Design of biodegradable, implantable devices towards clinical translation

C Li, C Guo, V Fitzpatrick, A Ibrahim… - Nature Reviews …, 2020 - nature.com
Biodegradable materials, including natural and synthetic polymers and hydrolyzable metals,
constitute the main components of temporary, implantable medical devices. Besides the …

Tailoring materials for modulation of macrophage fate

J Li, X Jiang, H Li, M Gelinsky, Z Gu - Advanced Materials, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Human immune system acts as a pivotal role in the tissue homeostasis and disease
progression. Immunomodulatory biomaterials that can manipulate innate immunity and …

Modulation of the crosstalk between Schwann cells and macrophages for nerve regeneration: a therapeutic strategy based on a multifunctional tetrahedral framework …

J Li, Y Yao, Y Wang, J Xu, D Zhao, M Liu… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Peripheral nerve injury (PNI) is currently recognized as one of the most significant public
health issues and affects the general well‐being of millions of individuals worldwide …

Biomaterials: foreign bodies or tuners for the immune response?

E Mariani, G Lisignoli, RM Borzì… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
The perspectives of regenerative medicine are still severely hampered by the host response
to biomaterial implantation, despite the robustness of technologies that hold the promise to …

Microenvironment-responsive immunoregulatory electrospun fibers for promoting nerve function recovery

K Xi, Y Gu, J Tang, H Chen, Y Xu, L Wu, F Cai… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
The strategies concerning modification of the complex immune pathological inflammatory
environment during acute spinal cord injury remain oversimplified and superficial. Inspired …

[HTML][HTML] Promoting tissue regeneration by modulating the immune system

Z Julier, AJ Park, PS Briquez, MM Martino - Acta biomaterialia, 2017 - Elsevier
The immune system plays a central role in tissue repair and regeneration. Indeed, the
immune response to tissue injury is crucial in determining the speed and the outcome of the …

Regenerative medicine: Current therapies and future directions

AS Mao, DJ Mooney - … of the National Academy of Sciences, 2015 - National Acad Sciences
Organ and tissue loss through disease and injury motivate the development of therapies that
can regenerate tissues and decrease reliance on transplantations. Regenerative medicine …

Macrophage biology in the peripheral nervous system after injury

RE Zigmond, FD Echevarria - Progress in neurobiology, 2019 - Elsevier
Neuroinflammation has positive and negative effects. This review focuses on the roles of
macrophage in the PNS. Transection of PNS axons leads to degeneration and clearance of …

Sequential delivery of immunomodulatory cytokines to facilitate the M1-to-M2 transition of macrophages and enhance vascularization of bone scaffolds

KL Spiller, S Nassiri, CE Witherel, RR Anfang, J Ng… - Biomaterials, 2015 - Elsevier
In normal tissue repair, macrophages exhibit a pro-inflammatory phenotype (M1) at early
stages and a pro-healing phenotype (M2) at later stages. We have previously shown that M1 …

Role of macrophages in Wallerian degeneration and axonal regeneration after peripheral nerve injury

P Chen, X Piao, P Bonaldo - Acta neuropathologica, 2015 - Springer
The peripheral nervous system (PNS) has remarkable regenerative abilities after injury.
Successful PNS regeneration relies on both injured axons and non-neuronal cells, including …