Gold BulletinPub Date : 2024-06-26DOI: 10.1007/s13404-024-00347-5
Xinyi Guo, Haoyu Feng
{"title":"Facile preparation of gold nanoparticle-decorated chondroitin sulfate composited formulation to reduce osteoporosis in rats with ovariectomies by regulating the microbiota by MAPK signaling pathway.","authors":"Xinyi Guo, Haoyu Feng","doi":"10.1007/s13404-024-00347-5","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s13404-024-00347-5","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Osteoporosis represents a prevalent disease that involves the degeneration of bone. The development of potent therapies is desired because the current clinical treatments are not able to provide a satisfying therapeutic effect. Recently, gold (Au) nanomaterials and chondroitin sulfate (CS) have been attracted a lot of attention in the field of drug delivery. The purpose of this research was to investigate exactly CS-AuNP function and its positive influences on anti-osteoporosis in ovariectomized (OVX) rats. The outcome of the OVX rats experimental results revealed effective anti-osteoporosis molecular targets of developed CS-AuNP formulation and their influence on the gut microbiota. Importantly, CS-AuNPs significantly improved lipid profiles, bone microstructure, metabolism markers, and bone mineral density. The findings provide more evidence that CS-AuNPs have effective therapeutic potential in anti-osteoporotic treatment by the MAPK signaling pathway.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":581,"journal":{"name":"Gold Bulletin","volume":"57 1-2","pages":"49 - 63"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141503406","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Gold BulletinPub Date : 2024-06-26DOI: 10.1007/s13404-024-00346-6
Yanling Wang, Lurui Yu
{"title":"Construction of folate-targeted delivery of polymer-coated gold nanoparticles: investigation of anticancer activity and apoptosis induction in parotid gland carcinoma","authors":"Yanling Wang, Lurui Yu","doi":"10.1007/s13404-024-00346-6","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s13404-024-00346-6","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>For targeted delivery in the cancer model, this work intends to construct nanoparticles (NPs) using folate (FA)-gemcitabine (GEM)-loaded polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP)-gold (Au) nanoparticles (GEM@FA/PVP@Au NPs). By precisely assembling the layer, we could construct gemcitabine-loaded FA-functionalized PVP@Au NPs. Various spectroscopical analyses were used and characterized with GEM@FA/PVP@Au NPs. Using MTT assay, wound migration assays, and morphological staining assays, we investigated the antimigratory and anticancer in vitro effects of NPs. To develop GEM@FA/PVP@Au NPs, gemcitabine (40 µg/mL) and folate conjugation onto PVP@Au NPs were added. The NPs demonstrated an 80% release of gemcitabine at acidic pH after their size and charge were incrementally raised by layer-by-layer assembly. Neither the human submandibular gland (HSG) cells and human oral squamous cell carcinoma (HSC-4) cells showed anticancer activity at the concentrations studied for the NPs. In in vitro studies, they inhibited cell migration and had a high apoptosis ratio. The flow cytometry analysis reveals that fabricated nanoparticles effectively kill cancer cells in both cancer cells. These findings indicate the potential of folate-based tumor targeting using GEM/PVP@Au NPs as a safe and effective method for treating parotid gland cancer tumors.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":581,"journal":{"name":"Gold Bulletin","volume":"57 1-2","pages":"33 - 47"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s13404-024-00346-6.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141503405","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Gold BulletinPub Date : 2024-05-09DOI: 10.1007/s13404-024-00345-7
Jonathan Quinson
{"title":"Influence of the alcohol and water grades on surfactant-free colloidal syntheses of gold nanoparticles in alkaline water-alcohol mixtures","authors":"Jonathan Quinson","doi":"10.1007/s13404-024-00345-7","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s13404-024-00345-7","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>To make the most of the unique properties of nanomaterials, and to bridge the gap between fundamental and applied research, controlled, green, cheap and energy efficient syntheses of nanoparticles are required. In this respect, room and low temperature surfactant-free colloidal syntheses of nanoparticles obtained in low viscosity and low boiling point solvents, without additives or nature-derived extracts, are promising to develop more active (electro)catalysts. Recently, a room temperature synthesis of surfactant-free gold nanoparticles has been documented (<i>Chem. Mater</i>. 