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ArticleJournal of biomedical materials research. Part A2014

Effects of hyaluronic acid conjugation on anti-TNF-α inhibition of inflammation in burns.

Emily E Friedrich, Liang Tso Sun, Shanmugasundaram Natesan, David O Zamora, Robert J Christy, Newell R Washburn

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Article in Journal of biomedical materials research. Part A, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers.

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27citing papers in PubMed
4.1field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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27 citing papers in PubMed, 63 citations in OpenAlex.

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  15. Tumor necrosis factor alpha and interleukin-1 beta levels in cerebrospinal fluid examination for the diagnosis of ventriculoperitoneal shunt-related ventriculitis.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2019
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  17. Biomaterials: Foreign Bodies or Tuners for the Immune Response?International journal of molecular sciences · 2019
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Emily E FriedrichDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Liang Tso Sun
Shanmugasundaram Natesan
David O Zamora
Robert J Christy
Newell R Washburn
Carnegie Mellon University · USUnited States Army Institute of Surgical Research · US

Funding

Development of Cytokine-Inhibiting Gels for Treating Chronic WoundsR43GM085897 · NIGMS · WASHBURN THERAPEUTICS, INC. · PI WASHBURN, NEWELL R · 2010 to 2010
$186k
NIGMS NIH HHS R43 GM085897NIGMS NIH HHS R43GM085897
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Biomaterials capable of neutralizing specific cytokines could form the basis for treating a broad range of conditions characterized by intense, local inflammation. Severe burns, spanning partial- to full-thickness of the dermis, can result in complications due to acute inflammation that contributes to burn progression, and early mediation may be a key factor in rescuing thermally injured tissue from secondary necrosis to improve healing outcomes. In this work, we examined the effects on burn progression and influence on the inflammatory microenvironment of topical application of anti-tumor necrosis factor-α (anti-TNF-α) alone, mixed with hyaluronic acid (HA) or conjugated to HA. We found that non-conjugated anti-TNF-α decreased macrophage infiltration to a greater extent than that conjugated to HA; however, there was little effect on the degree of progression or IL-1β levels. A simple transport model is proposed to analyze the results, which predicts qualitative and quantitative differences between untreated burn sites and those treated with the conjugates. Our results indicate that conjugation of anti-TNF-α to high molecular weight HA provides sustained, local modulation of the post-injury inflammatory responses compared to direct administration of non-conjugated antibodies.

Indexed as

AnimalsBurnsCell CountHyaluronic AcidInflammationInterleukin-1betaMacrophagesModels, BiologicalRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyStaining and LabelingTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaVimentinHyaluronic AcidInterleukin-1betaTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaVimentinburn wound, inflammationhyaluronic acidTNF-alphawound healing

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PMID23765644
PMCPMC4119967
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