Department of Biotechnology
inStem (Institute for Stem Cell Science and Regenerative Medicine)

Local Injections of Tacrolimus-loaded Hydrogel Reduce Systemic Immunosuppression-related Toxicity in Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation.

Publication Type

Journal Article

Date of Publication

October 1, 2018

Journal

Transplantation

Volume/Issue

102/10

ISSN

1534-6080

Routine application of vascularized composite allotransplantation is hampered by immunosuppression-related health comorbidities. To mitigate these, we developed an inflammation-responsive hydrogel for local immunosuppression. Here, we report on its long-term effect on graft survival, immunological, and toxicological impact.

Alternate Journal

Transplantation

PubMed ID

29794937

Authors

Dzhuliya V Dzhonova
Radu Olariu
Jonathan Leckenby
Yara Banz
Jean-Christophe Prost
Ashish Dhayani
Praveen K Vemula
Esther Voegelin
Adriano Taddeo
Robert Rieben

Keywords

Hydrogels
Hindlimb
Drug Carriers
Injections, Intralesional
Immunosuppression Therapy
Injections, Subcutaneous
Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation
Animals
Rats, Inbred BN
Rats, Inbred Lew
Male
Tacrolimus
Humans
Calcineurin Inhibitors
Disease Models, Animal
Composite Tissue Allografts
Graft Rejection
Rats
Graft Survival