2023, 35, 5, 2173) that requires only water, a base such as NaOH, an alcohol and HAuCl<sub>4</sub>. Unfortunately, the syntheses of nanomaterials are often sensitive to multiple parameters and it is well acknowledged that reproducibility is a general challenge in the chemical sciences, where the synthesis of nanomaterials is no exception. Here, we investigate the effect of the water conductivity and solvent grade on the surfactant-free low temperature (ca. 30 °C) synthesis of colloidal gold nanoparticles obtained in alkaline mixtures of ethanol and water. The synthesis can be performed with relatively low-grade ethanol but requires high purity water. The importance of water with low conductivity is also stressed for syntheses where ethylene glycol and glycerol are used as source of reducing agents. The results of this study over 100 samples pave the way to greener, more controlled and scalable syntheses of surfactant-free gold nanomaterials.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":581,"journal":{"name":"Gold Bulletin","volume":"57 1-2","pages":"27 - 31"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-05-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s13404-024-00345-7.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140927228","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Gold BulletinPub Date : 2024-04-12DOI: 10.1007/s13404-024-00344-8
Snežana Radisavljević, Dušan Ćoćić, Biljana Petrović, Ina Kellner, Ivana Ivanović-Burmazović, Nikola Radenković, Danijela Nikodijević, Milena Milutinović
{"title":"New dinuclear gold(III) complex with 1,5-naphthyridine as bridging ligand: synthesis, characterization, DNA/BSA binding studies, and anticancer activity","authors":"Snežana Radisavljević, Dušan Ćoćić, Biljana Petrović, Ina Kellner, Ivana Ivanović-Burmazović, Nikola Radenković, Danijela Nikodijević, Milena Milutinović","doi":"10.1007/s13404-024-00344-8","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s13404-024-00344-8","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>To elucidate an antitumor drug exhibiting enhanced activity relative to cisplatin, a novel dinuclear gold(III) complex was synthesized, incorporating 1,5-naphthyridine as a bridging ligand. Subsequently, the newly synthesized complex underwent comprehensive characterization using various techniques to validate its structural attributes. The stability of the complex in both water and PBS buffer was assessed through UV–Vis spectroscopy. DNA binding studies were conducted employing UV–Vis, fluorescence spectroscopy, and viscosity measurements. Competitive studies with ethidium bromide (EB) or 4′-hydroxyethidium (HOE) were performed utilizing fluorescence spectroscopy. The findings indicated that the dinuclear gold(III) complex interacts with calf thymus DNA (CT-DNA) through a groove binding mode. Moreover, the investigated complex exhibited significant binding constants for its interaction with human serum albumin (HSA) and bovine serum albumin (BSA) and interactions in the presence of site markers (eosin Y or ibuprofen). The dinuclear gold(III) complex demonstrated notable cytotoxicity against HCT116 and MDA-MB-231 cancer cell lines at 24 and 72 h post-treatment. Furthermore, the complex displayed selectivity by inducing significantly lower cytotoxic activity in healthy cells than in cancerous ones. In support of its antitumor activity, the complex exhibited proapoptotic effects, as evidenced by increased caspase 9 activity and low percentages of necrosis. Molecular docking simulations were employed to corroborate all experimentally obtained results.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":581,"journal":{"name":"Gold Bulletin","volume":"57 1-2","pages":"9 - 25"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-04-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140598035","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Gold BulletinPub Date : 2024-03-25DOI: 10.1007/s13404-024-00342-w
Mahesh Bhagwan Thoke, Nitin T. Patil
{"title":"Unusual selectivity in gold-catalyzed intermolecular Heck reactions","authors":"Mahesh Bhagwan Thoke, Nitin T. Patil","doi":"10.1007/s13404-024-00342-w","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s13404-024-00342-w","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The Heck reaction has been considered a robust method for the cross-coupling reaction of olefins and aryl halides to yield alkenes. However, the most significant requirement is the necessity of electronically biased olefins and the requirement of directing group to control the regioselectivity of the Heck reaction. The research group of Patil and Gandon recently documented the gold-catalyzed Heck reaction, demonstrating the utilization of simple aliphatic alkenes as substrates. This approach does not need electronically biased olefins and offers a distinct regioselectivity when compared to the Heck reaction catalyzed by other transition metal catalysts.