PMID- 37139662 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20231204 LR - 20231217 IS - 1365-2184 (Electronic) IS - 0960-7722 (Print) IS - 0960-7722 (Linking) VI - 56 IP - 12 DP - 2023 Dec TI - Preventing acute liver injury via hepatocyte-targeting nano-antioxidants. PG - e13494 LID - 10.1111/cpr.13494 [doi] LID - e13494 AB - Acute liver injury (ALI) is a severe liver disease that is characterized by sudden and massive hepatocyte necrosis and deterioration of liver functions. Oxidative stress is increasingly recognized as a key factor in the induction and progression of ALI. Scavenging excessive reactive oxygen species (ROS) with antioxidants has become a promising therapeutic option, but intrinsically hepatocyte-targeting antioxidants with excellent bioavailability and biocompatibility are yet to be developed. Herein, self-assembling nanoparticles (NPs) composed of amphiphilic polymers are introduced to encapsulate organic Selenium compound L-Se-methylselenocysteine (SeMC) and form SeMC NPs, which protect the viabilities and functions of cultured hepatocytes in drug- or chemical-induced acute hepatotoxicity models via efficient ROS removal. After further functionalization with the hepatocyte-targeting ligand glycyrrhetinic acid (GA), the resultant GA-SeMC NPs exhibit enhanced hepatocyte uptake and liver accumulation. In mouse models of ALI induced by acetaminophen (APAP) or carbon tetrachloride (CCl(4) ), treatment with GA-SeMC NPs significantly decrease the levels of hepatic lipid peroxidation, tissue vacuolization and serum liver transaminases, while prominently increase that of endogenous antioxidant enzymes. Our study therefore presents a liver-targeting drug delivery strategy for the prevention and treatment of hepatic diseases. CI - (c) 2023 The Authors. Cell Proliferation published by Beijing Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine and John Wiley & Sons Ltd. FAU - Yuan, Xuejiao AU - Yuan X AD - College of Chemistry and Materials Science, The Education Ministry Key Lab of Resource Chemistry, Joint International Research Laboratory of Resource Chemistry of Ministry of Education, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Functional Materials, and Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of Biomimetic Catalysis, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, China. FAU - Zhou, Yanfeng AU - Zhou Y AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-5103-2879 AD - School of Public Health, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China. FAU - Sun, Jinli AU - Sun J AD - School of Public Health, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China. FAU - Wang, Shanshan AU - Wang S AD - College of Chemistry and Materials Science, The Education Ministry Key Lab of Resource Chemistry, Joint International Research Laboratory of Resource Chemistry of Ministry of Education, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Functional Materials, and Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of Biomimetic Catalysis, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, China. FAU - Hu, Xingjie AU - Hu X AD - School of Public Health, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China. FAU - Li, Jiyu AU - Li J AD - School of Public Health, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China. AD - He'nan Xibaikang Health Industry Co., Ltd, Jiyuan, China. FAU - Huang, Jing AU - Huang J AD - Department of Neurology, Xuhui District Central Hospital, Shanghai, China. FAU - Chen, Nan AU - Chen N AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-8536-6631 AD - College of Chemistry and Materials Science, The Education Ministry Key Lab of Resource Chemistry, Joint International Research Laboratory of Resource Chemistry of Ministry of Education, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Functional Materials, and Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of Biomimetic Catalysis, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, China. LA - eng GR - 2019-01-07-00-01-E00059/Major Science and Technology Innovation Program of Shanghai Municipal Education Commission/ GR - 2021YFF0701800/National Key R&D Program of China/ GR - 21974089/National Natural Science Foundation of China/ GR - 21ZR1436600/Natural Science Foundation of Shanghai/ GR - 20YF1422200/Shanghai Sailing Program/ PT - Journal Article DEP - 20230504 PL - England TA - Cell Prolif JT - Cell proliferation JID - 9105195 RN - 0 (Antioxidants) RN - 0 (Reactive Oxygen Species) RN - P540XA09DR (Glycyrrhetinic Acid) SB - IM MH - Mice MH - Animals MH - *Antioxidants/pharmacology/therapeutic use MH - Reactive Oxygen Species/metabolism MH - Liver/metabolism MH - Hepatocytes MH - Oxidative Stress MH - *Glycyrrhetinic Acid/metabolism MH - Mice, Inbred C57BL PMC - PMC10693184 COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest. EDAT- 2023/05/04 06:42 MHDA- 2023/12/04 12:41 PMCR- 2023/05/04 CRDT- 2023/05/04 03:44 PHST- 2023/04/18 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2023/03/15 00:00 [received] PHST- 2023/04/22 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2023/12/04 12:41 [medline] PHST- 2023/05/04 06:42 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/05/04 03:44 [entrez] PHST- 2023/05/04 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - CPR13494 [pii] AID - 10.1111/cpr.13494 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Cell Prolif. 2023 Dec;56(12):e13494. doi: 10.1111/cpr.13494. Epub 2023 May 4.