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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-10-21
pubmed:abstractText
Degradable hydrogels are useful vehicles for the delivery of growth factors to promote the regeneration of diseased or damaged tissue. In the central nervous system, there are many instances where the delivery of neurotrophins has great potential in tissue repair, especially for treatment of spinal cord injury. In this work, hydrogels based on poly(ethylene glycol) that form via a photoinitiated polymerization were investigated for the delivery of neurotrophins. The release kinetics of these factors are controlled by changes in the network crosslinking density, which influences neurotrophin diffusion and subsequent release from the gels with total release times ranging from weeks to several months. The release and activity of one neurotrophic factor, ciliary-neurotrophic factor (CNTF), was assessed with a cell-based proliferation assay and an assay for neurite outgrowth from retinal explants. CNTF released from a degradable hydrogel above an explanted retina was able to stimulate outgrowth of a significantly higher number of neurites than controls without CNTF. Finally, unique microsphere/hydrogel composites were developed to simultaneously deliver multiple neurotrophins with individual release rates.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Ciliary Neurotrophic Factor, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Delayed-Action Preparations, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Drug Carriers, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Ethylamines, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Glycolates, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Hydrogels, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Lactates, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Lactic Acid, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Nerve Growth Factors, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Neurotrophin 3, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Polyethylene Glycols, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Polyglycolic Acid, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/poly(lactic acid-ethylene glycol), http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/polylactic acid-polyglycolic acid..., http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/triethylamine
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0142-9612
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
27
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
452-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:16115674-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:16115674-Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor, pubmed-meshheading:16115674-Cell Enlargement, pubmed-meshheading:16115674-Cell Line, pubmed-meshheading:16115674-Cell Proliferation, pubmed-meshheading:16115674-Ciliary Neurotrophic Factor, pubmed-meshheading:16115674-Delayed-Action Preparations, pubmed-meshheading:16115674-Drug Carriers, pubmed-meshheading:16115674-Erythroblasts, pubmed-meshheading:16115674-Ethylamines, pubmed-meshheading:16115674-Glycolates, pubmed-meshheading:16115674-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:16115674-Hydrogels, pubmed-meshheading:16115674-Lactates, pubmed-meshheading:16115674-Lactic Acid, pubmed-meshheading:16115674-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:16115674-Microspheres, pubmed-meshheading:16115674-Nerve Growth Factors, pubmed-meshheading:16115674-Neurites, pubmed-meshheading:16115674-Neurotrophin 3, pubmed-meshheading:16115674-Polyethylene Glycols, pubmed-meshheading:16115674-Polyglycolic Acid, pubmed-meshheading:16115674-Retina
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Stimulation of neurite outgrowth by neurotrophins delivered from degradable hydrogels.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, E25-342, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, In Vitro, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural