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Nakamura H, Okamura T, Tajima M, Kawano R, Yamaji M, Ohsaki S, Watano S. Enhancement of cell membrane permeability by using charged nanoparticles and a weak external electric field. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2023; 25:32356-32363. [PMID: 37975520 DOI: 10.1039/d3cp03281g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2023]
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Because the cell membrane is the main barrier of intracellular delivery, it is important to facilitate and control the translocation of extracellular compounds across it. Our earlier molecular dynamics simulations suggested that charged nanoparticles under a weak external electric field can enhance the permeability of the cell membrane without disrupting it. However, this membrane permeabilization approach has not been tested experimentally. This study investigated the membrane crossing of a model compound (dextran with a Mw of 3000-5000) using charged nanoparticles and a weak external electric field. A model bilayer lipid membrane was prepared by using a droplet contact method. The permeability of the membrane was evaluated using the electrophysiological technique. Even when the applied electric field was below the critical strength for membrane breakdown, dextran was able to cross the membrane without causing membrane breakdown. These results indicate that adding nanomaterials under a weak electric field may enhance the translocation of delivery compounds across the cell membrane with less damage, suggesting a new strategy for intracellular delivery systems.
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- Hideya Nakamura
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Osaka Metropolitan University, 1-1 Gakuen-cho, Naka-ku, Sakai, Osaka 599-8531, Japan.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Osaka Metropolitan University, 1-1 Gakuen-cho, Naka-ku, Sakai, Osaka 599-8531, Japan.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Osaka Metropolitan University, 1-1 Gakuen-cho, Naka-ku, Sakai, Osaka 599-8531, Japan.
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- Department of Biotechnology and Life Science, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, 2-24-16 Naka-cho, Koganei, Tokyo 184-8588, Japan
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- Department of Biotechnology and Life Science, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, 2-24-16 Naka-cho, Koganei, Tokyo 184-8588, Japan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Osaka Metropolitan University, 1-1 Gakuen-cho, Naka-ku, Sakai, Osaka 599-8531, Japan.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Osaka Metropolitan University, 1-1 Gakuen-cho, Naka-ku, Sakai, Osaka 599-8531, Japan.
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Perini DA, Parra-Ortiz E, Varó I, Queralt-Martín M, Malmsten M, Alcaraz A. Surface-Functionalized Polystyrene Nanoparticles Alter the Transmembrane Potential via Ion-Selective Pores Maintaining Global Bilayer Integrity. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2022; 38:14837-14849. [PMID: 36417698 PMCID: PMC9974068 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.2c02487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Although nanoplastics have well-known toxic effects toward the environment and living organisms, their molecular toxicity mechanisms, including the nature of nanoparticle-cell membrane interactions, are still under investigation. Here, we employ dynamic light scattering, quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation monitoring, and electrophysiology to investigate the interaction between polystyrene nanoparticles (PS NPs) and phospholipid membranes. Our results show that PS NPs adsorb onto lipid bilayers creating soft inhomogeneous films that include disordered defects. PS NPs form an integral part of the generated channels so that the surface functionalization and charge of the NP determine the pore conductive properties. The large difference in size between the NP diameter and the lipid bilayer thickness (∼60 vs ∼5 nm) suggests a particular and complex lipid-NP assembly that is able to maintain overall membrane integrity. In view of this, we suggest that NP-induced toxicity in cells could operate in more subtle ways than membrane disintegration, such as inducing lipid reorganization and transmembrane ionic fluxes that disrupt the membrane potential.
