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Abbasnezhad N, Zirak N, Champmartin S, Shirinbayan M, Bakir F. An Overview of In Vitro Drug Release Methods for Drug-Eluting Stents. Polymers (Basel) 2022; 14:2751. [PMID: 35808798 PMCID: PMC9269075 DOI: 10.3390/polym14132751] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2022] [Revised: 06/15/2022] [Accepted: 06/16/2022] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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The drug release profile of drug-eluting stents (DESs) is affected by a number of factors, including the formulation, design, and physicochemical properties of the utilized material. DES has been around for twenty years and despite its widespread clinical use, and efficacy in lowering the rate of target lesion restenosis, it still requires additional development to reduce side effects and provide long-term clinical stability. Unfortunately, for analyzing these implants, there is still no globally accepted in vitro test method. This is owing to the stent's complexity as well as the dynamic arterial compartments of the blood and vascular wall. The former is the source of numerous biological, chemical, and physical mechanisms that are more commonly observed in tissue, lumen, and DES. As a result, universalizing bio-relevant apparatus, suitable for liberation testing of such complex implants is difficult. This article aims to provide a comprehensive review of the methods used for in vitro release testing of DESs. Aspects related to the correlation of the release profiles in the cases of in vitro and in vivo are also addressed.
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- Navideh Abbasnezhad
- Arts et Métiers Institute of Technology, CNAM, LIFSE, HESAM University, F-75013 Paris, France; (N.Z.); (S.C.)
- Arts et Métiers Institute of Technology, CNAM, PIMM, HESAM University, F-75013 Paris, France;
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- Arts et Métiers Institute of Technology, CNAM, LIFSE, HESAM University, F-75013 Paris, France; (N.Z.); (S.C.)
- Arts et Métiers Institute of Technology, CNAM, PIMM, HESAM University, F-75013 Paris, France;
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- Arts et Métiers Institute of Technology, CNAM, LIFSE, HESAM University, F-75013 Paris, France; (N.Z.); (S.C.)
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- Arts et Métiers Institute of Technology, CNAM, PIMM, HESAM University, F-75013 Paris, France;
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- Arts et Métiers Institute of Technology, CNAM, LIFSE, HESAM University, F-75013 Paris, France; (N.Z.); (S.C.)
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Sarifuddin, Roy S, Mandal PK. Computational model of stent-based delivery from a half-embedded two-layered coating. Comput Methods Biomech Biomed Engin 2020; 23:815-831. [PMID: 32588648 DOI: 10.1080/10255842.2020.1767775] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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An attempt is made in the present investigation to develop a computational model for the purpose of studying the effect of interstitial flow in the porous media on the distribution of drug eluted from a half-embedded drug-eluting stent and its retention in the presence of two-layered coating of the stent. The transport of free drug inside the coatings is considered as an unsteady diffusion process while that in the tissue as an unsteady convection-diffusion-reaction process. The bound drug is governed by an unsteady reaction process only. Immersed boundary method (IBM) in the staggered grid formulation, popularly known as marker and cell (MAC) method, has been leveraged to tackle numerically the governing equations. This model highlights the benefits of consideration of two-layered coating and does predict underlying mechanism for better efficacy by tweaking the kinetics parameters. Comparisons are also made with the results available for stent-based delivery.
