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Bai X, Dong C, Shao X, Rahman FU, Hao H, Zhang Y. Research progress of fullerenes and their derivatives in the field of PDT. Eur J Med Chem 2024; 271:116398. [PMID: 38614061 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2024.116398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2024] [Revised: 04/05/2024] [Accepted: 04/06/2024] [Indexed: 04/15/2024]
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In contemporary studies, the predominant utilization of C60 derivatives pertains to their role as photosensitizers or agents that scavenge free radicals. The intriguing coexistence of these divergent functionalities has prompted extensive investigation into water-soluble fullerenes. The photodynamic properties of these compounds find practical applications in DNA cleavage, antitumor interventions, and antibacterial endeavors. Consequently, photodynamic therapy is progressively emerging as a pivotal therapeutic modality within the biomedical domain, owing to its notable levels of safety and efficacy. The essential components of photodynamic therapy encompass light of the suitable wavelength, oxygen, and a photosensitizer, wherein the reactive oxygen species generated by the photosensitizer play a pivotal role in the therapeutic mechanism. The remarkable ability of fullerenes to generate singlet oxygen has garnered significant attention from scholars worldwide. Nevertheless, the limited permeability of fullerenes across cell membranes owing to their low water solubility necessitates their modification to enhance their efficacy and utilization. This paper reviews the applications of fullerene derivatives as photosensitizers in antitumor and antibacterial fields for the recent years.
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- Xue Bai
- Inner Mongolia University Research Center for Glycochemistry of Characteristic Medicinal Resources, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, 010021, China
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- Inner Mongolia University Research Center for Glycochemistry of Characteristic Medicinal Resources, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, 010021, China
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- Inner Mongolia University Research Center for Glycochemistry of Characteristic Medicinal Resources, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, 010021, China
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- Inner Mongolia University Research Center for Glycochemistry of Characteristic Medicinal Resources, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, 010021, China
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- Inner Mongolia University Research Center for Glycochemistry of Characteristic Medicinal Resources, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, 010021, China
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- Inner Mongolia University Research Center for Glycochemistry of Characteristic Medicinal Resources, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, 010021, China; Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Institut Parisien de Chimie Moléculaire, UMR 8232, 4 Place Jussieu, 75005, Paris, France; Key Laboratory of Tropical Medicinal Resource Chemistry of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hainan Normal University, Haikou, 571158, China.
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Rogoża NH, Krupa MA, Krupa P, Sieradzan AK. Integrating Explicit and Implicit Fullerene Models into UNRES Force Field for Protein Interaction Studies. Molecules 2024; 29:1919. [PMID: 38731411 PMCID: PMC11085604 DOI: 10.3390/molecules29091919] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2024] [Revised: 04/16/2024] [Accepted: 04/19/2024] [Indexed: 05/13/2024] Open
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Fullerenes, particularly C60, exhibit unique properties that make them promising candidates for various applications, including drug delivery and nanomedicine. However, their interactions with biomolecules, especially proteins, remain not fully understood. This study implements both explicit and implicit C60 models into the UNRES coarse-grained force field, enabling the investigation of fullerene-protein interactions without the need for restraints to stabilize protein structures. The UNRES force field offers computational efficiency, allowing for longer timescale simulations while maintaining accuracy. Five model proteins were studied: FK506 binding protein, HIV-1 protease, intestinal fatty acid binding protein, PCB-binding protein, and hen egg-white lysozyme. Molecular dynamics simulations were performed with and without C60 to assess protein stability and investigate the impact of fullerene interactions. Analysis of contact probabilities reveals distinct interaction patterns for each protein. FK506 binding protein (1FKF) shows specific binding sites, while intestinal fatty acid binding protein (1ICN) and uteroglobin (1UTR) exhibit more generalized interactions. The explicit C60 model shows good agreement with all-atom simulations in predicting protein flexibility, the position of C60 in the binding pocket, and the estimation of effective binding energies. The integration of explicit and implicit C60 models into the UNRES force field, coupled with recent advances in coarse-grained modeling and multiscale approaches, provides a powerful framework for investigating protein-nanoparticle interactions at biologically relevant scales without the need to use restraints stabilizing the protein, thus allowing for large conformational changes to occur. These computational tools, in synergy with experimental techniques, can aid in understanding the mechanisms and consequences of nanoparticle-biomolecule interactions, guiding the design of nanomaterials for biomedical applications.
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- Natalia H. Rogoża
- Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdańsk, Fahrenheit Union of Universities in Gdańsk, Bażyńskiego 8, 80-309 Gdańsk, Poland; (N.H.R.); (M.A.K.); (A.K.S.)
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- Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdańsk, Fahrenheit Union of Universities in Gdańsk, Bażyńskiego 8, 80-309 Gdańsk, Poland; (N.H.R.); (M.A.K.); (A.K.S.)
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- Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Al. Lotnikow 32/46, 02-668 Warsaw, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdańsk, Fahrenheit Union of Universities in Gdańsk, Bażyńskiego 8, 80-309 Gdańsk, Poland; (N.H.R.); (M.A.K.); (A.K.S.)
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Raghavan A, Radhakrishnan M, Soren K, Wadnerkar P, Kumar A, Chakravarty S, Ghosh S. Biological Evaluation of Graphene Quantum Dots and Nitrogen-Doped Graphene Quantum Dots as Neurotrophic Agents. ACS APPLIED BIO MATERIALS 2023. [PMID: 37167607 DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.3c00099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Over time, developments in nano-biomedical research have led to the creation of a number of systems to cure serious illnesses. Tandem use of nano-theragnostics such as diagnostic and therapeutic approaches tailored to the individual disease treatment is crucial for further development in the field of biomedical advancements. Graphene has garnered attention in the recent times as a potential nanomaterial for tissue engineering and regenerative medicines owing to its biocompatibility among the several other unique properties it possesses. The zero-dimensional graphene quantum dots (GQDs) and their nitrogen-doped variant, nitrogen-doped GQDs (N-GQDs), have good biocompatibility, and optical and physicochemical properties. GQDs have been extensively researched owing to several factors such as their size, surface charge, and interactions with other molecules found in biological media. This work briefly elucidates the potential of electroactive GQDs as well as N-GQDs as neurotrophic agents. In vitro investigations employing the N2A cell line were used to evaluate the effectiveness of GQDs and N-GQDs as neurotrophic agents, wherein basic investigations such as SRB assay and neurite outgrowth assay were performed. The results inferred from immunohistochemistry followed by confocal imaging studies as well as quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR) studies corroborated those obtained from neurite outgrowth assay. We have also conducted a preliminary investigation of the pattern of gene expression for neurotrophic and gliotrophic growth factors using ex vivo neuronal and mixed glial cultures taken from the brains of postnatal day 2 mice pups. Overall, the studies indicated that GQDs and N-GQDs hold prospect as a framework for further development of neuroactive compounds for relevant central nervous system (CNS) purposes.
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- Akshaya Raghavan
- Polymers & Functional Materials Division, CSIR─Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad 500007, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, India
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- Applied Biology Division, CSIR─Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad 500007, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, India
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- Applied Biology Division, CSIR─Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad 500007, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, India
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- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, India
- CSIR─Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad 500007, India
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- Applied Biology Division, CSIR─Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad 500007, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, India
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- Polymers & Functional Materials Division, CSIR─Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad 500007, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, India
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Guo ZH, Khattak S, Rauf MA, Ansari MA, Alomary MN, Razak S, Yang CY, Wu DD, Ji XY. Role of Nanomedicine-Based Therapeutics in the Treatment of CNS Disorders. Molecules 2023; 28:molecules28031283. [PMID: 36770950 PMCID: PMC9921752 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28031283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2022] [Revised: 12/13/2022] [Accepted: 12/20/2022] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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Central nervous system disorders, especially neurodegenerative diseases, are a public health priority and demand a strong scientific response. Various therapy procedures have been used in the past, but their therapeutic value has been insufficient. The blood-brain barrier (BBB) and the blood-cerebrospinal fluid barrier is two of the barriers that protect the central nervous system (CNS), but are the main barriers to medicine delivery into the CNS for treating CNS disorders, such as brain tumors, Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, and Huntington's disease. Nanotechnology-based medicinal approaches deliver valuable cargos targeting molecular and cellular processes with greater safety, efficacy, and specificity than traditional approaches. CNS diseases include a wide range of brain ailments connected to short- and long-term disability. They affect millions of people worldwide and are anticipated to become more common in the coming years. Nanotechnology-based brain therapy could solve the BBB problem. This review analyzes nanomedicine's role in medication delivery; immunotherapy, chemotherapy, and gene therapy are combined with nanomedicines to treat CNS disorders. We also evaluated nanotechnology-based approaches for CNS disease amelioration, with the intention of stimulating the immune system by delivering medications across the BBB.
