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Rocket-Inspired Sequentially Targeted Nanotherapeutics for Mitochondrial Regulation and Inflammatory Reprogramming in Ischemic Stroke.

Created on 28 Jul 2026

Authors

He Bai, Zihao Yong, Yang Li, Qingmin Chen, Yong Liu, Xiaomeng Guo, Fukai Li, Shicheng Tang, Zhuo Yang, Yufei Zhang, Ruwei Jie, Xiaohong Lv, Huacheng Wang, Chunming Huang, Liwei Xie, Jianqi Xiao, Qingchun Mu, Longguang Tang

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Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany). Pages e76859. Jul 27, 2026. Epub Jul 27, 2026.

Abstract

Mitochondrial dysfunction causes inflammatory cascades in cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury (CIRI). However, precise pharmacological interventions are hindered by the restrictive blood-brain barrier (BBB). Here, we report a neutrophil-hitchhiking, biomimetic nanoplatform (NeuM@Mdivi-1) with a "rocket-inspired" sequential targeting strategy for restoring mitochondrial homeostasis. By co-opting the innate chemotaxis of circulating neutrophils, NeuM@Mdivi-1 effectively bypassed the BBB to infiltrate the ischemic penumbra. Within this pathological microenvironment, upregulated matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP9) triggers surface transformation, exposing mitochondrial-targeting peptides and enabling the precise intracellular release of the fission inhibitor Mdivi-1. This spatiotemporal delivery approach effectively suppresses aberrant dynamin-related protein 1 (Drp1)-mediated fission, thereby silencing the Drp1/mtDNA/cGAS-STING signaling axis and mitigating neuronal ferroptosis. NeuM@Mdivi-1 preserves neuronal viability and reengineers the immune microenvironment by decoupling mitochondrial fragmentation from the inflammatory response, thereby establishing a sophisticated therapeutic paradigm for CIRI management.

PMID:
42507529
Bibliographic data and abstract were imported from PubMed on 28 Jul 2026.

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