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ArticleNature communications2019

Renal clearable nanochelators for iron overload therapy.

Homan Kang, Murui Han, Jie Xue, Yoonji Baek, JuOae Chang, Shuang Hu, HaYoung Nam, Min Joo Jo, Georges El Fakhri, Michael P Hutchens and 2 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 63 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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63citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
23.7field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

63 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 135 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Homan KangGordon Center for Medical Imaging, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02114, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0732-9779
Murui HanDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
Jie XueDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
Yoonji BaekGordon Center for Medical Imaging, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02114, USA.
JuOae ChangDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
Shuang HuGordon Center for Medical Imaging, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02114, USA.
HaYoung NamDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
Min Joo JoGordon Center for Medical Imaging, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02114, USA.
Georges El FakhriGordon Center for Medical Imaging, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02114, USA.
Michael P HutchensAnesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, 97239, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8583-1812
Hak Soo ChoiGordon Center for Medical Imaging, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02114, USA. hchoi12@mgh.harvard.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7982-6483
Jonghan KimDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, 02115, USA. j.kim@neu.edu.
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Funding

Boston Biomedical Innovation CenterU54HL119145 · NHLBI · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · PI GOLAN, DAVID E., LOSCALZO, JOSEPH · 2013 to 2021
$18.8M
Image-Guided Drug Delivery for Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor.R01EB022230 · NIBIB · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI CHOI, HAK SOO, HENARY, MAGED M · 2017 to 2020
$3.6M
Nanochelation Therapies for Iron Overload DisordersR01HL143020 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL · PI CHOI, HAK SOO, KIM, JONGHAN · 2018 to 2021
$2.6M
BLRD VA I01 BX004288NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL143020NHLBI NIH HHS U54 HL119145NIBIB NIH HHS R01 EB022230
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Iron chelators have been widely used to remove excess toxic iron from patients with secondary iron overload. However, small molecule-based iron chelators can cause adverse side effects such as infection, gastrointestinal bleeding, kidney failure, and liver fibrosis. Here we report renal clearable nanochelators for iron overload disorders. First, after a singledose intravenous injection, the nanochelator shows favorable pharmacokinetic properties, such as kidney-specific biodistribution and rapid renal excretion (>80% injected dose in 4 h), compared to native deferoxamine (DFO). Second, subcutaneous (SC) administration of nanochelators improves pharmacodynamics, as evidenced by a 7-fold increase in efficiency of urinary iron excretion compared to intravenous injection. Third, daily SC injections of the nanochelator for 5 days to iron overload mice and rats decrease iron levels in serum and liver. Furthermore, the nanochelator significantly reduces kidney damage caused by iron overload without demonstrating DFO's own nephrotoxicity. This renal clearable nanochelator provides enhanced efficacy and safety.

Indexed as

AnimalsDeferoxamineIron Chelating AgentsIron OverloadKidneyMaleMiceNanoparticlesTissue DistributionDeferoxamineIron Chelating Agents

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PMID31723130
PMCPMC6853917
OpenAlexW2986647989

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