journal article·2025-10

A Redox‐Active Manganese Nanocluster Reverses Depression‐Impaired Bone Regeneration via Targeting Cellular Senescence, Lymphangiogenesis, and the Muscle–Bone Metabolic Axis

Chen Zhao, Lei Wang, Liyi Zhang, Tinglong Chen, Guantong Sun, Xiaodong Li, Shulan Ma, Xuzhuo Chen, Xiaoqing Wang

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Abstract

Abstract Depression, a prevalent chronic psychological disorder in aging populations, is increasingly recognized for its deleterious impact on bone regeneration; yet its pathological mechanisms and targeted therapies remain underexplored. Here, a rationally engineered tetranuclear manganese nanocluster (Mn 4 ), supported by a heptadentate chelating ligand (TPDP), as a multifunctional nanozyme platform to combat depression‐induced skeletal dysfunction, is introduced. Utilizing a murine chronic restraint stress model combined with tibial drill‐hole injury, it is demonstrated that depression impairs bone healing through a complex interplay of cellular senescence, inflammatory dysregulation, compromised lymphatic vessel proliferation, and disruption of the muscle–bone metabolic axis. Notably, conventional neurogenic activation via β 2 ‐adrenergic signaling fails to restore bone regeneration under depressive conditions, highlighting the unique and multifactorial nature of psychosocially mediated skeletal injury. Mn 4 treatment significantly attenuates stromal cell senescence, reduces inflammatory gene expression, promotes intraosseous lymphangiogenesis, and improves skeletal muscle atrophy, collectively restoring bone repair capacity. Mechanistically, these effects are attributed to the nanocluster's cooperative redox activity, multivalent manganese centers, and tunable catalytic behavior. These findings provide a new therapeutic paradigm integrating redox nanomedicine with bone–muscle–immune crosstalk, offering translational promise for age‐related and mood disorder‐associated skeletal diseases.
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OpenAlex topics: Graphene and Nanomaterials Applications · Alzheimer's disease research and treatments · Bone Tissue Engineering Materials

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Affiliations

Department of Orthopedics Shanghai Key Laboratory of Orthopedics Implant the Ninth People's Hospital Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine Shanghai 200011 China

State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter Chinese Academy of Sciences Fuzhou 350002 China

The department of Spine Surgery The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University Qingdao 266100 China

Training Center of Medical Experiments School of Basic Medical Sciences Fudan University Shanghai China

Department of Oral Surgery Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology & Shanghai Research Institute of Stomatology National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital College of Stomatology Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine Shanghai 200011 China

Funding

National Key Research and Development Program of China

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