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ArticleDrug delivery2021

Novel optimized drug delivery systems for enhancing spinal cord injury repair in rats.

Man Zhang, Yang Bai, Chang Xu, Jinti Lin, JiaKang Jin, Ankai Xu, Jia Nan Lou, Chao Qian, Wei Yu, Yulian Wu and 2 more

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Article in Drug delivery, 2021. 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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16citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed, 23 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Man ZhangDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou City, PR China.
Yang BaiThe Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou City, PR China.
Chang XuThe Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou City, PR China.
Jinti LinDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou City, PR China.
JiaKang JinDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou City, PR China.
Ankai XuDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou City, PR China.
Jia Nan LouDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou City, PR China.
Chao QianDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou City, PR China.
Wei YuDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou City, PR China.
Yulian WuThe Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou City, PR China.
Yiying QiDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou City, PR China.
Huimin TaoDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou City, PR China.
Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University · CNZhejiang University · CNZhejiang Lab · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Effective and accurate delivery of drugs to tissue with spinal cord injury (SCI) is the key to rehabilitating neurological deficits. Sustained-release microspheres (MS) have excellent degradability and can aid in the long-term release of drugs. However, the burst release phenomenon can cause unexpected side effects. Herein, we developed and optimized an injectable poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) MS loaded with melatonin(Mel), which were mixed further with Laponite hydrogels (Lap/MS@Mel, a micro-gel compound) in order to reduce the burst release of MS. Thus, these MS were able to achieve stable and prolonged Mel release, as well as synergistic Lap hydrogel in order to repair neural function in SCI by in situ injection. In clinical practice, patients with SCI have complicated conditions and significant inter-individual differences, which means that a single route of administration does not meet actual clinical needs. Thus, the nanospheres are synthesized and subsequently coated with platelet membrane (PM) in order to form PM/MS@Mel (nano-PM compound) for sustained and precision-targeted delivery of Mel intravenously in the SCI. Notably, optimized microsphere delivery systems have improved Mel regulation polarization of spinal microglial/macrophages, which can reduce loss of biomaterials due to macrophage-induced immune response during implantation of spinal cord tissue. These two new delivery systems that are based on MS provide references for the clinical treatment of SCI, according to different requirements.

Indexed as

MicrospheresAnimalsChemistry, PharmaceuticalDisease Models, AnimalDrug CarriersDrug LiberationHydrogelsMelatoninNanospheresPolylactic Acid-Polyglycolic Acid CopolymerRatsRats, Sprague-DawleySpinal Cord InjuriesDrug CarriersHydrogelsMelatoninPolylactic Acid-Polyglycolic Acid Copolymercontrol releaseLaponite hydrogelmicrosphereneuroprotectionSpinal cord injury

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PMID34854786
PMCPMC8648032
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