Recent studies have shown promising results using decellularized extracellular matrix (dECM) matrikines-based hydrogel as attractive strategies for preventing and alleviating fibrosis. Methods & Results: Porcine lung decellularization and pepsin digestion were used to prepare the lung dECM hydrogel. Proteomic analysis revealed that the lung dECM hydrogel was enriched in glycoproteins, collagens, laminins, fibrinogen, held receptors, and bound growth factors. With porous structures and good mechanical properties and stability, the lung dECM hydrogel showed low cytotoxicity and good biocompatibility both in vitro and in vivo. The lung dECM hydrogel was further administered to verify the safety and effectiveness of reversing pulmonary fibrosis in a bleomycin induced rat model. The results revealed a relatively complete alveolar structure with less inflammatory infiltration and a reduced amount of collagen fiber deposition. TMT quantification proteomic analyses revealed significant downregulation of proteins, pathways, and interactions involved in the regulation of ECM components, tissue remodeling, inflammation, and the cytoskeleton and indicated that fibrosis-related proteins were obviously downregulated and inflammation-related proteins were significantly changed, particularly in macrophages, after administration of the lung dECM hydrogel. Multiplex immunohistochemical (mIHC) staining of lung tissue revealed that the inflammatory response was regulated by the lung dECM hydrogel, as indicated by a decrease in the number of CD3+ T cells and macrophages and the suppression of M2 macrophage polarization. Gene set enrichment analysis revealed that downregulated ficolin signaling was enriched in macrophages after lung dECM hydrogel administration, and the findings were verified in lung tissue by mIHC. Additionally, the effects of ficolin B proteins on macrophage polarization were proved in vitro. Conclusion: This study suggested that the lung dECM hydrogel can reverse pulmonary fibrosis by suppressing M2 macrophage polarization through downregulation of the ficolin signaling pathway. Thus, the dECM hydrogel represent a promising class of biological materials for use in regenerative medicine.

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