Nephroprotective properties of chitosan/sodium lignosulfonate/Au nanoparticles in streptozotocin-induced nephropathy in mice: Introducing a novel therapeutic drug for the treatment of nephropathy

In this study, we report the green synthesis of nontoxic, stable, and small size gold nanoparticle by using chitosan/sodium lignosulfonate hydrogel with capping/reducing ability for the synthesis of CS/NaLS/Au NPs. The prepared bio-nanocomposite were characterized by advanced physicochemical techniques like Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), Energy Dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX) and X-ray Diffraction (XRD) study. It has been established that CS/NaLS/Au NPs have a spherical shape with a mean diameter from 20 to 30 nm. Diabetes was induced by administration of 60 mg/kg of streptozotocin (STZ) intraperitoneally in 100 mature male mice and they were randomly divided into 5 groups. The negative control group received normal saline and treatment groups received glibenclamide with dose 0.5 mg/kg and 10 and 40 μg/kg of CS/NaLS/Au NPs through gavage for 50 days. In addition, one group considered as positive control (in treated-diabetic). On the last day, serum levels of samples blood glucose, urea and creatinine were measured. After tissue processing, 5 μm sections of the kidneys were prepared and they were stained by periodic acid Schiff (PAS) and used for stereological analysis. In the antioxidant test, the IC50 of CS/NaLS/Au NPs and BHT against DPPH free radicals were 117 and 86 µg/mL, respectively. In the cellular and molecular part of the recent study, the treated cells with CS/NaLS/Au NPs were assessed by MTT assay for 48 h about the cytotoxicity properties on normal (HUVEC) cell line. The increased levels of blood glucose and urea were decreased (p < 0.05) significantly in CS/NaLS/Au NPs-treated groups as compared to the untreated diabetic. The kidney weight, kidney volume (Volume of cortex, medulla, glomerulus, proximal and distal tubules, collecting ducts, loop of Henle, interstitial tissues, and vessels) and kidney structures length (length of proximal and distal tubules, collecting ducts, loop of Henle, and vessels) decreased significantly (p < 0.05) after treatment with high dose of CS/NaLS/Au NPs (p < 0.05). According to the obtained results, CS/NaLS/Au NPs can regulates the levels of blood glucose and urea and inhibits from kidney damages in STZ-induced diabetic mice. This study suggested CS/NaLS/Au NPs as an antidiabetic and nephroprotective drug in the developing countries.     

火试金法测定铅冶炼渣中的金、银含量

建立了铅冶炼渣中的金银含量的测定方法,采用火试金法富集铅冶炼渣中的金、银,铅扣经灰吹后,形成金银合粒,合粒中除有金银外,还残留微量的铅铋杂质,合粒经硝酸分金后,实现金银分离,得到金粒和分金溶液。合粒中杂质保留在分金溶液中,分金溶液经酸处理,采用电感耦合等离子体发射光谱(ICP-OES)法测定其中杂质量和微量的金量。金粒质量补正分金溶液中微量金量即为样品中的金量,合粒质量减去金粒质量和杂质量即为银量。ICP-OES法测定杂质解决了合粒中铅铋残留和分金失误造成微量金进入分金溶液现象。方法精密度较好,加标回收率分别为银98.6%～100%,金96.2%～102%。方法准确、方便、快捷,能很好地满足铅冶炼渣中金、银含量的测定。     

Controllable Preparation of Plasmonic Gold Nanostars for Enhanced Photothermal and SERS Effects

Gold nanostars(Au NSs) are asymmetric anisotropic nanomaterials with sharp edge structure. As a promising branched nanomaterial, Au NS has excellent plasmonic absorption and scattering properties. In order to tune the plasmonic photothermal and surface-enhanced Raman scattering(SERS) activity of Au NSs to obtain the desired characteristics, the effects of reagents on the local surface plasmon resonance(LSPR) bands of Au NSs were studied and the morphology and size were regulated. Nanoparticles with different sharp edges were synthesized to make their local plasmon resonance mode tunable in the visible and near-infrared region. The effects of the number and sharpness of different tips under the control of AgNO₃ on the photothermal response of Au NSs and the SERS activity and their mechanism were discussed in detail. The results show that as the length of the branch tip becomes longer and the sharpness increases, the plasmonic photothermal effect of Au NSs is strengthened, and the photothermal conversion efficiency is the highest up to 40% when the length of Au NSs is the longest. Au NSs with high SERS activity are used for the Raman detection substrate. Based on this property, the quantitative detection of the pesticide thiram is achieved.     

