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- Title
Three catheter-based strategies for cardiac delivery of therapeutic gelatin microspheres.
- Authors
Hoshino, K.; Kimura, T.; De Grand, A. M.; Yoneyama, R.; Kawase, Y.; Houser, S.; Ly, H. Q.; Kushibiki, T.; Furukawa, Y.; Ono, K.; Tabata, Y.; Frangioni, J. V.; Kita, T.; Hajjar, R. J.; Hayase, M.
- Abstract
Gelatin hydrogel microspheres (GHMs) have been reported as novel non-viral vectors for gene or protein delivery (GHM therapy). However, the components of an effective catheter-based delivery strategy for GHM therapy are unknown. We evaluated the effectiveness of three catheter-based strategies for cardiac GHM therapy: (1) antegrade injection (AI) via coronary arteries; (2) retrograde injection (RI) via coronary veins; and (3) direct myocardial injection (DI) via the coronary sinus. AI distributed microspheres homogeneously throughout the target area with 73±11% retention. RI scattered microspheres non-homogenously with 22±8% retention. DI distributed microspheres in the needle-advanced area with 47±14% retention. However, despite high efficiency, AI did not show biological effects of inducing angiogenesis from basic fibroblast growth factor bound to GHMs. Furthermore, focal micro-infarctions, owing to micro-embolism of aggregated GHMs into small coronary arterioles, were detected in the AI group. Conversely, only RI and DI groups displayed increased coronary flow reserve. DI groups also demonstrated increased capillary density. These results suggest that RI and DI are effective for cardiac GHM therapy, while AI appears inappropriate owing to the risk of focal infarctions.Gene Therapy (2006) 13, 1320–1327. doi:10.1038/sj.gt.3302793; published online 18 May 2006
- Subjects
CARDIAC catheterization; GELATIN; DIFFUSION; MICROSPHERES; NEOVASCULARIZATION
- Publication
Gene Therapy, 2006, Vol 13, Issue 18, p1320
- ISSN
0969-7128
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/sj.gt.3302793