2D vanadium carbide MXenzyme to alleviate ROS-mediated inflammatory and neurodegenerative diseases

Nat Commun. 2021 Apr 13;12(1):2203. doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-22278-x.

Abstract

Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are generated and consumed in living organism for normal metabolism. Paradoxically, the overproduction and/or mismanagement of ROS have been involved in pathogenesis and progression of various human diseases. Here, we reported a two-dimensional (2D) vanadium carbide (V2C) MXene nanoenzyme (MXenzyme) that can mimic up to six naturally-occurring enzymes, including superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), peroxidase (POD), glutathione peroxidase (GPx), thiol peroxidase (TPx) and haloperoxidase (HPO). Based on these enzyme-mimicking properties, the constructed 2D V2C MXenzyme not only possesses high biocompatibility but also exhibits robust in vitro cytoprotection against oxidative stress. Importantly, 2D V2C MXenzyme rebuilds the redox homeostasis without perturbing the endogenous antioxidant status and relieves ROS-induced damage with benign in vivo therapeutic effects, as demonstrated in both inflammation and neurodegeneration animal models. These findings open an avenue to enable the use of MXenzyme as a remedial nanoplatform to treat ROS-mediated inflammatory and neurodegenerative diseases.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antioxidants / metabolism
  • Catalase / metabolism
  • Cell Line
  • Cell Survival
  • Cytoprotection / drug effects
  • Fibroblasts
  • Glutathione Peroxidase / metabolism
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred C57BL
  • Neurodegenerative Diseases / metabolism*
  • Oxidation-Reduction
  • Oxidative Stress / drug effects
  • Reactive Oxygen Species / metabolism*
  • Superoxide Dismutase / metabolism
  • Vanadium / pharmacology*
  • X-Ray Diffraction

Substances

  • Antioxidants
  • Reactive Oxygen Species
  • Vanadium
  • Catalase
  • Glutathione Peroxidase
  • Superoxide Dismutase