Liu Sha, Liu Xuan, Duan Yefan, Huang Li, Ye Tong, Gu Ning, Tan Tao, Zhang Zhijun, Sun Jianfei
Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Biomaterials and Devices, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210009, P. R. China.
State Key Laboratory of Digital Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, P. R. China.
J Nanobiotechnology. 2025 Jul 8;23(1):494. doi: 10.1186/s12951-025-03557-x.
The precision magnetic stimulation system (pMSS), mediated by superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPIONs), can modulate endogenous oxytocin secretion by targeting the paraventricular nucleus (PVN) and improve autistic-like behavior in mice. In this study, the underlying mechanisms of this system were explored. Our findings demonstrate that pMSS bi-directionally regulates oxytocin secretion, inhibiting secretion at a low frequency (1 Hz) and promoting secretion at a high frequency (10 Hz). Transcriptome screening and replicate validation reveal that 10 Hz-pMSS promotes the expression of mechanosensitive Piezo2 channels on oxytocinergic neurons, increasing neuronal calcium influx and activating oxytocin and PI3K-Akt signaling pathways. Specific knockdown of Piezo2 in PVN blocks the effect of 10 Hz-pMSS, improving autistic-like behavior in mice. Mechanistically, valproic acid-induced autism model mice exhibit low oxytocin secretion and inhibition of neurite growth, and magnetomechanical stimulation by 10 Hz-pMSS can reverse these differences. Thus, 10 Hz-pMSS targeting the PVN rapidly reduces autistic-like behaviors in mice mediated by activation of Piezo2 in the PVN, increased neuronal calcium influx, and alterations in oxytocin secretion and neurite growth.
由超顺磁性氧化铁纳米颗粒(SPIONs)介导的精密磁刺激系统(pMSS),可通过靶向室旁核(PVN)调节内源性催产素分泌,并改善小鼠的自闭症样行为。在本研究中,对该系统的潜在机制进行了探索。我们的研究结果表明,pMSS双向调节催产素分泌,在低频(1Hz)时抑制分泌,在高频(10Hz)时促进分泌。转录组筛选和重复验证显示,10Hz-pMSS促进催产素能神经元上机械敏感的Piezo2通道的表达,增加神经元钙内流,并激活催产素和PI3K-Akt信号通路。PVN中Piezo2的特异性敲低可阻断10Hz-pMSS的作用,改善小鼠的自闭症样行为。从机制上讲,丙戊酸诱导的自闭症模型小鼠表现出催产素分泌减少和神经突生长抑制,而10Hz-pMSS的磁机械刺激可逆转这些差异。因此,靶向PVN的10Hz-pMSS通过激活PVN中的Piezo2、增加神经元钙内流以及改变催产素分泌和神经突生长,迅速减少小鼠的自闭症样行为。