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Disulfide bond-driven hyaluronic acid/sericin nanoparticles for wound-healing application

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There is a growing demand of bioinspired wound-healing platforms with superior tissue repairing and low immunogenicity. Hyaluronic acid (HA) and sericin (Sc) are extensively used for their competence in tissue engineering and gene/drug delivery. Herein, we demonstrate the formation of hybrid nanoparticles of HA and Sc (HS NPs) taking advantage of the dynamic disulfide bonding between their thiolated derivatives. The fabricated HS NPs were loaded with ursodeoxycholic acid (UDC), a known suppressor for NF-κB expression, and explored for the cellular response of designed hybrid UDC-HS NPs. The cytotoxicity of the synthesized hybrid system was evaluated on CCD-986Sk cells, showing negligible cytotoxicity with the cell proliferation data supporting the potential of UDC-HS NPs in increasing the cell density. Moreover, UDC-HS NPs also directed enhanced antioxidant activity. Furthermore, the wound-healing capability of UDC-HS NPs was investigated through in vitro scratch assay on CCD-986Sk cells. The results obtained could provide a useful approach in designing hybrid nanoplatform with implications in wound repair and tissue regeneration.

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This research was supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) (Grant Nos. 2021R1I1A3059994, 221C000142, 2020R1A6A1AA03044512, 2020K1A3A1A19088873, and 2020R1A2C1012586) and Korea Institute of Planning and Evaluation for Technology in Food, Agriculture and Forestry (IPET) through High Value-added Food Technology Development Program funded by Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA) (321027-5). The authors are also thankful to Core Research Support Center for Natural Products and Medical Materials (CRCNM) in Yeungnam University, South Korea for instrumentation.

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    Anuj Kumar & Sung Soo Han

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Sood, A., Bhaskar, R., Won, S.Y. et al. Disulfide bond-driven hyaluronic acid/sericin nanoparticles for wound-healing application. J Nanostruct Chem 13, 463–480 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40097-022-00505-1

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