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Behera A, Sa N, Pradhan SP, Swain S, Sahu PK. Metal Nanoparticles in Alzheimer's Disease. J Alzheimers Dis Rep 2023; 7:791-810. [PMID: 37662608 PMCID: PMC10473155 DOI: 10.3233/adr-220112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2022] [Accepted: 06/21/2023] [Indexed: 09/05/2023] Open
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Nanotechnology has emerged in different fields of biomedical application, including lifestyle diseases like diabetes, hypertension, and chronic kidney disease, neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's disease (AD), Parkinson's disease, and different types of cancers. Metal nanoparticles are one of the most used drug delivery systems due to the benefits of their enhanced physicochemical properties as compared to bulk metals. Neurodegenerative diseases are the second most cause affecting mortality worldwide after cancer. Hence, they require the most specific and targeted drug delivery systems for maximum therapeutic benefits. Metal nanoparticles are the preferred drug delivery system, possessing greater blood-brain barrier permeability, biocompatibility, and enhanced bioavailability. But some metal nanoparticles exhibit neurotoxic activity owing to their shape, size, surface charge, or surface modification. This review article has discussed the pathophysiology of AD. The neuroprotective mechanism of gold, silver, selenium, ruthenium, cerium oxide, zinc oxide, and iron oxide nanoparticles are discussed. Again, the neurotoxic mechanisms of gold, iron oxide, titanium dioxide, and cobalt oxide are also included. The neuroprotective and neurotoxic effects of nanoparticles targeted for treating AD are discussed elaborately. The review also focusses on the biocompatibility of metal nanoparticles for targeting the brain in treating AD. The clinical trials and the requirement to develop new drug delivery systems are critically analyzed. This review can show a path for the researchers involved in the brain-targeted drug delivery for AD.
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- Anindita Behera
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Siksha’ O’Anusandhan Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Siksha’ O’Anusandhan Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Siksha’ O’Anusandhan Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Siksha’ O’Anusandhan Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
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Danscher G, Rasmussen S. nanoGold and µGold inhibit autoimmune inflammation: a review. Histochem Cell Biol 2023; 159:225-232. [PMID: 36864314 PMCID: PMC10006034 DOI: 10.1007/s00418-023-02182-9] [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] [Accepted: 02/10/2023] [Indexed: 03/04/2023]
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The newest data on metallic gold have placed the noble metal central in the fight for the safe treatment of autoimmune inflammation. There are two different ways to use gold for the treatment of inflammation: gold microparticles > 20 µm and gold nanoparticles. The injection of gold microparticles (µGold) is a purely local therapy. µGold particles stay put where injected, and gold ions released from them are relatively few and taken up by cells within a sphere of only a few millimeters in diameter from their origin particles. The macrophage-induced release of gold ions may continue for years. Injection of gold nanoparticles (nanoGold), on the other hand, is spread throughout the whole body, and the bio-released gold ions, therefore, affect multitudes of cells all over the body, as when using gold-containing drugs such as Myocrisin. Since macrophages and other phagocytotic cells take up and transport nanoGold and remove it after a short period, repeated treatment is necessary. This review describes the details of the cellular mechanisms that lead to the bio-release of gold ions in µGold and nanoGold.
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- Gorm Danscher
- Department of Biomedicine, Århus University, Århus, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark.
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Abel J, Silva MRD, Costa AB, Oliveira MPD, Silva LED, Dela Vedova LM, Mendes TF, Tartari G, Possato JC, Ferreira GK, Machado de Avila RA, Rezin GT. Therapeutic effects of the gold nanoparticle on obesity-triggered neuroinflammation: a review. J Drug Target 2023; 31:134-141. [PMID: 36066550 DOI: 10.1080/1061186x.2022.2120613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Introduction: Obesity is considered a chronic non-communicable disease characterised by excess body fat. In recent years the prevalence of obesity has grown a lot. Individuals with obesity store the excess of nutrients consumed in the form of fat in adipose tissue, and generate an imbalance of this tissue, where there is the secretion of adipocytokines, which contributes to a peripheral and central inflammatory picture, reaching the central nervous system (CNS), generating neuroinflammation. There is still no effective and safe therapy for the treatment of obesity, many of the drugs marketed has serious side effects. Therefore, there is a search for therapies aimed mainly at reducing inflammation.Objective: In this work the possibility of using a new therapeutic option for obesity will be explored, using nanotechnology. Nanotechnology has gained prominence in recent years for being a promising technology for treatment and as a molecule-in-the-light in inflammatory diseases. Gold nanoparticles (GNP) stand out among nanomaterials because they demonstrate anti-inflammatory characteristics by various pathways, and have been widely used in the treatment of inflammatory diseases, including in the CNS, demonstrating excellent results.Result: Thus, the use of GNP for the treatment of obesity is promising due to the inflammatory state of obesity, thus acting as anti-inflammatory at the peripheral and central levels.
