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Gene-programmed micro-nano metabolic engine drives coupled osteogenic-angiogenic regeneration
Tekijät: Yang, Wu; Ding, Tao; Zhang, Yu; Zhou, Wenhui; Zhuang, Pengzhen; Chen, Yu; Viitala, Tapani; Kang, Heemin; Zhang, Hongbo; Cui, Wenguo
Kustantaja: Elsevier
Julkaisuvuosi: 2026
Lehti: Biomaterials
Artikkelin numero: 124255
Vuosikerta: 334
ISSN: 0142-9612
eISSN: 1878-5905
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biomaterials.2026.124255
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Verkko-osoite: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biomaterials.2026.124255
Effective bone healing is accompanied by coupled osteogenic-angiogenic regeneration, a process that critically depends on metabolic communication between bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) and endothelial cells through an endogenous metabolic axis in which endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) catalyzes the conversion of l-arginine into nitric oxide (NO). However, within hypoxic microenvironments such as those present in large bone defects, the restricted expression of eNOS and the depletion of its substrate synergistically suppress NO biosynthesis, thereby impairing osteogenic-angiogenic signaling coupling and subsequent tissue regeneration. Herein, we developed a gene-programmed micro-nano metabolic engine (GP-MNME) to actively reconstruct NO metabolic homeostasis. GP-MNME features a spatially hierarchical dual-module architecture: the nano-module is fabricated via a nanoprecipitation strategy and consists of amorphous calcium phosphate nanoparticles modified with l-arginine for efficient BMP-2 mRNA loading, while the micro-module is formed by microfluidic-fabricated GelMA microgels covalently conjugated with E7 peptides for BMSC targeting and encapsulation of the nano-modules. In a bone defect, the micro-module enriches BMSCs and releases the nano-modules. Upon cellular uptake, these nanoparticles concurrently upregulate eNOS expression and supply l-arginine to synergistically increase NO production (>3.1-fold). The re-established NO homeostasis serves as the central output of the metabolic engine, subsequently driving osteogenic mineralization and angiogenic sprouting (both > 3-fold), and ultimately promoting coupled osteogenic-angiogenic regeneration in rat bone defect (new bone formation >2.4-fold). Overall, this study presents a proactive metabolic modulation strategy for bone regeneration via reconstructing intracellular NO biosynthesis in situ.
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gene programming, metabolic engines, microfluidics, nitric oxide metabolisms, osteogenic-angiogenic coupling
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This work was supported by the Noncommunicable Chronic Diseases-National Science and Technology Major Project (2023ZD0500700), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (52403192 ), the Research Project (347897), Solution for Health Profile (336355), InFLAMES Flagship (337531) grants, and Printed Intelligence Infrastructure (PII-FIRI) from the Research Council of Finland. This study is part of the activities of the Åbo Akademi University Foundation (SÅA) funded Center of Excellence in Research “Materials-driven solutions for combating antimicrobial resistance (MADNESS)" at ÅAU.