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Background: Gold Nanoparticles [GNPs] are used in imaging and molecular diagnostic applications. As the development of a novel approach in the green synthesis of metal nanoparticles is of great importance and a necessity, a simple and safe method for the synthesis of GNPs using plant extracts of Zataria multiflora leaves was applied in this study and the results on GNPs' anticancer activity against HeLa cells were reported
Methods: The GNPs were characterized by UV-visible spectroscopy, FTIR, TEM, DLS and Zeta-potential measurements. In addition, the cellular up-take of nanoparticles was investigated using Dark Field Microscopy [DFM]. Induction of apoptosis by high dose of GNPs in HeLa cells was assessed by MTT assay, Acridin orange, DAPI staining, Annexin V/PI double-labeling flow cytometry and caspase activity assay
Results: UV-visible spectroscopy results showed a surface plasmon resonance band for GNPs at 530 nm. FTIR results demonstrated an interaction between plant extract and nanoparticles. TEM images revealed different shapes for GNPs and DLS results indicated that the GNPs range in size from 10 to 42 nm. The Zeta potential values of the synthesized GNPs were between 30 to 50 Mev, indicating the formation of stable particles. As evidenced by MTT assay, GNPs inhibit proliferation of HeLa cells in dosedependent GNPs and cytotoxicity of GNPs in Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cell [BMSCs] was lower than cancerous cells. At nontoxic concentrations, the cellular uptake of the nanoparticles took place. Acridin orange and DAPI staining showed morphological changes in the cell's nucleus due to apoptosis. Finally, caspase activity assay demonstrated HeLa cell's apoptosis through caspase activation
Conclusion: The results showed that GNPs have the ability to induce apoptosis in HeLa cells
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Scaffold design has pivotal role in tissue engineering. In the present study, We modified the surface of electrospun poly[caprolactone] [PCL] nanofibers to improve their compatibility with living medium and to show the potential application of PCL nanofibers as a artificial extracellular matrix using in tissue-engineering. PCL nanofibers were fabricated by electrospinning method. To graft gelatin on the nanofiber surface, PCL scaffolds were first treated with air plasma to introduce carboxyl groups on the surface, followed by covalent grafting of gelatin molecules. The hydrophilicity of the electrospun PCL nanofibers was significantly increased by the gas plasma treatment, as confirmed by contact angle measurements. ATR-FTIR analysis demonstrated that the chemical composition of the PCL nanofiber surface was influenced by the gelatin coating, resulting in an increase in the number of amine groups. Our results show that the modified PCL nanofibers are suitable physical properties as polymeric artificial scaffold in tissue engineering application
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Background: Diabetes is one of the most common endocrine disorders. In this disease due to increased blood glucose levels, protein glycation increases. Protein glycation in diabetes leads to irreparable consequences. The aim of this study was to investigate the synergic effect of Bee venom and aspirin on human hemoglobin glycation in the presence of glucose.
Materials and Methods: In this experimental study, hemoglobin [10 mg/ml] was incubated in the presence and absence of glucose [40 mM], aspirin [2.5 mM] and Bee venom [in different concentrations of 10, 20 and 40 µg/ml] for 5 weeks. Amount of hemoglobin glycation was evaluated via investigation of changes in soret band, amount of hemoglobin heme degradation and alteration in secondary structure of protein using UV-visible spectroscopy, fluorometry and Circular Dichroism Spectropolarimetry methods. The data were analyzed using InStat 3 software and statistical tests including one way variance analysis and Tukey test. P values less than 0.05 were considered significant.
Results: Hemoglobin incubation in the presence of glucose led to reduction of soret band absorption, degradation of heme and increment of beta sheet value in secondary structure of hemoglobin. Simultaneous presence of Bee venom and aspirin reduced the rate of heme degradation [p< 0.001] up to 36%, and the beta sheet formation up to 54% [p< 0.001]. Also, the amount of structural alteration and hemoglobin glycation significantly decreased.
Conclusion: Bee venom and aspirin have significant antiglycation properties and simultaneous use of them can decrease protein glycation.
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In depth interaction studies between calf thymus deoxyribonucleic acid [CT-DNA] and a series of four structurally relative palladium[II] complexes [Pd[en][HB]][NO[3]][2] [a-d], where en is ethylenediamine and heterocyclic base [HB] is 2, 2-bipyridine [bpy, a]; 1, 10-phenanthroline [phen, b]; dipyridoquinoxaline [dpq, c] and dipyridophenazine [dppz, d] [Figure 1], were performed. These studies have been investigated by utilizing the electronic absorption spectroscopy, fluorescence spectra and ethidium bromide [EBr] displacement and gel filtration techniques. a-d complexes cooperatively bind and denature the DNA at low concentrations. Their concentration at midpoint of transition, L1/2, follows the order a >> b > c > d. Also the g, the number of binding sites per 1000 nucleotides, follows the order a >> b c > d. EBr and Scatchard experiments for a-d complexes suggest efficient intercalative binding affinity to CT-DNA giving the order: d > c > b > a. Several binding and thermodynamic parameters are also described. The biological activity of these cationic and water soluble palladium complexes were tested against chronic myelogenous leukemia cell line, K562. b, c and d complexes show cytotoxic concentration [Cc[50]] values much lower than cisplatin
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Bee venom [BV], like many other complementary medicines, has been used for thousands of years for the treatment of a range of diseases. More recently, BV is also being considered as an effective composition for the treatment of cancer. Cancer is a major worldwide problem. It is obvious that the identification of compounds that can activate apoptosis could be effective on the treatment of cancer. BV is a very complicated mixture of active peptides, enzymes, and biologically active amines. The two main components of BV are melittin and phospholipase A[2] [PLA2]. Of these two components, melittin, the major active ingredient of BV, has been identified to induce apoptosis and to possess antitumor effects. We tried to review antineoplastic effects of BV in this study. The related articles were derived from different data bases such as PubMed, Elsevier Science, and Google Scholar using keywords including bee venom, cancer, and apoptosis. According to the results of this study, BV can induce apoptosis and inhibit tumor cell growth and metastasis. Results of in vivo experiments show that the anti-tumor effect of the BV is highly dependent on the manner of injection as well as the distance between the area of injection and the tumor cells. The results obtained from the reported studies revealed that BV has anticancer effects and can be used as an effective chemotherapeutic agent against tumors in the future