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Heuvelings DJI, Wintjens AGWE, Jongen ACHM, Gielen MJCAM, Lenaerts K, Fransen PPKH, Gijbels MJ, van Almen GC, Dankers PYW, de Hingh IHJT, Bouvy ND. Evaluation of the Effect of an Intraperitoneal Cytostatic-Loaded Supramolecular Hydrogel on Intestinal Anastomotic Healing in an Animal Model. Life (Basel) 2023; 13:2076. [PMID: 37895458 PMCID: PMC10608244 DOI: 10.3390/life13102076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2023] [Revised: 10/08/2023] [Accepted: 10/11/2023] [Indexed: 10/29/2023] Open
Abstract
The prognosis of colorectal cancer patients with peritoneal metastases is very poor. Intraperitoneal drug delivery systems, like supramolecular hydrogels, are being developed to improve local delivery and intraperitoneal residence time of a cytostatic such as mitomycin C (MMC). In this study, we evaluate the effect of intraperitoneal hydrogel administration on anastomotic healing. Forty-two healthy Wistar rats received a colonic end-to-end anastomosis, after which 6 animals received an intraperitoneal injection with saline, 18 with unloaded hydrogel and 18 with MMC-loaded hydrogel. After 7 days, animals were euthanized, and the anastomotic adhesion and leakage score were measured as primary outcome. Secondary outcomes were bursting pressure, histological anastomosis evaluation and body weight changes. Twenty-two rats completed the follow-up period (saline: n = 6, unloaded hydrogel: n = 10, MMC-loaded hydrogel: n = 6) and were included in the analysis. A trend towards significance was found for anastomotic leakage score between the rats receiving saline and unloaded hydrogel after multiple-comparison correction (p = 0.020, α = 0.0167). No significant differences were found for all other outcomes. The main reason for drop-out in this study was intestinal blood loss. Although the preliminary results suggest that MMC-loaded or unloaded hydrogel does not influence anastomotic healing, the intestinal blood loss observed in a considerable number of animals receiving unloaded and MMC-loaded hydrogel implies that the injection of the hydrogel under the studied conditions is not safe in the current rodent model and warrants further optimalisation of the hydrogel.
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Affiliation(s)
- Danique J. I. Heuvelings
- NUTRIM School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, Maastricht University, 6229 ER Maastricht, The Netherlands
- Department of General Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Center (MUMC+), 6202 AZ Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- NUTRIM School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, Maastricht University, 6229 ER Maastricht, The Netherlands
- Department of General Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Center (MUMC+), 6202 AZ Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of General Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Center (MUMC+), 6202 AZ Maastricht, The Netherlands
- GROW-School for Oncology and Reproduction, Maastricht University, 6229 ER Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- NUTRIM School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, Maastricht University, 6229 ER Maastricht, The Netherlands
- Department of General Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Center (MUMC+), 6202 AZ Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- NUTRIM School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, Maastricht University, 6229 ER Maastricht, The Netherlands
- Department of Pathology, Maastricht University Medical Centre, 6202 AZ Maastricht, The Netherlands
- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Experimental Vascular Biology, Amsterdam Infection and Immunity, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, Amsterdam University Medical Center, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Institute for Complex Molecular Systems, Eindhoven University of Technology, 5612 AZ Eindhoven, The Netherlands
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Laboratory of Chemical Biology, Eindhoven University of Technology, 5612 AZ Eindhoven, The Netherlands
- Department of Chemical Engineering & Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, 5612 AZ Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Department of General Surgery, Catharina Ziekenhuis, 5623 EJ Eindhoven, The Netherlands
- GROW-School for Oncology and Reproduction, Maastricht University, 6229 ER Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of General Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Center (MUMC+), 6202 AZ Maastricht, The Netherlands
- GROW-School for Oncology and Reproduction, Maastricht University, 6229 ER Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Spaans S, Fransen PPKH, Schotman MJG, van der Wulp R, Lafleur RP, Kluijtmans SGJM, Dankers PYW. Supramolecular Modification of a Sequence-Controlled Collagen-Mimicking Polymer. Biomacromolecules 2019; 20:2360-2371. [PMID: 31050892 PMCID: PMC6560502 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.9b00353] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2019] [Revised: 04/29/2019] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Structurally and functionally well-defined recombinant proteins are an interesting class of sequence-controlled macromolecules to which different crosslinking chemistries can be applied to tune their biological properties. Herein, we take advantage of a 571-residue recombinant peptide based on human collagen type I (RCPhC1), which we functionalized with supramolecular 4-fold hydrogen bonding ureido-pyrimidinone (UPy) moieties. By grafting supramolecular UPy moieties onto the backbone of RCPhC1 (UPy-RCPhC1), increased control over the polymer structure, assembly, gelation, and mechanical properties was achieved. In addition, by increasing the degree of UPy functionalization on RCPhC1, cardiomyocyte progenitor cells were cultured on "soft" (∼26 kPa) versus "stiff" (∼68-190 kPa) UPy-RCPhC1 hydrogels. Interestingly, increased stress fiber formation, focal adhesions, and proliferation were observed on stiffer compared to softer substrates, owing to the formation of stronger cell-material interactions. In conclusion, a bioinspired hydrogel material was designed by a combination of two well-known natural components, i.e., a protein as sequence-controlled polymer and UPy units inspired on nucleobases.
