Despite the success of current therapies for acute myocardial infarction (MI), many patients still develop adverse cardiac remodeling and heart failure. With the growing prevalence of heart failure, a new therapy is needed that can prevent remodeling and support tissue repair. Herein, we report on injectable recombinant human collagen type I (rHCI) and type III (rHCIII) matrices for treating MI. Injecting rHCI or rHCIII matrices in mice during the late proliferative phase post-MI restores the myocardium’s mechanical properties and reduces scar size, but only the rHCI matrix maintains remote wall thickness and prevents heart enlargement. rHCI treatment increases cardiomyocyte and capillary numbers in the border zone and the presence of pro-wound healing macrophages in the ischemic area, while reducing the overall recruitment of bone marrow monocytes. Our findings show functional recovery post-MI using rHCI by promoting a healing environment, cardiomyocyte survival, and less pathological remodeling of the myocardium.
A novel
strategy is needed for treating nonhealing wounds, which
is able to simultaneously eradicate pathogenic bacteria and promote
tissue regeneration. This would improve patient outcome and reduce
the number of lower limb amputations. In this work, we present a multifunctional
therapeutic approach able to control bacterial infections, provide
a protective barrier to a full-thickness wound, and improve wound
healing in a clinically relevant animal model. Our approach uses a
nanoengineered antimicrobial nanoparticle for creating a sprayable
layer onto the wound bed that prevents bacterial proliferation and
also eradicates preformed biofilms. As a protective barrier for the
wound, we developed a thermoresponsive collagen-based matrix that
has prohealing properties and is able to fill wounds independent of
their geometries. Our results indicate that using a combination of
the matrix with full-thickness microscopic skin tissue columns synergistically
contributed to faster and superior skin regeneration in a nonhealing
wound model in diabetic mice.
Properties of processed lipoaspirate were influenced by the preparation procedure. However, the differences were not dramatic; both centrifugation and membrane-based filtration are methods of choice whose selection depends on other criteria (e.g., practicality) for individual surgical settings.
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