Hydrogel biomaterials and their therapeutic potential for muscle injuries and muscular dystrophies

Generation of skeletal myogenic progenitors from human pluripotent stem cells using non-viral delivery of minicircle DNA

(2017) Jaemin Kim et al.   Stem Cell Research

Muscle Tissue Engineering Using Gingival Mesenchymal Stem Cells Encapsulated in Alginate Hydrogels Containing Multiple Growth Factors

(2016) Sahar Ansari et al.   ANNALS OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING

Striated muscle function, regeneration, and repair

(2016) I. Y. Shadrin et al.   CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR LIFE SCIENCES

Design, fabrication and characterization of oxidized alginate–gelatin hydrogels for muscle tissue engineering applications

(2016) Hossein Baniasadi et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMATERIALS APPLICATIONS

Fabrication of cell sheets with anisotropically aligned myotubes using thermally expandable micropatterned hydrogels

(2016) Jangsoo Lim et al.   MACROMOLECULAR RESEARCH

A 3D bioprinting system to produce human-scale tissue constructs with structural integrity

(2016) Hyun-Wook Kang et al.   NATURE BIOTECHNOLOGY

Nanofiber Yarn/Hydrogel Core–Shell Scaffolds Mimicking Native Skeletal Muscle Tissue for Guiding 3D Myoblast Alignment, Elongation, and Differentiation

(2015) Ling Wang et al.   ACS Nano

A novel bioreactor for the generation of highly aligned 3D skeletal muscle-like constructs through orientation of fibrin via application of static strain

(2015) Philipp Heher et al.   Acta Biomaterialia

Regulating myogenic differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells using thermosensitive hydrogels

(2015) Yanyi Xu et al.   Acta Biomaterialia

Coaxing stem cells for skeletal muscle repair

(2015) Karl J.A. McCullagh et al.   ADVANCED DRUG DELIVERY REVIEWS

Naturally derived and synthetic scaffolds for skeletal muscle reconstruction

(2015) Matthew T. Wolf et al.   ADVANCED DRUG DELIVERY REVIEWS

Biomaterial-based delivery for skeletal muscle repair

(2015) Christine A. Cezar et al.   ADVANCED DRUG DELIVERY REVIEWS

Tunable Stress Relaxation Behavior of an Alginate-Polyacrylamide Hydrogel: Comparison with Muscle Tissue

(2015) Martha M. Fitzgerald et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

Biomaterials based strategies for skeletal muscle tissue engineering: Existing technologies and future trends

(2015) Taimoor H. Qazi et al.   BIOMATERIALS

In vivo generation of a mature and functional artificial skeletal muscle

(2015) C. Fuoco et al.   EMBO Molecular Medicine

Intra-arterial transplantation of HLA-matched donor mesoangioblasts in Duchenne muscular dystrophy

(2015) G. Cossu et al.   EMBO Molecular Medicine

Mechanical Characterization and Shape Optimization of Fascicle-Like 3D Skeletal Muscle Tissues Contracted with Electrical and Optical Stimuli

(2015) Devin Neal et al.   TISSUE ENGINEERING PART A

Hydrogels containing metallic glass sub-micron wires for regulating skeletal muscle cell behaviour

(2015) Samad Ahadian et al.   Biomaterials Science

Controlled delivery of SDF-1α and IGF-1: CXCR4+ cell recruitment and functional skeletal muscle recovery

(2015) Viktoriya Y. Rybalko et al.   Biomaterials Science

Bioengineered human myobundles mimic clinical responses of skeletal muscle to drugs

(2015) Lauran Madden et al.   eLife

Fibrogenic Cell Plasticity Blunts Tissue Regeneration and Aggravates Muscular Dystrophy

(2015) Patrizia Pessina et al.   Stem Cell Reports

Self-crosslinked oxidized alginate/gelatin hydrogel as injectable, adhesive biomimetic scaffolds for cartilage regeneration

(2014) Biji Balakrishnan et al.   Acta Biomaterialia

Biologic Scaffolds for Regenerative Medicine: Mechanisms of In vivo Remodeling

(2014) Ricardo Londono et al.   ANNALS OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING

