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ArticleJournal of nanobiotechnology2021

Macrophage biomimetic nanocarriers for anti-inflammation and targeted antiviral treatment in COVID-19.

Qingqin Tan, Lingjie He, Xiaojun Meng, Wei Wang, Hudan Pan, Weiguo Yin, Tianchuan Zhu, Xi Huang, Hong Shan

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Article in Journal of nanobiotechnology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 40 papers.

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40 citing papers in PubMed, 89 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Qingqin Tan *Center for Infection and Immunity, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomedical Imaging, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Zhuhai, 519000, Guangdong, China.
Lingjie He *Center for Infection and Immunity, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomedical Imaging, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Zhuhai, 519000, Guangdong, China.
Xiaojun MengDepartment of Endocrinology, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Zhuhai, 519000, Guangdong, China.
Wei WangCenter for Infection and Immunity, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomedical Imaging, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Zhuhai, 519000, Guangdong, China.
Hudan PanDr. Neher's Biophysics Laboratory for Innovative Drug Discovery, State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macao, 999078, China.
Weiguo YinThe Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Qingyuan People's Hospital, Qingyuan, 511518, Guangdong, China.
Tianchuan ZhuCenter for Infection and Immunity, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomedical Imaging, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Zhuhai, 519000, Guangdong, China.
Xi HuangCenter for Infection and Immunity, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomedical Imaging, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Zhuhai, 519000, Guangdong, China. huangxi6@mail.sysu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4829-8390
Hong ShanCenter for Infection and Immunity, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomedical Imaging, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Zhuhai, 519000, Guangdong, China. shanhong@mail.sysu.edu.cn.
Sun Yat-sen University · CNGuangzhou Medical University · CNMacau University of Science and Technology · MO

Funding

Guangdong Scientific and Technological Research Special Fund for COVID-19 Containment 2020B111114001Guangdong Scientific and Technological Research Special Fund for Prevention and Treatment of COVID-19 2020A111128022Guangdong Scientific and Technological Research Special Fund for Prevention and Treatment of COVID-19 2020B111112003Guangzhou Science and Technology Planning Project 201704020226National Natural Science Foundation of China 82072062National Science and Technology Key Projects 2020YFA0708003National Science and Technology Key Projects for Major Infectious Diseases 2017ZX10302301-002Support Scheme of Guangzhou for Leading Talents in Innovation and Entrepreneurship No.2017004The Three Major Scientific Research Projects of Sun Yat-sen University 20200326236Zhuhai Industrial Technology Research and Development Project for Prevention and Treatment of COVID-19 ZH22046301200018PWCZhuhai Scientific and Technological Research Special Fund for COVID-19 Containment ZH22036302200029PWC
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe worldwide pandemic of COVID-19 remains a serious public health menace as the lack of efficacious treatments. Cytokine storm syndrome (CSS) characterized with elevated inflammation and multi-organs failure is closely correlated with the bad outcome of COVID-19. Hence, inhibit the process of CSS by controlling excessive inflammation is considered one of the most promising ways for COVID-19 treatment.

resultsHere, we developed a biomimetic nanocarrier based drug delivery system against COVID-19 via anti-inflammation and antiviral treatment simultaneously. Firstly, lopinavir (LPV) as model antiviral drug was loaded in the polymeric nanoparticles (PLGA-LPV NPs). Afterwards, macrophage membranes were coated on the PLGA-LPV NPs to constitute drugs loaded macrophage biomimetic nanocarriers (PLGA-LPV@M). In the study, PLGA-LPV@M could neutralize multiple proinflammatory cytokines and effectively suppress the activation of macrophages and neutrophils. Furthermore, the formation of NETs induced by COVID-19 patients serum could be reduced by PLGA-LPV@M as well. In a mouse model of coronavirus infection, PLGA-LPV@M exhibited significant targeted ability to inflammation sites, and superior therapeutic efficacy in inflammation alleviation and tissues viral loads reduction.

conclusionCollectively, such macrophage biomimetic nanocarriers based drug delivery system showed favorable anti-inflammation and targeted antiviral effects, which may possess a comprehensive therapeutic value in COVID-19 treatment.

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BiomimeticsCOVID-19 Drug TreatmentDrug CarriersNanoparticlesAnti-Inflammatory AgentsAntiviral AgentsCOVID-19Cytokine Release SyndromeHumansInflammationSARS-CoV-2Anti-Inflammatory AgentsAntiviral AgentsDrug CarriersAnti-inflammationAntiviral treatmentBiomimetic nanocarriersCOVID-19Cytokine storm syndrome

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PMID34112203
PMCPMC8190731
OpenAlexW3167201616

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