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- Zi-Hua Guo
- Department of Neurology, Kaifeng Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, No. 54 East Caizhengting St., Kaifeng 475000, China
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- Henan International Joint Laboratory for Nuclear Protein Regulation, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China
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- Department of Surgery, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL 33136, USA
- Henan-Macquarie University Joint Centre for Biomedical Innovation, School of Life Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China
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- Department of Epidemic Disease Research, Institute for Research & Medical Consultations (IRMC), Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 1982, Dammam 31441, Saudi Arabia
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- National Centre for Biotechnology, King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST), P.O. Box 6086, Riyadh 11442, Saudi Arabia
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- Dow Medical College, John Hopkins Medical Center, School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- School of Nursing and Health, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China
- Correspondence: (C.-Y.Y.); (D.-D.W.); (X.-Y.J.); Tel.: +86-371-23885066 (C.-Y.Y.); +86-371-23880525 (D.-D.W.); +86-371-23880585 (X.-Y.J.)
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- Henan International Joint Laboratory for Nuclear Protein Regulation, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China
- School of Stomatology, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China
- Correspondence: (C.-Y.Y.); (D.-D.W.); (X.-Y.J.); Tel.: +86-371-23885066 (C.-Y.Y.); +86-371-23880525 (D.-D.W.); +86-371-23880585 (X.-Y.J.)
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- Henan International Joint Laboratory for Nuclear Protein Regulation, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China
- Correspondence: (C.-Y.Y.); (D.-D.W.); (X.-Y.J.); Tel.: +86-371-23885066 (C.-Y.Y.); +86-371-23880525 (D.-D.W.); +86-371-23880585 (X.-Y.J.)
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Shabani L, Abbasi M, Azarnew Z, Amani AM, Vaez A. Neuro-nanotechnology: diagnostic and therapeutic nano-based strategies in applied neuroscience. Biomed Eng Online 2023; 22:1. [PMID: 36593487 PMCID: PMC9809121 DOI: 10.1186/s12938-022-01062-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2021] [Accepted: 12/23/2022] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Artificial, de-novo manufactured materials (with controlled nano-sized characteristics) have been progressively used by neuroscientists during the last several decades. The introduction of novel implantable bioelectronics interfaces that are better suited to their biological targets is one example of an innovation that has emerged as a result of advanced nanostructures and implantable bioelectronics interfaces, which has increased the potential of prostheses and neural interfaces. The unique physical-chemical properties of nanoparticles have also facilitated the development of novel imaging instruments for advanced laboratory systems, as well as intelligently manufactured scaffolds and microelectrodes and other technologies designed to increase our understanding of neural tissue processes. The incorporation of nanotechnology into physiology and cell biology enables the tailoring of molecular interactions. This involves unique interactions with neurons and glial cells in neuroscience. Technology solutions intended to effectively interact with neuronal cells, improved molecular-based diagnostic techniques, biomaterials and hybridized compounds utilized for neural regeneration, neuroprotection, and targeted delivery of medicines as well as small chemicals across the blood-brain barrier are all purposes of the present article.
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- Leili Shabani
- grid.412571.40000 0000 8819 4698Department of Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine, Namazi Teaching Hospital, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- grid.412571.40000 0000 8819 4698Department of Medical Nanotechnology, School of Advanced Medical Sciences and Technologies, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- grid.412571.40000 0000 8819 4698Department of Medical Nanotechnology, School of Advanced Medical Sciences and Technologies, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- grid.412571.40000 0000 8819 4698Department of Medical Nanotechnology, School of Advanced Medical Sciences and Technologies, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- grid.412571.40000 0000 8819 4698Department of Tissue Engineering and Applied Cell Sciences, School of Advanced Medical Sciences and Technologies, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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Lebedev VT, Charykov NA, Shemchuk OS, Murin IV, Nerukh DA, Petrov AV, Maystrenko DN, Molchanov OE, Sharoyko VV, Semenov KN. Endometallofullerenes and their derivatives: Synthesis, Physicochemical Properties, and Perspective Application in Biomedicine. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2023.113133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Henna TK, Raphey VR, Sankar R, Ameena Shirin VK, Gangadharappa HV, Pramod K. Carbon nanostructures: The drug and the delivery system for brain disorders. Int J Pharm 2020; 587:119701. [PMID: 32736018 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2020.119701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2020] [Revised: 07/20/2020] [Accepted: 07/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Neurodegenerative disorders and brain tumors are major pathological conditions affecting the brain. The delivery of therapeutic agents into the brain is not as easy as to other organs or systems. The presence of the blood-brain barrier (BBB) makes the drug delivery into the brain more complicated and challenging. Many techniques have been developed to overcome the difficulties with BBB and to achieve brain-targeted drug delivery. Incorporation of the drugs into nanocarriers capable to penetrate BBB is a simple technique. Different nanocarriers have been developed including polymeric nanoparticles, carbon nanoparticles, lipid-based nanoparticles, etc. Carbon nanostructures could make a superior position among them, because of their good biocompatibility and easy penetration of BBB. Carbon-family nanomaterials consist of different carbon-based structures including zero-dimensional fullerene, one-dimensional carbon nanotube, two-dimensional graphene, and some other related structures like carbon dots and nanodiamonds. They can be used as efficient carriers for drug delivery into the brain. Apart from the drug delivery applications, they can also be used as a central nervous system (CNS) therapeutic agent; some of the carbon nanostructures have neuroregenerative activity. Their influence on neuronal growth and anti-amyloid action is also interesting. This review focuses on different carbon nanostructures for brain-targeted drug delivery and their CNS activities. As a carrier and CNS therapeutic agent, carbon nanostructures can revolutionize the treatment of brain disorders.
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- T K Henna
- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Government Medical College, Kozhikode 673008, Kerala, India
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Government Medical College, Kozhikode 673008, Kerala, India
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Government Medical College, Kozhikode 673008, Kerala, India
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Government Medical College, Kozhikode 673008, Kerala, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, JSS College of Pharmacy, JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research, Sri Shivarathreeshwara Nagara, Mysuru 570015, India.
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Government Medical College, Kozhikode 673008, Kerala, India.
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Naqvi S, Panghal A, Flora SJS. Nanotechnology: A Promising Approach for Delivery of Neuroprotective Drugs. Front Neurosci 2020; 14:494. [PMID: 32581676 PMCID: PMC7297271 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2020.00494] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2019] [Accepted: 04/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Central nervous system (CNS) disorders especially neurodegenerative disorders are the major challenge for public health and demand the great attention of researchers to protect people against them. In past few decades, different treatment strategies have been adopted, but their therapeutic efficacy are not enough and have only shown partial mitigation of symptoms. Blood-brain barrier (BBB) and blood-cerebrospinal fluid barrier (BSCFB) guard the CNS from harmful substances and pose as the major challenges in delivering drugs into CNS for treatment of CNS complications such as Alzheimer’s disease (AD), Parkinson’s disease (PD), Huntington’s disease (HD), stroke, epilepsy, brain tumors, multiple sclerosis (MS), and encephalitis, etc. Nanotechnology has come out as an exciting and promising new platform of treating neurological disorders and has shown great potential to overcome problems related to the conventional treatment approaches. Molecules can be nanoengineered to carry out multiple specific functions such as to cross the BBB, target specific cell or signaling pathway, respond to endogenous stimuli, and act as a vehicle for gene delivery, support nerve regeneration and cell survival. In present review, the role of nanocarrier systems such as liposomes, micelles, solid lipid nanoparticles (SLNPs), dendrimers, and nanoemulsions for delivery of various neurotherapeutic agents has been discussed, besides this, their mechanism of action, and nanoformulation of different neuroprotective agents like curcumin, edaravone, nerve growth factors in CNS disorders like Alzheimer’s, Parkinsonism, epilepsy, stroke, and brain tumors has been reviewed.
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- Saba Naqvi
- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Raebareli, India
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- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Raebareli, India
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- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Raebareli, India
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Afreen S, Muthoosamy K, Manickam S. Sono-nano chemistry: A new era of synthesising polyhydroxylated carbon nanomaterials with hydroxyl groups and their industrial aspects. ULTRASONICS SONOCHEMISTRY 2019; 51:451-461. [PMID: 30224290 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2018.07.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2018] [Revised: 07/09/2018] [Accepted: 07/13/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The main objective of this review is to derive the salient features of previously developed ultrasound-assisted methods for hydroxylating graphene and Buckminsterfullerene (C60). The pros and cons associated to ultrasound-assisted synthesis of hydroxy-carbon nanomaterials in designing the strategical methods for the industrial bulk production are also discussed. A guideline on the statistical methods has also been considered to further provide the scopes towards the application of the previously reported methods. Irrespective of many useful methods that have been developed in order to functionalize C60 and graphene by diverse oxygenated functional groups e.g. epoxide, hydroxyl, carboxyl as well as metal/metal oxide via a combination of organic chemistry and sonochemistry, there is no report dealing exclusively on the application of ultrasonic cavitation particularly to synthesising polyhydroxylated carbon nanomaterials. On this context, this review emphasizes in investigating the critical aspects of sono-nanochemistry and the statistical approaches to optimize the variables in the sonochemical process towards a large-scale synthesis of polyhydroxylated graphene and C60.
