Academic literature on the topic 'Tirofiban'

A trombose venosa é a principal complicação da microcirurgia vascular e a intervenção precoce é necessária para o salvamento dos retalhos, com índices de sucesso de apenas 50% das revisões cirúrgicas; trombose da microcirculação, produção de radicais livres de oxigênio (RLO) e edema são os elementos principais da lesão de isquemia/reperfusão (I/R), e o planejamento das terapias protetoras tem como objetivo amenizar estas alterações. Os fármacos antioxidantes, antiagregantes plaquetários e anticoagulantes são utilizados no controle da lesão de I/R em diferentes órgãos. Neste estudo, em modelo de amputação subtotal de membro posterior de rato submetido a isquemia global primária, foi testado o efeito protetor dos fármacos alopurinol, heparina, tirofiban ou vitamina C durante a isquemia secundaria pós congestão venosa. Foram operados 100 ratos, que apos isquemia global de 90 minutos, foram divididos em cinco grupos de 20 animais recebendo uma das respectivas drogas na veia femoral contra-lateral: 1ml de solução fisiológica 0,9% no grupo controle (GC), 1ml de alopurinol 45mg/kg no grupo experimental 1 (G1), 1ml de heparina 200UI/kg no grupo experimental 2 (G2), 1ml de tirofiban 50 ug /ml no grupo experimental 3 (G3) e 1 ml de vitamina C 100mg/kg no grupo experimental 4 (G4); o clampe foi então retirado do feixe vascular e se iniciou a reperfusão de 60 minutos; a colocação do clampe vascular apenas na veia femoral direita iniciou a congestão venosa (isquemia secundária) do membro por 90 minutos seguido de outra reperfusão de 60 minutos; O músculo gastrocnêmio foi dissecado e retirado para analise histológica e os animais sacrificados por injeção letal. Foram estudados a porcentagem de viabilidade celular muscular, o edema e o extravasamento de hemácias. A porcentagem de lesão celular do músculo do grupo controle foi 54,6% (±10,6), do G1 31,5% (±13,6), do G2 24,7% (±11,7), do G3 24,6% (±8,6) e do G4 21,3% (±8,6). Os grupos foram comparados por modelo de comparação múltiplas one way-ANOVA e post-hoc Tukey com significância de p < 0,05. A porcentagem de lesão celular foi menor para os grupos G1, G2, G3 e G4 quando comparados ao GC (p < 0,001), e quando comparados os grupos experimentais entre si, apenas o G4 (vitamina C) foi menor estatisticamente que G1(alopurinol) (p < 0,029). A utilização individual dos fármacos alopurinol, heparina ,tirofiban e vitamina C mostraram efeito protetor na congestão venosa secundaria a isquemia global primária, e a vitamina C foi mais efetiva nesta ação que o alopurinol quando comparados os antioxidantes entre si. Quando avaliado o edema, apenas os antioxidantes tiveram índices menores estatisticamente que o GC, enquanto que todos os fármacos diminuíram o extravasamento de hemácias comparados com o grupo controle (p < 0,001)
Venous thrombosis is the main complication of vascular microsurgery an early intervention is mandatory to rescue the flap, with a success rate of only 50% of surgical revisions; microcirculation thrombosis, oxygen free radicals production and edema are the main elements of ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury, and protective therapies aim to mitigate these changes. Antioxidants, antiplatelets and anticoagulants are used in different organs to control this injury. In this study, in a partial hind limb amputation model submitted to global ischemia, it was tested the protective effect of Allopurinol, Heparin, Tirofiban or Vitamin C during secondary ischemia after venous congestion. A hundred rats divided in five groups of 20 animals each were operated; after global ischemia of 90 minutes each group was injected into the contra lateral femoral vein one of the following solutions: 1 ml of saline solution NaCl 0,9% - control group (CG); 1ml of Allopurinol 45mg/kg - experimental group 1 (G1); 1ml of Heparin 200 UI/kg - experimental group 2 (G2); 1ml of Tirofiban 50 ug /ml - experimental group 3 (G3); 1ml of Vitamin C 100mg/kg - experimental group 4 (G4). Sixty minutes of limb reperfusion was performed, and a secondary period of limb ischemia started with the clamping of the femoral vein only (limb congestion) which lasted for 90 minutes (secondary ischemia). After that, the vein clamp was removed and a 60 minute reperfusion period was observed; at the end of the second reperfusion period, the right gastrocnemius muscle was removed and fixed in 10% formaldehyde, animals were euthanized with a lethal dose of Pentobarbital. Muscle fibers were scored as uninjured or injured based on the morphology of individual fibers; interstitial edema and bleeding were graded on a four-point scale. The control group had more damaged muscle cells 54.6±10.6% when compared to allopurinol 31.5±13,6%, heparin 24.7±11.7%, tirofiban 24.6±8.6% and Vitamin C 21.3±8.6% all reached statistical significance (p < 0.00 0.029). These comparisons were analysed using ANOVA and post-hoc Tukey. The single use of Allopurinol, Heparin, Tirofiban or Vitamin C showed a protective effect on venous congestion after global ischemia, and Vitamin C was more effective than Allopurinol when compared both antioxidants. When evaluating the edema, only the antioxidants had statistically lower rates than the CG, whilst all drugs reduced the extravasation of red blood cells compared with the control group (p < 0.001)

