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ArticleAdvanced healthcare materials2026

Engineering Resatorvid-Loaded Sub-Microgels of Epigallocatechin-3-gallate/Hyaluronic Acid to Treat Acute Lung Injury.

Bo Liu, Olawale Alimi Alimi, Benjamin Stearnes, Svetlana Romanova, Brady J Sillman, Mena Asha Krishnan, Kristina Bailey, Benson J Edagwa, Huanhuan Joyce Chen, Han-Jun Wang and 1 more

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Bo LiuMary & Dick Holland Regenerative Medicine Program, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2455-2021
Olawale Alimi AlimiMary & Dick Holland Regenerative Medicine Program, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA.
Benjamin StearnesMary & Dick Holland Regenerative Medicine Program, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA.
Svetlana RomanovaDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7506-4699
Brady J SillmanDepartment of Pharmacology and Experimental Neuroscience, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA.
Mena Asha KrishnanMary & Dick Holland Regenerative Medicine Program, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA.
Kristina BaileyDivision of Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA.
Benson J EdagwaDepartment of Pharmacology and Experimental Neuroscience, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA.
Huanhuan Joyce ChenPritzker School of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Han-Jun WangDepartment of Anesthesiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA.
Bin DuanMary & Dick Holland Regenerative Medicine Program, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5647-3793

Funding

Novel Neural Mechanisms underlying Lung-Heart Pathological CrosstalkR01HL152160 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER · PI WANG, HANJUN · 2020 to 2023
$2.2M
Novel Stellate Ganglia Chemo-ablation Approach to Treat Cardiac Arrhythmia and Cardiac Remodeling in Heart FailureR21HL170127 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER · PI DUAN, BIN, WANG, HANJUN · 2023 to 2024
$422k
NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL152160NHLBI NIH HHS R21 HL170127NHLBI NIH HHS R21 HL170127-01NIH HHS R21 HL170127-01Scientist Development AwardUniversity of Nebraska Collaboration Initiative Grant
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Abstract

Acute lung injury (ALI) and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) remain life-threatening conditions with high morbidity and mortality, largely due to excessive reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation and uncontrolled inflammatory cascades. Despite extensive pharmacological investigations, effective and targeted therapies are still lacking. This study develops an innovative hyaluronic acid (HA)-epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG)-amino phenylboronic acid (PBA) based sub-microgel (HAEP sub-microgel) platform capable of integrating multiple dynamic interactions (esterification, boronic ester bonds, and hydrogen bonding) to achieve stability, lung delivery, and antioxidant activity. The HAEP sub-microgel system is employed to deliver the anti-inflammatory agent resatorvid (Res) to the injured lung in a bleomycin-induced ALI mouse model. The HAEP@Res sub-microgels (0.1-1.4 µm) exhibit excellent biocompatibility, effectively scavenge intracellular ROS in human lung fibroblasts in vitro. Moreover, the HAEP@Res intratracheal administration significantly reduces histopathological lung tissue injury, and suppresses pro-inflammatory cytokine secretion (TNF-α, IL-6, IL-1β) and gene expression (Tlr4, Tnf, Il6, Il1b, Nrf2, Nos2, Tgfb, Ccl2) in vivo. Altogether, this study establishes a versatile HAEP sub-microgel-based drug delivery system for anti-inflammatory payloads, effectively alleviating lung inflammation and promoting ALI recovery, thereby demonstrating therapeutic potential for ALI/ARDS and other inflammation-related diseases.

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Acute Lung InjuryCatechinHyaluronic AcidAnimalsAnti-Inflammatory AgentsAntioxidantsBleomycinBoronic AcidsCytokinesFibroblastsHumansLungMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLReactive Oxygen SpeciesAnti-Inflammatory AgentsAntioxidantsBleomycinBoronic AcidsCatechinCytokinesepigallocatechin gallateHyaluronic AcidReactive Oxygen Speciesacute lung injuryanti‐inflammatoryanti‐oxidationresatorvidsub‐microgel

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PMCPMC13241471

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