Avaliação do efeito anti-inflamatório da silibinina sobre monócitos de sangue periférico de indivíduos saudáveis, infectados in vitro com cepa virulenta de Paracoccidioides brasiliensis

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Avaliação do efeito antigenotóxico e anticitotóxico do bioproduto método CANOVA®

O Método CANOVA® (CA) é um imunomodulador brasileiro de formulação homeopática. CA é indicado em condições clínicas nas quais o sistema imune se encontre comprometido. O N-Metil-N-Nitrosoureia (NMU) é um agente N-nitroso alquilante e carcinogênico utilizado como modelo experimental em roedores e macacos. O NMU também apresenta efeitos genotóxicos/mutagênicos analisáveis por testes clássicos de detecção de danos ao DNA e aberrações cromossômicas. Apesar de vários estudos terem demonstrado resultados promissores na utilização do medicamento CA, não existem trabalhos relatando possíveis efeitos antigenotóxicos deste medicamento, a despeito de seu potencial anticarcinogênico. Assim, o presente trabalho avaliou in vitro os efeitos antigenotóxicos e anticitotóxicos do medicamento CA em linfócitos humanos expostos ao NMU. Foram utilizadas amostras de linfócitos humanos que foram submetidos a diferentes concentrações de uma mistura contendo CA e NMU. A viabilidade das células expostas ao NMU foi avaliada pelo ensaio MTT, a genotoxicidade/antigenotoxicidade do CA foi avaliada pelo teste do cometa e a anticitotoxicidade do CA foi verificada pela quantificação de apoptose e necrose utilizando corantes fluorescentes (laranja de acridina/brometo de etídeo). No teste MTT verificamos que o NMU conseguiu diminuir a viabilidade dos linfócitos de forma significativa. No teste do cometa foi observado que CA diminui significativamente os danos ao DNA induzidos pelo NMU, caracterizando um claro efeito antigenotóxico do composto homeopático. CA também diminuiu de forma significativa a frequência de apoptose induzida pelo NMU em leitura realizada após 24 horas de tratamento. Concluímos que o CA apresentou um efeito antigenotóxico e anticitotóxico nas condições avaliadas no presente estudo, demonstrando, assim, um claro potencial citoprotetor.

Efeitos protetores da prolactina em cultivo glial de córtex de ratos expostos ao metilmercúrio

O metilmercúrio (MeHg) é um composto comprovadamente neurotóxico cujos mecanismos degenerativos ainda não estão bem esclarecidos. No sistema nervoso central o MeHg é seqüestrado do interstício preferencialmente por astrócitos diminuindo a carga de exposição neuronal. Estudos in vitro demonstraram que a prolactina (PRL) possui efeitos mitogênicos sobre astrócitos, além de regular a expressão de citocinas pró-inflamatórias. Este estudo teve por objetivo investigar efeitos protetores da prolactina sobre distúrbios provocados por MeHg na viabilidade, morfologia, expressão de GFAP (glial fibrillary acidic protein), mitogênese e liberação de interleucina-1β (IL-1 β) em cultivo glial de córtex cerebral de ratos neonatos focalizando as células astrogliais. A exposição a diferentes concentrações de MeHg (0,1, 1, 5 e 10 μM) a diferentes intervalos de tempo (2, 4, 6, 18 e 24 h) ocorreu em cultivos com 10% de soro fetal bovino (SFB). Os resultados obtidos demonstraram diminuição progressiva de 20% e 62% da viabilidade celular após exposição às concentrações de 5 e 10 μM MeHg no tempo de 24 h, respectivamente, pelo método do 3-4,5-dimetiltiazol-2-yl)-2,5-difenil tetrazólio bromide (MTT) e distúrbios na expressão e distribuição de GFAP. Diferentes concentrações de prolactina (0.1, 1 e 10 nM) foram adicionadas em meio sem soro fetal bovino (FBS) para avaliar sua ação proliferativa isoladamente. Esta ação foi confirmada com indução de mitogênese em cerca de 4.5x em 18 h de observação na maior concentração (10 nM PRL). Nestas condições (sem SFB) foram analisados os efeitos da associação de 1 nM PRL + 5μM MeHg em teste de viabilidade, expressão de GFAP, morfologia celular, índice mitótico e liberação de IL-1β com o objetivo de estudar possíveis efeitos citoprotetores deste hormônio. A PRL atenuou os distúrbios provocados pelo MeHg, aumentando a viabilidade em 33%, a expressão de GFAP, proliferação celular (4x) e atenuando os distúrbios morfológicos, incluindo picnose nuclear e lise. Adicionalmente, a PRL induziu amplificação da liberação de IL1β quando associada ao MeHg. Estes achados confirmam a hipótese de que a PRL possa atuar como um agente citoprotetor em cultura primária de glia e particulamente em astrócitos, ação esta aditiva aos seus efeitos mitogênicos.

