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ArticleNature communications2025

Pyroptosis-responsive microspheres modulate the inflammatory microenvironment to retard osteoporosis in female mice.

Shunyi Lu, Jie Cao, Zhuorun Song, Fei Gong, Peng Yang, Jun Ge, Yunfei He, Zhihui Han, Guanghui Hou, Zimin Zhang and 6 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors.

Shunyi Lu *Department of Orthopedic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0007-8045-5855
Jie Cao *Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China.
Zhuorun Song *Department of Orthopedic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China.
Fei Gong *Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China.
Peng YangDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China.
Jun GeDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China.
Yunfei HeThe First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China.
Zhihui HanInstitute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China.
Guanghui HouInstitute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China.
Zimin ZhangDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China.
Yuqi YangInstitute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China.
Yun TengDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China.
Zengli ZhangDepartment of Environmental Health School of Public Health, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China.
Jun ZouDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China. jzou@suda.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0443-3156
Liang ChengInstitute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China. lcheng2@suda.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5324-9094
Huilin YangDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China. suzhouspine@163.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9459-7981

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The treatment of osteoporosis and related bone defects remains challenging. This study identifies pyroptosis-driven inflammation as a key disruptor of bone homeostasis. To address this, we develop a magnesium-gelatin composite microsphere scaffold (GelMa/Mg/DMF MS) that exploit pyroptosis blockade and hydrogen-mediated inflammation regulation for osteoporosis treatment. This porous microsphere scaffold is implanted into bone defects to achieve the sustained release of hydrogen gas, magnesium ions (Mg

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MicrospheresOsteoporosisPyroptosisAnimalsCellular MicroenvironmentDisease Models, AnimalFemaleGelatinHumansHydrogenInflammationMagnesiumMiceMice, Inbred C57BLOsteoblastsTissue ScaffoldsGelatinHydrogenMagnesium

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PMCPMC12398577

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