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Patel KD, Keskin-Erdogan Z, Sawadkar P, Nik Sharifulden NSA, Shannon MR, Patel M, Silva LB, Patel R, Chau DYS, Knowles JC, Perriman AW, Kim HW. Oxidative stress modulating nanomaterials and their biochemical roles in nanomedicine. NANOSCALE HORIZONS 2024. [PMID: 39018043 DOI: 10.1039/d4nh00171k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/18/2024]
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Many pathological conditions are predominantly associated with oxidative stress, arising from reactive oxygen species (ROS); therefore, the modulation of redox activities has been a key strategy to restore normal tissue functions. Current approaches involve establishing a favorable cellular redox environment through the administration of therapeutic drugs and redox-active nanomaterials (RANs). In particular, RANs not only provide a stable and reliable means of therapeutic delivery but also possess the capacity to finely tune various interconnected components, including radicals, enzymes, proteins, transcription factors, and metabolites. Here, we discuss the roles that engineered RANs play in a spectrum of pathological conditions, such as cancer, neurodegenerative diseases, infections, and inflammation. We visualize the dual functions of RANs as both generator and scavenger of ROS, emphasizing their profound impact on diverse cellular functions. The focus of this review is solely on inorganic redox-active nanomaterials (inorganic RANs). Additionally, we deliberate on the challenges associated with current RANs-based approaches and propose potential research directions for their future clinical translation.
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- Kapil D Patel
- John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia.
- Research School of Chemistry, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia
- School of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Bristol, BS8 1TD, UK
- Institute of Tissue Regeneration Engineering (ITREN), Dankook University, Cheonan, 31116, Republic of Korea.
- Department of Nanobiomedical Science & BK21 PLUS NBM Global Research Center for Regenerative Medicine Research Center, Dankook University, Cheonan, 31116, Republic of Korea
- UCL Eastman-Korea Dental Medicine Innovation Centre, Dankook University, Cheonan, 31116, Republic of Korea
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- UCL Eastman-Korea Dental Medicine Innovation Centre, Dankook University, Cheonan, 31116, Republic of Korea
- Division of Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering, UCL Eastman Dental Institute, University College London, Royal Free Hospital, Rowland Hill Street, NW3 2PF, London, UK
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, Exhibition Rd, South Kensington, SW7 2BX, London, UK
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- Division of Surgery and Interventional Science, UCL, London, UK
- The Griffin Institute, Northwick Park Institute for Medical Research, Northwick Park and St Mark's Hospitals, London, HA1 3UJ, UK
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- Division of Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering, UCL Eastman Dental Institute, University College London, Royal Free Hospital, Rowland Hill Street, NW3 2PF, London, UK
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- John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia.
- Research School of Chemistry, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia
- School of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Bristol, BS8 1TD, UK
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- Department of Chemistry and Nanoscience, Ewha Women University, 52 Ewhayeodae-gil, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03760, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering, UCL Eastman Dental Institute, University College London, Royal Free Hospital, Rowland Hill Street, NW3 2PF, London, UK
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- Energy & Environment Sciences and Engineering (EESE), Integrated Sciences and Engineering Division (ISED), Underwood International College, Yonsei University, 85 Songdongwahak-ro, Yeonsungu, Incheon 21938, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering, UCL Eastman Dental Institute, University College London, Royal Free Hospital, Rowland Hill Street, NW3 2PF, London, UK
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- Department of Nanobiomedical Science & BK21 PLUS NBM Global Research Center for Regenerative Medicine Research Center, Dankook University, Cheonan, 31116, Republic of Korea
- UCL Eastman-Korea Dental Medicine Innovation Centre, Dankook University, Cheonan, 31116, Republic of Korea
- Division of Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering, UCL Eastman Dental Institute, University College London, Royal Free Hospital, Rowland Hill Street, NW3 2PF, London, UK
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- John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia.
- Research School of Chemistry, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia
- School of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Bristol, BS8 1TD, UK
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- Institute of Tissue Regeneration Engineering (ITREN), Dankook University, Cheonan, 31116, Republic of Korea.
- Department of Nanobiomedical Science & BK21 PLUS NBM Global Research Center for Regenerative Medicine Research Center, Dankook University, Cheonan, 31116, Republic of Korea
- UCL Eastman-Korea Dental Medicine Innovation Centre, Dankook University, Cheonan, 31116, Republic of Korea
- Department of Biomaterials Science, School of Dentistry, Dankook University, Cheonan 31116, Republic of Korea
- Cell & Matter Institute, Dankook University, Cheonan 31116, Republic of Korea
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Qi K, Sun B, Liu SY, Zhang M. Research progress on carbon materials in tumor photothermal therapy. Biomed Pharmacother 2023; 165:115070. [PMID: 37390711 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2023.115070] [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: 04/27/2023] [Revised: 06/20/2023] [Accepted: 06/23/2023] [Indexed: 07/02/2023] Open
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At present, cancer remains one of the leading causes of human death worldwide, and surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy are still the main methods of cancer treatment. However, these treatments have their drawbacks. Surgical treatment often struggles with the complete removal of tumor tissue, leading to a high risk of cancer recurrence. Additionally, chemotherapy drugs have a significant impact on overall health and can easily result in drug resistance. The high risk and mortality of cancer and other reasons promote scientific researchers to unremittingly develop and find a more accurate and faster diagnosis strategy and effective cancer treatment method. Photothermal therapy, which utilizes near-infrared light, offers deeper tissue penetration and minimal damage to surrounding healthy tissues. Compared to conventional radiotherapy and other treatment methods, photothermal therapy boasts several advantages, including high efficiency, non-invasiveness, simplicity, minimal toxicity, and fewer side effects. Photothermal nanomaterials can be categorized as either organic or inorganic materials. This review primarily focuses on the behavior of carbon materials as inorganic materials and their role in tumor photothermal treatment. Furthermore, the challenges faced by carbon materials in photothermal treatment are discussed.
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- Kezhen Qi
- Department of Pharmacy, Dali University, Dali, Yunnan 671000, PR China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150081, PR China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Dali University, Dali, Yunnan 671000, PR China.
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- Department of Pharmacy, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150081, PR China.
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Bengalli RD, Zerbi G, Lucotti A, Catelani T, Mantecca P. Carbon nanotubes: Structural defects as stressors inducing lung cell toxicity. Chem Biol Interact 2023; 382:110613. [PMID: 37353135 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2023.110613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2023] [Revised: 06/14/2023] [Accepted: 06/21/2023] [Indexed: 06/25/2023]
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Lung toxicity of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) is matter of concern since very long time. However, their mechanism of toxicity is still not yet well defined. In this work, the role of structural defects as organic stressors of CNTs able to trigger their potential toxicity is investigated. Four commercial CNTs, with different carbon purity grade, are morphologically characterized by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and the relative amount of structural defects are estimated through Raman spectroscopy, by measuring the intensity ratio D/G (ID/IG). The oxidative potential of CNTs is evaluated with cytochrome-C assay and reactive oxygen species (ROS) detection. Data show that CNTs with larger amounts of structural defects (higher ID/IG ratio) induce an increased ROS generation and consequent cytotoxicity and cellular damage, shown by TEM images of CNTs-cells interaction. Raman analyses of cells exposed to CNTs point out that the spectra of the CNTs inside the cells show no differences with respect of the signal recorded for cell-free CNTs, evidencing their biopersistence in lung cells. Raman spectra cannot provide direct indication of the existence of metals as impurity. It follows that the intensity ratio ID/IG can be taken as a predictive marker of the toxicity of a given CNT.
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- Rossella Daniela Bengalli
- POLARIS Research Centre, Dept. of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Piazza della Scienza 1, 20126, Milano, Italy.
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- Department of Chemistry, Materials, Chemical Engineering "G. Natta", Politecnico di Milano, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, 20133, Milano, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Materials, Chemical Engineering "G. Natta", Politecnico di Milano, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, 20133, Milano, Italy
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- Microscopy Facility, University of Milano-Bicocca, Piazza della Scienza 3, 20126, Milano, Italy
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- POLARIS Research Centre, Dept. of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Piazza della Scienza 1, 20126, Milano, Italy
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Maksimova Y, Zorina A, Nesterova L. Oxidative Stress Response and E. coli Biofilm Formation under the Effect of Pristine and Modified Carbon Nanotubes. Microorganisms 2023; 11:1221. [PMID: 37317195 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms11051221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2023] [Revised: 04/30/2023] [Accepted: 05/04/2023] [Indexed: 06/16/2023] Open
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The article investigates the expression of oxyR and soxS oxidative stress genes in E. coli under the effect of pristine multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) and pristine single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs), MWCNTs and SWCNTs functionalized with carboxyl groups (MWCNTs-COOH and SWCNTs-COOH, respectively), SWCNTs functionalized with amino groups (SWCNTs-NH2) and SWCNTs functionalized with octadecylamine (SWCNTs-ODA). Significant differences were found in the expression of the soxS gene, while no changes were observed in the expression level of the oxyR gene. The pro-oxidant effect of SWCNTs, SWCNTs-COOH, SWCNTs-NH2, and SWCNTs-ODA is presented, and the contrary antioxidant effect of pristine MWCNTs and MWCNTs-COOH in the presence of methyl viologen hydrate (paraquat) is shown. The article shows that SWCNTs-COOH, SWCNTs-NH2, and SWCNTs-ODA added to the medium generate the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in bacterial cells. SWCNTs-COOH intensified the E. coli biofilm formation, and the biofilm biomass exceeded the control by 25 times. Additionally, it is shown that the rpoS expression increased in response to MWCNTs-COOH and SWCNTs-COOH, and the effect of SWCNTs-COOH was more significant. SWCNTs-COOH and SWCNTs-NH2 initiated an increase in ATP concentration in the planktonic cells and a decrease in the biofilm cells. The atomic force microscopy (AFM) method showed that the volume of E. coli planktonic cells after the exposure to carbon nanotubes (CNTs) decreased compared to that without exposure, mainly due to a decrease in cell height. The absence of a strong damaging effect of functionalized SWCNTs on E. coli K12 cells, both in suspension and in biofilms, is shown. Contact with functionalized SWCNTs initiated the aggregation of the polymeric substances of the biofilms; however, the cells did not lyse. Among the studied CNTs, SWCNTs-COOH caused an increased expression of the soxS and rpoS, the formation of ROS, and stimulation of the biofilm formation.
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- Yuliya Maksimova
- Laboratory of Molecular Biotechnology, Institute of Ecology and Genetics of Microorganisms UB RAS, 614081 Perm, Russia
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Perm State University, 614990 Perm, Russia
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biotechnology, Institute of Ecology and Genetics of Microorganisms UB RAS, 614081 Perm, Russia
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- Laboratory of Adaptation of Microorganisms, Institute of Ecology and Genetics of Microorganisms UB RAS, 614081 Perm, Russia
- Department of Plant Physiology and Soil Ecology, Perm State University, 614990 Perm, Russia
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Bartoli M, Piatti E, Tagliaferro A. A Short Review on Nanostructured Carbon Containing Biopolymer Derived Composites for Tissue Engineering Applications. Polymers (Basel) 2023; 15:polym15061567. [PMID: 36987346 PMCID: PMC10056897 DOI: 10.3390/polym15061567] [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: 02/17/2023] [Revised: 03/16/2023] [Accepted: 03/19/2023] [Indexed: 03/30/2023] Open
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The development of new scaffolds and materials for tissue engineering is a wide and open realm of material science. Among solutions, the use of biopolymers represents a particularly interesting area of study due to their great chemical complexity that enables creation of specific molecular architectures. However, biopolymers do not exhibit the properties required for direct application in tissue repair-such as mechanical and electrical properties-but they do show very attractive chemical functionalities which are difficult to produce through in vitro synthesis. The combination of biopolymers with nanostructured carbon fillers could represent a robust solution to enhance composite properties, producing composites with new and unique features, particularly relating to electronic conduction. In this paper, we provide a review of the field of carbonaceous nanostructure-containing biopolymer composites, limiting our investigation to tissue-engineering applications, and providing a complete overview of the recent and most outstanding achievements.
