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Neal CJ, Kolanthai E, Wei F, Coathup M, Seal S. Surface Chemistry of Biologically Active Reducible Oxide Nanozymes. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024; 36:e2211261. [PMID: 37000888 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202211261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2022] [Revised: 03/15/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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Reducible metal oxide nanozymes (rNZs) are a subject of intense recent interest due to their catalytic nature, ease of synthesis, and complex surface character. Such materials contain surface sites which facilitate enzyme-mimetic reactions via substrate coordination and redox cycling. Further, these surface reactive sites are shown to be highly sensitive to stresses within the nanomaterial lattice, the physicochemical environment, and to processing conditions occurring as part of their syntheses. When administered in vivo, a complex protein corona binds to the surface, redefining its biological identity and subsequent interactions within the biological system. Catalytic activities of rNZs each deliver a differing impact on protein corona formation, its composition, and in turn, their recognition, and internalization by host cells. Improving the understanding of the precise principles that dominate rNZ surface-biomolecule adsorption raises the question of whether designer rNZs can be engineered to prevent corona formation, or indeed to produce "custom" protein coronas applied either in vitro, and preadministration, or formed immediately upon their exposure to body fluids. Here, fundamental surface chemistry processes and their implications in rNZ material performance are considered. In particular, material structures which inform component adsorption from the application environment, including substrates for enzyme-mimetic reactions are discussed.
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- Craig J Neal
- Advanced Materials Processing and Analysis Center, Nanoscience Technology Center (NSTC), Materials Science and Engineering, College of Medicine, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, 32816, USA
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- Advanced Materials Processing and Analysis Center, Nanoscience Technology Center (NSTC), Materials Science and Engineering, College of Medicine, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, 32816, USA
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- Biionix Cluster, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, 32827, USA
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- Biionix Cluster, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, 32827, USA
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- Advanced Materials Processing and Analysis Center, Nanoscience Technology Center (NSTC), Materials Science and Engineering, College of Medicine, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, 32816, USA
- Biionix Cluster, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, 32827, USA
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Sozarukova MM, Kochneva EM, Proskurnina EV, Mikheev IV, Novikov DO, Proskurnin MA, Ivanov VK. Albumin Retains Its Transport Function after Interaction with Cerium Dioxide Nanoparticles. ACS Biomater Sci Eng 2023; 9:6759-6772. [PMID: 37955421 DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.3c01416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2023]
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The interaction of inorganic nanomaterials with biological fluids containing proteins can lead not only to the formation of a protein corona and thereby to a change in the biological activity of nanoparticles but also to a significant effect on the structural and functional properties of the biomolecules themselves. This work studied the interaction of nanoscale CeO2, the most versatile nanozyme, with human serum albumin (HSA). Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry, UV-vis spectroscopy, and fluorescence spectroscopy confirmed the formation of HSA-CeO2 nanoparticle conjugates. Changes in protein conformation, which depend on the concentration of both citrate-stabilized CeO2 nanoparticles and pristine CeO2 nanoparticles, did not affect albumin drug-binding sites and, accordingly, did not impair the HSA transport function. The results obtained shed light on the biological consequences of the CeO2 nanoparticles' entrance into the body, which should be taken into account when engineering nanobiomaterials to increase their efficiency and reduce the side effects.
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- Madina M Sozarukova
- Kurnakov Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky Avenue, 31, Moscow 119991, Russia
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- Analytical Chemistry Division, Chemistry Department, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory, 1-3, GSP-1, Moscow 119991, Russia
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- Research Centre for Medical Genetics, Moskvorechye Street, 1, Moscow 115522, Russia
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- Analytical Chemistry Division, Chemistry Department, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory, 1-3, GSP-1, Moscow 119991, Russia
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- Bauman Moscow State Technical University, 2-nd Baumanskaya Street, 5, Moscow 105005, Russia
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- Analytical Chemistry Division, Chemistry Department, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory, 1-3, GSP-1, Moscow 119991, Russia
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- Kurnakov Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky Avenue, 31, Moscow 119991, Russia
- National Research University Higher School of Economics, Pokrovsky Bulvar, 11, Moscow 109028, Russia
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Radzikowska-Büchner E, Flieger W, Pasieczna-Patkowska S, Franus W, Panek R, Korona-Głowniak I, Suśniak K, Rajtar B, Świątek Ł, Żuk N, Bogucka-Kocka A, Makuch-Kocka A, Maciejewski R, Flieger J. Antimicrobial and Apoptotic Efficacy of Plant-Mediated Silver Nanoparticles. Molecules 2023; 28:5519. [PMID: 37513392 PMCID: PMC10383343 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28145519] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2023] [Revised: 07/01/2023] [Accepted: 07/18/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023] Open
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Phytogenically synthesised nanoparticle (NP)-based drug delivery systems have promising potential in the field of biopharmaceuticals. From the point of view of biomedical applications, such systems offer the small size, high surface area, and possible synergistic effects of NPs with embedded biomolecules. This article describes the synthesis of silver nanoparticles (Ag-NPs) using extracts from the flowers and leaves of tansy (Tanacetum vulgare L.), which is known as a remedy for many health problems, including cancer. The reducing power of the extracts was confirmed by total phenolic and flavonoid content and antioxidant tests. The Ag-NPs were characterised by various analytical techniques including UV-vis spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy-dispersive spectrometry (EDS), Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy, and a dynamic light scattering (DLS) system. The obtained Ag-NPs showed higher cytotoxic activity than the initial extracts against both human cervical cancer cell lines HeLa (ATCC CCL-2) and human melanoma cell lines A375 and SK-MEL-3 by MTT assay. However, the high toxicity to Vero cell culture (ATCC CCL-81) and human fibroblast cell line WS-1 rules out the possibility of their use as anticancer agents. The plant-mediated Ag-NPs were mostly bactericidal against tested strains with MBC/MIC index ≤4. Antifungal bioactivity (C. albicans, C. glabrata, and C. parapsilosis) was not observed for aqueous extracts (MIC > 8000 mg L-1), but Ag-NPs synthesised using both the flowers and leaves of tansy were very potent against Candida spp., with MIC 15.6 and 7.8 µg mL-1, respectively.
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- Department of Anatomy, Medical University of Lublin, 20-090 Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Chemical Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, Maria Curie Skłodowska University, Pl. Maria Curie-Skłodowskiej 3, 20-031 Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Geotechnics, Civil Engineering and Architecture Faculty, Lublin University of Technology, Nadbystrzycka 40, 20-618 Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Geotechnics, Civil Engineering and Architecture Faculty, Lublin University of Technology, Nadbystrzycka 40, 20-618 Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Microbiology, Medical University of Lublin, Chodźki 1 St., 20-093 Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Microbiology, Medical University of Lublin, Chodźki 1 St., 20-093 Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Virology with Viral Diagnostics Laboratory, Medical University of Lublin, Chodźki 1, 20-093 Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Virology with Viral Diagnostics Laboratory, Medical University of Lublin, Chodźki 1, 20-093 Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Medical University of Lublin, Chodźki 4A, 20-093 Lublin, Poland
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- Chair and Department of Biology and Genetics, Medical University of Lublin, 4a Chodźki St., 20-093 Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Pharmacology, Medical University of Lublin, 4a Chodźki St., 20-093 Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Medical University of Lublin, Chodźki 4A, 20-093 Lublin, Poland
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Baruah K, Konthoujam I, Lyndem S, Aguan K, Singha Roy A. Complexation of turmeric and curcumin mediated silver nanoparticles with human serum albumin: Further investigation into the protein-corona formation, anti-bacterial effects and cell cytotoxicity studies. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2023; 294:122540. [PMID: 36848856 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2023.122540] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2022] [Revised: 02/12/2023] [Accepted: 02/19/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Biosynthesized noble metal nanoparticles have been of recent interest due to their broad implications in the future biomedicinal field. We have synthesized silver nanoparticle using turmeric-extract and its major component curcumin as reducing and stabilizing agents. Further, we have investigated the protein-NPs interaction focusing the inspection of the role of biosynthesized AgNPs on any conformational changes of the protein, binding and thermodynamic parameters using spectroscopic techniques. Fluorescence quenching studies revealed that both CUR-AgNPs and TUR-AgNPs have moderate binding affinities (∼104 M-1) towards human serum albumin (HSA) and static quenching mechanism was involved in the binding. Estimated thermodynamic parameters indicate the involvement of hydrophobic forces in the binding processes. The surface charge potential of the biosynthesized AgNPs became more negative upon complexation with HSA as observed from Zeta potential measurements. Antibacterial efficacies of the biosynthesized AgNPs were evaluated against Escherichia coli (gram-negative) and Enterococcus faecalis (gram-positive) bacterial strains. The AgNPs were found to destroy the cancer (HeLa) cell lines in vitro. The overall findings of our study successfully outline the detailed insight of the protein corona formation by biocompatible AgNPs and their biological applications concerning the future scope in the biomedicinal field.
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- Kakali Baruah
- Department of Chemistry, National Institute of Technology Meghalaya, Shillong 793003, India
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- Department of Biotechnology & Bioinformatics, North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong 793022, India
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- Department of Chemistry, National Institute of Technology Meghalaya, Shillong 793003, India
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- Department of Biotechnology & Bioinformatics, North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong 793022, India
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- Department of Chemistry, National Institute of Technology Meghalaya, Shillong 793003, India.
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Nanocarriers as a Delivery Platform for Anticancer Treatment: Biological Limits and Perspectives in B-Cell Malignancies. Pharmaceutics 2022; 14:pharmaceutics14091965. [PMID: 36145713 PMCID: PMC9502742 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics14091965] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2022] [Revised: 09/12/2022] [Accepted: 09/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Nanoparticle-based therapies have been proposed in oncology research using various delivery methods to increase selectivity toward tumor tissues. Enhanced drug delivery through nanoparticle-based therapies could improve anti-tumor efficacy and also prevent drug resistance. However, there are still problems to overcome, such as the main biological interactions of nanocarriers. Among the various nanostructures for drug delivery, drug delivery based on polymeric nanoparticles has numerous advantages for controlling the release of biological factors, such as the ability to add a selective targeting mechanism, controlled release, protection of administered drugs, and prolonging the circulation time in the body. In addition, the functionalization of nanoparticles helps to achieve the best possible outcome. One of the most promising applications for nanoparticle-based drug delivery is in the field of onco-hematology, where there are many already approved targeted therapies, such as immunotherapies with monoclonal antibodies targeting specific tumor-associated antigens; however, several patients have experienced relapsed or refractory disease. This review describes the major nanocarriers proposed as new treatments for hematologic cancer, describing the main biological interactions of these nanocarriers and the related limitations of their use as drug delivery strategies.
