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ArticleJournal of materials science. Materials in medicine2023

Polycaprolactone/graphene oxide/acellular matrix nanofibrous scaffolds with antioxidant and promyelinating features for the treatment of peripheral demyelinating diseases.

Aishwarya Nagarajan, Nasera Rizwana, Michelle Abraham, Mahima Bhat, Aakanksha Vetekar, Goutam Thakur, Uttara Chakraborty, Vipul Agarwal, Manasa Nune

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Article in Journal of materials science. Materials in medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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17 citing papers in PubMed, 27 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Aishwarya Nagarajan *Manipal Institute of Regenerative Medicine, Bengaluru, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, 576104, Karnataka, India.
Nasera Rizwana *Manipal Institute of Regenerative Medicine, Bengaluru, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, 576104, Karnataka, India.
Michelle AbrahamManipal Institute of Regenerative Medicine, Bengaluru, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, 576104, Karnataka, India.
Mahima BhatManipal Institute of Regenerative Medicine, Bengaluru, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, 576104, Karnataka, India.
Aakanksha VetekarManipal Institute of Regenerative Medicine, Bengaluru, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, 576104, Karnataka, India.
Goutam ThakurDepartment. of Biomedical Engineering, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, 576104, Karnataka, India.
Uttara ChakrabortyManipal Institute of Regenerative Medicine, Bengaluru, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, 576104, Karnataka, India.
Vipul AgarwalCluster for Advanced Macromolecular Design (CAMD), School of Chemical Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia. agarwalvipul84@gmail.com.
Manasa NuneManipal Institute of Regenerative Medicine, Bengaluru, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, 576104, Karnataka, India. manasa.nune@manipal.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5328-5693
Manipal Academy of Higher Education · INUniversity of Technology Sydney · AU

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Peripheral demyelinating diseases entail damage to axons and Schwann cells in the peripheral nervous system. Because of poor prognosis and lack of a cure, this group of diseases has a global impact. The primary underlying cause of these diseases involves the inability of Schwann cells to remyelinate the damaged insulating myelin around axons, resulting in neuronal death over time. In the past decade, extensive research has been directed in the direction of Schwann cells focusing on their physiological and neuroprotective effects on the neurons in the peripheral nervous system. One cause of dysregulation in the remyelinating function of Schwann cells has been associated with oxidative stress. Tissue-engineered biodegradable scaffolds that can stimulate remyelination response in Schwann cells have been proposed as a potential treatment strategy for peripheral demyelinating diseases. However, strategies developed to date primarily focussed on either remyelination or oxidative stress in isolation. Here, we have developed a multifunctional nanofibrous scaffold with material and biochemical cues to tackle both remyelination and oxidative stress in one matrix. We developed a nanofibrous scaffold using polycaprolactone (PCL) as a foundation loaded with antioxidant graphene oxide (GO) and coated this bioscaffold with Schwann cell acellular matrix. In vitro studies revealed both antioxidant and remyelination properties of the developed bioscaffold. Based on the results, the developed multifunctional bioscaffold approach can be a promising biomaterial approach for treating demyelinating diseases.

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Demyelinating DiseasesNanofibersAntioxidantsGraphiteHumansPolyestersAntioxidantsgraphene oxideGraphitepolycaprolactonePolyestersacellular matrixelectrospun scaffoldsgraphene oxidePeripheral demyelinating diseasespolycaprolactoneSchwann cells

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PMID37796399
PMCPMC10556163
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