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ArticleMaterials today. Bio2025

Thermosensitive injectable in situ forming hydrogel incorporating anti-oxidative stress and anti-inflammatory nanoparticles for vital pulp therapy of pulpitis.

Lixin Zhang, Xianling Ning, Jingyi Cui, Yanqiang Zhao, Fei Xie, Ningxin Zhu, Dan Wang, Man Qin, Zhiqiang Lin, Yuanyuan Wang

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Lixin ZhangDepartment of Pediatric Dentistry, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Peking University, Beijing, 100081, PR China.
Xianling NingInstitute of Systems Biomedicine, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Beijing Key Laboratory of Tumor Systems Biology, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, 100191, PR China.
Jingyi CuiDepartment of Pediatric Dentistry, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Peking University, Beijing, 100081, PR China.
Yanqiang ZhaoDepartment of Pediatric Dentistry, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Peking University, Beijing, 100081, PR China.
Fei XieDepartment of Pediatric Dentistry, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Peking University, Beijing, 100081, PR China.
Ningxin ZhuDepartment of Pediatric Dentistry, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Peking University, Beijing, 100081, PR China.
Dan WangDepartment of Pediatric Dentistry, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Peking University, Beijing, 100081, PR China.
Man QinDepartment of Pediatric Dentistry, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Peking University, Beijing, 100081, PR China.
Zhiqiang LinInstitute of Systems Biomedicine, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Beijing Key Laboratory of Tumor Systems Biology, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, 100191, PR China.
Yuanyuan WangDepartment of Pediatric Dentistry, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Peking University, Beijing, 100081, PR China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Vital pulp therapy is critically important for the long-term preservation of teeth with pulpitis. However, the anti-inflammatory effects of pulp-capping materials used in clinics remain unsatisfactory. Pulpitis is tightly connected with oxidative stresses; therefore, scavenging excessive reactive oxygen species (ROS) is a prospective treatment. Here a thermosensitive and injectable hydrogel that forms in situ was developed. By using poly(d,l-lactide)-poly(ethylene glycol)-poly(d,l-lactide)-based triblock copolymer (PPP) as a scaffold to carry Prussian blue nanoparticles (PBNPs), with effective ROS scavenging capability via multiple enzyme-like activities, such as superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), and peroxidase (POD)activities. The developed PBNPs@PPP demonstrated anti-oxidative stress and anti-inflammation capabilities in vitro. As a direct pulp capping material, PBNPs@PPP suppressed inflammation progression in pulpitis in rats while also reducing cell necrosis and inflammatory cell infiltration in pulp tissue. RNA sequencing analyses showed that the functions of PBNPs@PPP were highly involved in anti-inflammatory pathways. Through experimental verification, it was found that PBNPs@PPP suppressed inflammation progression in pulpitis by inhibiting the NF-κB/NLRP3 pathway, which reduced the transmission of downstream inflammation pathways. Overall, use of this PBNPs@PPP hydrogel has potential to be a new, safe and efficient strategy for vital pulp therapy to treat pulpitis.

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Prussian blue nanoparticlesPulpitisThermosensitive hydrogelVital pulp therapy

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PMID39944531
PMCPMC11815288

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