describes how nanoparticles are formed by a very small number of silver atoms can protect the cell damage caused by ethanol. Researchers applied
silver nanoparticles astrocytes exposed to ethanol. These types of attached cells to neurons and is extensively used as models to study the pathophysiological mechanisms of alcohol in fetal alcohol syndrome, a disease that develops in some unborn babies when the mother consumes excessive levels of alcohol, which leads to a number of serious neurological disorders.
Alcohol is particularly harmful effects on nerve cells and in the specific case of astrocytes, induces programmed cell death and disruption of the actin cytoskeleton. Following the application of silver nanoparticles to cells exposed to ethanol, the actin cytoskeleton shows a marked improvement and no cell death occurs.
The study combines analysis of the electrocatalytic properties of silver nanoparticles with the consideration of their potential biological applications. The authors also discovered that nanoparticles prevent alterations induced by other primary alcohols such as methanol and butanol, but not those induced by other toxic substances like hydrogen peroxide. Maria Linares 19881179
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