Issue 18, 2024

Multifunctional hydrogel dressing based on fish gelatin/oxidized hyaluronate for promoting diabetic wound healing

Abstract

Non-healing chronic diabetic wound treatment remains an unsolved healthcare challenge and still threatens patients' lives. Recently, hydrogel dressings based on natural biomaterials have been widely investigated to accelerate the healing of diabetic wounds. In this study, we introduce a bioactive hydrogel based on fish gelatin (FG) as a candidate for diabetic wound treatments, which is a recently emerged substitute for mammalian derived gelatin. The composite hydrogel simply fabricated with FG and oxidized hyaluronate (OHy) through Schiff base reaction could successfully accelerate wound healing due to their adequate mechanical stability and self-healing ability. In vitro studies showed that the fabricated hydrogels exhibited cytocompatibility and could reduce pro-inflammatory cytokine expression such as NO, IL-1β, TNF-α, and PGE2 in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated RAW 264.7 macrophages. In addition, the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS), a key marker of free radicals producing oxidative stress, was also reduced by fabricated hydrogels. Furthermore, in vivo experiments demonstrated that the hydrogel could promote wound closure, re-epithelialization, collagen deposition, and protein expression of CD31, CD206, and Arg1 in diabetic mice models. Our study highlights the advanced potential of FG as a promising alternative material and indicates that FOHI can be successfully used for diabetic wound healing applications.

Graphical abstract: Multifunctional hydrogel dressing based on fish gelatin/oxidized hyaluronate for promoting diabetic wound healing

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
12 Dec 2023
Accepted
30 Mar 2024
First published
02 Apr 2024

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024,12, 4451-4466

Multifunctional hydrogel dressing based on fish gelatin/oxidized hyaluronate for promoting diabetic wound healing

D. Park, S. Kim, J. Jang, B. Lee, S. Lee, B. Ryu, J. Je, W. S. Park and W. Jung, J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024, 12, 4451 DOI: 10.1039/D3TB02932H

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