Normal wound healing is a dynamic and complex multiple phase process involving coordinated interactions between growth factors, cytokines, chemokines, and various cells. Any failure in these phases may lead wounds to become chronic and have abnormal scar formation. Chronic wounds affect patients’ quality of life, since they require repetitive treatments and incur considerable medical costs. Thus, much effort has been focused on developing novel therapeutic approaches for wound treatment. Stem-cell-based therapeutic strategies have been proposed to treat these wounds. They have shown considerable potential for improving the rate and quality of wound healing and regenerating the skin. However, there are many challenges for using stem cells in skin regeneration. In this review, we present some sets of the data published on using embryonic stem cells, induced pluripotent stem cells, and adult stem cells in healing wounds. Additionally, we will discuss the different angles whereby these cells can contribute to their unique features and show the current drawbacks.
Background:
Brushite (dicalcium phosphate dihydrate, DCPD) cement as a promising bioactive material for bone tissue engineering is widely used to treat defects. However, relatively poor mechanical properties of brushite cement limit its application in loadbearing conditions. The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of graphene oxide (GO) addition to the physical-mechanical-biological properties of brushite cement.
Methods:
The brushite types of cement were prepared by mixing β-tricalcium phosphate [β-TCP, Ca3 (PO4)2] and monocalcium phosphate monohydrate [MCPM, Ca(H2PO4)2. H2O]. GO was introduced at 0, 0.5, 2, and 5 wt.% with the liquid. MG63 cells were cultured on the GO/CPC surfaces to observe various cellular activities and hydroxyapatite (HA) mineralization.
Results:
Based on our results, GO/CPC composites exhibit improvement in compressive strength compared to pure CPC. New Ca-deficient apatite layer was deposited on the composite surface after immersing immersion in SBF for 7 and 14 days. Field emission scanning electron microscope (FESEM) images indicated that pure and GO incorporated brushite cement facilitates cell adhesion. CPC/GO was slightly toxic to cells such that high concentrations of GO decreased the cell viability. Besides, alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity of cells was improved compared with the pure CPC.
Conclusion:
Our results highlight the role of graphene oxide that may have great potential in enabling the utility of graphene-based materials in various biomedical applications.
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