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ArticleAdvanced healthcare materials2019

Hyaluronic Acid Hydrogel Integrated with Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Secretome to Treat Endometrial Injury in a Rat Model of Asherman's Syndrome.

Feiran Liu, Shiqi Hu, Hua Yang, Zhenhua Li, Ke Huang, Teng Su, Shaowei Wang, Ke Cheng

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Article in Advanced healthcare materials, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 82 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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82citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
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82 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 170 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Feiran LiuDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology, Beijing, 100730, China.
Shiqi HuDepartment of Molecular Biomedical Sciences and Comparative Medicine Institute, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 27607, USA.
Hua YangJoint Department of Biomedical Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 27695, USA.
Zhenhua LiDepartment of Molecular Biomedical Sciences and Comparative Medicine Institute, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 27607, USA.
Ke HuangDepartment of Molecular Biomedical Sciences and Comparative Medicine Institute, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 27607, USA.
Teng SuDepartment of Molecular Biomedical Sciences and Comparative Medicine Institute, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 27607, USA.
Shaowei WangDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology, Beijing, 100730, China.
Ke ChengDepartment of Molecular Biomedical Sciences and Comparative Medicine Institute, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 27607, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8053-7059
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · USBeijing Hospital · CNNorth Carolina State University · US

Funding

Targeted Nanoparticles for Stem Cell Redirecting and Regenerative MedicineR01HL123920 · NHLBI · NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY RALEIGH · PI CHENG, KE · 2015 to 2023
$4.8M
Harnessing Platelet-Endothelial Interactions for Stem Cell DeliveryR01HL144002 · NHLBI · NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY RALEIGH · PI Ke Cheng · 2019 to 2026
$4.5M
Modulating Exosome Cargos and Surfaces for Precision Heart RepairR01HL146153 · NHLBI · NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY RALEIGH · PI Ke Cheng · 2019 to 2026
$4.2M
Enhancing vascular delivery of stem cells and microparticlesR01HL137093 · NHLBI · NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY RALEIGH · PI CHENG, KE · 2017 to 2020
$1.5M
American Heart Association 18TPA34230092American Heart Association 19EIA34660 286NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL123920NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL137093NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL144002NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL146153NIH HHS HL144002
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Stem cell therapies have made strides toward the efficacious treatment of injured endometrium and the prevention of intrauterine adhesions, or Asherman's syndrome (AS). Despite this progress, they are limited by their risk of tumor formation, low engraftment rates, as well as storage and transportation logistics. While attempts have been made to curb these issues, there remains a need for simple and effective solutions. A growing body of evidence supports the theory that delivering media, conditioned with mesenchymal stem cells, might be a promising alternative to live cell therapy. Mesenchymal stem cell-secretome (MSC-Sec) has a superior safety profile and can be stored without losing its regenerative properties. It is versatile enough to be added to a number of delivery vehicles that improve engraftment and control the release of the therapeutic. Thus, it holds great potential for the treatment of AS. Here, a new strategy for loading crosslinked hyaluronic acid gel (HA gel) with MSC-Sec is reported. The HA gel/MSC-Sec treatment paradigm creates a sustained release system that repairs endometrial injury in rats and promotes viable pregnancy.

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AnimalsDisease Models, AnimalElectrocoagulationEndometriumFemaleGynatresiaHumansHuman Umbilical Vein Endothelial CellsHyaluronic AcidHydrogelsMesenchymal Stem CellsPregnancyRats, Sprague-DawleyHyaluronic AcidHydrogelsAsherman's syndromeendometrial injuryhyaluronic acidmesenchymal stem cellssecretome

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PMID31148407
PMCPMC7045702
OpenAlexW2947060710

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