基于SR-B1/NRP1受体协同靶向LSEC的仿生性纳米载体构建及其抗肝纤维化应用
批准号:
82102206
项目类别:
青年科学基金项目(C类)
资助金额:
30.0 万元
负责人:
余祥
依托单位:
学科分类:
纳米医学
结题年份:
2024
批准年份:
2021
项目状态:
已结题
项目参与者:
余祥
中文摘要
肝血窦内皮细胞(LSEC)是肝脏免疫稳态的重要“守护者”,NO合成受阻会导致其功能失调及肝脏稳态失衡,促进肝纤维化发生发展。因此,LSEC靶向性递送NO供体有助于改善肝纤维化。然而,目前单一清道夫受体(SR)介导的药物递送系统难以实现LSEC特异性靶向,限制了靶向调控LSEC相关研究。预实验中,申请人发现LSEC特异性高表达NRP1受体,推测NRP1受体是协同靶向LSEC的理想靶标。在此基础上,本项目拟将具有SR-B1靶向功能的D4F多肽和具有NRP1靶向功能的RGE多肽共价融合,构建SR-B1/NRP1双靶向的新型安全的仿高密度脂蛋白(HDL)纳米载体,为靶向调控LSEC提供药物递送新载体;同时巧妙地运用HDL逆向运输胆固醇的特性,将胆固醇修饰的NO供体包裹在仿HDL纳米载体的疏水核心,改善LSEC功能失调及肝脏稳态失衡,为抗肝纤维化治疗提供新策略。
英文摘要
Liver sinusoidal endothelial cell (LSEC) is an important “gatekeeper” of liver immune homeostasis. Inhibition of nitric oxide (NO) synthesis can lead to LSEC dysfunction and liver homeostasis imbalance, and then promote the occurrence and development of liver fibrosis. Therefore, LSEC-targeted delivery of NO donor helps to improve liver fibrosis. However, at present, single scavenger receptor (SR)-mediated drug delivery system is difficult to achieve specific targeting of LSEC, which limits the research on targeted regulation of LSEC. In the preliminary experiments, the applicant found that LSEC specifically expressed high levels of NRP1 receptor, and speculated that NRP1 was an ideal target for synergistic targeting of LSEC. On the basis of this,the research project intends to construct a novel safe high-density lipoprotein (HDL) mimetic nanocarrier with SR-B1/NRP1 dual-targeting function by covalently fusing SR-B1-targeting D4F peptide and NRP1-targeting RGE peptide, thus providing a new carrier for LSEC-targeting drug delivery; By using the properties of HDL in the reverse transport of cholesterol skillfully, the cholesterol-modified NO donors are encapsulated in the hydrophobic core of HDL mimetic nanocarrier to regulate the dysfunction of LSEC and imbalance of liver homeostasis, thus providing a new strategy for the treatment of liver fibrosis.
肝血窦内皮细胞(LSEC)是肝脏组织特异性的血管内皮细胞,不仅构成肝血窦的基本结构,同时参与调控肝纤维化发生发展过程。正常生理状态下,LSEC产生的NO以自分泌形式通过NO/sGC/cGMP信号通路调控其窗孔化,维持HSC静息状态。当肝脏暴露在各类致病因素下,NO合成受阻导致LSEC功能失调及肝脏稳态失衡,诱发或加重肝纤维发生发展。因此,靶向调节LSEC功能失调有助于改善肝纤维化。本研究发现肝脏组织中LSEC特异性表达NRP1受体,且在肝纤维化病变过程中表达升高,说明NRP1受体是靶向LSEC的理想靶标。基于此,本项目拟筛选高效靶向NRP1受体融合多肽,并合成SR-B1/NRP1双靶向的仿HDL纳米载体。同时,将胆固醇修饰的NO供体(SNAP)包裹在疏水核心,靶向调控LSEC功能失调及肝脏稳态失衡,以期阻止或逆转肝纤维化。本研究结果显示通过柔性linker(GSG)连接D4F多肽和RGE多肽,能够显著增强融合多肽(简称DR)对NRP1的亲和力;基于两亲性α-螺旋融合肽、磷脂和疏水核心之间的自组装相互作用,我们也成功合成了基于融合肽DR的仿生脂质纳米颗粒(DR-NP),该仿生载体具有优良的包封性能和较好的稳定性,活体光学成像也显示DR-NP能够高效靶向LSEC;通过酯化反应将NO供体SNAP进行胆固醇修饰,合成具有缓释NO功能的纳米药物SNAP@DR-NP,该药物能够明显抑制LSEC血管化及内皮间质转化,从而改善CCl4诱导的肝纤维化。本项目构建的高效且特异性靶向LSEC的安全新型仿生性纳米载体,为靶向调控LSEC提供药物递送新工具。此外,通过LSEC靶向性递送NO供体,能够改善LSEC功能失调及肝脏稳态失衡,为肝纤维化治疗提供新策略。
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