Abstract:
:One hallmark of neuroinflammation is the activation of microglia, which triggers the production and release of reactive oxygen species (ROS), nitrate, nitrite, and cytokines. N-Acetyl cysteine (NAC) is a free radical scavenger that is involved in the intracellular and extracellular detoxification of reactive oxygen species in the brain. However, the clinical application of NAC is limited by its low bioavailability and short half-life. Herein, NAC was conjugated to a polymer through a disulfide bond to form a NAC-prodrug nanoparticle (NAC-NP). Dynamic light scattering found that the NAC-NP has a size of around 50 nm. In vitro studies revealed that the release of NAC from NAC-NP is responsive to its environmental redox potential. For mimicking neuroinflammation in vitro, microglial cells were stimulated by a lipopolysaccharide (LPS), and the effect of NAC-NP on activated microglia was investigated. The study found that the morphology as well as the expression of microgliosis marker Iba-1 of the cells treated with NAC-NPs and LPS were close to those of control cells, indicating that NAC-NPs can inhibit the activation of microglia stimulated by LPS. Compared with free NAC, the production of ROS, NO3-, NO2-, tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), and interleukin (IL)-1β from the LPS-stimulated microglia was considerably decreased when the cells were pretreated with NAC-NPs. Furthermore, LPS-induced microglial phagocytocis of neurons was inhibited in the presence of NAC-NPs. These results indicated that NAC-NPs are more effective than free NAC for reversing the effect of LPS on microglia and subsequently protecting neurons.
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Mol Pharmjournal_title
Molecular pharmaceuticsauthors
Markoutsa E,Xu Pdoi
10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.6b01028subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2017-05-01 00:00:00pages
1591-1600issue
5eissn
1543-8384issn
1543-8392journal_volume
14pub_type
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