Category: Antioxidant properties / No toxicity / Safety

Fullerenols (water-soluble derivatives of fullerenes), such as C60(OH)36, are biocompatible molecules with a high ability to scavenge reactive oxygen species (ROS), but the mechanism of their antioxidant action and cooperation with endogenous redox machinery remains unrecognized. Fullerenols rapidly distribute through blood cells; therefore, we investigated the effect of C60(OH)36 on the antioxidant defense system in erythrocytes… Continue reading The Effect of Fullerenol C₆₀(OH)₃₆ on the Antioxidant Defense System in Erythrocytes

Abstract Aim:#nbsp;The aim of this study is to demonstrate whether fullerenol C60 protects renal injury in sevoflurane‑administered rats. Method:#nbsp;Rats (n: 24) were randomly divided into four groups: Control (Group C), Fullerenol C60 (Group F), Sevoflurane (Group S), Fullerenol C60-Sevoflurane (Group FS). Thirty minutes before the procedure, Fullerenol C60, 100 mg/kg, was administered intraperitoneally. Sevoflurane (2.3… Continue reading Effects of fullerenol nanoparticles on kidney tissue in sevoflurane‑treated rats

Abstract The enormous progress in nanomaterials development and their use, followed by their inevitable environmental print, has arisen the emerging questions concerning their influence to the living systems. Honey bees are considered to be quite a suitable model system for the risk assessment and prediction of various external influences. To the best of our knowledge,… Continue reading Effect of fullerenol nanoparticles on oxidative stress induced by paraquat in honey bees

Being a member of the nanofamily, carbon nanomaterials exhibit specific properties that mostly arise from their small size. They have proved to be very promising for application in the technical and biomedical field. A wide spectrum of use implies the inevitable presence of carbon nanomaterials in the environment, thus potentially endangering their whole nature. Although… Continue reading The Puzzling Potential of Carbon Nanomaterials: General Properties, Application, and Toxicity

Polyhydroxylated fullerenes (fullerenols) are excellent free radical scavengers. Despite the large number of reports on their reactions with reactive oxygen species, there is no report on their ability to trap lipid peroxyl radicals and act as chain-breaking antioxidants. In this work we studied the effect of fullerenol C60(OH)36 on the kinetics of peroxidation of polyunsaturated… Continue reading Antioxidant activity of highly hydroxylated fullerene C60 and its interactions with the analogue of α-tocopherol

Fullerenols are nanosized water-soluble polyhydroxylated derivatives of fullerenes, a specific allotropic form of carbon, bioactive compounds, and perspective basis for drug development. Our paper analyzes the antioxidant activity and toxicity of a series of fullerenols with different number of oxygen substituents. Two groups of fullerenols were under investigation: (1) C60Oy(OH)x, C60,70Oy(OH)x, where x + y… Continue reading Antioxidant Activity and Toxicity of Fullerenols via Bioluminescence Signaling: Role of Oxygen Substituents

Neuroprotective properties of fullerenols С60(OH)30#nbsp;and С70(OH)30#nbsp;have been shown in a Drosophila melanogaster model of Parkinson’s Disease (PD). Fullerenols used in this work demonstrated negligible toxicity even at high concentrations as a result of a specifically developed manufacturing process. It has been shown that the drugs promote restoration of dopamine levels, reduce oxidative stress in transgenic… Continue reading The neuroprotective effect of fullerenols on a model of Parkinson’s disease in Drosophila melanogaster

The toxicity of C60(OH)30, C70(OH)30, and C120O(OH)n fullerenols, prepared by a new original method, has been studied. This method allowed us to obtain high-purity fullerenols and eliminate the risks of synthesis of preparations containing insoluble fractions contaminated with impurities such as fullerenes not completely reacted by hydroxylation. All fullerenols were detected inside cultured cells. The… Continue reading In vitro and in vivo study of the toxicity of fullerenols С 60, С 70 and С 120 О obtained by an original two step method

