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Arellano L, Martínez R, Pardo A, Diez I, Velasco B, Moreda-Piñeiro A, Bermejo-Barrera P, Barbosa S, Taboada P. Assessing the Effect of Surface Coating on the Stability, Degradation, Toxicity and Cell Endocytosis/Exocytosis of Upconverting Nanoparticles. J Colloid Interface Sci 2024; 668:575-586. [PMID: 38691966 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2024.04.188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2023] [Revised: 03/26/2024] [Accepted: 04/26/2024] [Indexed: 05/03/2024]
Abstract
Lanthanide-doped up-converting nanoparticles (UCNPs) have emerged as promising biomedical tools in recent years. Most research efforts were devoted to the synthesis of inorganic cores with the optimal physicochemical properties. However, the careful design of UCNPs with the adequate surface coating to optimize their biological performance still remains a significant challenge. Here, we propose the functionalization of UCNPs with four distinct types of surface coatings, which were compared in terms of the provided colloidal stability and resistance to degradation in different biological-relevant media, including commonly avoided analysis in acidic lysosomal-mimicking fluids. Moreover, the influence of the type of particle surface coating on cell cytotoxicity and endocytosis/exocytosis was also evaluated. The obtained results demonstrated that the functionalization of UCNPs with poly(isobutylene-alt-maleic anhydride) grafted with dodecylamine (PMA-g-dodecyl) constitutes an outstanding strategy for their subsequent biomedical application, whereas poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) coating, although suitable for colloidal stability purposes, hinders extensive cell internalization. Conversely, surface coating with small ligand were found not to be suitable, leading to large degradation degrees of UCNPs. The analysis of particle' behavior in different biological media and in vitro conditions here performed pretends to help researchers to improve the design and implementation of UCNPs as theranostic nanotools.
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- Lilia Arellano
- Colloids and Polymers Physics Group, Particle Physics Department, Materials Institute (iMATUS), and Health Research Institute (IDIS), University of Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Colloids and Polymers Physics Group, Particle Physics Department, Materials Institute (iMATUS), and Health Research Institute (IDIS), University of Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
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- Colloids and Polymers Physics Group, Particle Physics Department, Materials Institute (iMATUS), and Health Research Institute (IDIS), University of Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
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- Colloids and Polymers Physics Group, Particle Physics Department, Materials Institute (iMATUS), and Health Research Institute (IDIS), University of Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Colloids and Polymers Physics Group, Particle Physics Department, Materials Institute (iMATUS), and Health Research Institute (IDIS), University of Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Trace Element, Spectroscopy and Speciation Group (GETEE), Faculty of Chemistry and Materials Institute (iMATUS), University of Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Trace Element, Spectroscopy and Speciation Group (GETEE), Faculty of Chemistry and Materials Institute (iMATUS), University of Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Colloids and Polymers Physics Group, Particle Physics Department, Materials Institute (iMATUS), and Health Research Institute (IDIS), University of Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Colloids and Polymers Physics Group, Particle Physics Department, Materials Institute (iMATUS), and Health Research Institute (IDIS), University of Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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Li M, Gao J, Yao L, Zhang L, Li D, Li Z, Wu Q, Wang S, Ding J, Liu Y, Wang M, Tang G, Qin H, Li J, Yang X, Liu R, Zeng L, Shi J, Qu G, Jiang G. Determining toxicity of europium oxide nanoparticles in immune cell components and hematopoiesis in dominant organs in mice: Role of lysosomal fluid interaction. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 937:173482. [PMID: 38795982 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.173482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2024] [Revised: 05/17/2024] [Accepted: 05/22/2024] [Indexed: 05/28/2024]
Abstract
Extensive application of rare earth element oxide nanoparticles (REE NPs) has raised a concern over the possible toxic health effects after human exposure. Once entering the body, REE NPs are primarily processed by phagocytes in particular macrophages and undergo biotic phosphate complexation in lysosomal compartment. Such biotransformation affects the target organs and in vivo fate of REE NPs after escaping the lysosomes. However, the immunomodulatory effects of intraphagolysosomal dissolved REE NPs remains insufficient. Here, europium oxide (Eu2O3) NPs were pre-incubated with phagolysosomal simulant fluid (PSF) to mimic the biotransformation of europium oxide (p-Eu2O3) NPs under acid phagolysosome conditions. We investigated the alteration in immune cell components and the hematopoiesis disturbance on adult mice after intravenous administration of Eu2O3 NPs and p-Eu2O3 NPs. Our results indicated that the liver and spleen were the main target organs for Eu2O3 NPs and p-Eu2O3 NPs. Eu2O3 NPs had a much higher accumulative potential in organs than p-Eu2O3 NPs. Eu2O3 NPs induced more alterations in immune cells in the spleen, while p-Eu2O3 NPs caused stronger response in the liver. Regarding hematopoietic disruption, Eu2O3 NPs reduced platelets (PLTs) in peripheral blood, which might be related to the inhibited erythrocyte differentiation in the spleen. By contrast, p-Eu2O3 NPs did not cause significant disturbance in peripheral PLTs. Our study demonstrated that the preincubation with PSF led to a distinct response in the immune system compared to the pristine REE NPs, suggesting that the potentially toxic effects induced by the release of NPs after phagocytosis should not be neglected, especially when evaluating the safety of NPs application in vivo.
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- Min Li
- College of Science, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, China; State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China.
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- College of Science, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, China; State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- School of Environment, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, UCAS, Hangzhou 310000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- College of Science, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, China; State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
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- College of Science, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, China; State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, China
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- Research Center for Eco-environmental Engineering, Dongguan University of Technology, Dongguan, Guangdong 523808, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China; School of Environment, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, UCAS, Hangzhou 310000, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China; School of Environment, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, UCAS, Hangzhou 310000, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China; Institute of Environment and Health, Jianghan University, Wuhan 430056, China
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- College of Science, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, China; State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China; School of Environment, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, UCAS, Hangzhou 310000, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China; Institute of Environment and Health, Jianghan University, Wuhan 430056, China
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Corsi I, Venditti I, Trotta F, Punta C. Environmental safety of nanotechnologies: The eco-design of manufactured nanomaterials for environmental remediation. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 864:161181. [PMID: 36581299 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.161181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2022] [Revised: 12/09/2022] [Accepted: 12/21/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Nanosafety is paramount considering the risks associated with manufactured nanomaterials (MNMs) whose implications could outweigh their advantages for environmental applications. Although nanotechnology-based solutions to implement pollution control, remediation and prevention are incremental with clear benefits for public health and Earth' natural ecosystems, nanoremediation is having a setback due to the risks associated with the safety of MNMs for humans and the environment. MNMs are diverse, work differently and bionano-interactions occurring upon environmental exposure will guide their fate and hazardous outcomes. Here we propose a new ecologically-based design strategy (eco-design) having its roots in green nanoscience and LCA that will ground on an Ecological Risk Assessment approach, which introduces the evaluation of MNMs' ecotoxicity along with their performances and efficacies at the design stage. As such, the proposed eco-design strategy will allow recognition and design-out since the very beginning of material synthesis, those hazardous peculiar features that can be hazardous to living beings and the natural environment. A more ecologically sound eco-design strategy in which nanosafety is conceptually included in MNMs design will sustain safer nanotechnologies including those for the environment as remediation by leveraging any risks for humans and natural ecosystems.
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- Ilaria Corsi
- Department of Physical, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Siena, via Mattioli, 4, 53100 Siena, Italy.
