| Literature DB >> 27877974 |
Yoshiko Miura1, Chouga You2, Reiko Ohnishi3.
Abstract
A glycopolymer carrying trehalose was found to suppress the formation of amyloid fibrils from the amyloid β peptide (1-42) (Aβ), as evaluated by thioflavin T assay and atomic force microscopy. Glycopolymers carrying sugar alcohols also changed the aggregation properties of Aβ, and the inhibitory effect depended on the type of sugar and alkyl side chain. Neutralization activity was confirmed by in vitro assay using HeLa cells. The glycopolymer carrying trehalose strongly inhibited amyloid formation and neutralized cytotoxicity.Entities:
Keywords: amphiphilicity; amyloid; glycopolymer; multivalent effect
Year: 2008 PMID: 27877974 PMCID: PMC5099731 DOI: 10.1088/1468-6996/9/2/024407
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Sci Technol Adv Mater ISSN: 1468-6996 Impact factor: 8.090