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ArticlePolymers2021

Antifibrotic Effect of

Hsuan-Yu Chen, Tzu-Chieh Lin, Chih-Yung Chiang, Shiuan-Li Wey, Feng-Huei Lin, Kai-Chiang Yang, Chih-Hao Chang, Ming-Hsiao Hu

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Article in Polymers, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
1.8field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 13 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 4 institutions in 1 country.

Hsuan-Yu ChenDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106216, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0003-4998-7566
Tzu-Chieh LinDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106216, Taiwan.
Chih-Yung ChiangDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106216, Taiwan.
Shiuan-Li WeyDepartment of Pathology, Hsinchu Mackay Memorial Hospital, HsinChu City 30071, Taiwan.
Feng-Huei LinDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106216, Taiwan.
Kai-Chiang YangDepartment of Dental Technology, College of Oral Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 11031, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0002-0979-4463
Chih-Hao ChangDepartment of Orthopedics, National Taiwan University College of Medicine and National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei 100225, Taiwan.
Ming-Hsiao HuDepartment of Orthopedics, National Taiwan University College of Medicine and National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei 100225, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0001-8920-2052
National Taiwan University · TWNational Taiwan University Hospital · TWMackay Memorial Hospital · TWTaipei Medical University · TW

Funding

National Taiwan University Hospital 110-BIH002
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The application of antifibrotic materials can alleviate epidural fibrosis by restricting excessive fibroblast proliferation and mitigating scar tissue formation. Here, a biodegradable carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)-Bletilla striata polysaccharide (BSP)-resveratrol (RES) sponge was fabricated to inhibit scar tissue formation post laminectomy surgery. Fibroblasts NIH/3T3, myoblasts C2C12, neural cells PC-12, and Schwann cells RSC96 were used to evaluate the in vitro cytocompatibility. Laminectomies on 10 Sprague-Dawley rats with/without the application of the CMC-BSP-RES sponge were performed. The severity of adhesion between the dura mater and formed scar tissue was qualitatively scored. All cell lines exhibited good viability with no significant difference in cytotoxicity when cultured with variable extractions of the CMC-BSP-RES sponge. S100a4 and P4hb expressions were downregulated in NIH/3T3 cultured in the CMC-BSP-RES sponge, implying that this sponge potentially inhibits fibroblast activity. No post-operative shrinkage or dura mater expansion along the surgical site was detected. The peel-off tests revealed that the tenacity of adhesion de-creased. Histopathological examinations verified that the average number of fibroblasts in the CMC-BSP-RES group considerably decreased. The CMC-BSP-RES sponge is a biocompatible and effective material for alleviating post-operative epidural fibrosis and mitigating fibroblast expression following laminectomy.

Indexed as

Bletilla striatacarboxymethyl celluloseepidural fibrosislaminectomyresveratrol

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PMID34209540
PMCPMC8271895
OpenAlexW3173236638

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