Avaliação do efeito protetor da prolactina em linfócitos expostos a ação do metilmercúrio

O mercúrio pode ser encontrado em diversas formas, sendo a orgânica como metilmercúrio (MeHg), considerada a mais tóxica. Facilmente absorvido por via oral, se acumula na cadeia trófica e se amplifica em carnívoros aquáticos, principalmente em peixes, daí o risco maior para as populações que deles se alimentam preferencialmente, como os ribeirinhos Amazônidas. O efeito neurotóxico dessa forma de mercúrio tem sido amplamente demonstrado através de estudos epidemiológicos e experimentais. Alguns desses estudos também mostraram que hormônios e substâncias antioxidantes podem agir protegendo o organismo contra a ação deletéria do mercúrio. A prolactina é um destes hormônios que apresenta ação protetora, mas age também como citocina pró-inflamatória. Desde que o MeHg pode também agir como uma substância imunotóxica, procuramos neste trabalho estudar a ação citoprotetora da PRL em cultivos contínuos de linhagem B95-A de linfócitos de primata afim de avaliar sua fragilidade ao MeHg e sua reatividade a ação da PRL. Com o objetivo de avaliar a integridade funcional dos linfócitos expostos ao MeHg utilizou-se teste de reação colorimétrica para 3-(4,5-dimetiltiazol-2-yl)-2,5-difenil tetrazólio bromide (MTT), o qual detecta atividade metabólica mitocondrial. Para avaliar a resposta imune do linfócito, medidas da concentração do fator de necrose tumoral alfa (TNF α) no sobrenadante do cultivo, foram realizadas por ELISA. É uma citocina pró-inflamatória liberada em resposta a agressão celular de diferentes causas, incluindo estresse oxidativo, um dos efeitos agudos mais evidentes do MeHg, além disso, esta citocina também poder responder a regulação prolactinérgica em linfócitos humanos. Após 18 horas de exposição do cultivo a crescentes concentrações do metal (0,1; 1, 5, 10 e 50 μM) verificou-se significativa diminuição do tipo dose-dependente da viabilidade celular a partir de 1 μM (35%) e progressivamente até 50 μM (80%), quando poucas células íntegras foram encontradas nos cultivos. Um efeito bifásico em forma de “sino” ocorreu na liberação de TNF α, onde concentrações mais baixas de MeHg inibiram (0,1 e 1 μM), a intermediária estimulou (5 μM) e as duas maiores (10 e 50 μM) voltaram a inibir. A prolactina também diminuiu a viabilidade celular, em cerca de 30%, somente na dose mais elevada (10 nM). Por outro lado, na dose de 1 nM a PRL preveniu a diminuição de 40% da viabilidade celular resultante a exposição ao MeHg a 5 μM. Esta dose de 1 nM de PRL foi a única a estimular a liberação de TNF α, mas curiosamente, reverteu a liberação desta citocina quando associada a 5 μM de MeHg, concentração que igualmente estimulou a secreção de TNF α. Os resultados confirmaram a toxidade do MeHg para linfócitos de primatas (linhagem B95-A) e sua reversão por uma possível ação protetora da PRL. Um efeito bifásico na secreção de TNF α resultou da exposição ao MeHg, sugerindo a presença de diferentes mecanismos citotóxicos resultantes a ação mercurial. Por outro lado, a PRL foi pouco efetiva em estimular a secreção daquela citocina, invertendo esta resposta quando associada ao MeHg. No entanto, estes resultados são preliminares e carecem de um estudo mais acurado para sua completa elucidação.

