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ArticleNanomedicine (London, England)2016

Light-triggered RNA release and induction of hMSC osteogenesis via photodegradable, dual-crosslinked hydrogels.

Cong Truc Huynh, Minh Khanh Nguyen, Mantas Naris, Gulen Yesilbag Tonga, Vincent M Rotello, Eben Alsberg

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Article in Nanomedicine (London, England), 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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22citing papers in PubMed
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22 citing papers in PubMed, 41 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Cong Truc HuynhDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA.
Minh Khanh NguyenDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA.
Mantas NarisDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA.
Gulen Yesilbag TongaDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA.
Vincent M RotelloDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA.
Eben AlsbergDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA.
Case Western Reserve University · USUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst · US

Funding

Recognition and Presentation of Alpha Helices using Nanoparticle ReceptorsR01GM077173 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST · PI ROTELLO, VINCENT M. · 2007 to 2018
$3.7M
Driving Tissue Formation by Inductive Stem Cell Sheet TechnologyR01AR063194 · NIAMS · UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO · PI ALSBERG, EBEN · 2012 to 2016
$1.7M
Controlled, Sustained Delivery of siRNA to hMSCs for Enhanced Bone RegenerationR56DE022376 · NIDCR · CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY · PI ALSBERG, EBEN · 2012 to 2012
$346k
NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR063194NIDCR NIH HHS R56 DE022376NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM077173
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimTo engineer a photodegradable hydrogel system for actively controlled release of bioactive unmodified RNA at designated time points to induce hMSC osteogenesis. MATERIALS &

methodsRNA/polyethylenimine complexes were loaded into dual-crosslinked photodegradable hydrogels to examine the capacity of UV light application to trigger their release. The ability of released RNA to drive hMSC osteogenic differentiation was also investigated. RESULTS &

conclusionRNA release from photodegradable hydrogels was accelerated upon UV application, which was not observed in non-photodegradable hydrogels. Regardless of the presence of UV light, released siGFP exhibited high bioactivity by silencing GFP expression in HeLa cells. Importantly, siNoggin or miRNA-20a released from the hydrogels induced hMSC osteogenesis. This system provides a potentially valuable physician/patient-controlled 'on-demand' RNA delivery platform for biomedical applications.

Indexed as

OsteogenesisPhotolysisCell DifferentiationCell LineDelayed-Action PreparationsHeLa CellsHumansHydrogelsMesenchymal Stem CellsMicroRNAsRNA, Small InterferingTissue EngineeringUltraviolet RaysDelayed-Action PreparationsHydrogelsMicroRNAsMIRN20a microRNA, humanRNA, Small Interferingbone tissue engineeringin situ forming hydrogelmiRNAon-demand releasephotolabile hydrogelssiRNAstem cell differentiationUV-controllable release

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PMID27246686
PMCPMC5827787
OpenAlexW2413049057

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