Issue 19, 2024

Micro-environment triple-responsive hyaluronic acid hydrogel dressings to promote antibacterial activity, collagen deposition, and angiogenesis for diabetic wound healing

Abstract

The clinical treatment of chronic diabetic wounds is a long-standing thorny issue. Strategies targeting the diabetic micro-environment have been developed to promote wound healing. However, it remains challenging to reverse the adverse conditions and re-activate tissue regeneration and angiogenesis. In this work, we develop injectable hydrogels that are responsive to acidic conditions, reactive oxygen species (ROS), and high glucose levels in a diabetic wound micro-environment to sustainably deliver tannic acid (TA) to augment antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, and anti-oxidative activities. This triple-responsive mechanism is designed by introducing dynamic acylhydrazone and phenylboronic ester bonds to crosslink modified hyaluronic acid (HA) chains. At a diabetic wound, the acylhydrazone bonds may be hydrolyzed at low pH. Meanwhile, glucose may compete with TA, and ROS may oxidize the C–B bond to release TA. Thus, sustained release of TA is triggered by the diabetic micro-environment. The released TA effectively scavenges ROS and kills bacteria. In vivo experiments on diabetic mice demonstrate that the hydrogel dressing highly promotes angiogenesis and extracellular matrix (ECM) deposition, leading to eventual full healing of diabetic skin wounds. This micro-environment-triggered triple-responsive drug release provides a promising method for chronic diabetic wound healing.

Graphical abstract: Micro-environment triple-responsive hyaluronic acid hydrogel dressings to promote antibacterial activity, collagen deposition, and angiogenesis for diabetic wound healing

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
06 feb 2024
Accepted
10 apr 2024
First published
10 apr 2024

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024,12, 4613-4628

Micro-environment triple-responsive hyaluronic acid hydrogel dressings to promote antibacterial activity, collagen deposition, and angiogenesis for diabetic wound healing

W. Wang, J. Zheng, X. Hong, J. Zhou, Y. Xiong, H. Yang, S. Li, G. Chen, Q. Su, W. Li, B. Cheng, J. Fu and T. Wu, J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024, 12, 4613 DOI: 10.1039/D4TB00261J

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