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- Department of Sciences, Roma Tre University of Rome, via della Vasca Navale 79, 00146 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Torino, via P. Giuria 7, 10125 Torino, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Materials, and Chemical Engineering "G. Natta" and INSTM Local Unit, Politecnico di Milano, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, I-20133 Milano, Italy
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Ünak P, Yasakçı V, Tutun E, Karatay KB, Walczak R, Wawrowicz K, Żelechowska-Matysiak K, Majkowska-Pilip A, Bilewicz A. Multimodal Radiobioconjugates of Magnetic Nanoparticles Labeled with 44Sc and 47Sc for Theranostic Application. Pharmaceutics 2023; 15:pharmaceutics15030850. [PMID: 36986710 PMCID: PMC10053001 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics15030850] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2023] [Revised: 02/23/2023] [Accepted: 03/01/2023] [Indexed: 03/08/2023] Open
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This study was performed to synthesize multimodal radiopharmaceutical designed for the diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer. To achieve this goal, superparamagnetic iron oxide (SPIO) nanoparticles were used as a platform for targeting molecule (PSMA-617) and for complexation of two scandium radionuclides, 44Sc for PET imaging and 47Sc for radionuclide therapy. TEM and XPS images showed that the Fe3O4 NPs have a uniform cubic shape and a size from 38 to 50 nm. The Fe3O4 core are surrounded by SiO2 and an organic layer. The saturation magnetization of the SPION core was 60 emu/g. However, coating the SPIONs with silica and polyglycerol reduces the magnetization significantly. The obtained bioconjugates were labeled with 44Sc and 47Sc, with a yield higher than 97%. The radiobioconjugate exhibited high affinity and cytotoxicity toward the human prostate cancer LNCaP (PSMA+) cell line, much higher than for PC-3 (PSMA-) cells. High cytotoxicity of the radiobioconjugate was confirmed by radiotoxicity studies on LNCaP 3D spheroids. In addition, the magnetic properties of the radiobioconjugate should allow for its use in guide drug delivery driven by magnetic field gradient.
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- Perihan Ünak
- Department of Nuclear Applications, Institute of Nuclear Sciences, Ege University, Izmir 35100, Turkey
- Correspondence: (P.Ü.); (A.B.)
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- Department of Nuclear Applications, Institute of Nuclear Sciences, Ege University, Izmir 35100, Turkey
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- Department of Nuclear Applications, Institute of Nuclear Sciences, Ege University, Izmir 35100, Turkey
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- Department of Nuclear Applications, Institute of Nuclear Sciences, Ege University, Izmir 35100, Turkey
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- Centre of Radiochemistry and Nuclear Chemistry, Institute of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology, Dorodna 16 St., 03-195 Warsaw, Poland
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- Centre of Radiochemistry and Nuclear Chemistry, Institute of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology, Dorodna 16 St., 03-195 Warsaw, Poland
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- Centre of Radiochemistry and Nuclear Chemistry, Institute of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology, Dorodna 16 St., 03-195 Warsaw, Poland
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- Centre of Radiochemistry and Nuclear Chemistry, Institute of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology, Dorodna 16 St., 03-195 Warsaw, Poland
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- Centre of Radiochemistry and Nuclear Chemistry, Institute of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology, Dorodna 16 St., 03-195 Warsaw, Poland
- Correspondence: (P.Ü.); (A.B.)
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Lisjak D, Arčon I, Poberžnik M, Herrero-Saboya G, Tufani A, Mavrič A, Valant M, Boštjančič PH, Mertelj A, Makovec D, Martin-Samos L. Saturation magnetisation as an indicator of the disintegration of barium hexaferrite nanoplatelets during the surface functionalisation. Sci Rep 2023; 13:1092. [PMID: 36658162 PMCID: PMC9852462 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-28431-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2022] [Accepted: 01/18/2023] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Barium hexaferrite nanoplatelets (BHF NPLs) are permanent nanomagnets with the magnetic easy axis aligned perpendicular to their basal plane. By combining this specific property with optimised surface chemistry, novel functional materials were developed, e.g., ferromagnetic ferrofluids and porous nanomagnets. We compared the interaction of chemically different phosphonic acids, hydrophobic and hydrophilic with 1-4 phosphonic groups, with BHF NPLs. A decrease in the saturation magnetisation after functionalising the BHF NPLs was correlated with the mass fraction of the nonmagnetic coating, whereas the saturation magnetisation of the NPLs coated with a tetraphosphonic acid at 80 °C was significantly lower than expected. We showed that such a substantial decrease in the saturation magnetisation originates from the disintegration of BHF NPLs, which was observed with atomic-resolution scanning transmission electron microscopy and confirmed by a computational study based on state-of-the-art first-principles calculations. Fe K-edge XANES (X-ray absorption near-edge structure) and EXAFS (Extended X-ray absorption fine structure) combined with Fourier-transformed infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy confirmed the formation of an Fe-phosphonate complex on the partly decomposed NPLs. Comparing our results with other functionalised magnetic nanoparticles confirmed that saturation magnetisation can be exploited to identify the disintegration of magnetic nanoparticles when insoluble disintegration products are formed.
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- Darja Lisjak
- grid.11375.310000 0001 0706 0012Jožef Stefan Institute, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- grid.11375.310000 0001 0706 0012Jožef Stefan Institute, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia ,grid.438882.d0000 0001 0212 6916University of Nova Gorica, 5000 Nova Gorica, Slovenia
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- grid.472635.10000 0004 6476 9521CNR-IOM, Democritos National Simulation Center, Istituto Officina dei Materiali, c/o SiSSA, 34136 Trieste, Italy
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- grid.472635.10000 0004 6476 9521CNR-IOM, Democritos National Simulation Center, Istituto Officina dei Materiali, c/o SiSSA, 34136 Trieste, Italy
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- grid.11375.310000 0001 0706 0012Jožef Stefan Institute, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- grid.438882.d0000 0001 0212 6916University of Nova Gorica, 5000 Nova Gorica, Slovenia
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- grid.438882.d0000 0001 0212 6916University of Nova Gorica, 5000 Nova Gorica, Slovenia
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- grid.11375.310000 0001 0706 0012Jožef Stefan Institute, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia ,grid.445211.7Jožef Stefan International Postgraduate School, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- grid.11375.310000 0001 0706 0012Jožef Stefan Institute, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- grid.11375.310000 0001 0706 0012Jožef Stefan Institute, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- grid.472635.10000 0004 6476 9521CNR-IOM, Democritos National Simulation Center, Istituto Officina dei Materiali, c/o SiSSA, 34136 Trieste, Italy
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Environmental Health and Safety of Engineered Nanomaterials. Nanomedicine (Lond) 2023. [DOI: 10.1007/978-981-16-8984-0_23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Jin R, Fu X, Pu Y, Fu S, Liang H, Yang L, Nie Y, Ai H. Clinical translational barriers against nanoparticle-based imaging agents. Adv Drug Deliv Rev 2022; 191:114587. [PMID: 36309148 DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2022.114587] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2022] [Revised: 09/22/2022] [Accepted: 10/20/2022] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Nanoparticle based imaging agents (NIAs) have been intensively explored in bench studies. Unfortunately, only a few cases have made their ways to clinical translation. In this review, clinical trials of NIAs were investigated for understanding possible barriers behind that. First, the complexity of multifunctional NIAs is considered a main barrier because it brings uncertainty to batch-to-batch fabrication, and results in sophisticated in vivo behaviors. Second, inadequate biosafety studies slow down the translational work. Third, NIA uptake at disease sites is highly heterogeneous, and often exhibits poor targeting efficiency. Focusing on the aforementioned problems, key design parameters were analyzed including NIAs' size, composition, surface characteristics, dosage, administration route, toxicity, whole-body distribution and clearance in clinical trials. Possible strategies were suggested to overcome these barriers. Besides, regulatory guidelines as well as scale-up and reproducibility during manufacturing process were covered as they are also key factors to consider during clinical translation of NIAs.
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- Rongrong Jin
- National Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Sichuan Academy of Medical Sciences & Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610072, China; Personalized Drug Therapy Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610072, China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China.