Flavonoids from the leaves of Deguelia utilis (Leguminosae): structural elucidation and neuroprotective properties

Das folhas de Deguelia utilis foram isolados cinco flavonoides: 5,3'-di-hidróxi-4'-metóxi2'',2''-dimetilcromeno-(5'',6'':6,7)-di-hidroflavonol (1), 5,3'-di-hidróxi-7,4'-dimetóxi-6,8dimetilalil-di-hidroflavonol (2), 5,3'-di-hidróxi-4'-metóxi-8-prenil-2'',2''-dimetilcromeno(5'',6'':6,7)-flavanona (3), 5,3'-di-hidróxi-7,4'-dimetóxi-6,8-dimetilalil-flavanona (4), 3,5,3'-tri-hidróxi-7,4'-dimetóxi-6,8-dimetilalil-flavanol (5), juntamente com os estilbenos: 4-metoxilonchocarpeno (6) e lonchocarpeno (7). Suas estruturas químicas foram elucidadas com base nos seus dados de NMR (ressonância magnética nuclear) e HRESITOF-MS (espectrometria de massas de alta resolução por tempo de vôo, com ionização por eletrospray). Além disso, a fim de investigar o potencial efeito citoprotetor desses flavonoides, foi utilizada uma fração eluída com hexano:AcOEt contendo os sete flavonoides, em um modelo in vitro de neurodegeneração, utilizando culturas primárias do hipocampo de ratos neonatal (PND2-P3) expostos à rotenona, um inibidor mitocondrial do complexo I. Houve uma redução significativa da viabilidade celular (19,4 ± 1,6%), quando as culturas foram expostas à rotenona 30 nmol L^-1 por 72 h. A exposição concomitante das culturas a FR3 (5 µg mL^-1) e rotenona 30 nmol L^-1 resultou em valores de viabilidade celular semelhante ao grupo controle (99,6 ± 4,8%), sugerindo um efeito citoprotetor para essa fração.

The Gastroprotective Effect of Menthol: Involvement of Anti-Apoptotic, Antioxidant and Anti-Inflammatory Activities

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Gastroprotective effects (in rodents) of a flavonoid rich fraction obtained from Syngonanthus macrolepsis

Objectives: Syngonanthus macrolepis, popularly known in Brazil as sempre-vivas', is a plant from the family Eriocaulaceae, it is found in the states of Minas Gerais and Bahia. The species contains a variety of constituents, including flavonoids with gastroprotective effect. In this work, a flavonoid-rich fraction (Sm-FRF) obtained from scapes of S.macrolepis was investigated for preventing gastric ulceration in mice and rats.MethodsThe activity was evaluated in models of induced gastric ulcer (absolute ethanol, stress, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and pylorus ligation). The cytoprotective mechanisms of the Sm-FRF in relation to sulfhydryl (SH) groups, nitric oxide (NO) and antioxidant enzymes were also evaluated.Key findingsThe Sm-FRF (100mg/kg, p.o.) significantly reduced gastric injury in all models, and did not alter gastric juice parameters after pylorus ligation.ConclusionsThe results indicate significant gastroprotective activity for the Sm-FRF, which probably involves the participation of both SH groups and the antioxidant system. Both are integral parts of the gastrointestinal mucosa's cytoprotective mechanisms against aggressive factors.

Use of HEPG2 cells to assay the safety of cosmetic active substances

The importance of this study is based on the need to obtain simple and efficient in vitro models to predict the in vivo toxicity of cosmetics, aiming not to use animals as experimental model. Here, we proposed the use of HepG2 cells, which are widely applied to simulate the hepatic function of the human organism in vitro. This cell line was chose since recent studies have shown that the liver is potentially the most frequently targeted organ by cosmetic ingredients, and beyond that, considering the widely application of in vitro assays to test the cutaneous permeation of cosmetic products, including the assays applying modified Franz cells, this technique becomes indispensable. Three different cosmetic active substances were used, and the toxicity to HepG2 cells was assessed by the MTT method. The treatment with hyaluronic acid showed no toxicity to HepG2 cells. Treating the cells with P. guajava L. extract were verified that increasing the amount of the extract in the media, the cellular viability decreased, and finally, the treatment of alpha-lipoic acid showed a cytoprotective effect in relation to the treatment with propylene glycol. The study demonstrated the suitability in using HepG2 cells to assess the safety of cosmetic active substances, helping in the prediction of if the substance could be hepatotoxic if could reach the bloodstream

Nitric oxide reduces oxidative damage induced by water stress in sunflower plants

