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SCIENCE ADVANCES
Volume 9, Issue 29, Pages -Publisher
AMER ASSOC ADVANCEMENT SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adg5358
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A nanoengineered platform based on mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) and nintedanib-loaded liposomes modified with type I collagenase (Lip@NCAF) was constructed to treat severe pulmonary fibrosis (PF). The platform effectively delivered the drug to fibrotic lungs and inhibited fibroblast overactivation. Additionally, MSCs differentiated into alveolar epithelial cells to repair lung tissue. This study suggests that MSCs-Lip@NCAF is a promising therapeutic candidate for PF, especially in aged patients.
Pulmonary fibrosis (PF) is an age-related interstitial lung disease that results in notable morbidity and mortality. The Food and Drug Administration-approved drugs can decelerate the progression of PF; however, curing aged patients with severe fibrosis is ineffective because of insufficient accumulation of these drugs and wide necrocytosis of type II alveolar epithelial cells (AEC IIs). Here, we constructed a mesenchymal stem cell (MSC)-based nanoengineered platform via the bioconjugation of MSCs and type I collagenase-modified liposomes loaded with nintedanib (MSCs-Lip@NCAF) for treating severe fibrosis. Specifically, MSCs-Lip@NCAF migrated to fibrotic lungs because of the homing characteristic of MSCs and then Lip@NCAF was sensitively released. Subsequently, Lip@NCAF ablated collagen fibers, delivered nintedanib into fibroblasts, and inhibited fibroblast overactivation. MSCs differentiated into AEC IIs to repair alveolar structure and ultimately promote the regeneration of damaged lungs in aged mice. Our findings indicated that MSCs-Lip@NCAF could be used as a promising therapeutic candidate for PF therapy, especially in aged patients.
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