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ArticlePharmaceutical research2012

Surface-engineered nanoliposomes by chelating ligands for modulating the neurotoxicity associated with β-amyloid aggregates of Alzheimer's disease.

Maluta S Mufamadi, Yahya E Choonara, Pradeep Kumar, Girish Modi, Dinesh Naidoo, Valence M K Ndesendo, Lisa C du Toit, Sunny E Iyuke, Viness Pillay

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Article in Pharmaceutical research, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Maluta S MufamadiFaculty of Health Sciences, Department of Pharmacy & Pharmacology, University of Witwatersrand, Parktown, 2193, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Yahya E Choonara
Pradeep Kumar
Girish Modi
Dinesh Naidoo
Valence M K Ndesendo
Lisa C du Toit
Sunny E Iyuke
Viness Pillay

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purposeTo develop chelating ligand-bound nanoliposomes (NLPs) for the prevention and reversal of β-Amyloid (Aβ) aggregation associated with promoting neurotoxicity in Alzheimer disease (AD).

methodsFour different chelating ligands (CuAc, EDTA, histidine and ZnAc) were surface-engineered onto NLPs using either covalent or non-covalent conjugation. Successful conjugation of chelating ligands onto the surface of NLPs was confirmed by characterization studies: SEM, TEM and FTIR analysis. Chelation energetics of EDTA with Cu(II)/Zn(II)-Aβ(10-21) and nanoformation of emulsified polymers were computed and corroborated with experimental and analytical data using chemometric molecular modeling.

resultsThe modified NLPs produced were spherical in shape, 127-178 nm in size, with polydispersity index from 0.217-0.920 and zeta potential range of -9.59 to -37.3 mV. Conjugation efficiencies were 30-76 %, which confirmed that chelating ligands were attached to the NLP surface.

conclusionsIn vitro and ex vivo results elucidated the effectiveness of chelating ligand-bound NLPs for prevention of CuAβ(1-42) or ZnAβ(1-42) aggregate buildup associated with neurotoxicity in PC12 neuronal cells, as well as promotion of intracellular uptake in the presence of Cu(II) or Zn(II) metal ions.

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Alzheimer DiseaseAmyloid beta-PeptidesAnimalsCell Line, TumorChelating AgentsCopperLigandsLiposomesNanoparticlesNeuronsParticle SizePC12 CellsRatsZincAmyloid beta-PeptidesChelating AgentsCopperLigandsLiposomesZinc

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