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ArticleBioactive materials2023

A boronate-based modular assembly nanosystem to block the undesirable crosstalk between hepatic stellate cells and Kupffer cells.

Huizhen Jia, Ling Ding, Ao Yu, Weimin Tang, Siyuan Tang, Chuhan Zhang, David Oupický

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Article in Bioactive materials, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Huizhen JiaCenter for Drug Delivery and Nanomedicine, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, 68198, USA.
Ling DingCenter for Drug Delivery and Nanomedicine, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, 68198, USA.
Ao YuCenter for Drug Delivery and Nanomedicine, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, 68198, USA.
Weimin TangCenter for Drug Delivery and Nanomedicine, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, 68198, USA.
Siyuan TangCenter for Drug Delivery and Nanomedicine, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, 68198, USA.
Chuhan ZhangCenter for Drug Delivery and Nanomedicine, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, 68198, USA.
David OupickýCenter for Drug Delivery and Nanomedicine, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, 68198, USA.
University of Nebraska Medical Center · US

Funding

Nebraska Center for Nanomedicine- Pilot ProjectsP30GM127200 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER · PI OUPICKY, DAVID · 2018 to 2022
$5.7M
Development of delivery methods for combination microRNA treatment of alcohol-associated liver diseaseR01AA027695 · NIAAA · UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER · PI MCVICKER, BENITA L., OUPICKY, DAVID · 2019 to 2023
$1.9M
NIAAA NIH HHS R01 AA027695NIGMS NIH HHS P30 GM127200
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Crosstalk between Kupffer cells (KCs) and hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) plays an important role in multiple liver disease conditions, including the formation of liver fibrosis in alcohol-associated liver disease (AALD). Therapeutic targeting of the KC-HSC crosstalk is a prime target for therapeutic interventions. Herein, a novel modular nanosystem was designed and prepared through the self-assembly utilizing boric acid and catechol interactions to prepare polymers modified with a CXCR4-inhibiting moieties. The polymers were used to encapsulate anti-miR-155 and to block the undesirable crosstalk between HSCs and KCs by downregulating miR-155 expression in KCs with the parallel inhibition of CXCR4 signaling in activated HSCs. The combined inhibition of miR-155 and CXCR4 at two different liver cell types achieved improved antifibrosis effects in a mouse model of AALD fibrosis. Our finding highlights the key role that blocking the undesirable crosstalk between HSCs and KCs plays in reversing AALD fibrosis as well as demonstrates a proof-of-concept approach for designing and constructing multifunctional delivery nanosystems using orthogonal functional modules based on the understanding of disease mechanisms.

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CXCR4Liver fibrosismiRNAModular assemblyNanoparticlesUndesirable crosstalk

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PMID37056257
PMCPMC10087950
OpenAlexW4289527250

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