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- Sadia Afreen
- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus, 43500 Semenyih, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus, 43500 Semenyih, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus, 43500 Semenyih, Selangor, Malaysia.
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Gu W, Chen K, Zhao X, Geng H, Li J, Qin Y, Bai X, Chang YN, Xia S, Zhang J, Ma S, Wu Z, Xing G, Xing G. Highly Dispersed Fullerenols Hamper Osteoclast Ruffled Border Formation by Perturbing Ca 2+ Bundles. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2018; 14:e1802549. [PMID: 30334332 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201802549] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2018] [Revised: 09/29/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Osteoporosis, a common and serious bone disorder affecting aged people and postmenopausal women, is characterized by osteoclast overactivity. One therapeutic strategy is suppressing the bone resorption function of hyperactive osteoclasts, but there is no effective drug in clinical practice so far. Herein, it is demonstrated that fullerenols suppress the bone resorption of osteoclasts by inhibiting ruffled borders (RBs) formation. The RBs formation, which is supported by well-aligned actin bundles (B-actins), is a critical event for osteoclast bone resorption. To facilitate this function, osteoclast RBs dynamics is regulated by variable microenvironments to bundle F-actins, protrude cell membrane, and so on. B-actin perturbation by fullerenols is determined here, offering an opportunity to regulate osteoclast function by destroying RBs. In vivo, the therapeutic effect of fullerenols on overactive osteoclasts is confirmed in a mouse model of lipopolysaccharide-induced bone erosion. Collectively, the findings suggest that fullerenols adhere to F-actin surfaces and inhibit RBs formation in osteoclasts, mainly through hampering Ca2+ from bundling F-actins, and this is likely due to the stereo-hindrance effect caused by adherent fullerenols.
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- Weihong Gu
- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterial and Nanosafety, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterial and Nanosafety, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
- Beijing Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing, 100049, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, General Hospital of Chinese People's Armed Police Forces, Beijing, 100039, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterial and Nanosafety, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterial and Nanosafety, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterial and Nanosafety, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterial and Nanosafety, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterial and Nanosafety, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterial and Nanosafety, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterial and Nanosafety, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Beijing Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing, 100049, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, General Hospital of Chinese People's Armed Police Forces, Beijing, 100039, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterial and Nanosafety, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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Wang Z, Gao X, Zhao Y. Mechanisms of Antioxidant Activities of Fullerenols from First-Principles Calculation. J Phys Chem A 2018; 122:8183-8190. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.8b06340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Zhenzhen Wang
- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang 330022, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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Poovaiah N, Davoudi Z, Peng H, Schlichtmann B, Mallapragada S, Narasimhan B, Wang Q. Treatment of neurodegenerative disorders through the blood-brain barrier using nanocarriers. NANOSCALE 2018; 10:16962-16983. [PMID: 30182106 DOI: 10.1039/c8nr04073g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Neurodegenerative diseases refer to disorders of the central nervous system (CNS) that are caused by neuronal degradations, dysfunctions, or death. Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and Huntington's disease (APHD) are regarded as the three major neurodegenerative diseases. There is a vast body of literature on the causes and treatments of these neurodegenerative diseases. However, the main obstacle in developing an effective treatment strategy is the permeability of the treatment components at the blood-brain barrier (BBB). Several strategies have been developed to improve this obstruction. For example, nanomaterials facilitate drug delivery to the BBB due to their size. They have been used widely in nanomedicine and as nanoprobes for diagnosis purposes among others in neuroscience. Nanomaterials in different forms, such as nanoparticles, nanoemulsions, solid lipid nanoparticles (SLN), and liposomes, have been used to treat neurodegenerative diseases. This review will cover the basic concepts and applications of nanomaterials in the therapy of APHD.
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- N Poovaiah
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA.
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Kazmierska-Grebowska P, Kobrzycka A, Bocian R, Kowalczyk T, Krokosz A, Grebowski J. Fullerenol C 60(OH) 36 at relatively high concentrations impairs hippocampal theta oscillations (in vivo and in vitro) and triggers epilepsy (in vitro) - A dose response study. Exp Mol Pathol 2018; 105:98-109. [PMID: 29909157 DOI: 10.1016/j.yexmp.2018.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2018] [Revised: 05/22/2018] [Accepted: 06/13/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Since the first identification of fullerenes (C60) and their synthesis in 1985, those compounds have been extensively studied in the biomedical field. In particular, their water-soluble derivatives, fullerenols (C60(OH)n, n = 2-48), have recently been the subject of numerous investigations concerning their antioxidant and prooxidant properties in biological systems. A small fraction of that research has focused on the possible use of C60 and C60(OH)n in neuroscience and the therapy of pathologies such as dementia, amyloid-β (Aβ) formation, and Parkinson's disease. However, only a few studies have focused on their direct effects on neuronal network viability and excitability, especially with the use of electrophysiological and electrochemical approaches. Therefore, we addressed the issue of the direct effect of hydroxylated fullerene nanoparticles C60(OH)36 on local field potentials at the hippocampal formation (HPC) level. With the use of in vitro hippocampal formation slices as a stable model of inducing theta oscillations, and an in vivo model of an anesthetized rat, herein we provide the first convergent electropharmacological evidence that C60(OH)36 at relatively high concentrations (60 μM and 80 μM in vitro; 0.2 μg/μl in vivo) is capable of attenuating the amplitude, power, and frequency of theta oscillations in the HPC neuronal network. At the same time, lower concentrations did not induce any apparent changes. Theta band oscillations constitute a key physiological phenotypic property, which served here as a sensitive assay enabling the study of neural network excitability. Moreover, we report that C60(OH)36 at the concentrations of 60 μM and 80 μM is capable of producing epilepsy in the HPC in vitro, which suggests that C60(OH)n, when applied at higher doses, may have a deleterious effect on the functioning of neuronal networks.
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- Paulina Kazmierska-Grebowska
- Department of Neurobiology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, Pomorska Street No 141/143, 90-236 Lodz, Poland.
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- Department of Neurobiology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, Pomorska Street No 141/143, 90-236 Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Neurobiology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, Pomorska Street No 141/143, 90-236 Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Neurobiology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, Pomorska Street No 141/143, 90-236 Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Molecular Biophysics, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, Pomorska Street No 141/143, 90-236 Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Molecular Biophysics, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, Pomorska Street No 141/143, 90-236 Lodz, Poland; The Military Medical Training Center, 6 Sierpnia Street No 92, 90-646 Lodz, Poland
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Gu W, Bai X, Ren K, Zhao X, Xia S, Zhang J, Qin Y, Lei R, Chen K, Chang YN, Zeng L, Li J, Xing G. Mono-fullerenols modulating cell stiffness by perturbing actin bundling. NANOSCALE 2018; 10:1750-1758. [PMID: 29308471 DOI: 10.1039/c7nr07231g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Understanding what modulates the cell stiffness is important given its potential application as a diagnostic and medical target. Here, we investigated why and how mono-fullerenols affect the cell stiffness. We confirmed the fullerenol-modulation of cell stiffness using atomic force microscopy (AFM) with sphere tips and ascertained that the particles reduce the cell polarity. The structures of b-actin and f-actin were evaluated by inverted fluorescence microscopy, synchrotron radiation small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS), transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and AFM. Statistical and quantitative analyses of the SAXS data of fullerenol-treated b-actin and f-actin reveal a transformation from large-size to small-size b-actin and simultaneously to f-actin. The slight increase in f-actin diameter in the treated group suggests that fullerenols attach to the actin surface. We verified the attachment using AFM and high-resolution probes. Collectively, our results suggest that fullerenols hamper the bundling of f-actin to form b-actin by adhering to the surface of f-actin, weakening the bundle-based cell stiffness.
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- Weihong Gu
- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterial & Nanosafety, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Science (CAS), Beijing 100049, China.
