Injection of in situ-forming alginate hydrogel into recent and old myocardial infarctions in rats increased scar thickness and attenuated left ventricular systolic and diastolic dysfunction.
Does injection of in situ-forming alginate hydrogel prevent adverse cardiac remodeling and dysfunction in rats with recent and old myocardial infarctions?
Injectable alginate hydrogel attenuates adverse cardiac remodeling and improves function in rat models of both recent and old myocardial infarction.
BACKGROUND: Adverse cardiac remodeling and progression of heart failure after myocardial infarction are associated with excessive and continuous damage to the extracellular matrix. We hypothesized that injection of in situ-forming alginate hydrogel into recent and old infarcts would provide a temporary scaffold and attenuate adverse cardiac remodeling and dysfunction. METHODS AND RESULTS: We developed a novel absorbable biomaterial composed of calcium-crosslinked alginate solution, which displays low viscosity and, after injection into the infarct, undergoes phase transition into hydrogel. To determine the outcome of the biomaterial after injection, calcium-crosslinked biotin-labeled alginate was injected into the infarct 7 days after anterior myocardial infarction in rat. Serial histology studies showed in situ formation of alginate hydrogel implant, which occupied up to 50% of the scar area. The biomaterial was replaced by connective tissue within 6 weeks. Serial echocardiography studies before and 60 days after injection showed that injection of alginate biomaterial into recent (7 days) infarct increased scar thickness and attenuated left ventricular systolic and diastolic dilatation and dysfunction. These beneficial effects were comparable and sometimes superior to those achieved by neonatal cardiomyocyte transplantation. Moreover, injection of alginate biomaterial into old myocardial infarction (60 days) increased scar thickness and improved systolic and diastolic dysfunction. CONCLUSIONS: We show for the first time that injection of in situ-forming, bioabsorbable alginate hydrogel is an effective acellular strategy that prevents adverse cardiac remodeling and dysfunction in recent and old myocardial infarctions in rat.
Landa et al. (Tue,) conducted a other in Myocardial infarction. Injectable in situ-forming alginate hydrogel vs. Neonatal cardiomyocyte transplantation (for recent infarcts) was evaluated on Cardiac remodeling and function (scar thickness, left ventricular systolic and diastolic dilatation and dysfunction). Injection of in situ-forming alginate hydrogel into recent and old myocardial infarctions in rats increased scar thickness and attenuated left ventricular systolic and diastolic dysfunction.