Roles of adherent myogenic cells and dynamic culture in engineered muscle function and maintenance of satellite cells

(2014) Mark Juhas et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Myotube formation on gelatin nanofibers – Multi-walled carbon nanotubes hybrid scaffolds

(2014) Serge Ostrovidov et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Physiology and metabolism of tissue-engineered skeletal muscle

(2014) Cindy S Cheng et al.   EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE

An Overview of Poly(lactic-co-glycolic) Acid (PLGA)-Based Biomaterials for Bone Tissue Engineering

(2014) Piergiorgio Gentile et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES

P(NIPAAM-co-HEMA) thermoresponsive hydrogels: an alternative approach for muscle cell sheet engineering

(2014) Chiara Villa et al.   Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine

Biofunctional hydrogels for skeletal muscle constructs

(2014) Apoorva S. Salimath et al.   Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine

Formation of elongated fascicle-inspired 3D tissues consisting of high-density, aligned cells using sacrificial outer molding

(2014) Devin Neal et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

Bioinspired Polymeric Nanocomposites for Regenerative Medicine

(2014) James K. Carrow et al.   MACROMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS

Designing Injectable, Covalently Cross-Linked Hydrogels for Biomedical Applications

(2014) Mathew Patenaude et al.   MACROMOLECULAR RAPID COMMUNICATIONS

Minimally Invasive Approach to the Repair of Injured Skeletal Muscle With a Shape-memory Scaffold

(2014) Lin Wang et al.   MOLECULAR THERAPY

Rejuvenation of the muscle stem cell population restores strength to injured aged muscles

(2014) Benjamin D Cosgrove et al.   NATURE MEDICINE

Population-based incidence and prevalence of facioscapulohumeral dystrophy

(2014) J. C. W. Deenen et al.   NEUROLOGY

Biomimetic engineered muscle with capacity for vascular integration and functional maturation in vivo

(2014) M. Juhas et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

A Wnt-TGF 2 axis induces a fibrogenic program in muscle stem cells from dystrophic mice

(2014) S. Biressi et al.   Science Translational Medicine

Oxytocin is an age-specific circulating hormone that is necessary for muscle maintenance and regeneration

(2014) Christian Elabd et al.   Nature Communications

Hybrid hydrogels containing vertically aligned carbon nanotubes with anisotropic electrical conductivity for muscle myofiber fabrication

(2014) Samad Ahadian et al.   Scientific Reports

Molecular and cell-based therapies for muscle degenerations: a road under construction

(2014) Emanuele Berardi et al.   Frontiers in Physiology

3D hydrogel environment rejuvenates aged pericytes for skeletal muscle tissue engineering

(2014) Claudia Fuoco et al.   Frontiers in Physiology

Role of β-hydroxybutyrate, its polymer poly-β-hydroxybutyrate and inorganic polyphosphate in mammalian health and disease

(2014) Elena N. Dedkova et al.   Frontiers in Physiology

Fibrin-based biomaterials: Modulation of macroscopic properties through rational design at the molecular level

(2013) Ashley C. Brown et al.   Acta Biomaterialia

Dielectrophoretically Aligned Carbon Nanotubes to Control Electrical and Mechanical Properties of Hydrogels to Fabricate Contractile Muscle Myofibers

(2013) Javier Ramón-Azcón et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

25th Anniversary Article: Rational Design and Applications of Hydrogels in Regenerative Medicine

(2013) Nasim Annabi et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Therapeutic advances in muscular dystrophy

(2013) Doris G. Leung et al.   ANNALS OF NEUROLOGY

Combination therapy of human adipose-derived stem cells and basic fibroblast growth factor hydrogel in muscle regeneration

(2013) Ji Hye Hwang et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Nanocomposite hydrogels for biomedical applications

(2013) Akhilesh K. Gaharwar et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOENGINEERING

Injectable thermosensitive chitosan/β-glycerophosphate/collagen hydrogel maintains the plasticity of skeletal muscle satellite cells and supports their in vivo viability

