Zhang Xiao, Fan Jiabing, Lee Chung-Sung, Kim Soyon, Chen Chen, Aghaloo Tara, Lee Min
Division of Advanced Prosthodontics, University of California at Los Angeles, 10833 Le Conte Avenue, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States.
Division of Diagnostic and Surgical Sciences, University of California at Los Angeles, 10833 Le Conte Avenue, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States.
Adv Funct Mater. 2020 Mar 17;30(12). doi: 10.1002/adfm.201909218. Epub 2020 Feb 5.
The hedgehog signaling pathway plays a critical role in bone development and regeneration. Applications of hedgehog morphogens or small molecular agonists are of interest in bone repair but constrained by low stability, high dose requirement, and nonspecific targeting in vivo. Herein, a nanoparticulate agonist as a new type of hedgehog signaling activator is developed for efficacious bone healing. The shell of nanoparticulate agonist consists of palmitic acid and oxysterol, which could modify hedgehog function and bind with the smoothened receptor to positively modulate hedgehog signaling. Meanwhile, the core is assembled with sonic hedgehog gene/polyethyleneimine complex, which could synergistically enhance hedgehog signaling with oxysterol constituents. Moreover, alendronate is introduced into nanoparticulate agonist to bind with hydroxyapatite for potential bone tissue targeting. Lastly, the nanoparticulate agonist surface is decorated with the guanidine group to overcome cell membrane barriers. The created multifunctional nanoparticulate agonist is successfully integrated onto apatite-coated three-dimensional scaffolds and demonstrates greatly improved osteogenesis in vitro and calvarial bone healing. This work suggests a novel biomaterial design to specifically promote hedgehog signaling for the treatment of bone defects.
刺猬信号通路在骨骼发育和再生中起着关键作用。刺猬形态发生素或小分子激动剂在骨修复方面具有应用前景,但受限于其在体内稳定性低、剂量需求高以及非特异性靶向等问题。在此,开发了一种纳米颗粒激动剂作为新型刺猬信号激活剂,用于有效的骨愈合。纳米颗粒激动剂的外壳由棕榈酸和氧化甾醇组成,其可修饰刺猬信号功能并与平滑肌受体结合以正向调节刺猬信号通路。同时,核心由音猬因子基因/聚乙烯亚胺复合物组装而成,其可与氧化甾醇成分协同增强刺猬信号。此外,将阿仑膦酸盐引入纳米颗粒激动剂中,使其与羟基磷灰石结合以实现潜在的骨组织靶向。最后,纳米颗粒激动剂表面用胍基修饰以克服细胞膜屏障。所制备的多功能纳米颗粒激动剂成功整合到磷灰石涂层的三维支架上,并在体外和颅骨愈合中显示出显著改善的成骨作用。这项工作提出了一种新型生物材料设计,以特异性促进刺猬信号通路来治疗骨缺损。
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