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Sulfated alginate/polycaprolactone double-emulsion nanoparticles for enhanced delivery of heparin-binding growth factors in wound healing applications

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COLLOIDS AND SURFACES B-BIOINTERFACES
Volume 208, Issue -, Pages -

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DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2021.112105

Keywords

Biomarkers; Diabetic foot ulcers; Connective tissue growth factor; Insulin-like growth factor; Wound healing

Funding

  1. Qatar national Research Fund (a part of Qatar Foundation) [NPRP 9-144-3-021]
  2. Medical Practice Plan, FM
  3. National Council for Scientific Research (CNRS)
  4. Collaborative Research Stimulus (CRS)

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DFUs lack CTGF and IGF-I, leading to poor tissue repair. AlgSulf/PCL NPs with high affinity and sustained release of CTGF and IGF-I could promote diabetic wound healing, with no cytotoxic effects observed in HaCaT cells.
Diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) that are not effectively treated could lead to partial or complete lower limb amputations. The lack of connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) and insulin-like growth factor (IGF-I) in DFUs results in limited matrix deposition and poor tissue repair. To enhance growth factor (GF) availability in DFUs, heparin (HN)-mimetic alginate sulfate/polycaprolactone (AlgSulf/PCL) double emulsion nanoparticles (NPs) with high affinity and sustained release of CTGF and IGF-I were synthesized. The NPs size, encapsulation efficiency (EE), cytotoxicity, cellular uptake and wound healing capacity in immortalized primary human adult epidermal cells (HaCaT) were assessed. The sonication time and amplitude used for NPs synthesis enabled the production of particles with a minimum of 236 +/- 25 nm diameter. Treatment of HaCaT cells with up to 50 mu g mL-1 of NPs showed no cytotoxic effects after 72 h. The highest bovine serum albumin EE (94.6 %, P = 0.028) and lowest burst release were attained with AlgSulf/PCL. Moreover, cells treated with AlgSulf/CTGF (250 ng mL-1) exhibited the most rapid wound closure compared to controls while maintaining fibronectin synthesis. Doubleemulsion NPs based on HN-mimetic AlgSulf represent a novel approach which can significantly enhance diabetic wound healing and can be expanded for applications requiring the delivery of other HN-binding GFs.

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