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Li Y, Lee JS. Insights into Characterization Methods and Biomedical Applications of Nanoparticle-Protein Corona. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2020; 13:E3093. [PMID: 32664362 PMCID: PMC7412248 DOI: 10.3390/ma13143093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2020] [Revised: 06/29/2020] [Accepted: 07/07/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Nanoparticles (NPs) exposed to a biological milieu will strongly interact with proteins, forming "coronas" on the surfaces of the NPs. The protein coronas (PCs) affect the properties of the NPs and provide a new biological identity to the particles in the biological environment. The characterization of NP-PC complexes has attracted enormous research attention, owing to the crucial effects of the properties of an NP-PC on its interactions with living systems, as well as the diverse applications of NP-PC complexes. The analysis of NP-PC complexes without a well-considered approach will inevitably lead to misunderstandings and inappropriate applications of NPs. This review introduces methods for the characterization of NP-PC complexes and investigates their recent applications in biomedicine. Furthermore, the review evaluates these characterization methods based on comprehensive critical views and provides future perspectives regarding the applications of NP-PC complexes.
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea University 145 Anam-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02841, Korea;
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Chen D, Ganesh S, Wang W, Amiji M. Protein Corona-Enabled Systemic Delivery and Targeting of Nanoparticles. AAPS JOURNAL 2020; 22:83. [DOI: 10.1208/s12248-020-00464-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2020] [Accepted: 05/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Madathiparambil Visalakshan R, González García LE, Benzigar MR, Ghazaryan A, Simon J, Mierczynska-Vasilev A, Michl TD, Vinu A, Mailänder V, Morsbach S, Landfester K, Vasilev K. The Influence of Nanoparticle Shape on Protein Corona Formation. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2020; 16:e2000285. [PMID: 32406176 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202000285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2020] [Revised: 04/02/2020] [Accepted: 04/07/2020] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Nanoparticles have become an important utility in many areas of medical treatment such as targeted drug and treatment delivery as well as imaging and diagnostics. These advances require a complete understanding of nanoparticles' fate once placed in the body. Upon exposure to blood, proteins adsorb onto the nanoparticles surface and form a protein corona, which determines the particles' biological fate. This study reports on the protein corona formation from blood serum and plasma on spherical and rod-shaped nanoparticles. These two types of mesoporous silica nanoparticles have identical chemistry, porosity, surface potential, and size in the y-dimension, one being a sphere and the other a rod shape. The results show a significantly larger amount of protein attaching from both plasma and serum on the rod-like particles compared to the spheres. Interrogation of the protein corona by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry reveals shape-dependent differences in the adsorption of immunoglobulins and albumin proteins from both plasma and serum. This study points to the need for taking nanoparticle shape into consideration because it can have a significant impact on the fate and therapeutic potential of nanoparticles when placed in the body.
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- Future Industries Institute, School of Engineering, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes, Adelaide, SA, 5095, Australia
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- Global Innovative Centre for Advanced Nanomaterials, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, 2308, Australia
- Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia
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- Physical Chemistry of Polymers, Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, Mainz, 55128, Germany
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- Physical Chemistry of Polymers, Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, Mainz, 55128, Germany
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- The Australian Wine Research Institute, Waite Precinct, Hartley Grove cnr Paratoo Road, Urrbrae (Adelaide) SA 5064, PO Box 197, Glen Osmond, SA, 5064, Australia
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- Future Industries Institute, School of Engineering, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes, Adelaide, SA, 5095, Australia
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- Global Innovative Centre for Advanced Nanomaterials, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, 2308, Australia
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- Physical Chemistry of Polymers, Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, Mainz, 55128, Germany
- Department of Dermatology, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Langenbeckstr. 1, Mainz, 55131, Germany
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- Physical Chemistry of Polymers, Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, Mainz, 55128, Germany
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- Physical Chemistry of Polymers, Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, Mainz, 55128, Germany
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- Future Industries Institute, School of Engineering, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes, Adelaide, SA, 5095, Australia
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Papafilippou L, Claxton A, Dark P, Kostarelos K, Hadjidemetriou M. Protein corona fingerprinting to differentiate sepsis from non-infectious systemic inflammation. NANOSCALE 2020; 12:10240-10253. [PMID: 32356537 DOI: 10.1039/d0nr02788j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Rapid and accurate diagnosis of sepsis remains clinically challenging. The lack of specific biomarkers that can differentiate sepsis from non-infectious systemic inflammatory diseases often leads to excessive antibiotic treatment. Novel diagnostic tests are urgently needed to rapidly and accurately diagnose sepsis and enable effective treatment. Despite investment in cutting-edge technologies available today, the discovery of disease-specific biomarkers in blood remains extremely difficult. The highly dynamic environment of plasma restricts access to vital diagnostic information that can be obtained by proteomic analysis. Here, we employed clinically used lipid-based nanoparticles (AmBisome®) as an enrichment platform to analyze the human plasma proteome in the setting of sepsis. We exploited the spontaneous interaction of plasma proteins with nanoparticles (NPs) once in contact, called the 'protein corona', to discover previously unknown disease-specific biomarkers for sepsis diagnosis. Plasma samples obtained from non-infectious acute systemic inflammation controls and sepsis patients were incubated ex vivo with AmBisome® liposomes, and the resultant protein coronas were thoroughly characterised and compared by mass spectrometry (MS)-based proteomics. Our results demonstrate that the proposed nanoparticle enrichment technology enabled the discovery of 67 potential biomarker proteins that could reproducibly differentiate non-infectious acute systemic inflammation from sepsis. This study provides proof-of-concept evidence that nanoscale-based 'omics' enrichment technologies have the potential to substantially improve plasma proteomics analysis and to uncover novel biomarkers in a challenging clinical setting.
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- Lana Papafilippou
- Nanomedicine Lab, Faculty of Biology, Medicine & Health, AV Hill Building, The University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PT, UK.
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Liu N, Tang M, Ding J. The interaction between nanoparticles-protein corona complex and cells and its toxic effect on cells. CHEMOSPHERE 2020; 245:125624. [PMID: 31864050 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.125624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2019] [Revised: 12/08/2019] [Accepted: 12/09/2019] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Once nanoparticles (NPs) contact with the biological fluids, the proteins immediately adsorb onto their surface, forming a layer called protein corona (PC), which bestows the biological identity on NPs. Importantly, the NPs-PC complex is the true identity of NPs in physiological environment. Based on the affinity and the binding and dissociation rate, PC is classified into soft protein corona, hard protein corona, and interfacial protein corona. Especially, the hard PC, a protein layer relatively stable and closer to their surface, plays particularly important role in the biological effects of the complex. However, the abundant corona proteins rarely correspond to the most abundant proteins found in biological fluids. The composition profile, formation and conformational change of PC can be affected by many factors. Here, the influence factors, not only the nature of NPs, but also surface chemistry and biological medium, are discussed. Likewise, the formed PC influences the interaction between NPs and cells, and the associated subsequent cellular uptake and cytotoxicity. The uncontrolled PC formation may induce undesirable and sometimes opposite results: increasing or inhibiting cellular uptake, hindering active targeting or contributing to passive targeting, mitigating or aggravating cytotoxicity, and stimulating or mitigating the immune response. In the present review, we discuss these aspects and hope to provide a valuable reference for controlling protein adsorption, predicting their behavior in vivo experiments and designing lower toxicity and enhanced targeting nanomedical materials for nanomedicine.
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- Na Liu
- Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine & Engineering, Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Southeast University, 87 Ding Jia Qiao, Nanjing, 210009, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine & Engineering, Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Southeast University, 87 Ding Jia Qiao, Nanjing, 210009, PR China.
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- Department of Cardiology, Zhongda Hospital, Southeast University, 87 Ding Jia Qiao, Nanjing, 210009, PR China.
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Yang K, Mesquita B, Horvatovich P, Salvati A. Tuning liposome composition to modulate corona formation in human serum and cellular uptake. Acta Biomater 2020; 106:314-327. [PMID: 32081780 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2020.02.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2019] [Revised: 02/11/2020] [Accepted: 02/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Nano-sized objects such as liposomes are modified by adsorption of biomolecules in biological fluids. The resulting corona critically changes nanoparticle behavior at cellular level. A better control of corona composition could allow to modulate uptake by cells. Within this context, in this work, liposomes of different charge were prepared by mixing negatively charged and zwitterionic lipids to different ratios. The series obtained was used as a model system with tailored surface properties to modulate corona composition and determine the effects on liposome interactions with cells. Uptake efficiency and uptake kinetics of the different liposomes were determined by flow cytometry and fluorescence imaging. Particular care was taken in optimizing the methods to isolate the corona forming in human serum to prevent liposome agglomeration and to exclude residual free proteins, which could confuse the results. Thanks to the optimized methods, mass spectrometry of replicate corona isolations showed excellent reproducibility and this allowed semi-quantitative analysis to determine for each formulation the most abundant proteins in the corona. The results showed that by changing the fraction of zwitterionic and charged lipids in the bilayer, the amount and identity of the most abundant proteins adsorbed from serum differed. Interestingly, the formulations also showed very different uptake kinetics. Similar approaches can be used to tune lipid composition in a systematic way in order to obtain formulations with the desired corona and cell uptake behavior. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: Liposomes and other nano-sized objects when introduced in biological fluids are known to adsorb biomolecules forming the so-called nanoparticle corona. This layer strongly affects the subsequent interactions of liposomes with cells. Here, by tuning lipid composition in a systematic way, a series of liposomes with tailored surface properties has been prepared to modulate the corona forming in human serum. Liposomes with very different cellular uptake kinetics have been obtained and their corona was identified in order to determine the most enriched proteins on the different formulations. By combining corona composition and uptake kinetics candidate corona proteins associated with reduced or increased uptake by cells can be identified and the liposome formulation can be tuned to obtain the desired uptake behavior.
