Effect of aging on tendon biology, biomechanics and implications for treatment approaches

KYC Kwan, KWK Ng, Y Rao, C Zhu, S Qi… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Tendon aging is associated with an increasing prevalence of tendon injuries and/or chronic
tendon diseases, such as tendinopathy, which affects approximately 25% of the adult …

A hyaluronic acid/silk fibroin/poly-dopamine-coated biomimetic hydrogel scaffold with incorporated neurotrophin-3 for spinal cord injury repair

Q Sha, Y Wang, Z Zhu, H Wang, H Qiu, W Niu, X Li… - Acta Biomaterialia, 2023 - Elsevier
Bio-factor stimulation is essential for axonal regeneration in the central nervous system.
Thus, persistent and efficient factor delivery in the local microenvironment is an ideal …

A Localized Materials‐Based Strategy to Non‐Virally Deliver Chondroitinase ABC mRNA Improves Hindlimb Function in a Rat Spinal Cord Injury Model

AS Khalil, D Hellenbrand, K Reichl… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Spinal cord injury often results in devastating consequences for those afflicted, with very few
therapeutic options. A central element of spinal cord injuries is astrogliosis, which forms a …

Sustained interleukin-10 delivery reduces inflammation and improves motor function after spinal cord injury

DJ Hellenbrand, KA Reichl, BJ Travis, ME Filipp… - Journal of …, 2019 - Springer
Background The anti-inflammatory cytokine interleukin-10 (IL-10) has been explored
previously as a treatment method for spinal cord injury (SCI) due to its ability to attenuate pro …

Therapeutic potential of flavonoids in spinal cord injury

P Zhang, C Hölscher, X Ma - Reviews in the Neurosciences, 2017 - degruyter.com
Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a catastrophic event that can profoundly affect a patient's life, with
far-reaching social and economic effects. A consequential sequence of SCI is the significant …

Sustained neurotrophin‐3 delivery from hyaluronic acid hydrogels for neural tissue regeneration

P Ramos Ferrer, S Vardhan… - Journal of Biomedical …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The goal of this work was to design a polymer‐based platform capable of localized, long‐
term delivery of biologically active neurotropic factors using an affinity‐based approach …

Single-dose mRNA therapy via biomaterial-mediated sequestration of overexpressed proteins

AS Khalil, X Yu, JM Umhoefer, CS Chamberlain… - Science …, 2020 - science.org
Nonviral mRNA delivery is an attractive therapeutic gene delivery strategy, as it achieves
efficient protein overexpression in vivo and has a desirable safety profile. However, mRNA's …

Glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor as a treatment after spinal cord injury

SD Ortmann, DJ Hellenbrand - Neural regeneration research, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a devastating trauma that currently affects 54 people out of every
million, which is approximately 270,000 people in the United States (National Spinal Cord …

Determining neurotrophin gradients in vitro to direct axonal outgrowth following spinal cord injury

A Dravid, S Parittotokkaporn, Z Aqrawe… - ACS chemical …, 2019 - ACS Publications
A spinal cord injury can damage neuronal connections required for both motor and sensory
function. Barriers to regeneration within the central nervous system, including an absence of …

Construction of a NT-3 sustained-release system cross-linked with an acellular spinal cord scaffold and its effects on differentiation of cultured bone marrow …

H Xing, X Ren, H Yin, C Sun, T Jiang - Materials Science and Engineering …, 2019 - Elsevier
Objective This study sought to promote the adhesion, proliferation and differentiation of rat
bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells by constructing a neurotrophin-3 (NT-3) sustained …