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Protease-degradable PEG-maleimide coating with on-demand release of IL-1Ra to improve tissue response to neural electrodes.

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Gutowski, SM; Shoemaker, JT; Templeman, KL; Wei, Y; Latour, RA; Bellamkonda, RV; LaPlaca, MC; García, AJ
Published in: Biomaterials
March 2015

Neural electrodes are an important part of brain-machine interface devices that can restore functionality to patients with sensory and movement disorders. Chronically implanted neural electrodes induce an unfavorable tissue response which includes inflammation, scar formation, and neuronal cell death, eventually causing loss of electrode function. We developed a poly(ethylene glycol) hydrogel coating for neural electrodes with non-fouling characteristics, incorporated an anti-inflammatory agent, and engineered a stimulus-responsive degradable portion for on-demand release of the anti-inflammatory agent in response to inflammatory stimuli. This coating reduces in vitro glial cell adhesion, cell spreading, and cytokine release compared to uncoated controls. We also analyzed the in vivo tissue response using immunohistochemistry and microarray qRT-PCR. Although no differences were observed among coated and uncoated electrodes for inflammatory cell markers, lower IgG penetration into the tissue around PEG+IL-1Ra coated electrodes indicates an improvement in blood-brain barrier integrity. Gene expression analysis showed higher expression of IL-6 and MMP-2 around PEG+IL-1Ra samples, as well as an increase in CNTF expression, an important marker for neuronal survival. Importantly, increased neuronal survival around coated electrodes compared to uncoated controls was observed. Collectively, these results indicate promising findings for an engineered coating to increase neuronal survival and improve tissue response around implanted neural electrodes.

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Biomaterials

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EISSN

1878-5905

ISSN

0142-9612

Publication Date

March 2015

Volume

44

Start / End Page

55 / 70

Related Subject Headings

  • Surface Properties
  • Rats, Sprague-Dawley
  • Polyethylene Glycols
  • Peptide Hydrolases
  • Neurons
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Microglia
  • Maleimides
  • Male
  • Lipopolysaccharides
 

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Gutowski, S. M., Shoemaker, J. T., Templeman, K. L., Wei, Y., Latour, R. A., Bellamkonda, R. V., … García, A. J. (2015). Protease-degradable PEG-maleimide coating with on-demand release of IL-1Ra to improve tissue response to neural electrodes. Biomaterials, 44, 55–70. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biomaterials.2014.12.009
Gutowski, Stacie M., James T. Shoemaker, Kellie L. Templeman, Yang Wei, Robert A. Latour, Ravi V. Bellamkonda, Michelle C. LaPlaca, and Andrés J. García. “Protease-degradable PEG-maleimide coating with on-demand release of IL-1Ra to improve tissue response to neural electrodes.Biomaterials 44 (March 2015): 55–70. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biomaterials.2014.12.009.
Gutowski SM, Shoemaker JT, Templeman KL, Wei Y, Latour RA, Bellamkonda RV, et al. Protease-degradable PEG-maleimide coating with on-demand release of IL-1Ra to improve tissue response to neural electrodes. Biomaterials. 2015 Mar;44:55–70.
Gutowski, Stacie M., et al. “Protease-degradable PEG-maleimide coating with on-demand release of IL-1Ra to improve tissue response to neural electrodes.Biomaterials, vol. 44, Mar. 2015, pp. 55–70. Epmc, doi:10.1016/j.biomaterials.2014.12.009.
Gutowski SM, Shoemaker JT, Templeman KL, Wei Y, Latour RA, Bellamkonda RV, LaPlaca MC, García AJ. Protease-degradable PEG-maleimide coating with on-demand release of IL-1Ra to improve tissue response to neural electrodes. Biomaterials. 2015 Mar;44:55–70.
Journal cover image

Published In

Biomaterials

DOI

EISSN

1878-5905

ISSN

0142-9612

Publication Date

March 2015

Volume

44

Start / End Page

55 / 70

Related Subject Headings

  • Surface Properties
  • Rats, Sprague-Dawley
  • Polyethylene Glycols
  • Peptide Hydrolases
  • Neurons
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Microglia
  • Maleimides
  • Male
  • Lipopolysaccharides