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- National Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China; Department of Radiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
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Rose Bengal-Modified Upconverting Nanoparticles: Synthesis, Characterization, and Biological Evaluation. Life (Basel) 2022; 12:life12091383. [PMID: 36143419 PMCID: PMC9502678 DOI: 10.3390/life12091383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2022] [Revised: 08/26/2022] [Accepted: 08/29/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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High-quality upconverting NaYF4:Yb3+,Er3+ nanoparticles (UCNPs; 26 nm in diameter) based on lanthanides were synthesized by a high-temperature coprecipitation method. The particles were modified by bisphosphonate-terminated poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) and Rose Bengal (RB) photosensitizer. The particles were thoroughly characterized using transmission electron microscopy, dynamic light scattering, thermogravimetric analysis, FTIR, and X-ray photoelectron and upconversion luminescence spectroscopy in terms of morphology, hydrodynamic size, composition, and energy transfer to the photosensitizer. Moreover, the singlet oxygen generation from RB-containing UCNPs was investigated using 9,10-diphenylanthracene probe under 980 nm excitation. The cytotoxicity of UCNPs before and after conjugation with RB was evaluated on highly sensitive rat mesenchymal stem cells (rMSCs) and significant differences were found. Correspondingly, consi-derable variations in viability were revealed between the irradiated and non-irradiated rat glioma cell line (C6) exposed to RB-conjugated UCNPs. While the viability of rMSCs was not affected by the presence of UCNPs themselves, the cancer C6 cells were killed after the irradiation at 980 nm due to the reactive oxygen species (ROS) production, thus suggesting the potential of RB-conjugated PEG-modified UCNPs for applications in photodynamic therapy of cancer.
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Zhang Y, Qian C, Li D, Zhao L. Rational surface modification of gadolinium borate nanoparticles enhancing colloidal stability in physiological media for potential neutron capture therapy and magnetic resonance imaging. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2022; 218:112771. [PMID: 36007316 DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2022.112771] [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: 05/24/2022] [Revised: 08/01/2022] [Accepted: 08/08/2022] [Indexed: 10/15/2022]
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Colloidal stability of nanomaterials in physiological media is an indispensable property for their biomedical applications. However, gadolinium borate (GdBO3) nanoparticles that hold promise as a theranostic agent for neutron capture therapy (NCT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of cancer tend to precipitate in phosphate buffered saline (PBS) owing to formation of insoluble gadolinium phosphate. To address this issue, in this work 10B-enriched GdBO3 nanoparticles were prepared and coated with mesoporous silica (mSiO2) of ~ 40 nm in thickness and subsequently grafted with hydrophilic polyglycerol (PG). The resulting GdBO3 @mSiO2-PG nanoparticles showed excellent colloidal stability in PBS due to the protection of the mSiO2 coating as well as superior dispersibility because of the high hydrophilicity of the PG layer. In vitro experiments revealed that GdBO3 @mSiO2-PG possessed low cytotoxicity and could be taken up by cancer cells in a concentration-dependent manner. In vivo studies indicated that GdBO3 @mSiO2-PG can circulate in mouse body for a considerably long time without obvious acute toxicity. In addition, GdBO3 @mSiO2-PG also showed promise as a T1-weighted MRI contrast agent with a proton longitudinal relaxivity of 0.67 mM-1 s-1. Our results indicate that GdBO3 @mSiO2-PG with enhanced colloidal stability in physiological media could serve as a promising multifunctional agent for cancer theranostics.
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- Yucai Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection, School of Radiation Medicine and Protection & School for Radiological and Interdisciplinary Sciences (RAD-X), Collaborative Innovation Center of Radiation Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection, School of Radiation Medicine and Protection & School for Radiological and Interdisciplinary Sciences (RAD-X), Collaborative Innovation Center of Radiation Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection, School of Radiation Medicine and Protection & School for Radiological and Interdisciplinary Sciences (RAD-X), Collaborative Innovation Center of Radiation Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection, School of Radiation Medicine and Protection & School for Radiological and Interdisciplinary Sciences (RAD-X), Collaborative Innovation Center of Radiation Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, China.
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Cui L, Wang X, Zhao X, Sun B, Xia T, Hu S. CeO 2 nanoparticles induce pulmonary fibrosis via activating S1P pathway as revealed by metabolomics. NANO TODAY 2022; 45:101559. [PMID: 36910843 PMCID: PMC9997866 DOI: 10.1016/j.nantod.2022.101559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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CeO2 nanoparticles (NPs) have been shown to cause lung fibrosis, however, the exact underlying molecular mechanisms are poorly understood. In this study, we have conducted a mass spectrometry-based global metabolomic analysis of human bronchial epithelial BEAS-2B cells treated by CeO2 NPs with different aspect ratios and assessed their toxicity on the bronchial epithelial cells by various cell-based functional assays. Although CeO2 NPs at doses ranging from 12.5 μg/mL to 25 μg/mL displayed low cytotoxicity on the bronchial epithelial cells, the metabolomic analysis revealed a number of metabolites in the cellular metabolic pathways of sphingosine-1-phosphate, fatty acid oxidation, inflammation, etc. were significantly altered by CeO2 NPs, especially those with high aspect ratios. More importantly, the robustness of metabolomics findings was further successfully validated in mouse models upon acute and chronic exposures to CeO2 NPs. Mechanistically, CeO2 NPs upregulated transforming growth factor beta-1 (TGF-β1) levels in BEAS-2B cells in an aspect ratio-dependent manner through enhancing the expression of early growth response protein 1 (EGR-1). In addition, both in vitro and in vivo studies demonstrated that CeO2 NPs significantly induced the expression of sphingosine kinase 1 (SHPK1), phosphorylated Smad2/3 and lung fibrosis markers. Moreover, targeting SPHK1, TGFβ receptor or Smad3 phosphorylation significantly attenuated the fibrosis-promoting effects of CeO2 NPs, and SPHK1-S1P pathway exerted a greater effect on the TGF-β1-mediated lung fibrosis compared to the conventional Smad2/3 pathway. Collectively, our studies have identified the metabolomic changes in BEAS-2B cells exposed to CeO2 NPs with different aspect ratios and revealed the subtle changes in metabolic activities that traditional approaches might have missed. More importantly, we have discovered a previously unknown molecular mechanism underlying CeO2 NP-induced lung fibrosis with different aspect ratios, shedding new insights on the environmental hazard potential of CeO2 NPs.
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- Li Cui
- School of Dentistry, Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, California NanoSystems Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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- Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN), California NanoSystems Institute, Division of NanoMedicine, Department of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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- Stomatological Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510280, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN), California NanoSystems Institute, Division of NanoMedicine, Department of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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- School of Dentistry, Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, California NanoSystems Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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Lv R, Raab M, Wang Y, Tian J, Lin J, Prasad PN. Nanochemistry advancing photon conversion in rare-earth nanostructures for theranostics. Coord Chem Rev 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2022.214486] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Li J, Chen C, Xia T. Understanding Nanomaterial-Liver Interactions to Facilitate the Development of Safer Nanoapplications. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2022; 34:e2106456. [PMID: 35029313 PMCID: PMC9040585 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202106456] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2021] [Revised: 12/23/2021] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Nanomaterials (NMs) are widely used in commercial and medical products, such as cosmetics, vaccines, and drug carriers. Exposure to NMs via various routes such as dermal, inhalation, and ingestion has been shown to gain access to the systemic circulation, resulting in the accumulation of NMs in the liver. The unique organ structures and blood flow features facilitate the liver sequestration of NMs, which may cause adverse effects in the liver. Currently, most in vivo studies are focused on NMs accumulation at the organ level and evaluation of the gross changes in liver structure and functions, however, cell-type-specific uptake and responses, as well as the molecular mechanisms at cellular levels leading to effects at organ levels are lagging. Herein, the authors systematically review diverse interactions of NMs with the liver, specifically on major liver cell types including Kupffer cells (KCs), liver sinusoidal endothelial cells (LSECs), hepatic stellate cells (HSCs), and hepatocytes as well as the detailed molecular mechanisms involved. In addition, the knowledge gained on nano-liver interactions that can facilitate the development of safer nanoproducts and nanomedicine is also reviewed.
