{"title":"Biomaterials that passively and actively target macrophages promote the regeneration of injured tissues","authors":"Pengzhen Zhuang, Wu Yang, Yu Chen, Yu Zhang, Capucine Leboucher, Jessica M. Rosenholm, Hongbo Zhang","doi":"10.1016/j.bmt.2024.09.005","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.bmt.2024.09.005","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Modulation of the immune system has gained significant attention in regenerative medicine. Although most tissues possess intrinsic self-repair capabilities, large-sized defects and complex pathological conditions may still lead to tissue microenvironment imbalance and repair failure. Researchers have applied macrophage-mediated immunotherapeutic strategies to various injured tissue repairs by modulating inflammatory responses, intercellular communication, and multitissue synergies to restore immune microenvironmental homeostasis and promote tissue regeneration. Ongoing advancements in materials science have highlighted the precise immunomodulatory role of biomaterials, with passive targeting strategies based on the material's physicochemical properties and active targeting strategies based on specific molecular modifications becoming increasingly important in research. This review focuses on the mechanisms of action of actively and passively targeted biomaterials to modulate macrophages, which improve the tissue regenerative microenvironment through four basic strategies: (i) modulation of the inflammatory response to remove damaged cells, cellular debris, and pathogens; (ii) remodeling of the extracellular matrix; (iii) reconstruction of vascular tissues; and (iv) macrophage-stem cell crosstalk. This review covers the major mechanisms of macrophage action in the regeneration of injured tissues, while exploring the multiple methods by which advanced biomaterials target macrophages and highlighting their applications in the regeneration of a wide range of tissue injuries. We further discuss the future directions and current limitations in the development of biomaterials for macrophage modulation, aiming to advance biomaterials targeting macrophages, realize the full potential of immunotherapy, and achieve precision medicine.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":100180,"journal":{"name":"Biomedical Technology","volume":"8 ","pages":"Pages 17-49"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142421136","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Biomedical TechnologyPub Date : 2024-12-01Epub Date: 2024-11-13DOI: 10.1016/j.bmt.2024.09.001
Wanqing Weng , Li Wang , Lu Fan , Xiaoya Ding , Xiaocheng Wang
{"title":"Ordered micro-nano structured biomaterials for wound healing","authors":"Wanqing Weng , Li Wang , Lu Fan , Xiaoya Ding , Xiaocheng Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.bmt.2024.09.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.bmt.2024.09.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The complexity of wound healing, influenced by both external factors and internal pathological mechanisms, presents a significant challenge in clinical treatment. However, strategically designed micro-nano structured scaffolds show great potential in enhancing wound healing. This article reviews groundbreaking research on ordered micro-nano structures for wound repair and tissue regeneration, highlighting their crucial roles in regulating cell behavior, promoting cell differentiation, balancing the immune microenvironment, and providing antibacterial properties. Subsequently, we provide a detailed overview of advanced technologies used to fabricate these precision structures, including template replication, electrospinning, microfluidics, and 3D printing. Finally, we discuss the challenges and future directions for developing finely structured materials, considering both the current achievements and existing limitations.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":100180,"journal":{"name":"Biomedical Technology","volume":"8 ","pages":"Pages 104-114"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142663028","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Biomedical TechnologyPub Date : 2024-12-01Epub Date: 2024-10-25DOI: 10.1016/j.bmt.2024.10.002
Hongli Chang , Bo Liu , Hongguang Chang , Na Li , Min Xu , Guilai Zuo , Wubing He , Xuenan Wang
{"title":"D2 receptor antagonist raclopride regulates glutamatergic neuronal activity in the pedunculopontine nucleus in a rat model of Parkinson's disease","authors":"Hongli Chang , Bo Liu , Hongguang Chang , Na Li , Min Xu , Guilai Zuo , Wubing He , Xuenan Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.bmt.2024.10.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.bmt.2024.10.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Parkinson disease (PD) is defined by the loss of dopamine (DA). Changes in the pedunculopontine nucleus (PPN), particularly in local field potential (LFP), can be attributed to deficits in DA and DA receptor expression levels. PPN is a heterogeneous nucleus consisting of cholinergic, γ-aminobutyric acid (GABAergic), and glutamatergic neurons. However, it is unclear whether low levels of DA receptors affect the activity of different PPN neuron types. We record the neuronal activity of PPN by administering the selective dopamine D1 and D2 receptor antagonists, SCH23390 and Raclopride, respectively. This study discover that the firing rates of glutamatergic neurons could be normalized, and their firing patterns were more consistent in lesioned rats treated with raclopride. Raclopride administration could correct the increased coherence and phase locking between glutamatergic spikes and beta-band oscillatory activity in lesioned rats. Raclopride administration correct the increased coherence and phase locking between glutamatergic spikes and beta-band oscillatory activity in lesioned rats.