Manganese‐Chelating L‐Serine Nanoarchitectures: Targeting Kidney Injury Molecule‐1 for Reversing Renal Ischemia‐Reperfusion Injury via Senescence Regulation
), we identified Mn-chelating L-serine (L-SerMn) as the optimal nanoarchitecture, displaying robust superoxide dismutase (SOD)- and catalase (CAT)-like activities. Molecular dynamics simulations revealed stronger binding affinity of L-SerMn to Kim-1 compared to free L-serine. In vitro, L-SerMn protected renal tubular epithelial cells from hypoxia/reoxygenation (H/R)-induced damage by functioning as a dual SOD/CAT mimic. In vivo, L-SerMn achieved selective accumulation in injured kidneys via Kim-1-mediated targeting, enabling sustained restoration of redox homeostasis that ameliorated renal pathological injury. Mechanistically, L-SerMn ameliorated renal I/R injury and blocked the acute kidney injury (AKI)-chronic kidney disease (CKD) transition via suppression of cellular senescence, through regulating the JAK2-STAT3 and p53 signaling pathways. This work elegantly integrates coordination chemistry and biomimetic enzymology for the rational design of organ-targeted nanotherapeutics, offering a promising strategy against ischemic diseases.
Authors
- Lei Fan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9368-4987)
- Juqun Xi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2622-0151)
- Jian Jiang
- Huajun Li
- Yisen Wang
- Shan Luo
- Hua Dai
- Gen Wei
Institutions
- Yangzhou University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Angewandte Chemie International Edition
- Published
- 2026-05-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.4618875
- Primary Topic
- Sulfur Compounds in Biology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province