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- Jiulong Li
- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
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- Center of Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN), California NanoSystems Institute, Division of NanoMedicine, Department of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
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Kurowska I, Amouroux B, Langlais M, Coutelier O, Coudret C, Destarac M, Marty JD. Versatile thiolactone-based conjugation strategies to polymer stabilizers for multifunctional upconverting nanoparticles aqueous dispersions. NANOSCALE 2022; 14:2238-2247. [PMID: 35080566 DOI: 10.1039/d1nr05548h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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We describe here a new methodology for the synthesis of well-defined phosphonic acid-terminated poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) and RAFT-derived poly(N-vinylpyrrolidone) (PVP) and poly(N-vinylcaprolactam) (PVCL) by amine-thiol-ene and amine-thiol-thiosulfonate conjugation strategies using a phosphonated thiolactone and their use to prepare stable, water-dispersible multifunctional upconverting luminescent nanohybrids.
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- Izabela Kurowska
- Faculty of Chemistry, University of Bialystok, Ciołkowskiego 1k, 15-245 Bialystok, Poland
- IMRCP, CNRS UMR 5623, University of Toulouse, Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier, Toulouse Cedex, 9 31062, France.
- Doctoral School of Exact and Natural Sciences, University of Bialystok, Ciołkowskiego 1k, 15-245 Bialystok, Poland
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- IMRCP, CNRS UMR 5623, University of Toulouse, Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier, Toulouse Cedex, 9 31062, France.
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- IMRCP, CNRS UMR 5623, University of Toulouse, Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier, Toulouse Cedex, 9 31062, France.
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- IMRCP, CNRS UMR 5623, University of Toulouse, Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier, Toulouse Cedex, 9 31062, France.
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- IMRCP, CNRS UMR 5623, University of Toulouse, Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier, Toulouse Cedex, 9 31062, France.
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- IMRCP, CNRS UMR 5623, University of Toulouse, Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier, Toulouse Cedex, 9 31062, France.
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- IMRCP, CNRS UMR 5623, University of Toulouse, Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier, Toulouse Cedex, 9 31062, France.
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Mendez-Gonzalez D, Torres Vera V, Zabala Gutierrez I, Gerke C, Cascales C, Rubio-Retama J, G Calderón O, Melle S, Laurenti M. Upconverting Nanoparticles in Aqueous Media: Not a Dead-End Road. Avoiding Degradation by Using Hydrophobic Polymer Shells. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2022; 18:e2105652. [PMID: 34897995 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202105652] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2021] [Revised: 11/04/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The stunning optical properties of upconverting nanoparticles (UCNPs) have inspired promising biomedical technologies. Nevertheless, their transfer to aqueous media is often accompanied by intense luminescence quenching, partial dissolution by water, and even complete degradation by molecules such as phosphates. Currently, these are major issues hampering the translation of UCNPs to the clinic. In this work, a strategy is developed to coat and protect β-NaYF4 UCNPs against these effects, by growing a hydrophobic polymer shell (HPS) through miniemulsion polymerization of styrene (St), or St and methyl methacrylate mixtures. This allows one to obtain single core@shell UCNPs@HPS with a final diameter of ≈60-70 nm. Stability studies reveal that these HPSs serve as a very effective barrier, impeding polar molecules to affect UCNPs optical properties. Even more, it allows UCNPs to withstand aggressive conditions such as high dilutions (5 µg mL-1 ), high phosphate concentrations (100 mm), and high temperatures (70 °C). The physicochemical characterizations prove the potential of HPSs to overcome the current limitations of UCNPs. This strategy, which can be applied to other nanomaterials with similar limitations, paves the way toward more stable and reliable UCNPs with applications in life sciences.
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- Diego Mendez-Gonzalez
- Department of Chemistry in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy Complutense University of Madrid, Plaza Ramon y Cajal 2, Madrid, 28040, Spain
- Nanomaterials for Bioimaging Group (nanoBIG), Departamento de Física de Materiales, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, C/Francisco Tomás y Valiente 7, Madrid, 28049, Spain
- Nanobiology Group, Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación, Sanitaria Hospital Ramón y Cajal, Ctra. De Colmenar Viejo, Km. 9100, Madrid, 28034, Spain
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- Department of Chemistry in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy Complutense University of Madrid, Plaza Ramon y Cajal 2, Madrid, 28040, Spain
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- Department of Chemistry in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy Complutense University of Madrid, Plaza Ramon y Cajal 2, Madrid, 28040, Spain
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- Department of Chemistry in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy Complutense University of Madrid, Plaza Ramon y Cajal 2, Madrid, 28040, Spain
- Nanobiology Group, Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación, Sanitaria Hospital Ramón y Cajal, Ctra. De Colmenar Viejo, Km. 9100, Madrid, 28034, Spain
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- Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas CSIC, c/Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz 3, Madrid, 28049, Spain
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- Department of Chemistry in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy Complutense University of Madrid, Plaza Ramon y Cajal 2, Madrid, 28040, Spain
- Nanobiology Group, Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación, Sanitaria Hospital Ramón y Cajal, Ctra. De Colmenar Viejo, Km. 9100, Madrid, 28034, Spain
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- Department of Optics, Faculty of Optics and Optometry Complutense University of Madrid, Avda. Arcos de Jalón 118, Madrid, E-28037, Spain
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- Department of Optics, Faculty of Optics and Optometry Complutense University of Madrid, Avda. Arcos de Jalón 118, Madrid, E-28037, Spain
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- Department of Chemistry in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy Complutense University of Madrid, Plaza Ramon y Cajal 2, Madrid, 28040, Spain
- Nanobiology Group, Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación, Sanitaria Hospital Ramón y Cajal, Ctra. De Colmenar Viejo, Km. 9100, Madrid, 28034, Spain
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Lécuyer T, Bia N, Burckel P, Loubat C, Graillot A, Seguin J, Corvis Y, Liu J, Valéro L, Scherman D, Mignet N, Richard C. Persistent luminescence nanoparticles functionalized by polymers bearing phosphonic acid anchors: synthesis, characterization, and in vivo behaviour. NANOSCALE 2022; 14:1386-1394. [PMID: 35018394 DOI: 10.1039/d1nr07114a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Optical in vivo imaging has become a widely used technique and is still under development for clinical diagnostics and treatment applications. For further development of the field, researchers have put much effort into the development of inorganic nanoparticles (NPs) as imaging probes. In this trend, our laboratory developed ZnGa1.995O4Cr0.005 (ZGO) nanoparticles, which can emit a bright persistent luminescence signal through the tissue transparency window for dozens of minutes and can be activated in vivo with visible irradiation. These properties endow them with unique features, allowing us to recover information over a long-time study with in vivo imaging without any background. To target tissues of interest, ZGO must circulate long enough in the blood stream, a phenomenon which is limited by the mononuclear phagocyte system (MPS). Depending on their size, charge and coating, the NPs are sooner or later opsonized and stored into the main organs of the MPS (liver, spleen, and lungs). The NPs therefore have to be coated with a hydrophilic polymer to avoid this limitation. To this end, a new functionalization method using two different polyethylene glycol phosphonic acid polymers (a linear one, later named lpPEG and a branched one, later named pPEG) has been studied in this article. The coating has been optimized and characterized in various aqueous media. The behaviour of the newly functionalized NPs has been investigated in the presence of plasmatic proteins, and an in vivo biodistribution study has been performed. Among them ZGOpPEG exhibits a long circulation time, corresponding to low protein adsorption, while presenting an effective one-step process in aqueous medium with a low hydrodynamic diameter increase. This new method is much more advantageous than another strategy we reported previously that used a two-step PEG silane coating performed in an organic solvent (dimethylformamide) for which the final hydrodynamic diameter was twice the initial diameter.
