Biomaterials advances

Using lab-made nanoparticle carriers to restore function in aged donor livers

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Abstract

A microfluidic-engineered lipid nanotherapeutic (LMP) rejuvenates aged livers and improves liver function in aged mice.

  • LMP comprises a standardized 10-component core with three master-regulatory miRNAs and seven functional proteins.
  • In vitro and in vivo tests indicate that LMP is biocompatible, rapidly taken up by liver cells, and does not provoke an immune response.
  • Systemic administration of LMP enhances baseline liver function in aged mice.
  • The rejuvenation process may involve modulating mitochondrial energy networks, reducing the senescence-associated secretory phenotype, and lessening age-related fibrosis.
  • LMP appears to remodel the liver's immune environment by shifting macrophage populations towards a more repair-focused M2-like phenotype.

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