Biodegradable stent with mTOR inhibitor-eluting reduces progression of ureteral stricture

DR Ho, SH Su, PJ Chang, WY Lin, YC Huang… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
DR Ho, SH Su, PJ Chang, WY Lin, YC Huang, JH Lin, KT Huang, WN Chan, CS Chen
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2021mdpi.com
In this study, we investigated the effect of mTOR inhibitor (mTORi) drug-eluting
biodegradable stent (DE stent), a putative restenosis-inhibiting device for coronary artery, on
thermal-injury-related ureteral stricture in rabbits. In vitro evaluation confirmed the dose-
dependent effect of mTORi, ie, rapamycin, on fibrotic markers in ureteral component cell
lines. Upper ureteral fibrosis was induced by ureteral thermal injury in open surgery, which
was followed by insertion of biodegradable stents, with or without rapamycin drug-eluting …
In this study, we investigated the effect of mTOR inhibitor (mTORi) drug-eluting biodegradable stent (DE stent), a putative restenosis-inhibiting device for coronary artery, on thermal-injury-related ureteral stricture in rabbits. In vitro evaluation confirmed the dose-dependent effect of mTORi, i.e., rapamycin, on fibrotic markers in ureteral component cell lines. Upper ureteral fibrosis was induced by ureteral thermal injury in open surgery, which was followed by insertion of biodegradable stents, with or without rapamycin drug-eluting. Immunohistochemistry and Western blotting were performed 4 weeks after the operation to determine gross anatomy changes, collagen deposition, expression of epithelial–mesenchymal transition markers, including Smad, α-SMA, and SNAI 1. Ureteral thermal injury resulted in severe ipsilateral hydronephrosis. The levels of type III collagen, Smad, α-SMA, and SNAI 1 were increased 28 days after ureteral thermal injury. Treatment with mTORi-eluting biodegradable stents significantly attenuated thermal injury-induced urinary tract obstruction and reduced the level of fibrosis proteins, i.e., type III collagen. TGF-β and EMT signaling pathway markers, Smad and SNAI 1, were significantly modified in DE stent-treated thermal-injury-related ureteral stricture rabbits. These results suggested that intra-ureteral administration of rapamycin by DE stent provides modification of fibrosis signaling pathway, and inhibiting mTOR may result in fibrotic process change.
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