Pathological analysis of local delivery of paclitaxel via a polymer-coated stent
Pathological analysis of local delivery of paclitaxel via a polymer-coated stent
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DOI:
10.1161/hc3001.092037
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发表时间:
2001-07-24
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影响因子:
37.8
通讯作者:
Virmani, R
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作者:
Farb, A;Heller, PF;Virmani, R
Background-Paclitaxel can inhibit vascular smooth muscle proliferation in vitro, and early studies suggest that paclitaxel may be useful in preventing restenosis. Early and late intimal. growth and local vascular pathological changes associated with paclitaxel delivered via stents have not been fully explored.Methods and Results-Localized drug delivery was accomplished with balloon-expandable stainless steel stents coated with a cross-linked biodegradable polymer, chondroitin sulfate and gelatin (CSG), containing various doses of paclitaxel. CSG-coated stents with paclitaxel (42.0, 20.2, 8.6, or 1.5 mug of paclitaxel per stent), CSG-coated stents without paclitaxel, and uncoated stents (without paclitaxel or CSG) were deployed in the iliac arteries of New Zealand White rabbits, which were killed 28 days after implant. Mean neointimal thickness at stent strut sites was reduced 49% (P