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ArticleACS biomaterials science & engineering2022

Microgel-Assisted Delivery of Adenosine to Accelerate Fracture Healing.

Jiaul Hoque, Yuze Zeng, Hunter Newman, Gavin Gonzales, Cheryl Lee, Shyni Varghese

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Article in ACS biomaterials science & engineering, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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11citing papers in PubMed
2.2field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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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.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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  8. Multi-Functional Small Molecule Alleviates Fracture Pain and Promotes Bone Healing.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jiaul HoqueDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery School of Medicine, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27710, United States.
Yuze ZengDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery School of Medicine, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27710, United States.
Hunter NewmanDepartment of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27710, United States.
Gavin GonzalesDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27710, United States.
Cheryl LeeDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27710, United States.
Shyni VargheseDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery School of Medicine, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27710, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-0004-7947
Duke University · US

Funding

Modulation of local adenosine signaling to attenuate fracture painR01AR079189 · NIAMS · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI VARGHESE, SHYNI · 2021 to 2025
$2.8M
Adenosine A2B Receptor in Bone Health and OsteoporosisR01AR071552 · NIAMS · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI VARGHESE, SHYNI · 2017 to 2021
$2.4M
NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR071552NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR079189
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Extracellular adenosine plays a key role in promoting bone tissue formation. Local delivery of adenosine could be an effective therapeutic strategy to harness the beneficial effect of extracellular adenosine on bone tissue formation following injury. Herein, we describe the development of an injectable in situ curing scaffold containing microgel-based adenosine delivery units. The two-component scaffold includes adenosine-loaded microgels and functionalized hyaluronic acid (HA) molecules. The microgels were generated upon copolymerization of 3-acrylamidophenylboronic acid (3-APBA)- and 2-aminoethylmethacrylamide (2-AEMA)-conjugated HA (HA-AEMA) in an emulsion suspension. The PBA functional groups were used to load the adenosine molecules. Mixing of the microgels with the HA polymers containing clickable groups, dibenzocyclooctyne (DBCO) and azide (HA-DBCO and HA-Azide), resulted in a 3D scaffold embedded with adenosine delivery units. Application of the in situ curing scaffolds containing adenosine-loaded microgels following tibial fracture injury showed improved bone tissue healing in a mouse model as demonstrated by the reduced callus size, higher bone volume, and increased tissue mineral density compared to those treated with the scaffold without adenosine. Overall, our results suggest that local delivery of adenosine could potentially be an effective strategy to promote bone tissue repair.

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MicrogelsAdenosineAnimalsAzidesFracture HealingHyaluronic AcidMiceTissue ScaffoldsAdenosineAzidesHyaluronic AcidMicrogelsadenosine deliverybone fracturemicrogelmicroporous scaffoldosteogenesis

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PMID36266245
PMCPMC11188841
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