Injectable Drug-Releasing Microporous Annealed Particle Scaffolds for Treating Myocardial Infarction

Autor: Dong-Wei Gao, Huiliang Qiu, Maani M. Archang, Song Li, Xintong Zhong, Randall J. Lee, Richard E. Sievers, Mohammad Mahdi Hasani-Sadrabadi, Qizhi Fang, Jaekyung Koh, Dino Di Carlo, Jun Fang, Hiromi Miwa
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Adv Funct Mater
Advanced functional materials, vol 30, iss 43
ISSN: 1616-301X
Popis: Intramyocardial injection of hydrogels offers great potential for treating myocardial infarction (MI) in a minimally invasive manner. However, traditional bulk hydrogels generally lack microporous structures to support rapid tissue ingrowth and biochemical signals to prevent fibrotic remodeling toward heart failure. To address such challenges, a novel drug-releasing microporous annealed particle (drugMAP) system is developed by encapsulating hydrophobic drug-loaded nanoparticles into microgel building blocks via microfluidic manufacturing. By modulating nanoparticle hydrophilicity and pregel solution viscosity, drugMAP building blocks are generated with consistent and homogeneous encapsulation of nanoparticles. In addition, the complementary effects of forskolin (F) and Repsox (R) on the functional modulations of cardiomyocytes, fibroblasts, and endothelial cells in vitro are demonstrated. After that, both hydrophobic drugs (F and R) are loaded into drugMAP to generate FR/drugMAP for MI therapy in a rat model. The intramyocardial injection of MAP gel improves left ventricular functions, which are further enhanced by FR/drugMAP treatment with increased angiogenesis and reduced fibrosis and inflammatory response. This drugMAP platform represents a new generation of microgel particles for MI therapy and will have broad applications in regenerative medicine and disease therapy.
Databáze: OpenAIRE