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ReviewBioactive materials2024

Functional biomaterials for modulating the dysfunctional pathological microenvironment of spinal cord injury.

Dezun Ma, Changlong Fu, Fenglu Li, Renjie Ruan, Yanming Lin, Xihai Li, Min Li, Jin Zhang

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Review in Bioactive materials, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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22 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Dezun MaAcademy of Integrative Medicine, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1 Qiuyang Road, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350122, PR China.
Changlong FuAcademy of Integrative Medicine, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1 Qiuyang Road, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350122, PR China.
Fenglu LiCollege of Chemical Engineering, Fuzhou University, 2 Xueyuan Road, Fuzhou, 350108, PR China.
Renjie RuanCollege of Chemical Engineering, Fuzhou University, 2 Xueyuan Road, Fuzhou, 350108, PR China.
Yanming LinAcademy of Integrative Medicine, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1 Qiuyang Road, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350122, PR China.
Xihai LiAcademy of Integrative Medicine, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1 Qiuyang Road, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350122, PR China.
Min LiFujian Children's Hospital, Fujian Branch of Shanghai Children's Medical Center, 966 Hengyu Road, Fuzhou, 350014, PR China.
Jin ZhangCollege of Chemical Engineering, Fuzhou University, 2 Xueyuan Road, Fuzhou, 350108, PR China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Spinal cord injury (SCI) often results in irreversible loss of sensory and motor functions, and most SCIs are incurable with current medical practice. One of the hardest challenges in treating SCI is the development of a dysfunctional pathological microenvironment, which mainly comprises excessive inflammation, deposition of inhibitory molecules, neurotrophic factor deprivation, glial scar formation, and imbalance of vascular function. To overcome this challenge, implantation of functional biomaterials at the injury site has been regarded as a potential treatment for modulating the dysfunctional microenvironment to support axon regeneration, remyelination at injury site, and functional recovery after SCI. This review summarizes characteristics of dysfunctional pathological microenvironment and recent advances in biomaterials as well as the technologies used to modulate inflammatory microenvironment, regulate inhibitory microenvironment, and reshape revascularization microenvironment. Moreover, technological limitations, challenges, and future prospects of functional biomaterials to promote efficient repair of SCI are also discussed. This review will aid further understanding and development of functional biomaterials to regulate pathological SCI microenvironment.

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Axon regenerationDysfunctional pathological microenvironmentFunctional biomaterialsFunctional recoverySpinal cord injury

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PMID38883317
PMCPMC11179178

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