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Yan Z, Zhang X, Liu Y, Shen Y, Li N, Jia Q, Ji Y, Zhang P, Zhao L, Meng Z. HSA-MnO 2- 131I Combined Imaging and Treatment of Anaplastic Thyroid Carcinoma. Technol Cancer Res Treat 2022; 21:15330338221106557. [PMID: 35702054 PMCID: PMC9208040 DOI: 10.1177/15330338221106557] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Purpose Compelling evidence suggests that nanoparticles (NPs) play a crucial role in cancer therapy. NPs templated with human serum albumin (HSA) has good retention in tumors. Manganese dioxide (MnO2) has been used to enhance the effect of radiotherapy. In this study, synthesized NPs using HSA-MnO2 labeled 131I to perform both imaging and therapy for anaplastic thyroid carcinoma (ATC). Method HSA-MnO2 was synthesized via HSA using a simple biomineralization method, and then labeled with Na131I by the chloramine T method. The cytotoxicity and biosafety of HSA-MnO2 were evaluated by the MTT test. The proliferation-inhibiting effect of HSA-MnO2-131I was evaluated in papillary thyroid cancer cell lines (K1, BCPAP, and KTC) and anaplastic thyroid carcinoma cell lines (Cal62, THJ16T, and ARO). For further translational application in medicine, we established a model of transplantable subcutaneously tumors in BALB\c-nu mice to assess the anti-tumor effect of HSA-MnO2-131I. The imaging effects of NPs were evaluated by MRI and SPECT/CT. Results The MTT test proved that the HSA-MnO2 had low toxicity. HSA-MnO2-131I significantly inhibited the proliferation of PTC and ATC cell lines. In addition, the results unveiled that HSA-MnO2-131I exhibited dual-modality MR/SPECT imaging for thyroid cancer visualization. In particular, HSA-MnO2-131I had an enhanced T1 signal in MR. Using SPECT/CT, we observed that HSA-MnO2-131I had good retention in tumor tissue, which was helpful for the diagnosis and treatment of tumor. In vivo assays indicated that the NPs led to a reduction in radioresistance in the tumor hypoxic microenvironment. Conclusion The nanomaterial had a simple synthesis method, good water solubility and biosafety, and good retention in tumor tissue. Hence, it could be used for SPECT/CT and MR dual mode imaging and therapy with radioiodine of tumor cells. The experimental results provided a feasible solution for combining radiotherapy and dual-model imaging by NPs for cancer diagnosis and treatment.
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- Ziyu Yan
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, 117865Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, P. R. China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, 117865Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, P. R. China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, 12610Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, 117865Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, P. R. China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, 117865Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, P. R. China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, 117865Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, P. R. China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, 117865Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, P. R. China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, 12610Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, 12610Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, 117865Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, P. R. China
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Centella asiatica mediated facile green synthesis of nano zinc oxide and its photo-catalytic and biological properties. INORG CHEM COMMUN 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.inoche.2021.108865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Åberg C, Piattelli V, Montizaan D, Salvati A. Sources of variability in nanoparticle uptake by cells. NANOSCALE 2021; 13:17530-17546. [PMID: 34652349 PMCID: PMC8552707 DOI: 10.1039/d1nr04690j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2021] [Accepted: 09/28/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Understanding how nano-sized objects are taken up by cells is important for applications within medicine (nanomedicine), as well as to avoid unforeseen hazard due to nanotechnology (nanosafety). Even within the same cell population, one typically observes a large cell-to-cell variability in nanoparticle uptake, raising the question of the underlying cause(s). Here we investigate cell-to-cell variability in polystyrene nanoparticle uptake by HeLa cells, with generalisations of the results to silica nanoparticles and liposomes, as well as to A549 and primary human umbilical vein endothelial cells. We show that uptake of nanoparticles is correlated with cell size within a cell population, thereby reproducing and generalising previous reports highlighting the role of cell size in nanoparticle uptake. By repeatedly isolating (using fluorescence-activated cell sorting) the cells that take up the most and least nanoparticles, respectively, and performing RNA sequencing on these cells separately, we examine the underlying gene expression that contributes to high and low polystyrene nanoparticle accumulation in HeLa cells. We can thereby show that cell size is not the sole driver of cell-to-cell variability, but that other cellular characteristics also play a role. In contrast to cell size, these characteristics are more specific to the object (nanoparticle or protein) being taken up, but are nevertheless highly heterogeneous, complicating their detailed identification. Overall, our results highlight the complexity underlying the cellular features that determine nanoparticle uptake propensity.
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- Christoffer Åberg
- Groningen Research Institute of Pharmacy, University of Groningen, A. Deusinglaan 1, 9713 AV Groningen, The Netherlands.
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- Groningen Research Institute of Pharmacy, University of Groningen, A. Deusinglaan 1, 9713 AV Groningen, The Netherlands.
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- Groningen Research Institute of Pharmacy, University of Groningen, A. Deusinglaan 1, 9713 AV Groningen, The Netherlands.
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- Groningen Research Institute of Pharmacy, University of Groningen, A. Deusinglaan 1, 9713 AV Groningen, The Netherlands.
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Baruah K, Haque M, Langbang L, Das S, Aguan K, Singha Roy A. Ocimum sanctum mediated green synthesis of silver nanoparticles: A biophysical study towards lysozyme binding and anti-bacterial activity. J Mol Liq 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2021.116422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Farouq MA, Al Qaraghuli MM, Kubiak-Ossowska K, Ferro VA, Mulheran PA. Biomolecular interactions with nanoparticles: applications for coronavirus disease 2019. Curr Opin Colloid Interface Sci 2021; 54:101461. [PMID: 33907504 PMCID: PMC8062422 DOI: 10.1016/j.cocis.2021.101461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Nanoparticles are small particles sized 1-100 nm, which have a large surface-to-volume ratio, allowing efficient adsorption of drugs, proteins, and other chemical compounds. Consequently, functionalized nanoparticles have potential diagnostic and therapeutic applications. A variety of nanoparticles have been studied, including those constructed from inorganic materials, biopolymers, and lipids. In this review, we focus on recent work targeting the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 virus that causes coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Understanding the interactions between coronavirus-specific proteins (such as the spike protein and its host cell receptor angiotensin-converting enzyme 2) with different nanoparticles paves the way to the development of new therapeutics and diagnostics that are urgently needed for the fight against COVID-19, and indeed for related future viral threats that may emerge.
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- Mohammed A.H. Farouq
- Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, University of Strathclyde, 75 Montrose Street, Glasgow, G1 1XJ, UK,Corresponding author: Farouq, M.A.H
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- Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, University of Strathclyde, 75 Montrose Street, Glasgow, G1 1XJ, UK
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- Department of Physics/Archie-West HPC, University of Strathclyde, 107 Rottenrow East, Glasgow, G4 0NG, UK
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- Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, 161 Cathedral Street, Glasgow, G4 0RE, UK
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- Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, University of Strathclyde, 75 Montrose Street, Glasgow, G1 1XJ, UK
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Li H, Wang Y, Tang Q, Yin D, Tang C, He E, Zou L, Peng Q. The protein corona and its effects on nanoparticle-based drug delivery systems. Acta Biomater 2021; 129:57-72. [PMID: 34048973 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2021.05.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2021] [Revised: 04/25/2021] [Accepted: 05/18/2021] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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In most cases, once nanoparticles (NPs) enter the blood, their surface is covered by biological molecules, especially proteins, forming a so-called protein corona (PC). As a result, what the cells of the body "see" is not the NPs as formulated by the chemists, but the PC. In this way, the PC can influence the effects of the NPs and even mask the desired effects of the NP components. While this can argue for trying to inhibit protein-nanomaterial interactions, encapsulating NPs in an endogenous PC may increase their clinical usefulness. In this review, we briefly introduce the concept of the PC, its formation and its effects on the behavior of NPs. We also discuss how to reduce the formation of PCs or exploit them to enhance NP functions. Studying the interactions between proteins and NPs will provide insights into their clinical activity in health and disease. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: The formation of protein corona (PC) will affect the operation of nanoparticles (NPs) in vivo. Since there are many proteins in the blood, it is impossible to completely overcome the formation of PC. Therefore, the use of PCs to deliver drug is the best choice. De-opsonins adsorbed on NPs can reduce macrophage phagocytosis and cytotoxicity of NPs, and prolong their circulation in blood. Albumin, apolipoprotein and transferrin are typical de-opsonins. In present review, we mainly discuss how to optimize the delivery of nanoparticles through the formation of albumin corona, transferrin corona and apolipoprotein corona in vivo or in vitro.
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- Hanmei Li
- Key Laboratory of Coarse Cereal Processing (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs), School of Food and Biological Engineering, Chengdu university, Chengdu 610106, China
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- Sichuan Industrial Institute of Antibiotics, School of Pharmacy, Chengdu university, Chengdu 610106, China
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- Sichuan Industrial Institute of Antibiotics, School of Pharmacy, Chengdu university, Chengdu 610106, China
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- Sichuan Industrial Institute of Antibiotics, School of Pharmacy, Chengdu university, Chengdu 610106, China
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Chengdu university, Chengdu 610106, China
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- Key Laboratory of Coarse Cereal Processing (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs), School of Food and Biological Engineering, Chengdu university, Chengdu 610106, China
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- Key Laboratory of Coarse Cereal Processing (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs), School of Food and Biological Engineering, Chengdu university, Chengdu 610106, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China.
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Wheeler KE, Chetwynd AJ, Fahy KM, Hong BS, Tochihuitl JA, Foster LA, Lynch I. Environmental dimensions of the protein corona. NATURE NANOTECHNOLOGY 2021; 16:617-629. [PMID: 34117462 DOI: 10.1038/s41565-021-00924-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 128] [Impact Index Per Article: 42.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2020] [Accepted: 05/04/2021] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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The adsorption of biomolecules to the surface of engineered nanomaterials, known as corona formation, defines their biological identity by altering their surface properties and transforming the physical, chemical and biological characteristics of the particles. In the first decade since the term protein corona was coined, studies have focused primarily on biomedical applications and human toxicity. The relevance of the environmental dimensions of the protein corona is still emerging. Often referred to as the eco-corona, a biomolecular coating forms upon nanomaterials as they enter the environment and may include proteins, as well as a diverse array of other biomolecules such as metabolites from cellular activity and/or natural organic matter. Proteins remain central in studies of eco-coronas because of the ease of monitoring and structurally characterizing proteins, as well as their crucial role in receptor engagement and signalling. The proteins within the eco-corona are optimal targets to establish the biophysicochemical principles of corona formation and transformation, as well as downstream impacts on nanomaterial uptake, distribution and impacts on the environment. Moreover, proteins appear to impart a biological identity, leading to cellular or organismal recognition of nanomaterials, a unique characteristic compared with natural organic matter. We contrast insights into protein corona formation from clinical samples with those in environmentally relevant systems. Principles specific to the environment are also explored to gain insights into the dynamics of interaction with or replacement by other biomolecules, including changes during trophic transfer and ecotoxicity. With many challenges remaining, we also highlight key opportunities for method development and impactful systems on which to focus the next phase of eco-corona studies. By interrogating these environmental dimensions of the protein corona, we offer a perspective on how mechanistic insights into protein coronas in the environment can lead to more sustainable, environmentally safe nanomaterials, as well as enhancing the efficacy of nanomaterials used in remediation and in the agri-food sector.