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- Mattia Bartoli
- Center for Sustainable Future Technologies (CSFT), Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT), Via Livorno 60, 10144 Turin, Italy
- Consorzio Interuniversitario Nazionale per la Scienza e Tecnologia dei Materiali (INSTM), Via G. Giusti 9, 50121 Florence, Italy
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- Department of Applied Science and Technology, Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Turin, Italy
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- Consorzio Interuniversitario Nazionale per la Scienza e Tecnologia dei Materiali (INSTM), Via G. Giusti 9, 50121 Florence, Italy
- Department of Applied Science and Technology, Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Turin, Italy
- Faculty of Science, Ontario Tech University, 2000 Simcoe Street North, Oshawa, ON L1G 0C5, Canada
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Vardakas P, Kartsonakis IA, Kyriazis ID, Kainourgios P, Trompeta AFA, Charitidis CA, Kouretas D. Pristine, carboxylated, and hybrid multi-walled carbon nanotubes exert potent antioxidant activities in in vitro-cell free systems. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2023; 220:115156. [PMID: 36574796 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.115156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2022] [Revised: 12/09/2022] [Accepted: 12/22/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) are tubular-shaped carbon allotropes, composed of multiple concentric graphene cylinders. The extended systems of conjugated double bonds, that MWCNTs are constituted by, provide them with high electron affinities, enabling them to act as electron donors or acceptors. Consequently, their potential biomedical applications, as synthetic antioxidant agents, are of particular interest. Based on the above, the purpose of the present study was to evaluate the intrinsic antioxidant properties of pristine and carboxylated MWCNTs, as well as of novel hybrid nanocomposites of MWCNTs and inorganic nanoparticles. To this end, after the synthesis and characterization of MWCNTs, their antiradical, reducing, and antigenotoxic properties were assessed in cell-free assays, using a methodological approach that has been recently proposed by our research group. According to our results, most of the tested MWCNTs exhibited strong antioxidant activities. More elaborately, the hybrid material of MWCNTs and ferrous oxide nanoparticles, i.e., CNTs@Fe3O4, showed robust scavenging capacities in all free-radical scavenging assays examined. As regards reducing properties, the pristine MWCNTs, i.e., CNTs-Ref, exhibited the greater electron donating capacity. Finally, in terms of antigenotoxic properties, the hybrid material of MWCNTs and silicon carbide nanoparticles, i.e., CNTs@SiC, exhibited potent ability to inhibit the formation of peroxyl radicals, thus preventing from the oxidative DNA damage. Conclusively, our findings suggest that the MWCNTs of the study could be considered as promising broad-spectrum antioxidants, however, further investigations are required to evaluate their toxicological profile in cell-based and in vivo systems.
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- Periklis Vardakas
- Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Thessaly, Viopolis, Mezourlo, 41500, Larissa, Greece
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- Research Lab of Advanced, Composite, Nano-Materials and Nanotechnology, School of Chemical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, 9 Heroon Polytechniou St. Zografos, 15780, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Thessaly, Viopolis, Mezourlo, 41500, Larissa, Greece
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- Research Lab of Advanced, Composite, Nano-Materials and Nanotechnology, School of Chemical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, 9 Heroon Polytechniou St. Zografos, 15780, Athens, Greece
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- Research Lab of Advanced, Composite, Nano-Materials and Nanotechnology, School of Chemical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, 9 Heroon Polytechniou St. Zografos, 15780, Athens, Greece
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- Research Lab of Advanced, Composite, Nano-Materials and Nanotechnology, School of Chemical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, 9 Heroon Polytechniou St. Zografos, 15780, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Thessaly, Viopolis, Mezourlo, 41500, Larissa, Greece.
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Liang S, Tian X, Wang C. Nanozymes in the Treatment of Diseases Caused by Excessive Reactive Oxygen Specie. J Inflamm Res 2022; 15:6307-6328. [PMID: 36411826 PMCID: PMC9675353 DOI: 10.2147/jir.s383239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2022] [Accepted: 10/11/2022] [Indexed: 10/29/2023] Open
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Excessive reactive oxygen species (ROS) may generate deleterious effects on biomolecules, such as DNA damage, protein oxidation and lipid peroxidation, causing cell and tissue damage and eventually leading to the pathogenesis of diseases, such as neurodegenerative diseases, ischemia/reperfusion ((I/R)) injury, and inflammatory diseases. Therefore, the modulation of ROS can be an efficient means to relieve the aforementioned diseases. Several studies have verified that antioxidants such as Mitoquinone (a mitochondrial-targeted coenzyme Q10 derivative) can scavenge ROS and attenuate related diseases. Nanozymes, defined as nanomaterials with intrinsic enzyme-like properties that also possess antioxidant properties, are hence expected to be promising alternatives for the treatment of ROS-related diseases. This review introduces the types of nanozymes with inherent antioxidant activities, elaborates on various strategies (eg, controlling the size or shape of nanozymes, regulating the composition of nanozymes and environmental factors) for modulating their catalytic activities, and summarizes their performances in treating ROS-induced diseases.
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- Shufeng Liang
- Department of Molecular Biology, Shanxi Province Cancer Hospital/Shanxi Hospital, Affiliated to Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences/Cancer Hospital Affiliated to Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, People’s Republic of China
- Institute of Environmental Sciences, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection, School of Radiation Medicine and Protection, Medical College of Soochow University, Collaborative Innovation Center of Radiation Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, Soochow University, Suzhou, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Transfusion, Shanxi Province Cancer Hospital/Shanxi Hospital Affiliated to Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences/Cancer Hospital Affiliated to Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, People’s Republic of China
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Wang Y, Li J, Li X, Shi J, Jiang Z, Zhang CY. Graphene-based nanomaterials for cancer therapy and anti-infections. Bioact Mater 2022; 14:335-349. [PMID: 35386816 PMCID: PMC8964986 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioactmat.2022.01.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2021] [Revised: 01/19/2022] [Accepted: 01/26/2022] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Graphene-based nanomaterials (GBNMs) has been thoroughly investigated and extensively used in many biomedical fields, especially cancer therapy and bacteria-induced infectious diseases treatment, which have attracted more and more attentions due to the improved therapeutic efficacy and reduced reverse effect. GBNMs, as classic two-dimensional (2D) nanomaterials, have unique structure and excellent physicochemical properties, exhibiting tremendous potential in cancer therapy and bacteria-induced infectious diseases treatment. In this review, we first introduced the recent advances in development of GBNMs and GBNMs-based treatment strategies for cancer, including photothermal therapy (PTT), photodynamic therapy (PDT) and multiple combination therapies. Then, we surveyed the research progress of applications of GBNMs in anti-infection such as antimicrobial resistance, wound healing and removal of biofilm. The mechanism of GBNMs was also expounded. Finally, we concluded and discussed the advantages, challenges/limitations and perspective about the development of GBNMs and GBNMs-based therapies. Collectively, we think that GBNMs could be potential in clinic to promote the improvement of cancer therapy and infections treatment.
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- Yan Wang
- School of Physics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China
- Institute of Biopharmaceutical and Health Engineering, Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Advanced Research Institute for Multidisciplinary Science, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China
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- Institute of Biopharmaceutical and Health Engineering, Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- School of Physics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China
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- School of Physics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China
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- Institute of Biopharmaceutical and Health Engineering, Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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Vercellino S, Kokalari I, Liz Cantoral M, Petseva V, Cursi L, Casoli F, Castagnola V, Boselli L, Fenoglio I. Biological interactions of ferromagnetic iron oxide-carbon nanohybrids with alveolar epithelial cells. Biomater Sci 2022; 10:3514-3526. [PMID: 35603779 DOI: 10.1039/d2bm00220e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Iron oxide nanoparticles (IONPs) have been largely investigated in a plethora of biological fields for their interesting physical-chemical properties, which make them suitable for application in cancer therapy, neuroscience, and imaging. Several encouraging results have been reported in these contexts. However, the possible toxic effects of some IONP formulations can limit their applicability. In this work, IONPs were synthesized with a carbon shell (IONP@C), providing enhanced stability both as colloidal dispersion and in the biological environment. We conducted a careful multiparametric evaluation of IONP@C biological interactions in vitro, providing them with an in vivo-like biological identity. Our hybrid nanoformulation showed no cytotoxic effects on a widely employed model of alveolar epithelial cells for a variety of concentrations and exposure times. The IONP@C were efficiently internalized and TEM analysis allowed the protective role of the carbon shell against intracellular degradation to be assessed. Intracellular redistribution of the IONP@C from the lysosomes to the lamellar bodies was also observed after 72 hours.
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- Silvia Vercellino
- Centre for BioNano Interactions, School of Chemistry, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.
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- Dept. of Chemistry, Università di Torino, via P. Giuria 7, 10125 Torino, Italy. .,Delft University of Technology, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, Van der Maasweg 9, 2629 HZ DELFT, The Netherlands
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- Centre for BioNano Interactions, School of Chemistry, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland. .,Dept. of Chemistry, Università di Torino, via P. Giuria 7, 10125 Torino, Italy.
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- Centre for BioNano Interactions, School of Chemistry, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.
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- Centre for BioNano Interactions, School of Chemistry, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.
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- Institute of Materials for Electronics and Magnetism (IMEM), National Research Council (CNR), Parco Area delle Scienze 37/A, Parma 43124, Italy
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- Centre for BioNano Interactions, School of Chemistry, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland. .,Center for Synaptic Neuroscience and Technology, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Largo Rosanna Benzi 10, 16132, Genova, Italy.,IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Largo Rosanna Benzi 10, 16132, Genova, Italy
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- Centre for BioNano Interactions, School of Chemistry, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland. .,Nanobiointeractions and Nanodiagnostics, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Genova, Italy
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- Dept. of Chemistry, Università di Torino, via P. Giuria 7, 10125 Torino, Italy.
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Akopyan AV, Mnatsakanyan RA, Eseva EA, Davtyan DA, Polikarpova PD, Lukashov MO, Levin IS, Cherednichenko KA, Anisimov AV, Terzyan AM, Agoyan AM, Karakhanov EA. New Type of Catalyst for Efficient Aerobic Oxidative Desulfurization Based On Tungsten Carbide Synthesized by the Microwave Method. ACS OMEGA 2022; 7:11788-11798. [PMID: 35449937 PMCID: PMC9016829 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.1c06969] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2021] [Accepted: 03/22/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
Abstract
Herein, we present a new type of high-performance catalyst for aerobic oxidation of organosulfur compounds based on tungsten carbide. The synthesis of tungsten carbide was performed via microwave irradiation of the precursors, which makes it possible to obtain a catalyst in just 15 min. The synthesized catalyst was investigated by a variety of physicochemical methods: X-ray diffraction, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, electron microscopy, and N2 adsorption/desorption. It was shown that active centers containing tungsten in the transition oxidation state (+4) play a key role in the activation of oxygen. The main factors influencing the conversion of dibenzothiophene (DBT) were investigated. It should be noted that 100% conversion of DBT can be achieved under relatively mild conditions: 120 °C, 3 h, 6 bar, and 0.5% wt catalyst. The catalyst retained its activity for at least six oxidation/regeneration cycles. The simplicity and speed of synthesis of the proposed catalyst in combination with its high activity and stability open broad prospects for its further use both for oxidative desulfurization and for other reactions of aerobic oxidation of organic substrates.
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- Argam V. Akopyan
- Chemistry
Department, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskie gory, 1/3, Moscow 119234, Russia
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- A.
B. Nalbandyan Institute of Chemical Physics National Academy of Sciences
of Armenia, Yerevan 0014, Armenia
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- Chemistry
Department, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskie gory, 1/3, Moscow 119234, Russia
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- A.
