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ArticleActa biomaterialia2015

Antioxidant cerium oxide nanoparticle hydrogels for cellular encapsulation.

Jessica D Weaver, Cherie L Stabler

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Article in Acta biomaterialia, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 32 papers.

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32citing papers in PubMed
2.2field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

32 citing papers in PubMed, 83 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jessica D WeaverDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL 33146, USA; Diabetes Research Institute, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL 33136, USA.
Cherie L StablerDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL 33146, USA; Diabetes Research Institute, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL 33136, USA; Department of Surgery, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL 33136, USA; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL 33136, USA. Electronic address: cstabler@bme.ufl.edu.
University of Miami · US

Funding

Functionalized, Nanoscale Coatings for Islet EncapsulationDP2DK083096 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI STABLER, CHERIE L · 2008 to 2011
$2.5M
Engineering Ultrathin Immunomodulatory Coatings for Islet EncapsulationR01DK100654 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI STABLER, CHERIE L · 2014 to 2018
$2.2M
NIDDK NIH HHS 1DP2 DK08309601NIDDK NIH HHS DP2 DK083096NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK100654
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Oxidative stress and the resulting radical by-products cause significant toxicity and graft loss in cellular transplantation. Here, the engineering of an auto-catalytic, antioxidant, self-renewing cerium oxide nanoparticle (CONP)-composite hydrogel is reported. This enzyme-mimetic material ubiquitously scavenges ambient free radicals, with the potential to provide indefinite antioxidant protection. The potential of this system to enhance the protection of encapsulated beta cells was evaluated. Co-incubation of CONPs free in solution with beta cells demonstrated potent cytoprotection from superoxide exposure; however, phagocytosis of the CONPs by the beta cells resulted in cytotoxicity at concentrations as low as 1mM. When CONPs were embedded within alginate hydrogels, the composite hydrogel provided cytoprotection to encapsulated beta cells from free radical attack without cytotoxicity, even up to 10mM. This nanocomposite hydrogel has wide applicability in cellular transplantation, with the unique advantage of localization of these potent antioxidant CONPs and their capacity for sustained, long-term scavenging.

Indexed as

AlginatesAnimalsAntioxidantsCatalysisCell DeathCell LineCells, ImmobilizedCeriumCytoprotectionDextransGlucuronic AcidHexuronic AcidsHydrogelsInsulin-Secreting CellsMiceNanoparticlesAlginatesAntioxidantsceric oxideCeriumDextransGlucuronic AcidHexuronic AcidsHydrogelsSolutionsAlginateBeta cellFree radicalImmunoisolationNanoceria

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PMID25620795
PMCPMC4351182
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