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- Jessica Abel
- Laboratory of Neurobiology of Inflammatory and Metabolic Processes, Postgraduate Program in Health Sciences, Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Neurobiology of Inflammatory and Metabolic Processes, Postgraduate Program in Health Sciences, Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Neurobiology of Inflammatory and Metabolic Processes, Postgraduate Program in Health Sciences, Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Neurobiology of Inflammatory and Metabolic Processes, Postgraduate Program in Health Sciences, Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Neurobiology of Inflammatory and Metabolic Processes, Postgraduate Program in Health Sciences, Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Neurobiology of Inflammatory and Metabolic Processes, Postgraduate Program in Health Sciences, Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Neurobiology of Inflammatory and Metabolic Processes, Postgraduate Program in Health Sciences, Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Neurobiology of Inflammatory and Metabolic Processes, Postgraduate Program in Health Sciences, Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Pathophysiology, Postgraduate Program in Health Sciences, Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Pathophysiology, Postgraduate Program in Health Sciences, Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Neurobiology of Inflammatory and Metabolic Processes, Postgraduate Program in Health Sciences, Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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Farhangi S, Karimi E, Khajeh K, Hosseinkhani S, Javan M. Peptide mediated targeted delivery of gold nanoparticles into the demyelination site ameliorates myelin impairment and gliosis. NANOMEDICINE : NANOTECHNOLOGY, BIOLOGY, AND MEDICINE 2023; 47:102609. [PMID: 36228994 DOI: 10.1016/j.nano.2022.102609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2022] [Revised: 09/23/2022] [Accepted: 10/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Drug development for multiple sclerosis (MS) clinical management focuses on both neuroprotection and repair strategies, and is challenging due to low permeability of the blood-brain barrier, off-target distribution, and the need for high doses of drugs. The changes in the extracellular matrix have been documented in MS patients. It has been shown that the expression of nidogen-1 increases in MS lesions. Laminin forms a stable complex with nidogen-1 through a heptapeptide which was selected to target the lesion area in this study. Here we showed that the peptide binding was specific to the injured area following lysophosphatidylcholine (LPC) induced demyelination. In vivo data showed enhanced delivery of the peptide-functionalized gold nanoparticles (Pep-GNPs) to the lesion area. In addition, Pep-GNPs administration significantly enhanced myelin content and reduced astrocyte/microglia activation. Results demonstrated the possibility of using this peptide to target and treat lesions in patients suffering from MS.
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- Sahar Farhangi
- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran; Institute for Brain and Cognition, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Nanobiotechnology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Nanobiotechnology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran; Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Nanobiotechnology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran; Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran; Institute for Brain and Cognition, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.
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Rasmussen S, Kjaer Petersen K, Kristiansen MK, Andersen JS, Aboo C, Thomsen ME, Skjoldemose E, Jørgensen NK, Stensballe A, Arendt-Nielsen L. Gold micro-particles for knee osteoarthritis. Eur J Pain 2022; 26:811-824. [PMID: 35076138 PMCID: PMC9307026 DOI: 10.1002/ejp.1909] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2021] [Revised: 12/29/2021] [Accepted: 01/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Background This exploratory study investigates if intra‐articular injected gold microparticles in knee osteoarthritis (KOA) reduce immunomodulatory‐based pain via proteomic changes in the synovial fluid (SF) and serum. Methods Thirty patients with moderate KOA were included. Intraarticular injections with 20 mg gold microparticles (72.000 particles, 20–40 µm in diameter) using the patient's synovial fluid (SF) as carrier were performed. Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) subscores for pain, stiffness, and function were assessed at inclusion, 8 weeks and 2 years The PainDetect questionnaire, pain pressure threshold (PPT), temporal summation (TS), and conditioned pain modulation (CPM), and pain diary were assessed at inclusion and 8 weeks. Proteome analysis was performed on SF and blood samples before and after 8 weeks of treatment. Results A decrease in WOMAC scores (pain (p = 0.0001), stiffness (p = 0.0088), activity (p = 0.0001)), PainDetect (p = 0.0002) and increase in PPT (p = 0.001) and CPM (p = 0.021) and a decrease in TS (p = 0.03) were found after 8 weeks compared to inclusion assessments. At 2 years follow‐up compared to baseline there was a decrease in WOMAC scores (pain (p = 0.0001), stiffness (p = 0.007), activity (p = 0.0001)) and PainDetect (p = 0.0001). In SF, 28 different proteins were downregulated and 11 upregulated (p < 0.05) mainly associated immune response. Similarly, 31 proteins were downregulated and 1 upregulated in serum (p < 0.05) reflecting key immune response and anatomical structure development processes. No adverse effects related to the treatment were recorded. Conclusions Gold microparticles injected intra‐articular in KOA joints may provide pain relief and an inflammatory modulatory effect based on proteome changes found in SF and serum. A randomized, controlled, double‐blind study is needed to infer a conclusion. Significance This study indicates that intra‐articular gold may provide advantages in clinical practice for managing knee osteoarthritic pain. The use of intraarticular gold can add new knowledge to the treatment of inflammation and pain.
