Intracoronary Administration of Microencapsulated HGF in a Reperfused Myocardial Infarction Swine Model

Autor: Virginia Blanco-Blázquez, Claudia Báez-Díaz, Francisco Miguel Sánchez-Margallo, Irene González-Bueno, Helena Martín, Rebeca Blázquez, Javier G. Casado, Alejandra Usón, Julia Solares, Itziar Palacios, Rob Steendam, Verónica Crisóstomo
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease, Vol 10, Iss 2, p 86 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2308-3425
DOI: 10.3390/jcdd10020086
Popis: Therapy microencapsulation allows minimally invasive, safe, and effective administration. Hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) has angiogenic, anti-inflammatory, anti-apoptotic, and anti-fibrotic properties. Our objective was to evaluate the cardiac safety and effectiveness of intracoronary (IC) administration of HGF-loaded extended release microspheres in an acute myocardial infarction (AMI) swine model. An IC infusion of 5 × 106 HGF-loaded microspheres (MS+HGF, n = 7), 5 × 106 placebo microspheres (MS, n = 7), or saline (SAL, n = 7) was performed two days after AMI. TIMI flow and Troponin I (TnI) values were assessed pre- and post-treatment. Cardiac function was evaluated with magnetic resonance imaging (cMR) before injection and at 10 weeks. Plasma cytokines were determined to evaluate the inflammatory profile and hearts were subjected to histopathological evaluation. Post-treatment coronary flow was impaired in five animals (MS+HGF and MS group) without significant increases in TnI. One animal (MS group) died during treatment. There were no significant differences between groups in cMR parameters at any time (p > 0.05). No statistically significant changes were found between groups neither in cytokines nor in histological analyses. The IC administration of 5 × 106 HGF-loaded-microspheres 48 h post-AMI did not improve cardiac function, nor did it decrease inflammation or cardiac fibrosis in this experimental setting.
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