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ArticleRegenerative biomaterials2024

Sustained delivery of NT-3 and curcumin augments microenvironment modulation effects of decellularized spinal cord matrix hydrogel for spinal cord injury repair.

Jiaxin Chen, Xing Cheng, Zhengran Yu, Rongli Deng, Rui Cui, Jing Zhou, Houqing Long, Yong Hu, Daping Quan, Ying Bai

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Article in Regenerative biomaterials, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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15 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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10 authors.

Jiaxin ChenGuangdong Engineering Technology Research Centre for Functional Biomaterials, Key Laboratory for Polymeric Composite & Functional Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4684-9355
Xing ChengDepartment of Spine Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China.
Zhengran YuDepartment of Spine Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China.
Rongli DengGuangdong Engineering Technology Research Centre for Functional Biomaterials, Key Laboratory for Polymeric Composite & Functional Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China.
Rui CuiGuangdong Engineering Technology Research Centre for Functional Biomaterials, Key Laboratory for Polymeric Composite & Functional Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China.
Jing ZhouGuangdong Engineering Technology Research Centre for Functional Biomaterials, Key Laboratory for Polymeric Composite & Functional Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China.
Houqing LongDepartment of Spine Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China.
Yong HuDepartment of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, China.
Daping QuanGuangdong Engineering Technology Research Centre for Functional Biomaterials, Key Laboratory for Polymeric Composite & Functional Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China.
Ying BaiGuangdong Engineering Technology Research Centre for Functional Biomaterials, Key Laboratory for Polymeric Composite & Functional Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8471-9148

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Decellularized extracellular matrix hydrogel, especially that derived from spinal cord (DSCM hydrogel), has been actively considered as a functional biomaterial for remodeling the extracellular matrix of the native tissue, due to its unique characteristics in constructing pro-regenerative microenvironment for neural stem cells (NSCs). Furthermore, DSCM hydrogel can provide multiple binding domains to growth factors and drugs. Therefore, both exogenous neurotrophic factors and anti-inflammatory drugs are highly desired to be incorporated into DSCM hydrogel, which may synergistically modulate the complex microenvironment at the lesion site after spinal cord injury (SCI). Herein, neurotrophin-3 (NT-3) and curcumin (Cur) were integrated into DSCM hydrogel for SCI therapy. Due to different affinities to the DSCM hydrogel, NT-3 underwent a controlled release manner, while curcumin released explosively within the first 24 h, followed by rather sustained but slower release. The integration of both NT-3 and curcumin significantly enhanced NSCs proliferation and their neuronal differentiation. Meanwhile, the release of curcumin promoted macrophages polarization into anti-inflammatory subtypes, which further facilitated NSCs differentiation into neurons. The

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curcumindecellularized extracellular matrixhydrogelneurotrophin-3spinal cord injury

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PMCPMC11090998

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