Dong Xiuli, Edmondson Rasheena, Yang Fan, Tang Yongan, Wang Ping, Sun Ya-Ping, Yang Liju
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Biomanufacturing Research Institute and Technology Enterprise (BRITE), North Carolina Central University Durham NC 27707 USA
Department of Biology, Bennett College Greensboro NC 27401 USA.
RSC Adv. 2020 Sep 14;10(56):33944-33954. doi: 10.1039/d0ra05849a. eCollection 2020 Sep 10.
The antiviral function of carbon dots (CDots) with visible light exposure was evaluated, for which the model bacteriophages MS2 as a surrogate of small RNA viruses were used. The results show clearly that the visible light-activated CDots are highly effective in diminishing the infectivity of MS2 in both low and high titer samples to the host cells, and the antiviral effects are dot concentration- and treatment time-dependent. The action of CDots apparently causes no significant damage to the structural integrity and morphology of the MS2 phage or the breakdown of the capsid proteins, but does result in the protein carbonylation (a commonly used indicator for protein oxidation) and the degradation of viral genomic RNA. Mechanistically the results may be understood in the framework of photodynamic effects that are associated with the unique excited state properties and processes of CDots. Opportunities for potentially broad applications of CDots coupled with visible/natural light in the prevention and control of viral transmission and spread are highlighted and discussed.
评估了可见光照射下碳点(CDots)的抗病毒功能,为此使用了模型噬菌体MS2作为小RNA病毒的替代物。结果清楚地表明,可见光激活的碳点在降低低滴度和高滴度样品中MS2对宿主细胞的感染性方面非常有效,并且抗病毒效果取决于碳点浓度和处理时间。碳点的作用显然不会对MS2噬菌体的结构完整性和形态造成显著损害,也不会导致衣壳蛋白的分解,但会导致蛋白质羰基化(蛋白质氧化的常用指标)和病毒基因组RNA的降解。从机制上讲,这些结果可以在与碳点独特的激发态性质和过程相关的光动力效应框架内得到理解。强调并讨论了碳点与可见光/自然光结合在预防和控制病毒传播方面潜在广泛应用的机会。