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- Thomas Lécuyer
- Université de Paris, CNRS, INSERM, UTCBS, Unité de Technologies Chimiques et Biologiques pour la Santé, Faculté de Pharmacie, 75006 Paris, France.
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- Specific Polymers, ZAC Via Domitia 150 Avenue des Cocardières, 34160 Castries, France
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- Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris (IPGP), Université de Paris, France
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- Specific Polymers, ZAC Via Domitia 150 Avenue des Cocardières, 34160 Castries, France
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- Specific Polymers, ZAC Via Domitia 150 Avenue des Cocardières, 34160 Castries, France
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- Université de Paris, CNRS, INSERM, UTCBS, Unité de Technologies Chimiques et Biologiques pour la Santé, Faculté de Pharmacie, 75006 Paris, France.
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- Université de Paris, CNRS, INSERM, UTCBS, Unité de Technologies Chimiques et Biologiques pour la Santé, Faculté de Pharmacie, 75006 Paris, France.
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- Université de Paris, CNRS, INSERM, UTCBS, Unité de Technologies Chimiques et Biologiques pour la Santé, Faculté de Pharmacie, 75006 Paris, France.
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- Université de Paris, CNRS, INSERM, UTCBS, Unité de Technologies Chimiques et Biologiques pour la Santé, Faculté de Pharmacie, 75006 Paris, France.
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- Université de Paris, CNRS, INSERM, UTCBS, Unité de Technologies Chimiques et Biologiques pour la Santé, Faculté de Pharmacie, 75006 Paris, France.
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- Université de Paris, CNRS, INSERM, UTCBS, Unité de Technologies Chimiques et Biologiques pour la Santé, Faculté de Pharmacie, 75006 Paris, France.
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- Université de Paris, CNRS, INSERM, UTCBS, Unité de Technologies Chimiques et Biologiques pour la Santé, Faculté de Pharmacie, 75006 Paris, France.
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Environmental Health and Safety of Engineered Nanomaterials. Nanomedicine (Lond) 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/978-981-13-9374-7_23-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022] Open
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Zhou M, Zou X, Liu Y, Wang H, Su Q. Degradation of upconverting nanoparticles in simulated fluids evaluated by ratiometric luminescence. NEW J CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2nj00590e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The effect of artificially simulated fluids on the optical properties of upconversion nanoparticles and the degradation mechanism was systematically studied.
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- Mingzhu Zhou
- Institute of Nanochemistry and Nanobiology, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
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- Institute of Nanochemistry and Nanobiology, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
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- Institute of Nanochemistry and Nanobiology, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
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- Institute of Nanochemistry and Nanobiology, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
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- Institute of Nanochemistry and Nanobiology, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
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Lisjak D, Vozlič M, Kostiv U, Horák D, Majaron B, Kralj S, Zajc I, Žiberna L, Ponikvar-Svet M. NaYF 4-based upconverting nanoparticles with optimized phosphonate coatings for chemical stability and viability of human endothelial cells. Methods Appl Fluoresc 2021; 10. [PMID: 34883469 DOI: 10.1088/2050-6120/ac41ba] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2021] [Accepted: 12/09/2021] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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The increasing interest in upconverting nanoparticles (UCNPs) in biodiagnostics and therapy fuels the development of biocompatible UCNPs platforms. UCNPs are typically nanocrystallites of rare-earth fluorides codoped with Yb3+and Er3+or Tm3+. The most studied UCNPs are based on NaYF4but are not chemically stable in water. They dissolve significantly in the presence of phosphates. To prevent any adverse effects on the UCNPs induced by cellular phosphates, the surfaces of UCNPs must be made chemically inert and stable by suitable coatings. We studied the effect of various phosphonate coatings on chemical stability andin vitrocytotoxicity of the Yb3+,Er3+-codoped NaYF4UCNPs in human endothelial cells obtained from cellular line Ea.hy926. Cell viability of endothelial cells was determined using the resazurin-based assay after the short-term (15 min), and long-term (24 h and 48 h) incubations with UCNPs dispersed in cell-culture medium. The coatings were obtained from tertaphosphonic acid (EDTMP), sodium alendronate and poly(ethylene glycol)-neridronate. Regardless of the coating conditions, 1 - 2 nm-thick amorphous surface layers were observed on the UCNPs with transmission electron microscopy. The upconversion fluorescence was measured in the dispersions of all UCNPs. Surafce quenching in aqueous suspensions of the UCNPs was reduced by the coatings. The dissolution degree of the UCNPs was determined from the concentration of dissolved fluoride measured with ion-selective electrode after the ageing of UCNPs in water, physiological buffer (i.e., phosphate-buffered saline-PBS) and cell-culture medium. The phosphonate coatings prepared at 80 °C significantly suppressed the dissolution of UCNPs in PBS while only minor dissolution of bare and coated UCNPs was measured in water and cell-culture medium. The viability of human endothelial cells was significantly reduced when incubated with UCNPs, but it increased with the improved chemical stability of UCNPs by the phosphonate coatings with negligible cytotoxicity when coated with EDTMP at 80 °C.
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- Darja Lisjak
- Jožef Stefan Institute, Department for Materials Synthesis, Jamova 39, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Jožef Stefan Institute, Department for Materials Synthesis, Jamova 39, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.,University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Pharmacy, Aškerčeva 7, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Heyrovského nám. 2, 162 06 Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Heyrovského nám. 2, 162 06 Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Jožef Stefan Institute, Department of Complex Matter, Jamova 39, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.,University of Ljubljana, Faculty for Mathematics and Physics, Jadranska 13, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Jožef Stefan Institute, Department for Materials Synthesis, Jamova 39, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Pharmacology and Experimental Toxicology, Vrazov trg 2, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Pharmacology and Experimental Toxicology, Vrazov trg 2, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Jožef Stefan Institute, Department of Inroganic Chemistry and Technology, Jamova 39, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Zhao X, Liu Y, Jiao C, Dai W, Song Z, Li T, He X, Yang F, Zhang Z, Ma Y. Effects of surface modification on toxicity of CeO 2 nanoparticles to lettuce. NANOIMPACT 2021; 24:100364. [PMID: 35559823 DOI: 10.1016/j.impact.2021.100364] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2021] [Revised: 10/18/2021] [Accepted: 11/06/2021] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Phytotoxicity of nanoceria (nCeO2) has been reported, but there are few studies on how to reduce its phytotoxicity. In the present study, we modified nCeO2 with two organophosphates (nCeO2@ATMP and nCeO2@EDTMP) and compared their toxicity to lettuce with that of uncoated nCeO2. The results showed that bare nCeO2 significantly inhibited the root growth of lettuce, leading to oxidative damages and root cell death. In contrast, after surface modification, the toxicity of nCeO2@ATMP to lettuce was weakened, while nCeO2@EDTMP was nontoxic to lettuce. It was found that the surface properties of the modified materials have been changed, resulting in sharp decreases in their bioavailability. Although nCeO2 with and without surface coatings were all transformed when interacting with plants, the absolute contents of Ce(III) in roots treated with modified nCeO2 decreased significantly, which may be the main reason for the reduction of toxicity. This study indicates that it is feasible to reduce the phytotoxicity of nanomaterials through surface coating.