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Yan YT, Gao W, Jin B, Shan DS, Peng RF, Chu SJ. Palladium-Catalyzed Reaction of [60]Fullerene with Aroyl Compounds via Enolate-Mediated sp2 C–H Bond Activation and Hydroxylation. J Org Chem 2018; 83:672-683. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.7b02620] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Yi-Teng Yan
- State
Key Laboratory Cultivation Base for Nonmetal Composites and Functional
Materials, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, Sichuan 621010, P. R. China
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- State
Key Laboratory Cultivation Base for Nonmetal Composites and Functional
Materials, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, Sichuan 621010, P. R. China
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- State
Key Laboratory Cultivation Base for Nonmetal Composites and Functional
Materials, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, Sichuan 621010, P. R. China
- Department
of Chemistry, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang 621010, China
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- State
Key Laboratory Cultivation Base for Nonmetal Composites and Functional
Materials, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, Sichuan 621010, P. R. China
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- State
Key Laboratory Cultivation Base for Nonmetal Composites and Functional
Materials, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, Sichuan 621010, P. R. China
- Department
of Chemistry, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang 621010, China
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- State
Key Laboratory Cultivation Base for Nonmetal Composites and Functional
Materials, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, Sichuan 621010, P. R. China
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Huang G, Zhang M, Wang HJ, Li FB, Yang F, Liu L, Liu CY, Asiri AM, Alamry KA. Metal-free synthesis of fulleropyrrolidin-2-ols: a novel reaction of [60]fullerene with amines and 2,2-disubstituted acetaldehydes. Org Biomol Chem 2018; 16:7648-7656. [DOI: 10.1039/c8ob01903g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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The reaction of [60]fullerene with amines and 2,2-disubstituted acetaldehydes in the absence of metal salts afforded a series of novel fulleropyrrolidin-2-ols in moderate yields.
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- Gang Huang
- Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Organic Chemical Materials
- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for the Synthesis and Application of Organic Functional Molecules
- Key Laboratory of Green Preparation and Application for Functional Materials
- Ministry of Education
- and School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
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- Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Organic Chemical Materials
- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for the Synthesis and Application of Organic Functional Molecules
- Key Laboratory of Green Preparation and Application for Functional Materials
- Ministry of Education
- and School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
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- State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics
- Wuhan Center for Magnetic Resonance
- Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Wuhan 430071
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- Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Organic Chemical Materials
- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for the Synthesis and Application of Organic Functional Molecules
- Key Laboratory of Green Preparation and Application for Functional Materials
- Ministry of Education
- and School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
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- Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Organic Chemical Materials
- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for the Synthesis and Application of Organic Functional Molecules
- Key Laboratory of Green Preparation and Application for Functional Materials
- Ministry of Education
- and School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
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- Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Organic Chemical Materials
- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for the Synthesis and Application of Organic Functional Molecules
- Key Laboratory of Green Preparation and Application for Functional Materials
- Ministry of Education
- and School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
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- State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics
- Wuhan Center for Magnetic Resonance
- Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Wuhan 430071
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- Department of Chemistry
- Faculty of Science
- King Abdulaziz University
- Jeddah 21589
- Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry
- Faculty of Science
- King Abdulaziz University
- Jeddah 21589
- Saudi Arabia
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Zhou Y, Li J, Ma H, Zhen M, Guo J, Wang L, Jiang L, Shu C, Wang C. Biocompatible [60]/[70] Fullerenols: Potent Defense against Oxidative Injury Induced by Reduplicative Chemotherapy. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2017; 9:35539-35547. [PMID: 28945341 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b08348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Chemotherapy as a conventional cancer treatment suffers from critical systemic side effects, which is generally considered as the consequence of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Fullerenes have been widely studied for their excellent performance in radicals scavenging. In the present study, we report a solid-liquid reaction to synthesize fullerenols and their application as ROS scavengers in chemotherapy protection. The solid-liquid reaction is carried out without catalyst and suitable for mass production. The novel [60]/[70] fullerenols show a high stability in water, and the [70] fullerenols (C70-OH) exhibit radical scavenging capability superior to that of [60] fullerenols (C60-OH) in chemotherapy protection. The mouse model for single and reduplicative chemotherapy-induced liver injury demonstrates their protective effects in the chemotherapeutic process, which is confirmed by histopathological examinations and hematological index. The increase of the hepatic l-glutathione (GSH) level and downregulated expression of the cytochrome P-450 2E1 (CYP2E1) give the possible mechanism associated with the impact of fullerenols on the metabolism of doxorubicin. The novel fullerenols may be promising protective agents to satisfy the demand for future clinical chemotherapy.
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- Yue Zhou
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Molecular Nanostructure and Nanotechnology, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100190, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Molecular Nanostructure and Nanotechnology, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100190, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Molecular Nanostructure and Nanotechnology, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100190, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Molecular Nanostructure and Nanotechnology, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100190, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Molecular Nanostructure and Nanotechnology, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100190, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Molecular Nanostructure and Nanotechnology, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100190, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Molecular Nanostructure and Nanotechnology, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100190, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Molecular Nanostructure and Nanotechnology, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100190, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Molecular Nanostructure and Nanotechnology, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100190, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049, China
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Gordon R, Podolski I, Makarova E, Deev A, Mugantseva E, Khutsyan S, Sengpiel F, Murashev A, Vorobyov V. Intrahippocampal Pathways Involved in Learning/Memory Mechanisms are Affected by Intracerebral Infusions of Amyloid-β25-35 Peptide and Hydrated Fullerene C60 in Rats. J Alzheimers Dis 2017; 58:711-724. [DOI: 10.3233/jad-161182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- Rita Gordon
- Institute of Cell Biophysics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Pushchino, Moscow Region, Russia
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- Institute of Theoretical and Experimental Biophysics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Pushchino, Moscow Region, Russia
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- Institute of Theoretical and Experimental Biophysics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Pushchino, Moscow Region, Russia
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- Institute of Theoretical and Experimental Biophysics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Pushchino, Moscow Region, Russia
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- Institute of Theoretical and Experimental Biophysics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Pushchino, Moscow Region, Russia
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- Institute of Cell Biophysics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Pushchino, Moscow Region, Russia
- Institute of Theoretical and Experimental Biophysics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Pushchino, Moscow Region, Russia
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- School of Biosciences and Neuroscience and Mental Health Research Institute, Cardiff University, Museum Avenue, Cardiff, UK
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- Branch of Shemyakin and Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Pushchino, Moscow Region, Russia
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- Institute of Cell Biophysics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Pushchino, Moscow Region, Russia
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Papavasileiou KD, Avramopoulos A, Leonis G, Papadopoulos MG. Computational investigation of fullerene-DNA interactions: Implications of fullerene’s size and functionalization on DNA structure and binding energetics. J Mol Graph Model 2017; 74:177-192. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jmgm.2017.02.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2016] [Revised: 02/20/2017] [Accepted: 02/21/2017] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Darabi S, Mohammadi MT. Fullerol potentiates the brain antioxidant defense system and decreases γ-glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT) mRNA during cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NANOMEDICINE 2017. [DOI: 10.1515/ejnm-2016-0024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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AbstractFullerol compounds have potent antioxidant effects on biological systems. Therefore, we examined whether fullerol pretreatment potentiates the brain antioxidant defense system and decreases
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Darabi S, Mohammadi MT, Sobhani ZS. Fullerenol Nanoparticles Decrease Brain Infarction Through Potentiation of Superoxide Dismutase Activity During Cerebral Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury. RAZAVI INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDICINE 2016. [DOI: 10.17795/rijm41736] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Wang XX, Zha YY, Yang B, Chen L, Wang M. Suppression of synaptic plasticity by fullerenol in rat hippocampus in vitro. Int J Nanomedicine 2016; 11:4947-4955. [PMID: 27729790 PMCID: PMC5047730 DOI: 10.2147/ijn.s104856] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Fullerenol, a water-soluble fullerene derivative, has attracted much attention due to its bioactive properties, including the antioxidative properties and free radical scavenging ability. Due to its superior nature, fullerenol represents a promising diagnostic, therapeutic, and protective agent. Therefore, elucidation of the possible side effects of fullerenol is important in determining its potential role. In the present study, we investigated the acute effects of 5 μM fullerenol on synaptic plasticity in hippocampal brain slices of rats. Incubation with fullerenol for 20 minutes significantly decreased the peak of paired-pulse facilitation and long-term potentiation, indicating that fullerenol suppresses the short- and long-term synaptic plasticity of region I of hippocampus. We found that fullerenol depressed the activity and the expression of nitric oxide (NO) synthase in hippocampus. In view of the important role of NO in synaptic plasticity, the inhibition of fullerenol on NO synthase may contribute to the suppression of synaptic plasticity. These findings may facilitate the evaluation of the side effects of fullerenol.