B. Nalbandyan Institute of Chemical Physics National Academy of Sciences
of Armenia, Yerevan 0014, Armenia
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- Chemistry
Department, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskie gory, 1/3, Moscow 119234, Russia
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- Chemistry
Department, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskie gory, 1/3, Moscow 119234, Russia
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- A.
V. Topchiev Institute of Petrochemical Synthesis, 29 Leninsky prospect, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- Department
of Physical and Colloid Chemistry, Gubkin
University, Leninskiy
prospect, 65-1, Moscow 119991, Russia
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- Chemistry
Department, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskie gory, 1/3, Moscow 119234, Russia
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- A.
B. Nalbandyan Institute of Chemical Physics National Academy of Sciences
of Armenia, Yerevan 0014, Armenia
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- A.
B. Nalbandyan Institute of Chemical Physics National Academy of Sciences
of Armenia, Yerevan 0014, Armenia
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- Chemistry
Department, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskie gory, 1/3, Moscow 119234, Russia
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Semi-Continuous Heterophase Polymerization to Synthesize Poly(methacrylic acid)-Based Nanocomposites for Drug Delivery. Polymers (Basel) 2022; 14:polym14061195. [PMID: 35335527 PMCID: PMC8954397 DOI: 10.3390/polym14061195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2022] [Revised: 03/06/2022] [Accepted: 03/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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The design of nanocomposites with the potential for drug delivery is a topic of great interest. In this work, the synthesis of nanocomposites of poly(methacrylic acid) (PMAA) grafted onto carbon nanotubes (CNTs) functionalized with poly(amidoamine) (PAMAM) dendrimer by semicontinuous heterophase polymerization SHP, at three different methacrylic acid (MAA) dosing rates, is reported. SHP is a polymerization technique poorly used to prepare nanocomposites containing CNTs and has the potential to produce more ordered alkyl methacrylic polymer chains, which could favor the obtaining of a homogenous nanocomposite. For the nanocomposites synthesized, a lowest addition rate monomer-starved condition was reached. Analysis by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) demonstrate that functionalized CNTs are grafted onto the PMAA matrix. The ability of prepared nanocomposites to deliver hydrocortisone was evaluated by ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy (UV-Vis). The hydrocortisone release profiles of pure PMAA and of their nanocomposites prepared at the lowest monomer fed rate were fitted with Higuchi and Korsmeyer–Peppas models, successfully. Functionalized CNTs have a crucial role to induce an effective release of hydrocortisone from the prepared nanocomposites.
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Sager TM, Umbright CM, Mustafa GM, Roberts JR, Orandle MS, Cumpston JL, McKinney WG, Boots T, Kashon ML, Joseph P. Pulmonary toxicity and gene expression changes in response to whole-body inhalation exposure to multi-walled carbon nanotubes in rats. Inhal Toxicol 2022; 34:200-218. [PMID: 35648795 PMCID: PMC9885491 DOI: 10.1080/08958378.2022.2081386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Purpose: To investigate the molecular mechanisms underlying the pulmonary toxicity induced by exposure to one form of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT-7).Materials and methods: Rats were exposed, by whole-body inhalation, to air or an aerosol containing MWCNT-7 particles at target cumulative doses (concentration x time) ranging from 22.5 to 180 (mg/m3)h over a three-day (6 hours/day) period and toxicity and global gene expression profiles were determined in the lungs.Results: MWCNT-7 particles, associated with alveolar macrophages (AMs), were detected in rat lungs following the exposure. Mild to moderate lung pathological changes consisting of increased cellularity, thickening of the alveolar wall, alveolitis, fibrosis, and granuloma formation were detected. Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) toxicity parameters such as lactate dehydrogenase activity, number of AMs and polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNs), intracellular oxidant generation by phagocytes, and levels of cytokines were significantly (p < 0.05) increased in response to exposure to MWCNT-7. Global gene expression profiling identified several significantly differentially expressed genes (fold change >1.5 and FDR p value <0.05) in all the MWCNT-7 exposed rats. Bioinformatic analysis of the gene expression data identified significant enrichment of several diseases/biological function categories (for example, cancer, leukocyte migration, inflammatory response, mitosis, and movement of phagocytes) and canonical pathways (for example, kinetochore metaphase signaling pathway, granulocyte and agranulocyte adhesion and diapedesis, acute phase response, and LXR/RXR activation). The alterations in the lung toxicity parameters and gene expression changes exhibited a dose-response to the MWCNT exposure.Conclusions: Taken together, the data provided insights into the molecular mechanisms underlying the pulmonary toxicity induced by inhalation exposure of rats to MWCNT-7.
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- Tina M. Sager
- Health Effects Laboratory Division, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Morgantown, WV, USA
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- Health Effects Laboratory Division, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Morgantown, WV, USA
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- Health Effects Laboratory Division, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Morgantown, WV, USA
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- Health Effects Laboratory Division, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Morgantown, WV, USA
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- Health Effects Laboratory Division, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Morgantown, WV, USA
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- Health Effects Laboratory Division, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Morgantown, WV, USA
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- Health Effects Laboratory Division, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Morgantown, WV, USA
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- Health Effects Laboratory Division, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Morgantown, WV, USA
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- Health Effects Laboratory Division, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Morgantown, WV, USA
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- Health Effects Laboratory Division, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Morgantown, WV, USA
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Zeynalov E, Huseynov A, Huseynov E, Salmanova N, Nagiyev Y, Abdurakhmanova N. Impact of As-Prepared and Purifıed Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubeson the Liquid-Phase Aerobic Oxidatıon of Hydrocarbons. CHEMISTRY & CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY 2021. [DOI: 10.23939/chcht15.04.479] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The article presents simple kinetic approaches to study the effect of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) additives on the aerobic oxidation of hydrocarbons and to propose real acceptable mechanisms of the process. The aerobic liquid phase low-temperature oxidation of ethylbenzene conducted in the presence of multi-walled carbon nanotubes has been used as a model pattern. Kinetic analysis established the catalytic action associated with the presence of the iron compounds in inner channels of MWCNTs. These compounds are identified as ferric carbides provoking decomposition of the ethylbenzene hydroperoxide and thereby suppressing the competitive route of alky-peroxide radicals addition to the nanocarbon cage. Thus the reaction finally proceeds in the autocatalytic mode.Contradictory conclusions on the effect of CNTs on the oxidation chain processes existing in the literature are associated with the lack of control over nature and content of metal impurities in channels of nanotubes.
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Chen CY, Cho YC, Lin YP. Activation of peroxydisulfate by carbon nanotube for the degradation of 2,4-dichlorophenol: Contributions of surface-bound radicals and direct electron transfer. CHEMOSPHERE 2021; 283:131282. [PMID: 34467952 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.131282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2021] [Revised: 05/24/2021] [Accepted: 06/16/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Carbon materials have been used to activate peroxydisulfate (PDS) for the degradation of organic pollutants. The mechanism involved, especially whether radicals are formed in these processes, is still under debate. In this research, multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) was employed to activate PDS for the removal of 2,4-dichlorophenol (2,4-DCP). The effects of solution pH, PDS concentration, 2,4-DCP concentration, and MWCNT loading on the degradation of 2,4-DCP were investigated. The mechanism was explored via radical scavenging experiments, electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) and MWCNT surface characterization. The results showed that the rate of 2,4-DCP degradation increased with the increasing solution pH, PDS concentration and MWCNT loading. The presence of OH and SO4- signals in EPR studies, no inhibitory effect in radical scavenging experiments, and the chlorination of MWCNT observed by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) suggested that surface reactions involving both surface-bound radicals and direct electron transfer were responsible for 2,4-DCP degradation. Reusability tests showed that the surface sites responsible for surface-bound radical formation were poisoned after PDS activation, while those responsible for direct electron transfer remained active after five cycles. This research provided the first in-depth insights for the dual roles of MWCNT in the PDS activation process.
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- Chien-Yu Chen
- Graduate Institute of Environmental Engineering, National Taiwan University, No. 1, Sec. 4, Roosevelt Road, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Environmental Engineering, National Taiwan University, No. 1, Sec. 4, Roosevelt Road, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Environmental Engineering, National Taiwan University, No. 1, Sec. 4, Roosevelt Road, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan; NTU Research Center for Future Earth, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
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Upregulation of Transferrin and Major Royal Jelly Proteins in the Spermathecal Fluid of Mated Honeybee ( Apis mellifera) Queens. INSECTS 2021; 12:insects12080690. [PMID: 34442256 PMCID: PMC8396679 DOI: 10.3390/insects12080690] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2021] [Revised: 07/26/2021] [Accepted: 07/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Simple Summary To understand the mechanisms underlying long-term storage and survival of sperm in honeybee Apis mellifera queens, previous studies have elucidated the components of honeybee spermathecal fluid. However, the expression profiles of transferrin (Tf) and major royal jelly proteins 1–9 (MRJPs 1–9) in the spermatheca and spermathecal fluid of mated honeybee queens have still not been characterized. In this study, we confirmed upregulation of Tf and MRJPs in the spermatheca and spermathecal fluid of mated honeybee queens by using RNA sequencing, reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction, and Western blot analyses. The levels of Tf and antioxidant enzymes were elevated in the spermathecal fluid of the mated queens, paralleling the levels of reactive oxygen species, H2O2, and iron. The increased levels of MRJPs, especially MRJP1, MRJP4, and MRJP6, in the spermathecal fluid of mated queens may be responsible for energy provision during sperm storage in honeybee queens. Overall, our findings indicate that Tf and MRJPs are upregulated in the spermatheca and spermathecal fluid of mated honeybee queens, providing a novel insight into antioxidant defense and energy metabolism for stored sperm in honeybee queens. Abstract Sperm storage in the spermathecae of honeybee (Apis mellifera) queens is vital for reproduction of honeybees. However, the molecular mechanisms whereby queens store sperm in a viable state over prolonged periods in the spermatheca are not fully understood. Here, we conducted RNA sequencing analysis of the spermathecae in both virgin and mated A. mellifera queens 24 h after mating and observed that the genes encoding transferrin (Tf) and major royal jelly proteins (MRJPs) were differentially expressed in the spermathecae of mated queens. The concentrations of Tf and antioxidant proteins such as superoxide dismutase 1, catalase, and glutathione peroxidase as well as the levels of reactive oxygen species, H2O2, and iron were higher in the spermathecal fluid of the mated queens than in virgin queens. Tf upregulation is likely to perform a protective role against the Fenton reaction occurring between iron and H2O2 in the antioxidant pathway in the mated queen’s spermathecal fluid. Furthermore, MRJPs—especially MRJP1, MRJP4, and MRJP6—were upregulated in the mated queen’s spermathecal fluid, indicating that they may serve as antimicrobial and antioxidant agents as well as an energy source for stored sperm in the spermathecal fluid of honeybee queens. Together, our findings show that Tf and MRJPs are upregulated in the spermatheca and spermathecal fluid of mated honeybee queens.
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Vardakas P, Skaperda Z, Tekos F, Trompeta AF, Tsatsakis A, Charitidis CA, Kouretas D. An integrated approach for assessing the in vitro and in vivo redox-related effects of nanomaterials. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2021; 197:111083. [PMID: 33775680 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2021.111083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2021] [Revised: 03/22/2021] [Accepted: 03/22/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
Abstract
Over the last few decades, nanotechnology has risen to the forefront of both the research and industrial interest, resulting in the manufacture and utilization of various nanomaterials, as well as in their integration into a wide range of fields. However, the consequent elevated exposure to such materials raises serious concerns regarding their effects on human health and safety. Existing scientific data indicate that the induction of oxidative stress, through the excessive generation of Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS), might be the principal mechanism of exerting their toxicity. Meanwhile, a number of nanomaterials exhibit antioxidant properties, either intrinsic or resulting from their functionalization with conventional antioxidants. Considering that their redox properties are implicated in the manifestation of their biological effects, we propose an integrated approach for the assessment of the redox-related activities of nanomaterials at three biological levels (in vitro-cell free systems, cell cultures, in vivo). Towards this direction, a battery of translational biomarkers is recommended, and a series of reliable protocols are presented in detail. The aim of the present approach is to acquire a better understanding with respect to the biological actions of nanomaterials in the interrelated fields of Redox Biology and Toxicology.
