期刊
JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS RESEARCH PART A
卷 104, 期 6, 页码 1510-1522出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.35675
关键词
segmented microparticle; electrohydrodynamic co-jetting; cochlear drug delivery; biocompatibility
资金
- National Institute of Deafness and Communication Disorders [NIH-NIDCD 5R01 DC011294-01]
- Department of Defense
- Army Research Office (Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative) [W911NF-10-1-0518]
- Department of Defense (Idea award) [W81XWH-11-1-0111]
- National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine Training Grant) [DE00007057-36]
Delivery of pharmaceuticals to the cochleae of patients with auditory dysfunction could potentially have many benefits from enhancing auditory nerve survival to protecting remaining sensory cells and their neuronal connections. Treatment would require platforms to enable drug delivery directly to the cochlea and increase the potential efficacy of intervention. Cochlear implant recipients are a specific patient subset that could benefit from local drug delivery as more candidates have residual hearing; and since residual hearing directly contributes to post-implantation hearing outcomes, it requires protection from implant insertion-induced trauma. This study assessed the feasibility of utilizing microparticles for drug delivery into cochlear fluids, testing persistence, distribution, biocompatibility, and drug release characteristics. To allow for delivery of multiple therapeutics, particles were composed of two distinct compartments; one containing polylactide-co-glycolide (PLGA), and one composed of acetal-modified dextran and PLGA. Following in vivo infusion, image analysis revealed microparticle persistence in the cochlea for at least 7 days post-infusion, primarily in the first and second turns. The majority of subjects maintained or had only slight elevation in auditory brainstem response thresholds at 7 days post-infusion compared to pre-infusion baselines. There was only minor to limited loss of cochlear hair cells and negligible immune response based on CD45+ immunolabling. When Piribedil-loaded microparticles were infused, Piribedil was detectable within the cochlear fluids at 7 days post-infusion. These results indicate that segmented microparticles are relatively inert, can persist, release their contents, and be functionally and biologically compatible with cochlear function and therefore are promising vehicles for cochlear drug delivery. (c) 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Biomed Mater Res Part A: 104A: 1510-1522, 2016.
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