基于提取的铜纳米颗粒对抗致癌性肝病菌的虫活动和病理生理效应
Patpicha Arunsan1,2,3, Phornphitcha Pechdee1,4, Sirichai Phinsiri1
1Parasitic Disease Research Center, Suranaree University of Technology, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand.
Journal of parasitology research
|August 22, 2025
概括
大-铜纳米颗粒显示为一种新的肝炎感染治疗方法,为普拉齐特提供了替代方案. 这些纳米颗粒有效地降低了寄生虫的移动性和活力.
科学领域:
- 寄生虫学
- 纳米医学
- 自然产品化学
背景情况:
- 在泰国,Opisthorchis viverrini感染是胆管癌 (CCA) 的重要危险因素.
- 普拉西昆特 (PZQ) 是标准治疗方法,但有副作用,并可能与CCA风险增加有关.
- 包括大 (Allium sativum) 在内的药用植物正在被探索为治疗 opisthorchiasis 的替代方法.
研究的目的:
- 合成和表征铜纳米颗粒 (G-CuNPs) 以提高的生物活性化合物的输送.
- 评估G-CuNPs在体外对Opisthorchis viverrini成虫的抗寄生虫疗效.
主要方法:
- 使用离子凝方法合成G-CuNP.
- 描述包括福里埃变换红外光谱 (FTIR),气色谱-质谱 (GC-MS) 和扫描电子显微镜 (SEM).
- 在体外测试中评估了寄生虫的移动性,活力,体变化 (SEM) 和反应性氧物种 (ROS) 生产.
主要成果:
- FTIR证实了稳定的提取物与CuNP的相互作用;GC-MS确定了抗炎二硫化衍生物作为关键化合物.
- SEM显示球形G-CuNP的平均尺寸为226.2nm,适合生物应用.
- G-CuNPs显著抑制了O. viverrini的运动性,降低了活力,并导致体损伤,与ROS水平的增加相关.
结论:
- 大-铜纳米颗粒具有显著的潜力,可以作为Opisthorchis viverrini感染的替代治疗剂.
- 通过纳米颗粒增强的生物活性化合物的输送似乎是观察到的抗寄生虫效应的原因.
- 需要进一步的研究来评估G-CuNP的安全性,优化输送,并探索肝炎感染的临床应用.
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