Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2016, Vol. 20 ›› Issue (38): 5770-5776.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.2016.38.022

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Screening and application of drug-eluting stents in patients with cardiovascular diseases

Wu Jin
  

  1. Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, Hubei Province, China
  • Received:2016-08-12 Online:2016-09-16 Published:2016-09-16
  • About author:Wu Jin, Associate chief physician, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, Hubei Province, China

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Drug-eluting stents have achieved better treatment outcomes, but late stent thrombosis shakes its status. With the development of drug-eluting stents, loaded drugs are the key to reduce stent thrombosis.
OBJECTIVE: To analyze the screening and application of drug-eluting stents.
METHODS: A computer-based search was performed for literatures published from 2010 to 2016 in databases of PubMed and WanFang using the keywords of “drug eluting stents; rapamycin (sirolimus); paclitaxel; heparin; zotarolimus; everolimus” in English and Chinese, respectively. According to inclusion and exclusion criteria, 30 eligible literatures were included for analysis.
RESULTS AND CONCLUISON: An ideal drug-eluting stent can selectively inhibit vascular smooth muscle and is expected to be anti-coagulated, but makes no effects on vascular endothelial cells or promoting the cell proliferation. Most of the loaded drugs are antithrombotic and anti-proliferative drugs, among which, rapamycin-eluting and paclitaxel-eluting stents are extensively used. Regardless of delaying the proliferation of vascular endothelial cells and increasing the thrombosis risk, most of drug-eluting stents are still loaded with these two drugs, and only few stents loaded with rapamycin derivatives, such as everolimus, zotarolimus, tacrolimus and pimecrolimus. Current research focuses on developing a stent with rapid drug releasing and anti-proliferative capacity. Meanwhile, the combination of drugs and biphasic releasing are another novel idea. 

Key words: Drug-Eluting Stents, Sirolimus, Paclitaxel, Tissue Engineering

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