(2013) Ke Ding et al.   CELL BIOLOGY INTERNATIONAL

Intramuscular Transplantation of Myogenic Cells in Primates: Importance of Needle Size, Cell Number, and Injection Volume

(2013) Daniel Skuk et al.   CELL TRANSPLANTATION

Engineering the matrix microenvironment for cell delivery and engraftment for tissue repair

(2013) Amy Y Cheng et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN BIOTECHNOLOGY

Contractility and kinetics of human fetal and human adult skeletal muscle

(2013) Alice W. Racca et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-LONDON

Muscular dystrophies

(2013) Eugenio Mercuri et al.   LANCET

Autologous Myoblast Transplantation for Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy: a Phase I/Iia Clinical Study

(2013) Sophie Périé et al.   MOLECULAR THERAPY

Generation of eX vivo-vascularized Muscle Engineered Tissue (X-MET)

(2013) Silvia Carosio et al.   Scientific Reports

Fabrication of alginate–gelatin crosslinked hydrogel microcapsules and evaluation of the microstructure and physico-chemical properties

(2013) Bapi Sarker et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry B

Functional muscle ischemia in Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophy

(2013) Gail D. Thomas   Frontiers in Physiology

Alignment of multi-layered muscle cells within three-dimensional hydrogel macrochannels

(2012) Stephanie L. Hume et al.   Acta Biomaterialia

Human umbilical cord stem cell encapsulation in novel macroporous and injectable fibrin for muscle tissue engineering

(2012) Jun Liu et al.   Acta Biomaterialia

Thermosensitive sol–gel reversible hydrogels

(2012) Byeongmoon Jeong et al.   ADVANCED DRUG DELIVERY REVIEWS

Protein release from alginate matrices

(2012) Wayne R. Gombotz et al.   ADVANCED DRUG DELIVERY REVIEWS

A Single Component Conducting Polymer Hydrogel as a Scaffold for Tissue Engineering

(2012) Damia Mawad et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Evidence-based path to newborn screening for duchenne muscular dystrophy

(2012) Jerry R. Mendell et al.   ANNALS OF NEUROLOGY

A hydrogel derived from decellularized dermal extracellular matrix

(2012) Matthew T. Wolf et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Skeletal myogenic differentiation of urine-derived stem cells and angiogenesis using microbeads loaded with growth factors

(2012) Guihua Liu et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Tissue-Specific Stem Cells: Lessons from the Skeletal Muscle Satellite Cell

(2012) Andrew S. Brack et al.   Cell Stem Cell

Human ES- and iPS-Derived Myogenic Progenitors Restore DYSTROPHIN and Improve Contractility upon Transplantation in Dystrophic Mice

(2012) Radbod Darabi et al.   Cell Stem Cell

Stem cell therapies for muscle disorders

(2012) Francesco S. Tedesco et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN NEUROLOGY

Satellite cells are essential for skeletal muscle regeneration: the cell on the edge returns centre stage

(2012) F. Relaix et al.   DEVELOPMENT

Formation and optogenetic control of engineered 3D skeletal muscle bioactuators

(2012) Mahmut Selman Sakar et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

Micropatterning Topology on Soft Substrates Affects Myoblast Proliferation and Differentiation

(2012) Susi Zatti et al.   LANGMUIR

Conductive Hydrogels: Mechanically Robust Hybrids for Use as Biomaterials

(2012) Rylie A. Green et al.   MACROMOLECULAR BIOSCIENCE

Rapid casting of patterned vascular networks for perfusable engineered three-dimensional tissues

(2012) Jordan S. Miller et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Complex Interactions between Human Myoblasts and the Surrounding 3D Fibrin-Based Matrix

(2012) Stéphane Chiron et al.   PLoS One

Designing Cell-Compatible Hydrogels for Biomedical Applications

(2012) D. Seliktar   SCIENCE

Design and Fabrication of a Biodegradable, Covalently Crosslinked Shape-Memory Alginate Scaffold for Cell and Growth Factor Delivery

