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ArticleJournal of materials chemistry. B2026

Hyaluronic acid-alginate hydrazone crosslinked hydrogels support the generation and maturation of V2a interneurons.

Alycia N Galindo, Madison E McLaren, Alyssa K Chi, Jenna D Khachatourian, Jessica C Butts, Marian H Hettiaratchi

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Article in Journal of materials chemistry. B, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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6 authors.

Alycia N GalindoPhil and Penny Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, USA. mhettiar@uoregon.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3398-0506
Madison E McLarenDepartment of Bioengineering, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA. jb228@rice.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0000-2735-0834
Alyssa K ChiPhil and Penny Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, USA. mhettiar@uoregon.edu.
Jenna D KhachatourianPhil and Penny Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, USA. mhettiar@uoregon.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0002-9972-6540
Jessica C ButtsDepartment of Bioengineering, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA. jb228@rice.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3193-7165
Marian H HettiaratchiPhil and Penny Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, USA. mhettiar@uoregon.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8187-4575

Funding

A Directed Evolution Approach to Affinity-Based Protein DeliveryR21EB032112 · NIBIB · UNIVERSITY OF OREGON · PI HETTIARATCHI, MARIAN HIRUSHIKA · 2021 to 2023
$602k
Determining the Role of Notch Signaling in Atoh1 Lineage Cell Fate DecisionsF31NS149685 · NINDS · RICE UNIVERSITY · PI Madison McLaren · 2026 to 2026
$50k
NIBIB NIH HHS R21 EB032112NINDS NIH HHS F31 NS149685
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Abstract

Injury to the central nervous system (CNS) causes inflammation, cell death, and glial scar formation that inhibits tissue repair. Injectable hydrogels modified with extracellular matrix (ECM)-derived peptides can provide biochemical cues to promote neural tissue repair and serve as a vehicle to deliver therapeutics across the blood-spinal/blood-brain barrier in a minimally invasive manner. We developed an injectable hydrazone crosslinked hyaluronic acid-alginate (HA-Alg) hydrogel for neural tissue repair. We fabricated hydrogels with a range of polymer concentrations and evaluated their physicochemical properties to identify formulations that mimic the stiffness and viscoelastic properties of the CNS tissue environment. Hyaluronic acid was further modified with ECM-derived, cell-adhesive peptides (RGD and IKVAV) to enhance neuronal adhesion and viability. To evaluate the therapeutic potential of our hydrogel platform, we embedded mouse embryonic stem cell aggregates and differentiated them toward mature V2a interneurons. These interneurons are critical for relaying motor signals and represent a promising therapeutic cell population for treating spinal cord injuries. We demonstrated successful enrichment for V2a interneurons in HA-Alg hydrogels containing ECM-derived peptides, with a 2-fold increase in

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PMCPMC13614473

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