A nanoparticulate dual scavenger for targeted therapy of inflammatory bowel disease

Sci Adv. 2022 Jan 28;8(4):eabj2372. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.abj2372. Epub 2022 Jan 28.

Abstract

A therapeutic strategy that targets multiple proinflammatory factors in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) with minimal systemic side effects would be attractive. Here, we develop a drug-free, biodegradable nanomedicine that acts against IBD by scavenging proinflammatory cell-free DNA (cfDNA) and reactive oxygen species (ROS). Polyethylenimine (PEI) was conjugated to antioxidative diselenide-bridged mesoporous organosilica nanoparticles (MONs) to formulate nanoparticles (MON-PEI) that exhibited high cfDNA binding affinity and ROS-responsive degradation. In ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease mouse colitis models, orally administered MON-PEI accumulated preferentially in the inflamed colon and attenuated colonic and peritoneal inflammation by alleviating cfDNA- and ROS-mediated inflammatory responses, allowing a reduced dose frequency and ameliorating colitis even after delayed treatment. This work suggests a new nanomedicine strategy for IBD treatment.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cell-Free Nucleic Acids*
  • Colitis*
  • Disease Models, Animal
  • Inflammatory Bowel Diseases* / drug therapy
  • Inflammatory Bowel Diseases* / metabolism
  • Mice
  • Polyethyleneimine / therapeutic use
  • Reactive Oxygen Species / metabolism

Substances

  • Cell-Free Nucleic Acids
  • Reactive Oxygen Species
  • Polyethyleneimine