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- Periklis Vardakas
- Department of Biochemistry-Biotechnology, University of Thessaly, 41500, Larissa, Greece
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- Department of Biochemistry-Biotechnology, University of Thessaly, 41500, Larissa, Greece
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- Department of Biochemistry-Biotechnology, University of Thessaly, 41500, Larissa, Greece
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- Research Lab of Advanced, Composite, Nano-Materials and Nanotechnology, School of Chemical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, 9 Heroon Polytechniou St. Zografos, 157 80, Athens, Greece
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- Laboratory of Toxicology Science and Research, Medical School, University of Crete, 71003, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
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- Research Lab of Advanced, Composite, Nano-Materials and Nanotechnology, School of Chemical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, 9 Heroon Polytechniou St. Zografos, 157 80, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Biochemistry-Biotechnology, University of Thessaly, 41500, Larissa, Greece.
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Das P, Ganguly S, Margel S, Gedanken A. Immobilization of Heteroatom-Doped Carbon Dots onto Nonpolar Plastics for Antifogging, Antioxidant, and Food Monitoring Applications. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2021; 37:3508-3520. [PMID: 33705147 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.1c00471] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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This work presents the facile synthesis of heteroatom-doped fluorescent carbon quantum dots (C-dots), which could serve as an antioxidant. Herein, nitrogen, phosphorous, and sulfur codoped carbon dots (NPSC-dots) have been synthesized by a single-step hydrothermal strategy. Owing to the radical scavenging activity of the NPSC-dots, they were tested against several methods as well as in practical applications. The antioxidant ability of the NPSC-dots was efficiently utilized on plastic films by coating with these NPSC-dots. For the very first time, NPSC-dots were immobilized onto nonpolar plastic films (polypropylene) via photochemical covalent grafting to extend the shelf life of food items or storage without affecting the quality of plastic films. The NPSC-dot-coated PP film with negligible deterioration of transparency was extensively studied using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), atomic force microscopy (AFM), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) analysis, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), contact angle measurement, and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). The fluorescent character, antioxidant ability, and durability under different solvent systems of the coated film were examined. Also, the coated films were extensively and rigorously evaluated against simulated drastic environmental conditions to ensure the durability and antifogging application.
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- Poushali Das
- Bar-Ilan Institute for Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials (BINA), Departments of Chemistry, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan 5290002, Israel
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- Bar-Ilan Institute for Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials (BINA), Departments of Chemistry, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan 5290002, Israel
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- Bar-Ilan Institute for Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials (BINA), Departments of Chemistry, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan 5290002, Israel
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- Bar-Ilan Institute for Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials (BINA), Departments of Chemistry, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan 5290002, Israel
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Tacu I, Kokalari I, Abollino O, Albrecht C, Malandrino M, Ferretti AM, Schins RPF, Fenoglio I. Mechanistic Insights into the Role of Iron, Copper, and Carbonaceous Component on the Oxidative Potential of Ultrafine Particulate Matter. Chem Res Toxicol 2021; 34:767-779. [PMID: 33651939 PMCID: PMC8034814 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrestox.0c00399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Transition
metals play a key role in the pathogenic potential of
urban particulate matter (PM). However, air quality regulations include
exposure limits only for metals having a known toxic potential like
Pb, As, Cd, and Ni, neglecting other transition metals like Fe and
Cu. Fe and Cu are mainly found in the water-soluble fraction of PM.
However, a fraction of the ions may persist strongly bound to the
particles, thus potentially acting as surface reactive sites. The
contribution of surface ions to the oxidative potential (OP) of PM
is likely different from that of free ions since the redox activity
of metals is modulated by their local chemical environment. The aim
of this study was to investigate how Fe and Cu bound to carbonaceous
particles affect the OP and associated toxicity of PM toward epithelial
cells and macrophages. Carbonaceous nanoparticles (CNPs) having well-defined
size were loaded with controlled amounts of Cu and Fe. The effect
of Cu and Fe on the OP of CNPs was evaluated by electronic paramagnetic
resonance (EPR) spectroscopy associated with the spin-trapping technique
and correlated with the ability to induce cytotoxicity (LDH, WST-1),
oxidative stress (Nrf2 translocation), and DNA damage (comet assay)
on lung macrophages (NR8383) and/or epithelial cells (RLE-6TN). The
release of pro-inflammatory cytokines (TNF-α, MCP-1, and CXCL2)
by macrophages and epithelial cells was also investigated. The results
indicate a major contribution of surface Cu to the surface reactivity
of CNPs, while Fe has a minor role. At the same time, Cu increases
the cytotoxicity of CNPs and their ability to induce oxidative stress
and DNA damage. In contrast, surface Fe increases the release of pro-inflammatory
cytokines by macrophages. Overall, these results confirm the role
of Cu and Fe in PM toxicity and suggest that the total metals content
in PM might be a better indicator of pathogenicity than water-soluble
metals.
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- Ion Tacu
- Department of Chemistry, University of Torino, Torino 10125, Italy.,IUF-Leibniz Research Institute for Environmental Medicine, Düsseldorf 40225, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Torino, Torino 10125, Italy
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- Department of Drug Science and Technology, University of Torino, Torino 10125, Italy
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- IUF-Leibniz Research Institute for Environmental Medicine, Düsseldorf 40225, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Torino, Torino 10125, Italy
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- Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie Chimiche "Giulio Natta" SCITEC CNR, Via Fantoli 16/15, Milan 20138, Italy
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- IUF-Leibniz Research Institute for Environmental Medicine, Düsseldorf 40225, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Torino, Torino 10125, Italy
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Lee S, Lee DK, Jeon S, Kim SH, Jeong J, Kim JS, Cho JH, Park H, Cho WS. Combination effect of nanoparticles on the acute pulmonary inflammogenic potential: additive effect and antagonistic effect. Nanotoxicology 2021; 15:276-288. [PMID: 33554687 DOI: 10.1080/17435390.2020.1862336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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The combination effect of co-exposed different types of nanomaterials is little known although humans are generally exposed to a mixture of nanomaterials from urban ultrafine particles or industrial nanomaterials. Herein, we evaluated the combined effect of nanoparticles (NPs) using three types of NPs in different inflammogenic categories: carbon black (CB), nickel oxide (NiO), and copper oxide (CuO). A single type of NPs or NPs in combination was intratracheally instilled into the lungs of rats and the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) was analyzed at 24 h after instillation to evaluate the acute inflammogenic potential. The percentage of neutrophils in BALF was selected as a toxicity endpoint and the potential for reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation, dose-response of the combined effect, sequential treatment of CB and NiO, and uptake of NiO to alveolar macrophages after combined treatment of CB and NiO were evaluated for the mechanism of the combined effect. Co-exposure of CuO and NiO showed an additive effect on the percentage of neutrophils and ROS generation potential, which implies that the physicochemical properties of each NP are not influenced by the other type. While CB exerted an antagonistic effect on the percentage of neutrophils in combined treatment with CuO or NiO. The antagonistic effect of CB was due to the scavenging activity of the ROS generated by the CuO and NiO rather than the competition in cellular uptake to target cells (i.e. alveolar macrophages), which highlight the importance of the combined effect of NPs in the risk assessment.
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- Seonghan Lee
- Department of Health Sciences, The Graduate School of Dong-A University, Busan, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Health Sciences, The Graduate School of Dong-A University, Busan, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Health Sciences, The Graduate School of Dong-A University, Busan, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Health Sciences, The Graduate School of Dong-A University, Busan, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Health Sciences, The Graduate School of Dong-A University, Busan, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada
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- Department of Medicinal Biotechnology, College of Health Sciences, Dong-A University, Busan, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Health Sciences, The Graduate School of Dong-A University, Busan, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Health Sciences, The Graduate School of Dong-A University, Busan, Republic of Korea
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Yefimova SL, Maksimchuk PO, Hubenko KO, Omielaieva VV, Kavok NS, Klochkov VK, Malyukin YV, Semynozhenko VP. Light-triggered redox activity of GdYVO 4:Eu 3+ nanoparticles. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2020; 242:118741. [PMID: 32736222 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2020.118741] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2020] [Revised: 07/03/2020] [Accepted: 07/04/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
Abstract
Light-triggered redox activity of small (d = 2 nm) GdYVO4:Eu3+ nanoparticles (NPs) in aqueous solutions and lipid suspensions is reported. It has been revealed that depending on pre-treatment conditions (exposure to UV light or storage in the dark) the same NPs exhibit pro- or anti-oxidant properties. Pro-/anti-oxidant activity in aqueous solutions was evaluated by UV-vis spectroscopy using probe molecules for hydroxyl radicals (·OH) and superoxide anions (O2•-). Lipid oxidation under the effect of NPs has been also analyzed. Multi-functional GdYVO4:Eu3+ NPs are assumed to be a new theranostic agent in cancer therapy, which exhibit fluorescent properties, triggered redox activity and drug-carrier ability.
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- S L Yefimova
- Institute for Scintillation Materials National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 60 Nauky Ave., 61072 Kharkiv, Ukraine.
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- Institute for Scintillation Materials National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 60 Nauky Ave., 61072 Kharkiv, Ukraine
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- Institute for Scintillation Materials National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 60 Nauky Ave., 61072 Kharkiv, Ukraine
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- Institute for Scintillation Materials National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 60 Nauky Ave., 61072 Kharkiv, Ukraine
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- Institute for Scintillation Materials National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 60 Nauky Ave., 61072 Kharkiv, Ukraine
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- Institute for Scintillation Materials National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 60 Nauky Ave., 61072 Kharkiv, Ukraine
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- Institute for Scintillation Materials National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 60 Nauky Ave., 61072 Kharkiv, Ukraine
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- SSI "Institute for Single Crystal" National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 60 Nauky Ave., 61072 Kharkiv, Ukraine
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Forbot N, Bolibok P, Wiśniewski M, Roszek K. Carbonaceous Nanomaterials-Mediated Defense Against Oxidative Stress. Mini Rev Med Chem 2020; 20:294-307. [PMID: 31738152 DOI: 10.2174/1389557519666191029162150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2018] [Revised: 03/12/2019] [Accepted: 08/21/2019] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
Abstract
The concept of nanoscale materials and their applications in industrial technologies, consumer goods, as well as in novel medical therapies has rapidly escalated in the last several years. Consequently, there is a critical need to understand the mechanisms that drive nanomaterials biocompatibility or toxicity to human cells and tissues. The ability of nanomaterials to initiate cellular pathways resulting in oxidative stress has emerged as a leading hypothesis in nanotoxicology. Nevertheless, there are a few examples revealing another face of nanomaterials - they can alleviate oxidative stress via decreasing the level of reactive oxygen species. The fundamental structural and physicochemical properties of carbonaceous nanomaterials that govern these anti-oxidative effects are discussed in this article. The signaling pathways influenced by these unique nanomaterials, as well as examples of their applications in the biomedical field, e.g. cell culture, cell-based therapies or drug delivery, are presented. We anticipate this emerging knowledge of intrinsic anti-oxidative properties of carbon nanomaterials to facilitate the use of tailored nanoparticles in vivo.
