Vascular constructs

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12006592-B2
Application number	US-202117316342-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 10, 2021
Priority date	Nov 2, 2017
Publication date	Jun 11, 2024
Grant date	Jun 11, 2024

Abstract

The invention is directed to products and methods for preparing self-seeding vascular constructs generated as a bi-layered electrospun matrices, conjugated with EPC-specific antibodies and anti-thrombogenic agents on the inner surfaces of their lumens.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A self-seeding vascular graft comprising an electrospun matrix having a hollow tubular shape with an outside surface and a lumen that is defined by an inside surface, the matrix having a three-dimensional ultrastructure of interconnected fibers, the fibers having an average diameter between 100 nanometer and 5 micrometers and wherein at least two different endothelial cell or endothelial progenitor cell (EC/EPC) specific antibodies are conjugated to the inner surface of the matrix.

2. The self-seeding vascular graft of claim 1 , wherein the two different EPC-specific antibodies are selected from the group consisting of CD133, CD31, CD34, CD45, CD144, CD146, CD202b, VE-cadherin, VEGF, and Flk-1 antibodies.

3. The self-seeding vascular graft of claim 1 , wherein the at least one of the two or more different antibodies is a CD31 antibody.

4. The self-seeding vascular graft of claim 1 , wherein the at least one of the two or more different antibodies is a CD133 antibody.

5. The self-seeding vascular graft of claim 1 , wherein the at least one of the two or more different antibodies is a VE-cadherin antibody.

6. The self-seeding vascular graft of claim 1 , wherein the at least one of the two or more different antibodies is a VEGF antibody.

7. The self-seeding vascular graft of claim 6 , wherein the VEGF antibody is a VEGFR3 antibody.

8. The self-seeding vascular graft of claim 1 , wherein the graft further comprises one or more anti-thrombogenic agents conjugated to the inner surface of the matrix.

9. The self-seeding vascular graft of claim 8 , wherein the one or more anti-thrombogenic agents are selected from the group consisting of heparin, heparin sulfate, low molecular weight heparins and heparin-like compounds.

10. The self-seeding vascular graft of claim 9 , wherein the one or more anti-thrombogenic agents comprises heparin.

11. The self-seeding vascular graft of claim 1 , wherein the matrix further comprises an inner region, in which the average pore size is less than 1 micron, and an outer region, in which the average pore size is greater than 1 micron.

12. The self-seeding vascular graft of claim 11 , wherein the inner region of the tubular matrix comprises fibers having an average diameter between about 100 and about 900 nanometers.

13. The self-seeding vascular graft of claim 11 , wherein the outer region of the tubular matrix comprises fibers having an average fiber size of between about 1 micron and about 5 microns.

14. The self-seeding vascular graft of claim 1 , wherein the electrospun matrix is formed of fibers comprising at least one natural component.

15. The self-seeding vascular graft of claim 14 , wherein the at least one natural component is selected from the group consisting of collagen, fibrin, elastin, laminin, fibronectin, hyaluronic acid, chondroitin 4-sulfate, chondroitin 6-sulfate, dermatan sulfate, heparin sulfate, heparin, and keratan sulfate, and proteoglycans.

16. The self-seeding vascular graft of claim 14 , wherein the electrospun matrix comprises collagen.

17. The self-seeding vascular graft of claim 1 , wherein the electrospun matrix is formed of fibers comprising at least one synthetic polymer component.

18. The self-seeding vascular graft of claim 17 , wherein the at least one synthetic polymer component is selected from the group consisting of poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL), polylactic acid (PLA), polyglycolic acids (PGA), poly(lactide-co-glycolides) (PLGA), poly(urethanes), poly(siloxanes) or silicones, poly(ethylene), poly(vinyl pyrrolidone), poly(hydroxy ethyl methacrylate), poly(N-vinyl pyrrolidone), poly(methyl methacrylate), poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA), poly(acrylic acid), poly(vinyl acetate), polyacrylamide, poly(ethylene-co-vinyl acetate), poly(ethylene glycol), poly(methacrylic acid), nylons, polyamides, polyanhydrides, poly(ethylene-co-vinyl alcohol) (EVOH) poly(vinyl acetate), polyvinylhydroxide, poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) and polyorthoesters.

