Role of Gold Nanoparticles in Inhibiting Amyloid Formation and Reducing Vascular Dementia Risk
- Title
- Role of Gold Nanoparticles in Inhibiting Amyloid Formation and Reducing Vascular Dementia Risk
- Abstract
- Lysozyme amyloid aggregation is associated with vascular dementia and other disorders. However, conventional therapies are limited by the blood-brain barrier. Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) could modulate amyloid aggregation and provide a novel therapeutic approach. We investigated the effect of AuNPs on lysozyme amyloid formation of Hen Egg White Lysozyme (HEWL). We incubated lysozyme (3 mg/ml) in 60 mM glycine buffer (pH 2.8) at 61oC with gentle shaking to induce amyloid formation. We used various techniques to assess the impact of AuNPs (5-50 µg/ml) on lysozyme amyloid accumulation. We performed independent t-test and SPSS 23.0 software for data analysis. AuNPs inhibited lysozyme amyloid aggregation in a concentration-dependent manner. The lowest concentration (5 µg/ml) was the most effective, as it significantly increased the lag phase and decreased the growth phase of amyloid formation, and also reduced the cytotoxicity of amyloid aggregates on cell viability. Our results suggest that AuNPs act as nano-chaperones and prevent lysozyme amyloid fibril formation, and thus they may have therapeutic potential for vascular dementia treatment.
- Scientific Type
- غير معروف
- Journal volume
- Volume 13, Issue 3
- Collaboration type
- مشترك
- Publish Date
- July 1, 2023
- Participated Universities (Publication)
-
Alnoor University
- Scopus status
- In Scopus
- Scopus index year
- 2 023
- Scopus quarter
- 3
- Scopus citation score
- 2
- Clarivate status
- In Clarivate
- Clarivate index year
- 2 023
- Clarivate impafact
- 0.200000003
- Pub. Med. status
- Not In PubMed
- Author (Publication)
-
حنان حسن احمد عباس
- Journal (Publication)
- Journal of Nanostructures
- Publisher (Publication)
- University of Kashan
- ISSN
- 2251-7871
- Country (Publication)
-
Iran
- Country type
- عالمية
- College (Publication)
-
College of Pharmacy
- Departement (Publication)
-
Department of Pharmacy
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