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- Korin E Wheeler
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA, USA.
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- School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA, USA
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- School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK
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Wang L, Wang Y, Xu M, Ma J, Zhang S, Liu S, Wang K, Tian H, Cui J. Enhanced hepatic cytotoxicity of chemically transformed polystyrene microplastics by simulated gastric fluid. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2021; 410:124536. [PMID: 33257126 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.124536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2020] [Revised: 11/06/2020] [Accepted: 11/07/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Microplastics pollution has emerged as one of the top-ranked global environmental issues, receiving worldwide attention in recent years. However, knowledge about the detrimental effects of microplastics on human health is still limited. In real-world settings, the physicochemical characteristics of microplastics were modified by environmental and biological transformation, largely changing their ultimate toxicity. Nonetheless, the toxicity change related to transformation of microplastics has not been considered in most published studies thus far. In the current study, we investigated the cytotoxicity of transformed polystyrene microplastics in hepatocytes. Our results revealed that 500 nm polystyrene microplastics, which were chemically transformed by simulated gastricfluid, exacerbated their adverse effects on SMMC-7721 cells at 20 μg/mL for 24 h treatment, including morphological alteration, membrane damage and increased cell apoptosis via oxidative stress. This exacerbated cytotoxicity could be at least partially explained by the degradation, changed surface charge and altered surface chemistry of these polystyrene microplastics after transformation. In conclusion, our study demonstrates that the hepatic cytotoxicity of polystyrene microplastics is enhanced after transformation.
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- Lixin Wang
- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Science and Technology, Pollution Prevention Biotechnology Laboratory of Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang 050018, China; Hebei Key Laboratory of Molecular Chemistry for Drug, Shijiazhuang 050018, China.
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Science and Technology, Pollution Prevention Biotechnology Laboratory of Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang 050018, China; Hebei Key Laboratory of Molecular Chemistry for Drug, Shijiazhuang 050018, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Science and Technology, Pollution Prevention Biotechnology Laboratory of Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang 050018, China; Hebei Key Laboratory of Molecular Chemistry for Drug, Shijiazhuang 050018, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environment Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environment Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University, Jinan 250014, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environment Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environment Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
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- Shijiazhuang Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shijiazhuang 050011, China
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- Shijiazhuang Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shijiazhuang 050011, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Science and Technology, Pollution Prevention Biotechnology Laboratory of Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang 050018, China; Hebei Key Laboratory of Molecular Chemistry for Drug, Shijiazhuang 050018, China.
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Åberg C. Kinetics of nanoparticle uptake into and distribution in human cells. NANOSCALE ADVANCES 2021; 3:2196-2212. [PMID: 36133761 PMCID: PMC9416924 DOI: 10.1039/d0na00716a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2020] [Accepted: 03/12/2021] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Whether one wishes to optimise drug delivery using nano-sized carriers or avoid hazard posed by engineered nanomaterials, the kinetics of nanoparticle uptake into human cells and their subsequent intracellular distribution is key. Unique properties of the nanoscale implies that such nanoparticles are taken up and trafficked in a different fashion compared to molecular species. In this review, we discuss in detail how to describe the kinetics of nanoparticle uptake and intracellular distribution, using previous studies for illustration. We also cover the extracellular kinetics, particle degradation, endosomal escape and cell division, ending with an outlook on the future of kinetic studies.
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- Christoffer Åberg
- Groningen Research Institute of Pharmacy, University of Groningen Antonius Deusinglaan 1 9713AV Groningen The Netherlands
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Ghosh G, Panicker L. Protein-nanoparticle interactions and a new insight. SOFT MATTER 2021; 17:3855-3875. [PMID: 33885450 DOI: 10.1039/d0sm02050h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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The study of protein-nanoparticle interactions provides knowledge about the bio-reactivity of nanoparticles, and creates a database of nanoparticles for applications in nanomedicine, nanodiagnosis, and nanotherapy. The problem arises when nanoparticles come in contact with physiological fluids such as plasma or serum, wherein they interact with the proteins (or other biomolecules). This interaction leads to the coating of proteins on the nanoparticle surface, mostly due to the electrostatic interaction, called 'corona'. These proteins are usually partially unfolded. The protein corona can deter nanoparticles from their targeted functionalities, such as drug/DNA delivery at the site and fluorescence tagging of diseased tissues. The protein corona also has many repercussions on cellular intake, inflammation, accumulation, degradation, and clearance of the nanoparticles from the body depending on the exposed part of the proteins. Hence, the protein-nanoparticle interaction and the configuration of the bound-proteins on the nanosurface need thorough investigation and understanding. Several techniques such as DLS and zeta potential measurement, UV-vis spectroscopy, fluorescence spectroscopy, circular dichroism, FTIR, and DSC provide valuable information in the protein-nanoparticle interaction study. Besides, theoretical simulations also provide additional understanding. Despite a lot of research publications, the fundamental question remained unresolved. Can we aim for the application of functional nanoparticles in medicine? A new insight, given by us, in this article assumes a reasonable solution to this crucial question.
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- Goutam Ghosh
- UGC-DAE Consortium for Scientific Research, Mumbai Centre, Mumbai 400 085, India.
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García-Álvarez R, Vallet-Regí M. Hard and Soft Protein Corona of Nanomaterials: Analysis and Relevance. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2021; 11:888. [PMID: 33807228 PMCID: PMC8067325 DOI: 10.3390/nano11040888] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2021] [Revised: 03/25/2021] [Accepted: 03/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Upon contact with a biological milieu, nanomaterials tend to interact with biomolecules present in the media, especially proteins, leading to the formation of the so-called "protein corona". As a result of these nanomaterial-protein interactions, the bio-identity of the nanomaterial is altered, which is translated into modifications of its behavior, fate, and pharmacological profile. For biomedical applications, it is fundamental to understand the biological behavior of nanomaterials prior to any clinical translation. For these reasons, during the last decade, numerous publications have been focused on the investigation of the protein corona of many different types of nanomaterials. Interestingly, it has been demonstrated that the structure of the protein corona can be divided into hard and soft corona, depending on the affinity of the proteins for the nanoparticle surface. In the present document, we explore the differences between these two protein coronas, review the analysis techniques used for their assessment, and reflect on their relevance for medical purposes.
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- Rafaela García-Álvarez
- Departamento Química en Ciencias Farmaceúticas, Unidad de Química Inorgánica y Bioinorgánica, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Hospital 12 de Octubre i+12, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Plaza Ramón y Cajal s/n, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento Química en Ciencias Farmaceúticas, Unidad de Química Inorgánica y Bioinorgánica, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Hospital 12 de Octubre i+12, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Plaza Ramón y Cajal s/n, 28040 Madrid, Spain
- CIBER de Bioingeniería, Biomateriales y Nanomedicina, CIBER-BBN, 28029 Madrid, Spain
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Controlled Formation of a Protein Corona Composed of Denatured BSA on Upconversion Nanoparticles Improves Their Colloidal Stability. MATERIALS 2021; 14:ma14071657. [PMID: 33800633 PMCID: PMC8037850 DOI: 10.3390/ma14071657] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2021] [Revised: 03/04/2021] [Accepted: 03/22/2021] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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In the natural fluidic environment of a biological system, nanoparticles swiftly adsorb plasma proteins on their surface forming a “protein corona”, which profoundly and often adversely affects their residence in the systemic circulation in vivo and their interaction with cells in vitro. It has been recognized that preformation of a protein corona under controlled conditions ameliorates the protein corona effects, including colloidal stability in serum solutions. We report on the investigation of the stabilizing effects of a denatured bovine serum albumin (dBSA) protein corona formed on the surface of upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs). UCNPs were chosen as a nanoparticle model due to their unique photoluminescent properties suitable for background-free biological imaging and sensing. UCNP surface was modified with nitrosonium tetrafluoroborate (NOBF4) to render it hydrophilic. UCNP-NOBF4 nanoparticles were incubated in dBSA solution to form a dBSA corona followed up by lyophilization. As produced dBSA-UCNP-NOBF4 demonstrated high photoluminescence brightness, sustained colloidal stability after long-term storage and the reduced level of serum protein surface adsorption. These results show promise of dBSA-based nanoparticle pretreatment to improve the amiability to biological environments towards theranostic applications.
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Uptake of polymeric nanoparticles in a human induced pluripotent stem cell-based blood-brain barrier model: Impact of size, material, and protein corona. Biointerphases 2021; 16:021004. [PMID: 33765771 DOI: 10.1116/6.0000889] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The blood-brain barrier (BBB) maintains the homeostasis of the central nervous system, which is one of the reasons for the treatments of brain disorders being challenging in nature. Nanoparticles (NPs) have been seen as potential drug delivery systems to the brain overcoming the tight barrier of endothelial cells. Using a BBB model system based on human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), the impact of polymeric nanoparticles has been studied in relation to nanoparticle size, material, and protein corona. PLGA [poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid)] and PLLA [poly(d,l-lactide)] nanoparticles stabilized with Tween® 80 were synthesized (50 and 100 nm). iPSCs were differentiated into human brain microvascular endothelial cells (hBMECs), which express prominent BBB features, and a tight barrier was established with a high transendothelial electrical resistance of up to 4000 Ω cm2. The selective adsorption of proteins on the PLGA and PLLA nanoparticles resulted in a high percentage of apolipoproteins and complement components. In contrast to the prominently used BBB models based on animal or human cell lines, the present study demonstrates that the iPSC-based model is suited to study interactions with nanoparticles in correlation with their material, size, and protein corona composition. Furthermore, asymmetrical flow field-flow fractionation enables the investigation of size and agglomeration state of NPs in biological relevant media. Even though a similar composition of the protein corona has been detected on NP surfaces by mass spectrometry, and even though similar amounts of NP are interacting with hBMECs, 100 nm-sized PLGA NPs do impact the barrier, forming endothelial cells in an undiscovered manner.
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Liu F, Shah DS, Gadd GM. Role of Protein in Fungal Biomineralization of Copper Carbonate Nanoparticles. Curr Biol 2021; 31:358-368.e3. [PMID: 33176131 DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2020.10.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2020] [Revised: 10/12/2020] [Accepted: 10/14/2020] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Biomineralization processes are of key importance in the biogeochemical cycling of metals and other elements by microorganisms, and several studies have highlighted the potential applications of nanoparticle synthesis via biomineralization. The roles played by proteins in the transformation and biologically induced biomineralization of metals by microorganisms is not well understood, despite the interactions of protein and nanoparticles at mineral interfaces attracting much interest in various emerging fields for novel biomaterial synthesis. Here, we have elucidated the association and involvement of fungal proteins in the formation of biogenic copper carbonate nanoparticles (CuNPs) using a carbonate-enriched biomass-free ureolytic fungal culture supernatant. Proteomic analysis was conducted that identified the major proteins present in the culture supernatant. Of the proteins identified, triosephosphate isomerase (TPI) exhibited a strong affinity to the CuNPs, and the impact of purified TPI on CuNP formation was studied in detail. The combined use of scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM) confirmed that TPI played an important role in controlling the morphology and structure of the nanomaterials. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) was applied to examine conformational changes of the proteins to further clarity the interaction mechanisms with CuNPs during biomineralization. Such analyses revealed unfolding of proteins on the mineral surface and an increase in β sheets within the protein structure. These results extend understanding of how microbial systems can influence biomineral formation through protein secretion, the mechanisms involved in formation of complex protein/inorganic systems, and provide useful guidelines for the synthesis of inorganic-protein based nanomaterials.
