EECTO DE NANOESTRUCTURAS ORO-SÍLICE EN ARTRITIS REUMATOIDE INDUCIDA POR COLÁGENA

ROSA ISELA RUVALCABA ONTIVEROS (2023, [Tesis de doctorado])

La artritis reumatoide (AR) es una enfermedad inflamatoria autoinmune crónica que

afecta a las articulaciones y causa un daño progresivo que, en la ausencia de un

tratamiento adecuado, puede terminar en discapacidad. Se caracteriza por un

reclutamiento excesivo de células inflamatorias dentro de la membrana sinovial que

conlleva a hiperplasia sinovial, neovascularización, erosión secundaria de cartílago y

hueso y posteriormente la destrucción de la articulación y su deformación. Además de

las características articulares, la inflamación sistemática que presenta la AR repercute

negativamente a nivel sistémico afectando varios órganos, incluyendo las estructuras

cardiovasculares (McInnes & Schett, 2011).

Las sales de oro han demostrado ser eficaces en el control de algunos pacientes con AR

(Massai et al., 2021) y otros padecimientos relacionados como el lupus eritematoso

sistémico (Wallace, 2013) y la artritis psoriásica (Salvarani et al., 1989). Sin embargo, su

uso ha sido limitado en las últimas décadas por la llegada de terapias presumiblemente

más seguras y efectivas. Al aplicar estos tratamientos, los iones de oro se unen a la

albúmina y su vida promedio esta entre los 5 y 7 días (Balfourier et al., 2020). Sin

embargo, después de varios tratamientos, su vida media se eleva y sus trazas son

detectables en varios tejidos incluyendo el hígado, riñones y membrana sinovial. Estas

trazas pueden permanecer en el tejido por décadas (James et al., 2015) y probablemente

de manera indefinida debido a que los iones de oro provenientes de las sales se

combinan con el azufre formando aurosomas que aparecen como vesículas densas

intracelulares (Yamashita, 2021).

Aun así, los efectos benéficos de las sales de oro en el control del proceso inflamatorio

y la remisión sostenida por una porción de los pacientes siguen siendo de interés en la

búsqueda de tratamientos efectivos para AR y condiciones relacionadas. Por esta razón

y gracias a los avances en nanotecnología, se han desarrollado métodos alternativos

para el tratamiento de la AR con oro, ya sea en forma de nanopartículas (Jhun et al.,

2020; Kirdaite et al., 2019; Leonavičienė et al., 2012; Sumbayev et al., 2013) o

nanoestructuras de oro combinadas con polímeros (Yaqoob et al., 2020) que podrían ser

una estrategia más segura de acarrear compuestos de oro dentro de la membrana

sinovial inflamada.

Los modelos animales son un paso crucial para evaluar nuevas terapias en AR (Hong et

al., 2020). Particularmente, la AIC en

Nanoestructuras Oro-sílice Artritis reumatoide BIOLOGÍA Y QUÍMICA QUÍMICA OTRAS ESPECIALIDADES QUÍMICAS OTRAS OTRAS

Environmental Nanoparticles Reach Human Fetal Brains

LILIAN OFELIA CALDERON GARCIDUEÑAS ANGEL AUGUSTO PEREZ CALATAYUD ANGELICA GONZALEZ MACIEL RAFAEL REYNOSO ROBLES Héctor Gabriel Silva Pereyra Andrea Ramos Morales RICARDO TORRES JARDON Candelario de Jesús Soberanes Cerino Raúl Carrillo Esper JESÚS CARLOS BRIONES GARDUÑO Yazmin del Socorro Conde Gutiérrez (2022, [Artículo])

"Anthropogenic ultrafine particulate matter (UFPM) and industrial and natural nanoparticles (NPs) are ubiquitous. Normal term, preeclamptic, and postconceptional weeks(PCW) 8–15 human placentas and brains from polluted Mexican cities were analyzed by TEM and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy. We documented NPs in maternal erythrocytes, early syncytiotrophoblast, Hofbauer cells, and fetal endothelium (ECs). Fetal ECs exhibited caveolar NP activity and widespread erythroblast contact. Brain ECs displayed micropodial extensions reaching luminal NP-loaded erythroblasts. Neurons and primitive glia displayed nuclear, organelle, and cytoplasmic NPs in both singles and conglomerates. Nanoscale Fe, Ti, and Al alloys, Hg, Cu, Ca, Sn, and Si were detected in placentas and fetal brains. Preeclamptic fetal blood NP vesicles are prospective neonate UFPM exposure biomarkers. NPs are reaching brain tissues at the early developmental PCW 8–15 stage, and NPs in maternal and fetal placental tissue compartments strongly suggests the placental barrier is not limiting the access of environmental NPs. Erythroblasts are the main early NP carriers to fetal tissues. The passage of UFPM/NPs from mothers to fetuses is documented and fingerprinting placental single particle composition could be useful for postnatal risk assessments. Fetal brain combustion and industrial NPs raise medical concerns about prenatal and postnatal health, including neurological and neurodegenerative lifelong consequences."