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- Sten Rasmussen
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Aalborg University.,Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Sport and Arthroscopy, Aalborg University Hospital
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- Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University.,Center for Neuroplasticity and Pain, Department of Health Science and Technology, Faculty of Medicine, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark
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- Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University.,Center for Neuroplasticity and Pain, Department of Health Science and Technology, Faculty of Medicine, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark.,Department of Medical Gastroenterology, Mech-Sense, Aalborg University Hospital
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Wang Q, Wang H, Ma Y, Cao X, Gao H. Effects of Electroactive materials on nerve cell behaviors and applications in peripheral nerve repair. Biomater Sci 2022; 10:6061-6076. [DOI: 10.1039/d2bm01216b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Peripheral nerve damage can lead to loss of function or even complete disability, which bring about a huge burden on both the patient and society. Regulating nerve cell behavior and...
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Gulati K, Scimeca JC, Ivanovski S, Verron E. Double-edged sword: Therapeutic efficacy versus toxicity evaluations of doped titanium implants. Drug Discov Today 2021; 26:2734-2742. [PMID: 34246772 DOI: 10.1016/j.drudis.2021.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2020] [Revised: 06/25/2021] [Accepted: 07/02/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Titanium-based orthopaedic/dental implants modified with various metal-doping strategies can enhance local therapy and bioactivity. Intentional or unintentional (because of loading and wear) release of metal ions/nanoparticles (NPs) from metal-doped implants can be therapeutic or cause adverse local tissue reactions, compromising long-term survival. Strategies to incorporate metals into implants, such as superficial or deep loading inside nano-engineered surfaces, including nanotubes, and the physiochemical characteristics of the released species significantly influence both their therapeutic and cytotoxic potential. In this review, we compare and contrast this 'double-edged sword' to arrive at an improved understanding of metal-doped implants to enable controlled therapy while minimising cytotoxicity concerns.
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- Karan Gulati
- The University of Queensland, School of Dentistry, Herston, QLD 4006, Australia
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- The University of Queensland, School of Dentistry, Herston, QLD 4006, Australia
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- Université de Nantes, CNRS, UMR 6230, CEISAM, UFR Sciences et Techniques, 2, rue de la Houssinière, BP 92208, 44322 NANTES Cedex 3, France.
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Yao X, Qian Y, Fan C. Electroactive nanomaterials in the peripheral nerve regeneration. J Mater Chem B 2021; 9:6958-6972. [PMID: 34195746 DOI: 10.1039/d1tb00686j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Severe peripheral nerve injuries are threatening the life quality of human beings. Current clinical treatments contain some limitations and therefore extensive research and efforts are geared towards tissue engineering approaches and development. The biophysical and biochemical characteristics of nanomaterials are highly focused on as critical elements in the design and fabrication of regenerative scaffolds. Recent studies indicate that the electrical properties and nanostructure of biomaterials can significantly affect the progress of nerve repair. More importantly, these studies also demonstrate the fact that electroactive nanomaterials have substantial implications for regulating the viability and fate of primary supporting cells in nerve regeneration. In this review, we summarize the current knowledge of electroconductive and piezoelectric nanomaterials. We exemplify typical cellular responses through cell-material interfaces, and the nanomaterial-induced microenvironment rebalance in terms of several key factors, immune responses, angiogenesis and oxidative stress. This work highlights the mechanism and application of electroactive nanomaterials to the development of regenerative scaffolds for peripheral nerve tissue engineering.
