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ArticleJournal of nanobiotechnology2026

Protocatechualdehyde-functionalized BMSC-derived exosomes orchestrate calcium signaling in the immunoinflammatory microenvironment to promote periodontal regeneration.

Le Fan, Tianyou Wang, Meirui Ma, Yiqiao Wang, Xiaodong Wang, Xuan Tang, Yuanyuan Ma, Zhipeng Gu, Zhichao Hao

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Article in Journal of nanobiotechnology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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9 authors.

Le Fan *Hospital of Stomatology, Guanghua School of Stomatology, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510055, China.
Tianyou Wang *College of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Advanced Polymer Materials, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, China.
Meirui Ma *Hospital of Stomatology, Guanghua School of Stomatology, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510055, China.
Yiqiao WangHospital of Stomatology, Guanghua School of Stomatology, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510055, China.
Xiaodong WangHospital of Stomatology, Guanghua School of Stomatology, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510055, China.
Xuan TangHospital of Stomatology, Guanghua School of Stomatology, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510055, China.
Yuanyuan MaHospital of Stomatology, Guanghua School of Stomatology, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510055, China. mayy5@mail.sysu.edu.cn.
Zhipeng GuCollege of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Advanced Polymer Materials, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, China. guzhipeng2019@scu.edu.cn.
Zhichao HaoHospital of Stomatology, Guanghua School of Stomatology, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510055, China. haozhch3@mail.sysu.edu.cn.

Funding

Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation of Guangdong Province 2021A1515010782Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation of Guangdong Province 2022A1515012494Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation of Guangdong Province 2024A1515013291Guangzhou Municipal Applied Basic Research Program 2023A04J2156National Natural Science Foundation of China 82201057National Natural Science Foundation of China 82201098Natural Science Foundation of Sichuan Province 2024NSFSC1010Open Funding of Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Stomatology KF2023120104State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases Open Fund SKLOD2024OF10
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The significant global burden of periodontitis has increased over the past few decades. However, the regeneration and reconstruction of periodontal tissue remain major challenges in clinical practice. Successful periodontal treatment relies on the regulation of calcium signaling. Bone mesenchymal stem cell-derived exosomes (BMSC Exo) hold great potential for promoting calcium influx to enhance osteogenic differentiation, modulate the inflammatory microenvironment, and promote angiogenesis, but their therapeutic efficiency is limited by inadequate stability. To overcome this problem, a mild and facile approach using protocatechualdehyde was employed to modify BMSC Exo (PA@BMSC Exo) through covalent and noncovalent polyphenolic interactions. The resulting PA@BMSC Exo system enhanced the stability against external stress and augmented its ability to induce intracellular calcium entry. Osteogenesis in human periodontal ligament stem cells (hPDLSCs) and integrated periodontal regeneration in periodontitis were observed following PA@BMSC Exo treatment. Furthermore, these multifunctional PA@BMSC Exo also promoted immunoinflammatory regulation and neovascularization. Bioinformatic analysis based on RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) predicted that the osteogenic differentiation of hPDLSCs was enhanced by calcium influx mediated through the voltage-gated calcium channel Ca

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BenzaldehydesCalcium SignalingCatecholsExosomesMesenchymal Stem CellsRegenerationAnimalsCalciumCell DifferentiationHumansHuman Umbilical Vein Endothelial CellsMiceOsteogenesisPeriodontal LigamentPeriodontitisRAW 264.7 CellsBenzaldehydesCalciumCatecholsprotocatechualdehydeBMSC-derived exosomesCalcium influxEngineered EVsPeriodontitisPolyphenolic protocatechualdehyde

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