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- Keni Yang
- Department of Pharmacokinetics, Toxicology and Targeting, Groningen Research Institute of Pharmacy, University of Groningen, A. Deusinglaan 1, 9713AV Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Pharmacokinetics, Toxicology and Targeting, Groningen Research Institute of Pharmacy, University of Groningen, A. Deusinglaan 1, 9713AV Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Analytical Biochemistry, Groningen Research Institute of Pharmacy, University of Groningen, A. Deusinglaan 1, 9713AV Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Pharmacokinetics, Toxicology and Targeting, Groningen Research Institute of Pharmacy, University of Groningen, A. Deusinglaan 1, 9713AV Groningen, the Netherlands.
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Wagner J, Li L, Simon J, Krutzke L, Landfester K, Mailänder V, Müllen K, Ng DYW, Wu Y, Weil T. Amphiphilic Polyphenylene Dendron Conjugates for Surface Remodeling of Adenovirus 5. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:5712-5720. [PMID: 31943635 PMCID: PMC7155148 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201913708] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2019] [Revised: 12/11/2019] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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Amphiphilic surface groups play an important role in many biological processes. The synthesis of amphiphilic polyphenylene dendrimer branches (dendrons), providing alternating hydrophilic and lipophilic surface groups and one reactive ethynyl group at the core is reported. The amphiphilic surface groups serve as biorecognition units that bind to the surface of adenovirus 5 (Ad5), which is a common vector in gene therapy. The Ad5/dendron complexes showed high gene transduction efficiencies in coxsackie-adenovirus receptor (CAR)-negative cells. Moreover, the dendrons offer incorporation of new functions at the dendron core by in situ post-modifications, even when bound to the Ad5 surface. Surfaces coated with these dendrons were analyzed for their blood-protein binding capacity, which is essential to predict their performance in the blood stream. A new platform for introducing bioactive groups to the Ad5 surface without chemically modifying the virus particles is provided.
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- Jessica Wagner
- Max Planck Institute for Polymer ResearchAckermannweg 1055128MainzGermany
- Graduate School Materials Science in MainzStaudingerweg 955128MainzGermany
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic Chemistry and Materia MedicaSchool of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringHuazhong University of Science and Technology1037 Luoyu Road430074WuhanChina
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer ResearchAckermannweg 1055128MainzGermany
- Department of DermatologyUniversity Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University MainzLangenbeckstr. 155131MainzGermany
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- University UlinicDepartment of Gene TherapyHelmholtzstr. 8/189081UlmGermany
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer ResearchAckermannweg 1055128MainzGermany
- Department of DermatologyUniversity Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University MainzLangenbeckstr. 155131MainzGermany
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer ResearchAckermannweg 1055128MainzGermany
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer ResearchAckermannweg 1055128MainzGermany
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer ResearchAckermannweg 1055128MainzGermany
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic Chemistry and Materia MedicaSchool of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringHuazhong University of Science and Technology1037 Luoyu Road430074WuhanChina
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer ResearchAckermannweg 1055128MainzGermany
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Puiggalı́-Jou A, del Valle LJ, Alemán C. Encapsulation and Storage of Therapeutic Fibrin-Homing Peptides using Conducting Polymer Nanoparticles for Programmed Release by Electrical Stimulation. ACS Biomater Sci Eng 2020; 6:2135-2145. [DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.9b01794] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Anna Puiggalı́-Jou
- Departament d’Enginyeria Quı́mica and Barcelona Research Center for Multiscale Science and Engineering, EEBE, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, C/Eduard Maristany 10-14, 08019 Barcelona, Spain
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- Departament d’Enginyeria Quı́mica and Barcelona Research Center for Multiscale Science and Engineering, EEBE, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, C/Eduard Maristany 10-14, 08019 Barcelona, Spain
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- Departament d’Enginyeria Quı́mica and Barcelona Research Center for Multiscale Science and Engineering, EEBE, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, C/Eduard Maristany 10-14, 08019 Barcelona, Spain
- Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia, The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Baldiri Reixac 10-12, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
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Wagner J, Li L, Simon J, Krutzke L, Landfester K, Mailänder V, Müllen K, Ng DYW, Wu Y, Weil T. Amphiphilic Polyphenylene Dendron Conjugates for Surface Remodeling of Adenovirus 5. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201913708] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Jessica Wagner
- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research Ackermannweg 10 55128 Mainz Germany
- Graduate School Materials Science in Mainz Staudingerweg 9 55128 Mainz Germany
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic Chemistry and Materia Medica School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Huazhong University of Science and Technology 1037 Luoyu Road 430074 Wuhan China
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research Ackermannweg 10 55128 Mainz Germany
- Department of Dermatology University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz Langenbeckstr. 1 55131 Mainz Germany
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- University Ulinic Department of Gene Therapy Helmholtzstr. 8/1 89081 Ulm Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research Ackermannweg 10 55128 Mainz Germany
- Department of Dermatology University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz Langenbeckstr. 1 55131 Mainz Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research Ackermannweg 10 55128 Mainz Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research Ackermannweg 10 55128 Mainz Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research Ackermannweg 10 55128 Mainz Germany
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic Chemistry and Materia Medica School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Huazhong University of Science and Technology 1037 Luoyu Road 430074 Wuhan China
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research Ackermannweg 10 55128 Mainz Germany
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Kari OK, Ndika J, Parkkila P, Louna A, Lajunen T, Puustinen A, Viitala T, Alenius H, Urtti A. In situ analysis of liposome hard and soft protein corona structure and composition in a single label-free workflow. NANOSCALE 2020; 12:1728-1741. [PMID: 31894806 DOI: 10.1039/c9nr08186k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Methodological constraints have limited our ability to study protein corona formation, slowing nanomedicine development and their successful translation into the clinic. We determined hard and soft corona structural properties along with the corresponding proteomic compositions on liposomes in a label-free workflow: surface plasmon resonance and a custom biosensor for in situ structure determination on liposomes and corona separation, and proteomics using sensitive nanoliquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry with open-source bioinformatics platforms. Undiluted human plasma under dynamic flow conditions was used for in vivo relevance. Proof-of-concept is presented with a regular liposome formulation and two light-triggered indocyanine green (ICG) liposome formulations in preclinical development. We observed formulation-dependent differences in corona structure (thickness, protein-to-lipid ratio, and surface mass density) and protein enrichment. Liposomal lipids induced the enrichment of stealth-mediating apolipoproteins in the hard coronas regardless of pegylation, and their preferential enrichment in the soft corona of the pegylated liposome formulation with ICG was observed. This suggests that the soft corona of loosely interacting proteins contributes to the stealth properties as a component of the biological identity modulated by nanomaterial surface properties. The workflow addresses significant methodological gaps in biocorona research by providing truly complementary hard and soft corona compositions with corresponding in situ structural parameters for the first time. It has been designed into a convenient and easily reproducible single-experiment format suited for preclinical development of lipid nanomedicines.
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- Otto K Kari
- Drug Delivery, Drug Research Program, Division of Pharmaceutical Biosciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki, FI-00014, Finland.
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Halim H, Simon J, Lieberwirth I, Mailänder V, Koynov K, Riedinger A. Water-dispersed semiconductor nanoplatelets with high fluorescence brightness, chemical and colloidal stability. J Mater Chem B 2020; 8:146-154. [PMID: 31782477 DOI: 10.1039/c9tb02377a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Quasi-two dimensional semiconductor nanoplatelets (NPLs) exhibit high spectral brightness and large absorption cross sections, making them promising for various applications including bioimaging. However, the synthesis of NPLs takes place in organic solvents, therefore they require phase transfer in order to use them in aqueous environments. The phase transfer of NPLs has so far been challenging with few examples in literature. This is likely due to the facile agglomeration of materials with plate-like geometries during the coating procedure. Here we demonstrate how to overcome agglomeration and transfer NPLs, individually coated with amphiphilic polymer chains, to aqueous phase. Upon one and two-photon excitation the water transferred NPLs exhibit more than two fold higher fluorescent brightness relative to commercially available quantum dots. Additionally, the polymer coating increase the stability of nanoparticles in physiological conditions (pH 4.5-7.4, [NaCl] 5.8-11.7 g L-1, and in human serum). Our experiments with NPL labeled RAW264.7 cells demonstrate the capabilities of NPLs as next generation ultra-bright fluorescent labels for bioimaging.
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- Henry Halim
- Max-Planck-Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz, Germany.
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- Max-Planck-Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz, Germany. and Dermatology Clinic, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Langenbeckstr. 1, 55131 Mainz, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz, Germany.
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- Max-Planck-Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz, Germany. and Dermatology Clinic, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Langenbeckstr. 1, 55131 Mainz, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz, Germany.
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- Max-Planck-Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz, Germany.
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Francia V, Montizaan D, Salvati A. Interactions at the cell membrane and pathways of internalization of nano-sized materials for nanomedicine. BEILSTEIN JOURNAL OF NANOTECHNOLOGY 2020; 11:338-353. [PMID: 32117671 PMCID: PMC7034226 DOI: 10.3762/bjnano.11.25] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2019] [Accepted: 01/27/2020] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Nano-sized materials have great potential as drug carriers for nanomedicine applications. Thanks to their size, they can exploit the cellular machinery to enter cells and be trafficked intracellularly, thus they can be used to overcome some of the cellular barriers to drug delivery. Nano-sized drug carriers of very different properties can be prepared, and their surface can be modified by the addition of targeting moieties to recognize specific cells. However, it is still difficult to understand how the material properties affect the subsequent interactions and outcomes at cellular level. As a consequence of this, designing targeted drugs remains a major challenge in drug delivery. Within this context, we discuss the current understanding of the initial steps in the interactions of nano-sized materials with cells in relation to nanomedicine applications. In particular, we focus on the difficult interplay between the initial adhesion of nano-sized materials to the cell surface, the potential recognition by cell receptors, and the subsequent mechanisms cells use to internalize them. The factors affecting these initial events are discussed. Then, we briefly describe the different pathways of endocytosis in cells and illustrate with some examples the challenges in understanding how nanomaterial properties, such as size, charge, and shape, affect the mechanisms cells use for their internalization. Technical difficulties in characterizing these mechanisms are presented. A better understanding of the first interactions of nano-sized materials with cells will help to design nanomedicines with improved targeting.
