A Glutathione Peroxidase‐Mimicking Nanozyme Precisely Alleviates Reactive Oxygen Species and Promotes Periodontal Bone Regeneration
Bijun Zhu, Jiangjiexing Wu, Tong Li, Songtao Liu, Junheng Guo, Yijun Yu, Xinyi Qiu, Yue Zhao, Haoran Peng, Jinli Zhang, Leiying Miao, Hui Wei
Abstract
Abstract The use of oxidoreductase nanozymes to regulate reactive oxygen species (ROS) has gradually emerged in periodontology treatments. However, current nanozymes for treating periodontitis eliminate ROS extensively and non‐specifically, ignoring the physiological functions of ROS under normal conditions, which may result in uncontrolled side effects. Herein, using the MIL‐47(V)‐F (MVF) nanozyme, which mimics the function of glutathione peroxidase (GPx), it is proposed that ROS can be properly regulated by specifically eliminating H 2 O 2 , the most prominent ROS. Through H 2 O 2 elimination, MVF contributes to limiting inflammation, regulating immune microenvironment, and promoting periodontal regeneration. Moreover, MVF stimulates osteogenic differentiation of periodontal stem cells directly, further promoting regeneration due to the vanadium in MVF. Mechanistically, MVF regulates ROS by activating the nuclear factor erythroid 2‐related factor 2/heme oxygenase 1 (Nrf2/HO‐1) pathway and promotes osteogenic differentiation directly through the phosphatidylinositol 3‐kinase/protein kinase B (PI3K/Akt) pathway. A promising periodontitis therapy strategy is presented using GPx‐mimicking nanozymes through their triple effects of antioxidation, immunomodulation, and bone remodeling regulation, making nanozymes an excellent tool for developing precision medicine.