乙二醇
自愈水凝胶
体内
材料科学
生物医学工程
外体
再生(生物学)
再生医学
生物物理学
化学
细胞
微泡
高分子化学
细胞生物学
医学
小RNA
生物化学
有机化学
基因
生物技术
生物
作者
Li Liang,Yi Shen,Zhifeng Dong,Xin Gu
标识
DOI:10.1016/j.bioactmat.2021.07.024
摘要
Stem cell-derived exosomes (SC-EXO) was an emerging therapeutic agent in regenerative medicine. Intratunical injection of SC-EXO is considered as a prospective approach for erectile dysfunction (ED) treatment. However, high vascularization of cavernous body makes effective retention a major challenge for SC-EXO intratunical injection. In this study, a Polydopamine nanoparticles (PDNPs) incorporated poly (ethylene glycol)-poly(ε-caprolactone-co-lactide) (PDNPs-PELA) thermosensitive hydrogels were fabricated by a facile in situ polymerization for intratunical administration of adipose stem cell-derived exosomes (EXO). The hydrogels exhibited sol-gel transition at body temperature. Moreover, the in-situ polymerization of PDNPs using poly (ethylene glycol)-poly(ε-caprolactone-co-lactide) (PELA) block copolymer as a template was found to be more stable dispersion in the gel system. After being encapsulated into the hydrogel, EXO shows sustained release behavior within two weeks. In vivo animal experiments revealed that exosomes released from hydrogel lead to the healing of endothelial cells and neurons, increase of the cavity's pressure, thereby restoring the erectile function. In particular, since the PDNPs in thermosensitive gels have excellent photoacoustic performance, the hydrogel can be accurately delivered into the tunica albuginea by the guidance of real-time photoacoustic imaging. These results suggest that the as-prepared PDNPs-PELA has a promising future as an injectable exosome carrier for ED treatment.
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