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ArticlePharmaceutics2021

Intra-Articular Slow-Release Triamcinolone Acetonide from Polyesteramide Microspheres as a Treatment for Osteoarthritis.

Anna Tellegen, Martijn Beukers, Imke Rudnik-Jansen, Nicolien van Klaveren, Kan Loi How, Nina Woike, George Mihov, Jens Thies, Erik Teske, Laura Creemers and 2 more

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Article in Pharmaceutics, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
1.0field-weighted citation impact, top 24% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Extravasation of Intraarticular Fluid Injection Following Canine Elbow Arthroscopy: A Cadaveric Study.Veterinary and comparative orthopaedics and traumatology : V.C.O.T · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Anna TellegenDepartment of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Yalelaan 108, 3584 CM Utrecht, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-8836-097X
Martijn BeukersDepartment of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Yalelaan 108, 3584 CM Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Imke Rudnik-JansenDepartment of Orthopaedics, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Heidelberglaan 100, 3584 CX Utrecht, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-2508-3610
Nicolien van KlaverenOrthopaedics Department, Medisch Centrum voor Dieren, Isolatorweg 45, 1014 AS Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Kan Loi HowDiergeneeskundig Specialisten Centrum Den Haag, Regentesselaan 190, 2562 EH Den Haag, The Netherlands.
Nina WoikeDSM Biomedical, Koestraat 1, 6167 RA Geleen, The Netherlands.
George MihovDSM Biomedical, Koestraat 1, 6167 RA Geleen, The Netherlands.
Jens ThiesDSM Biomedical, Koestraat 1, 6167 RA Geleen, The Netherlands.
Erik TeskeDepartment of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Yalelaan 108, 3584 CM Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Laura CreemersDepartment of Orthopaedics, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Heidelberglaan 100, 3584 CX Utrecht, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-1585-3052
Marianna TryfonidouDepartment of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Yalelaan 108, 3584 CM Utrecht, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-2333-7162
Björn MeijDepartment of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Yalelaan 108, 3584 CM Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Utrecht University · NLDSM (Netherlands) · NLUniversity Medical Center Utrecht · NL

Funding

Dutch Arthritis Society LLP22 and LLP12Life Sciences Health (LSH) Impulse #40-43100-98-022
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Osteoarthritis (OA) is a common cause of pain and disability. Local corticosteroid injections are effective in treating OA pain and inflammation but are short-acting. Prolonged intra-articular (IA) corticosteroid exposure may even lead to cartilage deterioration. The aim of this prospective study was to assess safety and provide proof-of-concept of IA-applied biodegradable polyesteramide-based microspheres (PEAMs) gradually releasing triamcinolone acetonide (TA). Mimicking continuous exposure associated with local drug delivery in canine articular chondrocytes cultured in the continuous presence of TA tissue regeneration was not affected, whereas intermittent exposure reduced proteoglycan production. In this respect, TA-PEAMs administered IA in a proof-of-concept study in 12 client-owned dogs with established OA also showed safety by radiographic examination, without changes in OA severity and in glycosaminoglycan synovial fluid levels. Treatment also resulted in clinical improvement in 10 out of 11 dogs during the two-month follow-up period, which persisted in 6 out of 10 dogs after 6 months, based on objective gait analysis and owner questionnaires. Synovial prostaglandin E

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anti-inflammatory drugsbiomaterialscontrolled releasecorticosteroiddegenerative joint disease

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PMID33799665
PMCPMC7999265
OpenAlexW3138484018

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