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- Feixue Liu
- Geomicrobiology Group, School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 5EH, Scotland, UK
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- Division of Cell Signalling and Immunology, School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 5EH, Scotland, UK
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- Geomicrobiology Group, School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 5EH, Scotland, UK; State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, Beijing Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Pollution Control, College of Chemical Engineering and Environment, China University of Petroleum, Beijing 102249, China.
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Precupas A, Gheorghe D, Botea-Petcu A, Leonties AR, Sandu R, Popa VT, Mariussen E, Naouale EY, Rundén-Pran E, Dumit V, Xue Y, Cimpan MR, Dusinska M, Haase A, Tanasescu S. Thermodynamic Parameters at Bio-Nano Interface and Nanomaterial Toxicity: A Case Study on BSA Interaction with ZnO, SiO 2, and TiO 2. Chem Res Toxicol 2020; 33:2054-2071. [PMID: 32600046 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrestox.9b00468] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Understanding nanomaterial (NM)-protein interactions is a key issue in defining the bioreactivity of NMs with great impact for nanosafety. In the present work, the complex phenomena occurring at the bio/nano interface were evaluated in a simple case study focusing on NM-protein binding thermodynamics and protein stability for three representative metal oxide NMs, namely, zinc oxide (ZnO; NM-110), titanium dioxide (TiO2; NM-101), and silica (SiO2; NM-203). The thermodynamic signature associated with the NM interaction with an abundant protein occurring in most cell culture media, bovine serum albumin (BSA), has been investigated by isothermal titration and differential scanning calorimetry. Circular dichroism spectroscopy offers additional information concerning adsorption-induced protein conformational changes. The BSA adsorption onto NMs is enthalpy-controlled, with the enthalpic character (favorable interaction) decreasing as follows: ZnO (NM-110) > SiO2 (NM-203) > TiO2 (NM-101). The binding of BSA is spontaneous, as revealed by the negative free energy, ΔG, for all systems. The structural stability of the protein decreased as follows: TiO2 (NM-101) > SiO2 (NM-203) > ZnO (NM-110). As protein binding may alter NM reactivity and thus the toxicity, we furthermore assessed its putative influence on DNA damage, as well as on the expression of target genes for cell death (RIPK1, FAS) and oxidative stress (SOD1, SOD2, CAT, GSTK1) in the A549 human alveolar basal epithelial cell line. The enthalpic component of the BSA-NM interaction, corroborated with BSA structural stability, matched the ranking for the biological alterations, i.e., DNA strand breaks, oxidized DNA lesions, cell-death, and antioxidant gene expression in A549 cells. The relative and total content of BSA in the protein corona was determined using mass-spectrometry-based proteomics. For the present case study, the thermodynamic parameters at bio/nano interface emerge as key descriptors for the dominant contributions determining the adsorption processes and NMs toxicological effect.
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- Aurica Precupas
- Institute of Physical Chemistry "Ilie Murgulescu" of the Romanian Academy, Bucharest 060021, Romania
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry "Ilie Murgulescu" of the Romanian Academy, Bucharest 060021, Romania
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry "Ilie Murgulescu" of the Romanian Academy, Bucharest 060021, Romania
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry "Ilie Murgulescu" of the Romanian Academy, Bucharest 060021, Romania
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry "Ilie Murgulescu" of the Romanian Academy, Bucharest 060021, Romania
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry "Ilie Murgulescu" of the Romanian Academy, Bucharest 060021, Romania
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- NILU-Norwegian Institute for Air Research, Kjeller 2027, Norway
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- Department of Chemical and Product Safety, German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment, Berlin 10589, Germany
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- Department of Clinical Dentistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Bergen, Bergen 5020, Norway
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- Department of Clinical Dentistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Bergen, Bergen 5020, Norway
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- NILU-Norwegian Institute for Air Research, Kjeller 2027, Norway
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- Department of Chemical and Product Safety, German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment, Berlin 10589, Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry "Ilie Murgulescu" of the Romanian Academy, Bucharest 060021, Romania
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Physical Properties of Nanoparticles That Result in Improved Cancer Targeting. JOURNAL OF ONCOLOGY 2020; 2020:5194780. [PMID: 32765604 PMCID: PMC7374236 DOI: 10.1155/2020/5194780] [Citation(s) in RCA: 107] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2020] [Revised: 04/26/2020] [Accepted: 05/30/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The therapeutic efficacy of drugs is dependent upon the ability of a drug to reach its target, and drug penetration into tumors is limited by abnormal vasculature and high interstitial pressure. Chemotherapy is the most common systemic treatment for cancer but can cause undesirable adverse effects, including toxicity to the bone marrow and gastrointestinal system. Therefore, nanotechnology-based drug delivery systems have been developed to reduce the adverse effects of traditional chemotherapy by enhancing the penetration and selective drug retention in tumor tissues. A thorough knowledge of the physical properties (e.g., size, surface charge, shape, and mechanical strength) and chemical attributes of nanoparticles is crucial to facilitate the application of nanotechnology to biomedical applications. This review provides a summary of how the attributes of nanoparticles can be exploited to improve therapeutic efficacy. An ideal nanoparticle is proposed at the end of this review in order to guide future development of nanoparticles for improved drug targeting in vivo.
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Perera YR, South TM, Hughes AC, Parkhurst AN, Williams OC, Davidson MB, Wilks CA, Mlsna DA, Fitzkee NC. Using NMR Spectroscopy To Measure Protein Binding Capacity on Gold Nanoparticles. JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL EDUCATION 2020; 97:820-824. [PMID: 34045774 PMCID: PMC8152810 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.9b00625] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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A simple one-dimensional 1H NMR experiment that quantifies protein bound to gold nanoparticles has been developed for upper-division biochemistry and physical chemistry students. This laboratory experiment teaches the basics of NMR techniques, which is a highly effective tool in protein studies and supports students to understand the concepts of NMR spectroscopy and nanoparticle-protein interactions. Understanding the interactions of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) with biological macromolecules is becoming increasingly important as interest in the clinical use of nanoparticles has been on the rise. Applications in drug delivery, biosensing, diagnostics, and enhanced imaging are all tangible possibilities with a better understanding of AuNP-protein interactions. The ability to use AuNPs as biosensors for drug delivery methods in cellular uptake is dependent on the amount of protein that is able to bind to the surface of the nanoparticle. This laboratory experiment solidifies concepts such as quantitative NMR spectroscopy while reinforcing precision laboratory titrations. Students learn how 1H proton NMR spectra can be used to measure free protein in solution and protein bound to AuNPs. A simple formula is used to determine the binding capacity of the nanoparticle. This analysis helps students to understand the impact of nanoparticle-protein interactions, and it allows them to conceptualize macromolecular binding using NMR spectroscopy.
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- Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, Mississippi
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- Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, Mississippi
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- Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, Mississippi
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- Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, Mississippi
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Prozeller D, Morsbach S, Landfester K. Isothermal titration calorimetry as a complementary method for investigating nanoparticle-protein interactions. NANOSCALE 2019; 11:19265-19273. [PMID: 31549702 DOI: 10.1039/c9nr05790k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC) is a complementary technique that can be used for investigations of protein adsorption on nanomaterials, as it quantifies the thermodynamic parameters of intermolecular interactions in situ. As soon as nanomaterials enter biological media, a corona of proteins forms around the nanomaterials, which influences the surface properties and therefore the behavior of nanomaterials tremendously. ITC enhances our understanding of nanoparticle-protein interactions, as it provides information on binding affinity (in form of association constant Ka), interaction mechanism (in form of binding enthalpy ΔH, binding entropy ΔS and Gibbs free energy ΔG) and binding stoichiometry n. Therefore, as a complementary method, ITC enhances our mechanistic understanding of the protein corona. In this minireview, the information obtained from a multitude of ITC studies regarding different nanomaterials and proteins are gathered and relations between nanomaterials' properties and their resulting interactions undergone with proteins are deduced. Nanomaterials formed of a hydrophilic material without strongly charged surface and steric stabilization experience the weakest interactions with proteins. As a result, such nanomaterials undergo the least unspecific protein-interactions and are most promising for allowing an engineering of the protein corona.
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- Domenik Prozeller
- 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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Hante NK, Medina C, Santos-Martinez MJ. Effect on Platelet Function of Metal-Based Nanoparticles Developed for Medical Applications. Front Cardiovasc Med 2019; 6:139. [PMID: 31620449 PMCID: PMC6759469 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2019.00139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2019] [Accepted: 09/03/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Nanomaterials have been recently introduced as potential diagnostic and therapeutic tools in the medical field. One of the main concerns in relation to the use of nanomaterials in humans is their potential toxicity profile and blood compatibility. In fact, and due to their small size, NPs can translocate into the systemic circulation even after dermal contact, inhalation, or oral ingestion. Once in the blood stream, nanoparticles become in contact with the different components of the blood and can potentially interfere with normal platelet function leading to bleeding or thrombosis. Metallic NPs have been already used for diagnosis and treatment purposes due to their unique characteristics. However, the potential interactions between metallic NPs and platelets has not been widely studied and reported. This review focuses on the factors that can affect platelet activation and aggregation by metal NPs and the nature of such interactions, providing a summary of the effect of various metal NPs on platelet function available in the literature.