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- Valentina Francia
- Groningen Research Institute of Pharmacy, University of Groningen, 9713AV Groningen, Netherlands
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- Groningen Research Institute of Pharmacy, University of Groningen, 9713AV Groningen, Netherlands
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- Groningen Research Institute of Pharmacy, University of Groningen, 9713AV Groningen, Netherlands
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Cai R, Chen C. The Crown and the Scepter: Roles of the Protein Corona in Nanomedicine. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2019; 31:e1805740. [PMID: 30589115 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201805740] [Citation(s) in RCA: 312] [Impact Index Per Article: 62.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2018] [Revised: 10/06/2018] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Engineering nanomaterials are increasingly considered promising and powerful biomedical tools or devices for imaging, drug delivery, and cancer therapies, but few nanomaterials have been tested in clinical trials. This wide gap between bench discoveries and clinical application is mainly due to the limited understanding of the biological identity of nanomaterials. When they are exposed to the human body, nanoparticles inevitably interact with bodily fluids and thereby adsorb hundreds of biomolecules. A "biomolecular corona" forms on the surface of nanomaterials and confers a new biological identity for NPs, which determines the following biological events: cellular uptake, immune response, biodistribution, clearance, and toxicity. A deep and thorough understanding of the biological effects triggered by the protein corona in vivo will speed up their translation to the clinic. To date, nearly all studies have attempted to characterize the components of protein coronas depending on different physiochemical properties of NPs. Herein, recent advances are reviewed in order to better understand the impact of the biological effects of the nanoparticle-corona on nanomedicine applications. The recent development of the impact of protein corona formation on the pharmacokinetics of nanomedicines is also highlighted. Finally, the challenges and opportunities of nanomedicine toward future clinical applications are discussed.
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- Rong Cai
- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety and CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing, 100190, China
- National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Chinese Academy of Science, No. 11 Beiyitiao, Zhongguancun, Beijing, 100190, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety and CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing, 100190, China
- National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Chinese Academy of Science, No. 11 Beiyitiao, Zhongguancun, Beijing, 100190, China
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Potential clinical applications of the personalized, disease-specific protein corona on nanoparticles. Clin Chim Acta 2019; 501:102-111. [PMID: 31678275 DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2019.10.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2019] [Revised: 10/16/2019] [Accepted: 10/21/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Nanoscale objects lose their original identity once in contact with biological fluids and get a new biological identity, referred to as a protein corona (PC). The PC modifies many of the physicochemical properties of nanoparticles (NPs), including surface charge, size, and aggregation state. These changes, in turn, affect the biological fate of NPs, including their biodistribution, pharmacokinetics, and therapeutic efficacy. It is well known that even small differences in the composition of a protein source (e.g., plasma and serum) can considerably change the composition of the corona formed on the surface of the same NPs. Recently, it has been shown that the PC is intensely affected by the patient's specific disease. Consequently, the same nanomaterial incubated with proteins of biological fluids belonging to patients with different pathologies adsorbs protein coronas with different compositions, giving rise to the concept of the personalized protein corona (PPC). Herein, we review recent advances on the topic of PPC, with a particular focus on their clinical significance.
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Francia V, Yang K, Deville S, Reker-Smit C, Nelissen I, Salvati A. Corona Composition Can Affect the Mechanisms Cells Use to Internalize Nanoparticles. ACS NANO 2019; 13:11107-11121. [PMID: 31525954 PMCID: PMC6812477 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.9b03824] [Citation(s) in RCA: 178] [Impact Index Per Article: 35.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Nanosized objects, such as nanoparticles and other drug carriers used in nanomedicine, once in contact with biological environments are modified by adsorption of biomolecules on their surface. The presence of this corona strongly affects the following interactions at cell and organism levels. It has been shown that corona proteins can be recognized by cell receptors. However, it is not known whether the composition of this acquired layer can also affect the mechanisms nanoparticles use to enter cells. This is of particular importance when considering that the same nanoparticles can form different coronas for instance in vitro when exposed to cells in different serum amounts or in vivo depending on the exposure or administration route. Thus, in this work, different coronas were formed on 50 nm silica by exposing them to different serum concentrations. The uptake efficiency in HeLa cells was compared, and the uptake mechanisms were characterized using transport inhibitors and RNA interference. The results showed that the nanoparticles were internalized by cells via different mechanisms when different coronas were formed, and only for one corona condition was uptake mediated by the LDL receptor. This suggested that coronas of different composition can be recognized differently by cell receptors, and this in turn leads to internalization via different mechanisms. Similar studies were performed using other cells, including A549 cells and primary HUVEC, and different nanoparticles, namely 100 nm liposomes and 200 nm silica. Overall, the results confirmed that the corona composition can affect the mechanisms of nanoparticle uptake by cells.
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- Valentina Francia
- Department
of Pharmacokinetics, Toxicology and Targeting, Groningen Research
Institute of Pharmacy, University of Groningen, Antonius Deusinglaan 1, 9713AV Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department
of Pharmacokinetics, Toxicology and Targeting, Groningen Research
Institute of Pharmacy, University of Groningen, Antonius Deusinglaan 1, 9713AV Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Health
Department, Flemish Institute for Technological
Research (VITO), Boeretang 200, 2400 Mol, Belgium
- Biomedical
Research Institute, Hasselt University, Agoralaan building D, 3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium
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- Department
of Pharmacokinetics, Toxicology and Targeting, Groningen Research
Institute of Pharmacy, University of Groningen, Antonius Deusinglaan 1, 9713AV Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Health
Department, Flemish Institute for Technological
Research (VITO), Boeretang 200, 2400 Mol, Belgium
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- Department
of Pharmacokinetics, Toxicology and Targeting, Groningen Research
Institute of Pharmacy, University of Groningen, Antonius Deusinglaan 1, 9713AV Groningen, The Netherlands
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Champanhac C, Simon J, Landfester K, Mailänder V. Timing of Heparin Addition to the Biomolecular Corona Influences the Cellular Uptake of Nanocarriers. Biomacromolecules 2019; 20:3724-3732. [PMID: 31449399 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.9b00777] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Few studies have considered the interaction of nanocarriers with drugs and the implications for their individual efficiency. Here, we demonstrate that heparin, a common anticoagulant, interacts with nanocarriers. Hence, nanocarriers, precoated with heparin and plasma in different conditions, were incubated with cancer cells, as well as primary cells from human blood. The relation between the timing of the heparin's addition to the nanocarrier and the cellular uptake extent was assessed by flow cytometry. Through proteomics the effect of heparin on the biomolecular corona composition was determined. We found that HeLa cells, monocytes and macrophages reacted differently to the presence of heparin: the uptake of the precoated nanocarriers decreased for HeLa and primary monocytes, while it increased for macrophages. Heparin induced no obvious change in the protein corona composition; thus, we suggest that heparin itself, through its adsorption on the nanocarrier, was responsible for the change of uptake.
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- Carole Champanhac
- Max-Planck-Institute for Polymer Research , Ackermannweg 10 , 55122 Mainz , Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institute for Polymer Research , Ackermannweg 10 , 55122 Mainz , Germany.,Department of Dermatology , University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz , Langenbeckstraße 1 , 55131 Mainz , Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institute for Polymer Research , Ackermannweg 10 , 55122 Mainz , Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institute for Polymer Research , Ackermannweg 10 , 55122 Mainz , Germany.,Department of Dermatology , University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz , Langenbeckstraße 1 , 55131 Mainz , Germany
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Zeng L, Gao J, Liu Y, Gao J, Yao L, Yang X, Liu X, He B, Hu L, Shi J, Song M, Qu G, Jiang G. Role of protein corona in the biological effect of nanomaterials: Investigating methods. Trends Analyt Chem 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2019.05.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Brash JL, Horbett TA, Latour RA, Tengvall P. The blood compatibility challenge. Part 2: Protein adsorption phenomena governing blood reactivity. Acta Biomater 2019; 94:11-24. [PMID: 31226477 PMCID: PMC6642842 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2019.06.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 112] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2019] [Accepted: 06/13/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The adsorption of proteins is the initiating event in the processes occurring when blood contacts a "foreign" surface in a medical device, leading inevitably to thrombus formation. Knowledge of protein adsorption in this context has accumulated over many years but remains fragmentary and incomplete. Moreover, the significance and relevance of the information for blood compatibility are not entirely agreed upon in the biomaterials research community. In this review, protein adsorption from blood is discussed under the headings "agreed upon" and "not agreed upon or not known" with respect to: protein layer composition, effects on coagulation and complement activation, effects on platelet adhesion and activation, protein conformational change and denaturation, prevention of nonspecific protein adsorption, and controlling/tailoring the protein layer composition. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: This paper is part 2 of a series of 4 reviews discussing the problem of biomaterial associated thrombogenicity. The objective was to highlight features of broad agreement and provide commentary on those aspects of the problem that were subject to dispute. We hope that future investigators will update these reviews as new scholarship resolves the uncertainties of today.
