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ArticleNature communications2025

Reprogramming mitochondrial metabolism and epigenetics of macrophages via miR-10a liposomes for atherosclerosis therapy.

Fei Fang, Erxiang Wang, Hanqiao Yang, Ting Zhao, Qiwei Wang, Zhen Zhang, Yang Song, Xiaoheng Liu

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Article in Nature communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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19 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Fei FangInstitute of Biomedical Engineering, West China School of Basic Medical Sciences & Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9079-1330
Erxiang WangInstitute of Biomedical Engineering, West China School of Basic Medical Sciences & Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China.
Hanqiao YangInstitute of Biomedical Engineering, West China School of Basic Medical Sciences & Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China.
Ting ZhaoInstitute of Biomedical Engineering, West China School of Basic Medical Sciences & Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China.
Qiwei WangInstitute of Biomedical Engineering, West China School of Basic Medical Sciences & Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China.
Zhen ZhangDepartment of Cardiology, the Third People's Hospital of Chengdu, Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, 610000, China.
Yang SongInstitute of Biomedical Engineering, West China School of Basic Medical Sciences & Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China.
Xiaoheng LiuInstitute of Biomedical Engineering, West China School of Basic Medical Sciences & Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China. liuxiaohg@scu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9267-6339

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 12372315National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 32301089
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Disruption in the dynamic stability of macrophage pro/anti-inflammatory phenotypes within plaques significantly impacts chronic vascular inflammation and exacerbates atherosclerosis. Reprogramming macrophages from pro-inflammatory to anti-inflammatory phenotype mitigates atherosclerosis progression. However, chronic inflammatory stimulation induces a closed chromatin state in atherosclerotic macrophages, inhibiting their phenotype reprogramming. This study demonstrates that restoring mitochondrial respiration increases histone acetylation (AcH3) and enhances chromatin accessibility in atherosclerotic macrophages, restarting macrophage phenotype reprogramming. Additionally, we identified that miR-10a can facilitate mitochondrial respiration and reorganize macrophage reprogramming. To optimize delivery, prolong circulation time, and target pro-inflammatory macrophages, we developed red blood cell membrane-modified liposome nanoparticles (miR-10a@H-MNP) to deliver miR-10a. Hyaluronic acid was conjugated to the liposomes to specifically target pro-inflammatory macrophages in plaque. Intravenous administration of miR-10a@H-MNP significantly alleviated atherosclerosis progression in male mice. Thus, the epigenomic priming approach developed here effectively triggers macrophage reprogramming in atherosclerosis, presenting a promising metabolically based epigenetic modulation method for plaque clearance.

Indexed as

AtherosclerosisEpigenesis, GeneticMacrophagesMicroRNAsMitochondriaAcetylationAnimalsCellular ReprogrammingHistonesHumansHyaluronic AcidLiposomesMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLNanoparticlesHistonesHyaluronic AcidLiposomesMicroRNAsMIRN10 microRNA, mouse

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PMID41087380
PMCPMC12521651

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