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MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING C-MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS
Volume 118, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2020.111541
Keywords
Hydrogel; Gastric ulcer; EGFR; Wound healing; Cytotoxicity; Photodynamic therapy; Collagen
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- National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) - Korea government (MSIT) [NRF-2018R1A2B6004217]
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In this study, an EGFR-conjugated hydrogel was fabricated to promote wound healing in cold restraint-induced gastric ulceration on burn wounds, demonstrating good biocompatibility and enhanced healing ability. In vivo experiments showed that EGFR-H had stronger ulcer healing ability compared to hydrogel alone and controls.
In the present study, we fabricated an epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-conjugated hydrogel to promote wound healing in cold restraint-induced gastric ulceration on burn wounds targeting collagen and inflammatory cells for the treatment of burns and gastric ulcers. Cytotoxicity and cell proliferation assays demonstrated good biocompatibility of hydrogel as a suitable extracellular matrix for targeted cells and support for regenerative cell growth. These findings were confirmed by staining methods. In vitro wound healing was confirmed cell migration in the targeted cells. The effect of the EGFR-H was investigated in cold restraint-induced gastric ulcers in rats, where the treatment was started immediately after ulcer induction. In the in vivo experiment, the EGFR-H demonstrated enhanced ulcer healing ability and less scarring compared to the hydrogel alone and controls. Thus, EGFR-H promotes healing of cold restraint-induced gastric ulcer via EGFR conjugated with a hydrogel. The present study demonstrates a novel pathway to fabricate hydrogels as suitable wound dressing biomaterials to improve deep partial thickness burn wound healing and prevent scar formation when aided by laser therapy.
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