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- Nadhim Kamil Hante
- The School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- College of Pharmacy, University of Kufa, Najaf, Iraq
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- The School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- The School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- School of Medicine, Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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Maity A, Pal U, Chakraborty B, Sengupta C, Sau A, Chakraborty S, Basu S. Preferential photochemical interaction of Ru (III) doped carbon nano dots with bovine serum albumin over human serum albumin. Int J Biol Macromol 2019; 137:483-494. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2019.06.126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2019] [Revised: 06/16/2019] [Accepted: 06/17/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Sakhtianchi R, Darvishi B, Mirzaie Z, Dorkoosh F, Shanehsazzadeh S, Dinarvand R. Pegylated magnetic mesoporous silica nanoparticles decorated with AS1411 Aptamer as a targeting delivery system for cytotoxic agents. Pharm Dev Technol 2019; 24:1063-1075. [PMID: 30654677 DOI: 10.1080/10837450.2019.1569678] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Fulfilling the purpose of developing a NP with theragnostic capabilities, the current study describes the synthesis of an aptamer-functionalized PEG-coated SPION/mesoporous silica core-shell nanoparticle for concurrent cancer targeted therapy and magnetic resonance imaging. SPIONs were synthesized according to a thermal decomposition method and served as cores for SPION/mesoporous silica core/shell nanoparticles (MMSNs). Doxorubicin was then successfully loaded in MMSNs which were then coated with di-carboxylic acid functionalized polyethylene glycol (PEG-MMSNs). AS1411 aptamers were at the end covalently attached to NPs (APT-PEG-MMSNs). The mean diameter of synthesized NPs was about 89 nm and doxorubicin encapsulation efficacy was ≈67.47%. Results of MTT based cell cytotoxicity assay demonstrated a significantly higher toxicity profile for APT-PEG-MMSNs against MCF7 cells compared to non-decorated MMSNs, while no significant differences were spotted against NIH-3T3 cells. Meanwhile, formation of protein corona around APT-PEG-MMSNs in biological medium significantly attenuated observed cytotoxicity against MCF7 cell line. Examining NPs uptake by MCF7 cells using confocal laser scanning microscopy also confirmed superiority of APT-PEG-MMSNs over PEG-MMSNs. Finally, APT decorated NPs induced highest signal intensity reduction in T2-weighted images during in vitro MRI assay. In conclusion, developed NPs may serve as promising multifunctional vehicles for simultaneous cancer targeted therapy and MRI imaging.
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- Ramin Sakhtianchi
- Nanotechnology Research Center, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences , Tehran , Iran.,Department of Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences , Tehran , Iran
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- Recombinant Proteins Department, Breast Cancer Research Center, ACECR , Tehran , Iran
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- Nanotechnology Research Center, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences , Tehran , Iran
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences , Tehran , Iran
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- Nanotechnology Research Center, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences , Tehran , Iran
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- Nanotechnology Research Center, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences , Tehran , Iran.,Department of Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences , Tehran , Iran
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Zhao Y, Hou Y, Ji J, Khan F, Thundat T, Harrison DJ. Sample Preparation in Centrifugal Microfluidic Discs for Human Serum Metabolite Analysis by Surface Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Mass Spectrometry. Anal Chem 2019; 91:7570-7577. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.8b05756] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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- Yufeng Zhao
- Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2G2, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2G2, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2G2, Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2R3, Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2R3, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2G2, Canada
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Au JLS, Abbiati RA, Wientjes MG, Lu Z. Target Site Delivery and Residence of Nanomedicines: Application of Quantitative Systems Pharmacology. Pharmacol Rev 2019; 71:157-169. [PMID: 30846487 DOI: 10.1124/pr.118.016816] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Quantitative systems pharmacology (QSP), an emerging field that entails using modeling and computation to interpret, interrogate, and integrate drug effects spanning from the molecule to the whole organism to forecast treatment outcomes, is expected to enhance the efficiency of drug development. Since late 2017, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has advocated the use of an analogous approach of model-informed drug development. This review focuses on issues pertaining to nanosized medicines (NP) and the potential utility of QSP to determine NP delivery and residence at extracellular or intracellular targets in vivo. The kinetic processes governing NP disposition and transport, interactions with biologic matrix components, binding and internalization in cells, and intracellular trafficking are determined, sometimes jointly, by NP properties (e.g., dimension, materials, surface charge and modifications, shape, and geometry) and target tissue properties (e.g., perfusion status, vessel pore size and wall thickness, vessel and cell density, composition of extracellular matrix, and void volume fraction). These various determinants, together with the heterogeneous tissue structures and microenvironment factors in solid tumors, lead to environment-, spatial-, and time-dependent changes in NP concentrations that are difficult to predict. Adding to the complexity is the recent discovery that NP surface-coating protein corona, whose composition depends on NP properties and which undergoes continuous evolution with time and local protein environments, is yet another unpredictable variable. Examples are provided to demonstrate the potential utility of QSP-based multiscale modeling to capture the physicochemical and biologic processes in equations to enable computational studies of the key kinetic processes in cancer treatments.
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- Jessie L-S Au
- Institute of Quantitative Systems Pharmacology, Carlsbad, California (J.L.-S.A., R.A.A., M.G.W., Z.L.); Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (J.L.-S.A., R.A.A.); Optimum Therapeutics LLC, Carlsbad, California (J.L.-S.A., M.G.W., Z.L.); and College of Pharmacy, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China (J.L.-S.A.)
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- Institute of Quantitative Systems Pharmacology, Carlsbad, California (J.L.-S.A., R.A.A., M.G.W., Z.L.); Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (J.L.-S.A., R.A.A.); Optimum Therapeutics LLC, Carlsbad, California (J.L.-S.A., M.G.W., Z.L.); and College of Pharmacy, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China (J.L.-S.A.)
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- Institute of Quantitative Systems Pharmacology, Carlsbad, California (J.L.-S.A., R.A.A., M.G.W., Z.L.); Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (J.L.-S.A., R.A.A.); Optimum Therapeutics LLC, Carlsbad, California (J.L.-S.A., M.G.W., Z.L.); and College of Pharmacy, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China (J.L.-S.A.)
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- Institute of Quantitative Systems Pharmacology, Carlsbad, California (J.L.-S.A., R.A.A., M.G.W., Z.L.); Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (J.L.-S.A., R.A.A.); Optimum Therapeutics LLC, Carlsbad, California (J.L.-S.A., M.G.W., Z.L.); and College of Pharmacy, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China (J.L.-S.A.)
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Xu X, Angioletti-Uberti S, Lu Y, Dzubiella J, Ballauff M. Interaction of Proteins with Polyelectrolytes: Comparison of Theory to Experiment. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2019; 35:5373-5391. [PMID: 30095921 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.8b01802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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We discuss recent investigations of the interaction of polyelectrolytes with proteins. In particular, we review our recent studies on the interaction of simple proteins such as human serum albumin (HSA) and lysozyme with linear polyelectrolytes, charged dendrimers, charged networks, and polyelectrolyte brushes. In all cases discussed here, we combined experimental work with molecular dynamics (MD) simulations and mean-field theories. In particular, isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC) has been employed to obtain the respective binding constants Kb and the Gibbs free energy of binding. MD simulations with explicit counterions but implicit water demonstrate that counterion release is the main driving force for the binding of proteins to strongly charged polyelectrolytes: patches of positive charges located on the surface of the protein become multivalent counterions of the polyelectrolyte, thereby releasing a number of counterions condensed on the polyelectrolyte. The binding Gibbs free energy due to counterion release is predicted to scale with the logarithm of the salt concentration in the system, which is verified by both simulations and experiment. In several cases, namely, for the interaction of proteins with linear polyelectrolytes and highly charged hydrophilic dendrimers, the binding constant could be calculated from simulations to very good approximation. This finding demonstrated that in these cases explicit hydration effects do not contribute to the Gibbs free energy of binding. The Gibbs free energy can also be used to predict the kinetics of protein uptake by microgels for a given system by applying dynamic density functional theory. The entire discussion demonstrates that the direct comparison of theory with experiments can lead to a full understanding of the interaction of proteins with charged polymers. Possible implications for applications, such as drug design, are discussed.
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- Xiao Xu
- School of Chemical Engineering , Nanjing University of Science and Technology , 200 Xiao Ling Wei , Nanjing 210094 , P. R. China
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- Department of Materials , Imperial College London , London SW7 2AZ - UK , U.K
- International Research Centre for Soft Matter , Beijing University of Chemical Technology , 100099 Beijing , PR China
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- Soft Matter and Functional Materials , Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie GmbH , 14109 Berlin , Germany
- Institute of Chemistry , University of Potsdam , 14467 Potsdam , Germany
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- Soft Matter and Functional Materials , Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie GmbH , 14109 Berlin , Germany
- Physikalisches Institut , Albert-Ludwigs-Universität , 79104 Freiburg , Germany
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- Soft Matter and Functional Materials , Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie GmbH , 14109 Berlin , Germany
- Institut für Physik , Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin , 12489 Berlin , Germany
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Tardy BL, Richardson JJ, Nithipipat V, Kempe K, Guo J, Cho KL, Rahim MA, Ejima H, Caruso F. Protein Adsorption and Coordination-Based End-Tethering of Functional Polymers on Metal-Phenolic Network Films. Biomacromolecules 2019; 20:1421-1428. [PMID: 30794387 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.9b00006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Metal-phenolic network (MPN) coatings have generated increasing interest owing to their biologically inspired nature, facile fabrication, and near-universal adherence, especially for biomedical applications. However, a key issue in biomedicine is protein fouling, and the adsorption of proteins on tannic acid-based MPNs remains to be comprehensively studied. Herein, we investigate the interaction of specific biomedically relevant proteins in solution (e.g., bovine serum albumin (BSA), immunoglobulin G (IgG), fibrinogen) and complex biological media (serum) using layer-by-layer-assembled tannic acid/FeIII MPN films. When FeIII was the outermost layer, galloyl-modified poly(2-ethyl-2-oxazoline) (P(EtOx)-Gal) could be grafted to the films through coordination bonds. Protein fouling and bacterial adhesion were greatly suppressed after functionalization with P(EtOx)-Gal and the mass of adsorbed protein was reduced by 79%. Interestingly, larger proteins adsorbed more on both the MPNs and P(EtOx)-functionalized MPNs. This study provides fundamental information on the interactions of MPNs with single proteins, mixtures of proteins as encountered in serum, and the noncovalent, coordination-based, functionalization of MPN films.
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- Blaise L Tardy
- 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 the Department of Chemical Engineering , The University of Melbourne , Parkville , Victoria 3010 , Australia
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Eslami P, Rossi F, Fedeli S. Hybrid Nanogels: Stealth and Biocompatible Structures for Drug Delivery Applications. Pharmaceutics 2019; 11:E71. [PMID: 30736486 PMCID: PMC6409538 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics11020071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2019] [Revised: 02/02/2019] [Accepted: 02/04/2019] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Considering nanogels, we have focused our attention on hybrid nanosystems for drug delivery and biomedical purposes. The distinctive strength of these structures is the capability to join the properties of nanosystems with the polymeric structures, where versatility is strongly demanded for biomedical applications. Alongside with the therapeutic effect, a non-secondary requirement of the nanosystem is indeed its biocompatibility. The importance to fulfill this aim is not only driven by the priority to reduce, as much as possible, the inflammatory or the immune response of the organism, but also by the need to improve circulation lifetime, biodistribution, and bioavailability of the carried drugs. In this framework, we have therefore gathered the hybrid nanogels specifically designed to increase their biocompatibility, evade the recognition by the immune system, and overcome the self-defense mechanisms present in the bloodstream of the host organism. The works have been essentially organized according to the hybrid morphologies and to the strategies adopted to fulfill these aims: Nanogels combined with nanoparticles or with liposomes, and involving polyethylene glycol chains or zwitterionic polymers.
