Wu Min, Zhao Yitao, Tao Meihan, Fu Meimei, Wang Yue, Liu Qi, Lu Zhihui, Guo Jinshan
Department of Histology and Embryology, GDMPA Key Laboratory of Key Technologies for Cosmetics Safety and Efficacy Evaluation, NMPA Key Laboratory for Safety Evaluation of Cosmetics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, P. R. China.
Regenerative Medicine and Tissue Repair Research Center, Huangpu Institute of Materials, Guangzhou 511363, P. R. China.
ACS Appl Mater Interfaces. 2023 Nov 8;15(44):50836-50853. doi: 10.1021/acsami.3c09394. Epub 2023 Oct 30.
The latest advancements in cellular bioenergetics have revealed the potential of transferring chemical energy to biological energy for therapeutic applications. Despite efforts, a three-dimensional (3D) scaffold that can induce long-term bioenergetic effects and facilitate tissue regeneration remains a big challenge. Herein, the cellular energetic metabolism promotion ability of l-malate, an important intermediate of the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle, was proved, and a series of bioenergetic porous scaffolds were fabricated by synthesizing poly(diol l-malate) (PDoM) prepolymers via a facial one-pot polycondensation of l-malic acid and aliphatic diols, followed by scaffold fabrication and thermal-cross-linking. The degradation products of the developed PDoM scaffolds can regulate the metabolic microenvironment by entering mitochondria and participating in the TCA cycle to elevate intracellular adenosine triphosphate (ATP) levels, thus promoting the cellular biosynthesis, including the production of collagen type I (Col1a1), fibronectin 1 (Fn1), and actin alpha 2 (Acta2/α-Sma). The porous PDoM scaffold was demonstrated to support the growth of the cocultured mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) and promote their secretion of bioactive molecules [such as vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1), and basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF)], and this stem cells-laden scaffold architecture was proved to accelerate wound healing in a critical full-thickness skin defect model on rats.
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