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Nanoformulation properties, characterization, and behavior in complex biological matrices: Challenges and opportunities for brain-targeted drug delivery applications and enhanced translational potential. Adv Drug Deliv Rev 2019; 148:146-180. [PMID: 30797956 DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2019.02.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2018] [Revised: 01/08/2019] [Accepted: 02/12/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Nanocarriers (synthetic/cell-based have attracted enormous interest for various therapeutic indications, including neurodegenerative disorders. A broader understanding of the impact of nanomedicines design is now required to enhance their translational potential. Nanoformulations in vivo journey is significantly affected by their physicochemical properties including the size, shape, hydrophobicity, elasticity, and surface charge/chemistry/morphology, which play a role as an interface with the biological environment. Understanding protein corona formation is crucial in characterizing nanocarriers and evaluating their interactions with biological systems. In this review, the types and properties of the brain-targeted nanocarriers are discussed. The biological factors and nanocarriers properties affecting their in vivo behavior are elaborated. The compositional description of cell culture and biological matrices, including proteins potentially relevant to protein corona built-up on nanoformulation especially for brain administration, is provided. Analytical techniques of characterizing nanocarriers in complex matrices, their advantages, limitations, and implementation challenges in industrial GMP environment are discussed. The uses of orthogonal complementary characterization approaches of nanocarriers are also covered.
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Prozeller D, Pereira J, Simon J, Mailänder V, Morsbach S, Landfester K. Prevention of Dominant IgG Adsorption on Nanocarriers in IgG-Enriched Blood Plasma by Clusterin Precoating. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2019; 6:1802199. [PMID: 31131195 PMCID: PMC6523372 DOI: 10.1002/advs.201802199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2018] [Revised: 02/21/2019] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Nanocarriers for medical applications must work reliably within organisms, independent of the individual differences in the blood proteome. Variation in the blood proteome, such as immunoglobulin levels, is a result of environmental, nutrition, and constitution conditions. This variation, however, should not influence the behavior of nanocarriers in biological media. The composition of the protein corona is investigated to understand the influence varying immunoglobulin levels in the blood plasma have on the interactions with nanocarriers. Specifically, the composition of the nanocarriers' coronas is analyzed after incubation in plasma with normal or elevated immunoglobulin G (IgG) levels, and cellular uptake is monitored in cell lines containing different immunoglobulin receptors. Here, it is reported that upon doubling the IgG concentration in plasma, the IgG fraction in the protein corona increases by a factor of 40 independent of the nanocarrier material. This results in a significant increase in uptake in cells exhibiting IgG binding receptors. Furthermore, precoating nanocarriers with clusterin successfully prevents dominant IgG-adsorption and additionally reduces cellular internalization, after incubation with IgG-enriched plasma. Therefore, precoating nanocarriers may be utilized as a powerful method to reduce the influence of individual variations in blood composition on the protein corona.
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- Domenik Prozeller
- Max Planck Institute for Polymer ResearchAckermannweg 1055128MainzGermany
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer ResearchAckermannweg 1055128MainzGermany
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer ResearchAckermannweg 1055128MainzGermany
- Department of DermatologyUniversity Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg‐University MainzLangenbeckstraße 155131MainzGermany
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer ResearchAckermannweg 1055128MainzGermany
- Department of DermatologyUniversity Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg‐University MainzLangenbeckstraße 155131MainzGermany
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer ResearchAckermannweg 1055128MainzGermany
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Urbaniak T, Machová D, Janoušková O, Musiał W. Microparticles of Lamivudine-Poly-ε-Caprolactone Conjugate for Drug Delivery via Internalization by Macrophages. Molecules 2019; 24:E723. [PMID: 30781578 PMCID: PMC6413034 DOI: 10.3390/molecules24040723] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2019] [Revised: 02/12/2019] [Accepted: 02/13/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The past decade may be considered as revolutionary in the research field focused on the physiological function of macrophages. Unknown subtypes of these cells involved in pathological mechanisms were described recently, and they are considered as potential drug delivery targets. The innate ability to internalize foreign bodies exhibited by macrophages can be employed as a therapeutic strategy. The efficiency of this uptake depends on the size, shape and surface physiochemical properties of the phagocyted objects. Here, we propose a method of preparation and preliminary evaluation of drug-polymer conjugate-based microspheres for macrophage targeted drug delivery. The aim of the study was to identify crucial uptake-enhancing parameters for solid, surface modified particles. A model drug molecule-lamivudine-was conjugated with poly-ε-caprolactone via ring opening polymerization. The conjugate was utilized in a solvent evaporation method technique to form solid particles. Interactions between particles and a model rat alveolar cell line were evaluated by flow cytometry. The polymerization product was characterized by a molecular weight of 3.8 kDa. The surface of the obtained solid drug-loaded cores of a hydrodynamic diameter equal to 2.4 µm was modified with biocompatible polyelectrolytes via a layer-by-layer assembly method. Differences in the internalization efficiency of four particle batches by the model RAW 264.7 cell line suggest that particle diameter and surface hydrophobicity are the most influential parameters in terms of phagocytic uptake.
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- Tomasz Urbaniak
- Department of Physical Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Faculty, Wroclaw Medical University, Borowska 211, Wroclaw 50-556, Poland.
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- Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic v.v.i., Heyrovsky Sq. 2, 162 06 Prague 6, Czech Republic.
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- Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic v.v.i., Heyrovsky Sq. 2, 162 06 Prague 6, Czech Republic.
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Faculty, Wroclaw Medical University, Borowska 211, Wroclaw 50-556, Poland.
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Simon J, Christmann S, Mailänder V, Wurm FR, Landfester K. Protein Corona Mediated Stealth Properties of Biocompatible Carbohydrate‐based Nanocarriers. Isr J Chem 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ijch.201800166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Johanna Simon
- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research Ackermannweg 10 55128 Mainz Germany
- Dermatology ClinicUniversity Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz Langenbeckstr. 1 55131 Mainz Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research Ackermannweg 10 55128 Mainz Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research Ackermannweg 10 55128 Mainz Germany
- Dermatology ClinicUniversity Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz Langenbeckstr. 1 55131 Mainz Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research Ackermannweg 10 55128 Mainz Germany
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Partikel K, Korte R, Mulac D, Humpf HU, Langer K. Serum type and concentration both affect the protein-corona composition of PLGA nanoparticles. BEILSTEIN JOURNAL OF NANOTECHNOLOGY 2019; 10:1002-1015. [PMID: 31165027 PMCID: PMC6541368 DOI: 10.3762/bjnano.10.101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2019] [Accepted: 04/26/2019] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Background: When nanoparticles (NPs) are applied into a biological fluid, such as blood, proteins bind rapidly to their surface forming a so-called "protein corona". These proteins are strongly attached to the NP surface and confers them a new biological identity that is crucial for the biological response in terms of body biodistribution, cellular uptake, and toxicity. The corona is dynamic in nature and it is well known that the composition varies in dependence of the physicochemical properties of the NPs. In the present study we investigated the protein corona that forms around poly(lactide-co-glycolide) (PLGA) NPs at different serum concentrations using two substantially different serum types, namely fetal bovine serum (FBS) and human serum. The corona was characterized by means of sodium dodecylsulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE), Bradford protein assay, zeta potential measurements, and liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry/mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). Additionally, the time-dependent cell interaction of PLGA NPs in the absence or presence of a preformed protein corona was assessed by in vitro incubation experiments with the human liver cancer cell line HepG2. Results: Our data revealed that the physiological environment critically affects the protein adsorption on PLGA NPs with significant impact on the NP-cell interaction. Under comparable conditions the protein amount forming the protein corona depends on the serum type used and the serum concentration. On PLGA NPs incubated with either FBS or human serum a clear difference in qualitative corona protein composition was identified by SDS-PAGE and LC-MS/MS in combination with bioinformatic protein classification. In the case of human serum a considerable change in corona composition was observed leading to a concentration-dependent desorption of abundant proteins in conjunction with an adsorption of high-affinity proteins with lower abundance. Cell incubation experiments revealed that the respective corona composition showed significant influence on the resulting nanoparticle-cell interaction. Conclusion: Controlling protein corona formation is still a challenging task and our data highlight the need for a rational future experimental design in order to enable a prediction of the corona formation on nanoparticle surfaces and, therefore, the resulting biodistribution in the body.
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- Katrin Partikel
- Institute of Pharmaceutical Technology and Biopharmacy, University of Muenster, Corrensstraße 48, 48149 Muenster, Germany
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- Institute of Food Chemistry, University of Muenster, Corrensstraße 45, 48149 Muenster, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Technology and Biopharmacy, University of Muenster, Corrensstraße 48, 48149 Muenster, Germany
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- Institute of Food Chemistry, University of Muenster, Corrensstraße 45, 48149 Muenster, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Technology and Biopharmacy, University of Muenster, Corrensstraße 48, 48149 Muenster, Germany
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Simon J, Müller J, Ghazaryan A, Morsbach S, Mailänder V, Landfester K. Protein denaturation caused by heat inactivation detrimentally affects biomolecular corona formation and cellular uptake. NANOSCALE 2018; 10:21096-21105. [PMID: 30427359 DOI: 10.1039/c8nr07424k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Adsorption of blood proteins to the surface of nanocarriers is known to be the critical factor influencing cellular interactions and eventually determining the successful application of nanocarriers as drug carriers in vivo. There is an increasing number of reports summarizing large data sets of all identified corona proteins. However, to date our knowledge about the multiple mechanisms mediating interactions between proteins and nanocarriers is still limited. In this study, we investigate the influence of protein structure on the adsorption process and focus on the effect of heat inactivation of serum and plasma, which is a common cell culture procedure used to inactivate the complement system. As in general routine lab procedure, heat inactivation was performed at 56 °C for 30 min in order to denature heat labile proteins. When nanocarriers were exposed to native versus heat inactivated serum, we saw that the cellular uptake by macrophages was significantly affected. These results were then correlated with an altered corona composition that depended on the treatment of the protein source. In summary, we were able to prove that the protein structure is one of the key parameters determining protein corona formation.
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- Johanna Simon
- Dermatology Clinic, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Langenbeckstr. 1, 55131 Mainz, Germany.
