State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Frontiers Science Center for Cell Responses, Key Laboratory of Bioactive Materials, Ministry of Education, and College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China.
Tianjin Key Laboratory of Biomedical Materials and Key Laboratory of Biomaterials and Nanotechnology for Cancer Immunotherapy, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin, 300192, China.
Adv Mater. 2024 Nov;36(48):e2409661. doi: 10.1002/adma.202409661. Epub 2024 Oct 6.
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) represents an insidious autoimmune inflammatory disorder that severely lowers the life quality by progressively destructing joint functions and eventually causing permanent disability, posing a serious public health problem. Here, an advanced theranostic probe is introduced that integrates activatable second near-infrared (NIR-II) fluorescence imaging for precise RA diagnosis with multi-pronged RA treatments. A novel molecular probe comprising a long-wavelength aggregation-induced emission unit and a manganese carbonyl cage motif is synthesized, which enables NIR-II fluorescence activation and concurrently releasing therapeutic carbon monoxide (CO) gas in inflamed joint microenvironment. This molecular probe self-assembles into a biocompatible nanoprobe, which is subsequently conjugated with anti-IL-6R antibody to afford active-targeting ability of RA. The nanoprobe exhibits significant turn-on NIR-II fluorescence signal at the RA lesion, enabling highly sensitive RA diagnosis and real-time therapeutic monitoring. The combination of ROS scavenging, on-demand CO gas release, and IL-6 signaling blockade results in potent therapeutic effect and synergistic immunomodulation impact, significantly alleviating the RA symptoms and preventing joint destruction. This research introduces a novel paradigm for the development of high-performance, activatable theranostic strategies to facilitate precise detection and enhanced treatment of RA-related diseases.
类风湿性关节炎(RA)是一种隐匿性自身免疫性炎症性疾病,它会逐渐破坏关节功能,最终导致永久性残疾,严重降低生活质量,是一个严重的公共卫生问题。本文介绍了一种先进的治疗诊断探针,它将用于精确 RA 诊断的可激活近红外二区(NIR-II)荧光成像与多管齐下的 RA 治疗相结合。合成了一种包含长波长聚集诱导发射单元和锰羰基笼结构的新型分子探针,它可以在炎症关节微环境中激活 NIR-II 荧光并同时释放治疗性一氧化碳(CO)气体。该分子探针自组装成一种具有生物相容性的纳米探针,随后与抗 IL-6R 抗体结合,赋予 RA 的主动靶向能力。该纳米探针在 RA 病变处表现出显著的 NIR-II 荧光信号开启,实现了对 RA 的高灵敏度诊断和实时治疗监测。ROS 清除、按需 CO 气体释放和 IL-6 信号阻断的联合作用产生了强大的治疗效果和协同的免疫调节作用,显著缓解了 RA 症状并防止了关节破坏。本研究为开发高性能、可激活的治疗诊断策略提供了新的范例,有助于精确检测和增强 RA 相关疾病的治疗。
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