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Analysis of cytotoxic effects of silver nanoclusters on human peripheral blood mononuclear cells ‘in vitro’
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Sandra Teresa Orta‐García Germán Plascencia‐Villa Angeles Catalina Ochoa‐Martínez Tania Ruiz‐Vera Francisco Javier Pérez‐Vázquez J Jesús Velázquez‐Salazar Miguel José Yacamán Hugo Ricardo Navarro‐Contreras Iván N. Pérez‐Maldonado 《Journal of applied toxicology : JAT》2015,35(10):1189-1199
The antimicrobial properties of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) have made these particles one of the most used nanomaterials in consumer products. Therefore, an understanding of the interactions (unwanted toxicity) between nanoparticles and human cells is of significant interest. The aim of this study was to assess the in vitro cytotoxicity effects of silver nanoclusters (AgNC, < 2 nm diameter) on peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC). Using flow cytometry and comet assay methods, we demonstrate that exposure of PBMC to AgNC induced intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation, DNA damage and apoptosis at 3, 6 and 12 h, with a dose‐dependent response (0.1, 1, 3, 5 and 30 µg ml–1). Advanced electron microscopy imaging of complete and ultrathin‐sections of PBMC confirmed the cytotoxic effects and cell damage caused by AgNC. The present study showed that AgNC produced without coating agents induced significant cytotoxic effects on PBMC owing to their high aspect ratio and active surface area, even at much lower concentrations (<1 µg ml–1) than those applied in previous studies, resembling what would occur under real exposure conditions to nanosilver‐functionalized consumer products. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 相似文献
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Tomas Pulido Nayeli Zayas Maitane Alonso de Mendieta Karen Plascencia Jennifer Escobar 《Heart failure reviews》2016,21(3):273-283
Pulmonary Arterial hypertension (PAH) is a chronic and progressive disease characterized by an increase in pulmonary vascular resistance due to severe remodeling of the small pulmonary arteries. In PAH, the endothelial cells fail to maintain their homeostatic balance, with the consequent impaired production of vasodilators and over-expression of vasoconstrictors and proliferators. Current treatment of PAH is based on the discovery of three main pathways of endothelial dysfunction (prostacyclin, nitric oxide and endothelin-1), and includes drugs such as prostacyclin analogs, phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitors and endothelin receptor antagonists (ERAs). Recently approved drugs that act through these classic pathways include riociguat (cyclic GMP stimulator) and macitentan (a tissue specific dual ERA). However, several new drugs and new pathways are under study. New targeted therapies include tyrosine kinase inhibitors, Rho kinase inhibitors and serotonin receptor blockers. There are now ten drugs approved for the treatment of PAH that, alone or in combination, have changed the natural history of this disease. The new drugs will allow us to further modified the patients’ life expectancy and move towards a cure. 相似文献
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Feeding during the rest phase promotes circadian conflict in nuclei that control energy homeostasis and sleep–wake cycle in rats
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Oscar D. Ramirez‐Plascencia Nadia Saderi Carolina Escobar Roberto C. Salgado‐Delgado 《The European journal of neuroscience》2017,45(10):1325-1332
Food intake during the rest phase promotes circadian desynchrony, which has been associated with metabolic diseases. However, the link between circadian rhythm and metabolic alterations is not well understood. To investigate this issue, we explored the circadian rhythm of c‐Fos immunoreactivity (IR) in rats fed during the day, during the night or with free access to food for 3 weeks. The analysis was focused on the hypothalamic nuclei, which are interconnected and involved in the control of energy homeostasis and/or arousal: lateral hypothalamus (LH), perifornical area, arcuate, ventrolateral pre‐optic (VLPO) and tuberomammillary nuclei. The results show that food intake during the rest phase flattened the circadian c‐Fos expression in the LH and perifornical area, and induced a phase shift in the VLPO area. In addition, c‐Fos expression was analyzed in the orexin and melanin‐concentrating hormone (MCH) neurons of the LH, which are involved in the control of food intake and arousal, and in α‐melanin‐stimulating hormone and neuropeptide Y (NPY) cells in the arcuate nucleus, all of which are involved in feeding–fasting cycles, energy homeostasis and sending projections to the LH. The results indicate that feeding during the rest phase decreased orexin neuron activation in the light in comparison with the other groups. Feeding during this phase also flattened the activity rhythm of MCH and α‐melanin‐stimulating hormone neurons and increased NPY IR when the light was turned on. This evidence indicates that mealtime differentially affected the hypothalamic nuclei under investigation leading to a circadian conflict that might account for metabolic impairment. 相似文献
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