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An enzyme-responsive Gp1a-hydrogel for skin wound healing

  • J Biomater Appl. 2021 Oct;36(4):714-721. doi: 10.1177/08853282211012870.
Chunming Zhao 1 Yangyi Dong 2 Jialin Liu 2 Hongxing Cai 2 Zhouru Li 2 Xiaoming Sun 2 Wenjiang Yin 2 Jingyuan Ma 2 Hongmei Liu 3 Shanshan Li 2
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Affiliations

  • 1 Department of Human Anatomy, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China.
  • 2 Jiangsu Medical Engineering Research Center of Gene Detection and Department of Forensic Medicine, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China.
  • 3 Institute of Nervous System Diseases, Xuzhou Medical University and Neurosurgery Department, Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China.
Abstract

Faster recovery and fewer scars are ideal wound healing. We have demonstrated that the Cannabinoid Receptor 2 (CB2) agonist Gp1a is beneficial to skin wound healing, which inhibits inflammation and fibrogenesis while promoting re-epithelialization. However, the systemic administration is imprecise and overqualified for a local skin wound. Herein, we prepared Gp1a-gel using triglycerol monostearate (Tm) hydrogel and detected whether the Gp1a-gel worked effectively on mouse skin excision wounds. The results showed that Gp1a-gel might sustainably increase the CB2 for at least 8 days. It decreased inflammation and fibrogenesis while promoting wound enclosure and re-epithelialization. These results suggested Gp1a-gel may utilize as a potential formulation strategy to treat the skin wound.

Keywords

Gp1a; Wound repair; cannabinoid receptor 2; fibrogenesis; hydrogel; re-epithelialization.

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