journal article·2026-04

Programmable Biohybrid Probiotics with Long‐Term Storage Stability for Enhanced Intestinal Microbiota Regulation and Ulcerative Colitis Treatment

Jiani Jiang, Jiangyan Dong, Zhouping Tian, Junxian Yang, Hailin Li, Xia Zhang, Quhuan Li, Liang Zhou, Qi Lei, Wei Zhu, Kaisheng Liu

Small· Volume 22· Issue 20
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Abstract

ABSTRACT Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease with limited therapeutic options and high relapse rates. Live bacterial therapeutics (LBTs) offer a promising alternative by restoring mucosal integrity, modulating immunity, and rebalancing gut microbiota; however, their clinical translation is constrained by poor storage stability, low gastrointestinal survivability, and limited therapeutic functionality. Here, we report a multilevel, modular encapsulation strategy that integrates a metal–polyphenol network (MPN) and silica‐based shell with iron‐based metal–organic framework (MIL‐101(Fe)) nanocomponents to construct a biohybrid probiotic system (Bif@FCSM(A), where “A” denotes 5‐aminosalicylic acid). This hierarchical assembly forms an oxygen‐shielding, mechanically reinforced shell, resulting in a 41‐fold improvement in aerobic storage stability and an 871‐fold enhancement in gastric survivability of the anaerobe Bifidobacterium longum . Incorporation of MIL‐101(Fe) enables high‐capacity drug loading and inflammation‐responsive disassembly via transferrin (Tf)‐mediated Fe 3 + chelation in inflamed colonic tissue, thereby achieving spatiotemporally controlled bacterial activation and drug release. Guided by UC transcriptomic signatures, this combinatorial design concurrently targets immune dysregulation and microbial imbalance. In a dextran sulfate sodium–induced murine UC model, Bif@FCSM(A) markedly alleviated disease severity, suppressed pro‐inflammatory cytokines, restored mucosal immune homeostasis, and enriched short‐chain fatty acid–producing taxa. This work establishes a programmable, pathology‐responsive probiotic platform with translational potential for complex inflammatory diseases.
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OpenAlex topics: Gut microbiota and health · Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics · Bacteriophages and microbial interactions

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Affiliations

Guangdong Engineering Research Center of Low‐Carbon Synthetic Biotechnology State Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Engineering School of Biology and Biological Engineering South China University of Technology Guangzhou P. R. China

Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center For Geriatrics Shenzhen Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics Department of Geriatrics Shenzhen People's Hospital (The Second Clinical Medical College Jinan University The First Affiliated Hospital Southern University of Science and Technology Shenzhen P. R. China

Provincial Key Laboratory of Allergy & Clinical Immunology The Second Affiliated Hospital Guangzhou Medical University Guangzhou P. R. China

Funding

Shenzhen Science and Technology Innovation Program · National Natural Science Foundation of China

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