کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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8192 | 580 | 2010 | 6 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
We have shown that platinum nanoparticle species (nano-Pt) is a superoxide dismutase/catalase mimetic that scavenges superoxide and hydrogen peroxide. In Caenorhabditis elegans, nano-Pt functions as an effective antioxidant that induces an extension in lifespan and strong resistance against excessive oxidative stress. Our study with C. elegans was the first trial to use nano-Pt as a bio-active substance. However, a high concentration of nano-Pt was required for these survival effects, probably due to limited membrane permeability. Here, we show that the conjugation of nano-Pt with an HIV-1 TAT fusion protein C-terminally linked to a peptide with high affinity for platinum improves internalization, eliciting a similar level of antioxidant effects at one hundredth the concentration of unconjugated nano-Pt. This approach is a potential method to facilitate translocation of bio-active nanoparticles into living organisms and could be a model assay for estimate the effects of antioxidant in living organism.
Journal: Biomaterials - Volume 31, Issue 22, August 2010, Pages 5849–5854