用抗氧化超分子聚合物对抗活性氧(ROS)

Combating Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) with Antioxidant Supramolecular Polymers.

作者信息

Jankoski Penelope E, Wallace Zacchaeus M, DiMartino Loria R, Shrestha Jessica, Davis Ashe M, Owolabi Iyanuoluwani, Flynt Alex S, Clemons Tristan D

机构信息

School of Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, Mississippi 39406, United States.

Center for Molecular and Cellular Biosciences, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, Mississippi 39406, United States.

出版信息

ACS Appl Mater Interfaces. 2025 Jun 18;17(24):35275-35287. doi: 10.1021/acsami.5c06967. Epub 2025 Jun 3.

Abstract

Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are highly damaging biological molecules significantly upregulated following major injuries or diseases such as heart attack, burn injury, and stroke. Despite promising preclinical results, traditional small-molecule antioxidant therapies have had limited success in clinical applications. In this study, we employed a macromolecular approach to combat ROS, demonstrating that tethering the potent biological antioxidant, glutathione, to a peptide amphiphile effectively consumes harmful extracellular radicals while preserving antioxidant and polymeric functionality. By neutralizing these radical species, we can protect vulnerable cells from acute ROS toxicity. This was validated by assessing cellular oxidative damage and survival in cell lines stimulated with tert-butyl hydroperoxide (tBHP) to induce ROS production. The antioxidant nanofibers achieved cell rescue at concentrations an order of magnitude lower than molecular glutathione, a direct result of the extracellular localization and enhancement in the proximal concentration of the glutathione moieties along the supramolecular polymer. These antioxidant supramolecular polymers offer proof of principle for a macromolecular strategy to combat the damaging effects of extracellular ROS associated with disease and injury, showcasing their efficacy at low concentrations and maintaining antioxidant capabilities when in the gelled state, providing for the potential of an antioxidant tissue regenerative scaffold.

摘要

活性氧(ROS)是极具破坏性的生物分子,在诸如心脏病发作、烧伤和中风等重大损伤或疾病后会显著上调。尽管临床前研究结果很有前景,但传统的小分子抗氧化疗法在临床应用中取得的成功有限。在本研究中,我们采用了一种大分子方法来对抗ROS,证明将强效生物抗氧化剂谷胱甘肽连接到肽两亲分子上可有效消耗有害的细胞外自由基,同时保留抗氧化和聚合物功能。通过中和这些自由基,我们可以保护脆弱细胞免受急性ROS毒性的影响。这通过评估用叔丁基过氧化氢(tBHP)刺激以诱导ROS产生的细胞系中的细胞氧化损伤和存活率得到了验证。抗氧化纳米纤维在比分子谷胱甘肽低一个数量级的浓度下实现了细胞拯救,这是谷胱甘肽部分在超分子聚合物上的细胞外定位和近端浓度增强的直接结果。这些抗氧化超分子聚合物为对抗与疾病和损伤相关的细胞外ROS的破坏作用的大分子策略提供了原理证明,展示了它们在低浓度下的功效以及在凝胶状态下保持抗氧化能力,为抗氧化组织再生支架的潜力提供了依据。

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