Search Results - "Tzafriri, Abraham R."
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Cardiovascular Tissue Engineering Models for Atherosclerosis Treatment Development
Published in Bioengineering (Basel) (29-11-2023)“…In the early years of tissue engineering, scientists focused on the generation of healthy-like tissues and organs to replace diseased tissue areas with the aim…”
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Innervation Patterns May Limit Response to Endovascular Renal Denervation
Published in Journal of the American College of Cardiology (16-09-2014)“…Abstract Background Renal denervation is a new interventional approach to treat hypertension with variable results. Objectives The purpose of this study was to…”
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Defining drug and target protein distributions after stent-based drug release: Durable versus deployable coatings
Published in Journal of controlled release (28-03-2018)“…Innovations in drug eluting stent designs make it increasingly important to develop models for differentiating performance through spatial definition of drug,…”
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Ototoxicity: a high risk to auditory function that needs to be monitored in drug development
Published in Frontiers in molecular neuroscience (02-05-2024)“…Hearing loss constitutes a major global health concern impacting approximately 1.5 billion people worldwide. Its incidence is undergoing a substantial surge…”
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Stat5 signaling specifies basal versus stress erythropoietic responses through distinct binary and graded dynamic modalities
Published in PLoS biology (01-08-2012)“…Erythropoietin (Epo)-induced Stat5 phosphorylation (p-Stat5) is essential for both basal erythropoiesis and for its acceleration during hypoxic stress. A key…”
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Sustained Efficacy and Arterial Drug Retention by a Fast Drug Eluting Cross-Linked Fatty Acid Coronary Stent Coating
Published in Annals of biomedical engineering (01-02-2016)“…The long held assumption that sustained drug elution from stent coatings over weeks to months is imperative for clinical efficacy has limited the choice for…”
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Taking paclitaxel coated balloons to a higher level: Predicting coating dissolution kinetics, tissue retention and dosing dynamics
Published in Journal of controlled release (28-09-2019)“…Paclitaxel coated balloons (PCBs) are a promising non-implantable alternative to drug-eluting stents, whereby drug is delivered to the arterial wall in solid…”
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Calcified plaque modification alters local drug delivery in the treatment of peripheral atherosclerosis
Published in Journal of controlled release (28-10-2017)“…Calcific atherosclerosis is a major challenge to intraluminal drug delivery in peripheral artery disease (PAD). We evaluated the effects of orbital atherectomy…”
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Mortality and Paclitaxel-Coated Devices: An Individual Patient Data Meta-Analysis
Published in Circulation (New York, N.Y.) (09-06-2020)“…BACKGROUND:Paclitaxel-containing devices (PTXDs) significantly reduce reintervention in patients with symptomatic femoropopliteal peripheral artery disease. A…”
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Investigating Balloon-Vessel Contact Pressure Patterns in Angioplasty: In Silico Insights for Drug-Coated Balloons
Published in Annals of biomedical engineering (01-12-2023)“…Drug-Coated Balloons have shown promising results as a minimally invasive approach to treat stenotic arteries, but recent animal studies have revealed limited,…”
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Stent elution rate determines drug deposition and receptor-mediated effects
Published in Journal of controlled release (10-08-2012)“…Drug eluting stent designs abound and yet the dependence of efficacy on drug dose and elution duration remains unclear. We examined these issues within a…”
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Balloon-based drug coating delivery to the artery wall is dictated by coating micro-morphology and angioplasty pressure gradients
Published in Biomaterials (01-11-2020)“…Paclitaxel coated balloon catheters (PCB) were developed as a polymer-free non-implantable alternative to drug eluting stents, delivering similar drug payloads…”
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Procedural and Anatomical Determinants of Multielectrode Renal Denervation Efficacy: Insights From Preclinical Models
Published in Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. 1979) (01-09-2019)“…Radiofrequency renal denervation is under investigation for treatment of hypertension with variable success. We developed preclinical models to examine the…”
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Arterial microanatomy determines the success of energy-based renal denervation in controlling hypertension
Published in Science translational medicine (29-04-2015)“…Renal denervation (RDN) is a treatment option for patients with hypertension resistant to conventional therapy. Clinical trials have demonstrated variable…”
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A tunable delivery platform to provide local chemotherapy for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
Published in Biomaterials (01-07-2016)“…Abstract Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is one of the most devastating and painful cancers. It is often highly resistant to therapy owing to inherent…”
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Luminal flow patterns dictate arterial drug deposition in stent-based delivery
Published in Journal of controlled release (05-01-2009)“…Endovascular stents reside in a dynamic flow environment and yet the impact of flow on arterial drug deposition after stent-based delivery is only now…”
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Lesion complexity determines arterial drug distribution after local drug delivery
Published in Journal of controlled release (19-03-2010)“…Though stents are deployed in diseased arteries drug distribution has only been quantified in intact, non-diseased vessels. We correlated steady-state arterial…”
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Mechanisms of Tissue Uptake and Retention in Zotarolimus-Coated Balloon Therapy
Published in Circulation (New York, N.Y.) (21-05-2013)“…BACKGROUND—Drug-coated balloons are increasingly used for peripheral vascular disease, and, yet, mechanisms of tissue uptake and retention remain poorly…”
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Enhanced drug delivery capabilities from stents coated with absorbable polymer and crystalline drug
Published in Journal of controlled release (28-09-2012)“…Current drug eluting stent (DES) technology is not optimized with regard to the pharmacokinetics of drug delivery. A novel, absorbable-coating…”
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