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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-11-10
pubmed:abstractText
Addition of various heparinoids to the lactose-introduced, water-soluble chitosan (CH-LA) aqueous solution produces an injectable chitosan/heparinoid hydrogel. In the present work, we examined the capability of the chitosan/non-anticoagulant heparin (periodate-oxidized (IO(4)-) heparin) hydrogel to immobilize fibroblast growth factor (FGF)-2, as well as the controlled release of FGF-2 molecules from the hydrogel in vitro and in vivo. The hydrogel was biodegraded in about 20 days after subcutaneous injection into the back of a mouse. When the FGF-2-incorporated hydrogel was subcutaneously injected into the back of both mice and rats, a significant neovascularization and fibrous tissue formation were induced near the injected site. These results indicate that the controlled release of biologically active FGF-2 molecules is caused by biodegradation of the hydrogel, and that subsequent induction of the vascularization occurs.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0142-9612
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
25
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
699-706
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Vascularization in vivo caused by the controlled release of fibroblast growth factor-2 from an injectable chitosan/non-anticoagulant heparin hydrogel.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Surgery II, National Defense Medical College, 3-2 Namiki, Tokorozawa, Saitama 359-8513, Japan. BXB01424@nifty.ne.jp
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Evaluation Studies