Endogenous Zinc-Ion-Triggered In Situ Gelation Enables Zn Capture to Reprogram Benign Hyperplastic Prostate Microenvironment and Shrink Prostate

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Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) as the leading cause of urination disorder is still a refractory disease, and there have no satisfied drugs or treatment protocols yet. With identifying excessive Zn2+ , inflammation, and oxidative stress as the etiology of aberrant hyperplasia, an injectable sodium alginate (SA) and glycyrrhizic acid (GA)-interconnected hydrogels (SAGA) featuring Zn2+ -triggered in situ gelation are developed to load lonidamine for reprogramming prostate microenvironment and treating BPH. Herein, SAGA hydrogels can crosslink with Zn2+ in BPH via coordination chelation and switch free Zn2+ to bound ones, consequently alleviating Zn2+ -arisen inflammation and glycolysis. Beyond capturing Zn2+ , GA with intrinsic immunoregulatory property can also alleviate local inflammation and scavenge reactive oxygen species (ROS). Intriguingly, Zn2+ chelation-bridged interconnection in SAGA enhances its mechanical property and regulates the degradation rate to enable continuous lonidamine release, favoring hyperplastic acini apoptosis and further inhibiting glycolysis. These multiple actions cooperatively reprogram BPH microenvironment to alleviate characteristic symptoms of BPH and shrink prostate. RNA sequencing reveals that chemotaxis, glycolysis, and tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inflammation-related pathways associated with M1-like phenotype polarization are discerned as the action rationales of such endogenous Zn2+ -triggered in situ hydrogels, providing a candidate avenue to treat BPH.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:36

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Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) - 36(2024), 11 vom: 01. März, Seite e2307796

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ge, Jianchao [VerfasserIn]
Fang, Chao [VerfasserIn]
Tan, Haisong [VerfasserIn]
Zhan, Ming [VerfasserIn]
Gu, Meng [VerfasserIn]
Ni, Jianshu [VerfasserIn]
Yang, Guangcan [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Haipeng [VerfasserIn]
Ni, Jinliang [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Kun [VerfasserIn]
Xu, Bin [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Benign prostatic hyperplasia
Endogenous Zn2+ capture
Glycolysis inhibition
Hydrogels
Inflammation microenvironment reprogramming
J41CSQ7QDS
Journal Article
Zinc
Zn2+-crosslinked in situ gelation

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Date Completed 15.03.2024

Date Revised 15.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1002/adma.202307796

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM365875570