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- Xiangyun Yao
- Department of Orthopedics, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai 200233, China.
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- Department of Orthopedics, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai 200233, China.
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- Department of Orthopedics, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai 200233, China.
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Gold Nanoparticles Treatment Reverses Brain Damage in Alzheimer’s Disease Model. Mol Neurobiol 2019; 57:926-936. [DOI: 10.1007/s12035-019-01780-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2019] [Accepted: 09/09/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Gulati K, Hamlet SM, Ivanovski S. Tailoring the immuno-responsiveness of anodized nano-engineered titanium implants. J Mater Chem B 2018; 6:2677-2689. [PMID: 32254221 DOI: 10.1039/c8tb00450a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Owing to its biocompatibility and corrosion resistance, titanium is one of the most commonly used implantable biomaterials. Numerous in vitro and in vivo investigations have established that titanium surfaces with a nanoscale topography outperform conventional smooth or micro-rough surfaces in terms of achieving desirable bonding with bone (i.e. enhanced bioactivity). Among these nanoscale topographical modifications, ordered nanostructures fabricated via electrochemical anodization, especially titania nanotubes (TNTs), are particularly attractive. This is due to their ability to augment bioactivity, deliver drugs and the potential for easy/cost-effective translation into the current implant market. However, the potential of TNT-modified implants to modulate the host immune-inflammatory response, which is critical for achieving timely osseointegration, remains relatively unexplored. Such immunomodulatory effects may be achieved by modifying the physical and chemical properties of the TNTs. Furthermore, therapeutic/bioactive enhancements performed on these nano-engineered implants (such as antibacterial or osteogenic functions) are likely to illicit an immune response which needs to be appropriately controlled. The lack of sufficient in-depth studies with respect to immune cell responses to TNTs has created research gaps that must be addressed in order to facilitate the design of the next generation of immuno-modulatory titanium implants. This review article focuses on the chemical, topographical and mechanical features of TNT-modified implants that can be manipulated in order to achieve immuno-modulation, as well as providing an insight into how modulating the immune response can augment implant performance.
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- Karan Gulati
- School of Dentistry, The University of Queensland, 288 Herston Road, Herston, QLD 4006, Australia.
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Safety of Intra-Articular Gold Microimplants in Horses–A Randomized, Blinded, Controlled Experimental Study. J Equine Vet Sci 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jevs.2017.03.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Deng J, Gao C. Recent advances in interactions of designed nanoparticles and cells with respect to cellular uptake, intracellular fate, degradation and cytotoxicity. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2016; 27:412002. [PMID: 27609340 DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/27/41/412002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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The unique features of nanomaterials have led to their rapid development in the biomedical field. In particular, functionalized nanoparticles (NPs) are extensively used in the delivery of drugs and genes, bio-imaging and diagnosis. Hence, the interaction between NPs and cells is one of the most important issues towards understanding the true nature of the NP-mediated biological effects. Moreover, the intracellular safety concern of the NPs as a result of intracellular NP degradation remains to be clarified in detail. This review presents recent advances in the interactions of designed NPs and cells. The focus includes the governing factors on cellular uptake and the intracellular fate of NPs, and the degradation of NPs and its influence on nanotoxicity. Some basic consideration is proposed for optimizing the NP-cell interaction and designing NPs of better biocompatiblity for biomedical application.
