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Collagen-curcumin nanocomposites showing an enhanced neuroprotective effect against short term focal cerebral ischemia.

ABSTRACT: The effectiveness of curcumin in treating cerebral ischemia has been reported in recent studies. However, its mode of action is still not defined. The objective of the present study is to formulate collagen-curcumin nanocomposites which will work effectively against cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury. Ischemic injury is followed by inflammatory damage and oxidative stress, which together contribute a lot in the pathogenesis of cerebral ischemia and may be considered a good target for treatment. The present study focused on examining the effectiveness of collagen-curcumin nanocomposites stabilized by increasing the degree of crosslinking in reducing oxidative stress associated with brain injury resulting from cerebral ischemia. The collagen nanoparticles were prepared by conjugating collagen on the surface of Tween©80 micelles, and further stabilizing them using crosslinkers. The effectiveness of the prepared nanocomposite was validated by performing infarct analysis followed by biochemical, behavioral, histopathological and immunohistochemical studies. The outcomes of this study are promising for the use of collagen-curcumin nanocomposites in showing neuroprotective potential in treating ischemic injury.

SUBMITTER: Rathore P

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9048592 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Collagen-curcumin nanocomposites showing an enhanced neuroprotective effect against short term focal cerebral ischemia.

Rathore Pankaj P Arora Indu I Rastogi Shweta S Akhtar Mohd M Singh Shruti S Samim Mohammed M

RSC advances 20200110 4

The effectiveness of curcumin in treating cerebral ischemia has been reported in recent studies. However, its mode of action is still not defined. The objective of the present study is to formulate collagen-curcumin nanocomposites which will work effectively against cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury. Ischemic injury is followed by inflammatory damage and oxidative stress, which together contribute a lot in the pathogenesis of cerebral ischemia and may be considered a good target for treatment ...[more]

PMID: 35494586

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Project description:Free radicals have been implicated in cerebral ischemia reperfusion (IR) injury. Massive production of nitric oxide and superoxide results in continuous formation of peroxynitrite even several hours after IR insult. This can produce DNA strand nicks, hydroxylation and/or nitration of cytosolic components of neuron, leading to neuronal death. Peroxynitrite decomposition catalysts 5,10,15,20-tetrakis(N-methyl-4'-pyridyl)porphyrinato iron (III) (FeTMPyP) and 5,10,15,20-tetrakis(4-sulfonatophenyl)porphyrinato iron (III) (FeTPPS) have been demonstrated to protect neurons in in vitro cultures; however, their neuroprotective efficacy in cerebral IR injury has not been explored. In the present study, we investigated the efficacy and the therapeutic time window of FeTMPyP and FeTPPS in focal cerebral ischemia (FCI). FCI was induced according to the middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) method. After 2 h of MCAO and 70 h of reperfusion, the extent of neurological deficits, infarct and edema volume were measured in Sprague-Dawley rats. FeTMPyP and FeTPPS were administered at different time points 2, 6, 9 and 12 h post MCAO. FeTMPyP and FeTPPS (3 mg kg(-1), i.v.) treatment at 2 and 6 h post MCAO produced significant reduction in infarct volume, edema volume and neurological deficits. However, treatment at latter time points did not produce significant neuroprotection. Significant reduction of peroxynitrite in blood and nitrotyrosine in brain sections was observed on FeTMPyP and FeTPPS treatment. As delayed treatment of FeTMPyP and FeTPPS produced neuroprotection, we tested whether treatment had any influence over the apoptotic neuronal death. DNA fragmentation and in situ nick end-labeling assays showed that FeTMPyP and FeTPPS treatment reduced IR injury-induced DNA fragmentation. In conclusion, peroxynitrite decomposition catalysts (FeTMPyP and FeTPPS) produced prominent neuroprotection even if administered 6 h post MCAO and the neuroprotective effect is at least in part due to the reduction of peroxynitrite and apoptosis.

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Collagen-curcumin nanocomposites showing an enhanced neuroprotective effect against short term focal cerebral ischemia.

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Collagen-curcumin nanocomposites showing an enhanced neuroprotective effect against short term focal cerebral ischemia.

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