Drought is one of the main environmental constraints that can reduce plant yield. Nitric oxide (NO) is a signal molecule involved in plant responses to several environmental stresses. The objective of this study was to investigate the cytoprotective effect of a single foliar application of 0, 1, 10 or 100 µM of the NO donor sodium nitroprusside (SNP) in sunflower plants under water stress. Water stressed plants treated with 1μM SNP showed an increase in the relative water content compared with 0 μM SNP. Drought reduced the shoot dry weight but SNP applications did not result in alleviation of drought effects. Neither drought nor water stress plus SNP applications altered the content of photosynthetic pigments. Stomatal conductance was reduced by drought and this reduction was accompanied by a significant reduction in intercellular CO2 concentration and photosynthesis. Treatment with SNP did not reverse the effect of drought on the gas exchange characteristics. Drought increased the level of malondialdehyde (MDA) and proline and reduced pirogalol peroxidase (PG-POD) activity, but did not affect the activity of superoxide dismutase (SOD). When the water stressed plants were treated with 10 μM SNP, the activity of PG-POD and the content of proline were increased and the level of MDA was decreased. The results show that the adverse effects of water stress on sunflower plants are dependent on the external NO concentration. The action of NO may be explained by its ability to increase the levels of antioxidant compounds and the activity of ROS-scavenging enzymes.

Cytotoxic effects of neem oil in the midgut of the predator Ceraeochrysa claveri

Studies of morphological and ultrastructural alterations in target organs have been useful for evaluating the sublethal effects of biopesticides regarded as safe for non-target organisms in ecotoxicological analyses. One of the most widely used biopesticides is neem oil, and its safety and compatibility with natural enemies have been further clarified through bioassays performed to analyze the effects of indirect exposure by the intake of poisoned prey. Thus, this study examined the cellular response of midgut epithelial cells of the adult lacewing, Ceraeochrysa claveri, to neem oil exposure via intake of neem oil-contaminated prey during the larval stage. C. claveri larvae were fed Diatraea saccharalis eggs treated with neem oil at concentrations of 0.5%, 1% and 2% throughout the larval stage. The adult females obtained from these treatments were used at two ages (newly emerged and at the start of oviposition) in morphological and ultrastructural analyses. Neem oil was found to cause pronounced cytotoxic effects in the adult midgut, such as cell dilation, emission of cytoplasmic protrusions, cell lysis, loss of integrity of the cell cortex, dilation of cisternae of the rough endoplasmic reticulum, swollen mitochondria, vesiculated appearance of the Golgi complex and dilated invaginations of the basal labyrinth. Epithelial cells responded to those injuries with various cytoprotective and detoxification mechanisms, including increases in cell proliferation, the number of calcium-containing cytoplasmic granules, and HSP 70 expression, autophagic processes and the development of smooth endoplasmic reticulum, but these mechanisms were insufficient for recovery from all of the cellular damage to the midgut. This study demonstrates that neem oil exposure impairs the midgut by causing sublethal effects that may affect the physiological functions of this organ, indicating the importance of studies of different life stages of this species and similar species to evaluate the safe and compatible integrated use of biopesticides.

Ulcer healing and mechanism(s) of action involved in the gastroprotective activity of fractions obtained from Syngonanthus arthrotrichus and Syngonanthus bisulcatus

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Avaliação da capacidade de renovação do epitélio do mesêntero e seus efeitos no potencial reprodutivo de fêmeas adultas de Ceraeochrysa claveri (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae) alimentadas durante a fase larval com óleo de nim (azadirachta indica A. JUSS)

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Alimenti Funzionali e Componenti Nutraceutici come Biomodulatori

