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ReviewTissue engineering. Part B, Reviews2022

Biomaterials-Driven Sterile Inflammation.

Henry Chen, Devendra K Agrawal, Finosh G Thankam

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Review in Tissue engineering. Part B, Reviews, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Henry ChenDepartment of Translational Research, Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, California, USA.
Devendra K AgrawalDepartment of Translational Research, Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, California, USA.
Finosh G ThankamDepartment of Translational Research, Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, California, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Performance of the biomaterials used for regenerative medicine largely depends on biocompatibility; however, the biological mechanisms underlying biocompatibility of a biomaterial within the host system is poorly understood. In addition to the classical immune response against non-self-entities, the sterile inflammatory response could limit the compatibility of biological scaffolds. Whereas the immediate to short-term host response to a biomaterial implant have been characterized, the long-term progression of host-biomaterial relationship has not been described. This article explores the novel concept of biomaterials-driven sterile inflammation (BSI) in long-term biodegradable implants and throws light for possible explanation for the onset of BSI and the associated damage-associated molecular patterns. The understanding of BSI would advance the current strategies to improve biomaterial-host tissue integration and open novel translational avenues in biomaterials-based tissue regeneration. Impact statement Understanding the novel concept of biomaterials-driven sterile inflammation and associated damage-associated molecular patterns in long-term biodegradable implants would determine their success and improves the tissue engineering and regenerative strategies.

Indexed as

Biocompatible MaterialsTissue EngineeringHumansInflammationProstheses and ImplantsRegenerative MedicineBiocompatible MaterialsbiocompatibilitybiomaterialsDAMPsimplant immunologysterile inflammation

Identifiers

PMID33213285
PMCPMC8892963

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