Transmembrane stem factor nanodiscs enhanced revascularization in a hind limb ischemia model in diabetic, hyperlipidemic rabbits.


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Scientific reports
ISSN: 2045-2322
Titre abrégé: Sci Rep
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101563288

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Date de publication:
29 Jan 2024
Historique:
received: 29 05 2023
accepted: 24 01 2024
medline: 30 1 2024
pubmed: 30 1 2024
entrez: 29 1 2024
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Therapies to revascularize ischemic tissue have long been a goal for the treatment of vascular disease and other disorders. Therapies using stem cell factor (SCF), also known as a c-Kit ligand, had great promise for treating ischemia for myocardial infarct and stroke, however clinical development for SCF was stopped due to toxic side effects including mast cell activation in patients. We recently developed a novel therapy using a transmembrane form of SCF (tmSCF) delivered in lipid nanodiscs. In previous studies, we demonstrated tmSCF nanodiscs were able to induce revascularization of ischemia limbs in mice and did not activate mast cells. To advance this therapeutic towards clinical application, we tested this therapy in an advanced model of hindlimb ischemia in rabbits with hyperlipidemia and diabetes. This model has therapeutic resistance to angiogenic therapies and maintains long term deficits in recovery from ischemic injury. We treated rabbits with local treatment with tmSCF nanodiscs or control solution delivered locally from an alginate gel delivered into the ischemic limb of the rabbits. After eight weeks, we found significantly higher vascularity in the tmSCF nanodisc-treated group in comparison to alginate treated control as quantified through angiography. Histological analysis also showed a significantly higher number of small and large blood vessels in the ischemic muscles of the tmSCF nanodisc treated group. Importantly, we did not observe inflammation or mast cell activation in the rabbits. Overall, this study supports the therapeutic potential of tmSCF nanodiscs for treating peripheral ischemia.

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pubmed: 38287067
doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-52888-6
pii: 10.1038/s41598-024-52888-6
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Auteurs

Eri Takematsu (E)

Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station, BME 5.202D, C0800, Austin, TX, 78712, USA.
School of Medicine, Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.

Miles Massidda (M)

Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station, BME 5.202D, C0800, Austin, TX, 78712, USA.

Gretchen Howe (G)

Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, TX, USA.

Julia Goldman (J)

Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, TX, USA.
Center for Laboratory Animal Medicine and Care, UT Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA.

Patricia Felli (P)

Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, TX, USA.
Center for Laboratory Animal Medicine and Care, UT Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA.

Lei Mei (L)

Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station, BME 5.202D, C0800, Austin, TX, 78712, USA.

Gregory Callahan (G)

Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station, BME 5.202D, C0800, Austin, TX, 78712, USA.

Andrew D Sligar (AD)

Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station, BME 5.202D, C0800, Austin, TX, 78712, USA.

Richard Smalling (R)

Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, TX, USA.
Memorial Hermann Heart and Vascular Institute, Houston, TX, USA.

Aaron B Baker (AB)

Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station, BME 5.202D, C0800, Austin, TX, 78712, USA. abbaker1@gmail.com.
Institute for Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA. abbaker1@gmail.com.
The Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA. abbaker1@gmail.com.
Institute for Biomaterials, Drug Delivery and Regenerative Medicine, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA. abbaker1@gmail.com.

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