An activated-platelet-sensitive nanocarrier enables targeted delivery of tissue plasminogen activator for effective thrombolytic therapy

Y Huang, L Yu, J Ren, B Gu, C Longstaff… - Journal of controlled …, 2019 - Elsevier
It remains a major challenge to develop a selective and effective fibrinolytic system for
thrombolysis with minimal undesirable side effects. Herein, we report a multifunctional …

Thrombus-targeted nanocarrier attenuates bleeding complications associated with conventional thrombolytic therapy

S Absar, K Nahar, YM Kwon, F Ahsan - Pharmaceutical research, 2013 - Springer
Purpose To test the hypothesis that thrombus-specific tissue plasminogen activator (tPA)-
loaded nanocarriers enhance thrombolytic efficacy and attenuate hemorrhagic …

Fibrinogen-mimicking, multiarm nanovesicles for human thrombus-specific delivery of tissue plasminogen activator and targeted thrombolytic therapy

Y Huang, B Gu, II Salles-Crawley, KA Taylor, L Yu… - Science …, 2021 - science.org
Clinical use of tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) in thrombolytic therapy is limited by its
short circulation time and hemorrhagic side effects. Inspired by fibrinogen binding to …

Accelerating thrombolysis with chitosan-coated plasminogen activators encapsulated in poly-(lactide-co-glycolide)(PLGA) nanoparticles

TW Chung, SS Wang, WJ Tsai - Biomaterials, 2008 - Elsevier
Accelerating thrombolysis using plasminogen activators (PAs) encapsulated liposomes or
PEG microparticles by pressure-driven permeation have been demonstrated in vitro and in …

Liposomal nanocarriers for plasminogen activators

S Koudelka, R Mikulik, J Mašek, M Raška… - Journal of controlled …, 2016 - Elsevier
Several plasminogen activators (PAs) have been found effective in treating different
thromboembolic diseases. However, administration of conventional thrombolytic therapy is …

Platelet membrane-functionalized nanoparticles with improved targeting ability and lower hemorrhagic risk for thrombolysis therapy

S Wang, R Wang, N Meng, H Guo, S Wu… - Journal of controlled …, 2020 - Elsevier
Intravenous injection of thrombolytic drugs is the most effective strategy for the treatment of
thrombotic diseases. However, the clinical application of most thrombolytic drugs is limited …

Platelet microparticle-inspired clot-responsive nanomedicine for targeted fibrinolysis

CL Pawlowski, W Li, M Sun, K Ravichandran… - Biomaterials, 2017 - Elsevier
Intravascular administration of plasminogen activators is a clinically important thrombolytic
strategy to treat occlusive vascular conditions. A major issue with this strategy is the systemic …

The use of PEGylated liposomes to prolong circulation lifetimes of tissue plasminogen activator

JY Kim, JK Kim, JS Park, Y Byun, CK Kim - Biomaterials, 2009 - Elsevier
Tissue plasminogen activator (tPA), a widely used thrombolytic agent, has an application
limit due to short half-life. To prolong the half-life of tPA, liposomes composed of egg …

[HTML][HTML] Direct delivery of plasmin using clot-anchoring thrombin-responsive nanoparticles for targeted fibrinolytic therapy

M Sun, MHH Pontius, S Yang, T Pendekanti… - Journal of Thrombosis …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Fibrin-rich clot formation in thrombo-occlusive pathologies is currently treated
by systemic administration of plasminogen activators (eg tPA), to convert fibrin-associated …

The t‐PA‐encapsulated PLGA nanoparticles shelled with CS or CS‐GRGD alter both permeation through and dissolving patterns of blood clots compared with t‐PA …

SS Wang, NK Chou, TW Chung - … Part A: An Official Journal of …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Accelerated thrombolysis by pressure‐driven permeation has been demonstrated in in vitro
and in vivo animal models by using plasminogen activators (PAs) encapsulated liposomes …