Self-Assembled Wound Dressings Silence MMP-9 and Improve Diabetic Wound Healing In Vivo.

Castleberry, Steven A; Almquist, Benjamin D; Li, Wei; Reis, Tiago; Chow, John; Mayner, Sarah; Hammond, Paula T · Adv Mater · 2016

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

The direct local delivery of short interfering RNA (siRNA) into target tissues presents a real solution to several complex medical conditions that today lack efficacious therapies. The development of an ultrathin polymer coating is described to sustain the delivery of siRNA for up to 2 weeks in vitro and in vivo. This technology successfully reduces the expression of MMP-9 within the wounds of diabetic mice, significantly accelerating the wound healing process and improving the quality of tissue formed.

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