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Tonigold M, Simon J, Estupiñán D, Kokkinopoulou M, Reinholz J, Kintzel U, Kaltbeitzel A, Renz P, Domogalla MP, Steinbrink K, Lieberwirth I, Crespy D, Landfester K, Mailänder V. Pre-adsorption of antibodies enables targeting of nanocarriers despite a biomolecular corona. NATURE NANOTECHNOLOGY 2018; 13:862-869. [PMID: 29915272 DOI: 10.1038/s41565-018-0171-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 190] [Impact Index Per Article: 31.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2017] [Accepted: 05/21/2018] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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To promote drug delivery to exact sites and cell types, the surface of nanocarriers is functionalized with targeting antibodies or ligands, typically coupled by covalent chemistry. Once the nanocarrier is exposed to biological fluid such as plasma, however, its surface is inevitably covered with various biomolecules forming the protein corona, which masks the targeting ability of the nanoparticle. Here, we show that we can use a pre-adsorption process to attach targeting antibodies to the surface of the nanocarrier. Pre-adsorbed antibodies remain functional and are not completely exchanged or covered by the biomolecular corona, whereas coupled antibodies are more affected by this shielding. We conclude that pre-adsorption is potentially a versatile, efficient and rapid method of attaching targeting moieties to the surface of nanocarriers.
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- Manuel Tonigold
- Dermatology Clinic, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Mainz, Germany
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- Dermatology Clinic, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Mainz, Germany
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- Dermatology Clinic, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Mainz, Germany
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- Dermatology Clinic, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Mainz, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Mainz, Germany
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- Dermatology Clinic, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Dermatology Clinic, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Mainz, Germany
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- Dermatology Clinic, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany.
- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Mainz, Germany.
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Morsbach S, Gonella G, Mailänder V, Wegner S, Wu S, Weidner T, Berger R, Koynov K, Vollmer D, Encinas N, Kuan SL, Bereau T, Kremer K, Weil T, Bonn M, Butt HJ, Landfester K. Engineering von Proteinen an Oberflächen: Von komplementärer Charakterisierung zu Materialoberflächen mit maßgeschneiderten Funktionen. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201712448] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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- Svenja Morsbach
- Max Planck-Institut für Polymerforschung; Ackermannweg 10 55128 Mainz Deutschland
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- Max Planck-Institut für Polymerforschung; Ackermannweg 10 55128 Mainz Deutschland
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- Max Planck-Institut für Polymerforschung; Ackermannweg 10 55128 Mainz Deutschland
- Abteilung für Dermatologie; Universitätsmedizin der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz; Langenbeckstraße 1 55131 Mainz Deutschland
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- Max Planck-Institut für Polymerforschung; Ackermannweg 10 55128 Mainz Deutschland
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- Max Planck-Institut für Polymerforschung; Ackermannweg 10 55128 Mainz Deutschland
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- Max Planck-Institut für Polymerforschung; Ackermannweg 10 55128 Mainz Deutschland
- Abteilung für Chemie; Universität Aarhus; Langelandsgade 140 8000 Aarhus C Dänemark
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- Max Planck-Institut für Polymerforschung; Ackermannweg 10 55128 Mainz Deutschland
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- Max Planck-Institut für Polymerforschung; Ackermannweg 10 55128 Mainz Deutschland
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- Max Planck-Institut für Polymerforschung; Ackermannweg 10 55128 Mainz Deutschland
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- Max Planck-Institut für Polymerforschung; Ackermannweg 10 55128 Mainz Deutschland
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- Max Planck-Institut für Polymerforschung; Ackermannweg 10 55128 Mainz Deutschland
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- Max Planck-Institut für Polymerforschung; Ackermannweg 10 55128 Mainz Deutschland
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- Max Planck-Institut für Polymerforschung; Ackermannweg 10 55128 Mainz Deutschland
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- Max Planck-Institut für Polymerforschung; Ackermannweg 10 55128 Mainz Deutschland
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- Max Planck-Institut für Polymerforschung; Ackermannweg 10 55128 Mainz Deutschland
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- Max Planck-Institut für Polymerforschung; Ackermannweg 10 55128 Mainz Deutschland
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- Max Planck-Institut für Polymerforschung; Ackermannweg 10 55128 Mainz Deutschland
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Morsbach S, Gonella G, Mailänder V, Wegner S, Wu S, Weidner T, Berger R, Koynov K, Vollmer D, Encinas N, Kuan SL, Bereau T, Kremer K, Weil T, Bonn M, Butt HJ, Landfester K. Engineering Proteins at Interfaces: From Complementary Characterization to Material Surfaces with Designed Functions. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018; 57:12626-12648. [PMID: 29663610 PMCID: PMC6391961 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201712448] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2017] [Revised: 03/13/2018] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Once materials come into contact with a biological fluid containing proteins, proteins are generally—whether desired or not—attracted by the material's surface and adsorb onto it. The aim of this Review is to give an overview of the most commonly used characterization methods employed to gain a better understanding of the adsorption processes on either planar or curved surfaces. We continue to illustrate the benefit of combining different methods to different surface geometries of the material. The thus obtained insight ideally paves the way for engineering functional materials that interact with proteins in a predetermined manner.
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- Svenja Morsbach
- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128, Mainz, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128, Mainz, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128, Mainz, Germany.,Department of Dermatology, University Medical Center Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Langenbeckstraße 1, 55131, Mainz, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128, Mainz, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128, Mainz, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128, Mainz, Germany.,Department of Chemistry, Aarhus University, Langelandsgade 140, 8000, Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128, Mainz, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128, Mainz, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128, Mainz, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128, Mainz, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128, Mainz, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128, Mainz, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128, Mainz, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128, Mainz, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128, Mainz, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128, Mainz, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128, Mainz, Germany
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Bros M, Nuhn L, Simon J, Moll L, Mailänder V, Landfester K, Grabbe S. The Protein Corona as a Confounding Variable of Nanoparticle-Mediated Targeted Vaccine Delivery. Front Immunol 2018; 9:1760. [PMID: 30116246 PMCID: PMC6082927 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2018.01760] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2018] [Accepted: 07/16/2018] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Nanocarriers (NC) are very promising tools for cancer immunotherapy. Whereas conventional vaccines are based on the administration of an antigen and an adjuvant in an independent fashion, nanovaccines can facilitate cell-specific co-delivery of antigen and adjuvant. Furthermore, nanovaccines can be decorated on their surface with molecules that facilitate target-specific antigen delivery to certain antigen-presenting cell types or tumor cells. However, the target cell-specific uptake of nanovaccines is highly dependent on the modifications of the nanocarrier itself. One of these is the formation of a protein corona around NC after in vivo administration, which may potently affect cell-specific targeting and uptake of the NC. Understanding the formation and composition of the protein corona is, therefore, of major importance for the use of nanocarriers in vaccine approaches. This Mini Review will give a short overview of potential non-specific interactions of NC with body fluids or cell surfaces that need to be considered for the design of NC vaccines for immunotherapy of cancer.
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- Matthias Bros
- Department of Dermatology, University Medical Center, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, University Medical Center, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany
- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, University Medical Center, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany
- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, University Medical Center, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany
- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, University Medical Center, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany
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Bonvin D, Chiappe D, Moniatte M, Hofmann H, Mionić Ebersold M. Methods of protein corona isolation for magnetic nanoparticles. Analyst 2018; 142:3805-3815. [PMID: 28695931 DOI: 10.1039/c7an00646b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Nanoparticles (NPs) in contact with a biological environment get covered by proteins and some are loosely bound and some are tightly bound. The latter form a hard protein corona (HPC) which is known to determine their biological behavior. Therefore, in order to study the biological behaviour of NPs one needs to start from the HPC. However, established methods and standards of HPC isolation are still not known. This is especially a challenge in the case of magnetic NPs which form a major branch of nanomedicine. Therefore, we developed a novel HPC isolation method, a multi-step centrifugation method (MSCM), for single-domain magnetic NPs. The MSCM was applied to iron oxide NPs in interaction with human blood and lymph serum with different dilutions in triplicate. The analysis of the composition of the obtained HPCs showed the reproducibility of the MSCM. This new method was also compared with the existing magnetic separation method (MagSep) and a study of the obtained HPC allowed us to establish the validity limits of MagSep and MSCM on only superparamagnetic NPs and on any single-domain magnetic NPs, respectively. Surprisingly, the HPCs obtained by these two isolation methods were quite different, up to 50%, suggesting that only these proteins, which are found in the HPCs of both isolation methods, are in fact real HPCs.
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- Debora Bonvin
- Powder Technology Laboratory, Institute of Materials, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland
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Lotfabadi A, Hajipour MJ, Derakhshankhah H, Peirovi A, Saffar S, Shams E, Fatemi E, Barzegari E, Sarvari S, Moakedi F, Ferdousi M, Atyabi F, Saboury AA, Dinarvand R. Biomolecular Corona Dictates Aβ Fibrillation Process. ACS Chem Neurosci 2018; 9:1725-1734. [PMID: 29676567 DOI: 10.1021/acschemneuro.8b00076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Amyloid beta (Aβ), which forms toxic oligomers and fibrils in brain tissues of patients with Alzheimer's disease, is broadly used as a model protein to probe the effect of nanoparticles (NPs) on oligomerization and fibrillation processes. However, the majority of the reports in the field have ignored the effect of the biomolecular corona on the fibrillogenesis of the Aβ proteins. The biomolecular corona, which is a layer composed of various types of biomolecules that covers the surface of NPs upon their interaction with biological fluids, determines the biological fates of NPs. Therefore, during in vivo interaction of NPs with Aβ protein, what the Aβ actually "sees" is the human plasma and/or cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) biomolecular-coated NPs rather than the pristine surface of NPs. Here, to mimic the in vivo effects of therapeutic NPs as antifibrillation agents, we probed the effects of a biomolecular corona derived from human CSF and/or plasma on Aβ fibrillation. The results demonstrated that the type of biomolecular corona can dictate the inhibitory or acceleratory effect of NPs on Aβ1-42 and Aβ25-35 fibrillation processes. More specifically, we found that the plasma biomolecular-corona-coated gold NPs, with sphere and rod shapes, has less inhibitory effect on Aβ1-42 fibrillation kinetics compared with CSF biomolecular-corona-coated and pristine NPs. Opposite results were obtained for Aβ25-35 peptide, where the pristine NPs accelerated the Aβ25-35 fibrillation process, whereas corona-coated ones demonstrated an inhibitory effect. In addition, the CSF biomolecular corona had less inhibitory effect than those obtained from plasma.
