TY  - JOUR
AU  - Kop, Tatjana
AU  - Bjelaković, Mira
AU  - Živković, Ljiljana
AU  - Žekić, Andrijana
AU  - Milić, Dragana R.
PY  - 2022
UR  - https://vinar.vin.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/10297
AB  - Despite many advantages, the practical application of fullerene C60 and curcumin (CUR) has been limited by their hydrophobic nature, deficient solubility in aqueous media and, therefore, poor bioavailability. In this study, aqueous nanoformulations containing C60 and CUR in the absence and presence of three solubility enhancers, β-cyclodextrin (CD), Tween 80 (T80) and polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP), were prepared and subjected to the antioxidant activity assessment. The content of C60 and CUR, stability, size and morphology of nanoparticles were determined using UV–vis, DLS and SEM techniques. Contrary to better solubility of pure C60 than the corresponding C60-CUR system, the solubilization of CUR in hybrid suspensions was improved compared to corresponding pure CUR suspensions, with the exception of the C60-CUR-PVP formulation. The DLS results revealed nearly monodisperse nature of CUR-T80 nanoformulation, while other ones ranged from widely dispersed to polydispersed. Depending on the type of solubilizer, similarity was observed in the particle size distributions of T80- and PVP-coated nanoformulations as well as water and CD nanoformulations. The presence of T80 differently and significantly reduces the particle size in all three nanoformulations, while PVP slightly reduces CUR-based nanoparticles but increases the size of C60 nanoparticles. Zeta potential values, ranging from − 9 mV to − 34 mV, show variation in the starting stability of nanoparticles, from unstable or relatively stable three PVP formulations and C60-T80 to highly stable CUR-T80 and C60-water. Compared to water nanoformulations as a control, SEM images of dispersant-coated nanoparticles lost the visible morphology of active components, showing variation in their morphology depending on the type of dispersant and active component used. Nanoformulations containing CUR in PVP and T80 expressed a very good antioxidant potential in DPPH radical scavenging assay, much stronger than ascorbic acid. At the same time, a moderate to high antioxidant activity in β-carotene bleaching assay was reached in PVP and T80 nanoformulations containing C60, CUR, and their noncovalent hybrid, as well. Our studies have shown that T80 and PVP colloidal systems containing C60-CUR hybrid, but also their individual components, can be used as stable antioxidant nanoformulations with potential application in the field of food and pharmacology.
T2  - Colloids and Surfaces. A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects
T1  - Stable colloidal dispersions of fullerene C60, curcumin and C60-curcumin in water as potential antioxidants
VL  - 648
SP  - 129379
DO  - 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2022.129379
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Kop, Tatjana and Bjelaković, Mira and Živković, Ljiljana and Žekić, Andrijana and Milić, Dragana R.",
year = "2022",
abstract = "Despite many advantages, the practical application of fullerene C60 and curcumin (CUR) has been limited by their hydrophobic nature, deficient solubility in aqueous media and, therefore, poor bioavailability. In this study, aqueous nanoformulations containing C60 and CUR in the absence and presence of three solubility enhancers, β-cyclodextrin (CD), Tween 80 (T80) and polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP), were prepared and subjected to the antioxidant activity assessment. The content of C60 and CUR, stability, size and morphology of nanoparticles were determined using UV–vis, DLS and SEM techniques. Contrary to better solubility of pure C60 than the corresponding C60-CUR system, the solubilization of CUR in hybrid suspensions was improved compared to corresponding pure CUR suspensions, with the exception of the C60-CUR-PVP formulation. The DLS results revealed nearly monodisperse nature of CUR-T80 nanoformulation, while other ones ranged from widely dispersed to polydispersed. Depending on the type of solubilizer, similarity was observed in the particle size distributions of T80- and PVP-coated nanoformulations as well as water and CD nanoformulations. The presence of T80 differently and significantly reduces the particle size in all three nanoformulations, while PVP slightly reduces CUR-based nanoparticles but increases the size of C60 nanoparticles. Zeta potential values, ranging from − 9 mV to − 34 mV, show variation in the starting stability of nanoparticles, from unstable or relatively stable three PVP formulations and C60-T80 to highly stable CUR-T80 and C60-water. Compared to water nanoformulations as a control, SEM images of dispersant-coated nanoparticles lost the visible morphology of active components, showing variation in their morphology depending on the type of dispersant and active component used. Nanoformulations containing CUR in PVP and T80 expressed a very good antioxidant potential in DPPH radical scavenging assay, much stronger than ascorbic acid. At the same time, a moderate to high antioxidant activity in β-carotene bleaching assay was reached in PVP and T80 nanoformulations containing C60, CUR, and their noncovalent hybrid, as well. Our studies have shown that T80 and PVP colloidal systems containing C60-CUR hybrid, but also their individual components, can be used as stable antioxidant nanoformulations with potential application in the field of food and pharmacology.",
journal = "Colloids and Surfaces. A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects",
title = "Stable colloidal dispersions of fullerene C60, curcumin and C60-curcumin in water as potential antioxidants",
volume = "648",
pages = "129379",
doi = "10.1016/j.colsurfa.2022.129379"
}

