequent fallouts on the wound care management. Nature itself can be of inspiration for the development of fully biodegradable materials, presenting enhanced bioactive potentialities, and sustainability. Naturally-derived biopolymers are nowadays considered smart materials. They provide a versatile and tunable platform to design the appropriate extracellular matrix able to support tissue regeneration, while contrasting the onset of adverse events. In the past decades, fabrication of bioactive materials based on natural polymers, either of protein derivation or polysaccharide-based, has been extensively exploited to tackle wound-healing related problematics. However, in today's World the exclusive use of such materials is becoming an urgent challenge, to meet the demand of environmentally sustainable technologies to support our future needs, including applications in the fields of healthcare and wound management. In the following, we will briefly introduce the main physico-chemical and biological properties of some protein-based biopolymers and some naturally-derived polysaccharides. Moreover, we will present some of the recent technological processing and green fabrication approaches of novel composite materials based on these biopolymers, with particular attention on their applications in the skin tissue repair field. Lastly, we will highlight promising future perspectives for the development of a new generation of environmentally-friendly, naturally-derived, smart wound dressings.
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- Giulia Suarato
- Smart Materials, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Genoa, Italy
- In vivo Pharmacology Facility, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Genoa, Italy
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- In vivo Pharmacology Facility, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Genoa, Italy
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