title: Synthesis and degradation test of hyaluronic acid hydrogels.
abstract: Hyaluronic acid (HA) hydrogels prepared with three different crosslinking reagents were assessed by in vitro and in vivo degradation tests for various tissue engineering applications. Adipic acid dihydrazide grafted HA (HA-ADH) was synthesized and used for the preparation of methacrylated HA (HA-MA) with methacrylic anhydride and thiolated HA (HA-SH) with Traut's reagent (imminothiolane). (1)H NMR analysis showed that the degrees of HA-ADH, HA-MA, and HA-SH modification were 69, 29, and 56 mol%, respectively. HA-ADH hydrogel was prepared by the crosslinking with bis(sulfosuccinimidyl) suberate (BS(3)), HA-MA hydrogel with dithiothreitol (DTT) by Michael addition, and HA-SH hydrogel with sodium tetrathionate by disulfide bond formation. According to in vitro degradation tests, HA-SH hydrogel was degraded very fast, compared to HA-ADH and HA-MA hydrogels. HA-ADH hydrogel was degraded slightly faster than HA-MA hydrogel. Based on these results, HA-MA hydrogels and HA-SH hydrogels were implanted in the back of SD rats and their degradation was assessed according to the pre-determined time schedule. As expected from the in vitro degradation test results, HA-SH hydrogel was in vivo degraded completely only in 2 weeks, whereas HA-MA hydrogels were degraded only partially even in 29 days. The degradation rate of HA hydrogels were thought to be controlled by changing the crosslinking reagents and the functional group of HA derivatives. In addition, the state of HA hydrogel was another factor in controlling the degradation rate. Dried HA hydrogel at 37 degrees C for a day resulted in relatively slow degradation compared to the bulk HA hydrogel. There was no adverse effect during the in vivo tests.
authors.affiliation: Preclinical Research Department I, Roche Group, Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., 1-135 Komakado, Gotemba, Shizuoka 412-8513, Japan. skhanb@postech.ac.kr
authors.forename: Sei Kwang
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Hahn
authors.forename: Jung Kyu
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tomimatsu
authors.forename: Tsuyoshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shimoboji
mesh_terms: D000272:Adipates / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D006820:Hyaluronic Acid / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D020100:Hydrogels / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D008689:Methacrylates / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley
chemical_list: D000272:Adipates; D020100:Hydrogels; D008689:Methacrylates; C029900:adipic acid; D006820:Hyaluronic Acid