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- Natalia Forbot
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biological and Veterinary Sciences, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Torun, Poland
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- Physicochemistry of Carbon Materials Research Group, Faculty of Chemistry, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Torun, Poland
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- Physicochemistry of Carbon Materials Research Group, Faculty of Chemistry, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Torun, Poland
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biological and Veterinary Sciences, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Torun, Poland
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Wang L, Li Y, Zhao L, Qi Z, Gou J, Zhang S, Zhang JZ. Recent advances in ultrathin two-dimensional materials and biomedical applications for reactive oxygen species generation and scavenging. NANOSCALE 2020; 12:19516-19535. [PMID: 32966498 DOI: 10.1039/d0nr05746k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Graphene and graphene-like two-dimensional (2D) nanomaterials, such as black phosphorus (BP), transition metal carbides/carbonitrides (MXene) and transition metal dichalcogenides (TMD), have been extensively studied in recent years due to their unique physical and chemical properties. With atomic-scale thickness, these 2D materials and their derivatives can react with ROS and even scavenge ROS in the dark. With excellent biocompatibility and biosafety, they show great application potential in the antioxidant field and ROS detection for diagnosis. They can also generate ROS under light and be applied in antibacterial, photodynamic therapy (PDT), and other biomedical fields. Understanding the degradation mechanism of 2D nanomaterials by ROS generated under ambient conditions is crucial to developing air stable devices and expanding their application ranges. In this review, we summarize recent advances in 2D materials with a focus on the relationship between their intrinsic structure and the ROS scavenging or generating ability. We have also highlighted important guidelines for the design and synthesis of highly efficient ROS scavenging or generating 2D materials along with their biomedical applications.
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- Lifeng Wang
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, P.R. China.
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Zeng Y, Li Z, Zhu H, Gu Z, Zhang H, Luo K. Recent Advances in Nanomedicines for Multiple Sclerosis Therapy. ACS APPLIED BIO MATERIALS 2020; 3:6571-6597. [PMID: 35019387 DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.0c00953] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- Yujun Zeng
- Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), Department of Radiology, Functional and Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), Department of Radiology, Functional and Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), Department of Radiology, Functional and Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), Department of Radiology, Functional and Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Amgen Bioprocessing Centre, Keck Graduate Institute, Claremont, California 91711, United States
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- Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), Department of Radiology, Functional and Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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Campisciano V, Burger R, Calabrese C, Liotta LF, Lo Meo P, Gruttadauria M, Giacalone F. Straightforward preparation of highly loaded MWCNT-polyamine hybrids and their application in catalysis. NANOSCALE ADVANCES 2020; 2:4199-4211. [PMID: 36132762 PMCID: PMC9417923 DOI: 10.1039/d0na00291g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2020] [Accepted: 07/14/2020] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) were easily and efficiently functionalised with highly cross-linked polyamines. The radical polymerisation of two bis-vinylimidazolium salts in the presence of pristine MWCNTs and azobisisobutyronitrile (AIBN) as a radical initiator led to the formation of materials with a high functionalisation degree. The subsequent treatment with sodium borohydride gave rise to the reduction of imidazolium moieties with the concomitant formation of secondary and tertiary amino groups. The obtained materials were characterised by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), elemental analysis, solid state 13C-NMR, Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), potentiometric titration, and temperature programmed desorption of carbon dioxide (CO2-TPD). One of the prepared materials was tested as a heterogeneous base catalyst in C-C bond forming reactions such as the Knoevenagel condensation and Henry reaction. Furthermore, two examples concerning a sequential one-pot approach involving two consecutive reactions, namely Knoevenagel and Michael reactions, were reported.
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- Vincenzo Campisciano
- Department of Biological, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies, University of Palermo Viale delle Scienze, Ed. 17 90128 Palermo Italy
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- Department of Biological, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies, University of Palermo Viale delle Scienze, Ed. 17 90128 Palermo Italy
- Department of Natural Sciences, Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences von-Liebig-Strasse 20 D-53359 Rheinbach Germany
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- Department of Biological, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies, University of Palermo Viale delle Scienze, Ed. 17 90128 Palermo Italy
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- Istituto per lo Studio dei Materiali Nanostrutturati ISMN-CNR Via Ugo La Malfa, 153 90146 Palermo Italy
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- Department of Biological, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies, University of Palermo Viale delle Scienze, Ed. 17 90128 Palermo Italy
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- Department of Biological, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies, University of Palermo Viale delle Scienze, Ed. 17 90128 Palermo Italy
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- Department of Biological, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies, University of Palermo Viale delle Scienze, Ed. 17 90128 Palermo Italy
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Lee DK, Ha S, Jeon S, Jeong J, Kim DJ, Lee SW, Cho WS. The sp3/sp2 carbon ratio as a modulator of in vivo and in vitro toxicity of the chemically purified detonation-synthesized nanodiamond via the reactive oxygen species generation. Nanotoxicology 2020; 14:1213-1226. [PMID: 32924690 DOI: 10.1080/17435390.2020.1813825] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Nanodiamonds have been suggested as biocompatible materials and are suitable for various biomedical applications, but little is known about how to synthesize safer nanodiamonds. Herein, seven different detonation-synthesized nanodiamonds (DNDs) with sequential sp3/sp2 carbon ratios were assembled by controlling the chemical purification parameters and the role of sp3/sp2 carbon ratio on the toxicity of DNDs was investigated. Carbon black and nickel oxide nanoparticles were used as reference particles. The intrinsic reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation potential of DNDs was estimated by a 2'7'-dichlorofluorescein diacetate (DCFH-DA) assay, and these values showed a good negative correlation with the sp3/sp2 carbon ratios, which implies that ROS generation increased as the sp3/sp2 carbon ratio decreased. As a model to investigate inflammogenic potential of DND samples, a rat intratracheal instillation model was used as the lung is very sensitive to nanoparticle exposures. The sp3/sp2 carbon ratios or the estimated values of ROS generation potential showed excellent linear correlations with the number of neutrophils and pro-inflammatory cytokines in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid at 24 h after instillation. Treatment of DND samples to THP-1 derived macrophages also showed that the sp3/sp2 carbon ratios or the estimated values of ROS generation potential were closely related with the toxicity endpoints such as cell viability and pro-inflammatory cytokines. Taken together, these data demonstrate that the sp3/sp2 carbon ratio is the key determinant for the toxicity of DNDs, which can be a useful tool for the safer-by-design approach of DNDs and the safety assessment of carbon nanoparticles.
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- Dong-Keun Lee
- Lab of Toxicology, Department of Health Sciences, Dong-A University, Busan, Republic of Korea
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- Plasma Technology Research Center, National Fusion Research Institute, Gunsan-si, Republic of Korea
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- Lab of Toxicology, Department of Health Sciences, Dong-A University, Busan, Republic of Korea
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- Lab of Toxicology, Department of Health Sciences, Dong-A University, Busan, Republic of Korea
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- Laboratory Animal Resource Center, DGIST, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Plasma Technology Research Center, National Fusion Research Institute, Gunsan-si, Republic of Korea
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- Lab of Toxicology, Department of Health Sciences, Dong-A University, Busan, Republic of Korea
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Teresi R, Marullo S, Gambarotti C, Parisi F, Megna B, Lazzara G, D'Anna F, Dintcheva NT. Improvement of oxidation resistance of polymer-based nanocomposites through sonication of carbonaceous nanoparticles. ULTRASONICS SONOCHEMISTRY 2020; 61:104807. [PMID: 31670245 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2019.104807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2019] [Revised: 07/17/2019] [Accepted: 09/24/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The work aim is focused on two different aspects: first, the investigation of the effect of extended ultra-sound-assisted treatment (us) of carbonaceous nanoparticles, such as carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and carbon black (CB), on their radical scavenging activity, and second, the investigation of the oxidative resistance of polymer-based nanocomposites, containing us-treated CNTs and CB. Particularly, the CNTs and CB have been subjected to us sonication for different time intervals and the performed analysis reveals that both kinds of nanoparticles show decreased average hydrodynamic diameters and large content of surface defects. Really, the increased content of CNTs and CB defects, achieved during the sonication time, leads to an increased reactivity toward 1,1-diphenyl-2-pycryl (DPPH) radicals and an enhanced anti-oxidant activity toward macro-radicals, coming from the photo-degradation of the host polymer matrix. The studies of photo-oxidative behavior of the nanocomposites, based on Ultra High Molecular Weight (UHMWPE), reveal that the us treatment of the nanoparticles has a benefic effect on the oxidative resistance of the nanocomposites, especially at long exposure times. Overall, the ultra-sound-assisted treatment can be considered twofold powerful tool: (i) for disruption of the nanoparticles aggregations, and (ii) for capitalization of surface defects, amplifying and tuning in a controlled way the radical scavenging activity of the carbonaceous nanoparticles.
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- Rosalia Teresi
- Università degli Studi di Palermo, Dipartimento di Ingegneria, Viale delle Scienze, Ed. 6, 90128 Palermo, Italy
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- Università degli Studi di Palermo, Dipartimento STEBICEF, Viale delle Scienze, Ed. 17, 90128 Palermo, Italy
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- Politecnico di Milano, Dipartimento di Chimica, Materiali ed Ingegneria Chimica "G. Natta", Piazza L. da Vinci 32, 20133 Milano, Italy
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- Università degli Studi di Palermo, Dipartimento di Fisica e Chimica, Viale delle Scienze, Ed. 17, 90128 Palermo, Italy
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- Università degli Studi di Palermo, Dipartimento di Ingegneria, Viale delle Scienze, Ed. 6, 90128 Palermo, Italy
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- Università degli Studi di Palermo, Dipartimento di Fisica e Chimica, Viale delle Scienze, Ed. 17, 90128 Palermo, Italy
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- Università degli Studi di Palermo, Dipartimento STEBICEF, Viale delle Scienze, Ed. 17, 90128 Palermo, Italy
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- Università degli Studi di Palermo, Dipartimento di Ingegneria, Viale delle Scienze, Ed. 6, 90128 Palermo, Italy
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Sabido O, Figarol A, Klein JP, Bin V, Forest V, Pourchez J, Fubini B, Cottier M, Tomatis M, Boudard D. Quantitative Flow Cytometric Evaluation of Oxidative Stress and Mitochondrial Impairment in RAW 264.7 Macrophages after Exposure to Pristine, Acid Functionalized, or Annealed Carbon Nanotubes. NANOMATERIALS 2020; 10:nano10020319. [PMID: 32069806 PMCID: PMC7075214 DOI: 10.3390/nano10020319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2019] [Revised: 02/04/2020] [Accepted: 02/07/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Conventional nanotoxicological assays are subjected to various interferences with nanoparticles and especially carbon nanotubes. A multiparametric flow cytometry (FCM) methodology was developed here as an alternative to quantify oxidative stress, mitochondrial impairment, and later cytotoxic and genotoxic events. The experiments were conducted on RAW264.7 macrophages, exposed for 90 min or 24 h-exposure with three types of multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs): pristine (Nanocyl™ CNT), acid functionalized (CNTf), or annealed treatment (CNTa). An original combination of reactive oxygen species (ROS) probes allowed the simultaneous quantifications of broad-spectrum ROS, superoxide anion (O2•-), and hydroxyl radical (•OH). All MWCNTs types induced a slight increase of broad ROS levels regardless of earlier antioxidant catalase activity. CNTf strongly stimulated the O2•- production. The •OH production was downregulated for all MWCNTs due to their scavenging capacity. The latter was quantified in a cell-free system by electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy (EPR). Further FCM-based assessment revealed early biological damages with a mitochondrial membrane potential collapse, followed by late cytotoxicity with chromatin decondensation. The combined evaluation by FCM analysis and cell-free techniques led to a better understanding of the impacts of MWCNTs surface treatments on the oxidative stress and related biological response.
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- Odile Sabido
- Inserm U1059 SAINBIOSE, équipe DVH/PIB, Université Jean Monnet, Faculté de Médecine, F-42270 Saint-Etienne, France
- Université Lyon, F-42270 Saint-Etienne, France
- Centre Commun de Cytométrie en Flux, F-42270 Saint-Etienne, France
- Correspondence: (O.S.); (D.B.); Tel.: +33-477421441 (O.S.); +33-477421443 (ext.1471) (D.B.)
