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Amine-modified single-walled carbon nanotubes protect neurons from injury in a rat stroke model.


ABSTRACT: Stroke results in the disruption of tissue architecture and is the third leading cause of death in the United States. Transplanting scaffolds containing stem cells into the injured areas of the brain has been proposed as a treatment strategy, and carbon nanotubes show promise in this regard, with positive outcomes when used as scaffolds in neural cells and brain tissues. Here, we show that pretreating rats with amine-modified single-walled carbon nanotubes can protect neurons and enhance the recovery of behavioural functions in rats with induced stroke. Treated rats showed less tissue damage than controls and took longer to fall from a rotating rod, suggesting better motor functions after injury. Low levels of apoptotic, angiogenic and inflammation markers indicated that amine-modified single-walled carbon nanotubes protected the brains of treated rats from ischaemic injury.

SUBMITTER: Lee HJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4113082 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Amine-modified single-walled carbon nanotubes protect neurons from injury in a rat stroke model.

Lee Hyun Jung HJ   Park Jiae J   Yoon Ok Ja OJ   Kim Hyun Woo HW   Lee Do Yeon DY   Kim Do Hee DH   Lee Won Bok WB   Lee Nae-Eung NE   Bonventre Joseph V JV   Kim Sung Su SS  

Nature nanotechnology 20110130 2


Stroke results in the disruption of tissue architecture and is the third leading cause of death in the United States. Transplanting scaffolds containing stem cells into the injured areas of the brain has been proposed as a treatment strategy, and carbon nanotubes show promise in this regard, with positive outcomes when used as scaffolds in neural cells and brain tissues. Here, we show that pretreating rats with amine-modified single-walled carbon nanotubes can protect neurons and enhance the rec  ...[more]

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