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- Sarifuddin
- Department of Mathematics, Berhampore College, Berhampore, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, West Bengal, India
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Flow-Mediated Drug Transport from Drug-Eluting Stents is Negligible: Numerical and In-vitro Investigations. Ann Biomed Eng 2018; 47:878-890. [PMID: 30552528 DOI: 10.1007/s10439-018-02176-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2018] [Accepted: 11/27/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Shishido K, Antoniadis AP, Takahashi S, Tsuda M, Mizuno S, Andreou I, Papafaklis MI, Coskun AU, O'Brien C, Feldman CL, Saito S, Edelman ER, Stone PH. Effects of Low Endothelial Shear Stress After Stent Implantation on Subsequent Neointimal Hyperplasia and Clinical Outcomes in Humans. J Am Heart Assoc 2016; 5:JAHA.115.002949. [PMID: 27628570 PMCID: PMC5079004 DOI: 10.1161/jaha.115.002949] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Background In‐stent hyperplasia (ISH) may develop in regions of low endothelial shear stress (ESS), but the relationship between the magnitude of low ESS, the extent of ISH, and subsequent clinical events has not been investigated. Methods and Results We assessed the association of poststent ESS with neointimal ISH and clinical outcomes in patients treated with percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI). Three‐dimensional coronary reconstruction was performed in 374 post‐PCI patients at baseline and 6 to 10 months follow‐up as part of the PREDICTION Study. Each vessel was divided into 1.5‐mm‐long segments, and we calculated the local ESS within each stented segment at baseline. At follow‐up, we assessed ISH and the occurrence of a clinically indicated repeat PCI for in‐stent restenosis. In 246 total stents (54 overlapping), 100 (40.7%) were bare‐metal stents (BMS), 104 (42.3%) sirolimus‐eluting stents, and 42 (17.1%) paclitaxel‐eluting stents. In BMS, low ESS post‐PCI at baseline was independently associated with ISH (β=1.47 mm2 per 1‐Pa decrease; 95% CI, 0.38–2.56; P<0.01). ISH was minimal in drug‐eluting stents. During follow‐up, repeat PCI in BMS was performed in 21 stents (8.5%). There was no significant association between post‐PCI ESS and in‐stent restenosis requiring PCI. Conclusions Low ESS after BMS implantation is associated with subsequent ISH. ISH is strongly inhibited by drug‐eluting stents. Post‐PCI ESS is not associated with in‐stent restenosis requiring repeat PCI. ESS is an important determinant of ISH in BMS, but ISH of large magnitude to require PCI for in‐stent restenosis is likely attributed to factors other than ESS within the stent.
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- Koki Shishido
- Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA Department of Cardiology, Shonan Kamakura General Hospital, Kamakura, Japan
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- Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Department of Cardiology, Shonan Kamakura General Hospital, Kamakura, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Shonan Kamakura General Hospital, Kamakura, Japan
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- Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA
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- Institute for Medical Engineering and Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
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- Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Department of Cardiology, Shonan Kamakura General Hospital, Kamakura, Japan
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- Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA Institute for Medical Engineering and Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
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- Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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Towards the development of an in vitro model of atherosclerotic peripheral vessels for evaluating drug-coated endovascular technologies. Drug Discov Today 2016; 21:1512-1520. [PMID: 27297733 DOI: 10.1016/j.drudis.2016.05.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2016] [Revised: 04/27/2016] [Accepted: 05/27/2016] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Here, we review the in vitro models used to evaluate drug-coated endovascular technologies. The models are assessed in the context of representing the drug transport/uptake and mechanical properties of atherosclerotic peripheral vessels. Studies to date have incorporated a vessel-simulating hydrogel compartment to examine drug elution from endovascular devices. However, comparisons between in vitro models and atherosclerotic tissue are difficult because ex vivo data are limited in their applicability to diseased peripheral vessels. Furthermore, appropriate ex vivo mechanical properties are not incorporated into these models. Therefore, there is a need to characterise the drug transport/uptake properties of appropriate atherosclerotic tissue and incorporate existing ex vivo mechanical data into current in vitro models to more accurately represent drug behaviour in atherosclerotic peripheral vessels.
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Saito N, Mori Y, Uchiyama S. Drug diffusion and biological responses of arteries using a drug-eluting stent with nonuniform coating. MEDICAL DEVICES-EVIDENCE AND RESEARCH 2016; 9:33-43. [PMID: 27051322 PMCID: PMC4803265 DOI: 10.2147/mder.s102094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of a nonuniform coating, abluminal-gradient coating (AGC), which leaves the abluminal surface of the curves and links parts of the stent free from the drug coating, on the diffusion direction of the drug and the biological responses of the artery to drug-eluting stent (DES) by comparing the AGC-sirolimus stent and the conventional full-surface coating (CFC) sirolimus stent. The study aimed to verify whether the AGC approach was appropriate for the development of a safer DES, minimizing the risks of stent thrombosis due to delayed endothelialization by the drug and distal embolization due to cracking of the coating layer on the hinge parts of the DES on stent expansion. In the in vitro local drug diffusion study, we used rhodamine B as a model drug, and rhodamine B released from the AGC stent diffused predominantly into the abluminal side of the alginate artery model. Conversely, rhodamine B released from the CFC stent quickly spread to the luminal side of the artery model, where endothelial cell regeneration is required. In the biological responses study, the luminal surface of the iliac artery implanted with the AGC-sirolimus stent in a rabbit iliac artery for 2 weeks was completely covered with endothelial-like cells. On the other hand, the luminal surface of the iliac artery implanted with the CFC-sirolimus stent for 2 weeks only showed partial coverage with endothelial-like cells. While thrombosis was observed in two of the three CFC-sirolimus stents, it was observed in only one of the three AGC-sirolimus stents. Taken together, these findings indicate that the designed nonuniform coating (AGC) is an appropriate approach to ensure a safer DES. However, the number of studies is limited and a larger study should be conducted to reach a statistically significant conclusion.