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- Jun Deng
- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, People's Republic of China
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Hadrup N, Sharma AK, Poulsen M, Nielsen E. Toxicological risk assessment of elemental gold following oral exposure to sheets and nanoparticles – A review. Regul Toxicol Pharmacol 2015; 72:216-21. [DOI: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2015.04.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2015] [Revised: 04/17/2015] [Accepted: 04/18/2015] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Uchiyama MK, Deda DK, Rodrigues SFDP, Drewes CC, Bolonheis SM, Kiyohara PK, Toledo SPD, Colli W, Araki K, Farsky SHP. In vivoandIn vitroToxicity and Anti-Inflammatory Properties of Gold Nanoparticle Bioconjugates to the Vascular System. Toxicol Sci 2014; 142:497-507. [DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kfu202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Yin Y, Yu S, Liu J, Jiang G. Thermal and photoinduced reduction of ionic Au(III) to elemental Au nanoparticles by dissolved organic matter in water: possible source of naturally occurring Au nanoparticles. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2014; 48:2671-2679. [PMID: 24471802 DOI: 10.1021/es404195r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Naturally occurring Au nanoparticles (AuNPs) have been widely observed in ore deposits, coal, soil, and environmental water. Identifying the source of these naturally occurring AuNPs could be helpful for not only the discovery of Au deposits through advanced exploration methods, but also the elucidation of the biogeochemical cycle and environmental toxicity of ionic Au and engineered AuNPs. Here, we investigated the effect of natural/simulated sunlight and heating on the reduction of ionic Au by ubiquitous dissolved organic matter (DOM) in river water. The reductive process probed by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy revealed that phenolic, alcoholic, and aldehyde groups in DOM act as reductive sites. Long-time exposure with thermal and photoirradiation induced the further fusion and growth of AuNPs to branched Au nanostructure as precipitation. The formation processes and kinetics of AuNPs were further investigated using humic acid (HA) as the DOM model, with comprehensive characterizing methods. We have observed that HA can reduce ionic Au(III) complex (as chloride or hydroxyl complex) to elemental Au nanoparticles under sunlight or heating. In this process, nearly all of the Au(III) could be reduced to AuNPs, in which HA serves as not only the reductive agent, but also the coating agent to stabilize and disperse AuNPs. The size and stability of AuNPs were highly dependent on the concentration ratio of Au(III) to HA. These results imply that, besides biological processes, this thermal or photochemical reduction process is another possible source of naturally occurring AuNPs in natural environments, which possibly has critical impacts on the transport and transformation of Au and engineered AuNPs.
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- Yongguang Yin
- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences , P.O. Box 2871, Beijing 100085, People's Republic of China
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Benetti F, Bregoli L, Olivato I, Sabbioni E. Effects of metal(loid)-based nanomaterials on essential element homeostasis: The central role of nanometallomics for nanotoxicology. Metallomics 2014; 6:729-47. [DOI: 10.1039/c3mt00167a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Pedersen DS, Tran TP, Smidt K, Bibby BM, Rungby J, Larsen A. Metallic gold beads in hyaluronic acid: a novel form of gold-based immunosuppression? Investigations of the immunosuppressive effects of metallic gold on cultured J774 macrophages and on neuronal gene expression in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis. Biometals 2013; 26:369-85. [PMID: 23653168 DOI: 10.1007/s10534-013-9616-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2012] [Accepted: 02/13/2013] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a neurodegenerative disease caused by recurring attacks of neuroinflammation leading to neuronal death. Immune-suppressing gold salts are used for treating connective tissue diseases; however, side effects occur from systemic spread of gold ions. This is limited by exploiting macrophage-induced liberation of gold ions (dissolucytosis) from gold surfaces. Injecting gold beads in hyaluronic acid (HA) as a vehicle into the cavities of the brain can delay clinical signs of disease progression in the MS model, experimental autoimmune encephalitis (EAE). This study investigates the anti-inflammatory properties of metallic gold/HA on the gene expression of tumor necrosis factor (Tnf-α), Interleukin (Il)-1β, Il-6, Il-10, Colony-stimulating factor (Csf)-v2, Metallothionein (Mt)-1/2, Bcl-2 associated X protein (Bax) and B cell lymphoma (Bcl)-2 in cultured J774 macrophages and in rodents with early stages of EAE. Cells grew for 5 days on gold/HA or HA, then receiving 1,000 ng/mL lipopolysaccharide (LPS) as inflammatory challenge. In the EAE experiment, 12 Lewis rats received gold injections and control groups included 11 untreated and 12 HA-treated EAE rats and five healthy animals. The experiment terminated day 9 when the first ten animals showed signs of EAE, only one of which were gold-treated (1p = 0.0367). Gene expression in the macrophages showed a statistically significant decrease in Il-6, Il-1β and Il-10-response to LPS; interestingly HA induced a statistically significant increase of Il-10. In the EAE model gene expression of inflammatory cytokines increased markedly. Compared to EAE controls levels of Tnf-α, Il-1β, Il-10, Il-6, IL-2, Ifn-γ, Il-17, transforming growth factor (Tgf)-β, superoxide dismutase (Sod)-2, Mt-2 and fibroblast growth factor (Fgf)-2 were lower in the gold-treated group. HA-treated animals expressed similar or intermediate levels. Omnibus testing for reduced inflammatory response following gold-treatment was not significant, but tendencies towards a decrease in the Sod-2, Fgf-2, Il-1β response and a higher Bdnf and IL-23 gene expression were seen. In conclusion, our findings support that bio-liberation of gold from metallic gold surfaces have anti-inflammatory properties similar to classic gold compounds, warranting further studies into the pharmacological potential of this novel gold-treatment and the possible synergistic effects of hyaluronic acid.
