The hexapeptide functionalized gold nanoparticles protect against sepsis-associated encephalopathy by forming specific protein corona and regulating macrophage activation

The hexapeptide functionalized gold nanoparticles protect against sepsis-associated encephalopathy by forming specific protein corona and regulating macrophage activation

Sepsis-induced systemic inflammatory responses can often lead to brain dysfunction with impaired cognitive function and mobility, known as sepsis-associated encephalopathy (SAE). Currently, there are no effective pharmacological therapeutics to treat SAE. Herein, we demonstrated the hexapeptide func...

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Main Authors: Zichen Song, Hongguang Chen, Wenfei Xu, Xiaoye Zong, Xiaoyu Wang, Yuting Ji, Jiameng Gong, Mimi Pang, Shan-Yu Fung, Hong Yang, Yonghao Yu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2025-06-01
Series:Materials Today Bio
Subjects:
Sepsis-associated encephalopathy
Bioactive nanoparticles
Protein corona
Monocyte/macrophage
Inflammation
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590006425002637
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Summary:Sepsis-induced systemic inflammatory responses can often lead to brain dysfunction with impaired cognitive function and mobility, known as sepsis-associated encephalopathy (SAE). Currently, there are no effective pharmacological therapeutics to treat SAE. Herein, we demonstrated the hexapeptide functionalized gold nanoparticles P12 that reduced SAE in septic mice with a dual mechanism to down-regulate systemic inflammation. We found that intraperitoneally administered P12 could target macrophages and regulate their inflammatory responses to decrease systemic inflammation and improve mice's cognitive function and mobility with SAE. Depleting peritoneal macrophages diminished the neuroprotective effects of P12 in SAE mice, suggesting macrophages as the effector cells for the neuroprotection by P12. In addition, the proteomic analysis revealed that P12 was capable of sequestering specific circulating inflammatory proteins in the blood of septic mice by forming a protein corona, contributing to the suppression of systemic inflammation. We also found that the local administration of P12 directly to the brain parenchyma effectively inhibited microglia activation and neuroinflammation in mice with SAE. This study provides an insightful understanding of the function and mechanisms of action of P12 in regulating sepsis-associated systemic inflammation and presents a new drug-free nanotherapeutic approach to treat SAE.
ISSN:2590-0064

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