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  • Title: Autonomic denervation with magnetic nanoparticles.
    Author: Yu L, Scherlag BJ, Dormer K, Nguyen KT, Pope C, Fung KM, Po SS.
    Journal: Circulation; 2010 Dec 21; 122(25):2653-9. PubMed ID: 21135360.
    Abstract:
    BACKGROUND: prior studies indicated that ablation of the 4 major atrial ganglionated plexi (GP) suppressed atrial fibrillation. METHODS AND RESULTS: superparamagnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) made of Fe(3)O(4) (core), thermoresponsive polymeric hydrogel (shell), and neurotoxic agent (N-isopropylacrylamide monomer [NIPA-M]) were synthesized. In 23 dogs, a right thoracotomy exposed the anterior right GP (ARGP) and inferior right GP (IRGP). The sinus rate and ventricular rate slowing responses to high-frequency stimulation (20 Hz, 0.1 ms) were used as the surrogate for the ARGP and IRGP functions, respectively. In 6 dogs, MNPs carrying 0.4 mg NIPA-M were injected into the ARGP. In 4 other dogs, a cylindrical magnet (2600 G) was placed epicardially on the IRGP. MNPs carrying 0.8 mg NIPA-M were then infused into the circumflex artery supplying the IRGP. The hydrogel shell reliably contracted in vitro at temperatures ≥ 37°C, releasing NIPA-M. MNPs injected into the ARGP suppressed high-frequency stimulation-induced sinus rate slowing response (40 ± 8% at baseline; 21 ± 9% at 2 hours; P=0.006). The lowest voltage of ARGP high-frequency stimulation inducing atrial fibrillation was increased from 5.9 ± 0.8 V (baseline) to 10.2 ± 0.9 V (2 hours; P=0.009). Intracoronary infusion of MNPs suppressed the IRGP but not ARGP function (ventricular rate slowing: 57 ± 8% at baseline, 20 ± 8% at 2 hours; P=0.002; sinus rate slowing: 31 ± 7% at baseline, 33 ± 8 % at 2 hours; P=0.604). Prussian Blue staining revealed MNP aggregates only in the IRGP, not the ARGP. CONCLUSIONS: intravascularly administered MNPs carrying NIPA-M can be magnetically targeted to the IRGP and reduce GP activity presumably by the subsequent release of NIPA-M. This novel targeted drug delivery system can be used intravascularly for targeted autonomic denervation.
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