Bio-Designed Carboxymethyl Chitosan/Polyvinyl Alcohol Hydrogel Containing Alpha-Tocopherol as a Three-Dimensional Wound Dressing, In Vitro and In Vivo Study.

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Τίτλος: Bio-Designed Carboxymethyl Chitosan/Polyvinyl Alcohol Hydrogel Containing Alpha-Tocopherol as a Three-Dimensional Wound Dressing, In Vitro and In Vivo Study.
Συγγραφείς: Hanjani GN; Department of Biology, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran., Irani S; Department of Biology, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran., Sharifi F; Department of Biology, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.; Soft Tissue Engineering Research Center, Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine Institute, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran., Atyabi SM; Department of Pilot Nanobiotechnology, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran.
Πηγή: Biotechnology and applied biochemistry [Biotechnol Appl Biochem] 2026 Feb; Vol. 73 (1), pp. 138-151. Date of Electronic Publication: 2025 Jul 10.
Τύπος έκδοσης: Journal Article
Γλώσσα: English
Στοιχεία περιοδικού: Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 8609465 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1470-8744 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 08854513 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Biotechnol Appl Biochem Subsets: MEDLINE
Imprint Name(s): Publication: Jan. 2011- : Malden : Wiley-Blackwell
Original Publication: San Diego : Academic Press, [cl986]-
Ιατρικοί όροι (MeSH): Chitosan*/analogs & derivatives , Chitosan*/chemistry , Chitosan*/pharmacology , Polyvinyl Alcohol*/chemistry , Polyvinyl Alcohol*/pharmacology , Wound Healing*/drug effects , Hydrogels*/chemistry , Hydrogels*/pharmacology , alpha-Tocopherol*/chemistry , alpha-Tocopherol*/pharmacology , Anti-Bacterial Agents*/pharmacology , Anti-Bacterial Agents*/chemistry , Bandages*, Staphylococcus aureus/drug effects ; Escherichia coli/drug effects ; Animals ; Rats ; Humans ; Rats, Sprague-Dawley ; Male
Περίληψη: Chitosan-based hydrogels have highly attractive potential for designing wound dressing production. To promote wound healing, it is admirable to develop three-dimensional (3D) multi-biological functional polyvinyl alcohol/carboxymethyl chitosan (PVA/CMC) hydrogel. A 3D biocompatible PVA/CMC hydrogel was prepared using a freeze-drying method under both sterile and unsterile conditions, without the use of a chemical cross-linker. The alpha-tocopherol (αT) and glycerol (Gly) loaded into the hydrogel resulted in stability, porosity, and a controlled release profile coordinated with the degradation rate of the hydrogel. The PVA/CMC + αT/Gly hydrogel displayed facilitates cell attachment and cellular migration in vitro evaluations. The prepared hydrogels notably suppressed Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus activities, correlating with loaded αT concentrations (200 and 400 U). In addition, the PVA/CMC + αT (200 U)/Gly10% and PVA/CMC + αT (400 U)/Gly10% hydrogels examined wound healing in full-thickness excisional wounds in rat models. The in vivo results indicated wound closure (αT-200 U: 78.7% and αT-400 U: 90.9% after 14 days), upregulating the gene expression (CYTOKERATIN, COLLAGEN TYPE Ι, and VEGF), and increasing protein levels (Pan-cytokeratin: 34.98% and VEGF: 41.72%). These findings highlight the porous structure of the PVA/CMC + αT (400 U)/Gly10% hydrogel as a promising novel wound dressing candidate with pro-regenerative properties.
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Contributed Indexing: Keywords: alpha‐tocopherol (αT); carboxymethyl chitosan; hydrogel; polyvinyl alcohol; wound dressing
Substance Nomenclature: 9012-76-4 (Chitosan)
9002-89-5 (Polyvinyl Alcohol)
0 (carboxymethyl-chitosan)
0 (Hydrogels)
H4N855PNZ1 (alpha-Tocopherol)
0 (polyvinyl alcohol hydrogel)
0 (Anti-Bacterial Agents)
Entry Date(s): Date Created: 20250711 Date Completed: 20260213 Latest Revision: 20260213
Update Code: 20260213
DOI: 10.1002/bab.70010
PMID: 40641222
Βάση Δεδομένων: MEDLINE