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- 作者：Arnaud Hurel
- 关键词：Wound healing ; Wound dressing ; Matrix metalloproteinase ; PHEMA ; Hydrogel ; Biocompatibility
- 刊名：L'Anthropologie
- 出版年：2008
- 期刊代码：32_00035521
- 类别：art
- 出版时间：April-June 2008
- 卷：112
- 期：2
- 页码：349-350
- 文件大小：47 K
摘要
Chronic ulcers are an important and costly medical issue, imposing considerable pain, reduced mobility and decreased quality of life. The common pathology in these chronic wounds is excessive proteolytic activity, resulting in degradation of key factors critical to the ulcer's ability to heal. Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), a large family of zinc-dependent endopeptidases, have been shown to have increased activity in chronic wound fluid (CWF), with many authors suggesting that they need to be inhibited for the ulcer to heal. The studies we report here show that the excessive MMP activity in CWF can be inhibited with the bisphosphonate alendronate, in the form of a sodium salt, a functionalised analogue, and tethered to a poly(2-hydroxy methacrylate) (PHEMA) hydrogel. Furthermore, these functionalised alendronate hydrogels appear to be biologically inert as assessed in a three-dimensional ex vivo human skin equivalent model. Together, these results highlight the potential use of a tethered MMP inhibitor to inhibit protease activity in wound fluid. This approach may improve wound healing as it still allows MMPs to remain active in the upper cellular layers of the ulcer bed where they perform vital roles in wound healing; thus may offer an attractive new device-orientated wound therapy.