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- Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Mines, SPIN, CNRS: UMR 5307, LGF, F-42023 Saint-Etienne, France
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- Inserm U1059 SAINBIOSE, équipe DVH/PIB, Université Jean Monnet, Faculté de Médecine, F-42270 Saint-Etienne, France
- Université Lyon, F-42270 Saint-Etienne, France
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- Inserm U1059 SAINBIOSE, équipe DVH/PIB, Université Jean Monnet, Faculté de Médecine, F-42270 Saint-Etienne, France
- Université Lyon, F-42270 Saint-Etienne, France
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- Mines Saint-Etienne, Univ Lyon, Univ Jean Monnet, INSERM, U1059 Sainbiose, Centre CIS, F-42023 Saint-Etienne, France
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- Mines Saint-Etienne, Univ Lyon, Univ Jean Monnet, INSERM, U1059 Sainbiose, Centre CIS, F-42023 Saint-Etienne, France
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- Dipartimento di Chimica and ‘G. Scansetti’ Interdepartmental Center for Studies on Asbestos and other Toxic Particulates, Università di Torino, 10125, Torino, Italy
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- Inserm U1059 SAINBIOSE, équipe DVH/PIB, Université Jean Monnet, Faculté de Médecine, F-42270 Saint-Etienne, France
- Université Lyon, F-42270 Saint-Etienne, France
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- Dipartimento di Chimica and ‘G. Scansetti’ Interdepartmental Center for Studies on Asbestos and other Toxic Particulates, Università di Torino, 10125, Torino, Italy
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- Inserm U1059 SAINBIOSE, équipe DVH/PIB, Université Jean Monnet, Faculté de Médecine, F-42270 Saint-Etienne, France
- Université Lyon, F-42270 Saint-Etienne, France
- Correspondence: (O.S.); (D.B.); Tel.: +33-477421441 (O.S.); +33-477421443 (ext.1471) (D.B.)
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Zepp R, Ruggiero E, Acrey B, Davis MJB, Han C, Hsieh HS, Vilsmeier K, Wohlleben W, Sahle-Demessie E. Fragmentation of polymer nanocomposites: modulation by dry and wet weathering, fractionation, and nanomaterial filler. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE. NANO 2020; 7:1742-1758. [PMID: 33564464 PMCID: PMC7869489 DOI: 10.1039/c9en01360a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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In recent years, an increasing number of polymeric composites incorporating engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) have reached the market. Such nano-enabled products (NEPs) present enhanced performance through improved mechanical, thermal, UV protection, electrical, and gas barrier properties. However, little is known about how environmental weathering impacts ENM release, especially for high-tonnage NEPs like kaolin products, which have not been extensively examined by the scientific community. Here we study the simulated environmental weathering of different polymeric nanocomposites (epoxy, polyamide, polypropylene) filled with organic (multiwalled carbon nanotube, graphene, carbon black) and inorganic (WS2, SiO2, kaolin, Fe2O3, Cu-phthalocyanines) ENMs. Multiple techniques were employed by researchers at three laboratories to extensively evaluate the effect of weathering: ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy (UV-vis), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), optical microscopy, contact angle measurements, gravimetric analysis, analytical ultracentrifugation (AUC), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and Raman spectroscopy. This work aimed to elucidate the extent to which weathering protocol (i.e. wet vs. dry) and diverse filler characteristics modulate fragment release and polymer matrix degradation. In doing so, it expanded the established NanoRelease protocol, previously used for analyzing fragment emission, by evaluating two significant additions: (1) simulated weathering with rain events and (2) fractionation of sample leachate prior to analysis. Comparing different composite materials and protocols demonstrated that the polymer matrix is the most significant factor in NEP aging. Wet weathering is more realistic than dry weathering, but dry weathering seems to provide a more controlled release of material over wet. Wet weathering studies could be complicated by leaching, and the addition of a fractionation step can improve the quality of UV-vis measurements.
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- Richard Zepp
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of Research and Development (ORD), Center for Environmental Measurement and Modeling (CEMM), 960 College Station Rd., Athens, GA, USA
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- BASF SE, Dept. Material Physics and Analytics, 67056, Ludwigshafen, Germany
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- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of Research and Development (ORD), Center for Environmental Measurement and Modeling (CEMM), 960 College Station Rd., Athens, GA, USA
- ORISE Research Fellow, Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE), Oak Ridge, TN 37830, USA
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- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of Research and Development (ORD), Center for Environmental Measurement and Modeling (CEMM), 960 College Station Rd., Athens, GA, USA
- NRC Post-Doctoral Fellow, National Research Council (NRC), Washington DC, USA
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- ORISE Research Fellow, Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE), Oak Ridge, TN 37830, USA
- EPA, ORD, Center for Environmental Solutions and Emergency Response (CESER), Cincinnati, OH, USA
- Department of Environmental Engineering, INHA University, Incheon, Korea
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- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of Research and Development (ORD), Center for Environmental Measurement and Modeling (CEMM), 960 College Station Rd., Athens, GA, USA
- NRC Post-Doctoral Fellow, National Research Council (NRC), Washington DC, USA
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- BASF SE, Dept. Material Physics and Analytics, 67056, Ludwigshafen, Germany
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- BASF SE, Dept. Material Physics and Analytics, 67056, Ludwigshafen, Germany
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An Z, Yan J, Zhang Y, Pei R. Applications of nanomaterials for scavenging reactive oxygen species in the treatment of central nervous system diseases. J Mater Chem B 2020; 8:8748-8767. [DOI: 10.1039/d0tb01380c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Nanomaterials with excellent ROS-scavenging ability and biodistribution are considered as promising candidates in alleviating oxidative stress and restoring redox balance in CNS diseases, further facilitating the function recovery of the CNS.
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- Zhen An
- CAS Key Laboratory for Nano-Bio Interface
- Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Suzhou
- China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Nano-Bio Interface
- Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Suzhou
- China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Nano-Bio Interface
- Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Suzhou
- China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Nano-Bio Interface
- Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Suzhou
- China
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Shimizu T, Kishi R, Yamada T, Hata K. Radical scavenging activity of carbon nanotubes: toward appropriate selection of a radical initiator. RSC Adv 2020; 10:29419-29423. [PMID: 35521114 PMCID: PMC9055949 DOI: 10.1039/d0ra03922e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2020] [Accepted: 08/01/2020] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Radical scavenging activities are attractive properties not only for scientific fields e.g. biomedicine, but for the materials industry. In this study, we report that carbon nanotubes (CNTs) can scavenge radicals from organic peroxides, while radicals from azo-type radical initiators exhibit only a few effects from the presence of CNTs. In addition, experimental results suggest the possibility that captured peroxide radicals generate active radical sites on the CNT surface, from which polymerization can take place. These results indicate the importance of selecting an appropriate radical initiator. Carbon nanotubes scavenge radicals preferentially from peroxides, and polymerization presumably takes place from generated active radical sites on the surface.![]()
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- Taiyo Shimizu
- CNT-Application Research Center
- National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) Tsukuba Central
- Tsukuba
- Japan
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- CNT-Application Research Center
- National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) Tsukuba Central
- Tsukuba
- Japan
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- CNT-Application Research Center
- National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) Tsukuba Central
- Tsukuba
- Japan
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- CNT-Application Research Center
- National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) Tsukuba Central
- Tsukuba
- Japan
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Samadian H, Salami MS, Jaymand M, Azarnezhad A, Najafi M, Barabadi H, Ahmadi A. Genotoxicity assessment of carbon-based nanomaterials; Have their unique physicochemical properties made them double-edged swords? MUTATION RESEARCH-REVIEWS IN MUTATION RESEARCH 2020; 783:108296. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mrrev.2020.108296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2019] [Revised: 01/03/2020] [Accepted: 01/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Hsieh HS, Zepp RG. Reactivity of graphene oxide with reactive oxygen species (hydroxyl radical, singlet oxygen, and superoxide anion). ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE. NANO 2019; 6:3734-3744. [PMID: 32218919 PMCID: PMC7098813 DOI: 10.1039/c9en00693a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Increases in the production and applications of graphene oxide (GO), coupled with reports of its toxic effects, are raising concerns about its health and ecological risks. To better understand GO's fate and transport in aquatic environments, we investigated its reactivity with three major reactive oxygen species (ROS): HO˙, 1O2, and O2˙-. Second-order degradation rate constants were calculated on the loss of dissolved organic carbon (DOC) and steady-state concentration of individual ROS species. Absolute second-order rate constants were determined by competition kinetics to be 6.24 × 104, 8.65 × 102, and 0.108 mg-C-1 L s-1 for HO˙, 1O2, and O2˙-, respectively. Photoreduced GO products had a similar reactivity to HO˙ as GO, with rate constants comparable to polycyclic aromatic compounds, but about two times higher than dissolved organic matter on a per carbon basis. Reaction with HO˙ resulted in decomposition of GO, with loss of color and formation of photoluminescent products. In contrast, reaction with 1O2 showed no effect on DOC, UV-vis spectra or particle size, while reaction with O2˙- slightly reduced GO. These results demonstrate that interactions with ROS will affect GO's persistence in water and should be considered in exposure assessment or environmental application of GO.
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- Hsin-Se Hsieh
- National Research Council Associate, National Exposure Research Laboratory, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Athens, Georgia 30605, USA
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- National Exposure Research Laboratory, Exposure Methods & Measurement Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Athens, Georgia 30605, USA
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Salas-Treviño D, Saucedo-Cárdenas O, Loera-Arias MDJ, Rodríguez-Rocha H, García-García A, Montes-de-Oca-Luna R, Piña-Mendoza EI, Contreras-Torres FF, García-Rivas G, Soto-Domínguez A. Hyaluronate Functionalized Multi-Wall Carbon Nanotubes Filled with Carboplatin as a Novel Drug Nanocarrier against Murine Lung Cancer Cells. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2019; 9:E1572. [PMID: 31698759 PMCID: PMC6915394 DOI: 10.3390/nano9111572] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2019] [Revised: 10/23/2019] [Accepted: 10/26/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have emerged in recent years as a potential option for drug delivery, due to their high functionalization capacity. Biocompatibility and selectivity using tissue-specific biomolecules can optimize the specificity, pharmacokinetics and stability of the drug. In this study, we design, develop and characterize a drug nanovector (oxCNTs-HA-CPT) conjugating oxidated multi-wall carbon nanotubes (oxCNTs) with hyaluronate (HA) and carboplatin (CPT) as a treatment in a lung cancer model in vitro. Subsequently, we exposed TC-1 and NIH/3T3 cell lines to the nanovectors and measured cell uptake, cell viability, and oxidative stress induction. The characterization of oxCNTs-HA-CPT reveals that on their surface, they have HA. On the other hand, oxCNTs-HA-CPT were endocytosed in greater proportion by tumor cells than by fibroblasts, and likewise, the cytotoxic effect was significantly higher in tumor cells. These results show the therapeutic potential that nanovectors possess; however, future studies should be carried out to determine the death pathways involved, as well as their effect on in vivo models.
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- Daniel Salas-Treviño
- Departamento de Histología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey C.P. 64460, Mexico; (D.S.-T.); (O.S.-C.); (M.d.J.L.-A.); (H.R.-R.); (A.G.-G.); (R.M.-d.-O.-L.); (E.I.P.-M.)
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- Departamento de Histología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey C.P. 64460, Mexico; (D.S.-T.); (O.S.-C.); (M.d.J.L.-A.); (H.R.-R.); (A.G.-G.); (R.M.-d.-O.-L.); (E.I.P.-M.)
- Departamento de Genética Molecular, Centro de Investigación Biomédica del Noreste (CIBIN) del IMSS, Monterrey C.P. 64720, Mexico
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- Departamento de Histología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey C.P. 64460, Mexico; (D.S.-T.); (O.S.-C.); (M.d.J.L.-A.); (H.R.-R.); (A.G.-G.); (R.M.-d.-O.-L.); (E.I.P.-M.)
