Extracellular Matrix-Inspired Growth Factor Delivery Systems for Skin Wound Healing
Blood vessel growth plays a key role in regenerative medicine, both to restore blood supply to ischemic tissues and to ensure rapid vascularization of clinical-size tissue-engineered grafts. For example, vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is the master regulator of physiological blood vessel growth and is one of the main molecular targets of therapeutic angiogenesis approaches. However, angiogenesis is a complex process and there is a need to develop rational therapeutic strategies based on a firm understanding of basic vascular biology principles, as evidenced by the disappointing results of initial clinical trials of angiogenic factor delivery. In particular, the spatial localization of angiogenic signals in the extracellular matrix (ECM) is crucial to ensure the proper assembly and maturation of new vascular structures. Here, we discuss the therapeutic implications of matrix interactions of angiogenic factors, with a special emphasis on VEGF, as well as provide an overview of current approaches, based on protein and biomaterial engineering that mimic the regulatory functions of ECM to optimize the signaling microenvironment of vascular growth factors.
- Research Organization:
- Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF); USDOE Office of Science - Office of Basic Energy Sciences - Materials Sciences and Engineering Division
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-06CH11357
- OSTI ID:
- 1391742
- Journal Information:
- Advances in Wound Care, Vol. 4, Issue 8; ISSN 2162-1918
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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