Recurrent infections are a hallmark of STAT3 dominant-negative hyper-IgE syndrome (STAT3 HIES), a rare immunodeficiency syndrome previously known as Jobs syndrome, along with elevated IgE levels and impaired neutrophil function. We have been developing nanoparticles with neutrophil trophism that home to the sites of infection via these first-responder leukocytes, named neutrophil-avid nanocarriers (NANs). Here, we demonstrate that human neutrophils can phagocytose nanogels (NGs), a type of NAN, with enhanced uptake after particle serum opsonization, comparing neutrophils from healthy individuals to those with STAT3 HIES, where both groups exhibit NG uptake; however, the patient group showed reduced phagocytosis efficiency with serum-opsonized NANs. Proteomic analysis of NG protein corona revealed complement components, particularly C3, as predominant in both groups. Difference between groups includes STAT3 HIES samples with higher neutrophil protein and lower acute-phase protein expression. The study suggests that despite neutrophil dysfunction in STAT3 HIES, NANs have potential for directed delivery of cargo therapeutics to improve neutrophil infection clearance.
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