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Antistricture Ureteral Stents with a Braided Composite Structure and Surface Modification with Antistenosis Drugs.

Lirong DuanLu LiZeyu ZhaoXiaoqin WangZhaozhu ZhengFeng LiGang Li
Published in: ACS biomaterials science & engineering (2023)
The present work describes the development of a drug-loaded ureteral stent with antistricture function based on a trilayer design in which the middle layer was braided from biodegradable poly( p -dioxanone) (PDO) monofilament. Antistenosis drugs rapamycin and paclitaxel were loaded into a silk fibroin (SF) solution and coated on the inner and outer layers of the braided PDO stent. The cumulative release of rapamycin and paclitaxel was sustained over 30 days, with a total release above 80%. The drug-loaded ureteral stents inhibited the proliferation of fibroblasts and smooth muscle cells in vitro . Subcutaneous implantation in rats showed that the drug-loaded ureteral stents were biocompatible with durable mechanical properties in vivo , revealing the inhibition of an excessive growth of fibroblasts and excessive deposition of collagen fibers. In conclusion, the dual-drug-loaded biodegradable ureteral stents show the possibility for treatment of ureteral strictures and avoid the occurrence of complications such as inflammation and restricture.
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