Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2023, Vol. 27 ›› Issue (16): 2548-2555.doi: 10.12307/2023.173

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Application of injectable hydrogel in spinal cord injury

Tao Jingwei, Fan Xiao, Jiang Shengyuan, Deng Bowen, Zhang Yaqi, Liu Gang, Zuo Xinwei, Zhou Zhuoluo, Zhao Yi, Ren Jingpei, Xu Lin, Mu Xiaohong   

  1. Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100700, China
  • Received:2022-03-21 Accepted:2022-05-21 Online:2023-06-08 Published:2022-11-11
  • Contact: Mu Xiaohong, MD, Professor, Chief physician, Doctoral supervisor, Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100700, China
  • About author:Tao Jingwei, Doctoral candidate, Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100700, China
  • Supported by:
    National Natural Science Foundation of China (General Program), No. 81874467 (to MXH)

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Injectable hydrogel has a broad application prospect and unique therapeutic plasticity in the treatment of severe spinal cord injury. 
OBJECTIVE: To review the research progress of injectable hydrogels in spinal cord injury. 
METHODS: PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, CNKI, Wanfang, VIP, and China Biomedical Literature Database were searched. The key words were “spinal cord injury, spinal fracture, injectable hydrogel” in Chinese and “spinal cord trauma, myelopathy, traumatic, injuries, spinal cord, spinal cord injury, spinal cord transection, spinal cord laceration, post-traumatic myelopathy, spinal cord contusion, injectable hydrogel” in English. The related studies of injectable hydrogel in the treatment of spinal cord injury were screened. 
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Injectable hydrogel can be injected in animal and cell experiments to repair spinal cord injury. Injectable hydrogel has the characteristics of fewer traumas and can fit irregular defects. Injectable hydrogel with electrical conductivity and temperature sensitivity has a good repair function for spinal cord injury in terms of physical and chemical properties. Injectable hydrogel with stem cells or neurotrophic factors is beneficial to nerve regeneration and repair of local microenvironment of spinal cord injury. Injectable composite hydrogels have a bright future in clinical application. 

Key words: injectable hydrogel, spinal cord injury, physical and chemical properties, carrying biological macromolecule, review

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