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Magnetic Blood Purification-based soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase-1 Removal in Comparison with Dextran Sulfate Apheresis and Therapeutic Plasma Exchange.

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BACKGROUND Preeclampsia remains one of the most serious complications of pregnancy. Effective therapies are yet to be developed. Recent research has identified an imbalance of angiogenic and antiangiogenic factors as… Click to show full abstract

BACKGROUND Preeclampsia remains one of the most serious complications of pregnancy. Effective therapies are yet to be developed. Recent research has identified an imbalance of angiogenic and antiangiogenic factors as a root cause for preeclampsia. In particular, soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase-1 (sFlt-1) has been shown to bind the angiogenic factors vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and placental growth factor (PlGF), reducing blood vessel growth. Increasing preclinical and clinical evidence suggest that removal of the sFlt-1 protein may benefit patients with early onset preeclampsia. sFlt-1 may be removed by conventional blood purification techniques, such as therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) and dextran sulfate apheresis (DSA), or emerging technologies, including extracorporeal magnetic blood purification (MBP). METHODS We compare the performance and selectivity of TPE, DSA and MBP for the therapeutic removal of sFlt-1. For MPB, we employ magnetic nanoparticles functionalized with either sFlt-1 antibodies or the sFlt-1 binding partner, vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF). RESULTS We demonstrate that sFlt-1 removal by MBP is feasible and significantly more selective than TPE and DSA at comparable sFlt-1 removal efficiencies (MBP 96%, TPE 92%, DSA 78%). During both TPE and DSA, complement factors (incl. c3c and c4) are depleted to a considerable extent (-90% for TPE, -55% for DSA), while in MBP, complement factor concentrations remain unaltered. We further demonstrate that the removal efficacy of sFlt-1 in the MBP approach is strongly dependent on the nanoparticle type and dose and can be optimized to reach clinically feasible throughputs. CONCLUSIONS Taken together, the highly selective removal of sFlt-1 and potential other disease-causing factors by extracorporeal magnetic blood purification may offer new prospects for preeclamptic patients.

Keywords: tpe dsa; removal; blood purification; blood; magnetic blood

Journal Title: Artificial organs
Year Published: 2023

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