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Gülseren G, Demirsoy Z, Şeker M, Büyükünal OM. Exploring Bimetallic Nanoparticles in Alzheimer's Therapy: A Novel Bio-Assisted Synthesis with Multitarget Potential. Mol Pharm 2024; 21:3006-3016. [PMID: 38698500 DOI: 10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.4c00175] [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] [Indexed: 05/05/2024]
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Unlocking the potential of metal nanoparticles (NPs) in biomedical applications represents a leading endeavor in contemporary research. Among these, gold NPs (AuNPs) and silver NPs (AgNPs) have shown promising strides in combatting complex neurodegenerative ailments like Alzheimer's disease. Yet, the unexplored realm of bimetallic Au/Ag-NP harbors immense potential, concealing undiscovered opportunities for enhanced therapeutic effectiveness through the synergistic interaction of metal ions. Nonetheless, the limitations of traditional synthesis methods have restricted the preparation, biocompatibility, and versatility of these NPs, prompting an urgent requirement for innovative approaches. Biobased synthetic methodologies have emerged as a noteworthy solution to address these challenges. Our study ventures into uncharted terrain, harnessing collagen-mimicking peptide nanofibers as a bioactive template for the synthesis of bimetallic NPs. These green NPs exhibit remarkable activity in inhibiting amyloid β (Aβ) protein aggregation with almost 74% inhibition, surpassing the individual impacts of Au and Ag NPs, which show inhibition percentages of 66 and 43, respectively. The bimetallic Au/Ag-NPs not only demonstrate powerful inhibition of Aβ, but they also demonstrate inhibitory activity against esterase (∼50%) and against reactive oxygen species (ROS) (∼75%), metamorphosing into multifaceted therapeutic agents for Alzheimer's disease. Au/Ag-NPs have proven highly beneficial in surpassing cellular barriers, as evidenced by studies on tissue penetration, 3D uptake, and endosomal escape, and these attributes also hold promise for the future treatment modalities. The findings indicate that the intrinsic traits of Au/Ag-NPs provide numerous mechanistic benefits, such as inhibiting Aβ and acetylcholinesterase (AChE), and reducing stress related to ROS, in addition to their advantageous internalization properties. This research represents a notable advancement in the development of multitargeted treatments for neurodegenerative disorders using bimetallic NPs, diverging from the prevalent emphasis on AuNPs in the current literature.
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- Gülcihan Gülseren
- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Konya Food and Agriculture University, Konya 42080, Turkey
- Department of Biotechnology, Konya Food and Agriculture University, Konya 42080, Turkey
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- Department of Biotechnology, Konya Food and Agriculture University, Konya 42080, Turkey
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- Department of Biotechnology, Konya Food and Agriculture University, Konya 42080, Turkey
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- Department of Biotechnology, Konya Food and Agriculture University, Konya 42080, Turkey
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Ngocho K, Yang X, Wang Z, Hu C, Yang X, Shi H, Wang K, Liu J. Synthetic Cells from Droplet-Based Microfluidics for Biosensing and Biomedical Applications. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024:e2400086. [PMID: 38563581 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202400086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2024] [Revised: 03/13/2024] [Indexed: 04/04/2024]
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Synthetic cells function as biological mimics of natural cells by mimicking salient features of cells such as metabolism, response to stimuli, gene expression, direct metabolism, and high stability. Droplet-based microfluidic technology presents the opportunity for encapsulating biological functional components in uni-lamellar liposome or polymer droplets. Verified by its success in the fabrication of synthetic cells, microfluidic technology is widely replacing conventional labor-intensive, expensive, and sophisticated techniques justified by its ability to miniaturize and perform batch production operations. In this review, an overview of recent research on the preparation of synthetic cells through droplet-based microfluidics is provided. Different synthetic cells including lipid vesicles (liposome), polymer vesicles (polymersome), coacervate microdroplets, and colloidosomes, are systematically discussed. Efforts are then made to discuss the design of a variety of microfluidic chips for synthetic cell preparation since the combination of microfluidics with bottom-up synthetic biology allows for reproductive and tunable construction of batches of synthetic cell models from simple structures to higher hierarchical structures. The recent advances aimed at exploiting them in biosensors and other biomedical applications are then discussed. Finally, some perspectives on the challenges and future developments of synthetic cell research with microfluidics for biomimetic science and biomedical applications are provided.