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- Dan Sonne Pedersen
- Department of Biomedicine, Pharmacology, Aarhus University, Wilhelm Meyers Allé 4, Building 1240, 3rd Floor, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark.
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Seifert O, Matussek A, Sjögren F, Geffers R, Anderson CD. Gene expression profiling of macrophages: implications for an immunosuppressive effect of dissolucytotic gold ions. JOURNAL OF INFLAMMATION-LONDON 2012; 9:43. [PMID: 23140489 PMCID: PMC3526405 DOI: 10.1186/1476-9255-9-43] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2012] [Accepted: 11/06/2012] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Background Gold salts has previously been used in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis but have been replaced by biologicals such as TNF-α inhibitors. The mechanisms behind the anti-inflammatory effect of metallic gold ions are still unknown, however, recent data showed that charged gold atoms are released from pure metallic gold implants by macrophages via a dissolucytosis membrane, and that gold ions are taken up by local macrophages, mast cells and to some extent fibroblasts. These findings open the question of possible immunomodulatory effects of metallic gold and motivate efforts on a deeper understanding of the effect of metallic gold on key inflammatory cells as macrophages. Methods Human macrophage cells (cell line THP-1) were grown on gold foils and intracellular uptake was analysed by autometallography. The impact of phagocytised gold ions on viability of THP-1 cells was investigated by trypan blue staining and TUNEL assay. The global gene expression profile of THP-1 cells after incorporation of gold ions was studied using microarray analysis comprising approximately 20,000 genes. The gene expression data was confirmed by measurement of secreted proteins. Results Autometallography showed intracellular uptake of gold ions into THP-1 cells. No significant effect on viability of THP-1 cells was demonstrated. Our data revealed a unique gene expression signature of dissolucytotic THP-1 cells that had taken up gold ions. A large number of regulated genes were functionally related to immunomodulation. Gold ion uptake induced downregulation of genes involved in rheumatoid arthritis such as hepatocyte growth factor, tenascin-C, inhibitor of DNA binding 1 and 3 and matrix metalloproteinase 13. Conclusion The data obtained in this study offer new insights into the mode of action of gold ions and suggest for the investigation of effects on other key cells and a possible future role of metallic gold as implants in rheumatoid arthritis or other inflammatory conditions.
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- Oliver Seifert
- Division of Dermatology, Ryhov Hospital, S-55185, Jönköping, Sweden.
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Yang P, Zhang X. Nucleic acid-mediated gold oxidation: novel biolithography for surface microfabrication and new insight into gold-based biomaterials. Chem Commun (Camb) 2012; 48:8787-9. [PMID: 22836737 PMCID: PMC3601488 DOI: 10.1039/c2cc33614f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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In Nature, certain organisms can perform microbial corrosion on base metals by oxidation of neutral metallic atoms (H. L. Ehrlich, Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol., 1997). Herein we describe the first discovery of biological nucleic acids able to catalyze and mediate gold oxidation from neutral Au(0) to trivalent Au(III) under certain oxidative environments provided by mild oxidizing reagent N-bromosuccinimide or amino acids. A new biolithography technique for gold patterning is further developed.
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- Peng Yang
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710062, China.
