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ArticleBioactive materials2025

Synergistic restoration of spinal cord injury through hyaluronic acid conjugated hydrogel-polydopamine nanoparticles combined with human mesenchymal stem cell transplantation.

Yanbing Kao, Wei Song, Renjie Zhang, Guangjin Gu, Heping Qiu, Wenyuan Shen, Hanming Zhu, Yanchun Liu, Yu Yang, Haoyun Liu and 3 more

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Article in Bioactive materials, 2025. 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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5 · Who and what money

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13 authors.

Yanbing KaoDepartment of Orthopedics, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China.
Wei SongDepartment of Orthopedics, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China.
Renjie ZhangDepartment of Orthopedics, Second Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China.
Guangjin GuDepartment of Orthopedics, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China.
Heping QiuOrthopedic Research Center of Shandong University &Advanced Medical Research Institute, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China.
Wenyuan ShenDepartment of Orthopedics, Second Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China.
Hanming ZhuDepartment of Orthopedics, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China.
Yanchun LiuDepartment of Orthopedics, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China.
Yu YangDepartment of Orthopedics, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China.
Haoyun LiuDepartment of Orthopedics, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China.
Zhihao ZhangDepartment of Orthopedics, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China.
Xiaohong KongDepartment of Orthopedics, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China.
Shiqing FengDepartment of Orthopedics, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a devastating disease with limited treatment options due to the restricted regenerative capacity of the central nervous system. The accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and inadequate endogenous neural stem progenitor cells (eNSPCs) in the lesion site exacerbates neurologic deficits and impedes motor function recovery. We have developed a temperature-responsive hyaluronic acid conjugated hydrogel-polydopamine nanoparticles (PDA NPs) combined with human mesenchymal stem cell (hMSCs) transplantation, denoted as H-P-M hydrogel. Microglia cells treated with PDA NPs have been shown to reduce intracellular ROS levels by 65 % and suppress the expression of inflammatory cytokines such as IL-1β (decreased by 35 %) and IL-6 (decreased by 23 %), thus mitigating the microglia's inflammatory response. Additionally, our results have demonstrated that the H-P-M hydrogel combined with hMSCs transplantation can recruit eNSPCs to the injury site as evidenced by utilizing Nestin lineage tracer mice. The RNA-seq has unveiled the potential of the H-P-M hydrogel to facilitate eNSPCs neuronal differentiation through the MAPK pathway. Furthermore, these differentiated neurons are integrated into local neural circuits. Together, it suggests that the H-P-M hydrogel synergistically improves the SCI niche. It serves as catalysts inducing 5-HT axon regeneration and improving BMS score after SCI through the modulation of the ROS milieu and the promotion of neuronal differentiation from eNSPCs, thereby presenting a promising strategy for SCI repair.

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Endogenous neural stem progenitor cellsHuman mesenchymal stem cellsPolydopamine nanoparticlesSpinal cord injury

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PMID40027446
PMCPMC11871414

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