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ArticleAdvanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)2025

Cartilage-Penetrating Framework Nucleic Acid Nanoparticles Ameliorate Osteoarthritis by Promoting Drug Delivery and Chondrocyte Uptake.

Kui Huang, Qiumei Li, Huixuan Lin, Qian Shen, Yaping Wu, Taoran Tian, Chuan Ma, Sirong Shi, Jingang Xiao, Yunfeng Lin

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Article in Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany), 2025. 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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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors.

Kui HuangDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, The Affiliated Stomatological Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646002, China.
Qiumei LiLuzhou Key Laboratory of Oral & Maxillofacial Reconstruction and Regeneration, Luzhou, 646600, China.
Huixuan LinLuzhou Key Laboratory of Oral & Maxillofacial Reconstruction and Regeneration, Luzhou, 646600, China.
Qian ShenDepartment of Radiology, The Affiliated Stomatological Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646002, China.
Yaping WuHistology and Imaging Platform, Core Facilities of West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China.
Taoran TianState Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China.
Chuan MaLuzhou Key Laboratory of Oral & Maxillofacial Reconstruction and Regeneration, Luzhou, 646600, China.
Sirong ShiState Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China.
Jingang XiaoDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, The Affiliated Stomatological Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646002, China.
Yunfeng LinState Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1224-6561

Funding

Doctoral Initiation Program of the Affiliated Stomatological Hospital of Southwest Medical University 0802304002National Natural Science Foundation of China 81870746National Natural Science Foundation of China 82101077National Natural Science Foundation of China 82370929National Natural Science Foundation of China 82370938Project of Science & Technology Department of Sichuan Province 2024NSFSC2087Research and Develop Program, West China Hospital of Stomatology Sichuan University RCDWJS2024-1Research and Develop Program, West China Hospital of Stomatology Sichuan University RD03202302Sichuan Province Youth Science and Technology Innovation Team 2022JDTD0021Sichuan Science and Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurship Seedling Project 24MZGC0077Sichuan Science and Technology Program 2022NSFSC0002Youth Researcher Climbing Program of the Affiliated Stomatological Hospital of Southwest Medical University 0802304018
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Osteoarthritis (OA) is a chronic joint disease that causes a gradual deterioration of articular cartilage. A major challenge in OA treatment is the limited penetration and delivery efficiency of drugs to cartilage and chondrocytes due to the rapid clearance of drugs through synovial fluid in joints and the osmotic barrier of the cartilage extracellular matrix (ECM). To address this issue, a novel tetrahedral framework nucleic acid (tFNA)-based nanomedicine delivery system (tFNA-2WL) is first synthesized with excellent cartilage permeability and perfect chondrocyte endocytosis properties. After being loaded with ginsenoside Rb1 (Gin), the tFNA-2WL&Gin complex not only penetrates the cartilage but also accumulates in the menisci, ligaments, and joint capsules, thus prolonging the residence time of Gin in OA rat knees. In vitro, tFNA-2WL&Gin effectively promotes chondrogenesis, inhibits cartilage degradation by reducing apoptosis, and scavenges reactive oxygen species (ROS), outperforming free Gin. In OA rats, tFNA-2WL&Gin restores gait, reduces osteophyte formation, inhibits synovial inflammation and hypertrophy, and protects cartilage from further damage more effectively than Gin and other nanomedicines. These results demonstrate the feasibility of tFNA-2WL in improving the pharmacokinetics and efficacy of drugs and highlight the favorable curative effects of tFNA-2WL&Gin for OA, offering a promising paradigm for translational medicine.

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Cartilage, ArticularChondrocytesDrug Delivery SystemsNanoparticlesNucleic AcidsOsteoarthritisAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalMaleRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyNucleic Acidsapoptosiscartilage‐penetratingchondrocyte uptakeframework nucleic acid nanoparticlesosteoarthritisreactive oxygen species

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PMID40192172
PMCPMC12245130

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