Oxidative stress and inflammation are key drivers of osteoarthritis(OA)pathogenesis and disease progression.Herein we report the synthesis of poly(p-coumaric)nanoparticles(PCA NPs)from p-courmaic acid(p-CA),a naturall...Oxidative stress and inflammation are key drivers of osteoarthritis(OA)pathogenesis and disease progression.Herein we report the synthesis of poly(p-coumaric)nanoparticles(PCA NPs)from p-courmaic acid(p-CA),a naturally occurring phytophenolic acid,to be a multifunctional and drug-free therapeutic for temporomandibular joint osteoarthritis(TMJOA).Compared to hyaluronic acid(HA)that is clinically given as viscosupplementation,PCA NPs exhibited long-term efficacy,superior anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory properties in alleviating TMJOA and repairing the TMJ cartilage and subchondral bone in a rat model of TMJOA.Notably,TMJ repair mediated by PCA NPs could be attributed to their anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory properties in enhancing cell proliferation and matrix synthesis,while reducing inflammation,oxidative stress,matrix degradation,and chondrocyte ferroptosis.Overall,our study demonstrates a multifunctional nanoparticle,synthesized from natural p-coumaric acid,that is stable and possess potent antioxidant,anti-inflammatory properties and ferroptosis inhibition,beneficial for treatment of TMJOA.展开更多
基金supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.82170960 and No.52173150)the Science and Technology Program of Guangzhou,China(Grant No.202206080009)+1 种基金Guangzhou Science and Technology Program City-University Joint Funding Project(Grant No.2023A03J0001)China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(Grant No.2022M723670).
文摘Oxidative stress and inflammation are key drivers of osteoarthritis(OA)pathogenesis and disease progression.Herein we report the synthesis of poly(p-coumaric)nanoparticles(PCA NPs)from p-courmaic acid(p-CA),a naturally occurring phytophenolic acid,to be a multifunctional and drug-free therapeutic for temporomandibular joint osteoarthritis(TMJOA).Compared to hyaluronic acid(HA)that is clinically given as viscosupplementation,PCA NPs exhibited long-term efficacy,superior anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory properties in alleviating TMJOA and repairing the TMJ cartilage and subchondral bone in a rat model of TMJOA.Notably,TMJ repair mediated by PCA NPs could be attributed to their anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory properties in enhancing cell proliferation and matrix synthesis,while reducing inflammation,oxidative stress,matrix degradation,and chondrocyte ferroptosis.Overall,our study demonstrates a multifunctional nanoparticle,synthesized from natural p-coumaric acid,that is stable and possess potent antioxidant,anti-inflammatory properties and ferroptosis inhibition,beneficial for treatment of TMJOA.