通过缺氧诱导的IPN水凝胶微球调控受损区域的氧张力以促进椎间盘再生

Manipulation of Oxygen Tension in Damaged Regions via Hypoxia-Induced IPN Hydrogel Microspheres for Intervertebral Disc Regeneration.

作者信息

Zhou Xingdie, Lv Zhendong, Chen Zehao, Xu Yiming, Lin Chao, Liu Li, Chen Hao, Niu Bing, Cui Wenguo, Zhang Yuhui

机构信息

Department of Spine Surgery, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 160 Pujian Road, Shanghai, 200127, P. R. China.

Department of Orthopaedics, Shanghai Key Laboratory for Prevention and Treatment of Bone and Joint Diseases, Shanghai Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedics, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 197 Ruijin 2nd Road, Shanghai, 200025, P. R. China.

出版信息

Adv Sci (Weinh). 2025 Jun;12(22):e2417570. doi: 10.1002/advs.202417570. Epub 2025 Apr 15.

Abstract

Disruption of low oxygen tension homeostasis during intervertebral disc degeneration inhibits endogenous stem cell viability and function, posing a challenge for endogenous regeneration. Here, to achieve sustained hypoxia manipulation, constructed hypoxia-inducible interpenetrating polymer network (IPN) hydrogel microspheres (HIMS) are constructed by microfluidics to integrate the hypoxic system with a stabilizing network. The IPN is synthesized through a two-step polymerization process, consisting of rapid photo-crosslinked gelatin methacrylate anhydride (GM) polymer I and slow enzyme-crosslinked vanillin-grafted gelatin (GV) polymer II. The enzymatic reaction between GV and laccase is able to create a hypoxic microenvironment to modulate oxygen tension in situ within the injured region. HIMS can reduce microenvironmental oxygen tension by 1/3 and maintain a hypoxic microenvironment for up to 5 days, thereby activating the PI3K/AKT/HIF-1α signaling pathway in endogenous stem cells to promote differentiation into nucleus pulposus-like cells. Additionally, NSC-Exos are loaded onto HIMS to trigger endogenous progenitor/stem cell recruitment and migration. Both in vitro and in vivo assays demonstrate that NSC-Exos@HIMS facilitates stem cell recruitment, targets differentiation, and stimulates extracellular matrix synthesis. Overall, the microspheres established herein provide a novel strategy for manipulating oxygen tension and enhancing endogenous tissue regeneration in injured regions during intervertebral disc degeneration.

摘要

椎间盘退变过程中低氧张力稳态的破坏会抑制内源性干细胞的活力和功能,这对内源性再生构成了挑战。在此,为了实现持续的缺氧调控,通过微流控技术构建了缺氧诱导互穿聚合物网络(IPN)水凝胶微球(HIMS),以将缺氧系统与稳定网络整合在一起。IPN是通过两步聚合过程合成的,由快速光交联的甲基丙烯酸酐明胶(GM)聚合物I和缓慢酶交联的香草醛接枝明胶(GV)聚合物II组成。GV与漆酶之间的酶促反应能够在损伤区域内原位创建缺氧微环境以调节氧张力。HIMS可将微环境氧张力降低1/3,并维持缺氧微环境长达5天,从而激活内源性干细胞中的PI3K/AKT/HIF-1α信号通路,促进其分化为髓核样细胞。此外,将NSC-Exos负载到HIMS上以触发内源性祖细胞/干细胞的募集和迁移。体外和体内试验均表明,NSC-Exos@HIMS促进干细胞募集、靶向分化并刺激细胞外基质合成。总体而言,本文构建的微球为椎间盘退变过程中调控氧张力和增强损伤区域内源性组织再生提供了一种新策略。

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