(2012) Lin Wang et al.   TISSUE ENGINEERING PART A

Advances in Bioactive Hydrogels to Probe and Direct Cell Fate

(2012) Cole A. DeForest et al.   Annual Review of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Injectable polyethylene glycol-fibrinogen hydrogel adjuvant improves survival and differentiation of transplanted mesoangioblasts in acute and chronic skeletal-muscle degeneration

(2012) Claudia Fuoco et al.   Skeletal Muscle

Trophic Actions of Bone Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stromal Cells for Muscle Repair/Regeneration

(2012) Chiara Sassoli et al.   Cells

Carbon Nanotube Reinforced Hybrid Microgels as Scaffold Materials for Cell Encapsulation

(2011) Su Ryon Shin et al.   ACS Nano

Systemic Delivery of Allogenic Muscle Stem Cells Induces Long-Term Muscle Repair and Clinical Efficacy in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Dogs

(2011) Karl Rouger et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY

The role of extracellular matrix composition in structure and function of bioengineered skeletal muscle

(2011) Sara Hinds et al.   BIOMATERIALS

The role of multifunctional delivery scaffold in the ability of cultured myoblasts to promote muscle regeneration

(2011) Cristina Borselli et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Controlled release of IGF-I from a biodegradable matrix improves functional recovery of skeletal muscle from ischemia/reperfusion

(2011) David W. Hammers et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOENGINEERING

In vivo tissue engineering of musculoskeletal tissues

(2011) Seth D McCullen et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN BIOTECHNOLOGY

Cell therapy for muscular dystrophies

(2011) Jean-Thomas Vilquin et al.   Current Opinion in Organ Transplantation

Current advances in cell therapy strategies for muscular dystrophies

(2011) Elisa Negroni et al.   EXPERT OPINION ON BIOLOGICAL THERAPY

In vivo tissue engineering of functional skeletal muscle by freshly isolated satellite cells embedded in a photopolymerizable hydrogel

(2011) Carlo Alberto Rossi et al.   FASEB JOURNAL

Patterning the differentiation of C2C12 skeletal myoblasts

(2011) Piyush Bajaj et al.   Integrative Biology

Improved vascular organization enhances functional integration of engineered skeletal muscle grafts

(2011) J. Koffler et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Stem Cell-Mediated Transfer of a Human Artificial Chromosome Ameliorates Muscular Dystrophy

(2011) F. S. Tedesco et al.   Science Translational Medicine

Muscle fat-fraction and mapping in Duchenne muscular dystrophy: evaluation of disease distribution and correlation with clinical assessments

(2011) Michele Gaeta et al.   SKELETAL RADIOLOGY

Functional Myogenic Engraftment from Mouse iPS Cells

(2011) Radbod Darabi et al.   Stem Cell Reviews and Reports

Mechanoregulation of Vascularization in Aligned Tissue-Engineered Muscle: A Role for Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor

(2011) Daisy W.J. van der Schaft et al.   TISSUE ENGINEERING PART A

Restoration of Skeletal Muscle Defects with Adult Human Cells Delivered on Fibrin Microthreads

(2011) Raymond L. Page et al.   TISSUE ENGINEERING PART A

Pericytes resident in postnatal skeletal muscle differentiate into muscle fibres and generate satellite cells

(2011) A. Dellavalle et al.   Nature Communications

Aberrant repair and fibrosis development in skeletal muscle

(2011) Christopher J Mann et al.   Skeletal Muscle

Bioinspired Materials for Controlling Stem Cell Fate

(2010) Omar Z. Fisher et al.   ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH

Poly(ethylene glycol) in Drug Delivery: Pros and Cons as Well as Potential Alternatives

(2010) Katrin Knop et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Soft substrates drive optimal differentiation of human healthy and dystrophic myotubes

(2010) Elena Serena et al.   Integrative Biology

Effects of a combined mechanical stimulation protocol: Value for skeletal muscle tissue engineering

(2010) Kristel J.M. Boonen et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS

The effect of cell density on the maturation and contractile ability of muscle derived cells in a 3D tissue-engineered skeletal muscle model and determination of the cellular and mechanical stimuli required for the synthesis of a postural phenotype

(2010) V. Mudera et al.   JOURNAL OF CELLULAR PHYSIOLOGY

Repairing skeletal muscle: regenerative potential of skeletal muscle stem cells

(2010) Francesco Saverio Tedesco et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL INVESTIGATION

