Do curdlan hydrogels improved with bioactive compounds from Hop exhibit beneficial properties for skin wound healing?

Abstrakt

Chronic wounds, among others, are mainly characterized by prolonged inflammation associated with the overproduction of reactive oxygen species and pro-inflammatory cytokines by immune cells. As a consequence, this phenomenon hinders or even precludes the regeneration process. It is known that biomaterials composed of biopolymers can significantly promote the process of wound healing and regeneration. The aim of this study was to establish whether curdlan-based biomaterials modified with hop compounds can be considered as promising candidates for the promotion of skin wound healing. The resultant biomaterials were subjected to an evaluation of their structural, physicochemical, and biological in vitro and in vivo properties. The conducted physicochemical analyses confirmed the incorporation of bioactive compounds (crude extract or xanthohumol) into the curdlan matrix. It was found that the curdlan-based biomaterials improved with low concentrations of hop compounds possessing satisfactory hydrophilicity, wettability, porosity, and absorption capacities. In vitro, tests showed that these biomaterials were non-cytotoxic, did not inhibit the proliferation of skin fibroblasts, and had the ability to inhibit the production of pro-inflammatory interleukin-6 by human macrophages stimulated with lipopolysaccharide. Moreover, in vivo studies showed that these biomaterials were biocompatible and could promote the regeneration process after injury (study on Danio rerio larvae model). Thus, it is worth emphasizing that this is the first paper demonstrating that a biomaterial based on a natural biopolymer (curdlan) improved with hop compounds may have biomedical potential, especially in the context of skin wound healing and regeneration.

Autorzy

Aleksandra Nurzyńska
Aleksandra Nurzyńska
Katarzyna Klimek
Katarzyna Klimek
Agnieszka Michalak
Agnieszka Michalak
Katarzyna Dos Santos Szewczyk
Katarzyna Dos Santos Szewczyk
Urszula Szalaj
Urszula Szalaj
Grażyna Ginalska
Grażyna Ginalska
artykuł
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
Angielski
2023
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10295
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CC BY 4.0 Uznanie autorstwa 4.0
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2023-06-18
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