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- Persian Gulf Marine Biotechnology Research Center, The Persian Gulf Biomedical Sciences Research Institute, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr 75147, Iran
- Non-Communicable Diseases Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Population Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 13169-43551, Iran
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- Pharmacutical Sciences Research Center, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah 67145-67346, Iran
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Seneca S, Simon J, Weber C, Ghazaryan A, Ethirajan A, Mailaender V, Morsbach S, Landfester K. How Low Can You Go? Low Densities of Poly(ethylene glycol) Surfactants Attract Stealth Proteins. Macromol Biosci 2018; 18:e1800075. [PMID: 29943446 DOI: 10.1002/mabi.201800075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2018] [Revised: 05/12/2018] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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It is now well-established that the surface chemistry and "stealth" surface functionalities such as poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) chains of nanocarriers play an important role to decrease unspecific protein adsorption of opsonizing proteins, to increase the enrichment of specific stealth proteins, and to prolong the circulation times of the nanocarriers. At the same time, PEG chains are used to provide colloidal stability for the nanoparticles. However, it is not clear how the chain length and density influence the unspecific and specific protein adsorption keeping at the same time the stability of the nanoparticles in a biological environment. Therefore, this study aims at characterizing the protein adsorption patterns depending on PEG chain length and density to define limits for the amount of PEG needed for a stealth effect by selective protein adsorption as well as colloidal stability during cell experiments. PEG chains are introduced using the PEGylated Lutensol AT surfactants, which allow easy modification of the nanoparticle surface. These findings indicate that a specific enrichment of stealth proteins already occurs at low PEG concentrations; for the decrease of unspecific protein adsorption and finally the colloidal stability a full surface coverage is advised.
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- Senne Seneca
- Institute for Materials Research (IMO), Hasselt University, Wetenschapspark 1 and Agoralaan D, 3590, Diepenbeek, Belgium.,Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, University Medical Center, Ackermannweg 10, 55128, Mainz, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, University Medical Center, Ackermannweg 10, 55128, Mainz, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, University Medical Center, Ackermannweg 10, 55128, Mainz, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, University Medical Center, Ackermannweg 10, 55128, Mainz, Germany
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- Institute for Materials Research (IMO), Hasselt University, Wetenschapspark 1 and Agoralaan D, 3590, Diepenbeek, Belgium.,IMEC, associated lab IMOMEC, Wetenschapspark 1, 3590, Diepenbeek, Belgium
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, University Medical Center, Ackermannweg 10, 55128, Mainz, Germany.,Department of Dermatology, University Medical Center Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Langenbeckstrasse 1, 55131, Mainz, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, University Medical Center, Ackermannweg 10, 55128, Mainz, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, University Medical Center, Ackermannweg 10, 55128, Mainz, Germany
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Weiss ACG, Kempe K, Förster S, Caruso F. Microfluidic Examination of the “Hard” Biomolecular Corona Formed on Engineered Particles in Different Biological Milieu. Biomacromolecules 2018; 19:2580-2594. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.8b00196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Alessia C. G. Weiss
- ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology, and the Department of Chemical Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia
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- ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology, and Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia
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- Physical Chemistry I, University of Bayreuth, Universitätsstrasse 30, 95447 Bayreuth, Germany
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- ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology, and the Department of Chemical Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia
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Mahmoudi M. Debugging Nano-Bio Interfaces: Systematic Strategies to Accelerate Clinical Translation of Nanotechnologies. Trends Biotechnol 2018; 36:755-769. [PMID: 29559165 DOI: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2018.02.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 126] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2018] [Revised: 02/23/2018] [Accepted: 02/26/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Despite considerable efforts in the field of nanomedicine that have been made by researchers, funding agencies, entrepreneurs, and the media, fewer nanoparticle (NP) technologies than expected have made it to clinical trials. The wide gap between the efforts and effective clinical translation is, at least in part, due to multiple overlooked factors in both in vitro and in vivo environments, a poor understanding of the nano-bio interface, and misinterpretation of the data collected in vitro, all of which reduce the accuracy of predictions regarding the NPs' fate and safety in humans. To minimize this bench-to-clinic gap, which may accelerate successful clinical translation of NPs, this opinion paper aims to introduce strategies for systematic debugging of nano-bio interfaces in the current literature.
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- Morteza Mahmoudi
- Department of Anesthesiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
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Zhang H, Wu T, Yu W, Ruan S, He Q, Gao H. Ligand Size and Conformation Affect the Behavior of Nanoparticles Coated with in Vitro and in Vivo Protein Corona. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2018; 10:9094-9103. [PMID: 29473734 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b16096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Protein corona is immediately established on the surface of nanoparticles upon their introduction into biological milieu. Several studies have shown that the targeting efficiency of ligand-modified nanoparticles is attenuated or abolished owing to the protein adsorption. Here, transferrin receptor-targeting ligands, including LT7 (CHAIYPRH), DT7 (hrpyiahc, all d-form amino acids), and transferrin, were used to identify the influence of the ligand size and conformation on protein corona formation. The results showed that the targeting capacity of ligand-modified nanoparticles was lost after incubation with plasma in vitro, whereas it was partially retained after in vivo corona formation. Results from sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry revealed the difference in the composition of in vitro and in vivo corona, wherein the ligand size and conformation played a critical role. Differences were observed in cellular internalization and exocytosis profiles on the basis of the ligand and corona source.
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Schlegel I, Renz P, Simon J, Lieberwirth I, Pektor S, Bausbacher N, Miederer M, Mailänder V, Muñoz-Espí R, Crespy D, Landfester K. Highly Loaded Semipermeable Nanocapsules for Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Macromol Biosci 2018; 18:e1700387. [DOI: 10.1002/mabi.201700387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2017] [Revised: 12/30/2017] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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- Isabel Schlegel
- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research; Ackermannweg 10 55128 Mainz Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research; Ackermannweg 10 55128 Mainz Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research; Ackermannweg 10 55128 Mainz Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research; Ackermannweg 10 55128 Mainz Germany
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine; University Medical Center Mainz; Langenbeckstraße 1 55131 Mainz Germany
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine; University Medical Center Mainz; Langenbeckstraße 1 55131 Mainz Germany
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine; University Medical Center Mainz; Langenbeckstraße 1 55131 Mainz Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research; Ackermannweg 10 55128 Mainz Germany
- Dermatology Clinic; University Medical Center Mainz; Langenbeckstraße 1 55131 Mainz Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research; Ackermannweg 10 55128 Mainz Germany
- Institute of Materials Science (ICMUV); Universitat de València; C/ Catedràtic José Beltrán 2 46980 Paterna València Spain
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research; Ackermannweg 10 55128 Mainz Germany
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering; School of Molecular Science and Engineering; Vidyasirimedhi Institute of Science and Technology (VISTEC); Rayong 21210 Thailand
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García-Álvarez R, Hadjidemetriou M, Sánchez-Iglesias A, Liz-Marzán LM, Kostarelos K. In vivo formation of protein corona on gold nanoparticles. The effect of their size and shape. NANOSCALE 2018; 10:1256-1264. [PMID: 29292433 DOI: 10.1039/c7nr08322j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 223] [Impact Index Per Article: 37.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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The efficacy of drug delivery and other nanomedicine-related therapies largely relies on the ability of nanoparticles to reach the target organ. However, when nanoparticles are injected into the bloodstream, their surface is instantly modified upon interaction with blood components, principally with proteins. It is well known that a dynamic and multi-layered protein structure is formed spontaneously on the nanoparticle upon contact with physiological media, which has been termed protein corona. Although several determinant factors involved in protein corona formation have been identified from in vitro studies, specific relationships between the nanomaterial synthetic identity and its ensuing biological identity under realistic in vivo conditions remain elusive. We present here a detailed study of in vivo protein corona formation after blood circulation of anisotropic gold nanoparticles (nanorods and nanostars). Plasmonic gold nanoparticles of different shapes and sizes were coated with polyethyleneglycol, intravenously administered in CD-1 mice and subsequently recovered. The results from gel electrophoresis and mass spectrometry analysis revealed the formation of complex protein coronas, as early as 10 minutes post-injection. The total amount of protein adsorbed onto the particle surface and the protein corona composition were found to be affected by both the particle size and shape.
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- Rafaela García-Álvarez
- NanomedicineLab, Faculty of Biology, Medical & Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PT, UK.
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Müller LK, Simon J, Rosenauer C, Mailänder V, Morsbach S, Landfester K. The Transferability from Animal Models to Humans: Challenges Regarding Aggregation and Protein Corona Formation of Nanoparticles. Biomacromolecules 2018; 19:374-385. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.7b01472] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Laura K. Müller
- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz, Germany
- Dermatology
Clinic, University Medical Center Mainz, Langenbeckstraße 1, 55131 Mainz, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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Sheta SM, El-Sheikh SM, Abd-Elzaher MM. Simple synthesis of novel copper metal–organic framework nanoparticles: biosensing and biological applications. Dalton Trans 2018; 47:4847-4855. [DOI: 10.1039/c8dt00371h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/02/2023]
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Novel Cu-MOF-NPs (C1) were successfully synthesized and used as biosensors for T3 hormone and showed high antibacterial activity against various pathogens.
