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ArticleNanomedicine (London, England)2025

Zhijian Peng, Zefeng Gong, Zhiyong Wang, Bin Deng, Xiaoduo Zhang, Jiexing Lin

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Article in Nanomedicine (London, England), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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Zhijian PengDepartment of Cardiovascular, Shenzhen Bao'an Chinese Medicine Hospital, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Shenzhen, Guangdong, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0009-0002-4922-6740
Zefeng GongInternal Medicine Department, GuangZhou Nansha Hospital of TCM, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China.
Zhiyong WangInternal Medicine Department, GuangZhou Nansha Hospital of TCM, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China.
Bin DengDepartment of Cardiovascular, Shenzhen Bao'an Chinese Medicine Hospital, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Shenzhen, Guangdong, People's Republic of China.
Xiaoduo ZhangDepartment of Cardiovascular, Shenzhen Bao'an Chinese Medicine Hospital, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Shenzhen, Guangdong, People's Republic of China.
Jiexing LinInternal Medicine Department, GuangZhou Nansha Hospital of TCM, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimExosome-like nanoparticles mediate intercellular communication and regulate gene expression. In this study, we isolated and purified exosome-like nanoparticles from MATERIALS &

methodsTo investigate the effect of SM-ELNs on DCM, we established a mouse model via HFD/STZ treatment. Cardiac function was assessed by echocardiography. Cardiac hypertrophy was assessed by measuring the heart weight/body weight ratio and HE staining, while myocardial fibrosis was evaluated using Masson's trichrome staining. The role of SM-ELNs on NLRP3 inflammasome inhibition and macrophage pyroptosis were evaluated both in vivo and in vitro. The interaction between NEDD4 and SGK1 was analyzed by Co-IP and ubiquitination assays.

resultsSM-ELNs treatment alleviated cardiac function and histopathological changes in DCM mice. Moreover, SM-ELNs suppressed NLRP3 inflammasome activation and subsequent macrophage pyroptosis in both in vivo and in vitro models. Mechanistically, NEDD4 facilitated the ubiquitination and degradation of SGK1 in macrophages. Both NEDD4 depletion and SGK1 addition could counteract the SM-ELNs-induced suppression of NLRP3 inflammasome-triggered macrophage pyroptosis in LPS/ATP-treated RAW264.7 cells.

conclusionOur study provides the first evidence that SM-ELNs inhibit NLRP3 inflammasome-mediated macrophage pyroptosis in DCM by modulating the NEDD4/SGK1 axis.

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Diabetic CardiomyopathiesExosomesNanoparticlesNLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 ProteinSalvia miltiorrhizaAnimalsImmediate-Early ProteinsInflammasomesMacrophagesMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLNedd4 Ubiquitin Protein LigasesProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesPyroptosisRAW 264.7 CellsImmediate-Early ProteinsInflammasomesNedd4 protein, mouseNedd4 Ubiquitin Protein LigasesNLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 ProteinNlrp3 protein, mouseProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesSerum-Glucocorticoid Regulated KinasesinflammasomemacrophageNEDD4NLRP3pyroptosisSGK1SM-ELNs

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