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Pedersen DS, Fredericia PM, Pedersen MO, Stoltenberg M, Penkowa M, Danscher G, Rungby J, Larsen A. Metallic gold slows disease progression, reduces cell death and induces astrogliosis while simultaneously increasing stem cell responses in an EAE rat model of multiple sclerosis. Histochem Cell Biol 2012; 138:787-802. [PMID: 22820857 DOI: 10.1007/s00418-012-0996-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/10/2012] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Multiple sclerosis (MS) is the most common neurodegenerative disease in the Western world affecting younger, otherwise healthy individuals. Today no curative treatment exists. Patients suffer from recurring attacks caused by demyelination and underlying neuroinflammation, ultimately leading to loss of neurons. Recent research shows that bio-liberation of gold ions from metallic gold implants can ameliorate inflammation, reduce apoptosis and promote proliferation of neuronal stem cells (NSCs) in a mouse model of focal brain injury. Based on these findings, the present study investigates whether metallic gold implants affect the clinical signs of disease progression and the pathological findings in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE), a rodent model of MS. Gold particles 20-45 μm suspended in hyaluronic acid were bilaterally injected into the lateral ventricles (LV) of young Lewis rats prior to EAE induction. Comparing gold-treated animals to untreated and vehicle-treated ones, a statistically significant slowing of disease progression in terms of reduced weight loss was seen. Despite massive inflammatory infiltration, terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick end labeling staining revealed reduced apoptotic cell death in disease foci in the brain stem of gold-treated animals, alongside an up-regulation of glial fibrillary acidic protein-positive reactive astrocytes near the LV and in the brain stem. Cell counting of frizzled-9 and nestin-stained cells showed statistically significant up-regulation of NSCs migrating from the subventricular zone. Additionally, the neuroprotective proteins Metallothionein-1 and -2 were up-regulated in the corpus callosum. In conclusion, this study is the first to show that the presence of small gold implants affect disease progression in a rat model of MS, increasing the neurogenic response and reducing the loss of cells in disease foci. Gold implants might thus improve clinical outcome for MS patients and further research into the long-term effects of such localized gold treatment is warranted.
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- Dan Sonne Pedersen
- Department of Biomedicine, Pharmacology, Aarhus University, Wilhelm Meyers Allé 4, Building 1240, 3rd Floor, 8000, Aarhus C, Denmark.
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Locht LJ, Pedersen MØ, Markholt S, Bibby BM, Larsen A, Penkowa M, Stoltenberg M, Rungby J. Metallic silver fragments cause massive tissue loss in the mouse brain. Basic Clin Pharmacol Toxicol 2011; 109:1-10. [PMID: 21205224 DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-7843.2010.00668.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Silver is a metal with well-known antibacterial effects. This makes silver an attractive coating material for medical devices for use inside the body, e.g. orthopaedic prostheses and catheters used in neurosurgery as it has been found to reduce the high risk of infections. Lately, the use of nano-silver particles in the industry, e.g. woven into fabrics and furniture has increased, and thus the exposure to silver particles in daily life increases. To study the effect of metallic silver particles on nervous tissue, we injected micron-sized silver particles into the mouse brain by stereotactic procedures. After 7, 14 days and 9 months, the silver-exposed animals had considerable brain damage seen as cavity formation and inflammation adjacent to the injected metallic silver particles. The tissue loss involved both cortical and hippocampal structures and resulted in enlargement of the lateral ventricles. Autometallographic silver enhancement showed silver uptake in lysosomes of glia cells and neurons in the ipsilateral cortex and hippocampus alongside a minor uptake on the contralateral side. Silver was also detected in ependymal cells and the choroid plexus. After 9 months, spreading of silver to the kidneys was seen. Cell counts of immunostained sections showed that metallic silver induced a statistically significant inflammatory response, i.e. increased microgliosis (7 days: p < 0.0001; 14 days: p < 0.01; 9 months: p < 0.0001) and TNF-α expression (7 and 14 days: p < 0.0001; 9 months: p = 0.91). Significant astrogliosis (7, 14 days and 9 months: p < 0.0001) and increased metallothionein (MT I + II) expression (7 and 14 days: p < 0.0001; 9 months: p < 0.001) were also seen in silver-exposed brain tissue. We conclude that metallic silver implants release silver ions causing neuroinflammation and a progressive tissue loss in the brain.
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- Linda Jansons Locht
- Section of Neurobiology, Department of Anatomy, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.
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Jain KK. Nanobiotechnology and personalized medicine. PROGRESS IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE 2011; 104:325-54. [PMID: 22093223 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-416020-0.00008-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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This chapter will start with a definition and scope of personalized medicine and describe how various nanobiotechnologies will contribute to its development. Nanodiagnostics and its combination with therapeutics as well as nanoparticle-based drug delivery will play an important role. The most important applications of nanobiotechnology will be personalized management of cancer, neurological disorders, and cardiovascular diseases.
