• 文献标题:   Nano-graphene oxide depresses neurotransmission by blocking retrograde transport of mitochondria
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   KANG YY, YIN SH, LIU J, JIANG YP, HUANG ZD, CHEN LL, SHAO LQ
  • 作者关键词:   graphene oxide nanosheet, neurotransmission, mitophagy, microtubule detyrosination, axon transportation
  • 出版物名称:   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
  • ISSN:   0304-3894 EI 1873-3336
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  • 被引频次:   2
  • DOI:   10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.127660 EA DEC 2021
  • 出版年:   2022

▎ 摘  要

The application of graphene-family nanomaterials (GFNs) in neuromedicine has recently gained increased attention, but the associated exposure risk for synaptic function and the underlying mechanism remains obscure. The results of this study utilizing nanosized graphene oxide (nGO) suggest that they exert depressive effects on neurotransmission, mainly due to energy deficiency at synaptic contacts. Mitophagy is activated but fails to renew mitochondria and maintain mitochondrial-mediated energy metabolism because of blockage of autophagosome transport through the microtubule system from the axonal terminal to the soma. Further investigation of the underlying mechanism indicates that nGO increases the level of microtubule detyrosination, which restrains loading of the dynactin-dynein motor complex onto microtubules and subsequently inhibits the efficacy of the retrograde transport route. Thus, our study reveals the underlying mechanism by which nGO depresses neurotransmission, and contributes to our understanding of the neurobiological effects of GFNs.