Kop, T., Bjelaković, M., Živković, L., Žekić, A.,& Milić, D. R.. (2022). Stable colloidal dispersions of fullerene C60, curcumin and C60-curcumin in water as potential antioxidants. in Colloids and Surfaces. A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 648, 129379.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfa.2022.129379

Kop T, Bjelaković M, Živković L, Žekić A, Milić DR. Stable colloidal dispersions of fullerene C60, curcumin and C60-curcumin in water as potential antioxidants. in Colloids and Surfaces. A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. 2022;648:129379.
doi:10.1016/j.colsurfa.2022.129379 .

Kop, Tatjana, Bjelaković, Mira, Živković, Ljiljana, Žekić, Andrijana, Milić, Dragana R., "Stable colloidal dispersions of fullerene C60, curcumin and C60-curcumin in water as potential antioxidants" in Colloids and Surfaces. A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 648 (2022):129379,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfa.2022.129379 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Nešić, Maja D.
AU  - Dučić, Tanja
AU  - Liang, Xinyue
AU  - Algarra, Manuel
AU  - Mi, Lan
AU  - Korićanac, Lela
AU  - Žakula, Jelena
AU  - Kop, Tatjana
AU  - Bjelaković, Mira
AU  - Mitrović, Aleksandra
AU  - Gojgić Cvijović, Gordana D.
AU  - Stepić, Milutin
AU  - Petković, Marijana
PY  - 2020
UR  - https://vinar.vin.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/9712
AB  - Objects of the present study are improved fullerene C60 drug carrier properties trough encapsulation by microbial polysaccharides, levan (LEV), pullulan (PUL), and their hydrophobized cholesterol-derivatives (CHL and CHP), that show better interaction with cancer cells. The zeta potential, polydispersity index, and the diameter of particles were determined, and their cytotoxicity against three cancer cell lines were tested. Biochemical changes in HeLa cells are analyzed by synchrotron radiation (SR) FTIR spectro-microscopy combined with the principal component analysis (PCA). The most significant changes occur in HeLa cells treated with LEV-C60 and correspond to the changes in the protein region, i.e. Amide I band, and the changes in the structure of lipid bodies and membrane fluidity are evident. The highest cytotoxicity was also induced by LEV-C60. In HeLa cells, cytotoxicity could not be strictly associated with biochemical changes in lipids, proteins and nucleic acids, but these findings are significant contribution to the study of the mechanism of interaction of C60-based nanoparticles with cellular biomolecules. In conclusion, LEV, PUL, CHL, and CHP enhanced fullerene C60 potential to be used as target drug delivery system with the ability to induce specific intracellular changes in HeLa cancer cells.
T2  - International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
T1  - SR-FTIR spectro-microscopic interaction study of biochemical changes in HeLa cells induced by Levan-C60, Pullulan-C60, and their cholesterol-derivatives
VL  - 165
SP  - 2541
EP  - 2549
DO  - 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2020.10.141
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Nešić, Maja D. and Dučić, Tanja and Liang, Xinyue and Algarra, Manuel and Mi, Lan and Korićanac, Lela and Žakula, Jelena and Kop, Tatjana and Bjelaković, Mira and Mitrović, Aleksandra and Gojgić Cvijović, Gordana D. and Stepić, Milutin and Petković, Marijana",
year = "2020",
abstract = "Objects of the present study are improved fullerene C60 drug carrier properties trough encapsulation by microbial polysaccharides, levan (LEV), pullulan (PUL), and their hydrophobized cholesterol-derivatives (CHL and CHP), that show better interaction with cancer cells. The zeta potential, polydispersity index, and the diameter of particles were determined, and their cytotoxicity against three cancer cell lines were tested. Biochemical changes in HeLa cells are analyzed by synchrotron radiation (SR) FTIR spectro-microscopy combined with the principal component analysis (PCA). The most significant changes occur in HeLa cells treated with LEV-C60 and correspond to the changes in the protein region, i.e. Amide I band, and the changes in the structure of lipid bodies and membrane fluidity are evident. The highest cytotoxicity was also induced by LEV-C60. In HeLa cells, cytotoxicity could not be strictly associated with biochemical changes in lipids, proteins and nucleic acids, but these findings are significant contribution to the study of the mechanism of interaction of C60-based nanoparticles with cellular biomolecules. In conclusion, LEV, PUL, CHL, and CHP enhanced fullerene C60 potential to be used as target drug delivery system with the ability to induce specific intracellular changes in HeLa cancer cells.",
journal = "International Journal of Biological Macromolecules",
title = "SR-FTIR spectro-microscopic interaction study of biochemical changes in HeLa cells induced by Levan-C60, Pullulan-C60, and their cholesterol-derivatives",
volume = "165",
pages = "2541-2549",
doi = "10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2020.10.141"
}

