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ArticleProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America2021

Roe-inspired stem cell microcapsules for inflammatory bowel disease treatment.

Guopu Chen, Fengyuan Wang, Min Nie, Hui Zhang, Han Zhang, Yuanjin Zhao

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Article in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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18citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

18 citing papers in PubMed, 57 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Guopu ChenDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, Institute of Translational Medicine, The Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing 210002, China.
Fengyuan WangDepartment of Dermatology, Zhongda Hospital, Southeast University, Nanjing 210009, China.
Min NieDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, Institute of Translational Medicine, The Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing 210002, China.ORCID 0000-0002-4213-7123
Hui ZhangState Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China.ORCID 0000-0001-5462-2479
Han ZhangState Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China.
Yuanjin ZhaoDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, Institute of Translational Medicine, The Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing 210002, China; yjzhao@seu.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0001-9242-4000
Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital · CNState Key Laboratory of Digital Medical EngineeringZhongda Hospital Southeast University · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), which exert regulatory effects on various immune cells, have been a promising therapy for inflammatory bowel disease treatment. However, their therapeutic effects are limited by lack of nutritional supply, immune system attack, and low accumulation on the target site. Here, inspired by the natural incubation mechanism of roe, we present immune-isolating, wet-adhesive, and nutrient-rich microcapsules for therapeutic MSCs encapsulation. The adhesive shells were fabricated by ionic cross-linking of alginate and visible curing of epsilon-poly-L-lysine-graft-methacrylamide and dopamine methacrylamide, which encapsulated the liquid core of the MSCs and roe proteins. Due to the core-shell construction of the resultant microcapsules, the MSCs might escape from attack of the immune system while still maintaining immunomodulating functions. In addition, the roe proteins encapsulated in the core phase offered sufficient nutrient supply for MSCs' survival and proliferation. Furthermore, after intraperitoneal transplantation, the wet-adhesive radicals on the shell surface could immobilize the MSCs-encapsulating microcapsules onto the bowel. Based on these features, practical values of the roe-inspired microcapsules with MSCs encapsulation were demonstrated by applying them to treat dextran sulfate sodium (DSS)-induced colitis through increasing residence time, regulating immune imbalance, and relieving disease progression. We believe that the proposed roe-inspired microcapsules with MSCs encapsulation are potential for clinical application.

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Mesenchymal Stem Cell TransplantationAcrylamidesAlginatesCell AdhesionCells, CulturedHumansHydrogelsInflammatory Bowel DiseasesMacrophagesMesenchymal Stem CellsPolylysineAcrylamidesAlginatesHydrogelsmethacrylamidePolylysinehydrogelinflammatory bowel diseasemesenchymal stem cellmicrocapsulemicrofluidics

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PMCPMC8639345
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