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ArticlePolymers2022

Covalent Organic Framework (COF): A Drug and Carrier to Attenuate Retinal Ganglion Cells Death in an Acute Glaucoma Mouse Model.

Ke Yao, Xin Liang, Guiyang Zhang, Yan Rong, Qiuxiang Zhang, Qiaobo Liao, Hong Zhang, Kai Xi, Junming Wang

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Article in Polymers, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Toxicity of the Covalent Organic Framework Material TpPa to Zebrafish.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026
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9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ke YaoDepartment of Ophthalmology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430000, China.ORCID 0000-0003-4338-0341
Xin LiangDepartment of Ophthalmology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430000, China.
Guiyang ZhangSchool of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210000, China.
Yan RongDepartment of Ophthalmology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430000, China.
Qiuxiang ZhangDepartment of Ophthalmology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430000, China.
Qiaobo LiaoSchool of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210000, China.
Hong ZhangDepartment of Ophthalmology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430000, China.
Kai XiSchool of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210000, China.
Junming WangDepartment of Ophthalmology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430000, China.
Tongji Hospital · CNNanjing University · CN

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 81974133, 81470632
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeWe aim to investigate the use of covalent organic framework (COF) nanoparticles in the local treatment of glaucoma, both as a means of protecting retinal ganglion cells (RGCs), and as a carrier for delayed release of the medication rapamycin following a single intravitreal injection.

methodsa water-dispersible COF, and a COF-based nanoplatform for rapamycin release (COF-Rapa) was constructed. C57BL/6J mice were randomly divided into four groups: intravitreal injection of 1.5 µL normal saline (NS), COF (0.67 ng/µL), rapamycin (300 µM) or COF-Rapa (0.67 ng/µL-300 µM), respectively. The ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) model was established to mimic high intraocular pressure (IOP)-induced retinal injury in glaucoma. Labeling of RGCs by Fluoro-Gold and retinal electroretinogram were used to evaluate retinal function. Immunohistochemistry and Western blotting analyses of retinas were performed.

resultsCOF nanoparticles were delivered in vitro and in vivo. Six weeks after the COF injection, the number of RGCs was unaffected. In addition, the number of RBPMS-positive RGCs, GFAP-positive astrocytes and Iba1-positive microglia did not differ from the normal control. COF could effectively reduce RGCs death, improve phototransduction function and alleviate the overactivation of microglia compared to NS control after retinal I/R injury. Within six weeks, the mammalian target of rapamycin complex 1 (mTORC1) signaling pathway in the retinas could be inhibited by a single intravitreal injection of COF-Rapa. Compared with single COF administration, COF-Rapa significantly reduced the inflammatory reaction after retinal I/R injury.

conclusionsCOF may act as both an RGC protection agent and a carrier for prolonged rapamycin release. This research may lead to the development of novel RGC protection agents and drug delivery techniques, as well as the creation of multifunctional COF-based biomaterials for glaucoma retinopathy.

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covalent organic frameworkglaucomarapamycinretinal ischemia–reperfusion

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PMID36015521
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