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Reactive oxygen species (ROS)-responsive biomaterials mediate tissue microenvironments and tissue regeneration.

Abstract
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) have been considered the pivotal signaling molecules in many physiological processes, and are usually overproduced in various inflammatory tissues. Overproduction of ROS may disrupt cellular homeostasis, cause non-specific damage to critical components, and lead to a series of diseases. ROS are acknowledged as a type of emerging triggered event similar to acidic pH, overproduced enzymes, temperature and other specific stimuli found in pathological microenvironments. Recently, ROS-responsive biomaterials have been identified as a type of promising therapeutic substance to alleviate oxidative stress in tissue microenvironments, and for use as a vehicle triggered by inflammatory diseases to realize drug release under physiological oxidative microenvironments. In this review, we discuss mainly the mechanisms of ROS-responsive biomaterials with solubility switch and chemical degradation, and those ROS-responsive groups used in ROS-responsive biomaterials. The mechanism of ROS overproduction in pathophysiological conditions is introduced. The various applications of ROS-responsive biomaterials in tissue regeneration and disease therapy, such as cardiovascular diseases, osteoarthritis, chronic diabetic wounds, inflammatory bowel disease and other inflammatory diseases, are summarized.
AuthorsYuejun Yao, Haolan Zhang, Zhaoyi Wang, Jie Ding, Shuqin Wang, Baiqiang Huang, Shifeng Ke, Changyou Gao
JournalJournal of materials chemistry. B (J Mater Chem B) Vol. 7 Issue 33 Pg. 5019-5037 (08 21 2019) ISSN: 2050-7518 [Electronic] England
PMID31432870 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Review)
Chemical References
  • Biocompatible Materials
  • Polymers
  • Reactive Oxygen Species
Topics
  • Animals
  • Biocompatible Materials (chemistry, pharmacology)
  • Cardiovascular Diseases (metabolism, pathology)
  • Heart (physiology)
  • Humans
  • Osteoarthritis (metabolism, pathology)
  • Oxidative Stress (drug effects)
  • Polymers (chemistry)
  • Reactive Oxygen Species (metabolism)
  • Regeneration (drug effects)

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