Insulin fibrillation: Strategies for inhibition

M Qafary, F Rashno, K Khajeh, M Khaledi… - Progress in Biophysics …, 2022 - Elsevier
Insulin and its homologous are the most utilized protein drugs due to their role in diabetic
patients' treatment. Insulin forms amyloid-like fibrils in vivo at the injection site. Therefore, the …

Polyisobutylene-based glycopolymers as potent inhibitors for in vitro insulin aggregation

A Dey, U Haldar, T Rajasekhar, P Ghosh… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
A family of amphiphilic diblock copolymers containing a hydrophobic polyisobutylene (PIB,
Mn= 1000 g mol− 1) segment and a hydrophilic block with sugar pendants has been …

Dietary anthocyanins inhibit insulin fibril formation and cytotoxicity in 3T3-L1 preadipocytes

P Channuwong, K Salae, S Chongruchiroj… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Insulin fibril formation decreases the effectiveness of insulin therapy and causes amyloidosis
in diabetes. Studies suggest that phytochemicals are capable of inhibiting fibril formation …

Silibinin Protects against H2O2-Induced Oxidative Damage in SH-SY5Y Cells by Improving Mitochondrial Function

F Tie, Y Fu, N Hu, H Wang - Antioxidants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Oxidative stress plays a critical role in the pathogenesis of various neurodegenerative
diseases. Increasing evidence suggests the association of mitochondrial abnormalities with …

Pomegranate seed polyphenol-based nanosheets as an efficient inhibitor of amyloid fibril assembly and cytotoxicity of HEWL

AA Meratan, V Hassani, A Mahdavi, N Nikfarjam - RSC advances, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Poor water solubility and low bioavailability are considered as two main factors restricting
therapeutic applications of natural polyphenols in relation to various disorders including …

Experimental and theoretical studies on the anti‐amyloidogenic and destabilizing effects of pyrogallol against human insulin protein

P Shouhani, S Bahramikia… - Journal of Food …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
One of the major problems caused by repeated subcutaneous insulin injections in patients
with diabetes is insulin amyloidosis. Understanding the molecular mechanism of amyloid …

Cirsiliol mitigates Aβ fibrillation and underlying membrane-leakage associated neurotoxicity: A possible implication in the treatment of neurodegenerative disease

H Hu, W Du, W Zhang, J Fang - International Journal of Biological …, 2022 - Elsevier
Protein aggregating is known as a leading pathogenic characteristic of a wide range of
neurodegenerative diseases (NDs). Preventing amyloid-β (Aβ) aggregation and uncovering …

Flavonolignan silibinin abrogates SDS induced fibrillation of human serum albumin

A Basu, S Bhowmick, A Mukherjee - Journal of the Indian Chemical Society, 2022 - Elsevier
Misfolding, aggregation and fibrillation of amyloidogenic proteins have been established as
hallmark events in pathophysiology of various degenerative diseases. Inhibition of protein …