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- Xuepeng Zhao
- Hebei Provincial Key Lab of Green Chemical Technology & High Efficient Energy Saving, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, China
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- Hebei Provincial Key Lab of Green Chemical Technology & High Efficient Energy Saving, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, China
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- Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Hebei Provincial Key Lab of Green Chemical Technology & High Efficient Energy Saving, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, China
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- Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China; CAS-HKU Joint Laboratory of Metallomics on Health & Environment, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Hebei Provincial Key Lab of Green Chemical Technology & High Efficient Energy Saving, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, China.
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- Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China; CAS-HKU Joint Laboratory of Metallomics on Health & Environment, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China; School of Physical Sciences, University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China; CAS-HKU Joint Laboratory of Metallomics on Health & Environment, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China.
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Zhang L, Jin D, Stenzel MH. Polymer-Functionalized Upconversion Nanoparticles for Light/Imaging-Guided Drug Delivery. Biomacromolecules 2021; 22:3168-3201. [PMID: 34304566 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.1c00669] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The strong upconversion luminescence (UCL) of upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) endows the nanoparticles with attractive features for combined imaging and drug delivery. UCNPs convert near-infrared (NIR) light into light of shorter wavelengths such as light in the ultraviolet (UV) and visible regions, which can be used for light-guided drug delivery. Although light-responsive drug delivery systems as such have been known for many years, their application in medicine is limited, as strong UV-light can be damaging to tissue; moreover, UV light will not penetrate deeply into the skin, an issue that UCNPs can now address. However, UCNPs, as obtained after synthesis, are usually hydrophobic and require further surface functionalization to be stable in plasma. Polymers can serve as versatile surface coatings, as they can provide good colloidal stability, prevent the formation of a protein corona, provide a matrix for drugs, and be stimuli-responsive. In this Review, we provide a brief overview of the most recent progress in the synthesis of UCNPs with different shapes/sizes. We will then discuss the purpose of polymer coating for drug delivery before summarizing the strategies to coat UCNPs with various polymers. We will introduce the different polymers that have so far been used to coat UCNPs with the purpose to create a drug delivery system, focusing in detail on light-responsive polymers. To expand the application of UCNPs to allow photothermal therapy or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or to simply enhance the loading capacity of drugs, UCNPs were often combined with other materials to generate multifunctional nanoparticles such as carbon-based NPs and nanoMOFs. We then conclude with a discussion on drug loading and release and summarize the current knowledge on the toxicity of these polymer-coated UCNPs.
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- Lin Zhang
- Cluster for Advanced Macromolecular Design (CAMD), School of Chemistry, University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney), Sydney NSW 2052, Australia
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- Institute for Biomedical Materials & Devices (IBMD), Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney NSW 2007, Australia
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- Cluster for Advanced Macromolecular Design (CAMD), School of Chemistry, University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney), Sydney NSW 2052, Australia
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Malvandi AM, Shahba S, Mohammadipour A, Rastegar-Moghaddam SH, Abudayyak M. Cell and molecular toxicity of lanthanum nanoparticles: are there possible risks to humans? Nanotoxicology 2021; 15:951-972. [PMID: 34143944 DOI: 10.1080/17435390.2021.1940340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Lanthanum nanoparticles are widely used in industry, agriculture, and biomedicine. Over 900 kg of lanthanum is annually released into the environment only in Europe, 50 times higher than the metals, mercury, and cadmium's environmental spread. Human health risk associated with long-term exposure to the abundant lanthanum nanoparticles is a concerning environmental issue. Due to lanthanum's ability to disrupt the main biological barriers and interrupt various cells' hemostasis, they seem to cause severe disruptions to various tissues. This review opens a new perspective regarding the cellular and molecular interaction of nanosized and ionic lanthanum with the possible toxicity on the nervous system and other tissues that would show lanthanum nanoparticles' potential danger to follow in toxicological science.
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- Medical Biotechnology Research Center, School of Paramedicine, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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Kostiv U, Natile MM, Jirák D, Půlpánová D, Jiráková K, Vosmanská M, Horák D. PEG-Neridronate-Modified NaYF 4:Gd 3+,Yb 3+,Tm 3+/NaGdF 4 Core-Shell Upconverting Nanoparticles for Bimodal Magnetic Resonance/Optical Luminescence Imaging. ACS OMEGA 2021; 6:14420-14429. [PMID: 34124464 PMCID: PMC8190901 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.1c01313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2021] [Accepted: 05/05/2021] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Upconverting nanoparticles are attracting extensive interest as a multimodal imaging tool. In this work, we report on the synthesis and characterization of gadolinium-enriched upconverting nanoparticles for bimodal magnetic resonance and optical luminescence imaging. NaYF4:Gd3+,Yb3+,Tm3+ core upconverting nanoparticles were obtained by a thermal coprecipitation of lanthanide oleate precursors in the presence of oleic acid as a stabilizer. With the aim of improving the upconversion emission and increasing the amount of Gd3+ ions on the nanoparticle surface, a 2.5 nm NaGdF4 shell was grown by the epitaxial layer-by-layer strategy, resulting in the 26 nm core-shell nanoparticles. Both core and core-shell nanoparticles were coated with poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG)-neridronate (PEG-Ner) to have stable and well-dispersed upconverting nanoparticles in a biological medium. FTIR spectroscopy and thermogravimetric analysis indicated the presence of ∼20 wt % of PEG-Ner on the nanoparticle surface. The addition of inert NaGdF4 shell resulted in a total 26-fold enhancement of the emission under 980 nm excitation and also affected the T 1 and T 2 relaxation times. Both r 1 and r 2 relaxivities of PEG-Ner-modified nanoparticles were much higher compared to those of non-PEGylated particles, thus manifesting their potential as a diagnostic tool for magnetic resonance imaging. Together with the enhanced luminescence efficiency, upconverting nanoparticles might represent an efficient probe for bimodal in vitro and in vivo imaging of cells in regenerative medicine, drug delivery, and/or photodynamic therapy.
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- Uliana Kostiv
- Department
of Polymer Particles, Institute of Macromolecular
Chemistry, Czech Academy of Sciences, Heyrovského nám. 2, Prague 6, Prague 162 06, Czech Republic
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- Institute
of Condensed Matter Chemistry and Technologies for Energy, National
Research Council (CNR) and Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Padova, via F. Marzolo 1, Padova 35131, Italy
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- Radiodiagnostic
and Interventional Radiology Department, Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Vídeňská 1958/9, Prague 4, Prague 140 21, Czech Republic
- Faculty
of Health Studies, Technical University
of Liberec, Studentská
1402/2, Liberec 461 17, Czech Republic
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- Faculty
of Health Studies, Technical University
of Liberec, Studentská
1402/2, Liberec 461 17, Czech Republic
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- Department
of Histology and Embryology, Third Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Ruská 87, Prague 10, Prague 100 00, Czech Republic
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- University
of Chemistry and Technology Prague, Technická 5, Prague 6, Prague 166 28, Czech Republic
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- Department
of Polymer Particles, Institute of Macromolecular
Chemistry, Czech Academy of Sciences, Heyrovského nám. 2, Prague 6, Prague 162 06, Czech Republic
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Vozlič M, Černič T, Gyergyek S, Majaron B, Ponikvar-Svet M, Kostiv U, Horák D, Lisjak D. Formation of phosphonate coatings for improved chemical stability of upconverting nanoparticles under physiological conditions. Dalton Trans 2021; 50:6588-6597. [PMID: 33899872 DOI: 10.1039/d1dt00304f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Upconverting nanoparticles (UCNPs) are being extensively investigated for applications in bioimaging because of their ability to emit ultraviolet, visible, and near-infrared light. NaYF4 is one of the most suitable host matrices for producing high-intensity upconversion fluorescence; however, UCNPs based on NaYF4 are not chemically stable in aqueous media. To prevent dissolution, their surfaces should be modified. We studied the formation of protective phosphonate coatings made of ethylenediamine(tetramethylenephosphonic acid), alendronic acid, and poly(ethylene glycol)-neridronate on cubic NaYF4 nanoparticles and hexagonal Yb3+,Er3+-doped upconverting NaYF4 nanoparticles (β-UCNPs). The effects of synthesis temperature and ultrasonic agitation on the quality of the coatings were studied. The formation of the coatings was investigated by transmission electron microscopy, zeta-potential measurements, and infrared spectroscopy. The quality of the phosphonate coatings was examined with respect to preventing the dissolution of the NPs in phosphate-buffered saline (PBS). The dissolution tests were carried out under physiological conditions (37 °C and pH 7.4) for 3 days and were followed by measurements of the dissolved fluoride with an ion-selective electrode. We found that the protection of the phosphonate coatings can be significantly increased by synthesizing them at 80 °C. At the same time, the coatings obtained at this temperature suppressed the surface quenching of the upconversion fluorescence in β-UCNPs.
