scholarly journals Study of the Stability of Functionalized Gold Nanoparticles for the Colorimetric Detection of Dipeptidyl Peptidase IV

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (12) ◽  
pp. 2589 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hasan Aldewachi ◽  
Nicola Woodroofe ◽  
Philip Gardiner

In this report, we investigated three stabilization strategies of gold nanoparticles and their practical application for the visual detection of dipeptidyl peptidase IV (DPP-IV). Citrate-capped gold nanoparticles (Au NPs) are generally unstable in high-ionic-strength samples. Au NPs are easily tagged with various proteins and biomolecules rich in amino acids, leading to important biomedical applications including targeted drug delivery, cellular imaging, and biosensing. The investigated assays were based on different modes of stabilization, such as the incorporation of polyethylene glycol (PEG) groups, stabilizer peptide, and bifunctionalization. Although all approaches provided highly stable Au NP platforms demonstrated by zeta potential measurements and resistance to aggregation in a high-ionic-strength saline solution, we found that the Au NPs modified with a separate stabilizer ligand provided the highest stability and was the only platform that demonstrated sensitivity to the addition of DPP-IV, whilst PEGylated and peptide-stabilized Au NPs showed no significant response.

Biomolecules ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 452 ◽  
Author(s):  
Umar M. Badeggi ◽  
Enas Ismail ◽  
Adewale O. Adeloye ◽  
Subelia Botha ◽  
Jelili A. Badmus ◽  
...  

In this study, procyanidins fractions of dimers and trimers (F1–F2) from the Leucosidea sericea total extract (LSTE) were investigated for their chemical constituents. The total extract and the procyanidins were employed in the synthesis of gold nanoparticles (Au NPs) and fully characterized. Au NPs of 6, 24 and 21 nm were obtained using LSTE, F1 and F2 respectively. Zeta potential and in vitro stability studies confirmed the stability of the particles. The enzymatic activity of LSTE, F1, F2 and their corresponding Au NPs showed strong inhibitory alpha-amylase activity where F1 Au NPs demonstrated the highest with IC50 of 1.88 µg/mL. On the other hand, F2 Au NPs displayed the strongest alpha-glucosidase activity at 4.5 µg/mL. F2 and F2 Au NPs also demonstrated the highest antioxidant activity, 1834.0 ± 4.7 μM AAE/g and 1521.9 ± 3.0 μM TE/g respectively. The study revealed not only the ability of procyanidins dimers (F1 and F2) in forming biostable and bioactive Au NPs but also, a significant enhancement of the natural products activities, which could improve the smart delivery in future biomedical applications.


2020 ◽  
Vol 16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucas Ribeiro dos Santos ◽  
Marcio Luis Duarte ◽  
Maria Stella Peccin ◽  
Antônio Ricardo de Toledo Gagliardi ◽  
Tamara Melnik

Introduction:: Hepatic steatosis is a frequent condition, that afflicts, especially, obese and insulin resistant patients; diagnosis is made, usually, through imaging tests. Despite the high prevalence and risk of complications, there is no specific treatment approved, though a vast number of medications have been tested. Objective:: To determine the efficacy of dipeptidyl peptidase IV inhibitors (i DPP-IV) in the treatment of NAFLD. Methods:: We searched the electronic databases of the Cochrane Library, MEDLINE, EMBASE and LILACS, as well as reference lists of the included studies and grey literature; 9 studies were selected for inclusion. Results:: 7 studies were used for metanalysis, for 3 outcomes. i DPP-IV showed an ALT-reducing power of MD -10.83 [95% CI 35.23 to 13.57] at 3 months and MD -9.27 [95% CI 10.92 to -7.62] at 6 months of intervention, as well as reduction of hepatic steatosis via MRI of SMD 0.10 [95% CI 0.31 to 0.50]; the overall incidence of adverse events was very low. The studies were considered of low and very low quality by the GRADE evaluation. Conclusion:: Because of the poor overall quality of the studies and heterogeneity of the population analyzed, i DPP-IV did not show efficacy on inflammatory markers or fibrosis in patients with NAFLD.


2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 2249-2257 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. B. Nongonierma ◽  
M. Hennemann ◽  
S. Paolella ◽  
R. J. FitzGerald

Wheat gluten hydrolysates contain known/potential DPP-IV inhibitory peptides.


2019 ◽  
Vol 279 ◽  
pp. 70-79 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alice B. Nongonierma ◽  
Cloé Cadamuro ◽  
Aurélien Le Gouic ◽  
Priti Mudgil ◽  
Sajid Maqsood ◽  
...  

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoshinori Takahashi ◽  
Akira kamata ◽  
Mie Nishimura ◽  
Jun Nishihira

Salmon milt peptide (SMP), an unused fish processing byproduct, exhibits strong inhibitory activity against dipeptidyl peptidase-IV (DPP-IV) and a suppressive effect on postprandial hyperglycaemia in Sprague–Dawley rats.Herein, we conducted a...


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