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Chemistry ; 21(13): 4923-5, 2015 Mar 23.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25688543

RESUMO

Melittin is a membrane-active peptide from bee venom with promising antimicrobial and anticancer activity. Herein we report on a simple and selective method for labeling of the tryptophan residue in melittin by the organometallic fragment [(C5 H5 )Ru](+) in aqueous solution and in air. Ruthenium coordination does not disturb the secondary structure of the peptide (as verified by 2D NMR spectroscopy), but changes the pattern of its intermolecular interactions resulting in an 11-fold decrease of hemolytic activity. The high stability of the organometallic conjugate allowed the establishment of the biodistribution of the labeled melittin in mice by inductively coupled plasma MS analysis of ruthenium.


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Venenos de Abelha/química , Meliteno/química , Rutênio/química , Triptofano/química , Sequência de Aminoácidos , Animais , Camundongos , Dados de Sequência Molecular , Estrutura Molecular , Peptídeos
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Adv Sci (Weinh) ; 11(20): e2307060, 2024 May.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38516744

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Biodegradable nanomaterials can significantly improve the safety profile of nanomedicine. Germanium nanoparticles (Ge NPs) with a safe biodegradation pathway are developed as efficient photothermal converters for biomedical applications. Ge NPs synthesized by femtosecond-laser ablation in liquids rapidly dissolve in physiological-like environment through the oxidation mechanism. The biodegradation of Ge nanoparticles is preserved in tumor cells in vitro and in normal tissues in mice with a half-life as short as 3.5 days. Biocompatibility of Ge NPs is confirmed in vivo by hematological, biochemical, and histological analyses. Strong optical absorption of Ge in the near-infrared spectral range enables photothermal treatment of engrafted tumors in vivo, following intravenous injection of Ge NPs. The photothermal therapy results in a 3.9-fold reduction of the EMT6/P adenocarcinoma tumor growth with significant prolongation of the mice survival. Excellent mass-extinction of Ge NPs (7.9 L g-1 cm-1 at 808 nm) enables photoacoustic imaging of bones and tumors, following intravenous and intratumoral administrations of the nanomaterial. As such, strongly absorbing near-infrared-light biodegradable Ge nanomaterial holds promise for advanced theranostics.


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Germânio , Técnicas Fotoacústicas , Fototerapia , Animais , Camundongos , Técnicas Fotoacústicas/métodos , Germânio/química , Fototerapia/métodos , Modelos Animais de Doenças , Lasers , Nanopartículas/química , Nanopartículas Metálicas/química , Nanopartículas Metálicas/uso terapêutico , Materiais Biocompatíveis/química , Linhagem Celular Tumoral , Neoplasias/terapia , Neoplasias/diagnóstico por imagem , Feminino
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