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ArticleThe Journal of investigative dermatology2015

Acellular Hydrogels for Regenerative Burn Wound Healing: Translation from a Porcine Model.

Yu-I Shen, Hyun-Ho Greco Song, Arianne Papa, Jacqueline Burke, Susan W Volk, Sharon Gerecht

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Article in The Journal of investigative dermatology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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28citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
8.4field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

28 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 85 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
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  11. Hydrogels in Burn Wound Management-A Review.Gels (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022
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  12. Biomaterials as a Vital Frontier for Stem Cell-Based Tissue Regeneration.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2022
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  13. Functional Hydrogel Dressings for Treatment of Burn Wounds.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2021
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  17. Regenerative and durable small-diameter graft as an arterial conduit.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2019
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Yu-I Shen *Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins Physical Sciences - Oncology Center and Institute for NanoBioTechnology, Johns Hopkins University, 3400 North Charles street, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA.
Hyun-Ho Greco Song *Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins Physical Sciences - Oncology Center and Institute for NanoBioTechnology, Johns Hopkins University, 3400 North Charles street, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA.
Arianne PapaDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, 3400 North Charles street, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA.
Jacqueline BurkeDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, 3400 North Charles street, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA.
Susan W VolkDepartment of Clinical Studies--Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, 380 S. University Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Sharon GerechtDepartment of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins Physical Sciences - Oncology Center and Institute for NanoBioTechnology, Johns Hopkins University, 3400 North Charles street, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA.
Johns Hopkins University · USUniversity of Pennsylvania · US

Funding

Engineered Stem Cell Microenvironments for controlled VasculogenesisR01HL107938 · NHLBI · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI GERECHT, SHARON · 2011 to 2015
$2.1M
NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL107938NHLBI NIH HHS R01HL107938
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Currently available skin grafts and skin substitutes for healing following third-degree burn injuries are fraught with complications, often resulting in long-term physical and psychological sequelae. Synthetic treatment that can promote wound healing in a regenerative manner would provide an off-the-shelf, non-immunogenic strategy to improve clinical care of severe burn wounds. Here, we demonstrate the vulnerary efficacy and accelerated healing mechanism of a dextran-based hydrogel in a third-degree porcine burn model. The model was optimized to allow examination of the hydrogel treatment for clinical translation and its regenerative response mechanisms. Hydrogel treatment accelerated third-degree burn wound healing by rapid wound closure, improved re-epithelialization, enhanced extracellular matrix remodeling, and greater nerve reinnervation, compared with the dressing-treated group. These effects appear to be mediated through the ability of the hydrogel to facilitate a rapid but brief initial inflammatory response that coherently stimulates neovascularization within the granulation tissue during the first week of treatment, followed by an efficient vascular regression to promote a regenerative healing process. Our results suggest that the dextran-based hydrogels may substantially improve healing quality and reduce skin grafting incidents and thus pave the way for clinical studies to improve the care of severe burn injury patients.

Indexed as

Skin, ArtificialAnimalsBiopsy, NeedleBurnsDisease Models, AnimalHumansHydrogelsImmunohistochemistryRandom AllocationRegenerationSensitivity and SpecificitySkin CareSkin TransplantationSus scrofaSwineWound HealingHydrogels

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PMID26358387
PMCPMC4570841
OpenAlexW1564967704

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