Recent knowledge supports the hypothesis that, beyond meeting nutrition needs, diet may modulate various functions in the body and play beneficial roles in some diseases. Research on functional foods is addressing the physiologic effects and health benefits of foods and food components, with the aim of authorizing specific health claims. The recognition that oxidative stress plays a major role in the pathophysiology of cardiac disorders has led to extensive investigations of the protective effects of exogenous antioxidants, but results are controversial. A promising strategy for protecting cardiac cells against oxidative damage may be through the induction of endogenous phase 2 enzymes with the enhancement of cellular antioxidant capacity. Sulforaphane (SF), a naturally occurring isothiocyanate abundant in Cruciferous vegetables, has gained attention as a potential chemopreventive compound thanks to its ability to induce several classes of genes implicated in reactive oxygen species (ROS) and electrophiles detoxification. Antioxidant responsive element (ARE)-mediated gene induction is a pivotal mechanism of cellular defence against the toxicity of electrophiles and ROS. The transcription factor NF-E2-related factor-2 (Nrf2), is essential for the up-regulation of these genes. We investigated whether SF could exert cardioprotective effects against oxidative stress and elucidated the mechanisms underpinning these effects. Accordingly, using cultured rat neonatal cardiomyocytes as a model system, we evaluated the time-dependent induction of gene transcription, the corresponding protein expression and activity of various antioxidant and phase 2 enzymes (catalase, superoxide dismutase, glutathione and related enzymes glutathione reductase, glutathione peroxidase and glutathione S-transferase, NAD(P)H: quinone oxidoreductase 1 and thioredoxine reductase) elicited by SF. The results were correlated to intracellular ROS production and cell viability after oxidative stress generated by H2O2, and confirmed the ability of SF to exert cytoprotective effects acting as an indirect antioxidant. Furthermore, to get better insight into SF mechanism of action, we investigated the effect of SF treatment on Nrf2 and the upstream signalling pathways MAPK ERK1/2 and PI3K/Akt, known to mediate a pro survival signal in the heart. The use of specific inhibitors of ERK1/2 and Akt phosphorylation demonstrated their involvement in phase 2 enzymes induction. The concentration of SF tested in this study is comparable to peak plasma concentration achieved after dietary exposure giving clear relevance to our data to support dietary intake of Cruciferous vegetables in cytoprotection against oxidative stress, a common determinant of many cardiovascular diseases.

Multi-target-directed ligands: application to the Alzheimer's disease

The MTDL (multi-target-directed ligand) design strategy is used to develop single chemical entities that are able to simultaneously modulate multiple targets. The development of such compounds might disclose new avenues for the treatment of a variety of pathologies (e.g. cancer, AIDS, neurodegenerative diseases), for which an effective cure is urgently needed. This strategy has been successfully applied to Alzheimer’s disease (AD) due to its multifactorial nature, involving cholinergic dysfunction, amyloid aggregation, and oxidative stress. Despite many biological entities have been recognized as possible AD-relevant, only four achetylcholinesterase inhibitors (AChEIs) and one NMDA receptor antagonist are used in therapy. Unfortunately, such compounds are not disease-modifying agents behaving only as cognition enhancers. Therefore, MTDL strategy is emerging as a powerful drug design paradigm: pharmacophores of different drugs are combined in the same structure to afford hybrid molecules. In principle, each pharmacophore of these new drugs should retain the ability to interact with its specific site(s) on the target and, consequently, to produce specific pharmacological responses that, taken together, should slow or block the neurodegenerative process. To this end, the design and synthesis of several examples of MTDLs for combating neurodegenerative diseases have been published. This seems to be the more appropriate approach for addressing the complexity of AD and may provide new drugs for tackling the multifactorial nature of AD, and hopefully stopping its progression. According to this emerging strategy, in this work thesis different classes of new molecular structures, based on the MTDL approach, have been developed. Moreover, curcumin and its constrained analogs have currently received remarkable interest as they have a unique conjugated structure which shows a pleiotropic profile that we considered a suitable framework in developing MTDLs. In fact, beside the well-known direct antioxidant activity, curcumin displays a wide range of biological properties including anti-inflammatory and anti-amyloidogenic activities and an indirect antioxidant action through activation of the cytoprotective enzyme heme oxygenase (HO-1). Thus, since many lines of evidence suggest that oxidative stess and mitochondria impairment have a cental role in age-related neurodegenerative diseases such as AD, we designed mitochondria-targeted antioxidants by connecting curcumin analogs to different polyamine chains that, with the aid of electrostatic force, might drive the selected antioxidant moiety into mitochondria.

