National Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China.
Department of Cardiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
ACS Appl Mater Interfaces. 2021 Aug 4;13(30):35410-35421. doi: 10.1021/acsami.1c08552. Epub 2021 Jul 21.
Atherosclerosis is one of the leading causes of cardiovascular diseases and is triggered by endothelial damage, local lipid cumulation, and inflammation. Despite the conventional medication treatment, nanosized drug carriers have become promising candidates for efficient drug delivery with lower side effects. However, the development of problems in nanocarriers such as drug leakage, accumulating efficiency, and accurate drug release, as well as the specific recognition of atherosclerotic plaques, still needs to be checked. In this study, a lipid-specific fluorophore (LFP) has been designed, which is further packaged with a reactive oxygen species (ROS)-responsive prednisolone (Pred) prodrug copolymer [PMPC-P(MEMA--PDMA)] to self-assemble into LFP@PMMP micelles. LFP@PMMP can be further coated with red blood cell (RBC) membrane to obtain surface-biomimetic nanoparticles (RBC/LFP@PMMP), demonstrating prolonged circulation, minimal drug leakage, and better accumulation at the plaques. With ROS responsiveness, RBC/LFP@PMMP can be interrupted at inflammatory atherosclerotic tissue with overexpressed ROS, followed by the dissociation of Pred from the polymer backbone and the release of LFP to combine with the rich lipid in the plaques. An accurate anti-inflammation and lipid-specific fluorescent imaging of atherosclerotic lesions was performed and further proven on ApoE mice; this holds prospective potential for atherosclerosis theranostics.
动脉粥样硬化是心血管疾病的主要原因之一,由内皮损伤、局部脂质积累和炎症引发。尽管有常规的药物治疗,但纳米药物载体已成为具有更低副作用的高效药物递送的有前途的候选物。然而,纳米载体中仍存在一些问题需要解决,如药物泄漏、积累效率和准确释放药物,以及对动脉粥样硬化斑块的特异性识别。在本研究中,设计了一种脂质特异性荧光团(LFP),并进一步用活性氧(ROS)响应的泼尼松龙(Pred)前药共聚物[PMPC-P(MEMA-PDMA)]包封,自组装成 LFP@PMMP 胶束。LFP@PMMP 可以进一步用红细胞(RBC)膜包覆,得到表面仿生纳米颗粒(RBC/LFP@PMMP),表现出延长的循环时间、最小的药物泄漏和更好的斑块积累。具有 ROS 响应性,RBC/LFP@PMMP 可以在 ROS 过表达的炎症性动脉粥样硬化组织中被阻断,随后 Pred 从聚合物主链上解离,LFP 释放并与斑块中的丰富脂质结合。对 ApoE 小鼠进行了动脉粥样硬化病变的精确抗炎和脂质特异性荧光成像,并进一步得到了证实;这为动脉粥样硬化的治疗诊断提供了有前景的可能性。
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