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- Kleins Ngocho
- State key laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Key Laboratory for Bio-Nanotechnology and Molecular Engineering of Hunan Province, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, P. R. China
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- State key laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Key Laboratory for Bio-Nanotechnology and Molecular Engineering of Hunan Province, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, P. R. China
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- State key laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Key Laboratory for Bio-Nanotechnology and Molecular Engineering of Hunan Province, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, P. R. China
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- State key laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Key Laboratory for Bio-Nanotechnology and Molecular Engineering of Hunan Province, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, P. R. China
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- State key laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Key Laboratory for Bio-Nanotechnology and Molecular Engineering of Hunan Province, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, P. R. China
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- State key laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Key Laboratory for Bio-Nanotechnology and Molecular Engineering of Hunan Province, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, P. R. China
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- State key laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Key Laboratory for Bio-Nanotechnology and Molecular Engineering of Hunan Province, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, P. R. China
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- State key laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Key Laboratory for Bio-Nanotechnology and Molecular Engineering of Hunan Province, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, P. R. China
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Priyanka, Mohan B, Poonia E, Kumar S, Virender, Singh C, Xiong J, Liu X, Pombeiro AJL, Singh G. COVID-19 Virus Structural Details: Optical and Electrochemical Detection. J Fluoresc 2024; 34:479-500. [PMID: 37382834 DOI: 10.1007/s10895-023-03307-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2023] [Accepted: 06/12/2023] [Indexed: 06/30/2023]
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The increasing viral species have ruined people's health and the world's economy. Therefore, it is urgent to design bio-responsive materials to provide a vast platform for detecting a different family's passive or active virus. One can design a reactive functional unit for that moiety based on the particular bio-active moieties in viruses. Nanomaterials as optical and electrochemical biosensors have enabled better tools and devices to develop rapid virus detection. Various material science platforms are available for real-time monitoring and detecting COVID-19 and other viral loads. In this review, we discuss the recent advances of nanomaterials in developing the tools for optical and electrochemical sensing COVID-19. In addition, nanomaterials used to detect other human viruses have been studied, providing insights for developing COVID-19 sensing materials. The basic strategies for nanomaterials develop as virus sensors, fabrications, and detection performances are studied. Moreover, the new methods to enhance the virus sensing properties are discussed to provide a gateway for virus detection in variant forms. The study will provide systematic information and working of virus sensors. In addition, the deep discussion of structural properties and signal changes will offer a new gate for researchers to develop new virus sensors for clinical applications.
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- Priyanka
- Department of Chemistry and Centre of Advanced Studies, Panjab University, Chandigarh, 160014, India
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- Centro de Química Estrutural, Institute of Molecular Sciences, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. RoviscoPais, 1049-001, Lisbon, Portugal.
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- Department of Chemistry, Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram University of Science & Technology, Murthal, Sonepat, 131039, Haryana, India
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- School of Science, Harbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen), Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, 136119, Haryana, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Sciences, Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University (A Central University), Srinagar, Uttarakhand, 246174, India
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- Electronic and Optical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210094, People's Republic of China
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- Electronic and Optical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210094, People's Republic of China
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- Centro de Química Estrutural, Institute of Molecular Sciences, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. RoviscoPais, 1049-001, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Department of Chemistry and Centre of Advanced Studies, Panjab University, Chandigarh, 160014, India.
