Graphene Oxide Decreases Pro-Inflammatory Proteins Production in Skeletal Muscle Cells Exposed to SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein.
Jaśmina BałabanMateusz WierzbickiMarlena Zielińska-GórskaMalwina SosnowskaKarolina DanilukSlawomir JaworskiPiotr KoczońDominik CysewskiAndre ChwalibogEwa SawoszPublished in: Nanotechnology, science and applications (2023)
The experiments confirmed the presence of the ACE2 receptor in human skeletal muscle cells. It has also been documented that the SARS-CoV-2 virus spike protein influences the activation of selected pro-inflammatory proteins that promote cytokine storm and oxidative stress in muscle cells. The use of low levels of graphene oxide does not adversely affect muscle cells, reducing the levels of most proteins, including pro-inflammatory proteins. It can be assumed that GO may support anti-inflammatory therapy in muscles by scavenging proteins that activate cytokine storm.
Keyphrases
- induced apoptosis
- skeletal muscle
- sars cov
- cell cycle arrest
- oxidative stress
- endothelial cells
- cell death
- insulin resistance
- anti inflammatory
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- dna damage
- mesenchymal stem cells
- amino acid
- protein protein
- coronavirus disease
- angiotensin converting enzyme
- binding protein
- smoking cessation
- cell therapy