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

Dual-Modular Hydrogel Microparticles with Precision-Modulation of Inflammatory Microenvironment Dictate Full-Thickness Cartilage Regeneration for Osteoarthritis Repair.

Xinye Chen, Yuanman Yu, Zirui He, Lina Pan, Jing Wang, Changsheng Liu

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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 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed.

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6 authors.

Xinye ChenThe State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China.
Yuanman YuFrontiers Science Center for Materiobiology and Dynamic Chemistry, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, P.R. China.
Zirui HeKey Laboratory for Ultrafine Materials of Ministry of Education, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China.
Lina PanKey Laboratory for Ultrafine Materials of Ministry of Education, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China.
Jing WangThe State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6326-4869
Changsheng LiuThe State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China.

Funding

Basic Science Center Program T2288102Key Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China 32230059National Natural Science Foundation of China 32101086National Natural Science Foundation of China 32471406National Natural Science Foundation of China 82472161Research and Development Plan of Shandong Province 2023CXPT103Science Center for Materiobiology and Dynamic Chemistry JKVD1211002Wego Project of Chinese Academy of Sciences (2020)005
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Osteoarthritis (OA) is a typical degenerative disease characterized primarily by the degeneration of cartilage. However, current treatments for cartilage degeneration often lead to the formation of hypertrophic cartilage and fibrocartilage, making it challenging to achieve full-thickness cartilage. Here, dual-modular hydrogel microparticles (dmHMPs) are developed, which enable precise spatio-temporal modulation and dynamic equilibrium between immune responses and cartilage regeneration. dmHMPs can modulate the inflammatory microenvironment of the joint by promoting the polarization of synovial macrophages toward an anti-inflammatory phenotype. Consequently, as inflammation is mitigated, synovium-derived mesenchymal stem cells recruited by dmHMPs can efficiently undergo chondrogenic differentiation to repair damaged cartilage in situ. In vivo experiments demonstrate that dmHMPs significantly suppress the expression of Indian hedgehog (Ihh) and collagen type X, thereby reducing the formation of hypertrophic cartilage and preserving the structural integrity and biological functions of articular cartilage. This therapeutic modulates the dynamic balance between inflammation and repair, providing a promising approach for full-thickness cartilage regeneration.

Indexed as

Cartilage, ArticularHydrogelsInflammationOsteoarthritisRegenerationAnimalsChondrogenesisHumansMesenchymal Stem CellsMiceHydrogelscartilage regenerationhydrogel microparticlesinflammatory modulationosteoarthritis

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PMID40583237
PMCPMC12462947

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