Monodisperse silica nanoparticles coated with gold nanoparticles as a sorbent for the extraction of phenol and dihydroxybenzenes from water samples based on dispersive micro‐solid‐phase extraction: Response surface methodology

A selective and sensitive method was developed based on dispersive micro‐solid‐phase extraction for the extraction of hydroquinone, resorcinol, pyrocatechol and phenol from water samples prior to high‐performance liquid chromatography with UV detection. SiO₂, SiO₂@MPTES, and SiO₂@MPTES@Au nanoparticles (MPTES = 3‐mercaptopropyltriethoxysilane) were synthesized and characterized by scanning electronic microscopy, thermogravimetric analysis, differential thermogravimetric analysis, and infrared spectroscopy. Variables such as the amount of sorbent (mg), pH and ionic strength of sample the solution, the volume of eluent solvent (μL), vortex and ultrasonic times (min) were investigated by Plackett–Burman design. The significant variables optimized by a Box–Behnken design were combined by a desirability function. Under optimized conditions, the calibration graphs of phenol and dihydroxybenzenes were linear in a concentration range of 1–500 μg/L, and with correlation coefficients more than 0.995. The limits of detection for hydroquinone, resorcinol, pyrocatechol, and phenol were 0.54, 0.58, 0.46, and 1.24 μg/L, and the limits of quantification were 1.81, 1.93, 1.54, and 4.23 μg/L, respectively. This procedure was successfully employed to determine target analytes in spiked water samples; the relative mean recoveries ranged from 93.5 to 98.9%.     

Unusual Attractive Au–π Interactions in Small Diacetylene‐Modified Gold Clusters

It is well known that alkynes act as π‐acids in the formation of complexes with metals. We found unprecedented attractive Au–π interactions in diacetylene‐modified [core+exo]‐type [Au₈]⁴⁺ clusters. The 4‐phenyl‐1,3‐butadiynyl‐modified cluster has unusually short Au–C_α distances in the crystal structure, revealing the presence of attractive interactions between the coordinating C≡C moieties and the neighboring bitetrahedral Au₆ core, which is further supported by IR and NMR spectra. Such weak interactions are not found in mono‐acetylene‐modified clusters, which indicates that they are specific for diacetylenic ligands. The attractive Au–π interactions are likely associated with the low energy of the π* orbital in the diacetylenic moieties, into which the valence electrons of the gold core may be back donated. The [Au₈]⁴⁺ clusters show clear red‐shifts of >10 nm with respect to the corresponding mono‐acetylenic clusters in UV/Vis absorption bands, which indicates substantial electronic perturbation effects of the Au–π interactions.     

Basic [Au25(SCH2CH2Py)18]−⋅Na+ Clusters: Synthesis,Layered Crystallographic Arrangement,and Unique Surface Protonation

The synthesis of high‐purity and high‐yield Au₂₅ clusters protected by the basic pyridyl ethanethiol (HSCH₂CH₂Py, 4‐PyET and 2‐PyET) is presented. Single‐crystal X‐ray diffraction of the [Au₂₅(4‐PyET)₁₈]^??Na⁺ clusters has revealed a structure similar to that known for the phenyl ethanethiolate analogue, but with pyridyl‐N coordination to Na⁺, a more relaxed ligand shell, and a profoundly layered arrangement in the solid state. Because of the pendant Py moiety, the [Au₂₅(PyET)₁₈]^? clusters are endowed with unique (de)protonation equilibria, which has been characterized in detail by UV/Vis absorption and ¹H NMR spectroscopy. [Au₂₅(PyET)₁₈]^? clusters showed an unexpectedly H⁺‐dependent solubility that is tunable in aqueous and organic solvents. The successful synthesis of the basic Py‐terminated thiolate‐protected Au₂₅ clusters paves the way to realize a new family of metalloid clusters possessing basic properties.     

脂质体@Ag/Au中空纳米壳层材料的制备及与H2O2的作用

以脂质体作为模板, 通过化学还原法制备了脂质体@Ag/Au 中空纳米材料, 并研究了其与过氧化氢(H₂O₂)的作用. 利用透射电子显微镜(TEM)、 紫外-可见(UV-Vis)吸收光谱和表面增强拉曼光谱(SERS)对纳米材料进行了表征. 在过氧化氢和纳米材料存在的情况下, 加入3,3 ',5,5'-四甲基联苯胺(TMB)作为显色液, 无色的TMB被氧化成蓝色的氧化TMB(oxTMB), 可以检测到反应后oxTMB在652 nm处的特征吸收强度及其拉曼光谱的变化. 实验结果表明, 当过氧化氢浓度在15100 μmol/L 范围内, oxTMB的特征吸收强度与其浓度呈线性关系, 可实现对过氧化氢的微量检测, 检测限为0.5 μmol/L.     

基于金纳米簇探针的荧光猝灭检测铁离子

以D-色氨酸为保护剂和还原剂, 采用水热法快速制备了具有强荧光的金纳米簇(D-Trp@AuNCs); 以其作为荧光探针, 建立了基于荧光猝灭的选择性高灵敏检测Fe³⁺的传感方法. 利用透射电子显微镜(TEM)、 紫外-可见光谱(UV-Vis)和红外光谱(IR)等手段对制备的金纳米簇进行了表征, 并利用荧光光谱研究了D-Trp@AuNCs的荧光性能. 结果表明, D-Trp@AuNCs具有较好的生物相容性, 其最大激发波长为370 nm, 最大发射波长为460 nm; 向金纳米簇溶液中加入Fe³⁺后, D-Trp@AuNCs的荧光发生明显猝灭, 其猝灭程度与Fe³⁺的浓度在0.3~500.0 μmol/L范围内呈现良好的线性关系, 检出限为33.1 nmol/L(S/N=3). 将该荧光探针用于实际水样中Fe³⁺的检测, 回收率为86.6%~106.5%.