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ArticleAdvanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.)2026

LDI, A Lipid Droplet Inhibitor, Disrupts Lipid Accumulation and Modulates Hepatic Lipid Profiles in Fatty Liver.

Seunghee Kim, Yeojin Kim, Sanjita Paudel, In Young Kang, Suyeon Kim, Jeesoo Kim, Sunmi Park, Seung-Hoi Koo, Hyun Sung Kim, Dae Won Jun and 3 more

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Article in Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Seunghee KimDepartment of Chemistry, Hanyang University, Seoul, 04763, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0009-0009-3745-8385
Yeojin KimCenter for Advanced Biomolecular Recognition, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul, 02792, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0009-0009-2647-7046
Sanjita PaudelCenter for Advanced Biomolecular Recognition, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul, 02792, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0001-5217-6575
In Young KangDepartment of Translational Medicine, Graduate School of Biomedical Science and Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul, 04763, South Korea.ORCID 0009-0003-0660-1771
Suyeon KimDepartment of Chemistry, Hanyang University, Seoul, 04763, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0003-1598-0788
Jeesoo KimCenter for Advanced Biomolecular Recognition, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul, 02792, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0009-0003-8074-3823
Sunmi ParkDepartment of Translational Medicine, Graduate School of Biomedical Science and Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul, 04763, South Korea.
Seung-Hoi KooDivision of Life Sciences, College of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Korea University, Seoul, 02841, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0001-8769-2879
Hyun Sung KimDepartment of Pathology, Hanyang University School of Medicine, Seoul, 04763, Republic of Korea.
Dae Won JunDepartment of Internal Medicine, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, 04763, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-2875-6139
Jinyoung ParkCenter for Advanced Biomolecular Recognition, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul, 02792, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0003-3835-1837
Hyunbeom LeeCenter for Advanced Biomolecular Recognition, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul, 02792, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0001-6954-7520
Joonseok LeeDepartment of Chemistry, Hanyang University, Seoul, 04763, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0001-9551-6402

Funding

Korea Institute of Science and Technology 2E33742Ministry of Food and Drug Safety RS-2024-00332024,23212MFDS2023Ministry of Science and ICT, South Korea 2023R1A2C2003128,2022R1A2C1092294
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Excessive lipid droplet accumulation in hepatocytes drives the progression of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), often leading to inflammation and fibrosis. As obesity and metabolic syndrome rise, MASLD has become a global concern, spurring research into effective treatments. Here, the design of a Lipid droplet inhibitor (LDI) is presented, incorporating porous silica nanostructures along with PKCα C1A and Candida Rugosa lipase, aimed at directly degrading lipid droplets. Through its dual-functional design, this nanostructure captures diacylglycerol using PKCα C1A while hydrolyzing triacylglycerol into smaller molecular fragments via the lipase. Notably, the amphiphilic biomolecules in LDI facilitate the formation of a Pickering emulsion, ensuring stable localization at the lipid-water interface for efficient interaction with lipid droplets. LDI reduces lipid droplet formation and triglyceride levels in palmitic acid-treated HepG2 cells. In a high-fat diet-induced MASLD model, it alleviateds liver pathology and, lowered injury scores by up to 84%. Furthermore, lipidomic analysis confirmed that LDI effectively modulated the hepatic lipid profile, suggesting its potential as a nanoplatform for counteracting lipid droplet accumulation.

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Fatty LiverLipid DropletsLipid MetabolismLiverAnimalsDiet, High-FatHep G2 CellsHumansLipaseMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLNanostructuresSilicon DioxideTriglyceridesLipaseSilicon DioxideTriglyceridesdual‐function nanostructureinterfacial biocatalysislipid droplet degradationmetabolic dysfunction–associated liver disease (MASLD)pickering emulsion

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PMID41045103
PMCPMC12862737

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