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SUBMITTER: Lu L
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4588514 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Lu Lihua L Zhong Hai-Jing HJ Wang Modi M Ho See-Lok SL Li Hung-Wing HW Leung Chung-Hang CH Ma Dik-Lung DL
Scientific reports 20150930
We report herein the application of kinetically inert luminescent iridium(III) complexes as dual inhibitors and probes of beta-amyloid fibrillogenesis. These iridium(III) complexes inhibited Aβ1-40 peptide aggregation in vitro, and protected against Aβ-induced cytotoxicity in neuronal cells. Furthermore, the complexes differentiated between the aggregated and unaggregated forms of Aβ1-40 peptide on the basis of their emission response. ...[more]