Hydroxyapatite and bFGF Coating of Detachable Coils for Endovascular Occlusion of Experimental Aneurysm

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of hydroxyapatite (HAp) and fibroblast growth factor-basic (bFGF) coating on Guglielmi detachable coils (GDCs) in an experimental aneurysm model. A total of 18 aneurysms were experimentally made in the common carotid arteries of swine. Embolization was done on these aneurysms using standard GDCs and coated GDCs with HAp (GDC-HAp) and with bFGF (GDC-HAp-bFGF). The animals were then killed 14 days after embolization. The development of tissue scarring and coverage the aneurysm's orifice were evaluated macroscopically. No significant difference of volume ratio of the coils exited in each groups. Macroscopically, covering ratio of fibrous membrane at the neck of aneurysms were 88.3 ± 14.7% in a group with GDC-HAp-bFGF, while it were 26.7 ± 15.3% in a group with standard GDC and it was 41.7 ± 31.7% in a group with GDC-HAp. These results indicated that coating by hydroxyapatite and bFGF might facilitate a wound healing in an experimental aneurysm model.

Keywords

experimental aneurysm embolization hydroxyapatite bFGF

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