Curcumin coating : a novel solution to mitigate inherent carbon nanotube toxicity

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Multi-walled Carbon Nanotubes (MWCNTs) are inert structures with high aspect ratios that are widely used as vehicles for targeted drug delivery in cancer and many other diseases. They are largely non-toxic in nature however, when cells are exposed to these nanotubes for prolonged durations or at high concentrations, they show certain adverse effects. These include cytotoxicity, inflammation, generation of oxidative stress, and genotoxicity among others. To combat such adverse effects, various moieties can be attached to the surface of these nanotubes. Curcumin is a known anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and cytoprotective compound derived from a medicinal plant called Curcuma longa. In this study, we have synthesized and characterized Curcumin coated-lysine functionalized MWCNTs and further evaluated the cytoprotective, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and antiapoptotic effect of Curcumin coating on the surface of MWCNTs. The results show a significant decrease in the level of inflammatory molecules like IL-6, IL-8, IL-1β, TNFα and NFκB in cells exposed to Curcumin-coated MWCNTs as compared to the uncoated ones at both transcript and protein levels. Further, compared to the uncoated samples, there is a reduction in ROS production and upregulation of antioxidant enzyme-Catalase in the cells treated with Curcumin-coated MWCNTs. Curcumin coating also helped in recovery of mitochondrial membrane potential in the cells exposed to MWCNTs. Lastly, cells exposed to Curcumin-coated MWCNTs showed reduced cell death as compared to the ones exposed to uncoated MWCNTs. Our findings suggest that coating of Curcumin on the surface of MWCNTs reduces its ability to cause inflammation, oxidative stress, and cell death.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:35

Enthalten in:

Journal of materials science. Materials in medicine - 35(2024), 1 vom: 25. März, Seite 24

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Rele, Samiksha [VerfasserIn]
Thakur, Chanchal Kiran [VerfasserIn]
Khan, Fatima [VerfasserIn]
Baral, Budhadev [VerfasserIn]
Saini, Vaishali [VerfasserIn]
Karthikeyan, Chandrabose [VerfasserIn]
Moorthy, N S Hari Narayana [VerfasserIn]
Jha, Hem Chandra [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Anti-Inflammatory Agents
Antioxidants
Curcumin
IT942ZTH98
Journal Article
Nanotubes, Carbon

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Date Completed 27.03.2024

Date Revised 28.03.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s10856-024-06789-9

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM370163036