Assessment of a novel mucolytic solution for dissolving mucus in pseudomyxoma peritonei: an ex vivo and in vitro study

Author:

Pillai Krishna1,Akhter Javed1,Morris David L.1

Affiliation:

1. Department of Surgery, University of New South Wales, St. George Hospital, Kogarah, NSW 2217, Australia

Abstract

AbstractBackgroundPseudomyxoma peritonei (PMP) is difficult to treat. Intraperitoneal delivery of mucolytic solutions might potentially improve therapy, in addition to surgical cytoreduction and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy.MethodsComparison of mucolytic effect of two formulations (control: bromelain 300 µg/mL+N-Acetylcystein 250 mM; test: bromelain 200 µg/mL+200 mM cysteamine) in vitro on a mucin producing cell lines (HT29) and ex vivo on mucus obtained from 18 PMP patients. Mucin plugs were classified according to their density into three categories: hard, semi hard and soft. Simulation of peritoneal washing ex vivo using a closed heated circulating pump.ResultsSolubilisation was faster with the test vs. the control formulation (90 vs. 180 min) for dissolving the soft mucin plugs (p < 0.05). The test solution was also more effective in dissolving the hard mucus plugs compared to control (82.5±2.74 % vs. 36.33±3.27 %). All mucin types disintegrated in simulated peritoneal washing. Cytotoxicity of the test solution on HT29 cell line was time-dependent.ConclusionsThe test formulation is more effective and faster than the control formulation in dissolving mucus plugs of various densities. Mucus plugs were all solubilised after 40 min in simulated peritoneal washing. This novel mucolytic formulation might pave the way for an effective and less invasive therapy of PMP in the future.

Publisher

Walter de Gruyter GmbH

Subject

Internal Medicine

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