La resténose intra-stent (RIS) est une complication importante du traitement endovasculaire des sténoses et occlusions artérielles dont l’incidence est réduite par les stents actifs. Ces derniers entraînent un retard de cicatrisation de la paroi vasculaire et parfois une réaction d’hypersensibilité au polymère, pouvant être responsable d’une thrombose aigue tardive. En raison de l’absence de modèle ex vivo validé, le modèle animal est actuellement obligatoire pour l’étude de la RIS. Ces modèles posent des problèmes éthiques et ne permettent pas une étude satisfaisante des stents actifs en raison de l’impossibilité d’effectuer des prélèvements réguliers. Le but de ce travail est d’une part l’exploration de deux nouvelles cibles thérapeutiques dans la RIS, l’hémine et EP224283, et d’autre part la mise au point d’un bioréacteur pour l’étude ex vivo hémodynamique de la RIS. Analyse in vivo. Les modèles de RIS utilisés étaient le stenting d’aorte de rat et le stenting d’artères iliaques de lapins hypercholestérolémiques. Sept ou 28 jours après l’implantation du stent, les artères stentées étaient prélevées puis soit incluses en résine pour analyse morphologique, soit congelées pour analyse de l’expression protéique. L’hémine était administrée par voie intrapéritonéale et EP224283 par voie sous cutanée toutes les 48 heures. Les témoins recevaient du sérum physiologique. L’analyse histomorphométrique après traitement par hémine montrait une réduction significative de 30% de la formation de néointima chez le rat et de 48% chez le lapin. La ré-endothélialisation des mailles du stent, analysée en microscopie électronique, était comparable à celle des témoins. L’analyse protéique montrait chez les rats traités par hémine : une réduction de l’expression des cytokines inflammatoires et des protéines impliquées dans la prolifération et la migration des CMLV (ERK1/2 et RhoA), associée à une augmentation de l’expression des protéines régulatrices de la prolifération (p21 et p27), et une réduction de l’apoptose. L’analyse histomorphométrique montrait chez les rats traités par EP224283 une réduction significative de formation de néointima de 20%. L’analyse protéique montrait une réduction de l’expression des protéines impliquées dans la prolifération des CMLV (ERK1/2 et Akt) associée à une augmentation de la forme active de p38, régulatrice de la prolifération. L’expression de Ki67 était réduite chez l’ensemble des rats traités témoignant d’une réduction de prolifération cellulaire. Analyse ex vivo : En partenariat avec l’ENSAM (Paris), nous avons confectionné et breveté un bioréacteur pour l’étude ex vivo de la RIS en conditions hémodynamiques et biologiques semblables au vivant. Ce bioréacteur fait circuler un flux pulsé dans 6 artères branchées en dérivation et immergées dans du milieu de culture cellulaire. Ce circuit est logé dans un incubateur afin de maintenir les tissus vivants durant l’expérimentation. Son objectif est d’affiner l’étude des nouveaux stents actifs par la possibilité de prélèvements multiples, d’analyser les écoulements, de travailler avec des artères humaines (prélevées lors de dons d’organes) et de s’affranchir en partie du modèle animal. Ces travaux montrent l’intérêt de deux nouvelles molécules thérapeutiques dans la RIS. Celles-ci limitent la prolifération cellulaire sans empêcher la cicatrisation de la paroi vasculaire. Notre modèle d’étude ex vivo hémodynamique de la RIS n’a jamais été décrit dans la littérature et permettra une analyse précise des nouveaux stents. Ce modèle va réduire le recours à l’expérimentation animale. Nos travaux futurs comprendront la mise au point de nouveaux stents actifs à l’hémine et à EP224283, ainsi que la validation et l’exploitation du modèle de RIS hémodynamique ex vivo
In stent restenosis (ISR) is a major complication of endovascular treatment due to an excessive healing of the arterial wall. Drug eluting stents (DES) reduce the rate of ISR but expose to late stent thrombosis, related to a delayed or incomplete healing of the arterial wall, and also to hypersensitivity reactions induced by the polymer. Currently animal models are mandatory to investigate ISR as there is no reliable in vitro model. Nevertheless, these models are often far from human ISR, because of the underlying atherosclerosis process. They are also not suitable for testing DES because several experimentations and multiple samples are required. In this work, we assess the effects of two new therapeutic molecules to reduce ISR, hemin and EP224283, and we developed a new in vitro model of ISR, reproducing a hemodynamic and