Evaluation of the photo-degradation of Alzheimer's amyloid fibrils with a label-free approach

Chem Commun (Camb). 2018 Nov 20;54(93):13084-13087. doi: 10.1039/c8cc07164k.

Abstract

Degradation of amyloid-β (Aβ) aggregates has been considered as an attractive therapeutic and preventive strategy against Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, an in situ, real-time, and label-free technique is still lacking to understand the degradation process of Aβ aggregates. In this work, we developed a novel method to quantitatively evaluate the degradation of Aβ fibrils by photoactive meso-tetra(4-sulfonatophenyl)porphyrin under UV irradiation with quartz crystal microbalance (QCM).

MeSH terms

  • Alzheimer Disease / drug therapy*
  • Amyloid / antagonists & inhibitors*
  • Humans
  • Photolysis / drug effects
  • Porphyrins / chemistry
  • Porphyrins / pharmacology*
  • Protein Aggregates / drug effects
  • Quartz Crystal Microbalance Techniques
  • Ultraviolet Rays*

Substances

  • Amyloid
  • Porphyrins
  • Protein Aggregates
  • meso-tetrakis(4-sulfonatophenyl)porphyrin