19. The self-seeding vascular graft of claim 17 , wherein the electrospun matrix comprises poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL).

20. A method of preparing a vascular construct by an electrospinning process, the method comprising:
electrically charging a solution of a matrix material;
discharging the electrically charged solution onto a grounded target under an electrostatic field to produce fibers of the matrix on the grounded target, wherein the matrix has a tubular shape with an outside surface and a lumen that defines an inside surface and a three-dimensional ultrastructure of interconnected fibers with pores to permit cell attachment;
manipulating the electrospinning process parameters to vary the porosity of the matrix to form multiple layers having different porosities such that the tubular matrix comprises an inner region, in which the average pore size is less than 1 micron, and an outer region, in which the average pore size is greater than 1 micron; and
conjugating at least two different EC/EPC-specific antibodies to the inner surface of the matrix.

21. The method of claim 20 , wherein the step of conjugating one or more EC/EPC-specific antibodies to a surface of the three-dimensional ultrastructure further comprises activating at least a portion of lumen prior to conjugation with said at least two different antibodies.

22. The method of claim 21 , wherein the step of activating at least a portion of lumen further comprises activating at least a portion of the lumen with a carbodiimide agent.

23. The method of claim 21 wherein the step of activating at least a portion of the lumen further comprises immersing the construct in a solution comprising EDC (1-ethyl-3(3-dimethyl aminopropyl) carbodiimide) and NHS (N-hydroxyl-sulfo-succinimide) to form peptide bonds.

24. The method of claim 20 , wherein at least a portion of lumen is first functionalized with heparin and then with EC/EPC-specific antibodies.

25. The method of claim 24 , wherein a concentration of the heparin on the activated surface is about 0.01-10 mg/mL and a concentration of the antibodies on the activated surface is about 1-1000 μg/mL.

26. The method of claim 20 , wherein the at least two different EC/EPC-specific antibodies are selected from the group consisting of CD133, CD31, CD34, CD45, CD144, CD146, CD202b, VE-cadherin, VEGF, and Flk-1 antibodies.

27. The method of claim 26 , wherein the EC/EPC-specific antibodies comprise anti-CD31 antibodies.

28. The method of claim 26 , wherein the EC/EPC-specific antibodies comprise anti-CD133 antibodies.

29. The method of claim 26 , wherein the EC/EPC-specific antibodies comprise anti-VE-cadherin antibodies.

30. The method of claim 26 , wherein the EC/EPC-specific antibodies comprise anti-VEGF antibodies.

31. The method of claim 30 , wherein the anti-VEGF antibodies further comprise anti-VEGFR3 antibodies.

32. The method of claim 20 , wherein the matrix material solution further comprises at least one growth factor.

33. The method of claim 32 , wherein the at least one growth factor further comprises at least one of a platelet derived growth factor-BB (PDGF-BB) and/or a stromal cell-derived factor 1-α (SDF-1α).

34. The method of claim 32 , wherein a concentration of the at least one growth factor in said matrix material solution is about

Assignees

• Univ Wake Forest Health Sciences

Inventors

• Lee Sang Jin
• Yoo James J
• Ju Young Min
• Atala Anthony

Classifications

• D01F1/10

  Other agents for modifying properties · CPC title

• D01D5/0076

  characterised by the collecting device, e.g. drum, wheel, endless belt, plate or grid (D01D5/0046 takes precedence) · CPC title

• D01F4/00

  Monocomponent artificial filaments or the like of proteins; Manufacture thereof · CPC title

• C07K16/18

  against material from animals or humans · CPC title

• D01F6/625

  derived from hydroxy-carboxylic acids, e.g. lactones · CPC title