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ArticleBiomaterials2026

Comparative proteomic analysis of skin wound healing responses to biomaterial treatments identifies key pathways which govern differential regenerative outcomes.

Alejandra Suarez-Arnedo, Eleanor L P Caston, Yining Liu, Hongxia Bai, David C Muddiman, Tatiana Segura

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Article in Biomaterials, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Alejandra Suarez-ArnedoDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, 101 Science Drive Campus Box 90281, Durham, NC, 27708, USA.
Eleanor L P CastonDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, 101 Science Drive Campus Box 90281, Durham, NC, 27708, USA.
Yining LiuDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, 101 Science Drive Campus Box 90281, Durham, NC, 27708, USA.
Hongxia BaiBiological Imaging Laboratory for Disease and Exposure Research (BILDER), Department of Chemistry, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 27695, USA.
David C MuddimanBiological Imaging Laboratory for Disease and Exposure Research (BILDER), Department of Chemistry, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 27695, USA.
Tatiana SeguraDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, 101 Science Drive Campus Box 90281, Durham, NC, 27708, USA; Clinical Science Departments of Neurology and Dermatology, Duke University, Durham, NC, 27708, USA. Electronic address: tatiana.segura@duke.edu.

Funding

Development and Application of New Ionization Methods for Biological Mass SpectrometryR01GM087964 · NIGMS · NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY RALEIGH · PI MUDDIMAN, DAVID C. · 2010 to 2025
$4.7M
Engineering Adaptive Immune Responses from Hydrogel Scaffolds to Promote Tissue RegenerationR01AI152568 · NIAID · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI COLLIER, JOEL H, SEGURA, TATIANA · 2020 to 2024
$3.2M
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI152568NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM087964
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The wound healing cascade is characterized by the steady progression of distinct stages. Though biomaterials are used clinically to enhance wound closure rate and quality of healed tissue, their mechanisms of action are less understood. Here we use proteomic analysis to characterize changes in the wound healing response across three biomaterial treatments: a clinically used collagen hydrogel, and two synthetic biomaterials that are characterized by an increased regenerative response either through decreased fibrosis or through an activation of adaptive immunity. We identified close to 5000 proteins shared across the biomaterial treatment groups, sampled at timepoints representing the inflammation, proliferation, and resolution phases of wound healing. The collagen hydrogel maintains an enrichment of immune-related pathways throughout the healing process. The fibrosis-suppressing material enriches gene ontology (GO) terms related to increased epidermis development pathways, collagen synthesis, and collagen fibril organization. In contrast, the adaptive immunity-activating biomaterial shows an early enrichment of GO terms related to broad immunity and inflammation. Later, this same material promotes keratinization, muscle and lipid oxidation GO pathways. Taken together, this work determines the key temporal pathways (immunity, keratinization, muscle system process, and ECM organization) mediated by three biomaterials, which result in varying healed tissue structure.

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Biocompatible MaterialsProteomicsRegenerationSkinWound HealingAnimalsCollagenHumansHydrogelsMiceBiocompatible MaterialsCollagenHydrogelsChiralityGene ontologyMAP scaffoldProteomicsRegenerationWound healing

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PMCPMC12697713

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