Chemically functionalized water-soluble single-walled carbon nanotubes modulate morpho-functional characteristics of astrocytes.
Nano Lett
; 12(9): 4742-7, 2012 Sep 12.
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ABSTRACT
We report the use of chemically functionalized water-soluble single-walled carbon nanotubes (ws-SWCNTs) for the modulation of morpho-functional characteristics of astrocytes. When added to the culturing medium, ws-SWCNTs were able to make astrocytes larger and stellate/mature, changes associated with the increase in glial fibrillary acidic protein immunoreactivity. Thus, ws-SWCNTs could have more beneficial effects at the injury site than previously thought; by affecting astrocytes, they could provide for a more comprehensive re-establishment of the brain computational power.
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Água
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Astrócitos
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Nanotubos de Carbono
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Animals
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En
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2012
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