Engineered Bio-inspired Multifunctional Peptide- and Protein-based Therapeutic Biomolecules for Better Wound Care

Chem Asian J. 2021 Dec 13;16(24):4018-4036. doi: 10.1002/asia.202101022. Epub 2021 Nov 8.

Abstract

Developing non-immunogenic therapeutic biomolecules for facilitating blood clotting followed by wound healing via therapeutic angiogenesis, still remains a formidable challenge. Excessive blood loss of accident victims and battalions cause a huge number of deaths worldwide. Patients with inherited bleeding disorders face acute complications during injury and post-surgery. Biologically-inspired peptide-based hemostat can act as a potential therapeutic for handling coagulopathy. Additionally, non-healing wounds for patients having ischemic diseases can cause severe clinical complications. Advancement in stabilized growth-factor-based proangiogenic therapy may offer effective possibilities for the treatment of ischemic pathology. This review will discuss nature-inspired biocompatible stabilized peptide- and protein-based molecular medicines to serve unmet medical challenges for handling traumatic coagulopathy and impaired wound healing.

Keywords: blood-clotting; growth factor mimetics; peptide; sealant; wound healing.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Blood Coagulation / drug effects
  • Blood Coagulation / physiology
  • Drug Delivery Systems
  • Hemostatics / pharmacology
  • Humans
  • Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins / genetics
  • Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins / pharmacology*
  • Neovascularization, Physiologic / drug effects
  • Peptides / genetics
  • Peptides / pharmacology*
  • Protein Engineering
  • Proteins / genetics
  • Proteins / pharmacology*
  • Wound Healing / drug effects*
  • Wound Healing / physiology

Substances

  • Hemostatics
  • Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins
  • Peptides
  • Proteins