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- Maša Vozlič
- JoŽef Stefan Institute, Department for Materials Synthesis, Jamova 39, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia and Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Ljubljana, Aškerčeva 7, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.
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- JoŽef Stefan Institute, Department for Materials Synthesis, Jamova 39, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia and JoŽef Stefan International Postgraduate School, Jamova 39, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- JoŽef Stefan Institute, Department for Materials Synthesis, Jamova 39, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- JoŽef Stefan Institute, Department of Complex Matter, Jamova 39, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia and Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, University of Ljubljana, Jadranska 19, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- JoŽef Stefan Institute, Department of Inorganic Chemistry and Technology, Jamova 39, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Heyrovského nám. 2, 162 06 Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Heyrovského nám. 2, 162 06 Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- JoŽef Stefan International Postgraduate School, Jamova 39, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Zhang X, Yu J, Hu L, Ren J. Clarifying a Competitive Crystallization Mechanism of Upconversion Luminescent Oxyfluoride Glass Ceramics by Solid-State NMR Spectroscopy. Inorg Chem 2021; 60:5087-5099. [PMID: 33691066 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c00116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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LaF3 and NaLaF4 crystals were selectively precipitated in the SiO2-Al2O3-AlF3-Na2O-NaF-LaF3-ErF3 glass system by adjusting their compositions. The structural evolution at the atomic level driven by heat treatment and glass compositions was studied using the state-of-the-art magic-angle spinning nuclear magnetic resonance technique. From a comprehensive local structural study, we found that LaF3 and NaLaF4 crystals compete in crystallization in these glasses. The crystallization ability of NaLaF4 increases with the increase of the content of Na+ ions within the F-enriched phase, but for LaF3 crystals, it is reverse. These two crystals can be selectively precipitated in the glasses by adjusting the content of these Na+ ions within the F-enriched phase. When the crystallization ability of these two crystals becomes similar, none of them can be precipitated due to their mutual interference in crystallization. Intense single green upconversion luminescence occurs in glasses precipitating LaF3 or NaLaF4 crystals. The underlying relationship between compositions, structures, crystallization, and upconversion luminescence properties is unearthed based on the structural evolution, crystallization mechanism, and luminescence properties. This relationship will facilitate the compositional design of these kinds of glasses. It is inferred that it will be better to precipitate LaF3 rather than NaLaF4 crystals for achieving highly efficient upconversion luminescence.
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- Xuyang Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Materials for High Power Laser, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials for High Power Laser, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials for High Power Laser, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials for High Power Laser, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, P. R. China.,Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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Zhong Y, Dong Y, Chen T, Yang L, Yao M, Zhi Y, Yang H, Zhang J, Bi W. 808 nm NIR Laser-Excited Upconversion Nanoplatform for Combinatory Photodynamic and Chemotherapy with Deep Penetration and Acid Bursting Release Performance. ACS APPLIED BIO MATERIALS 2021; 4:2639-2653. [DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.0c01607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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- Yingtao Zhong
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Health Science Center, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Health Science Center, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Health Science Center, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Health Science Center, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Health Science Center, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Health Science Center, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Health Science Center, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Health Science Center, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Health Science Center, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518055, China
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Lv R, Wang Y, Lin B, Peng X, Liu J, Lü WD, Tian J. Targeted Luminescent Probes for Precise Upconversion/NIR II Luminescence Diagnosis of Lung Adenocarcinoma. Anal Chem 2021; 93:4984-4992. [PMID: 33705098 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.1c00374] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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In this research, the antibody of the searched hub genes has been proposed to combine with a rare-earth composite for an upconversion luminescence (UCL) and downconversion (DCL) NIR-II imaging strategy for the diagnosis of lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD). Weighted gene co-expression network analysis is used to search the most relevant hub genes, and the required top genes that contribute to tumorigenesis (negative: CLEC3B, MFAP4, PECAM1, and FHL1; positive: CCNB2, CDCA5, HMMR, and TOP2A) are identified and validated by survival analysis and transcriptional and translational results. Meanwhile, fluorescence imaging probes (NaYF4:Yb,Er,Eu@NaYF4:Nd, denoted as NYF:Eu NPs) with multimodal optical imaging properties of downconversion and upconversion luminescence in the visible region and luminescence in the near infrared II region are designed with various uniform sizes and enhanced penetration and sensitivity. Finally, when the NYF:Eu NP probe is combined with antibodies of these chosen positive hub genes (such as, TOP2A and CCNB2), the in vitro and in vivo animal experiments (flow cytometry, cell counting kit-8 assay using A549 cells, and in vivo immunohistochemistry IHC microscopy images of LUAD from patient cases) indicate that the designed nanoprobes can be excellently used as a targeted optical probe for future accurate diagnosis and surgery navigation of LUAD in contrast with other cancer cells and normal cells. This strategy of antibodies combined with optical probes provides a dual-modal luminescence imaging method for precise medicine.
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- Ruichan Lv
- Engineering Research Center of Molecular and Neuro Imaging, Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology, Xidian University, Xi'an, Shanxi 710071, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Molecular and Neuro Imaging, Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology, Xidian University, Xi'an, Shanxi 710071, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Molecular and Neuro Imaging, Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology, Xidian University, Xi'an, Shanxi 710071, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Molecular and Neuro Imaging, Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology, Xidian University, Xi'an, Shanxi 710071, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Molecular and Neuro Imaging, Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology, Xidian University, Xi'an, Shanxi 710071, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Tumor Hospital of Shaanxi Province, Affiliated to the Medical College of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province 710061, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Imaging of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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Duan D, Dong H, Tu Z, Wang C, Fu Q, Chen J, Zhong H, Du P, Sun LD, Liu Z. Desilylation Induced by Metal Fluoride Nanocrystals Enables Cleavage Chemistry In Vivo. J Am Chem Soc 2021; 143:2250-2255. [PMID: 33517656 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c10399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Metal fluoride nanocrystals are widely used in biomedical studies owing to their unique physicochemical properties. The release of metal ions and fluorides from nanocrystals is intrinsic due to the solubility equilibrium. It used to be considered as a drawback because it is related to the decomposition and defunction of metal fluoride nanocrystals. Many strategies have been developed to stabilize the nanocrystals, and the equilibrium concentrations of fluoride are often <1 mM. Here we make good use of this minimum amount of fluoride and unveil that metal fluoride nanocrystals could effectively induce desilylation cleavage chemistry, enabling controlled release of fluorophores and drug molecules in test tubes, living cells, and tumor-bearing mice. Biocompatible PEG (polyethylene glycol)-coated CaF2 nanocrystals have been prepared to assay the efficiency of desilylation-induced controlled release of functional molecules. We apply the strategy to a prodrug activation of monomethyl auristatin E (MMAE), showing a remarkable anticancer effect, while side effects are almost negligible. In conclusion, this desilylation-induced cleavage chemistry avails the drawback on empowering metal fluoride nanocrystals with a new function of perturbing or activating for further biological applications.