Advanced maturation by electrical stimulation: Differences in response between C2C12 and primary muscle progenitor cells

(2010) Marloes L. P. Langelaan et al.   Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine

Intramuscular Transplantation of Human Postnatal Myoblasts Generates Functional Donor-Derived Satellite Cells

(2010) Daniel Skuk et al.   MOLECULAR THERAPY

Past, present and future of myoblast transplantation in the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy

(2010) Beniamino Palmieri et al.   PEDIATRIC TRANSPLANTATION

Substrate Elasticity Regulates Skeletal Muscle Stem Cell Self-Renewal in Culture

(2010) P. M. Gilbert et al.   SCIENCE

Fabrication of three-dimensional porous cell-laden hydrogel for tissue engineering

(2010) Chang Mo Hwang et al.   Biofabrication

Advances in musculoskeletal tissue engineering

(2010) Carlo Alberto Rossi et al.   Organogenesis

A home away from home: Challenges and opportunities in engineering in vitro muscle satellite cell niches

(2009) Benjamin D. Cosgrove et al.   DIFFERENTIATION

Engraftment of mesenchymal stem cells into dystrophin-deficient mice is not accompanied by functional recovery

(2009) Eun Ji Gang et al.   EXPERIMENTAL CELL RESEARCH

Automated drug screening with contractile muscle tissue engineered from dystrophic myoblasts

(2009) Herman Vandenburgh et al.   FASEB JOURNAL

Skeletal muscle stem cells in developmental versus regenerative myogenesis

(2009) S. Tajbakhsh   JOURNAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE

Cyclic stretch reduces myofibrillar protein synthesis despite increases in FAK and anabolic signalling in L6 cells

(2009) P. J. Atherton et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-LONDON

Current opportunities and challenges in skeletal muscle tissue engineering

(2009) Merel Koning et al.   Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine

Mesoscopic hydrogel molding to control the 3D geometry of bioartificial muscle tissues

(2009) Weining Bian et al.   Nature Protocols

Functional muscle regeneration with combined delivery of angiogenesis and myogenesis factors

(2009) Cristina Borselli et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Vascularization—The Conduit to Viable Engineered Tissues

(2009) Tamar Kaully et al.   TISSUE ENGINEERING PART B-REVIEWS

Development and Progress of Engineering of Skeletal Muscle Tissue

(2009) Hua Liao et al.   TISSUE ENGINEERING PART B-REVIEWS

Regulating Fibrinolysis to Engineer Skeletal Muscle from the C2C12 Cell Line

(2009) Alastair Khodabukus et al.   TISSUE ENGINEERING PART C-METHODS

A Novel Bioreactor for Stimulating Skeletal Muscle In Vitro

(2009) Kenneth Donnelly et al.   TISSUE ENGINEERING PART C-METHODS

Engineered skeletal muscle tissue networks with controllable architecture

(2008) Weining Bian et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Highly Efficient, Functional Engraftment of Skeletal Muscle Stem Cells in Dystrophic Muscles

(2008) Massimiliano Cerletti et al.   CELL

Paracrine Mechanisms in Adult Stem Cell Signaling and Therapy

(2008) Massimiliano Gnecchi et al.   CIRCULATION RESEARCH

Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation Provides an Immune-tolerant Platform for Myoblast Transplantation in Dystrophic Dogs

(2008) Maura H Parker et al.   MOLECULAR THERAPY

Drug-screening platform based on the contractility of tissue-engineered muscle

(2008) Herman Vandenburgh et al.   MUSCLE & NERVE

Self-renewal and expansion of single transplanted muscle stem cells

(2008) Alessandra Sacco et al.   NATURE

PlGF–MMP-9–expressing cells restore microcirculation and efficacy of cell therapy in aged dystrophic muscle

(2008) Cesare Gargioli et al.   NATURE MEDICINE

Cyclic Mechanical Preconditioning Improves Engineered Muscle Contraction

(2008) Du Geon Moon et al.   TISSUE ENGINEERING PART A