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ArticleScientific reports2017

Synthetic/ECM-inspired hybrid platform for hollow microcarriers with ROS-triggered nanoporation hallmarks.

Gesmi Milcovich, Paolo Contessotto, Grazia Marsico, Siti Ismail, Abhay Pandit

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Article in Scientific reports, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 31% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 23 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Gesmi MilcovichCÚRAM Centre for Research in Medical Devices, Biomedical Sciences, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland.
Paolo ContessottoCÚRAM Centre for Research in Medical Devices, Biomedical Sciences, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland.
Grazia MarsicoCÚRAM Centre for Research in Medical Devices, Biomedical Sciences, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland.
Siti IsmailCÚRAM Centre for Research in Medical Devices, Biomedical Sciences, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland.
Abhay PanditCÚRAM Centre for Research in Medical Devices, Biomedical Sciences, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland. abhay.pandit@nuigalway.ie.ORCID 0000-0002-6292-4933
Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway · IE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are key pathological signals expressed in inflammatory diseases such as cancer, ischemic conditions and atherosclerosis. An ideal drug delivery system should not only be responsive to these signals but also should not elicit an unfavourable host response. This study presents an innovative platform for drug delivery where a natural/synthetic composite system composed of collagen type I and a synthesized polythioether, ensures a dual stimuli-responsive behaviour. Collagen type I is an extracellular matrix constituent protein, responsive to matrix metalloproteinases (MMP) cleavage per se. Polythioethers are stable synthetic polymers characterized by the presence of sulphur, which undergoes a ROS-responsive swelling switch. A polythioether was synthesised, functionalized and tested for cytotoxicity. Optimal conditions to fabricate a composite natural/synthetic hollow sphere construct were optimised by a template-based method. Collagen-polythioether hollow spheres were fabricated, revealing uniform size and ROS-triggered nanoporation features. Cellular metabolic activity of H9C2 cardiomyoblasts remained unaffected upon exposure to the spheres. Our natural/synthetic hollow microspheres exhibit the potential for use as a pathological stimuli-responsive reservoir system for applications in inflammatory diseases.

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AnimalsCell LineDrug CarriersDrug Delivery SystemsMatrix MetalloproteinasesMicroscopy, Atomic ForceMicrospheresPolymersRatsReactive Oxygen SpeciesDrug CarriersMatrix MetalloproteinasesPolymersReactive Oxygen Species

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PMID29030628
PMCPMC5640652
OpenAlexW2762907283

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