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Hala Alkhoury, Adrian Hautmann, Bodo Fuhrmann, Frank Syrowatka, Frank Erdmann, Guoying Zhou, Sanja Stojanovic, Stevo Najam, Thomas Groth
Studies on the Mechanisms of Anti-Inflammatory Activity of Heparin- and Hyaluronan-Containing Multilayer Coatings—Targeting NF-kB Signalling Pathway
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 21 (2020),

The use of implants can be hampered by chronic inflammatory reactions, which may result in failure of the implanted device. To prevent such an outcome, the present study examines the anti-inflammatory properties of surface coatings made of either hyaluronic acid (HA) or heparin (Hep) in combination with chitosan (Chi) prepared as multilayers through the layer-by-layer (LbL) technique. The properties of glycosaminoglycan (GAG)-modified surfaces were characterized in terms of surface topography, thickness and wettability. Results showed a higher thickness and hydrophilicity after multilayer formation compared to poly (ethylene imine) control samples. Moreover, multilayers containing either HA or Hep dampened the inflammatory response visible by reduced adhesion, formation of multinucleated giant cells (MNGCs) and IL-1ß release, which was studied using THP-1 derived macrophages. Furthermore, investigations regarding the mechanism of anti-inflammatory activity of GAG were focused on nuclear transcription factor-kB (NF-kB)-related signal transduction. Immunofluorescence staining of the p65 subunit of NF-kB and immunoblotting were performed that showed a significant decrease in NF-kB level in macrophages on GAG-based multilayers. Additionally, the association of FITC-labelled GAG was evaluated by confocal laser scanning microscopy and flow cytometry showing that macrophages were able to associate with and take up HA and Hep. Overall, the Hep-based multilayers demonstrated the most suppressive effect making this system most promising to control macrophage activation after implantation of medical devices. The results provide an insight on the anti-inflammatory effects of GAG not only based on their physicochemical properties, but also related to their mechanism of action toward NF-kB signal transduction. View Full-Text

Keywords: inflammation; glycosaminoglycans; LbL technique; macrophages adhesion; multinucleated giant cell (MNGCs) formation; NF-kB; immunoblotting; endocytosis

DOI.10.3390/ijms21103724


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