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Recombinant Human Epidermal Growth Factor/Quatsome Nanoconjugates: A Robust Topical Delivery System for Complex Wound Healing

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  • Lidia Ferrer-Tasies, CIBER - Center for Biomedical Research Network, NANOMOL TECHNOLOGIES SL
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  • Hector Santana, Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology
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  • Ingrid Cabrera-Puig, CIBER - Center for Biomedical Research Network
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  • Elisabet González-Mira, CIBER - Center for Biomedical Research Network
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  • Lídia Ballell-Hosa, CIBER - Center for Biomedical Research Network, NANOMOL TECHNOLOGIES SL
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  • Carla Castellar-Álvarez, NANOMOL TECHNOLOGIES SL
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  • Alba Córdoba, NANOMOL TECHNOLOGIES SL
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  • Josep Merlo-Mas, NANOMOL TECHNOLOGIES SL
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  • Haydee Gerónimo, Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology
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  • Glay Chinea, Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology
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  • Viviana Falcón, Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology
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  • Evelyn Moreno-Calvo, CIBER - Center for Biomedical Research Network
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  • Jan Skov Pedersen
  • Jessica Romero, Centro Tecnologico Leitat
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  • Claudia Navarro-Requena, Centro Tecnologico Leitat
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  • Calixto Valdés, National Institute for Angiology and Vascular Surgery
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  • Miladys Limonta, Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology
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  • Jorge Berlanga, Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology
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  • Santiago Sala, NANOMOL TECHNOLOGIES SL
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  • Eduardo Martínez, Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology
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  • Jaume Veciana, CIBER - Center for Biomedical Research Network
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  • Nora Ventosa, CIBER - Center for Biomedical Research Network

A multitude of microparticles and nanoparticles is developed to improve the delivery of different small drugs and large biomolecules, which are subject to several hindering biological barriers that limit their optimal biodistribution and therapeutic effects. Here, a soft, reliable, and scalable method based on compressed CO2 is reported for obtaining nanoconjugates of recombinant human epidermal growth factor and nanovesicles called quatsomes, where the latter consists of cholesterol and cetyltrimethylammonium bromide. These nanoconjugates exhibit appropriate values of the major critical quality attributes of colloidal nanomedicines, such as controlled and narrow nanoscopic particle size distribution (which play important roles in determining their stability), drug loading, drug release, drug protection, targeting ability, and bioactivity. Also, they exhibit a dual action by 1) inbuilt antimicrobial activity preventing infections and 2) promoting regeneration of granulation tissue and re-epithelialization with complete closure of complex wounds. Therefore, such nanoconjugates are a potential nanomedicine for the topical treatment of complex wounds, particularly diabetic foot ulcers and venous leg ulcers.

Original languageEnglish
Article number2000260
JournalAdvanced Therapeutics
Volume4
Issue6
Number of pages14
ISSN2366-3987
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jun 2021

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    Research areas

  • chronic wounds, nanomedicine, nanovesicles, rhEGF, therapy

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