Implantable hyaluronic acid-deferoxamine conjugate prevents nonunions through stimulation of neovascularization
Autor: | Kavitha Ranganathan, Sagar S. Deshpande, Ti Zhang, Steven R. Buchman, Mark S. Cohen, Noah S. Nelson, Russell E. Ettinger, Marcus Laird Forrest, Alexis Donneys, Qiuhong Yang, Alicia Snider |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2019 |
Předmět: |
0301 basic medicine
medicine.medical_specialty Angiogenesis Biomedical Engineering Medicine (miscellaneous) lcsh:Medicine Bone healing Article Neovascularization 03 medical and health sciences chemistry.chemical_compound 0302 clinical medicine Vascularity Hyaluronic acid medicine Fracture repair business.industry lcsh:R Cell Biology Translational research Surgery Deferoxamine 030104 developmental biology medicine.anatomical_structure chemistry Regenerative medicine Drug delivery medicine.symptom business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery Developmental Biology medicine.drug Blood vessel |
Zdroj: | npj Regenerative Medicine, Vol 4, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2019) NPJ Regenerative Medicine |
ISSN: | 2057-3995 |
Popis: | Approximately 6.3 million fractures occur in the U.S. annually, with 5–10% resulting in debilitating nonunions. A major limitation to achieving successful bony union is impaired neovascularization. To augment fracture healing, we designed an implantable drug delivery technology containing the angiogenic stimulant, deferoxamine (DFO). DFO activates new blood vessel formation through iron chelation and upregulation of the HIF-1α pathway. However, due to its short half-life and rapid clearance, maintaining DFO at the callus site during peak fracture angiogenesis has remained challenging. To overcome these limitations, we composed an implantable formulation of DFO conjugated to hyaluronic acid (HA). This compound immobilizes DFO within the fracture callus throughout the angiogenic window, making it a high-capacity iron sponge that amplifies blood vessel formation and prevents nonunions. We investigated implanted HA-DFO’s capacity to facilitate fracture healing in the irradiated rat mandible, a model whereby nonunions routinely develop secondary to obliteration of vascularity. HA-DFO implantation significantly improved radiomorphometrics and metrics of biomechanical strength. In addition, HA-DFO treated mandibles exhibited a remarkable 91% bone union rate, representing a 3.5-fold improvement over non-treated/irradiated controls (20% bone union rate). Collectively, our work proposes a unique methodology for the targeted delivery of DFO to fracture sites in order to facilitate neovascularization. If these findings are successfully translated into clinical practice, millions of patients will benefit from the prevention of nonunions. |
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