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- Sheta M. Sheta
- Inorganic Chemistry Department
- National Research Centre
- Giza
- Egypt
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- Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology Department
- Central Metallurgical R & D Institute
- Cairo
- Egypt
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Long J, Li X, Kang Y, Ding Y, Gu Z, Cao Y. Internalization, cytotoxicity, oxidative stress and inflammation of multi-walled carbon nanotubes in human endothelial cells: influence of pre-incubation with bovine serum albumin. RSC Adv 2018; 8:9253-9260. [PMID: 35541834 PMCID: PMC9078695 DOI: 10.1039/c8ra00445e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2018] [Accepted: 02/22/2018] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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When entering circulation, multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) will inevitably adsorb proteins, which can consequently influence their toxicity to cells lining human blood vessels. In this study, we investigated the influence of pre-incubation with bovine serum albumin (BSA) on internalization, cytotoxicity, oxidative stress and inflammation induced by pristine/carboxylated MWCNTs to human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs). Atomic force microscopy (AFM) indicated the adsorption of proteins onto the surface of MWCNTs, which consequently increased the diameter. Pre-incubation with BSA did not obviously influence the hydrodynamic sizes, but decreased the zeta potential of MWCNTs. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) indicated the internalization of both types of MWCNTs into HUVECs, whereas pre-incubation with BSA appeared to enhance the internalization. MWCNT exposure induced cytotoxicity and oxidative stress, as well as a modest inflammatory response shown as an increased THP-1 adhesion to HUVECs, but not release of interleukin 6 (IL-6) or tumor necrosis factor (TNFα). Exposure to MWCNTs pre-incubated with BSA induced less cytotoxicity to HUVECs, associated with increased intracellular glutathione (GSH). However, MWCNTs induced IL-6 and TNFα release, as well as THP-1 adhesion to HUVECs, were enhanced after pre-incubation with BSA. In summary, these data indicated that pre-incubation with BSA could enhance the internalization of MWCNTs to HUVECs, which consequently reduces the cytotoxicity and oxidative stress, but enhances the inflammatory response of MWCNTs. The reduced cytotoxicity and oxidative stress, and enhanced inflammatory responses are likely due to a combined effect of BSA and MWCNTs, which suggests that when assessing the biological effects of MWCNTs in circulation, it is necessary to consider the interactions between MWCNTs and serum proteins. When entering circulation, multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) will inevitably adsorb proteins, which can consequently influence their toxicity to cells lining human blood vessels.![]()
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- Jimin Long
- Key Laboratory of Sensing Technology and Biomedical Instrument of Guangdong Province
- School of Engineering
- Sun Yat-sen University
- Guangzhou
- China
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- College of Animal Science
- Tarim University
- Key Laboratory of Tarim Animal Husbandry Science and Technology of Xinjiang Production & Construction Corps
- Alar
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Sensing Technology and Biomedical Instrument of Guangdong Province
- School of Engineering
- Sun Yat-sen University
- Guangzhou
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Environment-Friendly Chemistry and Applications of Ministry Education
- Laboratory of Biochemistry
- College of Chemistry
- Xiangtan University
- Xiangtan 411105
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- Key Laboratory of Sensing Technology and Biomedical Instrument of Guangdong Province
- School of Engineering
- Sun Yat-sen University
- Guangzhou
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Environment-Friendly Chemistry and Applications of Ministry Education
- Laboratory of Biochemistry
- College of Chemistry
- Xiangtan University
- Xiangtan 411105
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Wu M, Sun D, Tyner K, Jiang W, Rouse R. Comparative Evaluation of U.S. Brand and Generic Intravenous Sodium Ferric Gluconate Complex in Sucrose Injection: In Vitro Cellular Uptake. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2017; 7:E451. [PMID: 29244729 PMCID: PMC5746941 DOI: 10.3390/nano7120451] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2017] [Revised: 12/06/2017] [Accepted: 12/11/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Iron deficiency anemia is a common clinical consequence for people who suffer from chronic kidney disease, especially those requiring dialysis. Intravenous (IV) iron therapy is a widely accepted safe and efficacious treatment for iron deficiency anemia. Numerous IV iron drugs have been approved by U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), including a single generic product, sodium ferric gluconate complex in sucrose. In this study, we compared the cellular iron uptake profiles of the brand (Ferrlecit®) and generic sodium ferric gluconate (SFG) products. We used a colorimetric assay to examine the amount of iron uptake by three human macrophage cell lines. This is the first published study to provide a parallel evaluation of the cellular uptake of a brand and a generic IV iron drug in a mononuclear phagocyte system. The results showed no difference in iron uptake across all cell lines, tested doses, and time points. The matching iron uptake profiles of Ferrlecit® and its generic product support the FDA's present position detailed in the draft guidance on development of SFG complex products that bioequivalence can be based on qualitative (Q1) and quantitative (Q2) formulation sameness, similar physiochemical characterization, and pharmacokinetic bioequivalence studies.
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- Min Wu
- Division of Applied Regulatory Science, Office of Clinical Pharmacology, Office of Translational Sciences, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, MD 20993, USA.
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- Office of Research and Standards, Office of Generic Drugs, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, MD 20993, USA.
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- Office of Pharmaceutical Quality, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, MD 20993, USA.
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- Office of Research and Standards, Office of Generic Drugs, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, MD 20993, USA.
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- Division of Applied Regulatory Science, Office of Clinical Pharmacology, Office of Translational Sciences, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, MD 20993, USA.
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Naidu PSR, Norret M, Smith NM, Dunlop SA, Taylor NL, Fitzgerald M, Iyer KS. The Protein Corona of PEGylated PGMA-Based Nanoparticles is Preferentially Enriched with Specific Serum Proteins of Varied Biological Function. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2017; 33:12926-12933. [PMID: 29022719 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.7b02568] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The composition of the protein corona formed on poly(ethylene glycol)-functionalized (PEGylated) poly(glycidyl methacrylate) (PGMA) nanoparticles (NPs) was qualitatively and quantitatively compared to the protein corona on non-PEGylated PGMA NPs. Despite the reputation of PEGylated NPs for stealth functionality, we demonstrate the preferential enrichment of specific serum proteins of varied biological function in the protein corona on PEGylated NPs when compared to non-PEGylated NPs. Additionally, we suggest that the base material of polymeric NPs plays a role in the preferential enrichment of select serum proteins to the hard corona.
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- Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute, Curtin University and the Perron Institute for Neurological and Translational Science, Sarich Neuroscience Research Institute, QEII Medical Centre, Nedlands, Western Australia 6009, Australia
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Bamberger D, Hobernik D, Konhäuser M, Bros M, Wich PR. Surface Modification of Polysaccharide-Based Nanoparticles with PEG and Dextran and the Effects on Immune Cell Binding and Stimulatory Characteristics. Mol Pharm 2017; 14:4403-4416. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.7b00507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- Denise Bamberger
- Department
of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Staudingerweg
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- Department
of Dermatology, University Medical Center, Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Obere Zahlbacher Straße 63, 55131 Mainz, Germany
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- Department
of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Staudingerweg
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- Department
of Dermatology, University Medical Center, Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Obere Zahlbacher Straße 63, 55131 Mainz, Germany
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- Department
of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Staudingerweg
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Schupp J, Krebs FK, Zimmer N, Trzeciak E, Schuppan D, Tuettenberg A. Targeting myeloid cells in the tumor sustaining microenvironment. Cell Immunol 2017; 343:103713. [PMID: 29129292 DOI: 10.1016/j.cellimm.2017.10.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2017] [Revised: 10/26/2017] [Accepted: 10/26/2017] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Myeloid cells are the most abundant cells in the tumor microenvironment (TME). The tumor recruits and modulates endogenous myeloid cells to tumor-associated macrophages (TAM), dendritic cells (DC), myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSC) and neutrophils (TAN), to sustain an immunosuppressive environment. Pathologically overexpressed mediators produced by cancer cells like granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating- and vascular endothelial growth factor induce myelopoiesis in the bone marrow. Excess of myeloid cells in the blood, periphery and tumor has been associated with tumor burden. In cancer, myeloid cells are kept at an immature state of differentiation to be diverted to an immunosuppressive phenotype. Here, we review human myeloid cells in the TME and the mechanisms for sustaining the hallmarks of cancer. Simultaneously, we provide an introduction into current and novel therapeutic approaches to redirect myeloid cells from a cancer promoting to a rather inflammatory, cancer inhibiting phenotype. In addition, the role of platelets for tumor promotion is discussed.
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- Jonathan Schupp
- Department of Dermatology, University Medical Center, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, University Medical Center, Mainz, Germany; German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), partner site Mainz, and German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany.
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- Department of Dermatology, University Medical Center, Mainz, Germany
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- The Edison Biotechnology Institute, Ohio University, Athens, OH, USA
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- Institute of Translational Immunology, University Medical Center, Mainz, Germany; Division of Gastroenterology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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Solorio-Rodríguez A, Escamilla-Rivera V, Uribe-Ramírez M, Chagolla A, Winkler R, García-Cuellar CM, De Vizcaya-Ruiz A. A comparison of the human and mouse protein corona profiles of functionalized SiO 2 nanocarriers. NANOSCALE 2017; 9:13651-13660. [PMID: 28875999 DOI: 10.1039/c7nr04685e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Nanoparticles are a promising cancer therapy for their use as drug carriers given their versatile functionalization with polyethylene glycol and proteins that can be recognized by overexpressed receptors in tumor cells. However, it has been suggested that in biological fluids, proteins cover nanoparticles, which gives the proteins a biological identity that could be responsible for unexpected biological responses: the so-called protein corona. A relevant biological event that is usually ignored in protein-corona formation is the interspecies differences in protein binding, which can be involved in the discrepancies observed in preclinical studies and the nanoparticle safety and efficiency. Hence, the aim of this study was to determine the differences between human and mouse plasma protein corona profiles in an active therapy model using silicon dioxide nanoparticles (SiO2 nanoparticles) functionalized with polyethylene glycol and transferrin. Functionalized SiO2 nanoparticles were made with a primary particle size of 25 nm and a transferrin content of 50 μg mg-1 of nanoparticles and were PEGylated with a cross-linker. The proteomic analysis by nanoliquid chromatography tandem-mass spectrometry (nanoLC-MS/MS) showed interspecies differences. The most abundant proteins found in the human protein corona profile were immunoglobulins, actin cytoplasmic 1, hemoglobin subunit beta, serotransferrin, ficolin-3, complement C3, and apolipoprotein A-1. Meanwhile, the mouse protein corona adsorbed the serine protease inhibitor A3K, serotransferrin, alpha-1-antitrypsin 1-2, hemoglobin subunit beta, and fibrinogen gamma and beta chains. These protein-corona profile differences in the functionalized SiO2 nanoparticles indicate that biological responses observed in in vivo models could not be translated to clinical use and must be considered in the interpretation of preclinical trials in order to design more efficient and safer nanomedicines.