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- Xin-Xing Wang
- CAS Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Diseases; Auditory Research Laboratory, School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, People's Republic of China
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- Cell Electrophysiology Laboratory, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, Anhui, People's Republic of China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Diseases
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Diseases; Auditory Research Laboratory, School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, People's Republic of China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Diseases; Auditory Research Laboratory, School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, People's Republic of China
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Huang J, Zhou C, He J, Hu Z, Guan WC, Liu SH. Protective effect of reduced glutathione C60 derivative against hydrogen peroxide-induced apoptosis in HEK 293T cells. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016; 36:356-363. [PMID: 27376803 DOI: 10.1007/s11596-016-1591-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2015] [Revised: 05/09/2016] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and free radicals cause oxidative stress, which induces cellular injuries, metabolic dysfunction, and even cell death in various clinical abnormalities. Fullerene (C60) is critical for scavenging oxygen free radicals originated from cell metabolism, and reduced glutathione (GSH) is another important endogenous antioxidant. In this study, a novel water-soluble reduced glutathione fullerene derivative (C60-GSH) was successfully synthesized, and its beneficial roles in protecting against H2O2-induced oxidative stress and apoptosis in cultured HEK 293T cells were investigated. Fourier Transform infrared spectroscopy and (1)H nuclear magnetic resonance were used to confirm the chemical structure of C60-GSH. Our results demonstrated that C60-GSH prevented the reactive oxygen species (ROS)-mediated cell damage. Additionally, C60-GSH pretreatment significantly attenuated H2O2-induced superoxide dismutase (SOD) consumption and malondialdehyde (MDA) elevation. Furthermore, C60-GSH inhibited intracellular calcium mobilization, and subsequent cell apoptosis via bcl-2/bax-caspase-3 signaling pathway induced by H2O2 stimulation in HEK 293T cells. Importantly, these protective effects of C60-GSH were superior to those of GSH. In conclusion, these results suggested that C60-GSH has potential to protect against H2O2-induced cell apoptosis by scavenging free radicals and maintaining intracellular calcium homeostasis without evident toxicity.
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- Jin Huang
- Department of Internal Medicine and Institute of Hypertension, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Institute of Hypertension, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China.
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Iohara D, Umezaki Y, Anraku M, Uekama K, Hirayama F. In Vitro and In Vivo Evaluation of Hydrophilic C60(OH)10/2-Hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin Nanoparticles as an Antioxidant. J Pharm Sci 2016; 105:2959-2965. [PMID: 27317367 DOI: 10.1016/j.xphs.2016.04.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2016] [Revised: 04/06/2016] [Accepted: 04/29/2016] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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The objective of this study was to assess the antioxidant ability of C60(OH)10/2-hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin (HP-β-CD) nanoparticles, by comparing their scavenging ability for reactive nitrogen species, their cytoprotective effects under conditions of oxidative stress, and their therapeutic effects against diseases that are induced by oxidative stress. The C60(OH)10/HP-β-CD nanoparticles had a higher scavenging activity against nitric acid and peroxynitrite (ONOO(-)) than the other antioxidants such as ascorbic acid, trolox, and edaravone. The cytoprotective effect of C60(OH)10/HP-β-CD nanoparticles was examined on HeLa and HepG2 cells by monitoring the percentage of cell death induced by H2O2. Treatment with C60(OH)10/HP-β-CD nanoparticles resulted in an increase in cell viability, due to the suppression of the oxidative stress. Furthermore, the nanoparticles had a high cytoprotective effect, compared with other polyhydroxylated C60 (C60(OH)24 and C60(OH)40). The C60(OH)10/HP-β-CD nanoparticles were intravenously administered to mice with a liver injury induced by an over dose of acetaminophen. Levels of alanine transaminase and aspartate transaminase were essentially the same as those of normal mice and the survival rate was also prolonged by the intravenous administration of the C60(OH)10/HP-β-CD nanoparticles. The results indicate that C60(OH)10/HP-β-CD nanoparticles are a promising antioxidant for use in the treatment of diseases caused by oxidative stresses.
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- Daisuke Iohara
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sojo University, Kumamoto 860-0082, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sojo University, Kumamoto 860-0082, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sojo University, Kumamoto 860-0082, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sojo University, Kumamoto 860-0082, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sojo University, Kumamoto 860-0082, Japan.
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Baldrighi M, Trusel M, Tonini R, Giordani S. Carbon Nanomaterials Interfacing with Neurons: An In vivo Perspective. Front Neurosci 2016; 10:250. [PMID: 27375413 PMCID: PMC4899452 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2016.00250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2015] [Accepted: 05/20/2016] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Developing new tools that outperform current state of the art technologies for imaging, drug delivery or electrical sensing in neuronal tissues is one of the great challenges in neurosciences. Investigations into the potential use of carbon nanomaterials for such applications started about two decades ago. Since then, numerous in vitro studies have examined interactions between these nanomaterials and neurons, either by evaluating their compatibility, as vectors for drug delivery, or for their potential use in electric activity sensing and manipulation. The results obtained indicate that carbon nanomaterials may be suitable for medical therapies. However, a relatively small number of in vivo studies have been carried out to date. In order to facilitate the transformation of carbon nanomaterial into practical neurobiomedical applications, it is essential to identify and highlight in the existing literature the strengths and weakness that different carbon nanomaterials have displayed when probed in vivo. Unfortunately the current literature is sometimes sparse and confusing. To offer a clearer picture of the in vivo studies on carbon nanomaterials in the central nervous system, we provide a systematic and critical review. Hereby we identify properties and behavior of carbon nanomaterials in vivo inside the neural tissues, and we examine key achievements and potentially problematic toxicological issues.
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- Michele Baldrighi
- Nano Carbon Materials Laboratory, Istituto Italiano di TecnologiaGenova, Italy
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- Neuroscience and Brain Technology, Istituto Italiano di TecnologiaGenova, Italy
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- Neuroscience and Brain Technology, Istituto Italiano di TecnologiaGenova, Italy
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- Nano Carbon Materials Laboratory, Istituto Italiano di TecnologiaGenova, Italy
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Zhu X, Sollogoub M, Zhang Y. Biological applications of hydrophilic C60 derivatives (hC60s)- a structural perspective. Eur J Med Chem 2016; 115:438-52. [PMID: 27049677 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2016.03.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2016] [Revised: 03/09/2016] [Accepted: 03/10/2016] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation and radical scavenging are dual properties of hydrophilic C60 derivatives (hC60s). hC60s eliminate radicals in dark, while they produce reactive oxygen species (ROS) in the presence of irradiation and oxygen. Compared to the pristine C60 suspension, the aqueous solution of hC60s is easier to handle in vivo. hC60s are diverse and could be placed into two general categories: covalently modified C60 derivatives and pristine C60 solubilized non-covalently by macromolecules. In order to present in detail, the above categories are broken down into 8 parts: C60(OH)n, C60 with carboxylic acid, C60 with quaternary ammonium salts, C60 with peptide, C60 containing sugar, C60 modified covalently or non-covalently solubilized by cyclodextrins (CDs), pristine C60 delivered by liposomes, functionalized C60-polymer and pristine C60 solubilized by polymer. Each hC60 shows the propensity to be ROS producer or radical scavenger. This preference is dependent on hC60s structures. For example, major application of C60(OH)n is radical scavenger, while pristine C60/γ-CD complex usually serves as ROS producer. In addition, the electron acceptability and innate hydrophobic surface confer hC60s with O2 uptake inhibition, HIV inhibition and membrane permeability. In this review, we summarize the preparation methods and biological applications of hC60s according to the structures.
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- Xiaolei Zhu
- Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06, CNRS, Institut Parisien de Chimie Moléculaire (UMR 8232), 4 Place Jussieu, 75005 Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06, CNRS, Institut Parisien de Chimie Moléculaire (UMR 8232), 4 Place Jussieu, 75005 Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06, CNRS, Institut Parisien de Chimie Moléculaire (UMR 8232), 4 Place Jussieu, 75005 Paris, France; Institute for Interdisciplinary Research, Jianghan University, Wuhan Economic and Technological Development Zone, Wuhan 430056, China.
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Analyses of the Binding between Water Soluble C60 Derivatives and Potential Drug Targets through a Molecular Docking Approach. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0147761. [PMID: 26829126 PMCID: PMC4735121 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0147761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2015] [Accepted: 01/07/2016] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Fullerene C60, a unique sphere-shaped molecule consisting of carbon, has been proved to have inhibitory effects on many diseases. However, the applications of C60 in medicine have been severely hindered by its complete insolubility in water and low solubility in almost all organic solvents. In this study, the water-soluble C60 derivatives and the C60 binding protein’s structures were collected from the literature. The selected proteins fall into several groups, including acetylcholinesterase, glutamate racemase, inosine monophosphate dehydrogenase, lumazine synthase, human estrogen receptor alpha, dihydrofolate reductase and N-myristoyltransferase. The C60 derivatives were docked into the binding sites in the proteins. The binding affinities of the C60 derivatives were calculated. The bindings between proteins and their known inhibitors or native ligands were also characterized in the same way. The results show that C60 derivatives form good interactions with the binding sites of different protein targets. In many cases, the binding affinities of C60 derivatives are better than those of known inhibitors and native ligands. This study demonstrates the interaction patterns of C60 derivatives and their binding partners, which will have good impact on the fullerene-based drug discovery.
