Antifibrotic activity of carbon quantum dots in a human <i>in vitro</i> model of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis using hepatic stellate cells-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Antifibrotic activity of carbon quantum dots in a human in vitro model of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis using hepatic stellate cells

Published:2024 Issue: Volume: Page:
ISSN:2047-4830
Container-title:Biomaterials Science
language:en
Short-container-title:Biomater. Sci.

Author:

García-Topete David A.¹,Álvarez-Lee Laura A.¹²,Carballo-López Gabriela I.¹,Uriostegui-Campos Marco A.¹,Guzmán-Uribe Carlos¹³^ORCID,Castro-Ceseña Ana B.¹⁴^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Departamento de Innovación Biomédica, Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada, Baja California (CICESE), Carretera Ensenada-Tijuana No. 3918, Zona Playitas, C.P. 22860, Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico

2. CONAHCYT-Departamento de Biotecnología Marina, Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada, Baja California (CICESE), Carretera Ensenada-Tijuana No. 3918, Zona Playitas, C.P. 22860, Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico

3. Centro de Nanociencias y Nanotecnología, UNAM. Km 107, Carretera Tijuana-Ensenada, C.P. 22800, Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico

4. CONAHCYT-Departamento de Innovación Biomédica, Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada, Baja California (CICESE), Carretera Ensenada-Tijuana No. 3918, Zona Playitas, C.P. 22860, Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico

Abstract

Carbon quantum dots conjugated with lactoferrin downregulated profibrotic gene expression and modulated inflammation-related cytokines in a human in vitro non-alcoholic steatohepatitis co-culture model with hepatic stellate cells and PBMCs.

Funder

Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología

Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada, Baja California

Publisher

Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)

Subject

General Materials Science,Biomedical Engineering

Link

http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2024/BM/D3BM01710A

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