Fullerene is one of the most studied carbon-based nanoparticles due to its unique structure and potential for diverse applications. This study focuses on toxicological effects of two fullerene nanomaterials, contributing to ecological as well as human risk assessment strategies. The biological responses from two basic fullerene materials, aqueous-nanoC60#nbsp;and alkaline-synthesized fullerenol, were examined using four model… Continue reading Toxicity of functionalized fullerene and fullerene synthesis chemicals

The application of nano-products in the food industry increases the risk of people exposed to nanoparticles. Titanium dioxide nanoparticles (T-NPs) are typically and widely used in food field, while fullerenol nanoparticles (F-NPs) have great promise to be used as food additives. Therefore, it is necessary and important to understand the safety of T-NPs and F-NPs… Continue reading Impact of Titanium Dioxide and Fullerenol Nanoparticles on Caco-2 Gut Epithelial Cells

Fullerenols possess excellent antioxidant activity, in which they can scavenge all of the major physiologically relevant reactive oxygen species (ROS). However, the underlying ROS-scavenging mechanisms of C60#nbsp;fullerenols are not completely understood. Using density functional theory calculations, we investigated#nbsp;•OH-, O2•–, and H2O2-scavenging mechanisms of C60#nbsp;fullerenols and the correlations between hydroxyl distributions and radical-scavenging ability. For scavenging#nbsp;•OH… Continue reading Mechanisms of Antioxidant Activities of Fullerenols from First-Principles Calculation

Doxorubicin (DOX), commonly used antineoplastic agent, affects bone marrow, intestinal tract and heart, but it also has some hepatotoxic effects. Main mechanism of its toxicity is the production of free reactive oxygen species. Polyhidroxilated C60#nbsp;fullerene derivatives, fullerenol nanoparticles (FNP), act as free radical scavengers in in vitro systems. The aim of the study was to… Continue reading Fullerenol nanoparticles prevents doxorubicin-induced acute hepatotoxicity in rats

Fullerenols, water-soluble C60-fullerene derivatives, have been shown to exert neuroprotective effects in vitro and in vivo, most likely due to their capability to scavenge free radicals. However, little is known about the effects of fullerenols on the blood-brain barrier (BBB), especially on cerebral endothelial cells under inflammatory conditions. Here, we investigated whether the treatment of… Continue reading Effects of Fullerenols on Mouse Brain Microvascular Endothelial Cells

Background:#nbsp;The balance between oxidation and anti-oxidation is believed to be critical in maintaining healthy biological systems. However, our endogenous antioxidant defense systems are incomplete without exogenous antioxidants and, therefore, there is a continuous demand for exogenous antioxidants to prevent stress and ageing associated disorders. Nanotechnology has yielded enormous variety of nanomaterials (NMs) of which metallic… Continue reading Mechanism of ROS scavenging and antioxidant signalling by redox metallic and fullerene nanomaterials: Potential implications in ROS associated degenerative disorders

A bioluminescent assay based on a system of coupled enzymatic reactions catalyzed by bacterial luciferase and NADH:FMN-oxidoreductase was developed to monitor toxicity and antioxidant activity of bioactive compounds. The assay enables studying toxic effects at the level of biomolecules and physicochemical processes, as well as determining the toxicity of general and oxidative types. Toxic and… Continue reading Bioluminescent Enzymatic Assay as a Tool for Studying Antioxidant Activity and Toxicity of Bioactive Compounds

Fullerenols are nanosized water-soluble polyhydroxylated derivatives of fullerenes, specific allotropic form of carbon, bioactive compounds and perspective pharmaceutical agents. Antioxidant activity of fullerenols was studied in model solutions of organic and inorganic toxicants of oxidative type – 1,4-benzoquinone and potassium ferricyanide. Two fullerenol preparations were tested: С60О2-4(ОН)20-24#nbsp;and mixture of two types of fullerenols С60О2-4(ОН)20-24+С70О2-4(ОН)20-24. Bacteria-based… Continue reading On mechanism of antioxidant effect of fullerenols

