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ArticleNature communications2026

Self-polymerized polyphenol-based platform for the management of dry eye pathogenesis.

Zixin Wang, Zeen Lv, Yuxuan Ge, Ruiyang Xue, Fang Wu, Haijie Han, Yin Wang

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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. Cited by 2 papers.

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Zixin Wang *Engineering Research Center of Cell & Therapeutic Antibody, Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of Drug Target Identification and Delivery, Shanghai Key Laboratory for Antibody-Drug Conjugates with Innovative Target, National Key Laboratory of Innovative Immunotherapy, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
Zeen Lv *Eye Center, the Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhejiang Provincial Clinical Research Center for Eye Diseases, Zhejiang Provincial Engineering Institute on Eye Diseases, Hangzhou, China.
Yuxuan GeShanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital South Campus, Shanghai, China.
Ruiyang XueEngineering Research Center of Cell & Therapeutic Antibody, Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of Drug Target Identification and Delivery, Shanghai Key Laboratory for Antibody-Drug Conjugates with Innovative Target, National Key Laboratory of Innovative Immunotherapy, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
Fang WuEye Center, the Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhejiang Provincial Clinical Research Center for Eye Diseases, Zhejiang Provincial Engineering Institute on Eye Diseases, Hangzhou, China.
Haijie HanEye Center, the Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhejiang Provincial Clinical Research Center for Eye Diseases, Zhejiang Provincial Engineering Institute on Eye Diseases, Hangzhou, China. hanhj90@zju.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0936-2791
Yin WangEngineering Research Center of Cell & Therapeutic Antibody, Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of Drug Target Identification and Delivery, Shanghai Key Laboratory for Antibody-Drug Conjugates with Innovative Target, National Key Laboratory of Innovative Immunotherapy, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China. yinwang@sjtu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6729-7230

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 22105126National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 22375128National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 82271064National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 82572387Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province (Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation) LR23H120001Science and Technology Department of Zhejiang Province 2024C03073
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The management of ocular surface inflammation, particularly in conditions like dry eye disease (DED), remains challenging due to multiple pathogenic causes and ocular barriers. Traditional eye drops usually provide transient and partial symptom relief, necessitating combined therapies to break the vicious cycle of oxidative stress and inflammation. To surmount these limitations, a polyphenol-based eye drop is developed via the self-polymerization of rosmarinic acid in the presence of hyaluronic acid, followed by co-assembly with cerium ions to afford monodispersed RHC NPs. To enhance the ocular retention efficiency, thiol groups are further decorated on NPs (termed as s-RHC NPs). In two mouse models of DED, topical administration of s-RHC NPs leads to comprehensive relief of symptoms, including inflammatory response suppression, corneal epithelial defect repair, and tear secretion recovery. We envision that this work might facilitate the treatment of DED and inspire the design of polyphenol-based nanoparticles via a self-polymerization strategy.

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Dry Eye SyndromesOphthalmic SolutionsPolyphenolsAnimalsCeriumCinnamatesDepsidesDisease Models, AnimalEpithelium, CornealHumansHyaluronic AcidMiceNanoparticlesPolymerizationRosmarinic AcidTearsCeriumCinnamatesDepsidesHyaluronic AcidOphthalmic SolutionsPolyphenolsRosmarinic Acid

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PMID41851101
PMCPMC13149814

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