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Early endothelialization associated with a biolimus A9 bioresorbable polymer stent in a porcine coronary model

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Although Nobori®, with a bioresorbable polymer and biolimus A9 abluminal coating, has unique characteristics, few data exist regarding endothelialization early after implantation. Fifteen Nobori® and 14 control bare-metal stents (S-stent™) were implanted in 12 pigs. Histopathology of stented segments, inflammation, and intimal fibrin content was evaluated on the 2nd and 14th day after implantation. On the 2nd day, endothelial cells were morphologically and immunohistologically confirmed on the surface of both stents, although some inflammatory cells might be involved. Stent surface endothelialization evaluated with a scanning electron microscope showed partial cellular coverage in both stents. On the 14th day, neointimal thickness and percentage of the neointimal area were significantly lower in Nobori® than in S-stent™ (51.4 ± 4.5 vs. 76.4 ± 23.6 µm, p < 0.05 and 10.8 ± 2.6 vs. 14.1 ± 4.2%, p < 0.01). No significant differences were found in these parameters on the 2nd day (17.3 ± 14.9 vs. 26.7 ± 13.6 µm and 3.7 ± 3.0 vs. 6.7 ± 3.7%), in inflammatory and intimal fibrin content scores. These results demonstrate that endothelialization could occur early after Nobori® implantation with similar inflammatory reaction to bare-metal stents, probably contributing to low frequency of in-stent thrombosis and restenosis.

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  1. Masayuki Mori, Kenji Sakata, and Chiaki Nakanishi equally contributed to the study.

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  1. Department of Cardiovascular and Internal Medicine, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medicine, 13-1 Takara-machi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, 920-8641, Japan

    Masayuki Mori, Kenji Sakata, Chiaki Nakanishi, Takuya Nakahashi, Masa-aki Kawashiri, Hirofumi Okada, Jun-ichiro Yokawa, Masaya Shimojima, Tsuyoshi Yoshimuta, Shohei Yoshida, Masakazu Yamagishi & Kenshi Hayashi

  2. Department of Molecular Vascular Physiology, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medicine, 13-1 Takara-machi, Kanazawa, Isikawa, 920-8641, Japan

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Mori, M., Sakata, K., Nakanishi, C. et al. Early endothelialization associated with a biolimus A9 bioresorbable polymer stent in a porcine coronary model. Heart Vessels 32, 1244–1252 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00380-017-0992-5

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