Nešić, M. D., Dučić, T., Liang, X., Algarra, M., Mi, L., Korićanac, L., Žakula, J., Kop, T., Bjelaković, M., Mitrović, A., Gojgić Cvijović, G. D., Stepić, M.,& Petković, M.. (2020). SR-FTIR spectro-microscopic interaction study of biochemical changes in HeLa cells induced by Levan-C60, Pullulan-C60, and their cholesterol-derivatives. in International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 165, 2541-2549.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2020.10.141

Nešić MD, Dučić T, Liang X, Algarra M, Mi L, Korićanac L, Žakula J, Kop T, Bjelaković M, Mitrović A, Gojgić Cvijović GD, Stepić M, Petković M. SR-FTIR spectro-microscopic interaction study of biochemical changes in HeLa cells induced by Levan-C60, Pullulan-C60, and their cholesterol-derivatives. in International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 2020;165:2541-2549.
doi:10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2020.10.141 .

Nešić, Maja D., Dučić, Tanja, Liang, Xinyue, Algarra, Manuel, Mi, Lan, Korićanac, Lela, Žakula, Jelena, Kop, Tatjana, Bjelaković, Mira, Mitrović, Aleksandra, Gojgić Cvijović, Gordana D., Stepić, Milutin, Petković, Marijana, "SR-FTIR spectro-microscopic interaction study of biochemical changes in HeLa cells induced by Levan-C60, Pullulan-C60, and their cholesterol-derivatives" in International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 165 (2020):2541-2549,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2020.10.141 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Đurašević, Siniša
AU  - Nikolić, Gorana V.
AU  - Todorović, Ana
AU  - Drakulić, Dunja R.
AU  - Pejić, Snežana
AU  - Martinović, Vesna
AU  - Mitić-Ćulafić, Dragana
AU  - Milić, Dragana
AU  - Kop, Tatjana
AU  - Jasnić, Nebojša
AU  - Đorđević, Jelena D.
AU  - Todorović, Zoran
PY  - 2020
UR  - https://vinar.vin.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/8924
AB  - The effects of twelve weeks of supplementation with fullerene C60 olive/coconut oil solution on a broad spectrum of parameters in rats were examined. The tissue bioaccumulation of C60 was shown to be tissue-specific, with the liver, heart, and adrenal glands being the organs of the greatest, and the kidney, brain, and spleen being the organs of the smallest accumulation. C60 did not change aspartate aminotransferase, alanine aminotransferase, and alkaline phosphatase serum activities level, nor the damage of liver cells DNA. There were no effects of fullerene on prooxidant-antioxidant balance in the liver, kidney, spleen, heart, and brain, nor any visible harmful effects on the liver, heart, aorta, spleen, kidney, and small intestine histology. Fullerene changed the gut microbiota structure towards the bacteria that ameliorate lipid homeostasis, causing a serum triglycerides concentration decrease. However, C60 significantly increased the insulin resistance, serum ascorbate oxidation, and brain malondialdehyde and advanced oxidation protein products level. The deteriorative effects of C60 on the brain and serum could be attributed to the specific physicochemical composition of these tissues, potentiating the C60 aggregation or biotransformation as the key element of its pro-oxidative action.
