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ArticleActa pharmaceutica Sinica. B2025

Intercellular communication interference through energy metabolism-related exosome secretion inhibition for liver fibrosis treatment.

Mengyao Zhang, Huaqing Jing, Xinyi Liu, Valentin A Milichko, Yunsheng Dou, Yingzi Ren, Zitong Qiu, Wen Li, Weili Liu, Xinxing Wang and 1 more

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Article in Acta pharmaceutica Sinica. B, 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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11 authors.

Mengyao ZhangTianjin Key Laboratory of Drug Delivery & High-Efficiency, School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Faculty of Medicine, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China.
Huaqing JingTianjin Key Laboratory of Drug Delivery & High-Efficiency, School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Faculty of Medicine, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China.
Xinyi LiuTianjin Key Laboratory of Drug Delivery & High-Efficiency, School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Faculty of Medicine, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China.
Valentin A MilichkoSchool of Physics and Engineering, ITMO University, St. Petersburg 197101, Russia.
Yunsheng DouTianjin Key Laboratory of Drug Delivery & High-Efficiency, School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Faculty of Medicine, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China.
Yingzi RenTianjin Key Laboratory of Drug Delivery & High-Efficiency, School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Faculty of Medicine, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China.
Zitong QiuTianjin Key Laboratory of Drug Delivery & High-Efficiency, School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Faculty of Medicine, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China.
Wen LiTianjin Key Laboratory of Drug Delivery & High-Efficiency, School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Faculty of Medicine, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China.
Weili LiuTianjin Institute of Environmental and Operational Medicine, Tianjin 300050, China.
Xinxing WangTianjin Institute of Environmental and Operational Medicine, Tianjin 300050, China.
Nan LiTianjin Key Laboratory of Drug Delivery & High-Efficiency, School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Faculty of Medicine, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

As activated hepatic stellate cells (aHSCs) play a central role in fibrogenesis, they have become key target cells for anti-fibrotic treatment. Nevertheless, the therapeutic efficiency is constrained by the exosomes they secrete, which are linked to energy metabolism and continuously stimulate the activation of neighboring quiescent hepatic stellate cells (qHSCs). Herein, an intercellular communication interference strategy is designed utilizing paeoniflorin (PF) loaded and hyaluronic acid (HA) coated copper-doped ZIF-8 (PF@HA-Cu/ZIF-8, PF@HCZ) to reduce energy-related exosome secretion from aHSCs, thus preserving neighboring qHSCs in a quiescent state. Simultaneously, the released copper and zinc ions disrupt key enzymes involved in glycolysis to reduce bioenergy synthesis in aHSCs, thereby promoting the reversion of aHSCs to a quiescent state and further decreasing exosome secretion. Therefore, PF@HCZ can effectively sustain both aHSCs and qHSCs in a metabolically dormant state to ultimately alleviate liver fibrosis. The study provides an enlightening strategy for interrupting exosome-mediated intercellular communication and remodeling the energy metabolic status of HSCs with boosted antifibrogenic activity.

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Activated hepatic stellate cellsCu/ZIF-8Energy metabolismExosomesIntercellular communication interferenceLiver fibrosisPaeoniflorinQuiescent hepatic stellate cells

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