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ArticleScience advances2023

Nanoengineered mesenchymal stem cell therapy for pulmonary fibrosis in young and aged mice.

Meng-Meng Han, Xing-Yue He, Ling Tang, Liang Qi, Ming-Yuan Yang, Yi Wang, Lei Xing, Jee-Heon Jeong, Hu-Lin Jiang

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Article in Science advances, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 33 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

33 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 67 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Meng-Meng HanState Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, Department of Pharmaceutics, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China.ORCID 0009-0009-7197-1553
Xing-Yue HeState Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, Department of Pharmaceutics, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China.ORCID 0009-0003-8611-2053
Ling TangState Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, Department of Pharmaceutics, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China.ORCID 0009-0001-0977-2416
Liang QiDepartment of Endocrinology, Zhongda Hospital, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing 210009, China.ORCID 0009-0002-6840-2770
Ming-Yuan YangState Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, Department of Pharmaceutics, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China.
Yi WangState Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, Department of Pharmaceutics, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China.ORCID 0000-0002-2512-2720
Lei XingState Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, Department of Pharmaceutics, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China.ORCID 0000-0003-3507-4547
Jee-Heon JeongDepartment of Precision Medicine, School of Medicine, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-7120-169X
Hu-Lin JiangState Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, Department of Pharmaceutics, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China.ORCID 0000-0002-1620-1777
China Pharmaceutical University · CNSungkyunkwan University · KRZhongda Hospital Southeast University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pulmonary fibrosis (PF) is an age-related interstitial lung disease that results in notable morbidity and mortality. The Food and Drug Administration-approved drugs can decelerate the progression of PF; however, curing aged patients with severe fibrosis is ineffective because of insufficient accumulation of these drugs and wide necrocytosis of type II alveolar epithelial cells (AEC IIs). Here, we constructed a mesenchymal stem cell (MSC)-based nanoengineered platform via the bioconjugation of MSCs and type I collagenase-modified liposomes loaded with nintedanib (MSCs-Lip@NCAF) for treating severe fibrosis. Specifically, MSCs-Lip@NCAF migrated to fibrotic lungs because of the homing characteristic of MSCs and then Lip@NCAF was sensitively released. Subsequently, Lip@NCAF ablated collagen fibers, delivered nintedanib into fibroblasts, and inhibited fibroblast overactivation. MSCs differentiated into AEC IIs to repair alveolar structure and ultimately promote the regeneration of damaged lungs in aged mice. Our findings indicated that MSCs-Lip@NCAF could be used as a promising therapeutic candidate for PF therapy, especially in aged patients.

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Mesenchymal Stem CellsMesenchymal Stem Cell TransplantationPulmonary FibrosisAlveolar Epithelial CellsAnimalsLungMiceUnited States

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PMID37467328
PMCPMC10355834
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