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":100180,"journal":{"name":"Biomedical Technology","volume":"8 ","pages":"Pages 81-91"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142532130","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Biomedical TechnologyPub Date : 2024-12-01Epub Date: 2024-10-09DOI: 10.1016/j.bmt.2024.10.001
Yongteng Song , Qingxi Hu , Suihong Liu , Guotai Yao , Haiguang Zhang
{"title":"Electrospinning drug-loaded polycaprolactone/polycaprolactone-gelatin multi-functional bilayer nanofibers composite scaffold for postoperative wound healing of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma","authors":"Yongteng Song , Qingxi Hu , Suihong Liu , Guotai Yao , Haiguang Zhang","doi":"10.1016/j.bmt.2024.10.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.bmt.2024.10.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC) tumor resection surgery poses challenges due to incomplete cancer cell removal, which increases the risk of local recurrence and micrometastasis, while large-scale surgical wounds are susceptible to severe infections. Therefore, a drug-loaded multi-functional bilayer nanofibers skin scaffold was fabricated for postoperative wound care of cSCC. Briefly, the antibacterial drug enrofloxacin (ENR) was loaded into polycaprolactone (PCL) nanofibers using electrospinning to form an antibacterial nanofiber membrane (PCL-ENR) as the outer layer of scaffold. The anticancer drug bleomycin (BLM) was loaded into PCL/Gelatin (Gel) nanofibers via electrospinning to form an anticancer nanofiber membrane (PG-BLM) as the inner layer of scaffold. ENR and BLM were successfully loaded into the scaffold. The scaffold had excellent physicochemical properties, with the outer layer exhibiting hydrophobicity and excellent antibacterial activity, and the inner layer showing hydrophilicity and outstanding anticancer activity. The elongation at break and tensile modulus of the scaffold were 26.35 ± 1.61 % and 15.25 ± 1.56 MPa, respectively. <em>In vitro</em> and <em>in vivo</em> experiments suggested that the scaffold not only has good biocompatibility to promote wound healing but also could inhibit the proliferation of A431 cells, which has great potential clinical application in postoperative wound care of cSCC.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":100180,"journal":{"name":"Biomedical Technology","volume":"8 ","pages":"Pages 65-80"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142421351","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Biomedical TechnologyPub Date : 2024-12-01Epub Date: 2024-10-28DOI: 10.1016/j.bmt.2024.10.003
Meng Tang , Pengrui Li , Haokai Zhang , Liu Deng , Shihong Liu , Qingyuan Zheng , Hongli Chang , Changming Zhao , Manqing Wang , Guilai Zuo , Dongrui Gao
{"title":"HMS-TENet: A hierarchical multi-scale topological enhanced network based on EEG and EOG for driver vigilance estimation","authors":"Meng Tang , Pengrui Li , Haokai Zhang , Liu Deng , Shihong Liu , Qingyuan Zheng , Hongli Chang , Changming Zhao , Manqing Wang , Guilai Zuo , Dongrui Gao","doi":"10.1016/j.bmt.2024.10.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.bmt.2024.10.003","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Driving vigilance estimation is an important task for traffic safety. Nowadays, electroencephalography (EEG) and electrooculography (EOG) have made some achievements in vigilance estimation, but there are still some challenges: 1) The traditional approachs with direct multimodal fusion may face the problems of information redundancy and data dimensionality mismatch; 2) Capture key discriminative features during multimodal fusion without losing specific patterns to each modality. In order to solve the above problems, this paper proposes a approach with fusion of EEG and EOG features in split bands, which not only preserves the information about brain activities in different bands of EEG, but also effectively integrates the relevant information of EOG. On this basis, we further propose a hierarchical multi-scale topological enhanced network (HMS-TENet). This network first introduces a pyramid pooling structure (PPS) to capture contextual relationships from different discriminative perspectives. And then we design a selective convolutional structure (SCS) for adaptive sense-field selection, which enables us to mine the desired discriminative information in small-size features. In addition, we design a topology self-aware attention to enhance the learning of representations of complex topological relationships among EEG channels. Finally, the output of the model can be selected for both regression and classification tasks, providing higher flexibility and adaptability. We demonstrate the robustness, generalizability, and utility of the proposed method based on intra-subject and cross-subject experiments on the SEED-VIG public dataset. Codes are available at <span><span>https://github.com/tangmeng28/HMS-TENet</span><svg><path></path></svg></span>.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":100180,"journal":{"name":"Biomedical Technology","volume":"8 ","pages":"Pages 92-103"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142532131","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Biomedical TechnologyPub Date : 2024-09-01Epub Date: 2024-06-11DOI: 10.1016/j.bmt.2024.06.001
