Antioxidant lipoic acid ligand-shell gold nanoconjugates against oxidative stress caused by α-Synuclein aggregates
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Author(s)
Piersimoni, Maria Elena
Teng, Xiangyu
Cass, Anthony EG
Ying, Liming
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Gold nanoparticle is becoming a promising platform for the delivery of drugs to treat neurodegenerative diseases. Parkinson’s disease, associated with the aggregation of α-synuclein, is a condition that results in dysfunctional neuronal cells leading to their degeneration and death. Oxidative stress has been strongly implicated as a common feature in this process. The limited efficacy of the traditional therapies and the development of associated severe side effects present an unmet need for preventive and adjuvant therapies. The organosulfur compound lipoic acid, naturally located in the mitochondria, plays a powerful antioxidative role against oxidative stress. However, the efficacy is limited by its low physiological concentration, and the administration is affected by its short half-life and bioavailability due to hepatic degradation. Here we exploited the drug delivery potential of gold nanoparticles to assemble lipoic acid, and administered the system to SH-SY5Y cells, a cellular model commonly used to study Parkinson’s disease. We tested the nanoconjugates, termed GNPs-LA, under an oxidative environment induced by gold nanoparticle/α-synuclein conjugates (GNPs-α-Syn). GNPs-LA were found to be biocompatible and capable of restoring the cell damage caused by high-level reactive oxygen species generated by excessive oxidative stress in the cellular environment. We conclude that GNPs-LA may serve as a promising drug delivery vehicle conveying antioxidant molecules for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease.
Date Issued
2020-12-01
Date Acceptance
2020-10-21
Citation
Nanoscale Advances, 2020, 2 (12), pp.5666-5681
ISSN
2516-0230
Publisher
Royal Society of Chemistry
Start Page
5666
End Page
5681
Journal / Book Title
Nanoscale Advances
Volume
2
Issue
12
Copyright Statement
© The Royal Society of Chemistry 2020. This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/. Material from this article can be used in other publications provided that the correct acknowledgement is given with the reproduced material.
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Sponsor
The Leverhulme Trust
Identifier
https://pubs.rsc.org/en/Content/ArticleLanding/2020/NA/D0NA00688B
Grant Number
RPG-2015-345
Subjects
Science & Technology
Physical Sciences
Technology
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Chemistry
Science & Technology - Other Topics
Materials Science
PARKINSONS-DISEASE
LIPID-PEROXIDATION
NANOPARTICLES
DOPAMINE
THERAPY
DAMAGE
MODEL
DRUG
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2020-10-21