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":581,"journal":{"name":"Gold Bulletin","volume":"56 4","pages":"159 - 165"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-03-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140302592","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"In vivo toxicity and biodistribution of intravenously administered antibiotic-functionalized gold nanoparticles","authors":"Pradeepa, Rashmi Kanugodu Vasappa, Darshini Shivamogga Mohan, Srinivas Mutalik, Manjunatha Bukkambudhi Krishnaswamy, Anil Kumar Honnali Srinivasalu, Mukunda Suryanarayana, Vidya Shimoga Muddappa","doi":"10.1007/s13404-024-00343-9","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s13404-024-00343-9","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The utilization of engineered gold nanoparticles (GNPs) in biomedical applications is experiencing rapid growth owing to their reactive nature and remarkable flexibility. However, despite these advantages, concerns persist regarding their in vivo biocompatibility and cytotoxicity. This study aimed to assess the toxicity, biodistribution, and excretion pathways of GNPs functionalized with various antibiotics, namely, ciprofloxacin, levofloxacin, cefotaxime, and ceftriaxone, using a mouse model. Following intravenous administration, the nanostructures induced an increase in serum enzyme levels and histological abnormalities in the liver, indicating potential hepatotoxic effects. Analysis of organ distribution revealed accumulation primarily in the liver and spleen, with concentrations gradually decreasing 168-h post-administration. Fecal excretion was identified as the primary route of elimination, with a smaller portion excreted via urine. Among the different nanostructures evaluated, those functionalized with levofloxacin (LEV-NP) exhibited minimal organ toxicity and a high clearance rate. Additionally, LEV-NP, with a size of approximately 12 nm, demonstrated superior drug particle stability and lower red blood cell hemolytic activity compared to other nanostructures.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":581,"journal":{"name":"Gold Bulletin","volume":"56 4","pages":"209 - 220"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-03-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140199801","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Gold BulletinPub Date : 2024-02-14DOI: 10.1007/s13404-024-00341-x
Zekeriyya Bahadır
{"title":"A microextraction method for spectrophotometric determination of gold using benzalkonium chloride","authors":"Zekeriyya Bahadır","doi":"10.1007/s13404-024-00341-x","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s13404-024-00341-x","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>A simple microextraction method has been developed for the preconcentration of Au(III) and its measurement by an ultraviolet–visible spectrophotometer. Benzalkonium chloride, a cationic surfactant, was used as a complexing agent for the preconcentration of Au(III) in the form of AuCl<sub>4</sub><sup>−</sup>. An ion pair between AuCl<sub>4</sub><sup>−</sup> and benzalkonium chloride was finely extracted into the 1,2-dichloroethane phase through a simple emulsification process. Parameters affecting the preconcentration of Au(III) were evaluated, including the acidity of the solution, the amount of the cationic reagent, and the effect of interferences. The calibration curve of the method for Au(III) was linear in the range of 0.05–0.80 mg L<sup>−1</sup>. The detection limit, enrichment factor, and relative standard deviation were 0.01 mg L<sup>−1</sup>, 40, and 1.9%, respectively. The accuracy of the method was evaluated through addition-recovery tests on real water samples. The results demonstrate that this microextraction method was successfully applied to stream water samples for the preconcentration of Au(III).</p></div>","PeriodicalId":581,"journal":{"name":"Gold Bulletin","volume":"56 4","pages":"191 - 198"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-02-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139752914","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Gold BulletinPub Date : 2024-02-01DOI: 10.1007/s13404-024-00340-y
Ana Aguilera-Juárez, Luis Hernández-Adame, Miguel Ángel Ruíz-Gómez, Elizabeth Monreal Escalante, Martha Reyes-Becerril, Sergio Rosales-Mendoza, Héctor G. Silva Pereyra, Carlos Angulo
{"title":"Characterization of L-cysteine methyl ester hydrochloride–stabilized gold nanoparticles","authors":"Ana Aguilera-Juárez, Luis Hernández-Adame, Miguel Ángel Ruíz-Gómez, Elizabeth Monreal Escalante, Martha Reyes-Becerril, Sergio Rosales-Mendoza, Héctor G. Silva Pereyra, Carlos Angulo","doi":"10.1007/s13404-024-00340-y","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s13404-024-00340-y","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The synthesis of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) by bottom-up methods, such as redox reactions using amino acids and gold salts, has turned out to be a novel method for obtaining nanoparticles due to the reducing properties of these biomolecules and the ability to give the nanoparticle peculiar physicochemical characteristics for its biological application, thus derived from the known structure and amino acids functional groups. In this sense, this work shows the characterization using UV-Vis, DLS, FTIR, XPS, and HRTEM techniques of AuNPs synthesized using sodium borohydride (NaBH<sub>4</sub>) as a reducing compound and L-cysteine methyl ester hydrochloride (cysteine precursor) (HSCH<sub>2</sub>CH (NH<sub>2</sub>) COOCH<sub>3</sub> • HCl) as a stabilizing agent. The above elucidates the reaction mechanisms for the formation of the nanoparticle through these reactions, as well as the stabilizing action and possible reducing potential of cysteine. Likewise, the resulting Cis@AuNP compounds were subjected to a preliminary biological evaluation using cell viability toxicity tests. The Cis@AuNPs showed high colloidal stability in a pH range of 3 to 11, where the L-cysteine methyl ester hydrochloride functional groups strongly influenced the hydrodynamic diameter and zeta potential behavior. Cytotoxicity assays in mouse leukocytes demonstrated the safety of these nanoparticles. These encouraging results open the way to explore the biological application potential of these systems with the perspective of their possible application in vaccinology.