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Adorinni S, Gentile S, Bellotto O, Kralj S, Parisi E, Cringoli MC, Deganutti C, Malloci G, Piccirilli F, Pengo P, Vaccari L, Geremia S, Vargiu AV, De Zorzi R, Marchesan S. Peptide Stereochemistry Effects from p Ka-Shift to Gold Nanoparticle Templating in a Supramolecular Hydrogel. ACS NANO 2024; 18:3011-3022. [PMID: 38235673 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.3c08004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2024]
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The divergent supramolecular behavior of a series of tripeptide stereoisomers was elucidated through spectroscopic, microscopic, crystallographic, and computational techniques. Only two epimers were able to effectively self-organize into amphipathic structures, leading to supramolecular hydrogels or crystals, respectively. Despite the similarity between the two peptides' turn conformations, stereoconfiguration led to different abilities to engage in intramolecular hydrogen bonding. Self-assembly further shifted the pKa value of the C-terminal side chain. As a result, across the pH range 4-6, only one epimer predominated sufficiently as a zwitterion to reach the critical molar fraction, allowing gelation. By contrast, the differing pKa values and higher dipole moment of the other epimer favored crystallization. The four stereoisomers were further tested for gold nanoparticle (AuNP) formation, with the supramolecular hydrogel being the key to control and stabilize AuNPs, yielding a nanocomposite that catalyzed the photodegradation of a dye. Importantly, the AuNP formation occurred without the use of reductants other than the peptide, and the redox chemistry was investigated by LC-MS, NMR, and infrared scattering-type near field optical microscopy (IR s-SNOM). This study provides important insights for the rational design of simple peptides as minimalistic and green building blocks for functional nanocomposites.
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- Simone Adorinni
- Chemical Pharmaceutical Sciences Department, University of Trieste, 34127 Trieste, Italy
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- Chemical Pharmaceutical Sciences Department, University of Trieste, 34127 Trieste, Italy
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- Chemical Pharmaceutical Sciences Department, University of Trieste, 34127 Trieste, Italy
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- Materials Synthesis Department, Jožef Stefan Institute, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Ljubljana, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Chemical Pharmaceutical Sciences Department, University of Trieste, 34127 Trieste, Italy
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- Chemical Pharmaceutical Sciences Department, University of Trieste, 34127 Trieste, Italy
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- Chemical Pharmaceutical Sciences Department, University of Trieste, 34127 Trieste, Italy
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- Physics Department, University of Cagliari, 09042 Monserrato, Cagliari, Italy
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- Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste, 34149 Basovizza, Italy
- Area Science Park, Padriciano 99, 34149 Trieste, Italy
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- Chemical Pharmaceutical Sciences Department, University of Trieste, 34127 Trieste, Italy
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- Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste, 34149 Basovizza, Italy
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- Chemical Pharmaceutical Sciences Department, University of Trieste, 34127 Trieste, Italy
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- Physics Department, University of Cagliari, 09042 Monserrato, Cagliari, Italy
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- Chemical Pharmaceutical Sciences Department, University of Trieste, 34127 Trieste, Italy
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- Chemical Pharmaceutical Sciences Department, University of Trieste, 34127 Trieste, Italy
- Unit of Trieste, INSTM, 34127 Trieste, Italy
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Kour A, Panda HS, Singh IR, Kumar A, Panda JJ. Peptide-metal nanohybrids (PMN): Promising entities for combating neurological maladies. Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2023; 318:102954. [PMID: 37487364 DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2023.102954] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2023] [Revised: 05/29/2023] [Accepted: 06/19/2023] [Indexed: 07/26/2023]
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Nanotherapeutics are gaining traction in the modern scenario because of their unique and distinct properties which separate them from macro materials. Among the nanoparticles, metal NPs (MNPs) have gained importance due to their distinct physicochemical and biological characteristics. Peptides also exhibit several important functions in humans. Different peptides have received approval as pharmaceuticals, and clinical trials have been commenced for several peptides. Peptides are also used as targeting ligands. Considering all the advantages offered by these two entities, the conjugation of MNPs with peptides has emerged as a potential strategy for achieving successful targeting, diagnosis, and therapy of various neurological pathologies.