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- Noboru Saito
- Terumo Corporation R&D Center, Inokuchi, Nakai-machi, Ashigarakami-gun, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Terumo Corporation R&D Center, Inokuchi, Nakai-machi, Ashigarakami-gun, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Terumo Corporation R&D Center, Inokuchi, Nakai-machi, Ashigarakami-gun, Kanagawa, Japan
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McKittrick CM, Kennedy S, Oldroyd KG, McGinty S, McCormick C. Modelling the Impact of Atherosclerosis on Drug Release and Distribution from Coronary Stents. Ann Biomed Eng 2016; 44:477-87. [PMID: 26384667 PMCID: PMC4764635 DOI: 10.1007/s10439-015-1456-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2015] [Accepted: 09/09/2015] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Although drug-eluting stents (DES) are now widely used for the treatment of coronary heart disease, there remains considerable scope for the development of enhanced designs which address some of the limitations of existing devices. The drug release profile is a key element governing the overall performance of DES. The use of in vitro, in vivo, ex vivo, in silico and mathematical models has enhanced understanding of the factors which govern drug uptake and distribution from DES. Such work has identified the physical phenomena determining the transport of drug from the stent and through tissue, and has highlighted the importance of stent coatings and drug physical properties to this process. However, there is limited information regarding the precise role that the atherosclerotic lesion has in determining the uptake and distribution of drug. In this review, we start by discussing the various models that have been used in this research area, highlighting the different types of information they can provide. We then go on to describe more recent methods that incorporate the impact of atherosclerotic lesions.
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- C M McKittrick
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK
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- Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- West of Scotland Region Heart and Lung Centre, Golden Jubilee National Hospital, Dunbartonshire, UK
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- Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK.
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SUN ANQIANG, WANG ZHENZE, ZHAN FAN, XU ZAIPIN, DENG XIAOYAN. A NEW WAY TO OPTIMIZE DRUG RELEASE RATE OF DRUG ELUTING STENT (DES). J MECH MED BIOL 2015. [DOI: 10.1142/s0219519415500645] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Local hemodynamic environment is a determinant factor in drug delivery from a drug eluting stent (DES) to the target arterial tissue. By using a simplified model of a DES, we demonstrated that if a DES had a drug release mode of uniform rate the drug released from the stent will distribute non-uniformly along the stent due to the flowing blood, with a significantly higher drug concentration at the distal part of the stent than that at the proximal one. This may explain why a DES could retard neointimal formation and vascular remodeling in downstream coronary segments. To solve this problem, we thereafter optimized the drug release mode of the DES as an exponential function. The simulation results showed that the optimized drug release mode could lead to a fairly uniform drug concentration distribution along the stent. Therefore, the present study suggested that to achieve a more effective result, optimization of drug eluting strategy (drug release mode) for the DES would be essential.
