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D4F-Functionalized Ceria Nanozyme-CasRx Platform Suppresses STING and Reprograms the Renal Immune Niche in Acute Kidney Injury.

Key takeaways

Scientists built a tiny fat-coated particle carrying two things: a cerium-based agent that mops up damaging molecules, and a gene-blocking tool aimed at STING, an alarm switch in the immune system. In testing it kept its cleanup activity and calmed the immune response in sudden kidney injury. The work was done in cells and animals, not people. It also targets sudden injury rather than long-term kidney disease, though repeated sudden injuries do push kidneys toward chronic damage.

Who did this work

Chen W · Li M · Wang X · Sun J · Zhang Z · Gong Y · Shi B · Yu N · Mao Y · Zhao S · Zhang X · Guo L

Source

Article · PubMed, organoids & devices · 2026 Sep 6
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42702884/