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ArticleBioactive materials2025

Localised delivery of interleukin-13 from a PLGA microparticle embedded GelMA hydrogel improves functional and histopathological recovery in a mouse contusion spinal cord injury model.

Ciara M Walsh, Ruth Colbert, James P Reynolds, Emily Dunne, Emmanuelle D Aiyegbusi, Ross O'Carroll, Jacek K Wychowaniec, Takahiro Masuda, Klaus-Peter Knobeloch, Marco Prinz and 2 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 2 papers.

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2 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Forced polarisation of microglia by IL-13 is modified by inflammatory and microenvironmental context.Inflammation research : official journal of the European Histamine Research Society ... [et al.] · 2025
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12 authors.

Ciara M WalshSchool of Medicine, Health Sciences Centre, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.
Ruth ColbertSchool of Medicine, Health Sciences Centre, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.
James P ReynoldsSchool of Medicine, Health Sciences Centre, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.
Emily DunneSchool of Medicine, Health Sciences Centre, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.
Emmanuelle D AiyegbusiSchool of Medicine, Health Sciences Centre, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.
Ross O'CarrollSchool of Medicine, Health Sciences Centre, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.
Jacek K WychowaniecSchool of Chemistry, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.
Takahiro MasudaDivision of Molecular Neuroimmunology, Medical Institute of Bioregulation, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-Ku, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan.
Klaus-Peter KnobelochInstitute of Neuropathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
Marco PrinzInstitute of Neuropathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
Dermot F BroughamSchool of Chemistry, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.
Dearbhaile DooleySchool of Medicine, Health Sciences Centre, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a severe neurological condition with limited regenerative capacity and no effective curative treatments. Interleukin-13 (IL-13), an immunomodulatory cytokine, has shown therapeutic potential by promoting alternative immune activation and improving recovery after SCI in mice. However, cell-based IL-13 delivery is hindered by poor graft survival and limited localisation at the injury site. Here, we developed an injectable hydrogel-based delivery system (HGIL13) composed of IL-13-loaded poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) microparticles embedded in a photocrosslinkable gelatin methacrylate (GelMA) matrix, enabling sustained and localised IL-13 release. HGIL13 achieved IL-13 release for up to six weeks and significantly reduced lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced inflammation in BV2 microglia

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PMCPMC12355505

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