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ArticleCells2024

New Nanovesicles from Prickly Pear Fruit Juice: A Resource with Antioxidant, Anti-Inflammatory, and Nutrigenomic Properties.

Flores Naselli, Sara Volpes, Paola Sofia Cardinale, Fabio Salvatore Palumbo, Francesco Cancilla, Francesco Lopresti, Valeria Villanova, Antonella Girgenti, Domenico Nuzzo, Fabio Caradonna and 1 more

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Article in Cells, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  12. Vesicles: New Advances in the Treatment of Neurodegenerative Diseases.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Flores NaselliDepartment of Biological, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies (STEBICEF), University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze Building 16, 90128 Palermo, Italy.ORCID 0009-0000-8075-0642
Sara VolpesDepartment of Biological, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies (STEBICEF), University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze Building 16, 90128 Palermo, Italy.
Paola Sofia CardinaleDepartment of Biological, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies (STEBICEF), University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze Building 16, 90128 Palermo, Italy.ORCID 0009-0007-8971-266X
Fabio Salvatore PalumboDepartment of Biological, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies (STEBICEF), University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze Building 16, 90128 Palermo, Italy.
Francesco CancillaDepartment of Biological, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies (STEBICEF), University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze Building 16, 90128 Palermo, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-8453-0804
Francesco LoprestiDepartment of Engineering, University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, 90128 Palermo, Italy.
Valeria VillanovaDepartment of Biological, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies (STEBICEF), University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze Building 16, 90128 Palermo, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-6619-6315
Antonella GirgentiInstitute for Biomedical Research and Innovation, National Research Council of Italy, Via U. La Malfa, 153, 90146 Palermo, Italy.
Domenico NuzzoInstitute for Biomedical Research and Innovation, National Research Council of Italy, Via U. La Malfa, 153, 90146 Palermo, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4325-417X
Fabio CaradonnaDepartment of Biological, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies (STEBICEF), University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze Building 16, 90128 Palermo, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-7659-7312
Pasquale PiconeInstitute for Biomedical Research and Innovation, National Research Council of Italy, Via U. La Malfa, 153, 90146 Palermo, Italy.

Funding

Emerging Infectious Diseases One Health Basic and Translational Research Actions addressing Unmet Needs on Emerging Infectious Diseases, INF-ACT, Spoke 1 and Spoke 5 PE00000007, CUP B53C20040570005Italian Ministry of Public FFR 2023-2024NBFC, funded by the Italian Ministry of University and Research, PNRR, Missione 4 Componente 2, "Dalla ricerca all'impresa", Investimento 1.4, Project CN00000033
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Plant-derived nanovesicles represent a novel approach in the field of plant-derived biomaterials, offering a sustainable and biocompatible option for various biomedical applications. The unique properties of these vesicles, such as their ability to encapsulate bioactive compounds, make them suitable for therapeutic, cosmetic, and nutraceutical purposes. In this study, we have, for the first time, successfully bio-fabricated vesicles derived from Opuntia ficus-indica (FicoVes) using an efficient and cost-effective method. Characterized by a size of approximately of 114 nm and a negative zeta potential of -20.9 mV, FicoVes exhibited excellent biocompatibility and hemocompatibility, showing no reduction in the viability of human and animal cells. Our results showed that FicoVes possess significant antioxidant properties as they reduced ROS generation in TBH-stimulated cells. FicoVes displayed anti-inflammatory properties by reducing the expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines (Il 1β, TNF α) and enhancing the expression of anti-inflammatory cytokines (IL4, IL10) following an inflammatory stimulus. Furthermore, FicoVes accelerated epithelial wound closure in L929 fibroblast monolayers in a dose-dependent manner, highlighting their potential role in tissue repair. This study establishes FicoVes as a promising candidate for nutrigenomic applications, particularly in the context of inflammation-related disorders and wound healing. Further research, including in vivo studies, is essential to validate these findings and fully explore their therapeutic potential.

Indexed as

Anti-Inflammatory AgentsAntioxidantsFruit and Vegetable JuicesOpuntiaAnimalsCell LineCytokinesHumansMiceNanoparticlesReactive Oxygen SpeciesAnti-Inflammatory AgentsAntioxidantsCytokinesReactive Oxygen Speciesantioxidant and anti-inflammatory propertiesbioactive phytocompoundsepithelial repairnutrigenomicsplant-derived nanovesicles (PDNVs)

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PMID39513863
PMCPMC11544800

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