Platelet-Mimicking Nanosponges for Functional Reversal of Antiplatelet Agents.

Abstract

During long-term antiplatelet agents (APAs) administration, patients with thrombotic diseases take a fairly high risk of life-threatening bleeding, especially when in need of urgent surgery. Rapid functional reversal of APAs remains an issue yet to be efficiently resolved by far due to the lack of any specific reversal agent in the clinic, which greatly restricts the use of APAs. Although platelet transfusion has become a common practice to counteract the function of APAs, personalized dosage of platelet transfusion is difficult to be judged by assessing the trade-off between its effectiveness and additional thrombotic risk. Here we reported a platelet-mimicking perfluorocarbon-based nanosponge, which potently reversed the antiplatelet effect of APAs by competitively binding with APAs. Platelet-mimicking perfluorocarbon-based nanosponges showed high binding affinity comparable to fresh platelets in vitro with first-line APAs, ticagrelor and tirofiban, and efficiently reversed their function in both tail bleeding and postischemic-reperfusion models. Moreover, the deficiency of platelet intrinsic thrombotic activity diminished the risk of thrombogenesis. In summary, our results demonstrated the safety and effectiveness of the platelet-mimicking nanosponge in ameliorating the bleeding risk of different APAs, which offers a promising strategy for the management of bleeding complications induced by antiplatelet therapy.