Milano Francesca, Nito Alessia, Caputo Annalisa, Gaballo Antonio, Marradi Marco, Quarta Alessandra, Ragusa Andrea
Department of Chemistry 'Ugo Schiff', University of Florence, via della Lastruccia 3-13, 50019, Sesto Fiorentino (FI), Italy.
CNR NANOTEC, Institute of Nanotechnology, Campus Ecotekne, 73100, Lecce, Italy.
Chembiochem. 2025 Jul 11;26(13):e202500104. doi: 10.1002/cbic.202500104. Epub 2025 Jun 17.
Glutathione (GSH), a tripeptide essential for maintaining redox balance in the human body, plays a critical role in protecting cells from oxidative stress. A deficiency in GSH is linked to increased oxidative damage and the progression of various disorders, including cancer and neurological diseases. Herein, gold nanoparticles (Au NPs) coated with GSH and further functionalized with galactose moieties are developed to selectively target glucose transporters (GLUT), which is overexpressed on the surface of the blood-brain barrier (BBB) and could be exploited for the selective recognition and internalization of the Au@GSH-Gal NPs, that could then exert an antioxidant effect. As a proof of concept, brain cancer cells are treated with Au@GSH-Gal NPs, evidencing their increased internalization and a significant reduction of HO-induced oxidative stress.
谷胱甘肽(GSH)是一种维持人体氧化还原平衡所必需的三肽,在保护细胞免受氧化应激方面发挥着关键作用。GSH缺乏与氧化损伤增加以及包括癌症和神经疾病在内的各种疾病的进展有关。在此,开发了涂覆有GSH并进一步用半乳糖部分功能化的金纳米颗粒(Au NPs),以选择性靶向葡萄糖转运蛋白(GLUT),其在血脑屏障(BBB)表面过度表达,可用于Au@GSH-Gal NPs的选择性识别和内化,进而发挥抗氧化作用。作为概念验证,用Au@GSH-Gal NPs处理脑癌细胞,证明其内化增加且HO诱导的氧化应激显著降低。
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