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ArticleJournal of nanobiotechnology2023

Hyaluronic acid-graphene oxide quantum dots nanoconjugate as dual purpose drug delivery and therapeutic agent in meta-inflammation.

Kunal Sarkar, Sarbashri Bank, Arindam Chatterjee, Koushik Dutta, Anwesha Das, Santanu Chakraborty, Nirvika Paul, Jit Sarkar, Sriparna De, Sudakshina Ghosh and 3 more

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Article in Journal of nanobiotechnology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

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21citing papers in PubMed
6.6field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
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21 citing papers in PubMed, 60 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Kunal SarkarDepartment of Zoology, University of Calcutta, 35 Ballygunge Circular Road, Kolkata, 700019, India.
Sarbashri BankDepartment of Zoology, University of Calcutta, 35 Ballygunge Circular Road, Kolkata, 700019, India.
Arindam ChatterjeeDepartment of Zoology, University of Calcutta, 35 Ballygunge Circular Road, Kolkata, 700019, India.
Koushik DuttaDepartment of Polymer Science and Technology, University of Calcutta, 92 A.P.C. Road, Kolkata, 700009, India.
Anwesha DasDepartment of Zoology, University of Calcutta, 35 Ballygunge Circular Road, Kolkata, 700019, India.
Santanu ChakrabortyDepartment of Zoology, University of Calcutta, 35 Ballygunge Circular Road, Kolkata, 700019, India.
Nirvika PaulDepartment of Zoology, University of Calcutta, 35 Ballygunge Circular Road, Kolkata, 700019, India.
Jit SarkarMolecular and Applied Mycology and Plant Pathology Laboratory, Department of Botany, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, 700019, India.
Sriparna DeDepartment of Allied Health Sciences, Brainware University, Kolkata, 700129, India.
Sudakshina GhoshDepartment of Zoology, Vidyasagar College for Women, Kolkata, 700006, India.
Krishnendu AcharyyaMolecular and Applied Mycology and Plant Pathology Laboratory, Department of Botany, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, 700019, India.
Dipankar ChattopadhyayDepartment of Polymer Science and Technology, University of Calcutta, 92 A.P.C. Road, Kolkata, 700009, India.
Madhusudan DasDepartment of Zoology, University of Calcutta, 35 Ballygunge Circular Road, Kolkata, 700019, India. madhuzoo@yahoo.com.
University of Calcutta · INTechno India University · INVidyasagar University · IN

Funding

Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology, India BT/PR25080/NER/95/999/2017
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) predominantly considered a metabolic disease is now being considered an inflammatory disease as well due to the involvement of meta-inflammation. Obesity-induced adipose tissue inflammation (ATI) is one of the earliest phenomena in the case of meta-inflammation, leading to the advent of insulin resistance (IR) and T2DM. The key events of ATI are orchestrated by macrophages, which aggravate the inflammatory state in the tissue upon activation, ultimately leading to systemic chronic low-grade inflammation and Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) through the involvement of proinflammatory cytokines. The CD44 receptor on macrophages is overexpressed in ATI, NASH, and IR. Therefore, we developed a CD44 targeted Hyaluronic Acid functionalized Graphene Oxide Quantum Dots (GOQD-HA) nanocomposite for tissue-specific delivery of metformin. Metformin-loaded GOQD-HA (GOQD-HA-Met) successfully downregulated the expression of proinflammatory cytokines and restored antioxidant status at lower doses than free metformin in both palmitic acid-induced RAW264.7 cells and diet induced obese mice. Our study revealed that the GOQD-HA nanocarrier enhanced the efficacy of Metformin primarily by acting as a therapeutic agent apart from being a drug delivery platform. The therapeutic properties of GOQD-HA stem from both HA and GOQD having anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties respectively. This study unravels the function of GOQD-HA as a targeted drug delivery option for metformin in meta-inflammation where the nanocarrier itself acts as a therapeutic agent.

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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2MetforminNon-alcoholic Fatty Liver DiseaseQuantum DotsAnimalsAntioxidantsCytokinesGraphiteHyaluronic AcidInflammationMiceNanoconjugatesAntioxidantsCytokinesgraphene oxideGraphiteHyaluronic AcidMetforminNanoconjugatesAdipose tissue inflammationGraphene oxide quantum dotsHepatic steatosisHyaluronic acidMeta-inflammationMetforminNanocomposite

Identifiers

PMID37528408
PMCPMC10394801
OpenAlexW4385461881

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