T2  - Food and Chemical Toxicology
T1  - Effects of fullerene C60 supplementation on gut microbiota and glucose and lipid homeostasis in rats
VL  - 140
DO  - 10.1016/j.fct.2020.111302
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Đurašević, Siniša and Nikolić, Gorana V. and Todorović, Ana and Drakulić, Dunja R. and Pejić, Snežana and Martinović, Vesna and Mitić-Ćulafić, Dragana and Milić, Dragana and Kop, Tatjana and Jasnić, Nebojša and Đorđević, Jelena D. and Todorović, Zoran",
year = "2020",
abstract = "The effects of twelve weeks of supplementation with fullerene C60 olive/coconut oil solution on a broad spectrum of parameters in rats were examined. The tissue bioaccumulation of C60 was shown to be tissue-specific, with the liver, heart, and adrenal glands being the organs of the greatest, and the kidney, brain, and spleen being the organs of the smallest accumulation. C60 did not change aspartate aminotransferase, alanine aminotransferase, and alkaline phosphatase serum activities level, nor the damage of liver cells DNA. There were no effects of fullerene on prooxidant-antioxidant balance in the liver, kidney, spleen, heart, and brain, nor any visible harmful effects on the liver, heart, aorta, spleen, kidney, and small intestine histology. Fullerene changed the gut microbiota structure towards the bacteria that ameliorate lipid homeostasis, causing a serum triglycerides concentration decrease. However, C60 significantly increased the insulin resistance, serum ascorbate oxidation, and brain malondialdehyde and advanced oxidation protein products level. The deteriorative effects of C60 on the brain and serum could be attributed to the specific physicochemical composition of these tissues, potentiating the C60 aggregation or biotransformation as the key element of its pro-oxidative action.",
journal = "Food and Chemical Toxicology",
title = "Effects of fullerene C60 supplementation on gut microbiota and glucose and lipid homeostasis in rats",
volume = "140",
doi = "10.1016/j.fct.2020.111302"
}

Đurašević, S., Nikolić, G. V., Todorović, A., Drakulić, D. R., Pejić, S., Martinović, V., Mitić-Ćulafić, D., Milić, D., Kop, T., Jasnić, N., Đorđević, J. D.,& Todorović, Z.. (2020). Effects of fullerene C60 supplementation on gut microbiota and glucose and lipid homeostasis in rats. in Food and Chemical Toxicology, 140.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fct.2020.111302

Đurašević S, Nikolić GV, Todorović A, Drakulić DR, Pejić S, Martinović V, Mitić-Ćulafić D, Milić D, Kop T, Jasnić N, Đorđević JD, Todorović Z. Effects of fullerene C60 supplementation on gut microbiota and glucose and lipid homeostasis in rats. in Food and Chemical Toxicology. 2020;140.
doi:10.1016/j.fct.2020.111302 .

