Role of Hyaluronic Acids and Potential as Regenerative Biomaterials in Wound Healing.
Hao YangLiu SongYifang ZouDandan SunLimei WangZhuo YuJianfeng GuoPublished in: ACS applied bio materials (2020)
The skin can protect the body from external harm, sense environmental changes, and maintain physiological homeostasis. Cutaneous repair and regeneration associated with surgical wounds, acute traumas, and chronic diseases are a central concern of healthcare. Patients may experience the failure of current treatments due to the complexity of the healing process; therefore, emerging strategies are needed. Hyaluronic acids (HAs, also known as hyaluronan), a glycosaminoglycan (GAG) of the extracellular matrix (ECM), play key roles in cell differentiation, proliferation, and migration throughout tissue development and regeneration. Recently, HA derivatives have been developed as regenerative biomaterials for treating skin damage and injury. In this review, the healing process, namely, hemostasis, inflammation, proliferation, and maturation, is described and the role of HAs in the healing process is discussed. This review also provides recent examples in the development of HA derivatives for wound healing.
Keyphrases
- wound healing
- extracellular matrix
- stem cells
- tissue engineering
- healthcare
- mesenchymal stem cells
- end stage renal disease
- oxidative stress
- cell therapy
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- liver failure
- prognostic factors
- climate change
- intensive care unit
- patient reported outcomes
- social media
- bone marrow
- health information
- drug induced
- health insurance