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Patent Highlights June–July 2015. Pharm Pat Anal 2015. [DOI: 10.4155/ppa.15.27] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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A snapshot of noteworthy recent developments in the patent literature of relevance to pharmaceutical and medical research and development.
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Nano-antioxidants: An emerging strategy for intervention against neurodegenerative conditions. Neurochem Int 2015; 89:209-26. [PMID: 26315960 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuint.2015.08.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2015] [Revised: 08/08/2015] [Accepted: 08/15/2015] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Oxidative stress has for long been linked to the neuronal cell death in many neurodegenerative conditions. Conventional antioxidant therapies have been less effective in preventing neuronal damage caused by oxidative stress due to their inability to cross the blood brain barrier. Nanoparticle antioxidants constitute a new wave of antioxidant therapies for prevention and treatment of diseases involving oxidative stress. It is believed that nanoparticle antioxidants have strong and persistent interactions with biomolecules and would be more effective against free radical induced damage. Nanoantioxidants include inorganic nanoparticles possessing intrinsic antioxidant properties, nanoparticles functionalized with antioxidants or antioxidant enzymes to function as an antioxidant delivery system. Nanoparticles containing antioxidants have shown promise as high-performance therapeutic nanomedicine in attenuating oxidative stress with potential applications in treating and preventing neurodegenerative conditions. However, to realize the full potential of nanoantioxidants, negative aspects associated with the use of nanoparticles need to be overcome to validate their long term applications.
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Feng X, Chen A, Zhang Y, Wang J, Shao L, Wei L. Central nervous system toxicity of metallic nanoparticles. Int J Nanomedicine 2015; 10:4321-40. [PMID: 26170667 PMCID: PMC4498719 DOI: 10.2147/ijn.s78308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Nanomaterials (NMs) are increasingly used for the therapy, diagnosis, and monitoring of disease- or drug-induced mechanisms in the human biological system. In view of their small size, after certain modifications, NMs have the capacity to bypass or cross the blood–brain barrier. Nanotechnology is particularly advantageous in the field of neurology. Examples may include the utilization of nanoparticle (NP)-based drug carriers to readily cross the blood–brain barrier to treat central nervous system (CNS) diseases, nanoscaffolds for axonal regeneration, nanoelectromechanical systems in neurological operations, and NPs in molecular imaging and CNS imaging. However, NPs can also be potentially hazardous to the CNS in terms of nano-neurotoxicity via several possible mechanisms, such as oxidative stress, autophagy, and lysosome dysfunction, and the activation of certain signaling pathways. In this review, we discuss the dual effect of NMs on the CNS and the mechanisms involved. The limitations of the current research are also discussed.
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- Xiaoli Feng
- Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- School and Hospital of Stomatology, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- School and Hospital of Stomatology, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, People's Republic of China
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Nakagawa Y, Inomata A, Ogata A, Nakae D. Comparative effects of sulfhydryl compounds on target organellae, nuclei and mitochondria, of hydroxylated fullerene-induced cytotoxicity in isolated rat hepatocytes. J Appl Toxicol 2015; 35:1465-72. [PMID: 25809591 DOI: 10.1002/jat.3137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2015] [Revised: 01/29/2015] [Accepted: 02/01/2015] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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DNA damage and cytotoxicity induced by a hydroxylated fullerene [C60 (OH)24 ], which is a spherical nanomaterial and/or a water-soluble fullerene derivative, and their protection by sulfhydryl compounds were studied in freshly isolated rat hepatocytes. The exposure of hepatocytes to C60 (OH)24 at a concentration of 50 μM caused time (0 to 3 h)-dependent cell death accompanied by the formation of cell surface blebs, the loss of cellular levels of ATP and reduced glutathione, accumulation of glutathione disulfide, and induction of DNA fragmentation assayed using alkali single-cell agarose-gel electrophoresis. C60 (OH)24 -induced cytotoxicity was effectively prevented by pretreatment with sulfhydryl compounds. N-acetyl-L-cysteine (NAC), L-cysteine and L-methionine, at a concentration of 2.5 mM, ameliorated cell death, accompanied by a decrease in cellular ATP levels, formation of cell surface blebs, induction of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and loss of mitochondrial membrane potential caused by C60 (OH)24 . In addition, DNA fragmentation caused by C60 (OH)24 was also inhibited by NAC, whereas an antioxidant ascorbic acid did not affect C60 (OH)24 -induced cell death and DNA damage in rat hepatocytes. Taken collectively, these results indicate that incubation of rat hepatocytes with C60 (OH)24 elicits DNA damage, suggesting that nuclei as well as mitochondria are target sites of the hydroxylated fullerene; and induction of DNA damage and oxidative stress is ameliorated by an increase in cellular GSH levels, suggesting that the onset of toxic effects may be partially attributable to a thiol redox-state imbalance caused by C60 (OH)24 .
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- Yoshio Nakagawa
- Division of Toxicology, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Public Health, 3-24-1, Hyakunin-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 169-0073, Japan
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- Division of Toxicology, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Public Health, 3-24-1, Hyakunin-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 169-0073, Japan
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- Division of Toxicology, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Public Health, 3-24-1, Hyakunin-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 169-0073, Japan
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- Division of Toxicology, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Public Health, 3-24-1, Hyakunin-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 169-0073, Japan
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Preparation of hydrophilic C60(OH)10/2-hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin nanoparticles for the treatment of a liver injury induced by an overdose of acetaminophen. Biomaterials 2015; 45:115-23. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2014.12.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2014] [Revised: 12/12/2014] [Accepted: 12/20/2014] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Fluri F, Grünstein D, Cam E, Ungethuem U, Hatz F, Schäfer J, Samnick S, Israel I, Kleinschnitz C, Orts-Gil G, Moch H, Zeis T, Schaeren-Wiemers N, Seeberger P. Fullerenols and glucosamine fullerenes reduce infarct volume and cerebral inflammation after ischemic stroke in normotensive and hypertensive rats. Exp Neurol 2015; 265:142-51. [DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2015.01.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2014] [Accepted: 01/15/2015] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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De Leo F, Magistrato A, Bonifazi D. Interfacing proteins with graphitic nanomaterials: from spontaneous attraction to tailored assemblies. Chem Soc Rev 2015; 44:6916-53. [DOI: 10.1039/c5cs00190k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Thiscritical reviewpresents a detailed overview of the chemico-physical principles ruling the non-covalent association between proteins and fullerene, carbon nanotubes and graphene towards the creation of fascinating and innovative hybrid materials for biotechnological applications.
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- Federica De Leo
- Department of Chemistry and Namur Research College (NARC)
- University of Namur (UNamur)
- B-5000 Namur
- Belgium
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- CNR-IOM-Democritos c/o International School for Advanced Studies (SISSA)
- Trieste
- Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Namur Research College (NARC)
- University of Namur (UNamur)
- B-5000 Namur
- Belgium
- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche e Farmaceutiche and INSTM UdR Trieste
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Uritu CM, Varganici CD, Ursu L, Coroaba A, Nicolescu A, Dascalu AI, Peptanariu D, Stan D, Constantinescu CA, Simion V, Calin M, Maier SS, Pinteala M, Barboiu M. Hybrid fullerene conjugates as vectors for DNA cell-delivery. J Mater Chem B 2015; 3:2433-2446. [DOI: 10.1039/c4tb02040e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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C60-PEI and C60-PEG-PEI as efficient binders of dsDNA, with good transfection up to 25%, high cytocompatibility and cell proliferation up to 200%.
