Placenta-oriented self-assembled Aspirin-RGDV nanoconjugates attenuate preeclampsia through restoration of angiogenic balance
behavior of aspirin, evidenced by prolonged plasma retention and an increased area under the concentration-time curve. Tissue distribution studies confirmed pronounced placental enrichment of A-RGDV, with placental drug levels increased by over 50-fold at both 2 h and 6 h compared with aspirin, while fetal exposure was markedly reduced. In an L-NAME-induced murine PE model, A-RGDV more effectively attenuated gestational hypertension than low-dose aspirin, increased fetal and placental weights, and reduced resorption rates to less than 10%. Circulating and placental angiogenic profiles trended toward rebalanced sFlt-1/PlGF, alongside correction of thromboxane/prostacyclin signaling. Collectively, A-RGDV provides integrin-guided placental protection and superior maternal-fetal benefits compared with aspirin, supporting placenta-targeted, dose-sparing therapy for PE.
Authors
- Caihong Zheng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-1588-242X)
- Tian Dong
- Huidi Jiang
- Wenqiang Qian
- Yao Yao
- Zhiyuan Ma
- Xian Zhang
- Dongli Sun
- Weidong Fei
- Ying Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7920-1689)
Institutions
- Women's Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University (CN)
- Zhejiang University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Pharmaceutics X
- Published
- 2026-04-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpx.2026.100545
- Primary Topic
- Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00