Rongbin Liang , Tao Li , Wenqing Shi , Hui Gao , Bei Ai , Bing Li , Xiaodong Zhou
{"title":"Proteomic insights into myopia development: Differential protein expression and the role of calcium signaling in form deprivation myopia in Guinea pigs","authors":"Rongbin Liang , Tao Li , Wenqing Shi , Hui Gao , Bei Ai , Bing Li , Xiaodong Zhou","doi":"10.1016/j.bmt.2024.06.001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bmt.2024.06.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This study aims to explore the changes in the vitreous proteomics of form deprivation myopia (FDM) in guinea pigs, in order to reveal the molecular mechanisms involved in the onset and development of myopia. The myopia model in guinea pigs was successfully established by covering one eye of the guinea pigs with a latex bead sac for 4 weeks. This study used 4D data-independent acquisition proteomics technology to analyze vitreous body samples from both the FDM group and the control group. The goal of the proteomics analysis was to identify differences in protein expression within the vitreous body of FDM guinea pigs. Myopia was successfully induced in the FDM group after 4 weeks of modeling. A total of 6298 proteins were identified, among which 348 were differentially expressed proteins (DEPs), with 81 upregulated and 267 downregulated. These DEPs were subjected to in-depth bioinformatics analyses, including Gene Ontology, the Eukaryotic Orthologous Groups, and the Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes. These analyses revealed significant involvement in cellular processes, metabolic pathways, biological regulation, cytoskeletal organization, and cell movement. Our results indicate that calcium signaling plays a critical role in mediating eye changes associated with form deprivation, which may bear similarities to mechanisms observed in neurodegenerative diseases. A total of 348 DEPs related to the development and progression of myopia were identified. These changes involve key biological processes, including protein degradation, cell adhesion, and transport, especially alterations in calcium signaling pathways. Stromal interaction molecule 1 (STIM1) is an important biological marker of FDM, which was confirmed by Western blot, immunohistochemistry and ELISA. Our study found clear differences in the expression of proteins in the vitreous during the development of myopic guinea pigs, especially those related to calcium signaling pathway. Our study offers new insights into the pathogenesis of myopia, particularly changes related to protein metabolism pathways.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100180,"journal":{"name":"Biomedical Technology","volume":"7 ","pages":"Pages 15-24"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2949723X24000126/pdfft?md5=c7b83f5cf95221d34931ea50c1ab4a18&pid=1-s2.0-S2949723X24000126-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141302971","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Biomedical TechnologyPub Date : 2024-09-01Epub Date: 2024-07-16DOI: 10.1016/j.bmt.2024.07.001
Jihao Yang , Lingyi Guo , Jun Liao , Huaqiang Yi
{"title":"Nano-enhanced nature medicine for ischemic stroke: Opportunities and challenges","authors":"Jihao Yang , Lingyi Guo , Jun Liao , Huaqiang Yi","doi":"10.1016/j.bmt.2024.07.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.bmt.2024.07.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Ischemic stroke (IS), a major cause of death and disability globally, requires innovative therapeutic approaches due to its complex pathology. Nature medicine (NM) offers promising treatments through its bioactive compounds, which target the multifaceted nature of stroke-induced damage. However, the clinical application of NM is limited by challenges in bioavailability and specificity. This review article presents an advanced perspective on integrating nanotechnology with NM to create potent nanodelivery systems for ischemic stroke treatment. We highlight the pathological underpinnings of ischemic stroke, including oxidative stress, inflammation, and apoptosis, and discuss how NM compounds offer targeted mitigation strategies. By incorporating nanodelivery platforms, such as liposomes and nanoparticles, these NM -based treatments can achieve enhanced targeting, solubility, and controlled release, significantly improving therapeutic outcomes while reducing side effects. Despite promising developments, the translation of nano-enhanced NM into clinical practice faces obstacles, including manufacturing scalability, regulatory approval, and safety evaluations. This review emphasizes the potential of combining nanotechnology with NM to advance ischemic stroke therapy, calling for integrated research efforts to overcome existing barriers and fully realize the clinical benefits of this innovative approach.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100180,"journal":{"name":"Biomedical Technology","volume":"7 ","pages":"Pages 32-45"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2949723X24000151/pdfft?md5=7ca6bcfb5188479a44a70cc5ccf9f911&pid=1-s2.0-S2949723X24000151-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141623405","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Biomedical TechnologyPub Date : 2024-09-01Epub Date: 2024-07-02DOI: 10.1016/j.bmt.2024.06.003
