Injectable supramolecular gelatin hydrogel loading of resveratrol and histatin-1 for burn wound therapy

Biomater Sci. 2020 Sep 7;8(17):4810-4820. doi: 10.1039/d0bm00391c. Epub 2020 Aug 3.

Abstract

Prolonged inflammatory response and insufficient vascularization cause delayed and poor wound healing. In this study, we fabricated a supramolecular host-guest gelatin (HGM) hydrogel loaded with resveratrol (Res) and histatin-1 (His-1) to suppress inflammation and promote vascularization at skin burn wound sites. The HGM hydrogel showed good properties of shear-thinning and injectability, thereby allowing easy in situ injection and fast adaption to irregular wounds. Res and His-1 were demonstrated to enhance angiogenesis in vitro using cell migration and tube formation assays based on human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs). In an established rat burn wound model, HGM/Res/His-1 hydrogel treatment promoted wound healing by inhibiting expression of the pro-inflammatory factors of interleukin 6 (IL-6), interleukin 1β (IL-1β) and tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α) and increasing the expression of transforming growth factor β1 (TGF-β1) and platelet endothelial cell adhesion molecule-1 (CD31). HGM/Res/His-1 hydrogel treatment showed comparable efficacy with that of the commercial dressing, Tegaderm™, and therefore shows promising potential for clinical translation.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Burns* / drug therapy
  • Gelatin
  • Histatins
  • Hydrogels*
  • Rats
  • Resveratrol

Substances

  • Histatins
  • Hydrogels
  • Gelatin
  • Resveratrol