Characterizing Microbubble-Mediated Permeabilization in a Vessel-on-a-Chip Model

Bram Meijlink, Gonzalo Collado-Lara, Kristina Bishard, James P. Conboy, Simone A.G. Langeveld, Gijsje H. Koenderink, Antonius F.W. van der Steen, Nico de Jong, Klazina Kooiman*, More Authors

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Abstract

Drug transport from blood to extravascular tissue can locally be achieved by increasing the vascular permeability through ultrasound-activated microbubbles. However, the mechanism remains unknown, including whether short and long cycles of ultrasound induce the same onset rate, spatial distribution, and amount of vascular permeability increase. Accurate models are necessary for insights into the mechanism so a microvessel-on-a-chip is developed with a membrane-free extravascular space. Using these microvessels-on-a-chip, distinct differences between 2 MHz ultrasound treatments are shown with 10 or 1000 cycles. The onset rate is slower for 10 than 1000 cycles, while both cycle lengths increase the permeability in spot-wise patterns without affecting microvessel viability. Significantly less vascular permeability increase and sonoporation are induced for 10 versus 1000 cycles at 750 kPa (i.e., the highest studied peak negative acoustic pressure (PNP)). The PNP threshold for vascular permeability increases is 750 versus 550 kPa for 10 versus 1000 cycles, while this is 750 versus 220 kPa for sonoporation. Vascular permeability increases do not correlate with αvβ3-targeted microbubble behavior, while sonoporation correlates with αvβ3-targeted microbubble clustering. In conclusion, the further mechanistic unraveling of vascular permeability increase by ultrasound-activated microbubbles in a developed microvessel-on-a-chip model aids the safe and efficient development of microbubble-mediated drug transport.
Original languageEnglish
Article number2407550
Number of pages17
JournalSmall
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2024

Keywords

  • microbubbles
  • Microvessel-on-a-chip
  • sonoporation
  • ultrasound
  • vascular permeability

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