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ArticleNature communications2024

Targeted therapies of inflammatory diseases with intracellularly gelated macrophages in mice and rats.

Cheng Gao, Qingfu Wang, Yuanfu Ding, Cheryl H T Kwong, Jinwei Liu, Beibei Xie, Jianwen Wei, Simon M Y Lee, Greta S P Mok, Ruibing Wang

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Article in Nature communications, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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16citing papers in PubMed
7.7field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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16 citing papers in PubMed, 32 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Cheng Gao *State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Taipa, Macao, 999078, China.
Qingfu Wang *State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Taipa, Macao, 999078, China.
Yuanfu Ding *State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Taipa, Macao, 999078, China.
Cheryl H T KwongState Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Taipa, Macao, 999078, China.
Jinwei LiuState Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Taipa, Macao, 999078, China.
Beibei XieState Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Taipa, Macao, 999078, China.
Jianwen WeiState Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Taipa, Macao, 999078, China.
Simon M Y LeeState Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Taipa, Macao, 999078, China.
Greta S P MokMoE Frontiers Science Center for Precision Oncology, University of Macau, Taipa, Macao, 999078, China.
Ruibing WangState Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Taipa, Macao, 999078, China. rwang@um.edu.mo.ORCID 0000-0001-9489-4241
University of Macau · MO

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 32001016National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 32371381Shenzhen Science and Technology Innovation Commission EF023/ICMS-WRB/2022/SZSTICShenzhen Science and Technology Innovation Commission SGDX20210823103803027
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Membrane-camouflaged nanomedicines often suffer from reduced efficacy caused by membrane protein disintegration and spatial disorder caused by separation and reassembly of membrane fragments during the coating process. Here we show that intracellularly gelated macrophages (GMs) preserve cell membrane structures, including protein content, integration and fluidity, as well as the membrane lipid order. Consequently, in our testing GMs act as cellular sponges to efficiently neutralize various inflammatory cytokines via receptor-ligand interactions, and serve as immune cell-like carriers to selectively bind inflammatory cells in culture medium, even under a flow condition. In a rat model of collagen-induced arthritis, GMs alleviate the joint injury, and suppress the overall arthritis severity. Upon intravenous injection, GMs efficiently accumulate in the inflammatory lungs of acute pneumonia mice for anti-inflammatory therapy. Conveniently, GMs are amenable to lyophilization and can be stored at ambient temperatures for at least 1 month without loss of integrity and bio-activity. This intracellular gelation technology provides a universal platform for targeted inflammation neutralization treatment.

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Arthritis, ExperimentalAnimalsCulture MediaCytokinesFreeze DryingMacrophagesMiceRatsCulture MediaCytokines

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PMID38184609
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