Long-Acting Heterodimeric Paclitaxel-Idebenone Prodrug-Based Nanomedicine Promotes Functional Recovery after Spinal Cord Injury

After spinal cord injury (SCI), successive systemic administration of microtubule-stabilizing agents has been shown to promote axon regeneration. However, this approach is limited by poor drug bioavailability, especially given the rapid restoration of the blood-spinal cord barrier. There is a pressing need for long-acting formulations of microtubule-stabilizing agents in treating SCI. Here, we conjugated the antioxidant idebenone with microtubule-stabilizing paclitaxel to create a heterodimeric paclitaxel-idebenone prodrug via an acid-activatable, self-immolative ketal linker and then fabricated it into chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan-binding nanomedicine, enabling drug retention within the spinal cord for at least 2 weeks and notable enhancement in hindlimb motor function and axon regeneration after a single intraspinal administration. Additional investigations uncovered that idebenone can suppress the activation of microglia and neuronal ferroptosis, thereby amplifying the therapeutic effect of paclitaxel. This prodrug-based nanomedicine simultaneously accomplishes neuroprotection and axon regeneration, offering a promising therapeutic strategy for SCI.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:24

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Nano letters - 24(2024), 11 vom: 20. März, Seite 3548-3556

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Xu, Zunkai [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Xinjie [VerfasserIn]
Pang, Yilin [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Zhixia [VerfasserIn]
Jiang, Yaoyao [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Tao [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Jiawei [VerfasserIn]
Xiong, Haoning [VerfasserIn]
Gao, Xiang [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Jiao [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Shen [VerfasserIn]
Ning, Guangzhi [VerfasserIn]
Feng, Shiqing [VerfasserIn]
Yao, Xue [VerfasserIn]
Guo, Shutao [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

1339-63-5
Excipients
HB6PN45W4J
Idebenone
Journal Article
Nanomedicine
P88XT4IS4D
Paclitaxel
Prodrug
Spinal cord injury
Ubiquinone

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Date Completed 21.03.2024

Date Revised 21.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1021/acs.nanolett.4c00856

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM36947015X