journal article·2026-06

Microenvironment‐Responsive Nanozyme for all Stages of Infectious Chronic Wound Management through Macrophage Reprogramming

Tiantian Wu, Zhengquan Xu, Guohui Yi, Dengliang Wang, Shun Chen, Shun Zhang, Bingting Xin, Tianyu Yao, Wenqin Su, Qianxi Chen, Kelong Fan, Yang Zhu

Advanced Functional Materials· Volume 36· Issue 44
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Abstract

ABSTRACT The complex microenvironment of infectious chronic wounds (CWME) significantly impairs healing efficacy, necessitating dynamic, stage‐specific therapeutic modulation. Here, we report a CWME‐responsive metal–polyphenol‐coordinated nanozyme, termed F@Gala, synthesized via Fe 3+ chelation with the bioactive flavonoid galangin. Under near‐infrared irradiation, F@Gala efficiently catalyzes the conversion of endogenous hydrogen peroxide into bactericidal hydroxyl radicals in the acidic CWME during early infection. As the infection resolves and the wound environment normalizes, F@Gala transitions to catalase‐ and superoxide dismutase‐like antioxidant activities, mitigating oxidative damage and suppressing inflammation. Simultaneously, released galangin modulates macrophage polarization from pro‐inflammatory M1 to reparative M2 phenotypes, promoting angiogenesis, collagen deposition, and tissue regeneration. In vitro assays and transcriptomic analysis confirm that macrophage regulation is pivotal across all wound‐healing stages. In a diabetic wound model, F@Gala combined with photothermal therapy enables robust antibacterial activity, immune modulation, and tissue repair across the infection, inflammation, proliferation, and remodeling phases. This work presents a versatile and clinically translatable nanozyme platform for all‐stage infectious chronic wound management, offering a promising paradigm for microenvironment‐targeted therapeutic strategies.
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OpenAlex topics: Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics · Wound Healing and Treatments · Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis

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Affiliations

Hainan Academy of Medical Sciences & School of Pharmacy Hainan Medical University Haikou Hainan P. R. China

Department of Spine Surgery the First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University Fuzhou Fujian P. R. China

Department of Neurosurgery Neurosurgery Research Institute The First Affiliated Hospital Fujian Medical University Fuzhou Fujian P. R. China

Department of Neurosurgery Binhai Branch of National Regional Medical Center The First Affiliated Hospital Fujian Medical University Fuzhou Fujian P. R. China

State Key Laboratory of Biomacromolecules Institute of Biophysics Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing P. R. China

Nanozyme Laboratory in Zhongyuan Henan Academy of Innovations in Medical Science Zhengzhou Henan P. R. China

University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing P. R. China

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China · Fujian Provincial Health Technology Project · Hainan Medical University

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