Mi Liang, Yuan Jiangyuan, Jiang Yuxing, Hu Yuqian, Lv Chuanxiang, Xu Yongqiang, Liu Mingqi, Liu Tao, Liu Xuanhui, Huang Jinhao, Jiang Rongcai, Quan Wei
Department of Neurosurgery, State Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, Key Laboratory of Post-Neuroinjury Neurorepair and Regeneration in Central Nervous System, Tianjin Neurological Institute, Tianjin & Ministry of Education, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China.
Department of Endoscopy, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin's Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin, China.
Drug Deliv. 2025 Dec;32(1):2486840. doi: 10.1080/10717544.2025.2486840. Epub 2025 Apr 15.
The dysregulation of blood-brain barrier (BBB) activates pathological mechanisms such as neuroinflammation after traumatic brain injury (TBI), and glymphatic system dysfunction accelerates toxic waste accumulation after TBI. It is essential to find an effective way to inhibit inflammation and repair BBB and glymphatic system after TBI; however, effective and lasting drug therapy remains challenging because BBB severely prevents drugs from being delivered to central nervous system. Transferrin receptors (TfRs) are mainly expressed on brain capillary endothelial cells. Here, we report a TfR-targeted nanomedicine for TBI treatment by penetrating BBB and delivering fluvoxamine (Flv). The TfR-targeted polypeptide liposome loaded with Flv (TPL-Flv) implements cell targeting ability on human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) detected by flow cytometry, and drug safety was proved through cell viability analysis and blood routine and biochemistry analysis. Afterwards, we established a controlled cortical impact model to explore TPL-Flv administration effects on TBI mice. We confirmed that TPL-Flv could stimulate CXCR4/SDF-1 signaling pathway, activate Treg cells, and inhibit inflammation after TBI. TPL-Flv treatment also alleviated BBB disruption and restored aquaporin-4 (AQP4) polarization, as well as reversed glymphatic dysfunction. Furthermore, TPL-Flv accomplished remarkable improvement of motor and cognitive functions. These findings demonstrate that TPL-Flv can effectively cross BBB and achieve drug delivery to cerebral tissue, validating its potential to improve therapeutic outcomes for TBI.
血脑屏障(BBB)的失调会激活创伤性脑损伤(TBI)后的神经炎症等病理机制,而类淋巴系统功能障碍会加速TBI后的有毒废物积累。找到一种有效方法来抑制TBI后的炎症并修复BBB和类淋巴系统至关重要;然而,由于BBB严重阻碍药物输送到中枢神经系统,有效的长期药物治疗仍然具有挑战性。转铁蛋白受体(TfRs)主要表达于脑毛细血管内皮细胞上。在此,我们报告一种靶向TfR的纳米药物,用于通过穿透BBB并递送氟伏沙明(Flv)来治疗TBI。通过流式细胞术检测发现,负载Flv的靶向TfR的多肽脂质体(TPL-Flv)对人脐静脉内皮细胞(HUVECs)具有细胞靶向能力,并通过细胞活力分析以及血常规和生化分析证明了药物安全性。之后,我们建立了控制性皮质撞击模型,以探索TPL-Flv给药对TBI小鼠的影响。我们证实TPL-Flv可以刺激CXCR4/SDF-1信号通路,激活调节性T细胞,并抑制TBI后的炎症。TPL-Flv治疗还减轻了BBB破坏,恢复了水通道蛋白4(AQP4)的极化,并逆转了类淋巴功能障碍。此外,TPL-Flv显著改善了运动和认知功能。这些发现表明,TPL-Flv可以有效穿过BBB并实现向脑组织的药物递送,证实了其改善TBI治疗效果的潜力。
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