Wound healing is a highly orchestrated process involving a variety of cells,including immune cells.Developing immunomodulatory biomaterials for regenerative engineering applications,such as bone regeneration,is an app...Wound healing is a highly orchestrated process involving a variety of cells,including immune cells.Developing immunomodulatory biomaterials for regenerative engineering applications,such as bone regeneration,is an appealing strategy.Herein,inspired by the immunomodulatory effects of gastrodin(a bioactive component in traditional Chinese herbal medicine),a series of new immunomodulatory gastrodin-comprising biodegradable polyurethane(gastrodin-PU)and nano-hydroxyapatite(n-HA)(gastrodin-PU/n-HA)composites were developed.RAW 264.7 macrophages,rat bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells(rBMSCs),and human umbilical vein endothelial cells(HUVECs)were cultured with gastrodin-PU/n-HA containing different concentrations of gastrodin(0.5%,1%,and 2%)to decipher their immunomodulatory effects on osteogenesis and angiogenesis in vitro.Results demonstrated that,compared with PU/n-HA,gastrodin-PU/n-HA induced macrophage polarization toward the M2 phenotype,as evidenced by the higher expression level of pro-regenerative cytokines(CD206,Arg-1)and the lower expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines(iNOS).The expression levels of osteogenesis-related factors(BMP-2 and ALP)in the rBMSCs and angiogenesis-related factors(VEGF and BFGF)in the HUVECs were significantly up-regulated in gastrodin-PU/n-HA/macrophage-conditioned medium.The immunomodulatory effects of gastrodin-PU/n-HA to reprogram macrophages from a pro-inflammatory(M1)phenotype to an anti-inflammatory and pro-healing(M2)phenotype were validated in a rat subcutaneous implantation model.And the 2%gastrodin-PU/n-HA significantly decreased fibrous capsule formation and enhanced angiogenesis.Additionally,2%gastrodin-PU/n-HA scaffolds implanted in the rat femoral condyle defect model showed accelerated osteogenesis and angiogenesis.Thus,the novel gastrodin-PU/n-HA scaffold may represent a new and promising immunomodulatory biomaterial for bone repair and regeneration.展开更多
Diabetic nephropathy （DN） is one of the most common microvascular complications in diabetes mellitus patients and is characterized by thickened glomeruIar basement membrane, increased extracellular matrix formation,...Diabetic nephropathy （DN） is one of the most common microvascular complications in diabetes mellitus patients and is characterized by thickened glomeruIar basement membrane, increased extracellular matrix formation, and podocyte loss. These phenomena lead to proteinuria and altered glomerular filtration rate, that is, the rate initially increases but progressively decreases. DN has become the leading cause of end-stage renal disease. Its prevalence shows a rapid growth trend and causes heavy social and economic burden in many countries. However, this disease is multifactorial, and its mechanism is poorly understood due to the complex pathogenesis of DN. In this review, we highlight the new molecular insights about the pathogenesis of DN from the aspects of immune inflammation response, epithelial-mesenchymal transition, apoptosis and mitochondrial damage, epigenetics, and podocyte-endothelial communication. This work offers groundwork for understanding the initiation and progression of DN, as well as provides ideas for developing new prevention and treatment measures.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(82160175/81860326)Department of Science and Technology of Yunnan Province of China(2017FF117(-062)/202101AY070001-078)100 Talents Program of Kunming Medical University(Limei Li).
文摘Wound healing is a highly orchestrated process involving a variety of cells,including immune cells.Developing immunomodulatory biomaterials for regenerative engineering applications,such as bone regeneration,is an appealing strategy.Herein,inspired by the immunomodulatory effects of gastrodin(a bioactive component in traditional Chinese herbal medicine),a series of new immunomodulatory gastrodin-comprising biodegradable polyurethane(gastrodin-PU)and nano-hydroxyapatite(n-HA)(gastrodin-PU/n-HA)composites were developed.RAW 264.7 macrophages,rat bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells(rBMSCs),and human umbilical vein endothelial cells(HUVECs)were cultured with gastrodin-PU/n-HA containing different concentrations of gastrodin(0.5%,1%,and 2%)to decipher their immunomodulatory effects on osteogenesis and angiogenesis in vitro.Results demonstrated that,compared with PU/n-HA,gastrodin-PU/n-HA induced macrophage polarization toward the M2 phenotype,as evidenced by the higher expression level of pro-regenerative cytokines(CD206,Arg-1)and the lower expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines(iNOS).The expression levels of osteogenesis-related factors(BMP-2 and ALP)in the rBMSCs and angiogenesis-related factors(VEGF and BFGF)in the HUVECs were significantly up-regulated in gastrodin-PU/n-HA/macrophage-conditioned medium.The immunomodulatory effects of gastrodin-PU/n-HA to reprogram macrophages from a pro-inflammatory(M1)phenotype to an anti-inflammatory and pro-healing(M2)phenotype were validated in a rat subcutaneous implantation model.And the 2%gastrodin-PU/n-HA significantly decreased fibrous capsule formation and enhanced angiogenesis.Additionally,2%gastrodin-PU/n-HA scaffolds implanted in the rat femoral condyle defect model showed accelerated osteogenesis and angiogenesis.Thus,the novel gastrodin-PU/n-HA scaffold may represent a new and promising immunomodulatory biomaterial for bone repair and regeneration.
文摘Diabetic nephropathy （DN） is one of the most common microvascular complications in diabetes mellitus patients and is characterized by thickened glomeruIar basement membrane, increased extracellular matrix formation, and podocyte loss. These phenomena lead to proteinuria and altered glomerular filtration rate, that is, the rate initially increases but progressively decreases. DN has become the leading cause of end-stage renal disease. Its prevalence shows a rapid growth trend and causes heavy social and economic burden in many countries. However, this disease is multifactorial, and its mechanism is poorly understood due to the complex pathogenesis of DN. In this review, we highlight the new molecular insights about the pathogenesis of DN from the aspects of immune inflammation response, epithelial-mesenchymal transition, apoptosis and mitochondrial damage, epigenetics, and podocyte-endothelial communication. This work offers groundwork for understanding the initiation and progression of DN, as well as provides ideas for developing new prevention and treatment measures.