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- Parisa Eslami
- Laboratory of Molecular Magnetism (LaMM), Department of Chemistry "Ugo Shiff", University of Florence, via della Lastruccia 3, 50019, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy.
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- Department of Chemistry, Materials and Chemical Engineering "Giulio Natta", Politecnico di Milano, via Mancinelli 7, 20131 Milano, Italy.
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- Colorobbia Research Center (CERICOL), via Pietramarina 53, 50053 Sovigliana Vinci, Italy.
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Au JLS, Lu Z, Abbiati RA, Wientjes MG. Systemic Bioequivalence Is Unlikely to Equal Target Site Bioequivalence for Nanotechnology Oncologic Products. AAPS J 2019; 21:24. [PMID: 30710324 PMCID: PMC6432930 DOI: 10.1208/s12248-019-0296-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2018] [Accepted: 01/09/2019] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Approval of generic drugs by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requires the product to be pharmaceutically equivalent to the reference listed drug (RLD) and demonstrate bioequivalence (BE) in effectiveness when administered to patients under the conditions in the RLD product labeling. Effectiveness is determined by drug exposure at the target sites. However, since such measurement is usually unavailable, systemic exposure is assumed to equal target site exposure and systemic BE to equal target site BE. This assumption, while it often applies to small molecule drug products that are readily dissolved in biological fluids and systemically absorbed, is unlikely to apply to nanotechnology products (NP) that exist as heterogeneous systems and are subjected to dimension- and material-dependent changes. This commentary provides an overview of the intersecting and spatial-dependent processes and variables governing the delivery and residence of oncologic NP in solid tumors. In order to provide a quantitative perspective of the collective effects of these processes, we used quantitative systems pharmacology (QSP) multi-scale modeling to capture the physicochemical and biological events on several scales (whole-body, organ/suborgan, cell/subcellular, spatial locations, time). QSP is an emerging field that entails using modeling and computation to facilitate drug development; an analogous approach (i.e., model-informed drug development) is advocated by to FDA. The QSP model-based simulations illustrated that small changes in NP attributes (e.g., size variations during manufacturing, interactions with proteins in biological milieu) could lead to disproportionately large differences in target site exposure, rending systemic BE unlikely to equal target site BE.
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- Jessie L-S Au
- Institute of Quantitative Systems Pharmacology, 1815 Aston Avenue, suite 107, Carlsbad, California, 92008, USA.
- Optimum Therapeutics LLC, Carlsbad, California, 92008, USA.
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73117, USA.
- College of Pharmacy, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China.
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- Institute of Quantitative Systems Pharmacology, 1815 Aston Avenue, suite 107, Carlsbad, California, 92008, USA
- Optimum Therapeutics LLC, Carlsbad, California, 92008, USA
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- Institute of Quantitative Systems Pharmacology, 1815 Aston Avenue, suite 107, Carlsbad, California, 92008, USA
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73117, USA
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- Institute of Quantitative Systems Pharmacology, 1815 Aston Avenue, suite 107, Carlsbad, California, 92008, USA
- Optimum Therapeutics LLC, Carlsbad, California, 92008, USA
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Singh S, Ly A, Das S, Sakthivel TS, Barkam S, Seal S. Cerium oxide nanoparticles at the nano-bio interface: size-dependent cellular uptake. ARTIFICIAL CELLS NANOMEDICINE AND BIOTECHNOLOGY 2018; 46:S956-S963. [PMID: 30314412 DOI: 10.1080/21691401.2018.1521818] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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The authors investigated the role of different size and morphology of cerium oxide nanoparticles (CNPs) in cellular uptake and internalization at the nano-bio interface. Atomic force microscopy (AFM) has been utilized to record changes in the membrane elasticity as a function of ceria particle morphology and concentration. Young's Modulus was estimated in presence and absence of CNPs of different sizes by gauging the membrane elasticity of CCL30 (squamous cell carcinoma) cells. Significant change in Young's Modulus was observed for CNP treatments at higher concentrations, while minimum membrane disruption was observed at lower concentrations. Studies using blocking agents specific to energy-dependent cellular internalization pathways indicated passive cellular uptake for smaller CNPs (3-5 nm). Other observations showed that larger CNPs were unable to permeate the cell membrane, which indicates an active uptake mechanism by the cell membrane. The ability of smaller CNPs (3-5 nm) to permeate the cell membrane without energy consumption by uptake pathways suggests potential for use as nanovectors for the delivery of bioactive molecules. Specifically, the passive uptake mechanism allows for the delivery of surface-bound molecules directly to the cytoplasm, avoiding the extreme chemical conditions of endosomal pathways.
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- Sushant Singh
- a Nanoscience Technology Center, University of Central Florida , Orlando , FL , USA.,b Advanced Materials Processing and Analysis Center, University of Central Florida , Orlando , FL , USA
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- c Department of Materials Science and Engineering , University of Central Florida , Orlando , FL , USA.,d School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences , University of Technology Sydney , Ultimo , Australia
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- a Nanoscience Technology Center, University of Central Florida , Orlando , FL , USA.,e Aviana Molecular Therapeutic , Orlando , FL , USA
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- a Nanoscience Technology Center, University of Central Florida , Orlando , FL , USA.,b Advanced Materials Processing and Analysis Center, University of Central Florida , Orlando , FL , USA
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- a Nanoscience Technology Center, University of Central Florida , Orlando , FL , USA.,f Micron Technology , Boise , ID , USA
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- a Nanoscience Technology Center, University of Central Florida , Orlando , FL , USA.,b Advanced Materials Processing and Analysis Center, University of Central Florida , Orlando , FL , USA.,c Department of Materials Science and Engineering , University of Central Florida , Orlando , FL , USA.,g College of Medicine , University of Central Florida , Orlando , FL , USA
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Conformational changes of adsorbed and free proteins on magnetic nanoclusters. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2018; 170:664-672. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2018.05.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2018] [Revised: 05/12/2018] [Accepted: 05/25/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Kumar S, Yadav I, Aswal VK, Kohlbrecher J. Structure and Interaction of Nanoparticle-Protein Complexes. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2018; 34:5679-5695. [PMID: 29672062 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.8b00110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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The integration of nanoparticles with proteins is of high scientific interest due to the amazing potential displayed by their complexes, combining the nanoscale properties of nanoparticles with the specific architectures and functions of the protein molecules. The nanoparticle-protein complexes, in particular, are useful in the emerging field of nanobiotechnology (nanomedicine, drug delivery, and biosensors) as the nanoparticles having sizes comparable to that of living cells can access and operate within the cell. The understanding of nanoparticle interaction with different protein molecules is a prerequisite for such applications. The interaction of the two components has been shown to result in conformational changes in proteins and to affect the surface properties and colloidal stability of the nanoparticles. In this feature article, our recent studies exploring the driving interactions in nanoparticle-protein systems and resultant structures are presented. The anionic colloidal silica nanoparticles and two globular charged proteins [lysozyme and bovine serum albumin (BSA)] have been investigated as model systems. The adsorption behavior of the two proteins on nanoparticles is found to be completely different, but they both give rise to similar phase transformation from one phase to two phase in respective nanoparticle-protein systems. The presence of protein induces the short-range and long-range attraction between the nanoparticles with lysozyme and BSA, respectively. The observed phase behavior and its dependence on various physiochemical parameters (e.g., nanoparticle size, ionic strength, and solution pH) have been explained in terms of underlying interactions.
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- Sugam Kumar
- Solid State Physics Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai 400 085 , India
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- Solid State Physics Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai 400 085 , India
- Homi Bhabha National Institute , Mumbai 400 094 , India
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- Solid State Physics Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai 400 085 , India
- Homi Bhabha National Institute , Mumbai 400 094 , India
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- Laboratory for Neutron Scattering and Imaging , Paul Scherrer Institut , CH-5232 PSI Villigen , Switzerland
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Markovic M, Kumar A, Andjelkovic I, Lath S, Kirby JK, Losic D, Batley GE, McLaughlin MJ. Ecotoxicology of manufactured graphene oxide nanomaterials and derivation of preliminary guideline values for freshwater environments. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY 2018; 37:1340-1348. [PMID: 29314166 DOI: 10.1002/etc.4074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2017] [Revised: 09/09/2017] [Accepted: 01/03/2018] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The unique physical and chemical properties of graphene-based nanomaterials (GNMs) have inspired a diverse range of scientific and industrial applications. The market value of GNMs is predicted to reach $US 1.3 billion by 2023. Common to many nanomaterials, an important and unresolved question is the environmental consequences of the increases in GNMs use. The current deficiencies in studies reporting ecotoxicology data for GNMs include differences in analytical methodologies for quantification, no standardized test guidelines, differences in morphology of GNMs, the lack of Chemical Abstract Service numbers, and the quality of the reported data. The assessment of potential adverse effects on aquatic organisms typically relies on guideline values based on species sensitivity distributions (SSDs) of toxicity data. We present preliminary water quality guideline values for graphene oxide NMs in freshwaters. Data include 10 species from 7 phyla (bacteria and fungi were not included). The most sensitive organism was found to be the freshwater shrimp Palaemon pandaliformis. The derived guideline values for 99, 95, 90, and 80% species protection were 350, 600, 830, and 1300 μg/L, respectively. These results will contribute to the regulatory derivations of future water quality guideline values for graphene-based NMs. Environ Toxicol Chem 2018;37:1340-1348. © 2018 SETAC.
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- Marijana Markovic
- Soil Science, School of Agriculture Food and Wine, University of Adelaide, Glen Osmond, South Australia, Australia
- CSIRO Land and Water, Urrbrae, South Australia, Australia
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- CSIRO Land and Water, Urrbrae, South Australia, Australia
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- Soil Science, School of Agriculture Food and Wine, University of Adelaide, Glen Osmond, South Australia, Australia
- School of Chemical Engineering, the University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Soil Science, School of Agriculture Food and Wine, University of Adelaide, Glen Osmond, South Australia, Australia
- School of Chemical Engineering, the University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- CSIRO Land and Water, Urrbrae, South Australia, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering, the University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- CSIRO Land and Water, Lucas Heights, New South Wales, Australia
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- Soil Science, School of Agriculture Food and Wine, University of Adelaide, Glen Osmond, South Australia, Australia
- CSIRO Land and Water, Urrbrae, South Australia, Australia
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Klein S, Kızaloğlu M, Portilla L, Park H, Rejek T, Hümmer J, Meyer K, Hock R, Distel LVR, Halik M, Kryschi C. Enhanced In Vitro Biocompatibility and Water Dispersibility of Magnetite and Cobalt Ferrite Nanoparticles Employed as ROS Formation Enhancer in Radiation Cancer Therapy. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2018; 14:e1704111. [PMID: 29667293 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201704111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2017] [Revised: 02/07/2018] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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Efficient magnetic reactive oxygen species (ROS) formation enhancing agents after X-ray treatment are realized by functionalizing superparamagnetic magnetite (Fe3 O4 ) and Co-ferrite (CoFe2 O4 ) nanoparticles with self-assembled monolayers (SAMs). The Fe3 O4 and CoFe2 O4 nanoparticles are synthesized using Massart's coprecipitation technique. Successful surface modification with the SAM forming compounds 1-methyl-3-(dodecylphosphonic acid) imidazolium bromide, or (2-{2-[2-hydroxy-ethoxy]-ethoxy}-ethyl phosphonic acid provides biocompatibility and long-term stability of the Fe3 O4 and CoFe2 O4 nanoparticles in cell media. The SAM-stabilized ferrite nanoparticles are characterized with dynamic light scattering, X-ray powder diffraction, a superconducting quantum interference device, Fourier transform infrared attenuated total reflectance spectroscopy, zeta potential measurements, and thermogravimetric analysis. The impact of the SAM-stabilized nanoparticles on the viability of the MCF-7 cells and healthy human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) is assessed using the neutral red assay. Under X-ray exposure with a single dosage of 1 Gy the intracellular SAM stabilized Fe3 O4 and CoFe2 O4 nanoparticles are observed to increase the level of ROS in MCF-7 breast cancer cells but not in healthy HUVECs. The drastic ROS enhancement is associated with very low dose modifying factors for a survival fraction of 50%. This significant ROS enhancement effect by SAM-stabilized Fe3 O4 and CoFe2 O4 nanoparticles constitutes their excellent applicability in radiation therapy.