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- K K Jain
- Jain PharmaBiotech, Basel, Switzerland
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Zainali K, Baas J, Jakobsen T, Danscher G, Soballe K. Particulate gold as an anti-inflammatory mediator in bone allograft-An animal study. J Biomed Mater Res A 2010; 95:956-63. [DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.32928] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Park EJ, Kim H, Kim Y, Park K. Intratracheal instillation of platinum nanoparticles may induce inflammatory responses in mice. Arch Pharm Res 2010; 33:727-35. [DOI: 10.1007/s12272-010-0512-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2009] [Revised: 02/26/2010] [Accepted: 03/01/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Chemical blocking of zinc ions in CNS increases neuronal damage following traumatic brain injury (TBI) in mice. PLoS One 2010; 5:e10131. [PMID: 20396380 PMCID: PMC2852423 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0010131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2009] [Accepted: 03/12/2010] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Background Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is one of the leading causes of disability and death among young people. Although much is already known about secondary brain damage the full range of brain tissue responses to TBI remains to be elucidated. A population of neurons located in cerebral areas associated with higher cognitive functions harbours a vesicular zinc pool co-localized with glutamate. This zinc enriched pool of synaptic vesicles has been hypothesized to take part in the injurious signalling cascade that follows pathological conditions such as seizures, ischemia and traumatic brain injury. Pathological release of excess zinc ions from pre-synaptic vesicles has been suggested to mediate cell damage/death to postsynaptic neurons. Methodology/Principal Findings In order to substantiate the influence of vesicular zinc ions on TBI, we designed a study in which damage and zinc movements were analysed in several different ways. Twenty-four hours after TBI ZnT3-KO mice (mice without vesicular zinc) were compared to littermate Wild Type (WT) mice (mice with vesicular zinc) with regard to histopathology. Furthermore, in order to evaluate a possible neuro-protective dimension of chemical blocking of vesicular zinc, we treated lesioned mice with either DEDTC or selenite. Our study revealed that chemical blocking of vesicular zinc ions, either by chelation with DEDTC or accumulation in zinc-selenium nanocrystals, worsened the effects on the aftermath of TBI in the WT mice by increasing the number of necrotic and apoptotic cells within the first 24 hours after TBI, when compared to those of chemically untreated WT mice. Conclusion/Significance ZnT3-KO mice revealed more damage after TBI compared to WT controls. Following treatment with DEDTC or selenium an increase in the number of both dead and apoptotic cells were seen in the controls within the first 24 hours after TBI while the degree of damage in the ZnT3-KO mice remained largely unchanged. Further analyses revealed that the damage development in the two mouse strains was almost identical after either zinc chelation or zinc complexion therapy.
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Danscher G, Larsen A. Effects of dissolucytotic gold ions on recovering brain lesions. Histochem Cell Biol 2010; 133:367-73. [PMID: 20237795 DOI: 10.1007/s00418-010-0681-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/11/2010] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Recent experimental research has shown that metallic gold releases charged gold atoms when placed intracerebrally and that the liberated gold ions affect inflammation in the brain. The observations suggest that metallic gold can be used as a safe suppressor of inflammation in the central nervous system.
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- Gorm Danscher
- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, University of Aarhus, 8000, Aarhus C, Denmark.
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Bio-released gold ions modulate expression of neuroprotective and hematopoietic factors after brain injury. Brain Res 2010; 1307:1-13. [DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2009.10.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2009] [Revised: 10/06/2009] [Accepted: 10/12/2009] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Biomaterials and Biological Materials, Common Definitions, History, and Classification. BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS OF MARINE ORIGIN 2010. [DOI: 10.1007/978-90-481-9130-7_1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Metallic gold reduces TNFα expression, oxidative DNA damage and pro-apoptotic signals after experimental brain injury. Brain Res 2009; 1271:103-13. [DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2009.03.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2009] [Revised: 03/12/2009] [Accepted: 03/12/2009] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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State-of-the-art technologies, current opinions and developments, and novel findings: news from the field of histochemistry and cell biology. Histochem Cell Biol 2008; 130:1205-51. [PMID: 18985372 DOI: 10.1007/s00418-008-0535-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/21/2008] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Investigations of cell and tissue structure and function using innovative methods and approaches have again yielded numerous exciting findings in recent months and have added important data to current knowledge, inspiring new ideas and hypotheses in various fields of modern life sciences. Topics and contents of comprehensive expert reviews covering different aspects in methodological advances, cell biology, tissue function and morphology, and novel findings reported in original papers are summarized in the present review.
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