Immunomodulatory properties of carbon nanotubes are able to compensate immune function dysregulation caused by microgravity conditions.
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Spaceflights lead to dysregulation of the immune cell functionality affecting the expression of activation markers and cytokine production. Short oxidized multi-walled carbon nanotubes functionalized by 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition have been reported to activate immune cells. In this Communication we have performed surface marker assays and multiplex ELISA on primary monocytes and T cells under microgravity. We have discovered that carbon nanotubes, through their immunostimulatory properties, are able to fight spaceflight immune system dysregulations.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Nanoscale
دوره 6 16 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2014