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- D. Aurora Perini
- Laboratory
of Molecular Biophysics, Department of Physics, Universitat Jaume I, 12071Castellón, Spain
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- Department
of Pharmacy, University of Copenhagen, DK-2100Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Institute
of Aquaculture Torre de la Sal (IATS-CSIC), Ribera de Cabanes, 12595Castellón, Spain
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- Laboratory
of Molecular Biophysics, Department of Physics, Universitat Jaume I, 12071Castellón, Spain
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- Department
of Pharmacy, University of Copenhagen, DK-2100Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department
of Physical Chemistry 1, University of Lund, SE-22100Lund, Sweden
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- Laboratory
of Molecular Biophysics, Department of Physics, Universitat Jaume I, 12071Castellón, Spain
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Anosov A, Koplak O, Smirnova E, Borisova E, Korepanova E, Derunets A. Effect of Cobalt Ferrite Nanoparticles in a Hydrophilic Shell on the Conductance of Bilayer Lipid Membrane. MEMBRANES 2022; 12:1106. [PMID: 36363661 PMCID: PMC9692745 DOI: 10.3390/membranes12111106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2022] [Revised: 10/27/2022] [Accepted: 11/03/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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We measured the conductance of bilayer lipid membranes of diphytanoylphosphatidylcholine induced by interaction with cubic magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) of cobalt ferrite 12 and 27 nm in size and coated with a hydrophilic shell. The MNP coating is human serum albumin (HSA) or polyethylene glycol (PEG). The interaction of nanoparticles added to the bulk solution with the lipid bilayer causes the formation of metastable conductive pores, which, in turn, increases the integral conductance of the membranes. The increase in conductance with increasing MNP concentration was practically independent of the particle size. The dependence of the bilayer conductance on the concentration of PEG-coated MNPs was much weaker than that on the concentration with a shell of HSA. Analyzing the current traces, we believe that the conductive pores formed as a result of the interaction of nanoparticles with the membrane can change their size, remaining metastable. The form of multilevel current traces allows us to assume that there are several metastable pore states close in energy. The average radius of the putative cylindrical pores is in the range of 0.4-1.3 nm.
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- Andrey Anosov
- The Department of Medical and Biological Physics, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), 119435 Moscow, Russia
- Kotelnikov Institute of Radioengineering and Electronics of RAS, 125009 Moscow, Russia
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- The Department of Medical and Biological Physics, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), 119435 Moscow, Russia
- Federal Research Center of Problem of Chemical Physics and Medicinal Chemistry RAS, 142432 Chernogolovka, Russia
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- The Department of Medical and Biological Physics, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), 119435 Moscow, Russia
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- The Department of Medical and Biological Physics, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), 119435 Moscow, Russia
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- The Department of General and Medical Biophysics, Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, 117997 Moscow, Russia
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- National Research Center Kurchatov Institute, Kurchatov Genomic Center, Academician Kurchatov Square 1, 123098 Moscow, Russia
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Abd-Elghany AA, Mohamad EA. Antitumor impact of iron oxide nanoparticles in Ehrlich carcinoma-bearing mice. JOURNAL OF RADIATION RESEARCH AND APPLIED SCIENCES 2021. [DOI: 10.1080/16878507.2021.1957398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- Amr A. Abd-Elghany
- Radiology and Medical Imaging Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Prince Sattam Bin Abdul-Aziz University, Al-Kharj, KSA
- Biophysics Department, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt
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- Biophysics Department, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt
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Kozon D, Bednarczyk P, Szewczyk A, Jańczewski D. Regulation of Lipid Bilayer Ion Permeability by Antibacterial Polymethyloxazoline-Polyethyleneimine Copolymers. Chembiochem 2020; 22:1020-1029. [PMID: 33124737 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.202000656] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2020] [Revised: 10/28/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Amphiphilic antimicrobial polymers display activity against the outer bacterial cell membrane, triggering various physiological effects. We investigated the regulation of ion transport across the lipid bilayer to understand differences in biological activity for a series of amphiphilic polymethyloxazoline - polyethyleneimine copolymers. The results confirmed that the tested structures were able to increase the permeability of the lipid bilayer (LB) membrane or its rupture. Black lipid membrane (BLM) experiments show that the triggered conductance profile and its character is strongly correlated with the polymer structure and zeta potential. The polymer exhibiting the highest antimicrobial activity promotes ion transport by using a unique mechanism and step-like characteristics with well-defined discreet openings and closings. The molecule was incorporated into the membrane in a reproducible way, and the observed channel-like activity could be responsible for the antibacterial activity of this molecule.
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- Dominika Kozon
- Faculty of Chemistry, Warsaw University of Technology, Noakowskiego 3, 00-664, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Physics and Biophysics, Institute of Biology, Warsaw University of Life Sciences - SGGW, Nowoursynowska 159, 02-787, Warsaw, Poland
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- Laboratory of Intracellular Ion Channels, Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Pasteura 3, 02-093, Warsaw, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Warsaw University of Technology, Noakowskiego 3, 00-664, Warsaw, Poland
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Prolonged release of metformin by SiO2 nanoparticles pellets for type II diabetes control. Eur J Pharm Sci 2019; 131:1-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejps.2019.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2018] [Revised: 12/06/2018] [Accepted: 02/03/2019] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Nakamura H, Sezawa K, Hata M, Ohsaki S, Watano S. Direct translocation of nanoparticles across a model cell membrane by nanoparticle-induced local enhancement of membrane potential. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2019; 21:18830-18838. [DOI: 10.1039/c9cp02935d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Nanoparticles directly translocate across a cell membrane by a locally enhanced membrane potential at the NP/cell-membrane contact interface.