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- Avneet Kour
- Institute of Nano Science and Technology, Mohali, Punjab 140306, India; University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Punjab University, Chandigarh 160014, India
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- University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Punjab University, Chandigarh 160014, India
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- Institute of Nano Science and Technology, Mohali, Punjab 140306, India.
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Tuning Peptide-Based Hydrogels: Co-Assembly with Composites Driving the Highway to Technological Applications. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 24:ijms24010186. [PMID: 36613630 PMCID: PMC9820439 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24010186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2022] [Revised: 12/16/2022] [Accepted: 12/20/2022] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Self-assembled peptide-based gels provide several advantages for technological applications. Recently, the co-assembly of gelators has been a strategy to modulate and tune gel properties and even implement stimuli-responsiveness. However, it still comprises limitations regarding the required library of compounds and outcoming properties. Hence, efforts have been made to combine peptide-based gels and (in)organic composites (e.g., magnetic nanoparticles, metal nanoparticles, liposomes, graphene, silica, clay, titanium dioxide, cadmium sulfide) to endow stimuli-responsive materials and achieve suitable properties in several fields ranging from optoelectronics to biomedical. Herein, we discuss the recent developments with composite peptide-based gels including the fabrication, tunability of gels' properties, and challenges on (bio)technological applications.
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Alnemeh-Al Ali H, Griveau A, Artzner F, Dupont A, Lautram N, Jourdain M, Eyer J. Investigation on the self-assembly of the NFL-TBS.40-63 peptide and its interaction with gold nanoparticles as a delivery agent for glioblastoma. Int J Pharm X 2022; 4:100128. [PMID: 36204592 PMCID: PMC9529584 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpx.2022.100128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2022] [Accepted: 08/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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- Univ Angers, Inserm, CNRS, MINT, SFR ICAT, F-49000 Angers, France
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- Univ Rennes, CNRS, IPR (Institut de Physique de Rennes), UMR 6251, F-35000 Rennes, France
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- Univ Rennes, CNRS, Inserm, BIOSIT-UMS 3480, US_S 018, Rennes, France
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- Univ Angers, Inserm, CNRS, MINT, SFR ICAT, F-49000 Angers, France
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- Univ Angers, Inserm, CNRS, MINT, SFR ICAT, F-49000 Angers, France
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- Univ Angers, Inserm, CNRS, MINT, SFR ICAT, F-49000 Angers, France
- Corresponding author.
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Controllable Deposition of Ag Nanoparticles on Various Substrates via Interfacial Polyphenol Reduction Strategy for Antibacterial Application. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2022.130287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Ovais M, Ali A, Ullah S, Khalil AT, Atiq A, Atiq M, Dogan N, Shinwari ZK, Abbas M. Fabrication of colloidal silver-peptide nanocomposites for bacterial wound healing. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2022.129708] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Ma J, Zhang Q, Hong L, Xie Y, Yang Z, Xu Y, Wang Q, Zhou Y, Yang C. Controllable Synthesis of Ultrasmall Copper Nanoparticles Decorated Fullerenol Composite for Antibacterial Application and Wound Healing under Visible Light. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2022.130097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Apostolopoulos V, Bojarska J, Feehan J, Matsoukas J, Wolf W. Smart therapies against global pandemics: A potential of short peptides. Front Pharmacol 2022; 13:914467. [PMID: 36046832 PMCID: PMC9420997 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2022.914467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2022] [Accepted: 07/01/2022] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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- Vasso Apostolopoulos
- Institute for Health and Sport, Victoria University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
- Immunology Program, Australian Institute for Musculoskeletal Science (AIMSS), Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Technical University of Lodz, Department of Chemistry, Institute of General and Ecological Chemistry, Lodz, Poland
- *Correspondence: Joanna Bojarska,
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- Institute for Health and Sport, Victoria University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Institute for Health and Sport, Victoria University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
- NewDrug, Patras Science Park, Patras, Greece
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- Technical University of Lodz, Department of Chemistry, Institute of General and Ecological Chemistry, Lodz, Poland
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Imidazole-stabilized gold nanoclusters with thiol depletion capacity for antibacterial application. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2022.128608] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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