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ArticleNature communications2024

Immuno-protective vesicle-crosslinked hydrogel for allogenic transplantation.

Yuqian Wang, Renqi Huang, Yougong Lu, Mingqi Liu, Ran Mo

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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 10 papers.

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10 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors.

Yuqian WangState Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Drug Discovery for Metabolic Diseases and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Drug Design and Optimization, Center of Advanced Pharmaceuticals and Biomaterials, School of Life Science and Technology, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 211198, China.
Renqi HuangState Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Drug Discovery for Metabolic Diseases and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Drug Design and Optimization, Center of Advanced Pharmaceuticals and Biomaterials, School of Life Science and Technology, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 211198, China.
Yougong LuState Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Drug Discovery for Metabolic Diseases and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Drug Design and Optimization, Center of Advanced Pharmaceuticals and Biomaterials, School of Life Science and Technology, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 211198, China.
Mingqi LiuState Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Drug Discovery for Metabolic Diseases and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Drug Design and Optimization, Center of Advanced Pharmaceuticals and Biomaterials, School of Life Science and Technology, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 211198, China.
Ran MoState Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Drug Discovery for Metabolic Diseases and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Drug Design and Optimization, Center of Advanced Pharmaceuticals and Biomaterials, School of Life Science and Technology, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 211198, China. rmo@cpu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4010-8879

Funding

Fok Ying Tong Education Foundation 171028National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 81971730, 82273876, 81673381State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines (SKLNM) SKLNMZZ202024
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The longevity of grafts remains a major challenge in allogeneic transplantation due to immune rejection. Systemic immunosuppression can impair graft function and can also cause severe adverse effects. Here, we report a local immuno-protective strategy to enhance post-transplant persistence of allografts using a mesenchymal stem cell membrane-derived vesicle (MMV)-crosslinked hydrogel (MMV-Gel). MMVs are engineered to upregulate expression of Fas ligand (FasL) and programmed death ligand 1 (PD-L1). The MMVs are retained within the hydrogel by crosslinking. The immuno-protective microenvironment of the hydrogel protects allografts by presenting FasL and PD-L1. The binding of these ligands to T effector cells, the dominant contributors to graft destruction and rejection, results in apoptosis of T effector cells and generation of regulatory T cells. We demonstrate that implantation with MMV-Gel prolongs the survival and function of grafts in mouse models of allogeneic pancreatic islet cells and skin transplantation.

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Cell MembraneCross-Linking ReagentsHydrogelsIslets of Langerhans TransplantationSkin TransplantationAllograftsAnimalsB7-H1 AntigenCell ProliferationFas Ligand ProteinFemaleGraft SurvivalIslets of LangerhansLymphocyte ActivationMiceSkinB7-H1 AntigenCross-Linking ReagentsFas Ligand ProteinHydrogels

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PMCPMC11189436

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