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- A Solorio-Rodríguez
- Departamento de Toxicología. Cinvestav-IPN, Unidad Zacatenco, Mexico DF, Mexico.
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Chen D, Ganesh S, Wang W, Amiji M. Plasma protein adsorption and biological identity of systemically administered nanoparticles. Nanomedicine (Lond) 2017; 12:2113-2135. [DOI: 10.2217/nnm-2017-0178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Although a variety of nanoparticles (NPs) have been used for drug delivery applications, their surfaces are immediately covered by plasma protein corona upon systemic administration. As a result, the adsorbed proteins create a unique biological identity of the NPs that lead to unpredictable performance. The protein corona on NPs could also impede active targeting, induce off-target effects, trigger particle clearance and even provoke toxicity. This article reviews the fundamentals of NP–plasma protein interaction, the consequences of the interactions, and provides insights into the correlations of protein corona with biodistribution and cellular delivery. We hope that this review will trigger additional questions and possible solutions that lead to more favorable developments in NP-based targeted delivery systems.
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- Dongyu Chen
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Department of Pre-Clinical Oncology, Dicerna Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Cambridge, MA 02140, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Formulation, Dicerna Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Cambridge, MA 02140, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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Kavok N, Grygorova G, Klochkov V, Yefimova S. The role of serum proteins in the stabilization of colloidal LnVO4:Eu3+ (Ln = La, Gd, Y) and CeO2 nanoparticles. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2017.06.052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Bonvin D, Aschauer U, Alexander DTL, Chiappe D, Moniatte M, Hofmann H, Mionić Ebersold M. Protein Corona: Impact of Lymph Versus Blood in a Complex In Vitro Environment. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2017; 13:1700409. [PMID: 28582610 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201700409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2017] [Revised: 03/29/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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In biological environments, the surface of nanoparticles (NPs) are modified by protein corona (PC) that determines their biological behavior. Unfortunately, in vitro tests still give different PC than in vivo tests causing in vitro-in vivo discrepancy; hence, in vitro studies are not indicative for the NPs' behavior in vivo. Here is demonstrated that PC in vitro is strongly influenced by the type of extracellular fluid (ECF), blood or lymph, by their high and low flow conditions and transitions between ECFs, and a combination of these parameters. As a result, this in vitro study approaches fluidic and dynamic variations to which NPs are exposed in vivo: different ECF that NPs encounter first in different injection routes, different transitions in-between ECFs during circulation, and simultaneous change in the exposed flow in these transitions. The most-abundant proteins in PCs are found to be not the most abundant in ECFs, but those having high affinity for binding to the surface of NPs. Moreover, some proteins are differently abundant in PCs at different flows, which indicate force-promoted binding, catch bonds. These results suggest that future in vitro studies should consider more complex incubation conditions to improve the in vitro-in vivo consistency necessary for translational research.
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- Debora Bonvin
- Powder Technology Laboratory, Institute of Materials, Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne, EPFL STI IMX LTP, Station 12, 1015, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Bern, N431, Freiestrasse 3, 3012, Bern, Switzerland
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- Interdisciplinary Centre for Electron Microscopy, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, EPFL SB CIME-GE, Station 12, 1015, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Proteomics Core Facility, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, EPFL SV PTECH PTP, Station 15, 1015, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Proteomics Core Facility, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, EPFL SV PTECH PTP, Station 15, 1015, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Powder Technology Laboratory, Institute of Materials, Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne, EPFL STI IMX LTP, Station 12, 1015, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Powder Technology Laboratory, Institute of Materials, Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne, EPFL STI IMX LTP, Station 12, 1015, Lausanne, Switzerland
- Department of Radiology, University Hospital (CHUV) and University of Lausanne (UNIL), Rue du Bugnon 46, 1011, Lausanne, Switzerland
- Center of Biomedical Imaging (CIBM), Rue du Bugnon 46, 1011, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Behzadi S, Serpooshan V, Tao W, Hamaly MA, Alkawareek MY, Dreaden EC, Brown D, Alkilany AM, Farokhzad OC, Mahmoudi M. Cellular uptake of nanoparticles: journey inside the cell. Chem Soc Rev 2017; 46:4218-4244. [PMID: 28585944 PMCID: PMC5593313 DOI: 10.1039/c6cs00636a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1440] [Impact Index Per Article: 205.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Nanoscale materials are increasingly found in consumer goods, electronics, and pharmaceuticals. While these particles interact with the body in myriad ways, their beneficial and/or deleterious effects ultimately arise from interactions at the cellular and subcellular level. Nanoparticles (NPs) can modulate cell fate, induce or prevent mutations, initiate cell-cell communication, and modulate cell structure in a manner dictated largely by phenomena at the nano-bio interface. Recent advances in chemical synthesis have yielded new nanoscale materials with precisely defined biochemical features, and emerging analytical techniques have shed light on nuanced and context-dependent nano-bio interactions within cells. In this review, we provide an objective and comprehensive account of our current understanding of the cellular uptake of NPs and the underlying parameters controlling the nano-cellular interactions, along with the available analytical techniques to follow and track these processes.
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- Shahed Behzadi
- Center for Nanomedicine and Department of Anesthesiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
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Moore TL, Hauser D, Gruber T, Rothen-Rutishauser B, Lattuada M, Petri-Fink A, Lyck R. Cellular Shuttles: Monocytes/Macrophages Exhibit Transendothelial Transport of Nanoparticles under Physiological Flow. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2017; 9:18501-18511. [PMID: 28517937 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b03479] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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A major hurdle in the development of biomedical nanoparticles (NP) is understanding how they interact with complex biological systems and navigate biological barriers to arrive at pathological targets. It is becoming increasingly evident that merely controlling particle physicochemical properties may not be sufficient to mediate particle biodistribution in dynamic environments. Thus, researchers are increasingly turning toward more complex but likewise more physiological in vitro systems to study particle--cell/particle-system interactions. An emerging paradigm is to utilize naturally migratory cells to act as so-called "Trojan horses" or cellular shuttles. We report here the use of monocytes/macrophages to transport NP across a confluent endothelial cell layer using a microfluidic in vitro model. With a custom-built flow chamber, we showed that physiological shear stress, when compared to low flow or static conditions, increased NP uptake by macrophages. We further provided a mathematical explanation for the effect of flow on NP uptake, namely that the physical exposure times of NP to cells is dictated by shear stress (i.e., flow rate) and results in increased particle uptake under flow. This study was extended to a multicellular, hydrodynamic in vitro model. Because monocytes are cells that naturally translocate across biological barriers, we utilized a monocyte/macrophage cell line as cellular NP transporters across an endothelial layer. In this exploratory study, we showed that monocyte/macrophage cells adhere to an endothelial layer and dynamically interact with the endothelial cells. The monocytes/macrophages took up NP and diapedesed across the endothelial layer with NP accumulating within the cellular uropod. These data illustrate that monocytes/macrophages may therefore act as active shuttles to deliver particles across endothelial barriers.
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- Theodor Kocher Institute, Universität Bern , 3000 Bern, Switzerland
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- Theodor Kocher Institute, Universität Bern , 3000 Bern, Switzerland
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Zhu L, Guo D, Sun L, Huang Z, Zhang X, Ma W, Wu J, Xiao L, Zhao Y, Gu N. Activation of autophagy by elevated reactive oxygen species rather than released silver ions promotes cytotoxicity of polyvinylpyrrolidone-coated silver nanoparticles in hematopoietic cells. NANOSCALE 2017; 9:5489-5498. [PMID: 28401217 DOI: 10.1039/c6nr08188f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) are the most commonly used engineered nanomaterials in commercialized products because of their antimicrobial activity. Previously, we have shown that polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP)-coated AgNPs have an anti-leukemia effect against human myeloid leukemia cells; however, whether AgNPs are able to trigger autophagy in normal hematopoietic cells and the role of autophagy in AgNP-induced cytotoxicity remain unclear. In the current study, we observed that AgNPs were taken up by murine pro-B cells (Ba/F3), and then promoted accumulation of autophagosomes, which resulted from the induction of autophagy rather than the blockade of autophagic flux. AgNPs induced cytotoxicity in a dose-dependent manner accompanied by apoptosis and DNA damage through the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and the release of silver ions. The ROS-mediated mTOR signaling pathway was responsible for the induction of autophagy. More importantly, the inhibition of autophagy with the addition of 3-methyladenine (3-MA) or silencing of Atg5 significantly attenuated the cytotoxicity of AgNPs in Ba/F3. These findings suggest that autophagy is involved in the cytotoxicity of PVP-coated AgNPs in normal hematopoietic cells, and the inhibition of autophagy is a novel and potent strategy to protect normal hematopoietic cells upon treatment with AgNPs.
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- Lingying Zhu
- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biomaterials and Devices, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, PR China.
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