Article ; Online: Synergistic Pharmacological Therapy to Modulate Glial Cells in Spinal Cord Injury.
Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.)
2023 Volume 36, Issue 3, Page(s) e2307747
Abstract: Current treatments for modulating the glial-mediated inflammatory response after spinal cord injury (SCI) have limited ability to improve recovery. This is quite likely due to the lack of a selective therapeutic approach acting on microgliosis and ... ...
| Abstract | Current treatments for modulating the glial-mediated inflammatory response after spinal cord injury (SCI) have limited ability to improve recovery. This is quite likely due to the lack of a selective therapeutic approach acting on microgliosis and astrocytosis, the glia components most involved after trauma, while maximizing efficacy and minimizing side effects. A new nanogel that can selectively release active compounds in microglial cells and astrocytes is developed and characterized. The degree of selectivity and subcellular distribution of the nanogel is evaluated by applying an innovative super-resolution microscopy technique, expansion microscopy. Two different administration schemes are then tested in a SCI mouse model: in an early phase, the nanogel loaded with Rolipram, an anti-inflammatory drug, achieves significant improvement in the animal's motor performance due to the increased recruitment of microglia and macrophages that are able to localize the lesion. Treatment in the late phase, however, gives opposite results, with worse motor recovery because of the widespread degeneration. These findings demonstrate that the nanovector can be selective and functional in the treatment of the glial component in different phases of SCI. They also open a new therapeutic scenario for tackling glia-mediated inflammation after neurodegenerative events in the central nervous system. |
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| MeSH term(s) | Mice ; Animals ; Nanogels/therapeutic use ; Spinal Cord Injuries/pathology ; Neuroglia/pathology ; Microglia ; Polyethylene Glycols ; Polyethyleneimine |
| Chemical Substances | polyethylene glycol polyethyleneimine nanogel ; Nanogels ; Polyethylene Glycols (3WJQ0SDW1A) ; Polyethyleneimine (9002-98-6) |
| Language | English |
| Publishing date | 2023-12-02 |
| Publishing country | Germany |
| Document type | Journal Article |
| ZDB-ID | 1474949-X |
| ISSN | 1521-4095 ; 0935-9648 |
| ISSN (online) | 1521-4095 |
| ISSN | 0935-9648 |
| DOI | 10.1002/adma.202307747 |
| Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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