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ArticleAdvanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)2022

Anti-Oxidative and Anti-Inflammatory Micelles: Break the Dry Eye Vicious Cycle.

Su Li, Zhouyu Lu, Yue Huang, Yin Wang, Qiao Jin, Xingchao Shentu, Juan Ye, Jian Ji, Ke Yao, Haijie Han

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Article in Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 81 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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81citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
28.1field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

81 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 150 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Su LiEye Center, The Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, 88 Jiefang Road, Hangzhou, 310009, P. R. China.
Zhouyu LuEye Center, The Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, 88 Jiefang Road, Hangzhou, 310009, P. R. China.
Yue HuangMOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecule Synthesis and Functionalization of Ministry of Education, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, P. R. China.
Yin WangSchool of Pharmacy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai, 200240, P. R. China.
Qiao JinMOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecule Synthesis and Functionalization of Ministry of Education, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, P. R. China.
Xingchao ShentuEye Center, The Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, 88 Jiefang Road, Hangzhou, 310009, P. R. China.
Juan YeEye Center, The Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, 88 Jiefang Road, Hangzhou, 310009, P. R. China.
Jian JiMOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecule Synthesis and Functionalization of Ministry of Education, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, P. R. China.ORCID 0000-0001-9870-4038
Ke YaoEye Center, The Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, 88 Jiefang Road, Hangzhou, 310009, P. R. China.
Haijie HanEye Center, The Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, 88 Jiefang Road, Hangzhou, 310009, P. R. China.
Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University · CNMinistry of Education of the People's Republic of China · CNShanghai Jiao Tong University · CN

Funding

Joint Funds of the Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China LBY21E030002Key Research and Development Project of Zhejiang Province 2020C03035National Key Research and Development Program of China 2018YFC1106104National Key Research and Development Program of China 2020YFE0204400National Natural Science Foundation of China 22005265National Natural Science Foundation of China 22105126National Natural Science Foundation of China 81870641National Natural Science Foundation of China 82070939Natural Science Foundation of Shanghai 22ZR1433500Zhejiang Provincial Ten Thousand Talents Program 2018R52001
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Dry eye disease (DED) impacts ≈30% of the world's population and causes serious ocular discomfort and even visual impairment. Inflammation is one core cause of the DED vicious cycle, a multifactorial deterioration in DED process. However, there are also reactive oxygen species (ROS) regulating inflammation and other points in the cycle from the upstream, leading to treatment failure of current therapies merely targeting inflammation. Accordingly, the authors develop micelle-based eye drops (more specifically p38 mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPK) inhibitor Losmapimod (Los)-loaded and ROS scavenger Tempo (Tem)-conjugated cationic polypeptide micelles, designated as MTem/Los) for safe and efficient DED management. Cationic MTem/Los improve ocular retention of conjugated water-soluble Tem and loaded water-insoluble Los via electrostatic interaction with negatively charged mucin on the cornea, enabling an increase in therapeutic efficiency and a decrease in dosing frequency. Mechanistically, MTem/Los effectively decrease ROS over-production, reduce the expression of proinflammatory cytokines and chemokines, restrain macrophage proinflammatory phenotypic transformation, and inhibit cell apoptosis. Therapeutically, the dual-functional MTem/Los suppress the inflammatory response, reverse corneal epithelial defect, save goblet cell dysfunction, and recover tear secretion, thus breaking the vicious cycle and alleviating the DED. Moreover, MTem/Los exhibit excellent biocompatibility and tolerability for potential application as a simple and rapid treatment of oxidative stress- and inflammation-induced disorders, including DED.

Indexed as

Dry Eye SyndromesMicellesAnti-Inflammatory AgentsHumansInflammationReactive Oxygen SpeciesWaterAnti-Inflammatory AgentsMicellesReactive Oxygen SpeciesWateranti-inflammationanti-oxidant stressdry eyemicellesvicious cycle

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PMID35435328
PMCPMC9189644
OpenAlexW4224130009

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