An increased level of reactive oxygen species(ROS)plays a major role in endothelial dysfunction and vascular smooth muscle cell(VSMC)proliferation during in-stent thrombosis and restenosis after coronary artery stenti...An increased level of reactive oxygen species(ROS)plays a major role in endothelial dysfunction and vascular smooth muscle cell(VSMC)proliferation during in-stent thrombosis and restenosis after coronary artery stenting.Herein,we report an electrospun core-shell nanofiber coloaded with 4-hydroxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine 1-oxyl(TEMPOL)and rapamycin(RAPA)that correspondingly serves as an ROS scavenger and VSMC inhibitor.This system has the potential to improve the biocompatibility of current drug-eluting stent(DES)coatings with the long-term and continuous release of TEMPOL and rapamycin.Moreover,the RAPA/TEMPOL-loaded membrane selectively inhibited the proliferation of VSMCs while sparing endothelial cells(ECs).This membrane demonstrated superior ROS-scavenging,anti-inflammatory and antithrombogenic effects in ECs.In addition,the membrane could maintain the contractile phenotype and mitigate platelet-derived growth factor BB(PDGF-BB)-induced proliferation of VSMCs.In vivo results further revealed that the RAPA/TEMPOL-loaded covered stents promoted rapid restoration of vascular endothelium compared with DES and persistently impeded inflammation and neointimal hyperplasia in porcine models.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.82170342)the Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Interventional Medicine(No.19DZ2250300)+2 种基金the National Key R&D Program of China(No.2021YFA1201300 and No.2020YFC1316703)the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences(2019-I2M-5-060,2020-JKCS-0154020)the Shanghai Shenkang Hospital Development Center(SHDC2020CR3023B).
文摘An increased level of reactive oxygen species(ROS)plays a major role in endothelial dysfunction and vascular smooth muscle cell(VSMC)proliferation during in-stent thrombosis and restenosis after coronary artery stenting.Herein,we report an electrospun core-shell nanofiber coloaded with 4-hydroxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine 1-oxyl(TEMPOL)and rapamycin(RAPA)that correspondingly serves as an ROS scavenger and VSMC inhibitor.This system has the potential to improve the biocompatibility of current drug-eluting stent(DES)coatings with the long-term and continuous release of TEMPOL and rapamycin.Moreover,the RAPA/TEMPOL-loaded membrane selectively inhibited the proliferation of VSMCs while sparing endothelial cells(ECs).This membrane demonstrated superior ROS-scavenging,anti-inflammatory and antithrombogenic effects in ECs.In addition,the membrane could maintain the contractile phenotype and mitigate platelet-derived growth factor BB(PDGF-BB)-induced proliferation of VSMCs.In vivo results further revealed that the RAPA/TEMPOL-loaded covered stents promoted rapid restoration of vascular endothelium compared with DES and persistently impeded inflammation and neointimal hyperplasia in porcine models.