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- Stefanie Klein
- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Physical Chemistry I and ICMM, Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen, Egerlandstr. 3, D-91058, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Physical Chemistry I and ICMM, Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen, Egerlandstr. 3, D-91058, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Material Science, Institute of Polymer Materials, Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen, Martensstr. 7, D-91058, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Material Science, Institute of Polymer Materials, Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen, Martensstr. 7, D-91058, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Material Science, Institute of Polymer Materials, Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen, Martensstr. 7, D-91058, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Inorganic and General Chemistry, Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen, Egerlandstr. 1, D-91058, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Inorganic and General Chemistry, Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen, Egerlandstr. 1, D-91058, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Condensed Matter Physics, Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen, Staudtstr. 3, D-91058, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen, Universitätsstr. 27, D-91054, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Material Science, Institute of Polymer Materials, Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen, Martensstr. 7, D-91058, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Physical Chemistry I and ICMM, Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen, Egerlandstr. 3, D-91058, Erlangen, Germany
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Jayaram DT, Pustulka SM, Mannino RG, Lam WA, Payne CK. Protein Corona in Response to Flow: Effect on Protein Concentration and Structure. Biophys J 2018; 115:209-216. [PMID: 29650368 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2018.02.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2017] [Revised: 02/01/2018] [Accepted: 02/05/2018] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Nanoparticles used in cellular applications encounter free serum proteins that adsorb onto the surface of the nanoparticle, forming a protein corona. This protein layer controls the interaction of nanoparticles with cells. For nanomedicine applications, it is important to consider how intravenous injection and the subsequent shear flow will affect the protein corona. Our goal was to determine if shear flow changed the composition of the protein corona and if these changes affected cellular binding. Colorimetric assays of protein concentration and gel electrophoresis demonstrate that polystyrene nanoparticles subjected to flow have a greater concentration of serum proteins adsorbed on the surface, especially plasminogen. Plasminogen, in the absence of nanoparticles, undergoes changes in structure in response to flow, characterized by fluorescence and circular dichroism spectroscopy. The protein-nanoparticle complexes formed from fetal bovine serum after flow had decreased cellular binding, as measured with flow cytometry. In addition to the relevance for nanomedicine, these results also highlight the technical challenges of protein corona studies. The composition of the protein corona was highly dependent on the initial mixing step: rocking, vortexing, or flow. Overall, these results reaffirm the importance of the protein corona in nanoparticle-cell interactions and point toward the challenges of predicting corona composition based on nanoparticle properties.
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- Dhanya T Jayaram
- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia
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- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia
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- The Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia; Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia; Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Aflac Cancer & Blood Disorders Center, Atlanta, Georgia
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- The Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia; Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia; Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Aflac Cancer & Blood Disorders Center, Atlanta, Georgia; Parker H. Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Biosciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia
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- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia; Parker H. Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Biosciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia.
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Spectroscopic studies on in vitro molecular interaction of highly fluorescent carbon dots with different serum albumins. J Mol Liq 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2018.01.146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Lira AL, Ferreira RS, Torquato RJS, Zhao H, Oliva MLV, Hassan SA, Schuck P, Sousa AA. Binding kinetics of ultrasmall gold nanoparticles with proteins. NANOSCALE 2018; 10:3235-3244. [PMID: 29383361 PMCID: PMC5842697 DOI: 10.1039/c7nr06810g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Synthetic ultrasmall nanoparticles (NPs) can be designed to interact with biologically active proteins in a controlled manner. However, the rational design of NPs requires a clear understanding of their interactions with proteins and the precise molecular mechanisms that lead to association/dissociation in biological media. Although much effort has been devoted to the study of the kinetics mechanism of protein corona formation on large NPs, the nature of NP-protein interactions in the ultrasmall regime is radically different and poorly understood. Using a combination of experimental and computational approaches, we studied the interactions of a model protein, CrataBL, with ultrasmall gold NPs passivated with p-mercaptobenzoic acid (AuMBA) and glutathione (AuGSH). We have identified this system as an ideal in vitro platform to understand the dependence of binding affinity and kinetics on NP surface chemistry. We found that the structural and chemical complexity of the passivating NP layer leads to quite different association kinetics, from slow and reaction-limited (AuGSH) to fast and diffusion-limited (AuMBA). We also found that the otherwise weak and slow AuGSH-protein interactions measured in buffer solution are enhanced in macromolecular crowded solutions. These findings advance our mechanistic understanding of biomimetic NP-protein interactions in the ultrasmall regime and have implications for the design and use of NPs in the crowded conditions common to all biological media.
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- André L Lira
- Department of Biochemistry, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
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Runa S, Hussey M, Payne CK. Nanoparticle-Cell Interactions: Relevance for Public Health. J Phys Chem B 2018; 122:1009-1016. [PMID: 29111728 PMCID: PMC5789389 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.7b08650] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2017] [Revised: 10/30/2017] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Nanoparticles, especially metal oxide nanoparticles, are used in a wide range of commercial and industrial applications that result in direct human contact, such as titanium dioxide nanoparticles in paints, food colorings, and cosmetics, or indirectly through release of nanoparticle-containing materials into the environment. Workers who process nanoparticles for downstream applications are exposed to especially high concentrations of nanoparticles. For physical chemists, nanoparticles present an interesting area of study as the small size of nanoparticles changes the properties from that of the bulk material, leading to novel properties and reactivity. For the public health community, this reduction in particle size means that exposure limits and outcomes that were determined from bulk material properties are not necessarily valid. Informed determination of exposure limits requires a fundamental understanding of how nanoparticles interact with cells. This Feature Article highlights the areas of intersection between physical chemistry and public health in understanding nanoparticle-cell interactions, with a focus on titanium dioxide nanoparticles. It provides an overview of recent research examining the interaction of titanium dioxide nanoparticles with cells in the absence of UV light and provides recommendations for additional nanoparticle-cell research in which physical chemistry expertise could help to inform the public health community.
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- Sabiha Runa
- School
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute
of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United
States
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- Rollins
School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, United States
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- School
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute
of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United
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- Parker
H. Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Biosciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
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Capjak I, Goreta SŠ, Jurašin DD, Vrček IV. How protein coronas determine the fate of engineered nanoparticles in biological environment. Arh Hig Rada Toksikol 2018; 68:245-253. [DOI: 10.1515/aiht-2017-68-3054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2017] [Accepted: 12/01/2017] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Nanomedicine is a booming medical field that utilises nanoparticles (NPs) for the development of medicines, medical devices, and diagnostic tools. The behaviour of NPs in vivo may be quite complex due to their interactions with biological molecules. These interactions in biological fluids result in NPs being enveloped by dynamic protein coronas, which serve as an interface between NPs and their environment (blood, cell, tissue). How will the corona interact with this environment will depend on the biological, chemical, and physical properties of NPs, the properties of the proteins that make the corona, as well as the biological environment. This review summarises the main characteristics of protein corona and describes its dynamic nature. It also presents the most common analytical methods to study the corona, including examples of protein corona composition for the most common NPs used in biomedicine. This knowledge is necessary to design NPs that will create a corona with a desired efficiency and safety in clinical use.
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- Ivona Capjak
- Croatian Institute of Transfusion Medicine, Petrova 3, 10000, Zagreb , Croatia
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- University of Zagreb, Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, Šalata ul. 2, 10000, Zagreb , Crotia
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- Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health, Ksaverska cesta 2, 10000 Zagreb , Croatia
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Li Y, Xu Y, Fleischer CC, Huang J, Lin R, Yang L, Mao H. Impact of Anti-Biofouling Surface Coatings on the Properties of Nanomaterials and Their Biomedical Applications. J Mater Chem B 2018; 6:9-24. [PMID: 29479429 PMCID: PMC5821433 DOI: 10.1039/c7tb01695f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Understanding and subsequently controlling non-specific interactions between engineered nanomaterials and biological environment have become increasingly important for further developing and advancing nanotechnology for biomedical applications. Such non-specific interactions, also known as the biofouling effect, mainly associate with the adsorption of biomolecules (such as proteins, DNAs, RNAs, and peptides) onto the surface of nanomaterials and the adhesion or uptake of nanomaterials by various cells. By altering the surface properties of nanomaterials the biofouling effect can lead to in situ changes of physicochemical properties, pharmacokinetics, functions, and toxicity of nanomaterials. This review provides discussions on the current understanding of the biofouling effect, the factors that affect the non-specific interactions associated with biofouling, and the impact of the biofouling effect on the performances and functions of nanomaterials. An overview of the development and applications of various anti-biofouling coating materials to preserve and improve the properties and functions of engineered nanomaterials for intended biomedical applications is also provided.
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- Yuancheng Li
- Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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- Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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- Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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- Vascular Biology Program, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510080, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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- Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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Riley KR, Sims CM, Wood IT, Vanderah DJ, Walker ML. Short-chained oligo(ethylene oxide)-functionalized gold nanoparticles: realization of significant protein resistance. Anal Bioanal Chem 2018; 410:145-154. [PMID: 29085987 PMCID: PMC5763551 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-017-0704-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2017] [Revised: 09/29/2017] [Accepted: 10/11/2017] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Protein corona formed on nanomaterial surfaces play an important role in the bioavailability and cellular uptake of nanomaterials. Modification of surfaces with oligoethylene glycols (OEG) are a common way to improve the resistivity of nanomaterials to protein adsorption. Short-chain ethylene oxide (EO) oligomers have been shown to improve the protein resistance of planar Au surfaces. We describe the application of these EO oligomers for improved protein resistance of 30 nm spherical gold nanoparticles (AuNPs). Functionalized AuNPs were characterized using UV-Vis spectroscopy, dynamic light scattering (DLS), and zeta potential measurements. Capillary electrophoresis (CE) was used for separation and quantitation of AuNPs and AuNP-protein mixtures. Specifically, nonequilibrium capillary electrophoresis of equilibrium mixtures (NECEEM) was employed for the determination of equilibrium and rate constants for binding between citrate-stabilized AuNPs and two model proteins, lysozyme and fibrinogen. Semi-quantitative CE analysis was carried out for mixtures of EO-functionalized AuNPs and proteins, and results demonstrated a 2.5-fold to 10-fold increase in protein binding resistance to lysozyme depending on the AuNP surface functionalization and a 15-fold increase in protein binding resistance to fibrinogen for both EO oligomers examined in this study. Graphical abstract Using capillary electrophoresis, the addition of short-chained oligo(ethylene oxide) ligands to gold nanoparticles was shown to improve protein binding resistance up to 15-fold.
