Metformin-loaded Citric Acid Cross-linked Agarose Films in the Prevention of Postoperative Abdominal Adhesion

Ji Hyun Moon; Jong Ho Park; JEONG JI HEUN (정지흔); Naksong Sung (성낙송); Jeong Young Gil (정영길); Ki Chang Song (송기창); Jong Pil Ahn; Nam Seob Lee (이남섭); Seung yun, Han (한승연)

doi:10.11637/aba.2019.32.4.129

Metformin-loaded Citric Acid Cross-linked Agarose Films in the Prevention of Postoperative Abdominal Adhesion

Anatomy & Biological Anthropology
Abbr : Anat Biol Anthropol
2019, 32(4), pp.129~139
DOI : 10.11637/aba.2019.32.4.129
Publisher : 대한체질인류학회
Research Area : Medicine and Pharmacy > Anatomy
Received : October 21, 2019
Accepted : October 24, 2019
Published : December 31, 2019

Ji Hyun Moon ¹, Jong Ho Park ², JEONG JI HEUN ³, Naksong Sung ⁴, Jeong Young Gil ³, Ki Chang Song ³, Jong Pil Ahn ⁵, Nam Seob Lee ³, Seung yun, Han ³

¹Department of Anatomy, College of Medicine, Konyang University
²Department of Biomedical Material, College of Medical Engineering, Konyang University
³건양대학교
⁴Department of General Surgery, Konyang University Hospital
⁵Korea Institute of Ceramic Engineering and Technology

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ABSTRACT

Postoperative abdominal adhesion (PAA) causes significant long-term postoperative morbidity. Although numerous physical anti-adhesion barriers (AAB) are used as therapeutical interventions, none of them has achieved sustained success. As a potential strategy to overcome the limitations, drug-eluting AAB have attracted scientific attention. Here, we produced agar films (AF) chemically cross-linked with different concentrations of citric acid (CA) and we measured the physicochemical properties such as crosslinking strength, swelling ratio, hydrophilicity, and biodegradability of the yielded CA-AFs. Next, Metformin (MET), an antidiabetic drug with anti-proliferative and anti-inflammatory properties, was loaded in the CA-AFs yielding the MET-loaded CA-AF (MET@CA-AF) and the time-dependent MET release was monitored. Based on their physicochemical properties, MET@CA-AF containing 20% CA appeared a promising AAB candidate and was further used in an in vivo study. Mouse models of PAA were established with cecum abrasion and the MET@CAAF and CA-AF were applied between the injured interfaces. At postoperative day 14, the therapeutic efficacies were analyzed by using clinical adhesion scoring and quantification of collagen-I and fibroblasts in adhesion interfaces. The results showed that applications of MET@CA-AF or CA-AF for 14 days significantly attenuated the clinical adhesion score and thickness of adhesion interface. Furthermore, when compared with the group with operation, the groups with MET@CA-AF or CA-AF exhibited the significant attenuation in PAA-associated myofibroblast activation in adhesion interface. Importantly, these attenuations were significantly more intensified in the group with MET@CA-AF than in the group with CA-AF. Based on our data, we anticipate that MET@CAAF, a novel synthesized drug-eluting AAB, can protect against PAA by exerting the dual role of physical barrier and MET-based pharmaceutic.

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Agarose, Anti-adhesion barriers, Metformin, Postoperative abdominal adhesion

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This paper was written with support from the National Research Foundation of Korea.

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