| Literature DB >> 25939735 |
Alex Schudel1,2, Timothy Kassis2,3, J Brandon Dixon2,4,5, Susan N Thomas2,4,5,6.
Abstract
A synthetic polymer nanoparticle formulation utilizing the physiological nitrosothiol chemistry for nitric oxide delivery is shown. Toxicity of S-nitroso nanoparticles against adult female Brugia malayi worms, which are responsible for lymphatic filariasis, is dependent on nitric oxide release through transnitrosation as S-nitrosocysteine, a potent endogenous nitric oxide donor.Entities:
Keywords: B. malayi; NO donors; nanoparticles; nitric oxide; nitrosothiol
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Year: 2015 PMID: 25939735 PMCID: PMC4640194 DOI: 10.1002/adhm.201400841
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Adv Healthc Mater ISSN: 2192-2640 Impact factor: 9.933