Nitric oxide-releasing vascular grafts: A therapeutic strategy to promote angiogenic activity and endothelium regeneration
Nitric oxide-releasing vascular grafts: A therapeutic strategy to promote angiogenic activity and endothelium regeneration
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DOI:
10.1016/j.actbio.2019.05.002
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发表时间:
2019-07-01
影响因子:
9.7
通讯作者:
Mozafari, Masoud
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作者:
Kabirian, Fatemeh;Milan, Peiman Brouki;Mozafari, Masoud
Small-diameter vascular grafts (SDVGs) are associated with a high incidence of failure due to infection and obstruction. Although several vascular grafts are commercially available, specific anatomical differences of defect sites require patient-based design and fabrication. Design and fabrication of such custom-tailored grafts are possible with 3d-printing technology. The aim of this study is to develop 3d-printed SDVGs with a nitric oxide (NO)-releasing coating to improve the success rate of implantation. The SDVGs were printed from polylactic acid and coated with blending of 10 wt% S-nitroso-N-acetyl-D-penicillamine into the polymeric substrate consisting of poly (ethylene glycol) and polycaprolactone. Our results show that NO is released in the physiological range (0.5-4 x 10(-10) mol.cm(-2).min(-1)) for 14 days and NO-releasing coating showed significant antibacterial potential against Gram-positive and Gram-negative strains. It was shown that both NO-releasing and control grafts are biocompatible in vitro and in-vivo. Interestingly, the NO-releasing SDVGs dramatically enhanced ECs proliferation and significantly enhanced ECs migration in-vitro compared to control grafts. In addition, the NO-releasing SDVGs showed angiogenic potential in-vivo which can further prove the results of our in-vitro study. These findings are expected to facilitate tissue regeneration and integration of custom-made vascular implants with enhanced clinical success.Statement of significanceA series of 3d-printed small-diameter vascular grafts (SDVGs,