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Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
Peptide valency plays an important role in the activity of a synthetic fibrin-crosslinking polymer.
Biomaterials 2017 July
Therapeutic polymers have the potential to improve the standard of care for hemorrhage, or uncontrolled bleeding, as synthetic hemostats. PolySTAT, a fibrin-crosslinking peptide-polymer conjugate, has the capacity to rescue fibrin clot formation and improve survival in a model of acute traumatic bleeding. PolySTAT consists of a synthetic polymer backbone to which targeting fibrin-binding peptides are linked. For translation of PolySTAT, the optimal valency of peptides must be determined. Grafting of fibrin-binding peptides to the poly(hydroxyethyl methacrylate)-based backbone was controlled to produce peptide valencies ranging from 0 to 10 peptides per polymer. PolySTATs with valencies of ≈4 or greater resulted in increased clot firmness, kinetics, and decreased breakdown as measured by thromboelastometry. A valency of ≈4 increased clot firmness 57% and decreased clot breakdown 69% compared to phosphate-buffered saline. This trend was characterized by neutron scattering, which probed the structure of clots formed in the presence of PolySTAT. Finally, PolySTAT with valencies of 4 (100% survival; p = 0.013) and 8 (80% survival; p = 0.063) improved survival compared to an albumin control in a femoral artery injury model (20% survival). This work demonstrates tunability of hemostatic polymers and the ability of in vitro assays to predict in vivo efficacy.
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