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Ashoub MH, Amiri M, Fatemi A, Farsinejad A. Evaluation of ferroptosis-based anti-leukemic activities of ZnO nanoparticles synthesized by a green route against Pre-B acute lymphoblastic leukemia cells (Nalm-6 and REH). Heliyon 2024; 10:e36608. [PMID: 39263164 PMCID: PMC11387337 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e36608] [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: 06/24/2023] [Revised: 08/19/2024] [Accepted: 08/19/2024] [Indexed: 09/13/2024] Open
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Background Our research presents an efficient and practical method for producing Zinc Oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs), which have anti-leukemic effects based on ferroptosis. Methods The black cardamom extract was employed as a capping and reducing agent for the green synthesis. The NPs have been characterized via scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy. Additionally, leukemic and normal cells were exposed to ZnO NPs (25, 50, 75, 100, 150, 200, and 300 μg/mL) for 24 and 48 h. The cell vitality was then measured using the MTT test. Moreover, ferroptosis indicators were assessed via commercial testing kits, and finally, qRT-PCR and flow cytometry were used to measure gene expression and cell death. Results The findings displayed that green synthesized ZnO NPs reduced the survival of leukemic cells, with IC50 values of 150.89 μg/ml for Nalm-6 and 101.31 μg/ml for REH cells after 48 h. The ZnO NPs increased ferroptosis by significantly increasing MDA, intracellular iron, ACSL4, ALOX15, and p53 mRNA expressions while significantly decreasing GSH and GPx activity levels and SLC7A11 and GPx4 mRNA expressions. On the other hand, ZnO NPs exhibited no toxicity toward normal cells. Conclusions The research suggests that ZnO NPs synthesized using the green approach can induce ferroptosis in leukemic cells by disrupting redox homeostasis and increasing intracellular iron levels, potentially enhancing the benefits of anti-leukemic therapies in the future.
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- Muhammad Hossein Ashoub
- Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine Innovation Center, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
- Department of Hematology and Medical Laboratory Sciences, Faculty of Allied Medicine, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
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- Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine Innovation Center, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
- Neuroscience Research Center, Institute of Neuropharmacology, Kerman University of Medical Science, Kerman, Iran
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- Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Gerash University of Medical Sciences, Gerash, Iran
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- Student Research Committee, Faculty of Allied Medicine, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
- Department of Hematology and Medical Laboratory Sciences, Faculty of Allied Medicine, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
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Wang X, He Y, Liu L, Song D, Kovarik L, Bowden ME, Engelhard M, Li X, Du Y, Miller QR, Wang C, De Yoreo JJ, Rosso KM, Zhang X. Uncovering the Size-Dependent Thermal Solid Transformation of Akaganéite. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024:e2402717. [PMID: 39148218 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202402717] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2024] [Revised: 07/06/2024] [Indexed: 08/17/2024]
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Investigating the structural evolution and phase transformation of iron oxides is crucial for gaining a deeper understanding of geological changes on diverse planets and preparing oxide materials suitable for industrial applications. In this study, in-situ heating techniques are employed in conjunction with transmission electron microscopy (TEM) observations and ex-situ characterization to thoroughly analyze the thermal solid-phase transformation of akaganéite 1D nanostructures with varying diameters. These findings offer compelling evidence for a size-dependent morphology evolution in akaganéite 1D nanostructures, which can be attributed to the transformation from akaganéite to maghemite (γ-Fe2O3) and subsequent crystal growth. Specifically, it is observed that akaganéite nanorods with a diameter of ∼50 nm transformed into hollow polycrystalline maghemite nanorods, which demonstrated remarkable stability without arresting crystal growth under continuous heating. In contrast, smaller akaganéite nanoneedles or nanowires with a diameter ranging from 20 to 8 nm displayed a propensity for forming single-crystal nanoneedles or nanowires through phase transformation and densification. By manipulating the size of the precursors, a straightforward method is developed for the synthesis of single-crystal and polycrystalline maghemite nanowires through solid-phase transformation. These significant findings provide new insights into the size-dependent structural evolution and phase transformation of iron oxides at the nanoscale.
