Objective: To develop a cost-effective and clinically usable therapy to treat full-thickness skin injuries. We accomplished this by preparing a viscoelastic hydrogel using polyethylene glycol (PEG)-modified platelet-free plasma (PEGylated PFP) combined with human adipose-derived stem cells (ASCs). Approach: PEGylated PFP hydrogels were prepared by polymerizing the liquid mixture of PEG and PFP±ASCs and gelled either by adding calcium chloride (CaCl2) or thrombin. Rheological and in vitro studies were performed to assess viscoelasticity and the ability of hydrogels to direct ASCs toward a vasculogenic phenotype, respectively. Finally, a pilot study evaluated the efficacy of hydrogels±ASCs using an athymic rat full-thickness skin wound model. Results: Hydrogels prepared within the range of 11 to 27 mM for CaCl2 or 5 to 12.5 U/mL for thrombin exhibited a storage modulus of ∼62 to 87 Pa and ∼47 to 92 Pa, respectively. The PEGylated PFP hydrogels directed ASCs to form network-like structures resembling vasculature, with a fourfold increase in perivascular specific genes that were confirmed by immunofluorescent staining. Hydrogels combined with ASCs exhibited an increase in blood vessel density when applied to excisional rat wounds compared with those treated with hydrogels (110.3 vs. 95.6 BV/mm2; p < 0.05). Furthermore, ASCs were identified in the perivascular region associated with newly forming blood vessels. Innovation: This study demonstrates that PFP modified with PEG along with ASCs can be used to prepare cost-effective stable hydrogels, at the bed-side, to treat extensive skin wounds. Conclusion: These results indicate that PEGylated plasma-based hydrogels combined with ASCs may be a potential regenerative therapy for full-thickness skin wounds. Copyright 2019, Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers.
Objective: To develop a cost-effective and clinically usable therapy to treat full-thickness skin injuries. We accomplished this by preparing a viscoelastic hydrogel using polyethylene glycol (PEG)-modified platelet-free plasma (PEGylated PFP) combined with human adipose-derived stem cells (ASCs). Approach: PEGylated PFP hydrogels were prepared by polymerizing the liquid mixture of PEG and PFP±ASCs and gelled either by adding calcium chloride (CaCl2) or thrombin. Rheological and in vitro studies were performed to assess viscoelasticity and the ability of hydrogels to direct ASCs toward a vasculogenic phenotype, respectively. Finally, a pilot study evaluated the efficacy of hydrogels±ASCs using an athymic rat full-thickness skin wound model. Results: Hydrogels prepared within the range of 11 to 27 mM for CaCl2 or 5 to 12.5 U/mL for thrombin exhibited a storage modulus of ∼62 to 87 Pa and ∼47 to 92 Pa, respectively. The PEGylated PFP hydrogels directed ASCs to form network-like structures resembling vasculature, with a fourfold increase in perivascular specific genes that were confirmed by immunofluorescent staining. Hydrogels combined with ASCs exhibited an increase in blood vessel density when applied to excisional rat wounds compared with those treated with hydrogels (110.3 vs. 95.6 BV/mm2; p < 0.05). Furthermore, ASCs were identified in the perivascular region associated with newly forming blood vessels. Innovation: This study demonstrates that PFP modified with PEG along with ASCs can be used to prepare cost-effective stable hydrogels, at the bed-side, to treat extensive skin wounds. Conclusion: These results indicate that PEGylated plasma-based hydrogels combined with ASCs may be a potential regenerative therapy for full-thickness skin wounds. Copyright 2019, Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers.
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