Author: Femminò Saveria Penna Claudia Bessone Federica Caldera Fabrizio Dhakar Nilesh Cau Daniele Pagliaro Pasquale Cavalli Roberta Trotta Francesco
Publisher: MDPI
E-ISSN: 2073-4360|10|2|211-211
ISSN: 2073-4360
Source: Polymers, Vol.10, Iss.2, 2018-02, pp. : 211-211
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Abstract
The incidence of heart failure (HF) is increasing worldwide and myocardial infarction (MI), which follows ischemia and reperfusion (I/R), is often at the basis of HF development. Nanocarriers are interesting particles for their potential application in cardiovascular disease. Impaired drug delivery in ischemic disease is challenging. Cyclodextrin nanosponges (NS) can be considered innovative tools for improving oxygen delivery in a controlled manner. This study has developed new α-cyclodextrin-based formulations as oxygen nanocarriers such as native α-cyclodextrin (α-CD), branched α-cyclodextrin polymer (α-CD POLY), and α-cyclodextrin nanosponges (α-CD NS). The three different α-CD-based formulations were tested at 0.2, 2, and 20 µg/mL to ascertain their capability to reduce cell mortality during hypoxia and reoxygenation (H/R) in vitro protocols. H9c2, a cardiomyoblast cell line, was exposed to normoxia (20% oxygen) or hypoxia (5% CO2 and 95% N2). The different formulations, applied before hypoxia, induced a significant reduction in cell mortality (in a range of 15% to 30%) when compared to samples devoid of oxygen. Moreover, their application at the beginning of reoxygenation induced a considerable reduction in cell death (12% to 20%). α-CD NS showed a marked efficacy in controlled oxygenation, which suggests an interesting potential for future medical application of polymer systems for MI treatment.
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