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ArticleJournal of nanobiotechnology2026

Chemically programmable hybrid membrane-camouflaged acetate gossypol prodrug reprograms the hepatic microenvironment for the treatment of liver fibrosis.

Mingming Song, Ying Fang, Xiaqing Gong, Jiandong Wang, Han Yuan, Kai Wang, Xiaowen Yu, Jihui Tang

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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. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Mingming Song *School of Pharmacy, The Third Affiliated Hospital, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230032, Anhui, China. mingmingsong@ahmu.edu.cn.
Ying Fang *School of Pharmacy, The Third Affiliated Hospital, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230032, Anhui, China.
Xiaqing Gong *School of Pharmacy, The Third Affiliated Hospital, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230032, Anhui, China.
Jiandong WangResearch and Industrialization of New Drug Release Technology Joint Laboratory of Anhui Province, Hefei, 230032, Anhui, China.
Han YuanSchool of Pharmacy, The Third Affiliated Hospital, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230032, Anhui, China.
Kai WangDepartment of pharmacy, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230032, Anhui, China.
Xiaowen YuSchool of Pharmacy, The Third Affiliated Hospital, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230032, Anhui, China. yuxiaowen@ahmu.edu.cn.
Jihui TangSchool of Pharmacy, The Third Affiliated Hospital, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230032, Anhui, China. tangjh@ahmu.edu.cn.

Funding

Anhui Medical University Scientific Research Institution Construction and Promotion Plan Fund 2024xkjT012Natural Science Foundation of Anhui Province 2408085QH239Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province BK20241589University Natural Science Research Key Project of Anhui Province 2025AHGXZK31379
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Abstract

backgroundLiver fibrosis represents a critical pathological process in chronic liver disease for which precision therapies remain limited.

resultsHere we report a biomimetic nanodrug (RAET NPs) that integrates a reactive oxygen species (ROS)-responsive prodrug of acetate gossypol with hybrid cell membrane camouflage and aptamer-mediated targeting. RAET NPs are constructed through modular assembly: the ROS-responsive prodrug core is encapsulated within a hybrid membrane shell formed by fusing activated hepatic stellate cell (HSC)-derived exosome membranes with M1-type macrophage membranes, followed by decoration with CD44-specific nucleic acid aptamers. This design preserves the full repertoire of membrane-associated targeting proteins while incorporating synthetic aptamers for enhanced recognition specificity. Meanwhile, RAET NPs remain in an inert state under normal physiological conditions to reduce biotoxicity and are converted into active drugs only in the fibrosis-induced reactive oxygen species (ROS)-rich microenvironment, enabling controlled drug release at the lesion site. In both organoid and animal models of liver fibrosis, RAET NPs suppress HSC activation and extracellular matrix deposition, significantly attenuating disease progression.

conclusionsThis biomimetic nanomedicine offers a novel strategy for precision treatment of liver fibrosis through the synergistic function of prodrug and biomimetic delivery.

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GossypolLiver CirrhosisProdrugsAnimalsBiomimetic MaterialsHepatic Stellate CellsHumansLiverMaleMiceNanoparticlesReactive Oxygen SpeciesGossypolProdrugsReactive Oxygen SpeciesBionic nanoparticlesLiver fibrosisProdrugTarget therapy

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PMID42947112
PMCPMC13715230

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