Cardiovascular Division, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School , Boston, Massachusetts 02215, United States.
Department of Polymer Engineering, Sunchon National University , Sunchon, Chonnam 540-950, Korea.
ACS Nano. 2017 Jun 27;11(6):6194-6203. doi: 10.1021/acsnano.7b02308. Epub 2017 May 18.
A thrombus (blood clot) is formed in injured vessels to maintain the integrity of vasculature. However, obstruction of blood vessels by thrombosis slows blood flow, leading to death of tissues fed by the artery and is the main culprit of various life-threatening cardiovascular diseases. Herein, we report a rationally designed nanomedicine that could specifically image obstructed vessels and inhibit thrombus formation. On the basis of the physicochemical and biological characteristics of thrombi such as an abundance of fibrin and an elevated level of hydrogen peroxide (HO), we developed a fibrin-targeted imaging and antithrombotic nanomedicine, termed FTIAN, as a theranostic system for obstructive thrombosis. FTIAN inhibited the generation of HO and suppressed the expression of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) and soluble CD40 ligand (sCD40L) in activated platelets, demonstrating its intrinsic antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and antiplatelet activity. In a mouse model of ferric chloride (FeCl)-induced carotid thrombosis, FTIAN specifically targeted the obstructive thrombus and significantly enhanced the fluorescence/photoacoustic signal. When loaded with the antiplatelet drug tirofiban, FTIAN remarkably suppressed thrombus formation. Given its thrombus-specific imaging along with excellent therapeutic activities, FTIAN offers tremendous translational potential as a nanotheranostic agent for obstructive thrombosis.
血栓(血凝块)在受伤的血管中形成,以维持血管的完整性。然而,血栓阻塞血管会减缓血液流动,导致由动脉供养的组织死亡,是各种危及生命的心血管疾病的主要罪魁祸首。在此,我们报告了一种经过合理设计的纳米医学,可以特异性地对阻塞的血管进行成像并抑制血栓形成。基于血栓的物理化学和生物学特性,如纤维蛋白丰富和过氧化氢(HO)水平升高,我们开发了一种纤维蛋白靶向成像和抗血栓纳米医学,称为 FTIAN,作为阻塞性血栓形成的治疗诊断系统。FTIAN 抑制 HO 的产生,并抑制激活血小板中肿瘤坏死因子-α(TNF-α)和可溶性 CD40 配体(sCD40L)的表达,显示其内在的抗氧化、抗炎和抗血小板活性。在氯化铁(FeCl)诱导的颈动脉血栓形成的小鼠模型中,FTIAN 特异性靶向阻塞性血栓,并显著增强荧光/光声信号。当负载抗血小板药物替罗非班时,FTIAN 可显著抑制血栓形成。鉴于其对血栓的特异性成像以及出色的治疗活性,FTIAN 作为一种用于阻塞性血栓的纳米治疗诊断剂具有巨大的转化潜力。
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