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- Sergio Spaans
- Institute
for Complex Molecular Systems, Eindhoven
University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Institute
for Complex Molecular Systems, Eindhoven
University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Institute
for Complex Molecular Systems, Eindhoven
University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Institute
for Complex Molecular Systems, Eindhoven
University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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M. Lafleur
- Institute
for Complex Molecular Systems, Eindhoven
University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Institute
for Complex Molecular Systems, Eindhoven
University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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Spaans S, Fransen PPKH, Ippel BD, de Bont DFA, Keizer HM, Bax NAM, Bouten CVC, Dankers PYW. Supramolecular surface functionalization via catechols for the improvement of cell-material interactions. Biomater Sci 2018. [PMID: 28636048 DOI: 10.1039/c7bm00407a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Optimization of cell-material interactions is crucial for the success of synthetic biomaterials in guiding tissue regeneration. To do so, catechol chemistry is often used to introduce adhesiveness into biomaterials. Here, a supramolecular approach based on ureido-pyrimidinone (UPy) modified polymers is combined with catechol chemistry in order to achieve improved cellular adhesion onto supramolecular biomaterials. UPy-modified hydrophobic polymers with non-cell adhesive properties are developed that can be bioactivated via a modular approach using UPy-modified catechols. It is shown that successful formulation of the UPy-catechol additive with the UPy-polymer results in surfaces that induce cardiomyocyte progenitor cell adhesion, cell spreading, and preservation of cardiac specific extracellular matrix production. Hence, by functionalizing supramolecular surfaces with catechol functionalities, an adhesive supramolecular biomaterial is developed that allows for the possibility to contribute to biomaterial-based regeneration.
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Affiliation(s)
- S Spaans
- Institute for Complex Molecular Systems, Eindhoven University of Technology, De Zaale, 5612 AJ Eindhoven, The Netherlands. and Department of Biomedical Engineering, Soft Tissue Engineering and Mechanobiology, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Institute for Complex Molecular Systems, Eindhoven University of Technology, De Zaale, 5612 AJ Eindhoven, The Netherlands. and Department of Biomedical Engineering, Laboratory of Chemical Biology, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Institute for Complex Molecular Systems, Eindhoven University of Technology, De Zaale, 5612 AJ Eindhoven, The Netherlands. and Department of Biomedical Engineering, Soft Tissue Engineering and Mechanobiology, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Institute for Complex Molecular Systems, Eindhoven University of Technology, De Zaale, 5612 AJ Eindhoven, The Netherlands. and Department of Biomedical Engineering, Soft Tissue Engineering and Mechanobiology, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- SyMO-Chem BV, Eindhoven University of Technology, De Zaale, 5612 AZ Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Institute for Complex Molecular Systems, Eindhoven University of Technology, De Zaale, 5612 AJ Eindhoven, The Netherlands. and Department of Biomedical Engineering, Soft Tissue Engineering and Mechanobiology, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Institute for Complex Molecular Systems, Eindhoven University of Technology, De Zaale, 5612 AJ Eindhoven, The Netherlands. and Department of Biomedical Engineering, Soft Tissue Engineering and Mechanobiology, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Institute for Complex Molecular Systems, Eindhoven University of Technology, De Zaale, 5612 AJ Eindhoven, The Netherlands. and Department of Biomedical Engineering, Soft Tissue Engineering and Mechanobiology, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands and Department of Biomedical Engineering, Laboratory of Chemical Biology, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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