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- Departamento de Histología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey C.P. 64460, Mexico; (D.S.-T.); (O.S.-C.); (M.d.J.L.-A.); (H.R.-R.); (A.G.-G.); (R.M.-d.-O.-L.); (E.I.P.-M.)
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- Departamento de Histología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey C.P. 64460, Mexico; (D.S.-T.); (O.S.-C.); (M.d.J.L.-A.); (H.R.-R.); (A.G.-G.); (R.M.-d.-O.-L.); (E.I.P.-M.)
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- Departamento de Histología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey C.P. 64460, Mexico; (D.S.-T.); (O.S.-C.); (M.d.J.L.-A.); (H.R.-R.); (A.G.-G.); (R.M.-d.-O.-L.); (E.I.P.-M.)
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- Departamento de Histología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey C.P. 64460, Mexico; (D.S.-T.); (O.S.-C.); (M.d.J.L.-A.); (H.R.-R.); (A.G.-G.); (R.M.-d.-O.-L.); (E.I.P.-M.)
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- Departamento de Histología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey C.P. 64460, Mexico; (D.S.-T.); (O.S.-C.); (M.d.J.L.-A.); (H.R.-R.); (A.G.-G.); (R.M.-d.-O.-L.); (E.I.P.-M.)
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Wang S, Sheng Z, Yang Z, Hu D, Long X, Feng G, Liu Y, Yuan Z, Zhang J, Zheng H, Zhang X. Activatable Small‐Molecule Photoacoustic Probes that Cross the Blood–Brain Barrier for Visualization of Copper(II) in Mice with Alzheimer's Disease. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019; 58:12415-12419. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201904047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2019] [Revised: 05/15/2019] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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- Shichao Wang
- Cancer Centre and Centre of Reproduction, Development and AgingFaculty of Health SciencesUniversity of Macau Macau SAR P. R. China
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- Paul C. Lauterbur Research Center for Biomedical ImagingInstitute of Biomedical and Health EngineeringShenzhen Institute of Advanced TechnologyChinese Academy of Sciences Shenzhen 518055 P. R. China
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- Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University Zhanjiang 524001 P. R. China
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- Paul C. Lauterbur Research Center for Biomedical ImagingInstitute of Biomedical and Health EngineeringShenzhen Institute of Advanced TechnologyChinese Academy of Sciences Shenzhen 518055 P. R. China
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- Paul C. Lauterbur Research Center for Biomedical ImagingInstitute of Biomedical and Health EngineeringShenzhen Institute of Advanced TechnologyChinese Academy of Sciences Shenzhen 518055 P. R. China
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- Cancer Centre and Centre of Reproduction, Development and AgingFaculty of Health SciencesUniversity of Macau Macau SAR P. R. China
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- Cancer Centre and Centre of Reproduction, Development and AgingFaculty of Health SciencesUniversity of Macau Macau SAR P. R. China
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- Cancer Centre and Centre of Reproduction, Development and AgingFaculty of Health SciencesUniversity of Macau Macau SAR P. R. China
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- Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University Zhanjiang 524001 P. R. China
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- Paul C. Lauterbur Research Center for Biomedical ImagingInstitute of Biomedical and Health EngineeringShenzhen Institute of Advanced TechnologyChinese Academy of Sciences Shenzhen 518055 P. R. China
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- Cancer Centre and Centre of Reproduction, Development and AgingFaculty of Health SciencesUniversity of Macau Macau SAR P. R. China
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Wang S, Sheng Z, Yang Z, Hu D, Long X, Feng G, Liu Y, Yuan Z, Zhang J, Zheng H, Zhang X. Activatable Small‐Molecule Photoacoustic Probes that Cross the Blood–Brain Barrier for Visualization of Copper(II) in Mice with Alzheimer's Disease. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201904047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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- Shichao Wang
- Cancer Centre and Centre of Reproduction, Development and AgingFaculty of Health SciencesUniversity of Macau Macau SAR P. R. China
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- Paul C. Lauterbur Research Center for Biomedical ImagingInstitute of Biomedical and Health EngineeringShenzhen Institute of Advanced TechnologyChinese Academy of Sciences Shenzhen 518055 P. R. China
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- Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University Zhanjiang 524001 P. R. China
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- Paul C. Lauterbur Research Center for Biomedical ImagingInstitute of Biomedical and Health EngineeringShenzhen Institute of Advanced TechnologyChinese Academy of Sciences Shenzhen 518055 P. R. China
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- Paul C. Lauterbur Research Center for Biomedical ImagingInstitute of Biomedical and Health EngineeringShenzhen Institute of Advanced TechnologyChinese Academy of Sciences Shenzhen 518055 P. R. China
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- Cancer Centre and Centre of Reproduction, Development and AgingFaculty of Health SciencesUniversity of Macau Macau SAR P. R. China
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- Cancer Centre and Centre of Reproduction, Development and AgingFaculty of Health SciencesUniversity of Macau Macau SAR P. R. China
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- Cancer Centre and Centre of Reproduction, Development and AgingFaculty of Health SciencesUniversity of Macau Macau SAR P. R. China
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- Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University Zhanjiang 524001 P. R. China
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- Paul C. Lauterbur Research Center for Biomedical ImagingInstitute of Biomedical and Health EngineeringShenzhen Institute of Advanced TechnologyChinese Academy of Sciences Shenzhen 518055 P. R. China
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- Cancer Centre and Centre of Reproduction, Development and AgingFaculty of Health SciencesUniversity of Macau Macau SAR P. R. China
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Kokalari I, Gassino R, Giovannozzi AM, Croin L, Gazzano E, Bergamaschi E, Rossi AM, Perrone G, Riganti C, Ponti J, Fenoglio I. Pro- and anti-oxidant properties of near-infrared (NIR) light responsive carbon nanoparticles. Free Radic Biol Med 2019; 134:165-176. [PMID: 30639569 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2019.01.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2018] [Revised: 12/27/2018] [Accepted: 01/08/2019] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Elemental carbon nanomaterials (ECNMs) are redox active agents that can be exploited to purposely modify the redox balance of cells. Both pro- or antioxidant properties have been reported. However, to the best of our knowledge, there are not comprehensive studies exploring both properties on the same material in view of a potential application in medicine. At the same time, the effect of the bulk structure on the pro/antioxidant properties is poorly known. Here, carbon nanoparticles (CNPs) derived by glucose with definite size and shape have been prepared, and their redox properties evaluated in cell free systems in the dark or following activation with a Near Infrared (NIR) laser beam (945 nm, 1.3 W/cm2). We found that, when irradiated with NIR, CNPs efficiently generate heat and singlet oxygen (1O2), a property that can be exploited for dual photo-thermal (PT)/photodynamic (PD) therapy in cancer. On the other hand, in the absence of photo-activation, CNPs react with both oxidant (hydroxyl radicals) and antioxidant (glutathione) species. When tested on a murine macrophages cell line (RAW 264.7) CNPs were clearly antioxidant. Furthermore, albeit efficiently internalized, CNPs do not exert cytotoxic effect up to 80 µg/ml and do not exacerbate TNF-α-mediated inflammation. Overall, the results reported herein suggest that CNPs may represent a new class of safe nanomaterials with potential applications in medicine.
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- Ida Kokalari
- Department of Chemistry, University of Torino, 10125 Torino, Italy
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- Department of Electronics and Telecommunications, Politecnico di Torino, 10129 Torino, Italy
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- National Institute of Metrological Research (INRiM), 10135 Torino, Italy
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- Department of Oncology, University of Torino, 10126 Torino, Italy
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- Department of Public Health and Pediatrics, University of Torino, 10126 Torino, Italy
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- National Institute of Metrological Research (INRiM), 10135 Torino, Italy
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- Department of Electronics and Telecommunications, Politecnico di Torino, 10129 Torino, Italy
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- Department of Oncology, University of Torino, 10126 Torino, Italy
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- Directorate F - Health, Consumers and Reference Materials Consumer Products Safety Unit (F.2), JRC, Ispra (Va), Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Torino, 10125 Torino, Italy.
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Rhodes CJ. Reactive Radicals on Reactive Surfaces: Heterogeneous Processes in Catalysis and Environmental Pollution Control. PROGRESS IN REACTION KINETICS AND MECHANISM 2019. [DOI: 10.3184/007967405779134038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Many reactions that occur on solid surfaces are mediated by free radicals. A review is presented of both mechanistic and practical investigations in relation to catalysis and environmental applications. The review begins with actual imaging of surface adsorbed reactive radicals using scanning tunnelling microscopy (STM), and then discusses a range of examples, mainly as underpinned by electron spin resonance (ESR) measurements. Included are surface defects and their reactions, studies of the redox behaviour of zeolites, and the use of radicals adsorbed in zeolites as molecular surface probes of diffusion and reactivity within these important materials. Photocatalysis, mainly using TiO2-based materials, is reviewed both from the fundamental perspective and in terms of some practical examples relating to pollution control. Other reactive oxide surfaces are considered, including silica, and the nature of paramagnetic centres that may be induced thereon by a variety of activation procedures. Evidence is presented for the formation of radical species during heterogeneous reactions on metal surfaces. Finally, the role of free radical generation in creating and modifying polymer and nanomolecular systems is discussed, and the health implications of the ability of some solids such as quartz to generate reactive oxygen radicals in contact with biological media.
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Kane AB, Hurt RH, Gao H. The asbestos-carbon nanotube analogy: An update. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 2018; 361:68-80. [PMID: 29960000 PMCID: PMC6298811 DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2018.06.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2017] [Revised: 06/11/2018] [Accepted: 06/26/2018] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Nanotechnology is an emerging industry based on commercialization of materials with one or more dimensions of 100 nm or less. Engineered nanomaterials are currently incorporated into thin films, porous materials, liquid suspensions, or filler/matrix nanocomposites with future applications predicted in energy and catalysis, microelectronics, environmental sensing and remediation, and nanomedicine. Carbon nanotubes are one-dimensional fibrous nanomaterials that physically resemble asbestos fibers. Toxicologic studies in rodents demonstrated that some types of carbon nanotubes can induce mesothelioma, and the World Health Organization evaluated long, rigid multiwall carbon nanotubes as possibly carcinogenic for humans in 2014. This review summarizes key physicochemical similarities and differences between asbestos fibers and carbon nanotubes. The "fiber pathogenicity paradigm" has been extended to include carbon nanotubes as well as other high-aspect-ratio fibrous nanomaterials including metallic nanowires. This paradigm identifies width, length, and biopersistence of high-aspect-ratio fibrous nanomaterials as critical determinants of lung disease, including mesothelioma, following inhalation. Based on recent theoretical modeling studies, a fourth factor, mechanical bending stiffness, will be considered as predictive of potential carcinogenicity. Novel three-dimensional lung tissue platforms provide an opportunity for in vitro screening of a wide range of high aspect ratio fibrous nanomaterials for potential lung toxicity prior to commercialization.
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- Agnes B Kane
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Brown University, Providence, RI, United States; Institute for Molecular and Nanoscale Innovation, Providence, RI, United States.
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- School of Engineering, Brown University, Providence, RI, United States; Institute for Molecular and Nanoscale Innovation, Providence, RI, United States
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- School of Engineering, Brown University, Providence, RI, United States; Institute for Molecular and Nanoscale Innovation, Providence, RI, United States
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Das B, Pal P, Dadhich P, Dutta J, Dhara S. In Vivo Cell Tracking, Reactive Oxygen Species Scavenging, and Antioxidative Gene Down Regulation by Long-Term Exposure of Biomass-Derived Carbon Dots. ACS Biomater Sci Eng 2018; 5:346-356. [PMID: 33405855 DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.8b01101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Biomass derived carbon dots (CD) have been observed to be excellent bioimaging probes due to their nontoxic, stable fluorescence, lesser bleachability, and excellent bioconjugation properties. In the current study, green chili extract derived CD synthesis via microwave irradiation is reported. The time dependent top down degradation of carbonaceous materials to CD are monitored via electron microscopy and correlated with fluorescence intensity. Further, the CD were explored for long-term cell tracking and cell therapy monitoring in a rodent model to study wound healing kinetics. The cells were monitorable up to 21 days (until the entire wound healed). CD were observed to scavenge reactive oxygen species (ROS) in vitro and in vivo and provided control over ROS scavenging enzyme gene expressions via down regulation. Further, it was observed to remodel the wound healing kinetics via altering granulation tissue distribution and formation of microvessels to establish the capability of CD to enhance wound healing.
