Spatiotemporally programming the immune-osteogenic cascade with a dual-immunomodulatory scaffold for functional bone regeneration
and protocatechualdehyde from nanoparticles enhances the immunoregulatory function of homing MSCs. Additionally, hydroxyapatite framework provides essential mechanical stability and ion sources for late-stage osteogenic mineralization. Single-cell RNA sequencing and validation demonstrate that DIBS effectively induces the generation of immunoregulatory MSC subpopulations, which is associated with M2 macrophage activation through CCL2/CCR2 signaling axis, promoting angiogenesis and osteogenic differentiation. In vivo, DIBS effectively remodels the osteoimmune microenvironment, induces organized collagen arrangement and H-type vascularization, facilitating functional bone tissue repair. This study provides a new multicellular immunomodulatory strategy for endogenous bone repair.
Authors
- Rui Qiao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7398-0298)
- Hongyu Xing (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8221-6291)
- Teng Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3480-4325)
- Qingguo Lai
- Yen Wei
- Wei Lin
- Yaning Wang
- Qing Wang
- Hongyu Zhao
- Jing Chen
Institutions
- Shandong University (CN)
- Second Hospital of Shandong University (CN)
- Qilu Hospital of Shandong University (CN)
- Shandong Jianzhu University (CN)
- Tsinghua University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Bioactive Materials
- Published
- 2026-04-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bioactmat.2026.04.002
- Primary Topic
- Bone Tissue Engineering Materials
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province
- Taishan Scholar Foundation of Shandong Province