Ping He , Rongshuai Yan , Jie Liu , Pan You , Jianghe Zhang , Jinqing Li , Yiming Zhang
{"title":"The therapeutic efficacy of post-symptom 3,4-diaminopyridine treatment in cosmetic injection-induced botulism using a novel animal model","authors":"Ping He , Rongshuai Yan , Jie Liu , Pan You , Jianghe Zhang , Jinqing Li , Yiming Zhang","doi":"10.1016/j.bmt.2024.06.003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bmt.2024.06.003","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>In recent years, the incidence of cosmetic injection-induced botulism has remarkably increased due to the frequent usage of botulinum neurotoxin type A (BoNT/A). To mimic and investigate this new clinical type of botulism, we established a novel animal model and evaluated the therapeutic potential of a new drug. Firstly, we injected BoNT/A into the gastrocnemius of rats to induce partial paralysis of the remaining limbs. Then, the intoxicated rats were treated with 3,4-diaminopyridine (3,4-DAP) at different stages of the disease and the forelimbs grasping strength (FGS) was evaluated. We showed that, at the sublethal dose, the FGS began to decrease at 6.00 ± 1.86 h after injection in rats, from 2.28 ± 0.19 N to 1.51 ± 0.18 N, while the FGS declined appeared earlier (4.29 ± 0.42 h) at the lethal dose, from 2.30 ± 0.20 N to 1.20 ± 0.16 N. Treatment with 3,4-DAP respectively at the time of the symptoms onset or 7 days after injection both can temporarily reverse the symptoms of muscle paralysis, indicating that 3,4-DAP may be an effective approach to relieve botulism. Overall, this study provides an available rat model and a promising therapeutic strategy for cosmetic injection-induced botulism.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100180,"journal":{"name":"Biomedical Technology","volume":"7 ","pages":"Pages 25-31"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2949723X2400014X/pdfft?md5=33b378da876cfcc1ef62239719647f35&pid=1-s2.0-S2949723X2400014X-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141540325","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Biomedical TechnologyPub Date : 2024-09-01Epub Date: 2024-08-29DOI: 10.1016/j.bmt.2024.08.001
Shuncai Hu, Qing Lin, Lifeng Qiu, Yang Liu, Siyan Guan, Zhizhi Luo, Yang Wang, Xiaofan Wang
{"title":"Effect of orthotic insole on symptomatic flexible flatfoot in school-age children: Meta-analysis and 1-year follow-up study","authors":"Shuncai Hu, Qing Lin, Lifeng Qiu, Yang Liu, Siyan Guan, Zhizhi Luo, Yang Wang, Xiaofan Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.bmt.2024.08.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.bmt.2024.08.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Purpose</h3><p>This study aimed to investigate the efficacy of orthopedic insoles, specifically three-dimensional (3D)-printed orthopedic insoles, for treatment of symptomatic flexible flatfoot in school-age children.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>A systematic review of PubMed and China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) from database inception to March 2024 was conducted to determine additional studies. This single-center study included 38 participants, including 20 who chose ordinary orthopedic insoles and 18 who chose 3D printed orthopedic insoles, presented from January 2021 to December 2022. Pain symptom relief was compared between the two groups after 1 year of follow-up.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>A systematic review identified an additional six publications, involving 206 samples, and meta-analysis indicated that the force-bearing area, arch index, and heel valgus angle after treatment were 0.74 (95 % confidence interval [CI]: 0.65–1.01), 0.20 (95 % CI: 0.03–1.35), and 0.10 (95 % CI: 0.03–0.28) of those before treatment, respectively. The 1-year follow-up study revealed that because of its good comfort, 3D printed orthopedic insole can significantly improve the wearing time of both male (<em>P</em> < 0.001) and overweight participants (<em>P</em> < 0.001) and significantly reduce the pain score (<em>P</em> = 0.032).</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>Orthotic insoles are effective in helping the recovery of flexible flatfoot. Among them, the 3D-printed orthopedic insoles have a better effect on relieving pain symptoms and have a great development potential.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100180,"journal":{"name":"Biomedical Technology","volume":"7 ","pages":"Pages 63-70"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2949723X24000163/pdfft?md5=b0f8149d222ae2bd36d56643a01112ba&pid=1-s2.0-S2949723X24000163-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142089408","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}