P407 hydrogel loaded with nitric oxide microbubbles promotes angiogenesis and functional improvement in testicular transplantation

Prepubertal male patients with cancer have decreased fertility after treatment, but there are currently no suitable means for fertility rescue. Testicular transplantation seems to be a promising treatment. The short-term insufficiency of blood supply after transplantation is the key problem that needs to be solved. In this research, nitric oxide (NO), a gas and small molecule transmitter with the effect of promoting angiogenesis, acted at the site of testicular transplantation. Herein, poloxamer-407 (P407) and lipid microbubble materials served as transport carriers for NO and helped NO to function at the transplant site. P407 hydrogel loaded with NO microbubbles (PNO) slowly released NO in vitro. The three-dimensional space of the hydrogel provided a stable environment for NO microbubbles, which is conducive to the continuous release of NO. In this study, 25% PNO (w/v) was selected, and the gelling temperature was 19.47 °C. The gelling efficiency was relatively high at body temperature. Rheological experiments showed that PNO, at this concentration, had stable mechanical properties. The results from in vivo experiments demonstrated that testicular grafts in the PNO group exhibited a notably accelerated blood flow recovery compared to the other groups. Additionally, the PNO group displayed a significant improvement in reproductive function recovery. In conclusion, PNO exhibited slow release of NO, and a small amount of NO promoted angiogenesis in testicular grafts and restored reproductive function.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:12

Enthalten in:

Biomaterials science - 12(2024), 4 vom: 13. Feb., Seite 1004-1015

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Xu, Qi [VerfasserIn]
Qiu, Lin [VerfasserIn]
Gu, Qin [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Xinji [VerfasserIn]
Pan, Xiehua [VerfasserIn]
Tong, Mengqi [VerfasserIn]
Fu, Yanghua [VerfasserIn]
Zhao, Yingzheng [VerfasserIn]
Xi, Haitao [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

106392-12-5
31C4KY9ESH
Hydrogels
Journal Article
Nitric Oxide
Poloxamer

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Date Completed 14.02.2024

Date Revised 14.02.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1039/d3bm01521a

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM36686937X