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ArticleScience advances2021

Fibrinogen-mimicking, multiarm nanovesicles for human thrombus-specific delivery of tissue plasminogen activator and targeted thrombolytic therapy.

Yu Huang, Boram Gu, Isabelle I Salles-Crawley, Kirk A Taylor, Li Yu, Jie Ren, Xuhan Liu, Michael Emerson, Colin Longstaff, Alun D Hughes and 3 more

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Article in Science advances, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers.

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28citing papers in PubMed
6.9field-weighted citation impact, top 2% 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

28 citing papers in PubMed, 66 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

13 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Yu HuangDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-4709-1264
Boram GuDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-1300-0467
Isabelle I Salles-CrawleyCentre for Haematology, Department of Immunology and Inflammation, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Hospital Campus, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-7394-0587
Kirk A TaylorNational Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-4599-7727
Li YuDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London, UK.
Jie RenDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-2181-1411
Xuhan LiuDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London, UK.
Michael EmersonNational Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, UK.
Colin LongstaffBiotherapeutics Section, National Institute for Biological Standards and Control, South Mimms, Herts, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-7608-208X
Alun D HughesInstitute of Cardiovascular Science, University College London, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-5432-5271
Simon A ThomNational Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-3020-1351
Xiao Yun XuDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London, UK. rongjun.chen@imperial.ac.uk yun.xu@imperial.ac.uk.ORCID 0000-0002-8267-621X
Rongjun ChenDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London, UK. rongjun.chen@imperial.ac.uk yun.xu@imperial.ac.uk.ORCID 0000-0002-8133-5472
Imperial College London · GBChonnam National University · KRHammersmith Hospital · GBMRC Unit for Lifelong Health and Ageing · GBNational Institute for Biological Standards and Control · GB

Funding

British Heart Foundation PG/17/22/32868British Heart Foundation PG/17/42/33039British Heart Foundation RG/18/3/33405Medical Research Council MC_UU_12019/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Clinical use of tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) in thrombolytic therapy is limited by its short circulation time and hemorrhagic side effects. Inspired by fibrinogen binding to activated platelets, we report a fibrinogen-mimicking, multiarm nanovesicle for thrombus-specific tPA delivery and targeted thrombolysis. This biomimetic system is based on the lipid nanovesicle coated with polyethylene glycol (PEG) terminally conjugated with a cyclic RGD (cRGD) peptide. Our experiments with human blood demonstrated its highly selective binding to activated platelets and efficient tPA release at a thrombus site under both static and physiological flow conditions. Its clot dissolution time in a microfluidic system was comparable to that of free tPA. Furthermore, we report a purpose-built computational model capable of simulating targeted thrombolysis of the tPA-loaded nanovesicle and with a potential in predicting the dynamics of thrombolysis in physiologically realistic scenarios. This combined experimental and computational work presents a promising platform for development of thrombolytic nanomedicines.

Indexed as

ThrombosisTissue Plasminogen ActivatorFibrinogenFibrinolytic AgentsHumansThrombolytic TherapyFibrinogenFibrinolytic AgentsTissue Plasminogen Activator

Identifiers

PMID34078604
PMCPMC8172176
OpenAlexW3164011984

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