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- Hideya Nakamura
- Department of Chemical Engineering
- Osaka Prefecture University
- Osaka 599-8531
- Japan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering
- Osaka Prefecture University
- Osaka 599-8531
- Japan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering
- Osaka Prefecture University
- Osaka 599-8531
- Japan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering
- Osaka Prefecture University
- Osaka 599-8531
- Japan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering
- Osaka Prefecture University
- Osaka 599-8531
- Japan
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Feng Q, Liu Y, Huang J, Chen K, Huang J, Xiao K. Uptake, distribution, clearance, and toxicity of iron oxide nanoparticles with different sizes and coatings. Sci Rep 2018; 8:2082. [PMID: 29391477 PMCID: PMC5794763 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-19628-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 355] [Impact Index Per Article: 59.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2017] [Accepted: 01/05/2018] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Iron oxide nanoparticles (IONPs) have been increasingly used in biomedical applications, but the comprehensive understanding of their interactions with biological systems is relatively limited. In this study, we systematically investigated the in vitro cell uptake, cytotoxicity, in vivo distribution, clearance and toxicity of commercially available and well-characterized IONPs with different sizes and coatings. Polyethylenimine (PEI)-coated IONPs exhibited significantly higher uptake than PEGylated ones in both macrophages and cancer cells, and caused severe cytotoxicity through multiple mechanisms such as ROS production and apoptosis. 10 nm PEGylated IONPs showed higher cellular uptake than 30 nm ones, and were slightly cytotoxic only at high concentrations. Interestingly, PEGylated IONPs but not PEI-coated IONPs were able to induce autophagy, which may play a protective role against the cytotoxicity of IONPs. Biodistribution studies demonstrated that all the IONPs tended to distribute in the liver and spleen, and the biodegradation and clearance of PEGylated IONPs in these tissues were relatively slow (>2 weeks). Among them, 10 nm PEGylated IONPs achieved the highest tumor uptake. No obvious toxicity was found for PEGylated IONPs in BALB/c mice, whereas PEI-coated IONPs exhibited dose-dependent lethal toxicity. Therefore, it is crucial to consider the size and coating properties of IONPs in their applications.
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- Qiyi Feng
- National Chengdu Center for Safety Evaluation of Drugs, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, Collaborative Innovation Center for Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Safety Evaluation Center, Sichuan Institute for Food and Drug Control, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Wuxi People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi, China.,Department of Thoracic Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- National Chengdu Center for Safety Evaluation of Drugs, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, Collaborative Innovation Center for Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- National Chengdu Center for Safety Evaluation of Drugs, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, Collaborative Innovation Center for Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- National Chengdu Center for Safety Evaluation of Drugs, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, Collaborative Innovation Center for Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China. .,Laboratory of Non-Human Primate Disease Model research, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, Collaborative Innovation Center for Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
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Sinha S, Sachar HS, Das S. Effect of Plasma Membrane Semipermeability in Making the Membrane Electric Double Layer Capacitances Significant. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2018; 34:1760-1766. [PMID: 29294274 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.7b02939] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Electric double layers (or EDLs) formed at the membrane-electrolyte interface (MEI) and membrane-cytosol interface (MCI) of a charged lipid bilayer plasma membrane develop finitely large capacitances. However, these EDL capacitances are often much larger than the intrinsic capacitance of the membrane, and all of these capacitances are in series. Consequently, the effect of these EDL capacitances in dictating the overall membrane-EDL effective capacitance Ceff becomes negligible. In this paper, we challenge this conventional notion pertaining to the membrane-EDL capacitances. We demonstrate that, on the basis of the system parameters, the EDL capacitance for both the permeable and semipermeable membranes can be small enough to influence Ceff. For the semipermeable membranes, however, this lowering of the EDL capacitance can be much larger, ensuring a reduction of Ceff by more than 20-25%. Furthermore, for the semipermeable membranes, the reduction in Ceff is witnessed over a much larger range of system parameters. We attribute such an occurrence to the highly nonintuitive electrostatic potential distribution associated with the recently discovered phenomena of charge-inversion-like electrostatics and the attainment of a positive zeta potential at the MCI for charged semipermeable membranes. We anticipate that our findings will impact the quantification and the identification of a large number of biophysical phenomena that are probed by measuring the plasma membrane capacitance.
