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ArticlePolymers2018

α-Cyclodextrin and α-Cyclodextrin Polymers as Oxygen Nanocarriers to Limit Hypoxia/Reoxygenation Injury: Implications from an In Vitro Model.

Saveria Femminò, Claudia Penna, Federica Bessone, Fabrizio Caldera, Nilesh Dhakar, Daniele Cau, Pasquale Pagliaro, Roberta Cavalli, Francesco Trotta

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Article in Polymers, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

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21citing papers in PubMed
3.5field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
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21 citing papers in PubMed, 42 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Saveria FemminòDepartment of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Turin, 10043 Orbassano, Italy. saveria.femmino@unito.it.
Claudia PennaDepartment of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Turin, 10043 Orbassano, Italy. claudia.penna@unito.it.
Federica BessoneDepartment of Drug Science and Technology, University of Turin, 10125 Turin, Italy. f.bessone@unito.it.
Fabrizio CalderaDepartment of Chemistry, University of Turin, 10125 Turin, Italy. fabrizio.caldera@unito.it.
Nilesh DhakarDepartment of Chemistry, University of Turin, 10125 Turin, Italy. dhakar.neelesh89@gmail.com.
Daniele CauDepartment of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Turin, 10043 Orbassano, Italy. daniele.cau@edu.unito.it.
Pasquale PagliaroDepartment of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Turin, 10043 Orbassano, Italy. pasquale.pagliaro@unito.it.
Roberta CavalliDepartment of Drug Science and Technology, University of Turin, 10125 Turin, Italy. roberta.cavalli@unito.it.
Francesco TrottaDepartment of Chemistry, University of Turin, 10125 Turin, Italy. francesco.trotta@unito.it.
University of Turin · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

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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ischemiamyocardial infarctionoxygen deliveryreperfusionα-cyclodextrinα-cyclodextrin nanospongesα-cyclodextrin polymers

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PMID30966247
PMCPMC6414891
OpenAlexW2791300788

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