Influence of cross-linked hyaluronic acid hydrogels on neurite outgrowth and recovery from spinal cord injury

EM Horn, M Beaumont, XZ Shu, A Harvey… - … of Neurosurgery: Spine, 2007 - thejns.org
Object Therapies that use bioactive materials as replacement extracellular matrices may
hold the potential to mitigate the inhibition of regeneration observed after central nervous …

Hyaluronic acid scaffold has a neuroprotective effect in hemisection spinal cord injury

SV Kushchayev, MB Giers, DH Eng… - … of Neurosurgery: Spine, 2016 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE Spinal cord injury occurs in 2 phases. The initial trauma is followed by
inflammation that leads to fibrous scar tissue, glial scarring, and cavity formation. Scarring …

Injectable hydroxyphenyl derivative of hyaluronic acid hydrogel modified with RGD as scaffold for spinal cord injury repair

K Zaviskova, D Tukmachev, J Dubisova… - … Research Part A, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Hydrogel scaffolds which bridge the lesion, together with stem cell therapy represent a
promising approach for spinal cord injury (SCI) repair. In this study, a hydroxyphenyl …

Mechanically engineered hydrogel scaffolds for axonal growth and angiogenesis after transplantation in spinal cord injury

A Bakshi, O Fisher, T Dagci, BT Himes… - … of Neurosurgery: Spine, 2004 - thejns.org
Object. Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a complex pathological entity, the treatment of which
requires a multipronged approach. One way to integrate different therapeutic strategies for …

High molecular weight hyaluronic acid limits astrocyte activation and scar formation after spinal cord injury

ZZ Khaing, BD Milman, JE Vanscoy… - Journal of Neural …, 2011 - iopscience.iop.org
A major hurdle for regeneration after spinal cord injury (SCI) is the ability of axons to
penetrate and grow through the scar tissue. After SCI, inflammatory cells, astrocytes and …

Click-crosslinked injectable hyaluronic acid hydrogel is safe and biocompatible in the intrathecal space for ultimate use in regenerative strategies of the injured spinal …

T Führmann, J Obermeyer, CH Tator, MS Shoichet - Methods, 2015 - Elsevier
Traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) causes damage and degeneration at and around the
lesion site resulting in a loss of function. SCI presents a complex regenerative problem due …

Hyaluronic acid-based hydrogel enhances neuronal survival in spinal cord slice cultures from postnatal mice

N Schizas, R Rojas, S Kootala… - Journal of …, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
Numerous biomaterials based on extracellular matrix-components have been developed. It
was our aim to investigate whether a hyaluronic acid–based hydrogel improves neuronal …

Physical chitosan microhydrogels as scaffolds for spinal cord injury restoration and axon regeneration

J Chedly, S Soares, A Montembault, Y von Boxberg… - Biomaterials, 2017 - Elsevier
Recovery from traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) usually fails due to a cascade of cellular
and molecular events that compromise neural tissue reconstitution by giving rise to glial …

Injectable and fast gelling hyaluronate hydrogels with rapid self-healing ability for spinal cord injury repair

S Li, Z Ke, X Peng, P Fan, J Chao, P Wu, P Xiao… - Carbohydrate …, 2022 - Elsevier
Self-healing natural hydrogels still suffer from some issues such as unfit stiffness, poor
healing efficiency, and lack of biocompatibility and hydrolytic stability, although they have …

Acute and delayed implantation of positively charged 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate scaffolds in spinal cord injury in the rat

A Hejcl, L Urdzikova, J Sedy, P Lesny… - … of Neurosurgery: Spine, 2008 - thejns.org
Object Hydrogels are nontoxic, chemically inert synthetic polymers with a high water content
and large surface area that provide mechanical support for cells and axons when implanted …