Treatment Efficacy and Biocompatibility of a Biodegradable Aflibercept-Loaded Microsphere-Hydrogel Drug Delivery System.
Treatment Efficacy and Biocompatibility of a Biodegradable Aflibercept-Loaded Microsphere-Hydrogel Drug Delivery System.
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DOI:
10.1167/tvst.9.11.13
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发表时间:
2020-10
影响因子:
3
通讯作者:
Kang-Mieler JJ
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作者:
Liu W;Tawakol AP;Rudeen KM;Mieler WF;Kang-Mieler JJ
To evaluate the in vivo treatment efficacy and biocompatibility of a biodegradable aflibercept-loaded microsphere-hydrogel drug delivery system (DDS) in a laser-induced choroidal neovascularization (CNV) rat model. Two weeks after CNV induction, animals were randomly assigned into four experimental groups: (1) no treatment, (2) single intravitreal (IVT) injection of blank DDS, (3) bimonthly bolus IVT aflibercept injections, and (4) single IVT injection of aflibercept-DDS. CNV lesion sizes were monitored longitudinally using fluorescence angiography and multi-Otsu thresholding for 6 months. For safety and biocompatibility assessment, an additional three non-CNV animals received a blank DDS injection. Electroretinogram, intraocular pressure, and clinical ophthalmoscopic examinations were performed. The average lesion areas at week 0 (treatment intervention) were (1) 8693 ± 628 µm2 for no treatment, (2) 8261 ± 709 µm2 for blank DDS, (3) 10,368 ± 885 µm2 for bolus, and (4) 10,306 ± 1212 µm2 for aflibercept-DDS. For the nontreated groups, CNV lesion size increased by week 2 and remained increased throughout the study. The treated groups exhibited CNV size reduction after week 2 and remained for 6 months. At week 22, the average percent changes in CNV lesion area were +38.87% ± 7.08%, +34.19% ± 9.93%, –25.95% ± 3.51%, and –32.69% ± 5.40% for the above corresponding groups. No signs of chronic inflammation and other ocular abnormalities were found. The aflibercept-DDS was effective in treating CNV lesions for 6 months and is safe, well tolerated, and biocompatible. The proposed DDS is a promising system to reduce IVT injection frequency for anti–vascular endothelial growth factor treatment.
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