Single dose thermoresponsive dexamethasone prodrug completely mitigates joint pain for 15 weeks in a murine model of osteoarthritis

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In this study, we aimed to assess the analgesic efficacy of a thermoresponsive polymeric dexamethasone (Dex) prodrug (ProGel-Dex) in a mouse model of osteoarthritis (OA). At 12 weeks post model establishment, the OA mice received a single intra-articular (IA) injection of ProGel-Dex, dose-equivalent Dex, or Saline. Comparing to Saline and Dex controls, ProGel-Dex provided complete and sustained pain relief for >15 weeks according to incapacitance tests. In vivo optical imaging confirmed the continuous presence of ProGel-Dex in joints for 15 weeks post-injection. According to micro-CT analysis, ProGel-Dex treated mice had significantly lower subchondral bone thickness and medial meniscus bone volume than Dex and Saline controls. Except for a transient delay of body weight increase and slightly lower endpoint liver and spleen weights, no other adverse effect was observed after ProGel-Dex treatment. These findings support ProGel-Dex's potential as a potent and safe analgesic candidate for management of OA pain.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:57

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Nanomedicine : nanotechnology, biology, and medicine - 57(2024) vom: 28. Apr., Seite 102735

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Chen, Ningrong [VerfasserIn]
Wei, Xin [VerfasserIn]
Zhao, Gang [VerfasserIn]
Jia, Zhenshan [VerfasserIn]
Fu, Xin [VerfasserIn]
Jiang, Haochen [VerfasserIn]
Xu, Xiaoke [VerfasserIn]
Zhao, Zhifeng [VerfasserIn]
Singh, Purva [VerfasserIn]
Lessard, Samantha [VerfasserIn]
Otero, Miguel [VerfasserIn]
Goldring, Mary B [VerfasserIn]
Goldring, Steven R [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Dong [VerfasserIn]

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7S5I7G3JQL
Analgesics
Dexamethasone
Journal Article
Osteoarthritis
Pain
Prodrug
Prodrugs
Thermoresponsive hydrogel

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Date Completed 02.04.2024

Date Revised 02.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.nano.2024.102735

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM367999919