Photoactivated growth factor release from bio-orthogonally crosslinkedhydrogels for the regeneration of corneal defects
作者机构:Department of OphthalmologyByers Eye Institute at Stanford UniversitySchool of MedicinePalo AltoCA 94304United States Department of Materials Science and EngineeringStanford UniversityStanfordCA 94305United States Department of Chemical EngineeringStanford UniversityPalo AltoCA 94305United States VA Palo Alto HealthCare SystemPalo AltoCA 94304United States
出 版 物:《Bioactive Materials》 (生物活性材料(英文))
年 卷 期:2024年第40卷第10期
页 面:417-429页
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学科分类:1002[医学-临床医学] 100214[医学-肿瘤学] 10[医学]
基 金:supported by a departmental core grant fromResearch to Prevent Blindness (RPB) as well as funding from the NationalEye Institute (NIH R01 EY035697, R01 EY033363-03,K99EY034168, and P30 EY026877) Harrington Discovery InstituteScholar-Innovator Program, and the Basic Science Research Programthrough the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by theMinistry of Education (RS-2023-00247051) Experiments were alsoperformed in the Stanford Nano Shared Facilities and the StanfordSchool of Engineering Soft Materials Facility
主 题:In situ-forming hydrogel Bio-orthogonally crosslinked hydrogel Corneal regeneration Photo-responsive release Growth factor delivery
摘 要:In situ-forming hydrogels are an attractive option for corneal regeneration, and the delivery of growth factorsfrom such constructs have the potential to improve re-epithelialization and stromal remodeling. However,challenges persist in controlling the release of therapeutic molecules from hydrogels. Here, an in situ-forming bioorthogonallycrosslinked hydrogel containing growth factors tethered via photocleavable linkages (PC-HAColhydrogel) was developed to accelerate corneal regeneration. Epidermal growth factor (EGF) was conjugated tothe hydrogel backbone through photo-cleavable (PC) spacer arms and was released when exposed to mild intensityultraviolet (UV) light (2–5 mW/cm2, 365 nm). The PC-HACol hydrogel rapidly gelled within a few minuteswhen applied to corneal defects, with excellent transparency and biocompatibility. After subsequentexposure to UV irradiation, the hydrogel promoted the proliferation and migration of corneal epithelial cells invitro. The rate of re-epithelialization was positively correlated to the frequency of irradiation, verified through exvivo rabbit cornea organ culture studies. In an in vivo rat corneal wound healing study, the PC-HACol hydrogelexposed to UV light significantly promoted re-epithelialization, the remodeling of stromal layers, and exhibitedsignificant anti-scarring effects, with minimal α-SMA and robust ALDH3A1 expression. Normal differentiation ofthe regenerated epithelia after healing was evaluated by expression of the corneal epithelial biomarker, *** remodeled cornea exhibited full recovery of corneal thickness and layer number without hyperplasia of theepithelium.