Environmental medicine Placental impairment Neurodevelopmental disorders Fetal brains Erythroblasts Preeclampsia Nanoparticles NPs extracellular vesicles Petrochemical pollution Villahermosa Tabasco BIOLOGÍA Y QUÍMICA QUÍMICA BIOQUÍMICA BIOQUÍMICA

Ingeniería de defectos aplicada a nanoestructuras de carbono mediante dopaje con heteroatomos de N y S para su uso como cátodos en baterías Zn-Aire

Omar Alexis De la Fuente Valerio (2022, [Tesis de maestría])

En la actualidad la búsqueda por materiales económicos, amigables con el ambiente y funcionales para su aplicación como electrodos de aire de las baterías Zn-aire (ZABs) es uno de los temas de gran interés, principalmente debido a la creciente demanda energética a nivel global y la necesidad de generar baterías a través de materiales que permitan su producción a mayor escala. En general, las ZABs están formadas por un ánodo de Zn metálico, un electrolito que puede ser acuoso o no acuoso y un electro de aire a base de carbón, el cual puede contener al electrocatalizador, típicamente a base de metales nobles como el platino y el iridio. En los últimos tiempos se ha tenido mucho interés en desarrollar alternativas que reemplacen el uso de metales nobles, se pueden encontrar reportes de materiales base carbón dopado con heteroátomos metálicos y no metálicos como el nitrógeno, azufre y fosforo, o bien óxidos metálicos, hidróxidos dobles laminar, entre otros. En el presente documento se presenta la metodología desarrollada para la obtención de los nanotubos de carbono, y del material compuesto (nanotubos de carbono-grafeno) dopados con N y S, con el objetivo de aumentar la actividad electrocatalítica del material. Los dopajes con nitrógeno se realizaron haciendo uso de urea, y diciandiamida como agentes dopantes, mientras que, para los dopajes de nitrógeno y azufre, se usó tiocianato de amonio, tiourea, y mezclas de tiocianato de amonio con urea y tiourea con urea. Los materiales resultantes del dopaje fueron sometidos a una serie de caracterizaciones fisicoquímicas y electroquímicas con la finalidad de conocer las propiedades de estos, posteriormente se compararán sus actividades en una batería Zn-Aire prototipo. De los resultados se observó la actividad catalítica hacia la reacción de reducción del oxigeno (ORR, por sus siglas en inglés) del material mejoró en gran medida, siendo la mezcla de precursores con contenido de N y S los que brindaron los valores más cercanos a un catalizador de referencia con una tendencia a la ORR por vía 4e- como lo es para el Pt/C.

Nanoestructuras INGENIERÍA Y TECNOLOGÍA CIENCIAS TECNOLÓGICAS OTRAS ESPECIALIDADES TECNOLÓGICAS OTRAS OTRAS

Chemically modified nanoparticles for enhanced antioxidant and antimicrobial properties with cinnamon essential oil

Aaron Azael Lopez Cano VERONICA MARTINEZ AGUILAR Mariana Peña-Juárez Ricardo López Esparza Enrique Delgado Alvarado Emmanuel Gutierrez MAYRA DEL ANGEL MONROY Elias Perez Agustin L. Herrera-May JOSE AMIR GONZALEZ CALDERON (2023, [Artículo])

