Drug delivery to atherosclerotic plaques using superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles

Jasmin Matuszak, Barbara Lutz, Aleksander Sekita, Jan Zaloga, Christoph Alexiou, Stefan Lyer,* Iwona Cicha* Cardiovascular Nanomedicine Unit, Section of Experimental Oncology and Nanomedicine (SEON), Else Kröner-Fresenius-Stiftung-endowed Professorship for Nanomedicine, ENT Department, Uni...

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Autores principales: Matuszak J, Lutz B, Sekita A, Zaloga J, Alexiou C, Lyer S, Cicha I
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:b034598c49334bd49c1363942e45a8142021-12-02T06:07:13ZDrug delivery to atherosclerotic plaques using superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles1178-2013https://doaj.org/article/b034598c49334bd49c1363942e45a8142018-12-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.dovepress.com/drug-delivery-to-atherosclerotic-plaques-using-superparamagnetic-iron--peer-reviewed-article-IJNhttps://doaj.org/toc/1178-2013Jasmin Matuszak, Barbara Lutz, Aleksander Sekita, Jan Zaloga, Christoph Alexiou, Stefan Lyer,* Iwona Cicha* Cardiovascular Nanomedicine Unit, Section of Experimental Oncology and Nanomedicine (SEON), Else Kröner-Fresenius-Stiftung-endowed Professorship for Nanomedicine, ENT Department, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany *These authors contributed equally to this work Introduction: Magnetic drug targeting utilizes superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPIONs) to accumulate drugs in specified vasculature regions.Methods: We produced SPIONs conjugated with dexamethasone phosphate (SPION-DEXA). The efficacy of magnetic drug targeting was investigated in a rabbit model of atherosclerosis induced by balloon injury and high cholesterol diet.Results: In vitro, SPION-DEXA were well-tolerated by endothelial cells. SPION-DEXA were internalized by human peripheral blood mononuclear cells and induced CD163 expression comparable with the free drug. In vivo, magnetic targeting of SPIONs to abdominal aorta was confirmed by histology. Upon vascular injury followed by high-cholesterol diet, early administration of SPION-DEXA enhanced the inflammatory burden in the plaques. Increased macrophage content and larger intima–media thickness were observed in animals treated with SPION-DEXA compared with controls. In advanced atherosclerosis, no beneficial effect of local glucocorticoid therapy was detectable.Conclusion: Magnetic drug targeting represents an efficient platform to deliver drugs to diseased arteries in vivo. However, targeting of vascular injury in the lipid-rich environment using dexamethasone-conjugated SPIONs may cause accelerated inflammatory response. Keywords: magnetic nanoparticles, magnetic drug targeting, rabbit model of atherosclerosis, dexamethasone, macrophage accumulationMatuszak JLutz BSekita AZaloga JAlexiou CLyer SCicha IDove Medical Pressarticlemagnetic nanoparticlesmagnetic drug targetingrabbit model of atherosclerosisdexamethasonemacrophage accumulationMedicine (General)R5-920ENInternational Journal of Nanomedicine, Vol Volume 13, Pp 8443-8460 (2018)
institution DOAJ
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topic magnetic nanoparticles
magnetic drug targeting
rabbit model of atherosclerosis
dexamethasone
macrophage accumulation
Medicine (General)
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spellingShingle magnetic nanoparticles
magnetic drug targeting
rabbit model of atherosclerosis
dexamethasone
macrophage accumulation
Medicine (General)
R5-920
Matuszak J
Lutz B
Sekita A
Zaloga J
Alexiou C
Lyer S
Cicha I
Drug delivery to atherosclerotic plaques using superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles
description Jasmin Matuszak, Barbara Lutz, Aleksander Sekita, Jan Zaloga, Christoph Alexiou, Stefan Lyer,* Iwona Cicha* Cardiovascular Nanomedicine Unit, Section of Experimental Oncology and Nanomedicine (SEON), Else Kröner-Fresenius-Stiftung-endowed Professorship for Nanomedicine, ENT Department, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany *These authors contributed equally to this work Introduction: Magnetic drug targeting utilizes superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPIONs) to accumulate drugs in specified vasculature regions.Methods: We produced SPIONs conjugated with dexamethasone phosphate (SPION-DEXA). The efficacy of magnetic drug targeting was investigated in a rabbit model of atherosclerosis induced by balloon injury and high cholesterol diet.Results: In vitro, SPION-DEXA were well-tolerated by endothelial cells. SPION-DEXA were internalized by human peripheral blood mononuclear cells and induced CD163 expression comparable with the free drug. In vivo, magnetic targeting of SPIONs to abdominal aorta was confirmed by histology. Upon vascular injury followed by high-cholesterol diet, early administration of SPION-DEXA enhanced the inflammatory burden in the plaques. Increased macrophage content and larger intima–media thickness were observed in animals treated with SPION-DEXA compared with controls. In advanced atherosclerosis, no beneficial effect of local glucocorticoid therapy was detectable.Conclusion: Magnetic drug targeting represents an efficient platform to deliver drugs to diseased arteries in vivo. However, targeting of vascular injury in the lipid-rich environment using dexamethasone-conjugated SPIONs may cause accelerated inflammatory response. Keywords: magnetic nanoparticles, magnetic drug targeting, rabbit model of atherosclerosis, dexamethasone, macrophage accumulation
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author Matuszak J
Lutz B
Sekita A
Zaloga J
Alexiou C
Lyer S
Cicha I
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Lutz B
Sekita A
Zaloga J
Alexiou C
Lyer S
Cicha I
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title Drug delivery to atherosclerotic plaques using superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles
title_short Drug delivery to atherosclerotic plaques using superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles
title_full Drug delivery to atherosclerotic plaques using superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles
title_fullStr Drug delivery to atherosclerotic plaques using superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles
title_full_unstemmed Drug delivery to atherosclerotic plaques using superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles
title_sort drug delivery to atherosclerotic plaques using superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles
publisher Dove Medical Press
publishDate 2018
url https://doaj.org/article/b034598c49334bd49c1363942e45a814
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