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- Cristina M. Uritu
- “Petru Poni” Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry of Romanian Academy
- Iasi
- Romania
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- “Petru Poni” Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry of Romanian Academy
- Iasi
- Romania
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- “Petru Poni” Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry of Romanian Academy
- Iasi
- Romania
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- “Petru Poni” Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry of Romanian Academy
- Iasi
- Romania
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- “Petru Poni” Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry of Romanian Academy
- Iasi
- Romania
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- “Petru Poni” Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry of Romanian Academy
- Iasi
- Romania
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- “Nicolae Simionescu” Institute of Cellular Biology and Pathology
- Bucharest
- Romania
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- “Nicolae Simionescu” Institute of Cellular Biology and Pathology
- Bucharest
- Romania
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- “Nicolae Simionescu” Institute of Cellular Biology and Pathology
- Bucharest
- Romania
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- “Petru Poni” Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry of Romanian Academy
- Iasi
- Romania
- “Gheorghe Asachi” Technical University of Iasi
- Iasi
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- “Petru Poni” Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry of Romanian Academy
- Iasi
- Romania
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- Institut Européen des Membranes
- Adaptive Supramolecular Nanosystems Group – ENSCM-UMII-CNRS UMR-5635
- F-34095 Montpellier
- France
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Liu TX, Liu Y, Chao D, Zhang P, Liu Q, Shi L, Zhang Z, Zhang G. Iron-Mediated Internal-Oxidant Relay Cascade Reaction: Strategy to Synthesize Fullerenooxazoles and Hydroxyfullerenyl Amides. J Org Chem 2014; 79:11084-90. [DOI: 10.1021/jo5020883] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Tong-Xin Liu
- Collaborative Innovation
Center of Henan Province for Green Manufacturing of Fine Chemicals,
Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Media and Reactions, Ministry of
Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan 453007, People’s Republic of China
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- Collaborative Innovation
Center of Henan Province for Green Manufacturing of Fine Chemicals,
Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Media and Reactions, Ministry of
Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan 453007, People’s Republic of China
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- Collaborative Innovation
Center of Henan Province for Green Manufacturing of Fine Chemicals,
Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Media and Reactions, Ministry of
Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan 453007, People’s Republic of China
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- Collaborative Innovation
Center of Henan Province for Green Manufacturing of Fine Chemicals,
Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Media and Reactions, Ministry of
Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan 453007, People’s Republic of China
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- Collaborative Innovation
Center of Henan Province for Green Manufacturing of Fine Chemicals,
Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Media and Reactions, Ministry of
Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan 453007, People’s Republic of China
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- Collaborative Innovation
Center of Henan Province for Green Manufacturing of Fine Chemicals,
Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Media and Reactions, Ministry of
Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan 453007, People’s Republic of China
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- Collaborative Innovation
Center of Henan Province for Green Manufacturing of Fine Chemicals,
Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Media and Reactions, Ministry of
Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan 453007, People’s Republic of China
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- Collaborative Innovation
Center of Henan Province for Green Manufacturing of Fine Chemicals,
Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Media and Reactions, Ministry of
Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan 453007, People’s Republic of China
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Caputo F, De Nicola M, Ghibelli L. Pharmacological potential of bioactive engineered nanomaterials. Biochem Pharmacol 2014; 92:112-30. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2014.08.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2014] [Revised: 08/14/2014] [Accepted: 08/15/2014] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Chen L, Miao Y, Chen L, Xu J, Wang X, Zhao H, Shen Y, Hu Y, Bian Y, Shen Y, Chen J, Zha Y, Wen LP, Wang M. The role of low levels of fullerene C60 nanocrystals on enhanced learning and memory of rats through persistent CaMKII activation. Biomaterials 2014; 35:9269-79. [PMID: 25129570 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2014.07.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2014] [Accepted: 07/21/2014] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Engineered nanomaterials are known to exhibit diverse and sometimes unexpected biological effects. Fullerene nanoparticles have been reported to specifically bind to and elicit persistent activation of hippocampal Ca(2+)/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II (CaMKII), a multimeric intracellular serine/threonine kinase central to Ca(2+) signal transduction and critical for synaptic plasticity, but the functional consequence of that modulation is unknown. Here we show that low doses of fullerene C60 nanocrystals (Nano C60), delivered through intrahippocampal infusion and without any obvious cytotoxicity in hippocampal neuronal cells, enhance the long-term potentiation (LTP) of rats. Intraperitoneal injection of 320 μg/kg of Nano C60, once daily for 10 days, also enhanced spatial memory of rats in addition to an increase of LTP. In parallel, both the IH and IP administration of Nano C60 increased the autonomous activity and the level of threonine 286 (T286) autophosphorylation of CaMKII, enhanced post-synaptic AMPA/NMDA ratio, and triggered time-dependent activation of ERK and CREB. Our results reveal a striking and highly unexpected ability of Nano C60 in positively modulating learning and memory, an effect that is most likely manifested through locking CaMKII in an active conformation, and may have significant implications for the potential therapeutic applications of fullerene C60, a classic engineered nanomaterial.
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- Liang Chen
- CAS Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Diseases, and School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230027, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Diseases, and School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230027, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Diseases, and School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230027, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Diseases, and School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230027, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Diseases, and School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230027, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Diseases, and School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230027, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Diseases, and School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230027, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Diseases, and School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230027, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Diseases, and School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230027, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Diseases, and School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230027, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Diseases, and School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230027, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Diseases, and School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230027, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Diseases, and School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230027, China.
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Diseases, and School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230027, China.
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Miao Y, Xu J, Shen Y, Chen L, Bian Y, Hu Y, Zhou W, Zheng F, Man N, Shen Y, Zhang Y, Wang M, Wen L. Nanoparticle as signaling protein mimic: robust structural and functional modulation of CaMKII upon specific binding to fullerene C60 nanocrystals. ACS NANO 2014; 8:6131-44. [PMID: 24863918 DOI: 10.1021/nn501495a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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In a biological environment, nanoparticles encounter and interact with thousands of proteins, forming a protein corona on the surface of the nanoparticles, but these interactions are oftentimes perceived as nonspecific protein adsorption, with protein unfolding and deactivation as the most likely consequences. The potential of a nanoparticle-protein interaction to mimic a protein-protein interaction in a cellular signaling process, characterized by stringent binding specificity and robust functional modulation for the interacting protein, has not been adequately demonstrated. Here, we show that water-suspended fullerene C60 nanocrystals (nano-C60) interact with and modulate the function of the Ca(2+)/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II (CaMKII), a multimeric intracellular serine/threonine kinase central to Ca(2+) signal transduction, in a fashion that rivals the well-documented interaction between the NMDA (N-methyl-d-aspartate) receptor subunit NR2B protein and CaMKII. The stable high-affinity binding of CaMKII to distinct sites on nano-C60, mediated by amino acid residues D246 and K250 within the catalytic domain of CaMKIIα, but not the nonspecific adsorption of CaMKII to diamond nanoparticles, leads to functional consequences reminiscent of the NR2B-CaMKII interaction, including generation of autonomous CaMKII activity after Ca(2+) withdrawal, calmodulin trapping and CaMKII translocation to postsynaptic sites. Our results underscore the critical importance of specific interactions between nanoparticles and cellular signaling proteins, and the ability of nano-C60 to sustain the autonomous kinase activity of CaMKII may have significant implications for both the biosafety and the potential therapeutic applications of fullerene C60.
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- Yanyan Miao
- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale and School of Life Sciences, University of Science & Technology of China , Hefei, Anhui 230027, China
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Gonçalves DM, Girard D. Evidence That Polyhydroxylated C60 Fullerenes (Fullerenols) Amplify the Effect of Lipopolysaccharides to Induce Rapid Leukocyte Infiltration in Vivo. Chem Res Toxicol 2013; 26:1884-92. [DOI: 10.1021/tx4002622] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- D. M. Gonçalves
- Laboratoire
de Recherche
en Inflammation et Physiologie des Granulocytes, INRS-Institut Armand-Frappier, Université du Québec, 531 Boulevard des Prairies, Laval, Quebec, Canada H7V 1B7
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- Laboratoire
de Recherche
en Inflammation et Physiologie des Granulocytes, INRS-Institut Armand-Frappier, Université du Québec, 531 Boulevard des Prairies, Laval, Quebec, Canada H7V 1B7
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Spinal cord injury results in significant mortality and morbidity, lifestyle changes, and difficult rehabilitation. Treatment of spinal cord injury is challenging because the spinal cord is both complex to treat acutely and difficult to regenerate. Nanomaterials can be used to provide effective treatments; their unique properties can facilitate drug delivery to the injury site, enact as neuroprotective agents, or provide platforms to stimulate regrowth of damaged tissues. We review recent uses of nanomaterials including nanowires, micelles, nanoparticles, liposomes, and carbon-based nanomaterials for neuroprotection in the acute phase. We also review the design and neural regenerative application of electrospun scaffolds, conduits, and self-assembling peptide scaffolds.
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- Jacqueline Y. Tyler
- Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907
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- Spinal Cord and Brain Injury Research Group, Stark Neurosciences Research Institute and Department of Neurological Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202
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- Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907
- Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907
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Fullerenols as a new therapeutic approach in nanomedicine. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2013; 2013:751913. [PMID: 24222914 PMCID: PMC3814052 DOI: 10.1155/2013/751913] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2013] [Accepted: 09/18/2013] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Recently, much attention has been paid to the bioactive properties of water-soluble fullerene derivatives: fullerenols, with emphasis on their pro- and antioxidative properties. Due to their hydrophilic properties and the ability to scavenge free radicals, fullerenols may, in the future, provide a serious alternative to the currently used pharmacological methods in chemotherapy, treatment of neurodegenerative diseases, and radiobiology. Some of the most widely used drugs in chemotherapy are anthracycline antibiotics. Anthracycline therapy, in spite of its effective antitumor activity, induces systemic oxidative stress, which interferes with the effectiveness of the treatment and results in serious side effects. Fullerenols may counteract the harmful effects of anthracyclines by scavenging free radicals and thereby improve the effects of chemotherapy. Additionally, due to the hollow spherical shape, fullerenols may be used as drug carriers. Moreover, because of the existence of the currently ineffective ways for neurodegenerative diseases treatment, alternative compounds, which could prevent the negative effects of oxidative stress in the brain, are still sought. In the search of alternative methods of treatment and diagnosis, today's science is increasingly reaching for tools in the field of nanomedicine, for example, fullerenes and their water-soluble derivatives, which is addressed in the present paper.
