Interdisciplinary Program in Bioengineering, College of Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea.
Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering, Medical Research Center, Seoul National University, Seoul 03080, Republic of Korea.
ACS Appl Mater Interfaces. 2024 Mar 27;16(12):14583-14594. doi: 10.1021/acsami.4c00122. Epub 2024 Mar 13.
Healing chronic diabetic wounds is challenging because of excessive reactive oxygen species (ROS) and hypoxia in the wound microenvironment. To address this issue, we propose a hydrogel wound dressing composed of polyethylene glycol (PEG) cross-linked with a biomimetic catalase, Fe-containing porphyrin (FeP) (i.e., FeP hydrogel). The immobilized FeP can serve as a catalyst for both ROS scavenging and O generation. The properties of the hydrogels were optimized by varying the composition ratios of the two constituent materials based on their mechanical properties and catalytic activity. Our cell experiments revealed that the FeP-80 hydrogel enhanced the proliferation and migration of keratinocytes and dermal fibroblasts and promoted the expression of angiogenic growth factors in keratinocytes. When tested with an diabetic chronic wound model, the FeP-80 hydrogel promoted wound healing by facilitating re-epithelialization, promoting angiogenesis, and suppressing inflammation, compared with other control groups.
治疗慢性糖尿病伤口具有挑战性,因为伤口微环境中存在过量的活性氧 (ROS) 和缺氧。为了解决这个问题,我们提出了一种水凝胶伤口敷料,由聚乙二醇 (PEG) 与仿生过氧化氢酶、含铁卟啉 (FeP) 交联而成(即 FeP 水凝胶)。固定化的 FeP 可以同时作为 ROS 清除剂和 O2 生成剂。通过改变两种组成材料的组成比例,基于它们的机械性能和催化活性,优化了水凝胶的性能。我们的细胞实验表明,FeP-80 水凝胶通过促进角质形成细胞和真皮成纤维细胞的增殖和迁移以及促进角质形成细胞中血管生成生长因子的表达,来增强细胞活力。在糖尿病慢性伤口模型中进行测试时,与其他对照组相比,FeP-80 水凝胶通过促进再上皮化、促进血管生成和抑制炎症,来促进伤口愈合。