A H₂S-Evolving Alternately-Catalytic Enzyme Bio-Heterojunction with Antibacterial and Macrophage-Reprogramming Activity for All-Stage Infectious Wound Regeneration.
Miaomiao HeZuyao WangDanni XiangDan SunYau Kai ChanHuilin RenZhijie LinGuangfu YinYi DengWeizhong YangPublished in: Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) (2024)
The disorder of the macrophage phenotype and the hostile by-product of lactate evoked by pathogenic infection in hypoxic deep wound inevitably lead to the stagnant skin regeneration. In this study, hydrogen sulfide (H 2 S)-evolving alternately catalytic bio-heterojunction enzyme (AC-BioHJzyme) consisting of CuFe 2 S 3 and lactate oxidase (LOD) named as CuFe 2 S 3 @LOD is developed. AC-BioHJzyme exhibits circular enzyme-mimetic antibacterial (EMA) activity and macrophage re-rousing capability, which can be activated by near-infrared-II (NIR-II) light. In this system, LOD exhausts lactate derived from bacterial anaerobic respiration and generated hydrogen peroxide (H 2 O 2 ), which provides an abundant stock for the peroxidase-mimetic activity to convert the produced H 2 O 2 into germicidal •OH. The GPx-mimetic activity endows AC-BioHJzyme with a glutathione consumption property to block the antioxidant systems in bacterial metabolism, while the O 2 provided by the CAT-mimetic activity can generate 1 O 2 under the NIR-II irradiation. Synchronously, the H 2 S gas liberated from CuFe 2 S 3 @LOD under the infectious micromilieu allows the reduction of Fe(III)/Cu(II) to Fe(II)/Cu(І), resulting in sustained circular EMA activity. In vitro and in vivo assays indicate that the CuFe 2 S 3 @LOD AC-BioHJzyme significantly facilitates the infectious cutaneous regeneration by killing bacteria, facilitating epithelialization/collagen deposition, promoting angiogenesis, and reprogramming macrophages. This study provides a countermeasure for deep infectious wound healing via circular enzyme-mimetic antibiosis and macrophage re-rousing.