We explored the potential of different nanoparticles (TiO2, CaCO3, and Al2O3), considering their pure form and modified with cinnamon essential oil (CEO). These materials were characterized using various techniques, including FTIR spectroscopy, XRD analysis, TGA, and SEM. The interaction between CEO and nanoparticles changed depending on the nanoparticle type. Al2O3 nanoparticles exhibited the strongest interaction with CEO, increasing their antioxidant capacity by around 40% and their transfer of antimicrobial properties, particularly against Gram-negative bacteria. In contrast, TiO2 and CaCO3 nanoparticles showed limited interaction with CEO, resulting in lower antioxidant capacity and antimicrobial activity. Incorporating pure and CEO-modified nanoparticles into polylactic acid (PLA) films improved their mechanical and thermal properties, which are suitable for applications requiring greater strength. This research highlights the potential of metal oxide nanoparticles to enhance the antimicrobial and antioxidant capabilities of polymers. In addition, incorporating cinnamon essential oil can increase the antioxidant and antimicrobial effectiveness of the metal oxide nanoparticles and improve the mechanical and thermal properties of PLA films. Thus, these PLA films exhibit favorable characteristics for active packaging applications.

Author contributions: conceptualization, V.M.-A. and J.A.G.-C.; formal analysis, A.A.L.-C., V.M.-A., M.G.P.-J. and M.D.A.-M.; funding acquisition, A.L.H.-M.; methodology, A.A.L.-C. and V.M.-A.; investigation, E.P.; supervision, R.L.-E., E.D.-A., and E.J.G.-C.; validation, A.L.H.-M. and J.A.G.-C.; writing—original draft, V.M.-A.; writing—review and editing, M.G.P.-J. and J.A.G.-C. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.

Funding: J.A. Gonzalez-Calderon thanks CONAHCYT for supporting the Catedras-CONAHCYT Program, and Verónica Martinez thanks CONAHCYT for the Doctoral Fellowship. The authors also want to thank CONAHCYT for funding the project CF2019 265239 “Ciencia de Frontera”, which made this work possible.

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Informed consent statement: Not applicable.

Data availability statement: Data is contained within the article.

Acknowledgments: The authors acknowledge Claudia Hernández and Rosa Lina Tovar for their support during the XRD and SEM analyses.

Conflicts of interest: The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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Cinnamon essential oil Antioxidant activity Antimicrobial properties Nanoparticles Polylactic acid films INGENIERÍA Y TECNOLOGÍA CIENCIAS TECNOLÓGICAS OTRAS ESPECIALIDADES TECNOLÓGICAS OTRAS OTRAS

Approaches in Polymeric Nanoparticles for Vaginal Drug Delivery: A Review of the State of the Art

GERARDO LEYVA GOMEZ ELIZABETH PIÑON SEGUNDO NESTOR MENDOZA MUÑOZ MARIA DE LA LUZ ZAMBRANO ZARAGOZA SUSANA ELISA MENDOZA ELVIRA DAVID QUINTANAR GUERRERO (2018, [Artículo])

The vagina is a region of administration with a high contact surface to obtain local or systemic effects. This anatomical area represents special interest for government health systems for different sexually transmitted infections. However, the chemical changes of the vagina, as well as its abundant mucus in continuous exchange, act as a barrier and a challenge for the development of new drugs. For these purposes, the development of new pharmaceutical forms based on nanoparticles has been shown to offer various advantages, such as bioadhesion, easy penetration of the mucosa, and controlled release, in addition to decreasing the adverse effects of conventional pharmaceutical forms. In order to obtain nanoparticles for vaginal administration, the use of polymers of natural and synthetic origin including biodegradable and non-biodegradable systems have gained great interest both in nanospheres and in nanocapsules. The main aim of this review is to provide an overview of the development of nanotechnology for vaginal drug release, analyzing the different compositions of polymeric nanoparticles, and emphasizing new trends in each of the sections presented. At the end of this review, a section analyzes the properties of the vehicles employed for the administration of nanoparticles and discusses how to take advantage of the properties that they offer. This review aims to be a reference guide for new formulators interested in the vaginal route.

MEDICINA Y CIENCIAS DE LA SALUD Vagina nanoparticles

Nanovacunas que valen oro

Carlos Eliud Angulo Valadez LUIS HERNANDEZ ADAME Ana Aguilera-Juarez (2022, [Artículo])

nanopartículas de oro BIOLOGÍA Y QUÍMICA CIENCIAS DE LA VIDA INMUNOLOGÍA VACUNAS VACUNAS

Variation in grain zinc and iron concentrations, grain yield and associated traits of biofortified bread wheat genotypes in Nepal

Vinod Mishra arun joshi Ravi Singh Govindan Velu (2022, [Artículo])

