Metformin, macrophage dysfunction and atherosclerosis

X Feng, W Chen, X Ni, PJ Little, S Xu, L Tang… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Metformin is one of the most widely prescribed hypoglycemic drugs and has the potential to
treat many diseases. More and more evidence shows that metformin can regulate the …

[HTML][HTML] Construction of heparin-based hydrogel incorporated with Cu5. 4O ultrasmall nanozymes for wound healing and inflammation inhibition

Y Peng, D He, X Ge, Y Lu, Y Chai, Y Zhang, Z Mao… - Bioactive Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Excessive production of inflammatory chemokines and reactive oxygen species (ROS) can
cause a feedback cycle of inflammation response that has a negative effect on cutaneous …

[HTML][HTML] Self-therapeutic metal-based nanoparticles for treating inflammatory diseases

R Han, Y Xiao, Q Bai, CHJ Choi - Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B, 2023 - Elsevier
Inflammatory diseases are key contributors to high mortality globally and adversely affect the
quality of life. Current treatments include corticosteroids or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatories …

[HTML][HTML] Cyanobacteria-based self-oxygenated photodynamic therapy for anaerobic infection treatment and tissue repair

B Wang, L Zhou, Y Guo, H Guo, Y Zhong, X Huang… - Bioactive materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is an important technique to deal with drug-resistant bacterial
infections in the post-antibiotic era. However, the hypoxic environment in intractable …

Composite nanofibrous dressing loaded with Prussian blue and heparin for anti-inflammation therapy and diabetic wound healing

M Li, X Li, Y Gao, Y Yang, C Yi, W Huang… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Diabetic ulcer is a severe complication of diabetes that can lead to amputation due to the
overproduction of pro-inflammatory factors and reactive oxygen species (ROS). In this study …

[HTML][HTML] Myocardial matrix hydrogel acts as a reactive oxygen species scavenger and supports a proliferative microenvironment for cardiomyocytes

RM Wang, JM Mesfin, J Hunter, P Cattaneo… - Acta Biomaterialia, 2022 - Elsevier
As the native regenerative potential of adult cardiac tissue is limited post-injury, stimulating
endogenous repair mechanisms in the mammalian myocardium is a potential goal of …

Decellularized scaffold and its elicited immune response towards the host: the underlying mechanism and means of immunomodulatory modification

J Tan, QY Zhang, LP Huang, K Huang, HQ Xie - Biomaterials Science, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
The immune response of the host towards a decellularized scaffold is complex. Not only can
a number of immune cells influence this process, but also the characteristics, preparation …

Hyaluronic acid-guided assembly of ceria nanozymes as plaque-targeting ROS scavengers for anti-atherosclerotic therapy

S Wang, J Zhang, W Li, D Chen, J Tu, C Sun… - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2022 - Elsevier
Oxidative stress is a distinguishing feature in atherosclerosis disease. Reactive oxygen
species (ROS) can increase the oxidized low density lipoprotein (ox-LDL) and oxidative …

Effects of human and porcine adipose extracellular matrices decellularized by enzymatic or chemical methods on macrophage polarization and immunocompetence

M Cicuéndez, L Casarrubios, MJ Feito… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The decellularized extracellular matrix (ECM) obtained from human and porcine adipose
tissue (AT) is currently used to prepare regenerative medicine bio-scaffolds. However, the …

Multi-responsive sodium hyaluronate/tannic acid hydrogels with ROS scavenging ability promote the healing of diabetic wounds

Y Liu, M Zhu, J Ou, KJ Li, X Ju, Y Tian, Z Niu - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Oxidative stress caused by excessive reactive oxygen species (ROS) accumulation
significantly hinders wound healing in patients with diabetes. Scavenging ROS and …