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- ANQIANG SUN
- Key Laboratory for Biomechanics and Mechanobiology of Ministry of Education, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Beihang University, 100191 Beijing, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Biomechanics and Mechanobiology of Ministry of Education, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Beihang University, 100191 Beijing, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Biomechanics and Mechanobiology of Ministry of Education, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Beihang University, 100191 Beijing, P. R. China
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- College of Animal Science, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025 Guizhou, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Biomechanics and Mechanobiology of Ministry of Education, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Beihang University, 100191 Beijing, P. R. China
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Hu T, Yang J, Cui K, Rao Q, Yin T, Tan L, Zhang Y, Li Z, Wang G. Controlled Slow-Release Drug-Eluting Stents for the Prevention of Coronary Restenosis: Recent Progress and Future Prospects. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2015; 7:11695-11712. [PMID: 26011753 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5b01993] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Drug-eluting stents (DES) have become more widely used by cardiologists than bare metal stents (BMS) because of their better ability to control restenosis. However, recognized negative events, particularly including delayed or incomplete endothelialization and late stent thrombosis, have caused concerns over the long-term safety of DES. Although stent-based drug delivery can facilitate a drug's release directly to the restenosis site, a burst of drug release can seriously affect the pharmacological action and is a major factor accounting for adverse effects. Therefore, the drug release rate has become an important criterion in evaluating DES. The factors affecting the drug release rate include the drug carrier, drug, coating methods, drug storage, elution direction, coating thickness, pore size in the coating, release conditions (release medium, pH value, temperature), and hemodynamics after the stent implantation. A better understanding of how these factors influence drug release is particularly important for the reasonable use of efficient control strategies for drug release. This review summarizes the factors influencing the drug release from DES and presents strategies for enhancing the control of the drug's release, including the stent design, the application of absorbable stents, the development of new polymers, and the application of nanocarriers and improvements in the coating technology. Therefore, this paper provides a reference for the preparation of novel controlled slow-release DES.
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- Tingzhang Hu
- †Key Laboratory for Biorheological Science and Technology of Ministry of Education (Chongqing University), State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Vascular Implants (Chongqing), Bioengineering College of Chongqing University, Chongqing 400030, China
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- †Key Laboratory for Biorheological Science and Technology of Ministry of Education (Chongqing University), State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Vascular Implants (Chongqing), Bioengineering College of Chongqing University, Chongqing 400030, China
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- ‡Center of Cardiology, Chongqing Zhongshan Hospital, Chongqing 400013, China
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- †Key Laboratory for Biorheological Science and Technology of Ministry of Education (Chongqing University), State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Vascular Implants (Chongqing), Bioengineering College of Chongqing University, Chongqing 400030, China
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- †Key Laboratory for Biorheological Science and Technology of Ministry of Education (Chongqing University), State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Vascular Implants (Chongqing), Bioengineering College of Chongqing University, Chongqing 400030, China
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- †Key Laboratory for Biorheological Science and Technology of Ministry of Education (Chongqing University), State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Vascular Implants (Chongqing), Bioengineering College of Chongqing University, Chongqing 400030, China
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- ‡Center of Cardiology, Chongqing Zhongshan Hospital, Chongqing 400013, China
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- ‡Center of Cardiology, Chongqing Zhongshan Hospital, Chongqing 400013, China
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- †Key Laboratory for Biorheological Science and Technology of Ministry of Education (Chongqing University), State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Vascular Implants (Chongqing), Bioengineering College of Chongqing University, Chongqing 400030, China
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Wang A, Eggermont J, Dekker N, de Koning PJH, Reiber JHC, Dijkstra J. 3D assessment of stent cell size and side branch access in intravascular optical coherence tomographic pullback runs. Comput Med Imaging Graph 2013; 38:113-22. [PMID: 24070672 DOI: 10.1016/j.compmedimag.2013.08.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2012] [Revised: 08/05/2013] [Accepted: 08/07/2013] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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We present a semi-automatic approach to assess the maximum circular unsupported surface area (MCUSA) of selected stent cells and the side branch access through stent cells in intravascular optical coherence tomography (IVOCT) pullback runs. Such 3D information may influence coronary interventions, stent design, blood flow analysis or prognostic evaluation. First, the stent struts are detected automatically and stent cells are reconstructed with users' assistance. Using cylinder fitting, a 2D approximation of the stent cell is generated for MCUSA detection and measurement. Next, a stent surface is reconstructed and stent-covered side branches are detected. Both the stent cell contours and side branch lumen contours are projected onto the stent surface to indicate their areas, and the overlapping regions are measured as the side branch access through these stent cells. The method was evaluated on phantom data sets and the accuracy of the MCUSA and side branch access was found to be 95% and 91%, respectively. The usability of this approach for clinical research was proved on 12 in vivo IVOCT pullback runs.