biological physiological environment. In vivo analysis. In stent restenosis models were stent implantation in rat abdominal aorta or in hypercholesterolemic rabbit iliac arteries. Seven or 28 days after stent implantation, the stented arteries were removed and either frozen for protein analysis or placed in fixative for morphological analysis with optical or electronical microscopy. Animals received hemin intraperitoneally or EP224283 subcutaneously every 48 hours. Control animals received saline. Histomorphological analysis at day 28 revealed that in the hemin treated group, the extent of neointima area was significantly reduced compared to the control group. A 30% decrease was observed in rats and 40% in rabbit. Endothelial coverage in electronic microscopy was similar in hemin-treated rats and rabbit when compared to their controls. The protein analysis in rats revealed that hemin limited the early inflammatory response and cellular mechanisms implicated in VSMC proliferation (ERK1/2 and p21 p27), in VSMC migration (RhoA) and reduce apoptosis. At day 28, EP224283 significantly reduced neointima growth around 20% in rats. Protein analysis revealed that EP224283 reduced vascular smooth muscle cells proliferation pathways: both ERK1/2 and Akt activated form were down-regulated in the treated rats, and p38 activated form were up-regulated. Expression of Ki67 was also reduced in both hemin and EP224283 treated group, indicating a reduced proliferation of vascular cells.Ex vivo experiments. In association with ParisTech, we developed a bioreactor for ex vivo study of ISR, providing physiologic pulsatile flow. This bioreactor will be a major tool in the research on future pro-healing DES. The bioreactor will allow: to perform numerous blood samples; study several stents at the same time; analyze flows and their effects on ISR; work directly with human arteries, collected during organ donation; and reduce the need for animal experimentation. This work demonstrated the significance of two new therapeutic molecules to prevent ISR, hemin and EP224283. Both reduced ISR without stopping the physiological healing of the arterial wall. We developed a bioreactor providing physiological and hemodynamical conditions. It will be a useful tool for the development of new DES. Our perspectives are now to create a new drug eluting stent releasing hemin or EP224283, as well as to validate our novel ex vivo hemodynamic model of ISR, in order to test our new DES in both animal models and ex vivo hemodynamic conditions

The glycoprotein (GP) IIb/IIIa (αIIb/β3) receptor totalling 50,000 to 70,000 copies per platelet represents a common pathway for platelet aggregation in response to a wide variety of biochemical and mechanical stimuli. Accordingly, it represents an attractive target for pharmacologic inhibition that can be applied to patients with acute coronary syndromes. The evolution of GPIIb/IIIa receptor antagonists began with murine monoclonal antibodies and subsequently expanded to include small peptide or nonpeptide molecules with structural similarities to fibrinogen. There are three intravenous GPIIb/IIIa receptor antagonists that have been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration: . . . • Abciximab (ReoPro) . . . . . . • Tirofiban (Aggrastat) . . . . . . • Eptifibatide (Integrilin) . . . Abciximab (ReoPro) is the Fab fragment of the chimeric human–murine monoclonal antibody c7E3. Following an intravenous bolus, free plasma concentrations of abciximab decrease rapidly with an initial half-life of less than 10 minutes and a second-phase half-life of 30 minutes, representing rapid binding to the platelet GPIIb/IIIa receptor. Abciximab remains in the circulation for 10 or more days in the platelet-bound state. Intravenous administration of abciximab in doses ranging from 0.15 mg/kg to 0.3 mg/kg produces a rapid dose-dependent inhibition of platelet aggregation in response to adenosine diphosphate (ADP). At the highest dose, 80% of platelet GPIIb/IIIa receptors are occupied within 2 hours and platelet aggregation, even with 20 μM ADP, is completely inhibited. Sustained inhibition is achieved with prolonged infusions (12 to 24 hours) and low-level receptor blockade is present for up to 10 days following cessation of the infusion; however, platelet inhibition during infusions beyond 24 hours has not been well characterized. Platelet aggregation in response to 5 μM ADP returns to greater than or equal to 50% of baseline within 24 hours of drug cessation. In nearly 2,100 patients undergoing either balloon coronary angioplasty or atherectomy at high risk for ischemic (thrombotic) complications, a bolus of abciximab (0.25 mg/kg) followed by a 12-hour continuous infusion (10 μg/min) reduced the occurrence of death, the occurrence myocardial infarction (MI), or the need for an urgent intervention (repeat angioplasty, stent placement, balloon pump insertion, or bypass grafting) by 35% (EPIC Investigators, 1994).