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- School of Medical Science and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur, West Bengal 721302, India
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- School of Medical Science and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur, West Bengal 721302, India
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- School of Medical Science and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur, West Bengal 721302, India
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- School of Medical Science and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur, West Bengal 721302, India
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- School of Medical Science and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur, West Bengal 721302, India
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Zhang L, Gao J, Gao X. Role for Transferrin in Triggering Apoptosis in Helicoverpa armigera Cells Treated with 2-Tridecanone. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2018; 66:11426-11431. [PMID: 30265533 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.8b02505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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2-Tridecanone, a plant allelochemical present in a large range of tomato species ( Lycopersicon hirsutum f. glabratum), can induce the expression of Helicoverpa armigera transferrin ( HaTrf), which is necessary for insect growth and development. To gain further insight into the mechanism of HaTrf in response to 2-tridecanone, we measured the iron and H2O2 levels in the hemolymph during exposure to 2-tridecanone and then explored the effect of transferrin downregulation in a H. armigera fat body cell line exposed to 2-tridecanone. We found that the reduction of HaTrf levels via RNA interference caused rapid apoptotic cell death during exposure to 2-tridecanone. There have been no reports about transferrin genes related to apoptosis induced by plant allelochemicals. Our results indicate that HaTrf mediates the inhibition of apoptotic cell death during exposure to 2-tridecanone and provides insight into the importance of transferrin in the interaction between plants and insects.
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Ferreira CA, Ni D, Rosenkrans ZT, Cai W. Scavenging of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species with nanomaterials. NANO RESEARCH 2018; 11:4955-4984. [PMID: 30450165 PMCID: PMC6233906 DOI: 10.1007/s12274-018-2092-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 158] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Reactive oxygen and nitrogen species (RONS) are essential for normal physiological processes and play important roles in cell signaling, immunity, and tissue homeostasis. However, excess radical species are implicated in the development and augmented pathogenesis of various diseases. Several antioxidants may restore the chemical balance, but their use is limited by disappointing results of clinical trials. Nanoparticles are an attractive therapeutic alternative because they can change the biodistribution profile of antioxidants, and possess intrinsic ability to scavenge RONS. Herein, we review the types of RONS, how they are implicated in several diseases, and the types of nanoparticles with inherent antioxidant capability, their mechanisms of action, and their biological applications.
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- Address correspondence to Dalong Ni, ; Weibo Cai,
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- Address correspondence to Dalong Ni, ; Weibo Cai,
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Bandosz TJ, Ania CO. Origin and Perspectives of the Photochemical Activity of Nanoporous Carbons. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2018; 5:1800293. [PMID: 30250787 PMCID: PMC6145414 DOI: 10.1002/advs.201800293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2018] [Revised: 04/13/2018] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Even though, owing to the complexity of nanoporous carbons' structure and chemistry, the origin of their photoactivity is not yet fully understood, the recent works addressed here clearly show the ability of these materials to absorb light and convert the photogenerated charge carriers into chemical reactions. In many aspects, nanoporous carbons are similar to graphene; their pores are built of distorted graphene layers and defects that arise from their amorphicity and reactivity. As in graphene, the photoactivity of nanoporous carbons is linked to their semiconducting, optical, and electronic properties, defined by the composition and structural defects in the distorted graphene layers that facilitate the exciton splitting and charge separation, minimizing surface recombination. The tight confinement in the nanopores is critical to avoid surface charge recombination and to obtain high photochemical quantum yields. The results obtained so far, although the field is still in its infancy, leave no doubts on the possibilities of applying photochemistry in the confined space of carbon pores in various strategic disciplines such as degradation of pollutants, solar water splitting, or CO2 mitigation. Perhaps the future of photovoltaics and smart-self-cleaning or photocorrosion coatings is in exploring the use of nanoporous carbons.
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- Teresa J. Bandosz
- Department of Chemistry and BiochemistryThe City College of New YorkNew YorkNY10031USA
- CUNY Energy CenterThe City College of New YorkNew YorkNY10031USA
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- CEMHTICNRS (UPR 3079)Univ. Orleans4571OrléansFrance
- Instituto Nacional del Carbon (INCAR)CSIC33011OviedoSpain
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Demir E, Marcos R. Toxic and genotoxic effects of graphene and multi-walled carbon nanotubes. JOURNAL OF TOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH. PART A 2018; 81:645-660. [PMID: 29873610 DOI: 10.1080/15287394.2018.1477314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2018] [Accepted: 05/02/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Graphene and multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) are widely used in nanomedicine, and other fields, due to their unique physicochemical properties including high tensile strength, ultra-light weight, thermal and chemical stability, and reliable semi-conductive electronic properties. Although extensive amount of data exist describing their adverse effects including potential genotoxicity, few studies using gene mutation detection approaches in mammalian cells are available, which represents an important gap for risk estimations. The aim of the present study was to determine the effects of graphene or MWCNT [as pure, carboxyl (COOH) functionalized, and amide (NH2) functionalized] on cytotoxicity, intracellular levels of reactive oxygen species, apoptosis, gene expression changes, and gene mutation induction in L5178Y/Tk+/-3.7.2C mouse lymphoma cell line. Although some adverse effects were observed at concentrations of 350 and 450 µg/ml, which are excessive and not environmentally relevant levels, no marked effects were detected at concentrations of 250 µg/ml and lower. This is the first study reporting cytotoxicity, mutagenicity, and gene expression findings in the mouse lymphoma cell line for graphene and different MWCNT forms at high concentrations; however, the biological relevance of these observations needs to be assessed following chronic in vivo exposure.
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- Eşref Demir
- a Faculty of Engineering, Department of Genetics and Bioengineering , Giresun University , Giresun , Turkey
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- b Grup de Mutagènesi, Departament de Genètica i de Microbiologia, Facultat de Biociències , Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona , Cerdanyola del Vallès , Spain
- c CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública , ISCIII , Barcelona , Spain
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Nanomaterials represent one of the most promising frontiers in the research for improved antioxidants. Some nanomaterials, including organic (i.e. melanin, lignin) metal oxides (i.e. cerium oxide) or metal (i.e. gold, platinum) based nanoparticles, exhibit intrinsic redox activity that is often associated with radical trapping and/or with superoxide dismutase-like and catalase-like activities. Redox inactive nanomaterials can be transformed into antioxidants by grafting low molecular weight antioxidants on them. Herein, we propose a classification of nanoantioxidants based on their mechanism of action, and we review the chemical methods used to measure antioxidant activity by providing a rationale of the chemistry behind them.
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- Luca Valgimigli
- Department of Chemistry "G. Ciamician", University of Bologna, Via S. Giacomo 11, Bologna 40126, Italy.
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Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are widely used in the aerospace, automotive, and electronics industries because of their stability, enhanced metallic, and electrical properties. CNTs are also being investigated for biomedical applications such as drug delivery systems and biosensors. However, the toxic potential of CNTs was reported in various cell lines and animal models. The toxicity depends on diverse properties of the CNTs, such as length, aspect ratio, surface area, degree of aggregation, purity, concentration, and dose. In addition, CNTs and/or associated contaminants were well known for oxidative stress, inflammation, apoptosis, pulmonary inflammation, fibrosis, and granuloma in lungs. The increased production of CNTs likely enhanced the possibility of its exposure in people. Studies on the toxicity of CNTs are mainly focused on the pulmonary effects after intratracheal administration, and only a few studies are reported about the toxicity of CNTs via other routes of exposure. So, it is essential to consider the chronic toxicity of CNTs before using them for various biomedical applications. This review focuses on the potential toxicities of CNTs.
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- Arul Prakash Francis
- Centre for Nanoscience and Technology, Anna University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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Detection of Singlet Oxygen Formation inside Photoactive Biohybrid Composite Material. MATERIALS 2017; 11:ma11010028. [PMID: 29278357 PMCID: PMC5793526 DOI: 10.3390/ma11010028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2017] [Revised: 11/27/2017] [Accepted: 12/21/2017] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Photosynthetic reaction center proteins (RCs) are the most efficient light energy converter systems in nature. The first steps of the primary charge separation in photosynthesis take place in these proteins. Due to their unique properties, combining RCs with nano-structures promising applications can be predicted in optoelectronic systems. In the present work RCs purified from Rhodobacter sphaeroides purple bacteria were immobilized on multiwalled carbon nanotubes (CNTs). Carboxyl—and amine-functionalised CNTs were used, so different binding procedures, physical sorption and chemical sorption as well, could be applied as immobilization techniques. Light-induced singlet oxygen production was measured in the prepared photoactive biocomposites in water-based suspension by histidine mediated chemical trapping. Carbon nanotubes were applied under different conditions in order to understand their role in the equilibration of singlet oxygen concentration in the suspension. CNTs acted as effective quenchers of 1O2 either by physical (resonance) energy transfer or by chemical (oxidation) reaction and their efficiency showed dependence on the diffusion distance of 1O2.
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Yasuda S, Yoshii T, Chiashi S, Maruyama S, Murakoshi K. Plasmon-Induced Selective Oxidation Reaction at Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2017; 9:38992-38998. [PMID: 29027459 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b07636] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Local surface plasmon resonance (LSPR)-induced oxidation of semiconducting and metallic single-walled nanotubes (SWNTs) on the nanometer scale was investigated using surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) measurements. An isolated SWNT was supported on a well-defined Au nanodimer structure that possesses an LSPR field at the nanogap under light irradiation, and highly intense SERS spectra of the SWNT at the gap region were measured. SERS analysis under O2-saturated solutions and the addition of reactive oxygen species inhibitors demonstrated that condensed singlet oxygen (1O2), which is one of the reactive oxygen species, was efficiently generated from a semiconducting SWNT at the nanogap by the LSPR field and led to the local oxidation of the tube. In contrast to the semiconducting SWNT, no defect formation was observed in a metallic SWNT, probably because of rapid quenching of the photoexcited state. This selective local defect formation by LSPR-induced oxidation of a semiconducting SWNT would provide novel nanoprocessing and nanofunctionalization methods for the fabrication of future SWNT-based nanodevices.
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- Satoshi Yasuda
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University , Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-0810, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University , Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-0810, Japan
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Tokyo , Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Tokyo , Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University , Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-0810, Japan
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Cherukula K, Nurunnabi M, Jeong YY, Lee YK, Park IK. A targeted graphene nanoplatform carrying histamine dihydrochloride for effective inhibition of leukemia-induced immunosuppression. JOURNAL OF BIOMATERIALS SCIENCE-POLYMER EDITION 2017; 29:734-749. [DOI: 10.1080/09205063.2017.1390382] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Kondareddy Cherukula
- Department of Biomedical Science and BK21 PLUS Centre for Creative Biomedical Scientists, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Green Bioengineering, Korea National University of Transportation, Chungju, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Radiology, Chonnam National University Medical School, Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital, Gwangju, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Green Bioengineering, Korea National University of Transportation, Chungju, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Science and BK21 PLUS Centre for Creative Biomedical Scientists, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Republic of Korea
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Zhang R, Tang P, Shi R, Cheng T, Bin Y, Hu S. Improved electrical heating properties for polymer nanocomposites by electron beam irradiation. Polym Bull (Berl) 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/s00289-017-2172-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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