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- Shayandev Sinha
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Maryland , College Park, Maryland 20742, United States
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Maryland , College Park, Maryland 20742, United States
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Maryland , College Park, Maryland 20742, United States
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The effect of the protein corona on the interaction between nanoparticles and lipid bilayers. J Colloid Interface Sci 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2017.05.086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Rossi G, Monticelli L. Gold nanoparticles in model biological membranes: A computational perspective. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2016; 1858:2380-2389. [PMID: 27060434 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2016.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2016] [Revised: 03/31/2016] [Accepted: 04/02/2016] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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The electronic, optical, catalytic, and magnetic properties of metal nanoparticles (NPs) make them extremely interesting for biomedical applications. In this rapidly moving field, monolayer-protected gold nanoparticles emerge both as a reference system and as promising candidates for drug and gene delivery, photothermal treatment, and imaging applications. Despite the technological relevance, there is still poor understanding of the molecular processes driving the interactions of metal nanoparticles with cells, and with cell membranes in particular. In this paper we review molecular-level computational studies of the interaction between monolayer-protected gold NPs and model lipid membranes. Our review comprises a brief description of the most relevant experimental results in this field and of the questions they raised, followed by a description of the computational achievements reported so far. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Biosimulations edited by Ilpo Vattulainen and Tomasz Róg.
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- Giulia Rossi
- Department of Physics, University of Genoa, via Dodecaneso 33, 16146 Genoa, Italy.
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- Molecular Microbiology and Structural Biochemistry (MMSB), CNRS UMR 5086, 7 Passage du Vercors, 69007 Lyon, France.
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Rascol E, Devoisselle JM, Chopineau J. The relevance of membrane models to understand nanoparticles-cell membrane interactions. NANOSCALE 2016; 8:4780-98. [PMID: 26868717 DOI: 10.1039/c5nr07954c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Over the past two decades, numerous types of nanoparticles (NPs) have been developed for medical applications; however only a few nanomedicines are actually available on the market. One reason is the lack of understanding and data concerning the NP fate and their behavior upon contact with biological media and cell membranes. Biomimetic membrane models are interesting tools to approach and understand NPs-cell membrane interactions. The use of these models permits one to control physical and chemical parameters and to rapidly compare membrane types and the influence of different media conditions. The interactions between NPs and cell membranes can be qualified and quantified using analytical and modeling methods. In this review, the major studies concerning NPs-cell membrane models and associated methods are described. The advantages and drawbacks for each method are compared for the different models. The key mechanisms of interactions between NPs and cell membranes are revealed using cell membrane models and are interrogated in comparison with the NP behavior in cellulo or in vivo. Investigating the interactions between NPs and cell membrane models is now proposed as an intermediate step between physicochemical characterization of NPs and biological assays.
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- Estelle Rascol
- Institut Charles Gerhardt, UMR 5253 CNRS/ENSCM/UM, 8 rue de l'Ecole Normale, 34296, Cedex 5 Montpellier, France
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- Institut Charles Gerhardt, UMR 5253 CNRS/ENSCM/UM, 8 rue de l'Ecole Normale, 34296, Cedex 5 Montpellier, France
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- Institut Charles Gerhardt, UMR 5253 CNRS/ENSCM/UM, 8 rue de l'Ecole Normale, 34296, Cedex 5 Montpellier, France and Université de Nimes Rue Georges Salan, 30000 Nimes, France.
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Recent developments in methodology employed to study the interactions between nanomaterials and model lipid membranes. Anal Bioanal Chem 2015; 408:2743-58. [PMID: 26603178 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-015-9157-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2015] [Revised: 10/20/2015] [Accepted: 10/27/2015] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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With the boom of nanotechnology, nanomaterials (NMs) have been widely utilized in diverse applications, especially in biological and biomedical fields. Understanding how NMs interact with biomolecules, including proteins, DNA, and lipids, is of great importance for revealing the limitations posed and opportunities offered. Model lipid membrane, as a simplified cell membrane model, has been widely used to study the nanomaterial-lipid membrane interactions. In this article, current and emerging techniques, both experimental and theoretical, to investigate the interactions between NMs and model lipid membrane are summarized with each tool's capacities and limitations, along with future directions and challenges in this exciting area. This critical information will provide methodological guidance for researchers in this field.