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":581,"journal":{"name":"Gold Bulletin","volume":"56 4","pages":"179 - 189"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139662173","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Gold BulletinPub Date : 2023-11-27DOI: 10.1007/s13404-023-00339-x
Wei Luan, Meiyun Zheng, Youlin Yang, Yi Chen, Xiahui Zhang, Lingping Zhu, Chenxiao Lin
{"title":"A convergent fabrication of 1-aminopyridine-capped gold nanomaterials and reduced graphene oxide nanocomposites for ovarian cancer cells","authors":"Wei Luan, Meiyun Zheng, Youlin Yang, Yi Chen, Xiahui Zhang, Lingping Zhu, Chenxiao Lin","doi":"10.1007/s13404-023-00339-x","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s13404-023-00339-x","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Since their discovery, graphene nanocomposites have attracted much attention for their potential use in many biological applications. Herein, we examined the highly reduced graphene oxide (HRGO) and gold nanomaterial (AuNM)-based (HRGO/Au@AP) nanocomposite for ovarian cancer and apoptosis-inducing abilities, the nanomaterials’ anticancer activities against human ovarian cancer cell lines (SKOV3 and A2780). HRGO was functionalized with the 1-aminopyridine (AP) as a potential stabilizing agent to improve the sample’s solubility and bioavailability. The surface morphology and structure of the nanocomposites were examined by high-resolution transmission electron microscopy. The results of an anticancer study comparing HRGO, HRGO/Au, and HRGO/Au@AP nanocomposites showed a greater capacity to induce apoptosis, the apoptosis assays (AO-EB, DAPI, and Annexin V-FITC/PI staining) and reactive oxygen species (ROS) measurements on SKOV3 and A2780 cells. This data suggests that HRGO/Au@AP promotes potent apoptosis in human ovarian cancer cells.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":581,"journal":{"name":"Gold Bulletin","volume":"56 4","pages":"167 - 178"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2023-11-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138527948","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Gold BulletinPub Date : 2023-11-09DOI: 10.1007/s13404-023-00338-y
Sheng-Yang Huang, Ping-Yen Hsieh, Chi-Jen Chung, Chia-Man Chou, Ju-Liang He
{"title":"High power impulse magnetron sputtering (HiPIMS) prepared ultrathin gold film for plasmonic biosensor application","authors":"Sheng-Yang Huang, Ping-Yen Hsieh, Chi-Jen Chung, Chia-Man Chou, Ju-Liang He","doi":"10.1007/s13404-023-00338-y","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s13404-023-00338-y","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has come to a different stage worldwide. Until now, the common flu-like outbreaks have led to increasing demand for screening tests with high sensitivity and specificity. Among biosensors, the noble metal nano-optical sensor based on localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) has great potential due to its simple design, feasible manufacturing, and fast response. To develop an efficient and economic examination, this study utilizes high power impulse magnetron sputtering (HiPIMS) to prepare ultrathin gold film (UTGF) on glass substrate. The experimental results show that with an increase in the deposition time from 3 s to 144 s, the UTGF forms from an island-like morphology, a network structure, to ultimately a smooth UTGF layer on glass. When the UTGF sample is conjugated with human serum albumin (HSA) at 5 × 10<sup>−4</sup> M as a pretest analyte, a significant peak shift of 25.6 nm was detected for the UTGF deposited at 12 s. Based on the UV-Vis measurement, the plasmonic loss peak of the UTGF sample with deposition times of 6 s, 12 s, and 24 s are 537.1 nm, 601.9 nm, and 665.8 nm, respectively, whereas the deposition time of 12 s prepared UTGF sample revealed the strongest LSPR effect. With a prolonged deposition time over the percolation time (48 s), those UTGF samples gave no LSPR response. To further detect viral antigen, recombinant severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) nucleocapsid (N) protein, the UTGF were functionalized with mouse anti-human immunoglobulin G (IgG). The HiPIMS prepared UTGF sample feasible for SARS-CoV-2 detection is demonstrated, giving potential application on rapid and ultrasensitive biomolecules sensor.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":581,"journal":{"name":"Gold Bulletin","volume":"56 4","pages":"199 - 208"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2023-11-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135192548","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}