Synthesis and Physical-Chemical characterization of Metallic Nanoparticles

The stabilization of nanoparticles against their irreversible particle aggregation and oxidation reactions. is a requirement for further advancement in nanoparticle science and technology. For this reason the research aim on this topic focuses on the synthesis of various metal nanoparticles protected with monolayers containing different reactive head groups and functional tail groups. In this work cuprous bromide nanocrystals haave been synthetized with a diameter of about 20 nanometers according to a new sybthetic method adding dropwise ascorbic acid to a water solution of lithium bromide and cupric chloride under continuous stirring and nitrogen flux. Butane thiolate Cu protected nanoparticles have been synthetized according to three different syntesys methods. Their morphologies appear related to the physicochemical conditions during the synthesis and to the dispersing medium used to prepare the sample. Synthesis method II allows to obtain stable nanoparticles of 1-2 nm in size both isolated and forming clusters. Nanoparticle cluster formation was enhanced as water was used as dispersing medium probably due to the idrophobic nature of the butanethiolate layers coating the nanoparticle surface. Synthesis methods I and III lead to large unstable spherical nanoparticles with size ranging between 20 to 50 nm. These nanoparticles appeared in the TEM micrograph with the same morphology independently on the dispersing medium used in the sample preparation. The stability and dimensions of the copper nanoparticles appear inversely related. Using the same methods above described for the butanethiolate protected copper nanoparticles 4-methylbenzenethiol protected copper nanoparticles have been prepared. Diffractometric and spectroscopic data reveal that decomposition processes didn’t occur in both the 4-methylbenzenethiol copper protected nanoparticles precipitates from formic acid and from water in a period of time six month long. Se anticarcinogenic effects by multiple mechanisms have been extensively investigated and documented and Se is defined a genuine nutritional cancer-protecting element and a significant protective effect of Se against major forms of cancer. Furthermore phloroglucinol was found to possess cytoprotective effects against oxidative stress, thanks to reactive oxygen species (ROS) which are associated with cells and tissue damages and are the contributing factors for inflammation, aging, cancer, arteriosclerosis, hypertension and diabetes. The goal of our work has been to set up a new method to synthesize in mild conditions amorphous Se nanopaticles surface capped with phloroglucinol, which is used during synthesis as reducing agent to obtain stable Se nanoparticles in ethanol, performing the synergies offered by the specific anticarcinogenic properties of Se and the antioxiding ones of phloroalucinol. We have synthesized selenium nanoparticles protected by phenolic molecules chemically bonded to their surface. The phenol molecules coating the nanoparticles surfaces form low ordered arrays as can be seen from the wider shape of the absorptions in the FT-IR spectrum with respect to those appearing in that of crystalline phenol. On the other hand, metallic nanoparticles with unique optical properties, facile surface chemistry and appropriate size scale are generating much enthusiasm in nanomedicine. In fact Au nanoparticles has immense potential for both cancer diagnosis and therapy. Especially Au nanoparticles efficiently convert the strongly adsorbed light into localized heat, which can be exploited for the selective laser photothermal therapy of cancer. According to the about, metal nanoparticles-HA nanocrystals composites should have tremendous potential in novel methods for therapy of cancer. 11 mercaptoundecanoic surface protected Au4Ag1 nanoparticles adsorbed on nanometric apathyte crystals we have successfully prepared like an anticancer nanoparticles deliver system utilizing biomimetic hydroxyapatyte nanocrystals as deliver agents. Furthermore natural chrysotile, formed by densely packed bundles of multiwalled hollow nanotubes, is a mineral very suitable for nanowires preparation when their inner nanometer-sized cavity is filled with a proper material. Bundles of chrysotile nanotubes can then behave as host systems, where their large interchannel separation is actually expected to prevent the interaction between individual guest metallic nanoparticles and act as a confining barrier. Chrysotile nanotubes have been filled with molten metals such as Hg, Pb, Sn, semimetals, Bi, Te, Se, and with semiconductor materials such as InSb, CdSe, GaAs, and InP using both high-pressure techniques and metal-organic chemical vapor deposition. Under hydrothermal conditions chrysotile nanocrystals have been synthesized as a single phase and can be utilized as a very suitable for nanowires preparation filling their inner nanometer-sized cavity with metallic nanoparticles. In this research work we have synthesized and characterized Stoichiometric synthetic chrysotile nanotubes have been partially filled with bi and monometallic highly monodispersed nanoparticles with diameters ranging from 1,7 to 5,5 nm depending on the core composition (Au, Au4Ag1, Au1Ag4, Ag). In the case of 4 methylbenzenethiol protected silver nanoparticles, the filling was carried out by convection and capillarity effect at room temperature and pressure using a suitable organic solvent. We have obtained new interesting nanowires constituted of metallic nanoparticles filled in inorganic nanotubes with a inner cavity of 7 nm and an isolating wall with a thick ranging from 7 to 21 nm.