The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of water soluble fullerene (fullerenol) nanoparticles on the in vitro genotoxicity induced by the insecticide acetamiprid. Healthy human lung cells (IMR-90) were treated with fullerenol C60(OH)n (n: 18-22) alone and in combination with acetamiprid for 24h. The micronucleus test, comet assay and γ-H2AX foci formation… Continue reading Effects of fullerenol nanoparticles on acetamiprid induced cytoxicity and genotoxicity in cultured human lung fibroblasts

Fullerenes are a relatively new group of compounds and represent a class of sphere-shaped molecules made exclusively of carbon atoms. Since their discovery in 1985, many aspects of both fullerene and its analogues have been intensively studied to reveal their physical and chemical reactivity, as well as potential use in biological systems. Both in vitro… Continue reading Fullerenol nanoparticles: toxicity and antioxidant activity

Nanomaterials (NM) industry had grown in the last decade, although there are few studies concerning its potential toxicity effects on aquatic organisms. In this study the freshwater zebrafish (Danio rerio) was exposed to two kinds of carbon NM, single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWCNT) and fullerenol [C60(OH)18-22(OK4)] to analyze oxidative stress responses on fish brain. Adult zebrafish… Continue reading Gene expression and biochemical responses in brain of zebrafish Danio rerio exposed to organic nanomaterials: carbon nanotubes (SWCNT) and fullerenol (C60(OH)18-22(OK4))

Background:#nbsp;Recent studies have shown that the biological actions and toxicity of the water-soluble compound, polyhydroxyfullerene (fullerenol), are related to the concentrations present at a particular site of action. This study investigated the effects of different concentrations of fullerenol on cultured rat hippocampal neurons. Methods and results:#nbsp;Fullerenol at low concentrations significantly enhanced hippocampal neuron viability as… Continue reading Concentration-dependent effects of fullerenol on cultured hippocampal neuron viability

The aim of this study is to investigate the protective effect of fullerenol C₆₀(OH)₂₄ in various doses, on lipid peroxidation of rat’s kidneys, testes and lungs after application of doxorubicin. The experiment was performed on healthy male Wistar rats. The animals were randomly divided into five experimental groups and treated with saline (0.9 % NaCl… Continue reading Effect of fullerenol C(60)(OH) (24) on lipid peroxidation of kidneys, testes and lungs in rats treated with doxorubicine

Antioxidant ability of the water-soluble derivative of fullerene (C60), prepared by high-degree hydroxylation [C60-(OH)(32) x 8H(2)O] or C60/gamma-cyclodextrin (1:2 mol/mol) clathrate formation [C60/(gamma-CD)(2)], was assessed by electron spin resonance method and beta-carotene bleaching assay. These C60 derivatives have an ability to diminish a 1:2:2:1 quartet ESR spectrum attributed to hydroxyl radicals ((.)OH) as shown by… Continue reading Highly hydroxylated or gamma-cyclodextrin-bicapped water-soluble derivative of fullerene: the antioxidant ability assessed by electron spin resonance method and beta-carotene bleaching assay

Poly-hydroxylated C(60) fullerenols (C(60)(OH)(n)) have attracted much attention in biomedical research, due to a variety of biological activities. However, the studies investigating the genotoxic effects of fullerenols are still insufficient. The aim of the present study was to analyze the genotoxic and antigenotoxic potential of fullerenol C(60)(OH)(24). The investigation was carried out with mitomycin C… Continue reading Effects of fullerenol C60(OH)24 on the frequency of micronuclei and chromosome aberrations in CHO-K1 cells

Results obtained in vitro suggested that fullerenol’s antiproliferative properties and protective effects against doxorubicin (DOX) cytotoxicity are mediated by antioxidative and hydroxyl radical scavenger activity. The aim of this study was to examine the influence of fullerenol on acute cardiotoxicity after the administration of a single high dose of DOX in vivo. The experiment was… Continue reading Fullerenol C60(OH)24 prevents doxorubicin-induced acute cardiotoxicity in rats