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- Ancong Wang
- Department of Radiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Postbox 9600, 2300 RC Leiden, Netherlands(1).
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- Department of Radiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Postbox 9600, 2300 RC Leiden, Netherlands(1).
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- Department of Radiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Postbox 9600, 2300 RC Leiden, Netherlands(1).
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- Department of Radiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Postbox 9600, 2300 RC Leiden, Netherlands(1).
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- Department of Radiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Postbox 9600, 2300 RC Leiden, Netherlands(1).
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- Department of Radiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Postbox 9600, 2300 RC Leiden, Netherlands(1).
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Semmling B, Nagel S, Sternberg K, Weitschies W, Seidlitz A. Development of hydrophobized alginate hydrogels for the vessel-simulating flow-through cell and their usage for biorelevant drug-eluting stent testing. AAPS PharmSciTech 2013; 14:1209-18. [PMID: 23918507 DOI: 10.1208/s12249-013-0011-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2013] [Accepted: 07/15/2013] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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The vessel-simulating flow-through cell (vFTC) has been used to examine release and distribution from drug-eluting stents in an in vitro model adapted to the stent placement in vivo. The aim of this study was to examine the effect of the admixture of different hydrophobic additives to the vessel wall simulating hydrogel compartment on release and distribution from model substance-coated stents. Four alginate-based gel formulations containing reversed-phase column microparticles LiChroprep® RP-18 or medium-chain triglycerides in form of preprocessed oil-in-water emulsions Lipofundin® MCT in different concentrations were successfully developed. Alginate and modified gels were characterized regarding the distribution coefficient for the fluorescent model substances, fluorescein and triamterene, and release as well as distribution of model substances from coated stents were investigated in the vFTC. Distribution coefficients for the hydrophobic model substance triamterene and the hydrophobized gel formulations were up to four times higher than for the reference gel. However, comparison of the obtained release profiles yielded no major differences in dissolution and distribution behavior for both fluorescent model substances (fluorescein, triamterene). Comparison of the test results with mathematically modeled data acquired using finite element methods demonstrated a good agreement between modeled data and experimental results indicating that gel hydrophobicity will only influence release in cases of fast releasing stent coatings.
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O'Brien CC, Kolachalama VB, Barber TJ, Simmons A, Edelman ER. Impact of flow pulsatility on arterial drug distribution in stent-based therapy. J Control Release 2013; 168:115-24. [PMID: 23541929 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2013.03.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2012] [Accepted: 03/19/2013] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Drug-eluting stents reside in a dynamic fluid environment where the extent to which drugs are distributed within the arterial wall is critically modulated by the blood flowing through the arterial lumen. Yet several factors associated with the pulsatile nature of blood flow and their impact on arterial drug deposition have not been fully investigated. We employed an integrated framework comprising bench-top and computational models to explore the factors governing the time-varying fluid dynamic environment within the vasculature and their effects on arterial drug distribution patterns. A custom-designed bench-top framework comprising a model of a single drug-eluting stent strut and a poly-vinyl alcohol-based hydrogel as a model tissue bed simulated fluid flow and drug transport under fully apposed strut settings. Bench-top experiments revealed a relative independence between drug distribution and the factors governing pulsatile flow and these findings were validated with the in silico model. Interestingly, computational models simulating suboptimal deployment settings revealed a complex interplay between arterial drug distribution, Womersley number and the extent of malapposition. In particular, for a stent strut offset from the wall, total drug deposition was sensitive to changes in the pulsatile flow environment, with this dependence increasing with greater wall displacement. Our results indicate that factors governing pulsatile luminal flow on arterial drug deposition should be carefully considered in conjunction with device deployment settings for better utilization of drug-eluting stent therapy.
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- Caroline C O'Brien
- Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
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Semmling B, Nagel S, Sternberg K, Weitschies W, Seidlitz A. Long-term stable hydrogels for biorelevant dissolution testing of drug-eluting stents. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013. [DOI: 10.7243/2050-120x-2-19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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