Orofacial muscles are particularly prone to refractory fibrosis after injury, leading to a negative effect on the patient's quality of life and limited therapeutic options. Gaining insights into innate inflammatory response-fibrogenesis homeostasis can aid in the development of new therapeutic strategies for muscle fibrosis. In this study, the crucial role of macrophages is identified in the regulation of orofacial muscle fibrogenesis after injury. Hypothesizing that orchestrating macrophage polarization and functions will be beneficial for fibrosis treatment, nanomaterials are engineered with polyethylenimine functionalization to regulate the macrophage phenotype by capturing negatively charged cell-free nucleic acids (cfNAs). This cationic nanomaterial reduces macrophage-related inflammation in vitr and demonstrates excellent efficacy in preventing orofacial muscle fibrosis in vivo. Single-cell RNA sequencing reveals that the cationic nanomaterial reduces the proportion of profibrotic Gal3(+) macrophages through the cfNA-mediated TLR7/9-NF-κB signaling pathway, resulting in a shift in profibrotic fibro-adipogenic progenitors (FAPs) from the matrix-producing Fabp4(+) subcluster to the matrix-degrading Igf1(+) subcluster. The study highlights a strategy to target innate inflammatory response-fibrogenesis homeostasis and suggests that cationic nanomaterials can be exploited for treating refractory fibrosis.
Nanomaterial-Mediated Reprogramming of Macrophages to Inhibit Refractory Muscle Fibrosis.
阅读:2
作者:Cheng Xu, Sui Hao, Chen Fangman, Li Chenghao, Du Meijun, Zhang Shiming, Chen Jiali, Dou Jinfeng, Huang Yixuan, Xie Xiaochun, Cheng Chuanxu, Yang Renjie, Yang Chao, Shi Bing, Shao Dan, Leong Kam W, Huang Hanyao
| 期刊: | Advanced Materials | 影响因子: | 26.800 |
| 时间: | 2024 | 起止号: | 2024 Dec;36(52):e2410368 |
| doi: | 10.1002/adma.202410368 | ||
特别声明
1、本文转载旨在传播信息,不代表本网站观点,亦不对其内容的真实性承担责任。
2、其他媒体、网站或个人若从本网站转载使用,必须保留本网站注明的“来源”,并自行承担包括版权在内的相关法律责任。
3、如作者不希望本文被转载,或需洽谈转载稿费等事宜,请及时与本网站联系。
4、此外,如需投稿,也可通过邮箱info@biocloudy.com与我们取得联系。
