Proanthocyanidins carbon dots inhibit PRRSV infection by activating Nrf2/ARE to regulate oxidative stress and NLRP3 inflammasome-mediated pyroptosis.

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Názov: Proanthocyanidins carbon dots inhibit PRRSV infection by activating Nrf2/ARE to regulate oxidative stress and NLRP3 inflammasome-mediated pyroptosis.
Autori: Wang, Fang1 (AUTHOR), Pan, Zhiyuan1 (AUTHOR), Amona, Fructueux Modeste1 (AUTHOR), Chen, Xiaohan1 (AUTHOR), Pang, Yipeng1 (AUTHOR), Liang, Yuan1 (AUTHOR), Lai, Min1 (AUTHOR), Zhang, Chunlei1 (AUTHOR), Chen, Xi1 (AUTHOR) cxvirus@126.com, Fang, Xingtang1 (AUTHOR) xtfang11@126.com
Zdroj: Veterinary Research. 10/16/2025, Vol. 56 Issue 1, p1-20. 20p.
Druh dokumentu: Article
Predmet: Porcine reproductive & respiratory syndrome, Oxidative stress, Pyroptosis, Antiviral agents, Nuclear factor E2 related factor, Inflammasomes, Carbon nanodots, Proanthocyanidins
Author-Supplied Keywords: antiviral
Nrf2
oxidative stress
Proanthocyanidins carbon dots
PRRSV
pyroptosis
Abstrakt: Carbon-derived nanomaterials, especially carbon dots (CDs), are gaining attention for their distinct physicochemical characteristics and broad-spectrum antiviral capabilities. However, their efficacy against economically critical pathogens like porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV), a major threat to swine health-and the molecular pathways involved remain underexplored. Here, we developed innovative proanthocyanidin-based carbon dots (PAC-CDs) to enhance their antiviral efficacy against PRRSV by targeting oxidative stress pathways and suppressing NLRP3 inflammasome-mediated pyroptosis via activation of the Nrf2/ARE antioxidant axis. PAC-CD were synthesized as uniformly dispersed spherical nanostructures averaging 5.49 nm in diameter, exhibiting exceptional aqueous solubility and biocompatibility. These nanoparticles significantly suppressed PRRSV replication in both Marc-145 and porcine alveolar macrophage (PAM) cells, while mitigating infection-induced cytopathic damage. Mechanistically, PAC-CDs exert their antiviral effects not through direct viral neutralization but by hindering viral entry and replication via Nrf2 pathway activation, which upregulates antioxidant defenses and reduces oxidative damage. Consistently, PAC-CDs impaired PRRSV-induced NLRP3 inflammasome-triggered pyroptotic cell death and downstream pro-inflammatory cytokine release. These findings advance the development of targeted antiviral therapies and highlight the translational potential of PAC-CDs against PRRSV outbreaks, offering a dual-action strategy to alleviate oxidative injury and inflammatory cascades in infected hosts. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Author Affiliations: 1https://ror.org/051hvcm98 Institute of Cellular and Molecular Biology, School of Life Science, Jiangsu Normal University, 221000, Xuzhou, China
Full Text Word Count: 11867
ISSN: 0928-4249
DOI: 10.1186/s13567-025-01642-5
Prístupové číslo: 188713174
Databáza: Veterinary Source
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Abstrakt:Carbon-derived nanomaterials, especially carbon dots (CDs), are gaining attention for their distinct physicochemical characteristics and broad-spectrum antiviral capabilities. However, their efficacy against economically critical pathogens like porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV), a major threat to swine health-and the molecular pathways involved remain underexplored. Here, we developed innovative proanthocyanidin-based carbon dots (PAC-CDs) to enhance their antiviral efficacy against PRRSV by targeting oxidative stress pathways and suppressing NLRP3 inflammasome-mediated pyroptosis via activation of the Nrf2/ARE antioxidant axis. PAC-CD were synthesized as uniformly dispersed spherical nanostructures averaging 5.49 nm in diameter, exhibiting exceptional aqueous solubility and biocompatibility. These nanoparticles significantly suppressed PRRSV replication in both Marc-145 and porcine alveolar macrophage (PAM) cells, while mitigating infection-induced cytopathic damage. Mechanistically, PAC-CDs exert their antiviral effects not through direct viral neutralization but by hindering viral entry and replication via Nrf2 pathway activation, which upregulates antioxidant defenses and reduces oxidative damage. Consistently, PAC-CDs impaired PRRSV-induced NLRP3 inflammasome-triggered pyroptotic cell death and downstream pro-inflammatory cytokine release. These findings advance the development of targeted antiviral therapies and highlight the translational potential of PAC-CDs against PRRSV outbreaks, offering a dual-action strategy to alleviate oxidative injury and inflammatory cascades in infected hosts. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
ISSN:09284249
DOI:10.1186/s13567-025-01642-5