Đurašević, Siniša, Nikolić, Gorana V., Todorović, Ana, Drakulić, Dunja R., Pejić, Snežana, Martinović, Vesna, Mitić-Ćulafić, Dragana, Milić, Dragana, Kop, Tatjana, Jasnić, Nebojša, Đorđević, Jelena D., Todorović, Zoran, "Effects of fullerene C60 supplementation on gut microbiota and glucose and lipid homeostasis in rats" in Food and Chemical Toxicology, 140 (2020),
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fct.2020.111302 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Kop, Tatjana
AU  - Jakovljević, Dragica
AU  - Živković, Ljiljana
AU  - Žekić, Andrijana
AU  - Beškoski, Vladimir P.
AU  - Milić, Dragana
AU  - Gojgić-Cvijović, Gordana
AU  - Bjelaković, Mira
PY  - 2020
UR  - https://vinar.vin.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/8789
AB  - An efficient encapsulation of the fullerene into two hydrophobized and one native polysaccharide provided water soluble supramolecular hybrids. After covalent modification of polysaccharides by cholesterol, noncovalent hybrids were prepared by a three-step procedure, including mixing of individual aqueous solutions of hydrophobized, as well as native sugar with solution of the fullerene in pyridine, dialysis and lyophilization. Although the degree of the fullerene incorporation into hydrophobized substrates, cholesterol-levan and cholesterol-pullulan, was lower in comparison to the native polysaccharide levan, hydrophobization provided nanoparticles with improved properties. The particle size distribution, studied by dynamic light scattering and scanning electron microscopy revealed formation of moderately polydisperse aggregates, with the diameter contraction in comparison to the corresponding free polysaccharide, especially in the case of hydrophobized substrates. The morphological examination, done by scanning electron microscopy indicated the self-organization of the fullerene-native polysaccharide to round individual structures, while fullerene-hydrophobized polysaccharide hybrids tend to form networks. The antioxidant activity of the synthesized polysaccharide-C60 noncovalent hybrids versus starting polysaccharides was investigated by the DPPH radical scavenging and the β-carotene-linoleic acid bleaching methods. In all three complexes, the radical scavenging ability of the fullerene remained preserved, and a positive effect of levan hydrophobization was observed.
T2  - European Polymer Journal
T1  - Polysaccharide-fullerene supramolecular hybrids: Synthesis, characterization and antioxidant activity
VL  - 123
SP  - 109461
DO  - 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2019.109461
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Kop, Tatjana and Jakovljević, Dragica and Živković, Ljiljana and Žekić, Andrijana and Beškoski, Vladimir P. and Milić, Dragana and Gojgić-Cvijović, Gordana and Bjelaković, Mira",
year = "2020",
abstract = "An efficient encapsulation of the fullerene into two hydrophobized and one native polysaccharide provided water soluble supramolecular hybrids. After covalent modification of polysaccharides by cholesterol, noncovalent hybrids were prepared by a three-step procedure, including mixing of individual aqueous solutions of hydrophobized, as well as native sugar with solution of the fullerene in pyridine, dialysis and lyophilization. Although the degree of the fullerene incorporation into hydrophobized substrates, cholesterol-levan and cholesterol-pullulan, was lower in comparison to the native polysaccharide levan, hydrophobization provided nanoparticles with improved properties. The particle size distribution, studied by dynamic light scattering and scanning electron microscopy revealed formation of moderately polydisperse aggregates, with the diameter contraction in comparison to the corresponding free polysaccharide, especially in the case of hydrophobized substrates. The morphological examination, done by scanning electron microscopy indicated the self-organization of the fullerene-native polysaccharide to round individual structures, while fullerene-hydrophobized polysaccharide hybrids tend to form networks. The antioxidant activity of the synthesized polysaccharide-C60 noncovalent hybrids versus starting polysaccharides was investigated by the DPPH radical scavenging and the β-carotene-linoleic acid bleaching methods. In all three complexes, the radical scavenging ability of the fullerene remained preserved, and a positive effect of levan hydrophobization was observed.",
journal = "European Polymer Journal",
title = "Polysaccharide-fullerene supramolecular hybrids: Synthesis, characterization and antioxidant activity",
volume = "123",
pages = "109461",
doi = "10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2019.109461"
}

Kop, T., Jakovljević, D., Živković, L., Žekić, A., Beškoski, V. P., Milić, D., Gojgić-Cvijović, G.,& Bjelaković, M.. (2020). Polysaccharide-fullerene supramolecular hybrids: Synthesis, characterization and antioxidant activity. in European Polymer Journal, 123, 109461.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2019.109461

Kop T, Jakovljević D, Živković L, Žekić A, Beškoski VP, Milić D, Gojgić-Cvijović G, Bjelaković M. Polysaccharide-fullerene supramolecular hybrids: Synthesis, characterization and antioxidant activity. in European Polymer Journal. 2020;123:109461.
doi:10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2019.109461 .

Kop, Tatjana, Jakovljević, Dragica, Živković, Ljiljana, Žekić, Andrijana, Beškoski, Vladimir P., Milić, Dragana, Gojgić-Cvijović, Gordana, Bjelaković, Mira, "Polysaccharide-fullerene supramolecular hybrids: Synthesis, characterization and antioxidant activity" in European Polymer Journal, 123 (2020):109461,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2019.109461 . .