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Self-Protecting Biomimetic Nanozyme for Selective and Synergistic Clearance of Peripheral Amyloid-β in an Alzheimer's Disease Model
J Am Chem Soc. 2020 Dec 30;142(52):21702-21711. doi: 10.1021/jacs.0c08395.
Mengmeng Ma 1 2, Zhenqi Liu 1 2, Nan Gao 1, Zifeng Pi 1, Xiubo Du 3, Jinsong Ren 1 2, Xiaogang Qu 1 2
Abstract:
...Here, a biomimetic nanozyme (CuxO@EM-K) with augmented protein adsorption resistance, minimized immunogenicity, and enhanced biocompatibility is designed and synthesized. The CuxO@EM-K is made of CuxO nanozyme wrapped with modified 3xTg-AD mouse erythrocyte membrane with Aβ-targeting pentapeptide KLVFF. KLVFF serves as Aβ-specific ligand that works together with erythrocyte membrane to selectively capture Aβ in the blood. Meanwhile, the erythrocyte membrane coating prevents protein coronas formation and thus retains Aβ-targeting ability of CuxO@EM-K in biological fluids. More importantly, the CuxO core with multiple antioxidant enzyme-like activities stabilizes the outer erythrocyte membrane and simultaneously mitigates Aβ-induced membrane oxidative damage, which enables the extended systemic circulation indispensable for adsorbing Aβ. In vivo studies demonstrate that CuxO@EM-K not only reduces Aβ burden in the blood and brain but also ameliorates memory deficits in the widely used 3xTg-AD mouse model. Moreover, CuxO@EM-K shows no apparent toxicity in 3xTg-AD mice. Overall, this work provides an example for developing biocompatible and synergistic clearance of peripheral Aβ associated with AD.
PMID: 33326236
Tags: 3xTg, Alzheimer’s, beta-amyloid, beta-amyloid clearance, CuxO@EM-K, mice