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- Xiang Wang
- Physical & Computational Science Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington, 99354, United States
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- Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington, 99354, United States
- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 10083, China
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- Physical & Computational Science Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington, 99354, United States
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- Physical & Computational Science Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington, 99354, United States
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- Physical & Computational Science Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington, 99354, United States
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- Physical & Computational Science Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington, 99354, United States
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- Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington, 99354, United States
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- Physical & Computational Science Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington, 99354, United States
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- Physical & Computational Science Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington, 99354, United States
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- Physical & Computational Science Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington, 99354, United States
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- Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington, 99354, United States
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- Physical & Computational Science Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington, 99354, United States
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, 98195, United States
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- Physical & Computational Science Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington, 99354, United States
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- Physical & Computational Science Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington, 99354, United States
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Brito ML, Huband S, Walker M, Walton RI, de Sousa Filho PC. Nanoporous YVO 4 as a luminescent host for probing molecular encapsulation. Chem Commun (Camb) 2023; 59:11393-11396. [PMID: 37668052 DOI: 10.1039/d3cc03501h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/06/2023]
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Control of phase separation of VO43- and rare earth precursors in reverse microemulsions afforded ∼35 nm YVO4 nanoparticles with functionalisable ∼7 ± 3 nm nanopores. Doping by Eu3+ allowed luminescent probing of interfacial crystallisation while xylenol orange absorption showed molecular encapsulation in particle cavities. This provides potential multifunctional systems combining UV-Vis-NIR luminescence and (photo)active molecules for optical sensing.
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- Milena Lima Brito
- Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, University of Campinas (Unicamp), R. Monteiro Lobato, 270, 13083-970, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil.
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- Department of Physics, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Road, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK
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- Department of Physics, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Road, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Road, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK
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- Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, University of Campinas (Unicamp), R. Monteiro Lobato, 270, 13083-970, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil.
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Investigation of magnetite particle characteristics in relation to crystallization pathways. POWDER TECHNOL 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2022.118145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Durelle M, Charton S, Gobeaux F, Chevallard C, Belloni L, Testard F, Trépout S, Carriere D. Coexistence of Transient Liquid Droplets and Amorphous Solid Particles in Nonclassical Crystallization of Cerium Oxalate. J Phys Chem Lett 2022; 13:8502-8508. [PMID: 36066503 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.2c01829] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Crystallization from solution often occurs via "nonclassical" routes; that is, it involves transient, non-crystalline states like reactant-rich liquid droplets and amorphous particles. However, in mineral crystals, the well-defined thermodynamic character of liquid droplets and whether they convert─or not─into amorphous phases have remained unassessed. Here, by combining cryo-transmission electron microscopy and X-ray scattering down to a 250 ms reaction time, we unveil that crystallization of cerium oxalate involves a metastable chemical equilibrium between transient liquid droplets and solid amorphous particles: contrary to the usual expectation, reactant-rich droplets do not evolve into amorphous solids. Instead, at concentrations above 2.5 to 10 mmol L-1, both amorphous and reactant-rich liquid phases coexist for several tens of seconds and their molar fractions remain constant and follow the lever rule in a multicomponent phase diagram. Such a metastable chemical equilibrium between solid and liquid precursors has been so far overlooked in multistep nucleation theories and highlights the interest of rationalizing phase transformations using multicomponent phase diagrams not only when designing and recycling rare earths materials but also more generally when describing nonclassical crystallization.
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- Maxime Durelle
- CEA, DES, ISEC, DMRC, Univ. Montpellier, 30207 Marcoule, France
- Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, CEA, NIMBE, LIONS, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- CEA, DES, ISEC, DMRC, Univ. Montpellier, 30207 Marcoule, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, CEA, NIMBE, LIONS, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, CEA, NIMBE, LIONS, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, CEA, NIMBE, LIONS, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, CEA, NIMBE, LIONS, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Institut Curie, Université PSL, CNRS UMS2016, Inserm US43, Université Paris-Saclay, Multimodal Imaging Center, 91400 Orsay, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, CEA, NIMBE, LIONS, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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