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Popławska M, Krawczyk H. Uraemic toxins generated in the presence of fullerene C60, carbon-encapsulated magnetic nanoparticles, and multiwalled carbon nanotubes. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2013; 2013:168512. [PMID: 24078905 PMCID: PMC3775425 DOI: 10.1155/2013/168512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2013] [Revised: 07/23/2013] [Accepted: 07/26/2013] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Uraemic toxins-creatol and N-methylguanidine-are generated in conversion of creatinine in water in the presence of various forms of carbon such as fullerene C60, carbon-encapsulated magnetic nanoparticles, and multiwalled carbon nanotubes and oxygen. The conversion degree for creatinine was different for fullerene C60, CEMNPs, and MWCNTs and was 9% (3.6% creatol, 5.4% N-methylguanidine), 35% (12% creatol, 23% N-methylguanidine), and 75% (16% creatol, 59% N-methylguanidine), respectively.
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- Warsaw University of Technology, Noakowskiego 3, 00-664 Warsaw, Poland
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Nakagawa Y, Suzuki T, Nakajima K, Inomata A, Ogata A, Nakae D. Effects of N-acetyl-L-cysteine on target sites of hydroxylated fullerene-induced cytotoxicity in isolated rat hepatocytes. Arch Toxicol 2013; 88:115-26. [PMID: 23877122 DOI: 10.1007/s00204-013-1096-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2013] [Accepted: 07/11/2013] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The effects of N-acetyl-L-cysteine (NAC) on cytotoxicity caused by a hydroxylated fullerene [C60(OH)24], which is known a nanomaterial and/or a water-soluble fullerene derivative, were studied in freshly isolated rat hepatocytes. The exposure of hepatocytes to C60(OH)24 at a concentration of 0.1 mM caused time (0-3 h)-dependent cell death accompanied by the formation of cell blebs, loss of cellular ATP, and reduced glutathione (GSH) and protein thiol levels, as well as the accumulation of glutathione disulfide and malondialdehyde (MDA), indicating lipid peroxidation. Despite this, C60(OH)24-induced cytotoxicity was effectively prevented by NAC pretreatment ranging in concentrations from 1 to 5 mM. Further, the loss of mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP) and generation of oxygen radical species in hepatocytes incubated with C60(OH)24 were inhibited by pretreatment with NAC, which caused increases in cellular and/or mitochondrial levels of GSH, accompanied by increased levels of cysteine via enzymatic deacetylation of NAC. On the other hand, severe depletion of cellular GSH levels caused by diethyl maleate at a concentration of 1.25 mM led to the enhancement of C60(OH)24-induced cell death accompanied by a rapid loss of ATP. Taken collectively, these results indicate that pretreatment with NAC ameliorates (a) mitochondrial dysfunction linked to the depletion of ATP, MMP, and mitochondrial GSH level and (b) induction of oxidative stress assessed by reactive oxygen species generation, losses of intracellular GSH and protein thiol levels, and MDA formation caused by C60(OH)24, suggesting that the onset of toxic effects is at least partially attributable to a thiol redox-state imbalance as well as mitochondrial dysfunction related to oxidative phosphorylation.
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- Yoshio Nakagawa
- Division of Toxicology, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Public Health, 3-24-1, Hyakunin-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 169-0073, Japan,
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Silion M, Dascalu A, Pinteala M, Simionescu BC, Ungurenasu C. A study on electrospray mass spectrometry of fullerenol C60(OH)24. Beilstein J Org Chem 2013; 9:1285-95. [PMID: 23843924 PMCID: PMC3701416 DOI: 10.3762/bjoc.9.145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2013] [Accepted: 05/31/2013] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Full characterization of fullerenol C60(OH)24 by HPLC ESI-MS in negative and positive ionization modes was achieved. Fragmentor voltage and capillary voltage were optimized in order to obtain a good signal stability and the best peak intensity distribution for the fullerenol C60(OH)24 in both negative and positive modes. While the predominant base peak observed for C60(OH)24 in the negative ionization mode was [M − H]− at m/z 1127, those observed in the positive mode were multiply charged [M − H2O + 4H]4+ at m/z 279 and [M − 12H2O + 2NH3 + 6H]6+ at m/z 158.
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- Mihaela Silion
- Petru Poni Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Centre of Advanced Research in Bionanoconjugates and Biopolymers, Aleea Grigore Ghica Voda 41A, Iasi 700487, Romania
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Tzirakis MD, Orfanopoulos M. Radical reactions of fullerenes: from synthetic organic chemistry to materials science and biology. Chem Rev 2013; 113:5262-321. [PMID: 23570603 DOI: 10.1021/cr300475r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 285] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- Manolis D Tzirakis
- Department of Chemistry, University of Crete, 71003 Voutes, Heraklion, Greece.
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da Rocha AM, Ferreira JR, Barros DM, Pereira TCB, Bogo MR, Oliveira S, Geraldo V, Lacerda RG, Ferlauto AS, Ladeira LO, Pinheiro MVB, Monserrat JM. Gene expression and biochemical responses in brain of zebrafish Danio rerio exposed to organic nanomaterials: carbon nanotubes (SWCNT) and fullerenol (C60(OH)18-22(OK4)). Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol 2013; 165:460-7. [PMID: 23542748 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2013.03.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2012] [Revised: 03/17/2013] [Accepted: 03/21/2013] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Nanomaterials (NM) industry had grown in the last decade, although there are few studies concerning its potential toxicity effects on aquatic organisms. In this study the freshwater zebrafish (Danio rerio) was exposed to two kinds of carbon NM, single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWCNT) and fullerenol [C60(OH)18-22(OK4)] to analyze oxidative stress responses on fish brain. Adult zebrafish (mean mass: 0.52±0.01g) were submitted to intraperitoneal injections of SWCNT suspension and fullerenol solution (30mg/kg of fish), receiving one or two doses with a time interval of 24h. Results showed that total antioxidant capacity was lowered in brains of fish exposed 24h to fullerenol when compared to those from SWCNT treatment (p<0.05). After 48h, fullerenol induced higher expression of both catalytic and regulatory subunits of enzyme glutamate cysteine ligase when compared to control group (p<0.05), indicating an antioxidant behavior. In vitro assays showed a dual effect of SWCNT, since a pro-oxidant behavior was observed at low concentrations (0.1 and 1.0mg/L) and an antioxidant one at the highest concentration (10.0mg/L). Few biological responses were altered by this NM: decrease in total antioxidant capacity and induction of the expression of the transcription factor Nrf2 when compared to control group.
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Yamada M, Harada K, Maeda Y, Hasegawa T. A versatile approach to functionalisation of [60]fullerene using 3-trifluoromethyl-3-phenyldiazirine derivatives as photolabelling reagents. NEW J CHEM 2013. [DOI: 10.1039/c3nj00796k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Khanbabaie R, Jahanshahi M. Revolutionary impact of nanodrug delivery on neuroscience. Curr Neuropharmacol 2012; 10:370-92. [PMID: 23730260 PMCID: PMC3520046 DOI: 10.2174/157015912804143513] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2012] [Revised: 08/09/2012] [Accepted: 08/28/2012] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Brain research is the most expanding interdisciplinary research that is using the state of the art techniques to overcome limitations in order to conduct more accurate and effective experiments. Drug delivery to the target site in the central nervous system (CNS) is one of the most difficult steps in neuroscience researches and therapies. Taking advantage of the nanoscale structure of neural cells (both neurons and glia); nanodrug delivery (second generation of biotechnological products) has a potential revolutionary impact into the basic understanding, visualization and therapeutic applications of neuroscience. Current review article firstly provides an overview of preparation and characterization, purification and separation, loading and delivering of nanodrugs. Different types of nanoparticle bioproducts and a number of methods for their fabrication and delivery systems including (carbon) nanotubes are explained. In the second part, neuroscience and nervous system drugs are deeply investigated. Different mechanisms in which nanoparticles enhance the uptake and clearance of molecules form cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) are discussed. The focus is on nanodrugs that are being used or have potential to improve neural researches, diagnosis and therapy of neurodegenerative disorders.
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- Reza Khanbabaie
- Nanotechnology Research Institute, Babol University of Technology, Babol, Iran
- Faculty of Basic Science, Department of Physics, Babol University of Technology, Babol, Iran
- Department of Physics, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
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- Nanotechnology Research Institute, Babol University of Technology, Babol, Iran
- Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Babol University of Technology, Babol, Iran
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