MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China.
Department of Orthopedics, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai, 200233, China.
Small. 2024 May;20(19):e2308599. doi: 10.1002/smll.202308599. Epub 2023 Dec 6.
The occurrence of osteoarthritis (OA) is highly associated with the inflammatory hypoxic microenvironment. Yet currently no attention has been paid to fabricating hypoxia-responsive platforms for OA treatment. Herein, an injectable hydrogel microsphere system (HAM-SA@HCQ) focusing on the hypoxic inflamed joint is prepared with methacrylate-modified sulfonated azocalix[4]arene (SAC4A-MA), methacrylated hyaluronic acid (HA-MA), and dithiol-terminated matrix metalloproteinase 13 (MMP-13) sensitive peptide via a microfluidic device and photo crosslinking technique, followed by encapsulation of the anti-inflammatory drug hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) through host-guest interaction. Owing to the hydrophobic deep cavity, phenolic units, and azo bonds of SAC4A-MA, the hydrogel microspheres show strong drug loading capacity, prominent reactive oxygen species (ROS) scavenging capability, and specific hypoxia-responsive drug release ability. In the OA tissue microenvironment, the hydrogel microspheres undergo degradation by excessive MMP-13 and release HCQ under the hypoxia condition, which synergizes with the ROS-scavenging calixarene to inhibit the inflammatory response of macrophages. After being injected into the OA-inflamed joint, the HAM-SA@HCQ can significantly attenuate the oxidative stress, downregulate the expression of hypoxia-induced factor-1α and inflammatory cytokines, and prevent the cartilage from being destroyed.
骨关节炎(OA)的发生与炎症缺氧微环境高度相关。然而,目前还没有人关注制造用于 OA 治疗的缺氧响应平台。在此,通过微流控装置和光交联技术,用甲丙烯酸酯改性磺化杯[4]芳烃(SAC4A-MA)、甲丙烯酸化透明质酸(HA-MA)和二硫醇末端基质金属蛋白酶 13(MMP-13)敏感肽制备了一种聚焦于缺氧炎症关节的可注射水凝胶微球系统(HAM-SA@HCQ),随后通过主客体相互作用包封抗炎药物羟氯喹(HCQ)。由于 SAC4A-MA 的疏水性深腔、酚单元和偶氮键,水凝胶微球具有很强的药物负载能力、显著的活性氧(ROS)清除能力和特定的缺氧响应药物释放能力。在 OA 组织微环境中,水凝胶微球在过量 MMP-13 的作用下发生降解,并在缺氧条件下释放 HCQ,与清除 ROS 的杯芳烃协同抑制巨噬细胞的炎症反应。注射到 OA 炎症关节后,HAM-SA@HCQ 可显著减轻氧化应激,下调缺氧诱导因子-1α和炎症细胞因子的表达,并防止软骨破坏。
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