Quan Yi, Shao Huihui, Wang Nuoya, Gao Zhonggao, Jin Mingji
Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, 100044, China.
State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100050, China.
Mater Today Bio. 2025 Mar 26;32:101711. doi: 10.1016/j.mtbio.2025.101711. eCollection 2025 Jun.
Developing and utilizing effective local antimicrobial agents can help treat periodontitis while minimizing the risks associated with systemic antibiotic use. Recent studies have shown that the mucosal adhesion properties of hydrogels can play a potential role in the treatment of periodontitis. The hydrogel can improve the contact and retention time of drugs in the periodontal pocket. Through the adhesion of mucosa, it interacts with the mucin coating surface of epithelium and teeth to form a specific interface force. The hydrogel exhibits strong mucosal adhesion (adhesion strength: 5-6 N/cm) and prolonged retention in periodontal pockets (≥6 h), enabling sustained drug release through dynamic sol-gel transitions triggered by pH and reactive oxygen species (ROS). This design overcomes the limitations of poor mechanical stability in conventional formulations. The dynamic balance of oral microbiota plays an important role in maintaining oral health. Probiotics, by colonizing the oral cavity, transform the infected site from an environment rich in inflammatory cytokines to a more benign environment, inhibit harmful pathogenic microorganisms, and contribute to overall health. Microenvironment sensitive hydrogels can perform dynamic sol gel transformation in situ, and can accurately control drug release when exposed to various stimuli (such as temperature change, light, pH change, reactive oxygen species, etc.). Oral probiotics and anti-inflammatory drugs are encapsulated in hydrogels to inhibit the proliferation and adhesion of oral pathogens by planting in the mouth and producing metabolites, effectively preventing and treating oral diseases.
开发和利用有效的局部抗菌剂有助于治疗牙周炎,同时将全身使用抗生素相关的风险降至最低。最近的研究表明,水凝胶的粘膜粘附特性在牙周炎治疗中可能发挥潜在作用。水凝胶可以改善药物在牙周袋中的接触和保留时间。通过粘膜粘附,它与上皮和牙齿的粘蛋白涂层表面相互作用,形成特定的界面力。该水凝胶表现出很强的粘膜粘附性(粘附强度:5-6 N/cm),并能在牙周袋中长时间保留(≥6小时),通过pH值和活性氧(ROS)引发的动态溶胶-凝胶转变实现药物的持续释放。这种设计克服了传统制剂中机械稳定性差的局限性。口腔微生物群的动态平衡在维持口腔健康方面起着重要作用。益生菌通过在口腔中定殖,将感染部位从富含炎性细胞因子的环境转变为更良性的环境,抑制有害病原微生物,并有助于整体健康。微环境敏感水凝胶可以在原位进行动态溶胶-凝胶转变,并且在受到各种刺激(如温度变化、光、pH值变化、活性氧等)时能够精确控制药物释放。将口腔益生菌和抗炎药物包裹在水凝胶中,通过在口腔中定植并产生代谢产物来抑制口腔病原体的增殖和粘附,有效预防和治疗口腔疾病。