The role of the immune microenvironment in bone, cartilage, and soft tissue regeneration: from mechanism to therapeutic opportunity

Y Xiong, BB Mi, Z Lin, YQ Hu, L Yu, KK Zha… - Military Medical …, 2022 - Springer
Bone, cartilage, and soft tissue regeneration is a complex spatiotemporal process recruiting
a variety of cell types, whose activity and interplay must be precisely mediated for effective …

Rational design of immunomodulatory hydrogels for chronic wound healing

M Kharaziha, A Baidya, N Annabi - Advanced Materials, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
With all the advances in tissue engineering for construction of fully functional skin tissue,
complete regeneration of chronic wounds is still challenging. Since immune reaction to the …

All‐Natural Immunomodulatory Bioadhesive Hydrogel Promotes Angiogenesis and Diabetic Wound Healing by Regulating Macrophage Heterogeneity

YJ Fu, YF Shi, LY Wang, YF Zhao, RK Wang… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Macrophages are highly heterogeneous and exhibit a diversity of functions and phenotypes.
They can be divided into pro‐inflammatory macrophages (M1) and anti‐inflammatory …

A dual‐cross‐linked hydrogel patch for promoting diabetic wound healing

J Liu, M Qu, C Wang, Y Xue, H Huang, Q Chen, W Sun… - Small, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Diabetic wound treatment faces significant challenges in clinical settings. Alternative
treatment approaches are needed. Continuous bleeding, disordered inflammatory …

Immunomodulatory biomaterials for tissue repair

R Whitaker, B Hernaez-Estrada… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
All implanted biomaterials are targets of the host's immune system. While the host
inflammatory response was once considered a detrimental force to be blunted or avoided, in …

Regulation of macrophage polarization through surface topography design to facilitate implant-to-bone osteointegration

Y Zhu, H Liang, X Liu, J Wu, C Yang, TM Wong… - Science …, 2021 - science.org
Proper immune responses are critical for successful biomaterial implantation. Here, four
scales of honeycomb-like TiO2 structures were custom made on titanium (Ti) substrates to …

Biomimetic glycopeptide hydrogel coated PCL/nHA scaffold for enhanced cranial bone regeneration via macrophage M2 polarization-induced osteo …

Y Wang, J Wang, R Gao, X Liu, Z Feng, C Zhang… - Biomaterials, 2022 - Elsevier
The reconstruction of large cranial bone defects by bioactive materials without exogenous
cells or growth factors remains a substantial clinical challenge. Here, synthetic fibrous …

Macrophage phenotypes in tissue repair and the foreign body response: Implications for biomaterial-based regenerative medicine strategies

KE Martin, AJ García - Acta biomaterialia, 2021 - Elsevier
Macrophages are a highly heterogeneous and plastic population of cells that are crucial for
tissue repair and regeneration. This has made macrophages a particularly attractive target …

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 …

Advanced biomaterials for regulating polarization of macrophages in wound healing

J Mao, L Chen, Z Cai, S Qian, Z Liu… - Advanced Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Macrophage immunotherapy is an emerging treatment strategy that modulates the immune
system to promote wound healing. The functionality and regeneration of tissue depend on …