2023-Sustainable Industrial Processing Summit
Ozawa Intl. Symp. / Oxidative Stress of Human Beings
| Editors: | F. Kongoli, T. Yoshikawa, H. Inufusa, C. A. Amatore, H-Y. Chen, W-H. Huang, H. Van Goor |
| Publisher: | Flogen Star OUTREACH |
| Publication Year: | 2023 |
| Pages: | 96 pages |
| ISBN: | 978-1-989820-84-1 (CD) |
| ISSN: | 2291-1227 (Metals and Materials Processing in a Clean Environment Series) |
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A SUSTAINABLE CARBON-BASED PLATFORM FOR INTERVENTION IN NEURODEGENERATION
Mahesh Narayan1;1THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO, El Paso, United States;
Type of Paper: Regular
Id Paper: 4
Topic: 54
Abstract:
Carbon quantum dots (CQDs), depending on their surface functionalization, have found utility across a number of biological applications [1-4].
Here, we demonstrate that individual CQDs can serve multifunctional roles, which is a key requisite for the development of drugs for neurodegenerative disorders such as Parkinson’s disease (PD) [5].
Na-citrate-, phenylboronic acid-, and 4-aminophenylboronic acid-derived CQDs were evaluated for their ability to intervene in amyloid-forming trajectories and restore intracellular homeostasis under oxidative stress.
While all three CQDs were able to prevent the soluble-monomer to mature-fibril conversion of hen-egg white lysozyme, Na-citrate- and 4-aminophenylboronic acid-derived CQDs in particular were also able to scavenge reactive oxygen species when exposed to a broad spectrum of free radical generators. Furthermore, Na-citrate and 4-aminophenylboronic acid CQDs preincubated in a neuroblastoma-derived SHSY-5Y cell line were able to rescue it from rotenone (neurotoxicant)-induced cell death while demonstrating no difference in cytotoxicity up to 120 μg/mL (compared to untreated controls). The CQDs were also able to restitute cells from rotenone-elicited apoptosis and oxidative stress. Together, these results suggest that CQDs can serve as a one-pot solution for multifactorial diseases such as PD by serving as a neuroprotectant. Importantly, the use of CQDs as multifactorial interventional agents represents a sustainable mechanism by which to advance biomedicine.
Keywords:
Ageing; Anti-Oxidants; Brain Diseases; Mitochondria; Alzheimer Disease; Amyloid beta; Apotosis; Neurodegenerative Diseases; Nitric Oxide; Oxidative Stress; Parkinson Disease; Reactive Nitrogen Species (RNS); Free Radicals; Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS);References:
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