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ArticleNature communications2026

Tudor domain-containing protein 9-targeting siRNA nanoparticles alleviate Pseudomonas aeruginosa lung injury in preclinical models by promoting neutrophil cuproptosis.

Wei Zhang, Hui Li, Huayun Jia, Weixia Xuan, Lisha Ding, Zhenghong Tan, Qian Wu, Meiyun Zhao, Xu Wu

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Article in Nature communications, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Wei Zhang *Department of General Practice, the Second Affiliated Hospital, University of South China, Hengyang, China.
Hui Li *Department of Emergency, the Affiliated Nanhua Hospital, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang, China.
Huayun JiaBiosafety Level 3 Laboratory, Hunan Province Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Changsha, China.
Weixia XuanDepartment of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Henan Provincial People's Hospital; People's Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
Lisha DingBiosafety Level 3 Laboratory, Hunan Province Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Changsha, China.
Zhenghong TanHengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang, China.
Qian WuInstitute of Human Virology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, and Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Control of Ministry of Education, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Meiyun ZhaoHengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang, China.
Xu WuHengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang, China. wx1048946906@126.com.ORCID 0000-0001-7211-5542

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 82200017Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province (Hunan Provincial Natural Science Foundation) 2025JJ50622
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Abstract

Pseudomonas aeruginosa pneumonia poses a significant therapeutic challenge. Nanoparticles serve as an effective tool for nucleic acid delivery to efficiently alleviate pneumonia. This study develops a hyaluronic acid (HA)-coated peptide nanoparticle system for targeted delivery of small interfering RNA (siRNA) against Tudor domain-containing protein 9 (TDRD9), identified via RNA sequencing of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid-derived neutrophils from 21 recruited patients (11 males/10 females). Adoptive transfer of TDRD9-silenced polymorphonuclear neutrophils into neutrophil-depleted male mice attenuates lung inflammation and edema. Mechanistically, TDRD9 suppresses neutrophil cuproptosis by upregulating programmed death ligand 1 (PD-L1) through interaction with CD80 to activate p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling. HA-si-TDRD9 nanoparticles enhance neutrophil cuproptosis, reduce pulmonary neutrophil accumulation, and ameliorate lung injury via PD-L1/CD80/MAPK. Importantly, HA-si-TDRD9 nanoparticles reduce bacterial growth, apoptosis, and inflammation in human lung organoids. This work demonstrates that targeting TDRD9 with siRNA nanoparticle platform presents a promising therapeutic strategy for treating bacterial lung injury.

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Lung InjuryNanoparticlesNeutrophilsPseudomonas aeruginosaPseudomonas InfectionsRNA, Small InterferingAnimalsBronchoalveolar Lavage FluidDisease Models, AnimalFemaleHumansHyaluronic AcidLungMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLHyaluronic AcidRNA, Small Interfering

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PMCPMC12966325

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