Biofortified Wheat HarvestPlus Grain Yield Grain Iron Concentration Grain Zinc Concentration CIENCIAS AGROPECUARIAS Y BIOTECNOLOGÍA BIOFORTIFICATION WHEAT GRAIN YIELDS ZINC IRON

Editorial: Conservation agriculture: knowledge frontiers around the world

Stéphane Cordeau ML JAT Cameron Pittelkow Christian Thierfelder (2023, [Artículo])

No-Tillage Direct Seeding Cover Crops Crop Diversification CIENCIAS AGROPECUARIAS Y BIOTECNOLOGÍA COVER PLANTS DIVERSIFICATION CROPPING SYSTEMS DIRECT SOWING ZERO TILLAGE

Enhancing maize yield in a conservation agriculture-based maize (Zea mays)- wheat (Triticum aestivum) system through efficient nitrogen management

C.M. Parihar Hari Sankar Nayak Dipaka Ranjan Sena Shankar Lal Jat Mahesh Gathala Upendra Singh (2023, [Artículo])

This study evaluated the impact of contrasting tillage and nitrogen management options on the growth, yield attributes, and yield of maize (Zea mays L.) in a conservation agriculture (CA)-based maize-wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) system. The field experiment was conducted during the rainy (kharif) seasons of 2020 and 2021 at the research farm of ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi. The experiment was conducted in a split plot design with three tillage practices [conventional tillage with residue (CT), zero tillage with residue (ZT) and permanent beds with residue (PB)] as main plot treatments and in sub-plots five nitrogen management options [Control (without N fertilization), recommended dose of N @150 kg N/ha, Green Seeker-GS based application of split applied N, N applied as basal through urea super granules-USG + GS based application and 100% basal application of slow release fertilizer (SRF) @150 kg N/ha] with three replications. Results showed that both tillage and nitrogen management options had a significant impact on maize growth, yield attributes, and yield in both seasons. However, time to anthesis and physiological maturity were not significantly affected. Yield attributes were highest in the permanent beds and zero tillage plots, with similar numbers of grains per cob (486.1 and 468.6). The highest leaf area index (LAI) at 60 DAP was observed in PB (5.79), followed by ZT(5.68) and the lowest was recorded in CT (5.25) plots. The highest grain yield (2-year mean basis) was recorded with permanent beds plots (5516 kg/ha), while the lowest

was observed with conventional tillage (4931 kg/ha). Therefore, the study highlights the importance of CA practices for improving maize growth and yield, and suggests that farmers can achieve better results through the adoption of CA-based permanent beds and use of USG as nitrogen management option.

Green Seeker Urea Super Granules CIENCIAS AGROPECUARIAS Y BIOTECNOLOGÍA MAIZE UREA YIELDS ZERO TILLAGE NITROGEN

Synthesis of hollow carbon spheres by chemical activation of carbon nanoparticles for their use in electrochemical capacitor

Cesar Eduardo Sanchez Rodriguez EDUARDO TOVAR MARTINEZ MARISOL REYES REYES Luis Felipe Cházaro Ruiz ROMAN LOPEZ SANDOVAL (2022, [Artículo])

"Naphthalene combustion has been used to synthesize grams per hour of solid carbon spheres (CS). The carbon soot was activated by acid treatment consisting in a mixture of HNO3 and H2SO4 (1/3 v/v) to produce hollow carbon spheres (HCS). The effect of two concentrations of CSs (5 and 10 mg mL−1) in the acid mixture, on the physicochemical properties of the activated HCSs was studied. The HSCs were subjected to a thermal treatment to increase their graphitization to enhance their electrical conductivity. High-resolution transmission electron microscopy confirmed the formation of HCSs due to the acid treatment whereas FTIR spectra showed that the chemical activation produced functional groups on the carbon spheres surface and the heat treatment effect to remove some of them as well. A specific surface area of 300 m2 g−1 and a large density of micropores for the acid-treated CSs as well as the heat-treated CSs were estimated by analysis of N2 adsorption-desorption isotherms. A specific capacitance 70 F g−1 was calculated by cyclic voltammetry of the acid and thermally treated HCSs at 5 mV s−1, for both CS concentrations, indicating the possibility of synthesizing these HCSs using a simple method in large quantities for their use in electrochemical capacitors."

Physicochemical properties Carbon nanoparticles Chemical activation Electrochemical capacitor BIOLOGÍA Y QUÍMICA QUÍMICA QUÍMICA