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Lu B, Smith T, Schmidt JJ. Nanoparticle-lipid bilayer interactions studied with lipid bilayer arrays. NANOSCALE 2015; 7:7858-66. [PMID: 25853986 DOI: 10.1039/c4nr06892k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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The widespread environmental presence and commercial use of nanoparticles have raised significant health concerns as a result of many in vitro and in vivo assays indicating toxicity of a wide range of nanoparticle species. Many of these assays have identified the ability of nanoparticles to damage cell membranes. These interactions can be studied in detail using artificial lipid bilayers, which can provide insight into the nature of the particle-membrane interaction through variation of membrane and solution properties not possible with cell-based assays. However, the scope of these studies can be limited because of the low throughput characteristic of lipid bilayer platforms. We have recently described an easy to use, parallel lipid bilayer platform which we have used to electrically investigate the activity of 60 nm diameter amine and carboxyl modified polystyrene nanoparticles (NH2-NP and COOH-NP) with over 1000 lipid bilayers while varying lipid composition, bilayer charge, ionic strength, pH, voltage, serum, particle concentration, and particle charge. Our results confirm recent studies finding activity of NH2-NP but not COOH-NP. Detailed analysis shows that NH2-NP formed pores 0.3-2.3 nm in radius, dependent on bilayer and solution composition. These interactions appear to be electrostatic, as they are regulated by NH2-NP surface charge, solution ionic strength, and bilayer charge. The ability to rapidly measure a large number of nanoparticle and membrane parameters indicates strong potential of this bilayer array platform for additional nanoparticle bilayer studies.
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- Bin Lu
- Department of Bioengineering, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.
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Alkhammash HI, Li N, Berthier R, de Planque MRR. Native silica nanoparticles are powerful membrane disruptors. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2015; 17:15547-60. [DOI: 10.1039/c4cp05882h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Silica nanoparticles permeabilize liposomal membranes as a function of nanoparticle size, surface chemistry and biocoating as well as membrane charge.
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- Hend I. Alkhammash
- Electronics and Computer Science & Institute for Life Sciences
- University of Southampton
- Southampton
- UK
- Department of Physics
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- Electronics and Computer Science & Institute for Life Sciences
- University of Southampton
- Southampton
- UK
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- Electronics and Computer Science & Institute for Life Sciences
- University of Southampton
- Southampton
- UK
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- Electronics and Computer Science & Institute for Life Sciences
- University of Southampton
- Southampton
- UK
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Liu Y, Mark Worden R. Size dependent disruption of tethered lipid bilayers by functionalized polystyrene nanoparticles. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2015; 1848:67-75. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2014.09.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2014] [Revised: 09/08/2014] [Accepted: 09/29/2014] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Investigation of In Vitro Drug Release from Porous Hollow Silica Nanospheres Prepared of ZnS@SiO 2 Core-Shell. Bioinorg Chem Appl 2013; 2013:541030. [PMID: 24170995 PMCID: PMC3792506 DOI: 10.1155/2013/541030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2013] [Accepted: 08/20/2013] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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In this contribution, porous hollow silica nanoparticles using inorganic nanosized ZnS as a template were prepared. The hydrothermal method was used to synthesize pure ZnS nanospheres material. The ZnS@SiO2 core-shell nanocomposites were prepared using a simple sol-gel method successfully. The hollow silica nanostructures were achieved by selective removal of the ZnS core. The morphology, structure, and composition of the product were determined using powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), emission scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR). The results demonstrated clearly that the pure ZnS nanoparticles are in a spherical form with the average size of 40 nm and correspond with zinc blend structure. The porous hollow silica nanoparticles obtained were exploited as drug carriers to investigate in vitro release behavior of amoxicillin in simulated body fluid (SBF). UV-visible spectrometry was carried out to determine the amount of amoxicillin entrapped in the carrier. Amoxicillin release profile from porous hollow silica nanoparticles followed a three-stage pattern and indicated a delayed release effect.
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