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- Kathryn R Riley
- Material Measurement Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Gaithersburg, MD, 20899, USA.
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA, 19081, USA.
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- Material Measurement Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Gaithersburg, MD, 20899, USA.
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- Material Measurement Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Gaithersburg, MD, 20899, USA
- University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine, 501 D. W. Brooks Drive, Athens, GA, 30602, USA
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- Material Measurement Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Gaithersburg, MD, 20899, USA
- Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology Research (IBBR), Rockville, MD, 20850, USA
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- Material Measurement Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Gaithersburg, MD, 20899, USA.
- Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership, NIST, Gaithersburg, MD, 20899, USA.
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Comparative Therapeutic Effects of Plant-Extract Synthesized and Traditionally Synthesized Gold Nanoparticles on Alcohol-Induced Inflammatory Activity in SH-SY5Y Cells In Vitro. Biomedicines 2017; 5:biomedicines5040070. [PMID: 29244731 PMCID: PMC5744094 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines5040070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2017] [Revised: 12/04/2017] [Accepted: 12/07/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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The present study describes potential beneficial and adverse effects of plant-extract synthesized gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) on ethanol toxicity in SH-SY5Y cells. Although kudzu root extract (K), edible-gum extract (G), alone or in combination (KG), reduced Au3+ into AuNPs, the extract’s composition and the reaction temperature determined their size (AuNPKG(90<50<37) << AuNPK(90,50<37) < AuNPG(90<50); the subscript KG, K, or G is extract identification and numerical vales are reaction temperature in Celsius) and biological properties (AuNPKG(90,50>37) << AuNPK(90,50>37) < AuNPG(90,50)). The surface of each AuNP contained the extract’s active ingredients, that were analyzed and confirmed using laser desorption ionization (LDI)) and low-matrix laser desorption-ionization (LMALDI). AuNPKG-50 was (i) least toxic to SH-SY5Y cells, but most effective in suppressing the adverse effects of ethanol on SH-SY5Y cells, and (ii) more effective than a combination of free kudzu and gum extracts. The beneficial and adverse effects of AuNPs may have been modified by the formation of proteins corona. This study provides a proof of concept for possible application of plant-extract synthesized AuNPs in mitigating ethanol toxicity.
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Duan Y, Liu Y, Shen W, Zhong W. Fluorescamine Labeling for Assessment of Protein Conformational Change and Binding Affinity in Protein-Nanoparticle Interaction. Anal Chem 2017; 89:12160-12167. [PMID: 29083159 PMCID: PMC6055931 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.7b02810] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Protein adsorption alters the "biological identity" of nanoparticles (NPs) and could affect how biosystems respond to invading NPs. Study of protein-NP interaction can help understand how the physicochemical properties of NPs impact the interaction and thus potentially guide the design of safer and more effective NPs for biomedical or other applications. Binding affinity between proteins and NPs and the occurrence of protein conformational change upon binding to NPs are two important aspects to be learned, but few methods are currently available to assess both simultaneously in a simple way. Herein, we demonstrated that the fluorescamine labeling method developed by our group not only could reveal protein conformational change upon adsorption to NPs, owing to its capability to label the primary amines exposed on protein surface, but also could be applied to measure the binding affinity. By screening the interaction between a large number of proteins and four types of NPs, the present study also revealed that protein adsorption onto NPs could be strongly affected by structure flexibility. The proteins with high structure flexibility experienced high degrees of conformation change when binding to the polystyrene NPs, which could potentially influence protein function. Overall, we demonstrate that our assay is a quick, simple, and high-throughput tool to reveal potential impacts on protein activity and evaluate the strength of protein-NP binding.
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- Yaokai Duan
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Riverside, CA USA 92521
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Riverside, CA USA 92521
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Riverside, CA USA 92521
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Riverside, CA USA 92521
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Yu J, Kim HJ, Go MR, Bae SH, Choi SJ. ZnO Interactions with Biomatrices: Effect of Particle Size on ZnO-Protein Corona. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2017; 7:E377. [PMID: 29113140 PMCID: PMC5707594 DOI: 10.3390/nano7110377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2017] [Revised: 10/28/2017] [Accepted: 11/02/2017] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles (NPs) have been widely used for food fortification, because zinc is essential for many enzyme and hormone activities and cellular functions, but public concern about their potential toxicity is increasing. Interactions between ZnO and biomatrices might affect the oral absorption, distribution, and toxicity of ZnO, which may be influenced by particle size. In this study, ZnO interactions with biomatrices were investigated by examining the physicochemical properties, solubility, protein fluorescence quenching, particle-protein corona, and intestinal transport with respect to the particle size (bulk vs. nano) in simulated gastrointestinal (GI) and plasma fluids and in rat-extracted fluids. The results demonstrate that the hydrodynamic radii and zeta potentials of bulk ZnO and nano ZnO in biofluids changed in different ways, and that nano ZnO induced higher protein fluorescence quenching than bulk ZnO. However, ZnO solubility and its intestinal transport mechanism were unaffected by particle size. Proteomic analysis revealed that albumin, fibrinogen, and fibronectin play roles in particle-plasma protein corona, regardless of particle size. Furthermore, nano ZnO was found to interact more strongly with plasma proteins. These observations show that bulk ZnO and nano ZnO interact with biomatrices in different ways and highlight the need for further study of their long-term toxicity.
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- Jin Yu
- Department of Applied Food System, Major of Food Science & Technology, Seoul Women's University, Seoul 01797, Korea.
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- Department of Applied Food System, Major of Food Science & Technology, Seoul Women's University, Seoul 01797, Korea.
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- Department of Applied Food System, Major of Food Science & Technology, Seoul Women's University, Seoul 01797, Korea.
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- Department of Applied Food System, Major of Food Science & Technology, Seoul Women's University, Seoul 01797, Korea.
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- Department of Applied Food System, Major of Food Science & Technology, Seoul Women's University, Seoul 01797, Korea.
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Runa S, Lakadamyali M, Kemp ML, Payne CK. TiO 2 Nanoparticle-Induced Oxidation of the Plasma Membrane: Importance of the Protein Corona. J Phys Chem B 2017; 121:8619-8625. [PMID: 28844138 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.7b04208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanoparticles, used as pigments and photocatalysts, are widely present in modern society. Inhalation or ingestion of these nanoparticles can lead to cellular-level interactions. We examined the very first step in this cellular interaction, the effect of TiO2 nanoparticles on the lipids of the plasma membrane. Within 12 h of TiO2 nanoparticle exposure, the lipids of the plasma membrane were oxidized, determined with a malondialdehyde assay. Lipid peroxidation was inhibited by surface passivation of the TiO2 nanoparticles, incubation with an antioxidant (Trolox), and the presence of serum proteins in solution. Subsequent experiments determined that serum proteins adsorbed on the surface of the TiO2 nanoparticles, forming a protein corona, inhibit lipid peroxidation. Super-resolution fluorescence microscopy showed that these serum proteins were clustered on the nanoparticle surface. These protein clusters slow lipid peroxidation, but by 24 h, the level of lipid peroxidation is similar, independent of the protein corona or free serum proteins. Additionally, over 24 h, this corona of proteins was displaced from the nanoparticle surface by free proteins in solution. Overall, these experiments provide the first mechanistic investigation of plasma membrane oxidation by TiO2 nanoparticles, in the absence of UV light and as a function of the protein corona, approximating a physiological environment.
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- ICFO-Institut de Ciencies Fotoniques, The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology , 08860 Castelldefels, Barcelona, Spain
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- The Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University , Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
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Dusinska M, Tulinska J, El Yamani N, Kuricova M, Liskova A, Rollerova E, Rundén-Pran E, Smolkova B. Immunotoxicity, genotoxicity and epigenetic toxicity of nanomaterials: New strategies for toxicity testing? Food Chem Toxicol 2017; 109:797-811. [PMID: 28847762 DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2017.08.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2017] [Accepted: 08/22/2017] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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The unique properties of nanomaterials (NMs) are beneficial in numerous industrial and medical applications. However, they could also induce unintended effects. Thus, a proper strategy for toxicity testing is essential in human hazard and risk assessment. Toxicity can be tested in vivo and in vitro; in compliance with the 3Rs, alternative strategies for in vitro testing should be further developed for NMs. Robust, standardized methods are of great importance in nanotoxicology, with comprehensive material characterization and uptake as an integral part of the testing strategy. Oxidative stress has been shown to be an underlying mechanism of possible toxicity of NMs, causing both immunotoxicity and genotoxicity. For testing NMs in vitro, a battery of tests should be performed on cells of human origin, either cell lines or primary cells, in conditions as close as possible to an in vivo situation. Novel toxicity pathways, particularly epigenetic modification, should be assessed along with conventional toxicity testing methods. However, to initiate epigenetic toxicity screens for NM exposure, there is a need to better understand their adverse effects on the epigenome, to identify robust and reproducible causal links between exposure, epigenetic changes and adverse phenotypic endpoints, and to develop improved assays to monitor epigenetic toxicity.
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- Maria Dusinska
- Health Effects Laboratory, Department of Environmental Chemistry-MILK, NILU- Norwegian Institute for Air Research, Kjeller, Norway.
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- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Immunology and Immunotoxicology, Slovak Medical University, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Health Effects Laboratory, Department of Environmental Chemistry-MILK, NILU- Norwegian Institute for Air Research, Kjeller, Norway
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- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Immunology and Immunotoxicology, Slovak Medical University, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Immunology and Immunotoxicology, Slovak Medical University, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Faculty of Public Health, Department of Toxicology, Slovak Medical University, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Health Effects Laboratory, Department of Environmental Chemistry-MILK, NILU- Norwegian Institute for Air Research, Kjeller, Norway
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- Cancer Research Institute, Biomedical Research Center, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovakia.
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Biocorona formation on gold nanoparticles modulates human proximal tubule kidney cell uptake, cytotoxicity and gene expression. Toxicol In Vitro 2017; 42:150-160. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tiv.2017.04.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2017] [Revised: 03/30/2017] [Accepted: 04/13/2017] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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