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Virus-Mimicking Liposomal System Based on Dendritic Lipopeptides for Efficient Prevention Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury
Rong Zhuang1,2, Mingqing Chen1,2, Yinhui Zhou1,2
1Center for Research Development, Evaluation of Pharmaceutical Excipients and Generic Drugs, China Pharmaceutical University, 24 Tong Jia Xiang, Nanjing 210009, China.
Hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) is a pathophysiological and huge challenge during liver surgical procedures. Herein, virus-mimicking liposomal system based on dendritic lipopeptides for efficient prevention of IRI is reported. These virus-mimicking liposomes not only have virus-like nanostructures and components, but also possess virus-like infections to liver tissue, liver cells, and organelles. The distinguished features for prevention of IRI of viral mimics are as follows: (i) viral envelope-like structure to help avoid the host immune system; (ii) well-defined nanostructure and surface to improve the accumulated efficiency in liver tissue; (iii) viral capsids mimic to enhance liver cell uptake and achieve mitochondrial targeting. This type of virus-mimicking design makes prevention of IRI by drug-loading greatly exceed the control groups with high biocompatibility and facile manufacturing.
Hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) is a pathophysiological and huge challenge during liver surgical procedures. Herein, virus-mimicking liposomal system based on dendritic lipopeptides for efficient prevention of IRI is reported. These virus-mimicking liposomes not only have virus-like nanostructures and components, but also possess virus-like infections to liver tissue, liver cells, and organelles. The distinguished features for prevention of IRI of viral mimics are as follows: (i) viral envelope-like structure to help avoid the host immune system; (ii) well-defined nanostructure and surface to improve the accumulated efficiency in liver tissue; (iii) viral capsids mimic to enhance liver cell uptake and achieve mitochondrial targeting. This type of virus-mimicking design makes prevention of IRI by drug-loading greatly exceed the control groups with high biocompatibility and facile manufacturing.