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- Dongban Duan
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Radiochemistry and Radiation Chemistry Key Laboratory of Fundamental Science, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Materials Chemistry and Applications, PKU-HKU Joint Laboratory in Rare Earth Materials and Bioinorganic Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Radiochemistry and Radiation Chemistry Key Laboratory of Fundamental Science, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Radiochemistry and Radiation Chemistry Key Laboratory of Fundamental Science, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Radiochemistry and Radiation Chemistry Key Laboratory of Fundamental Science, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Radiochemistry and Radiation Chemistry Key Laboratory of Fundamental Science, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Radiochemistry and Radiation Chemistry Key Laboratory of Fundamental Science, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Materials Chemistry and Applications, PKU-HKU Joint Laboratory in Rare Earth Materials and Bioinorganic Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Materials Chemistry and Applications, PKU-HKU Joint Laboratory in Rare Earth Materials and Bioinorganic Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Radiochemistry and Radiation Chemistry Key Laboratory of Fundamental Science, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China.,Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Advanced Innovation Center for Human Brain Protection, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100070, China.,Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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Torresan MF, Wolosiuk A. Critical Aspects on the Chemical Stability of NaYF4-Based Upconverting Nanoparticles for Biomedical Applications. ACS APPLIED BIO MATERIALS 2021; 4:1191-1210. [DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.0c01562] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Maria F. Torresan
- Gerencia Química Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica (CNEA) − INN - CONICET, Av. Gral. Paz 1499, B1650KNA San Martín, Argentina
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- Gerencia Química Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica (CNEA) − INN - CONICET, Av. Gral. Paz 1499, B1650KNA San Martín, Argentina
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Kembuan C, Oliveira H, Graf C. Effect of different silica coatings on the toxicity of upconversion nanoparticles on RAW 264.7 macrophage cells. BEILSTEIN JOURNAL OF NANOTECHNOLOGY 2021; 12:35-48. [PMID: 33489665 PMCID: PMC7801781 DOI: 10.3762/bjnano.12.3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2020] [Accepted: 12/03/2020] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs), consisting of NaYF4 doped with 18% Yb and 2% Er, were coated with microporous silica shells with thickness values of 7 ± 2 and 21 ± 3 nm. Subsequently, the negatively charged particles were functionalized with N-(6-aminohexyl)-3-aminopropyltrimethoxysilane (AHAPS), which provide a positive charge to the nanoparticle surface. Inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) measurements revealed that, over the course of 24h, particles with thicker shells release fewer lanthanide ions than particles with thinner shells. However, even a 21 ± 3 nm thick silica layer does not entirely block the disintegration process of the UCNPs. 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) assays and cell cytometry measurements performed on macrophages (RAW 264.7 cells) indicate that cells treated with amino-functionalized particles with a thicker silica shell have a higher viability than those incubated with UCNPs with a thinner silica shell, even if more particles with a thicker shell are taken up. This effect is less significant for negatively charged particles. Cell cycle analyses with amino-functionalized particles also confirm that thicker silica shells reduce cytotoxicity. Thus, growing silica shells to a sufficient thickness is a simple approach to minimize the cytotoxicity of UCNPs.
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- Cynthia Kembuan
- Institut für Chemie und Biochemie, Physikalische und Theoretische Chemie, Freie Universität Berlin, Takustraße 3, D-14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Biology & CESAM, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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- Hochschule Darmstadt - University of Applied Sciences, Fachbereich Chemie- und Biotechnologie, Stephanstr. 7, D-64295 Darmstadt, Germany
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Synthesis, optical properties and toxic potentiality of photoluminescent lanthanum oxide nanospheres. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2020.125511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Saleh MI, Rühle B, Wang S, Radnik J, You Y, Resch-Genger U. Assessing the protective effects of different surface coatings on NaYF 4:Yb 3+, Er 3+ upconverting nanoparticles in buffer and DMEM. Sci Rep 2020; 10:19318. [PMID: 33168848 PMCID: PMC7652843 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-76116-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2020] [Accepted: 09/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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We studied the dissolution behavior of β NaYF4:Yb(20%), Er(2%) UCNP of two different sizes in biologically relevant media i.e., water (neutral pH), phosphate buffered saline (PBS), and Dulbecco’s modified Eagle medium (DMEM) at different temperatures and particle concentrations. Special emphasis was dedicated to assess the influence of different surface functionalizations, particularly the potential of mesoporous and microporous silica shells of different thicknesses for UCNP stabilization and protection. Dissolution was quantified electrochemically using a fluoride ion selective electrode (ISE) and by inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP OES). In addition, dissolution was monitored fluorometrically. These experiments revealed that a thick microporous silica shell drastically decreased dissolution. Our results also underline the critical influence of the chemical composition of the aqueous environment on UCNP dissolution. In DMEM, we observed the formation of a layer of adsorbed molecules on the UCNP surface that protected the UCNP from dissolution and enhanced their fluorescence. Examination of this layer by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and mass spectrometry (MS) suggested that mainly phenylalanine, lysine, and glucose are adsorbed from DMEM. These findings should be considered in the future for cellular toxicity studies with UCNP and other nanoparticles and the design of new biocompatible surface coatings.
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- Maysoon I Saleh
- Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing, Division 1.2 Biophotonics, Richard-Willstätter-Str. 11, 12489, Berlin, Germany.,Institut Für Chemie Und Biochemie, Freie Universität Berlin, Takustrasse 3, 14195, Berlin, Germany
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- Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing, Division 1.2 Biophotonics, Richard-Willstätter-Str. 11, 12489, Berlin, Germany
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- Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing, Division 1.2 Biophotonics, Richard-Willstätter-Str. 11, 12489, Berlin, Germany.,Institut Für Chemie Und Biochemie, Freie Universität Berlin, Takustrasse 3, 14195, Berlin, Germany
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- Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing, Division 6.1, Unter den Eichen 44-46, 12203, Berlin, Germany
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- Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing, Division 6.3, structural analysis, Richard-Willstätter-Str. 11, 12489, Berlin, Germany
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- Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing, Division 1.2 Biophotonics, Richard-Willstätter-Str. 11, 12489, Berlin, Germany.
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Wang C, He M, Chen B, Hu B. Study on cytotoxicity, cellular uptake and elimination of rare-earth-doped upconversion nanoparticles in human hepatocellular carcinoma cells. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2020; 203:110951. [PMID: 32678752 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2020.110951] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2020] [Revised: 06/22/2020] [Accepted: 06/25/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The growing use of rare-earth doped upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) has caused increasing concern about their biosafety. Here, to understand the toxicity of UCNPs and their mechanism in HepG2 cells, we systematically study the cytotoxicity, uptake and elimination behaviors of three types of UCNPs combined multiple cytotoxicity evaluation means with inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) detection. Sodium yttrium fluoride, doped with 18% (molar ratio) ytterbium and 2% erbium (NaYF4: Yb3+, Er3+) was selected as the model UCNPs with two sizes (35 and 55 nm), and the poly(acrylic acid) and polyethylenimine were selected as the representatives of negative and positive surface coating of UCNPs, respectively. UCNPs were found to induce cytotoxicity in time- and dose-dependent manners, which might be mediated by reactive oxygen species generation and oxidative stress. Apoptosis, inflammation, and metabolic process were enhanced after cells exposed to 200 mg/L UCNPs for 48 h. Increase in the protein levels of cleaved caspased-9, cleaved caspase-3 and Bax and decrease in the anti-apoptotic protein, Bcl-2 suggested that the mitochondria mediated pathway was involved in UCNP-induced apoptosis. With the aid of ICP-MS, it demonstrated that the cytotoxicity was associated with internalized amount of UCNPs, which largely relied on their surface properties rather than size in the tested range. By comparing UCNPs with Y3+ ions, it demonstrated that NPs properties played a nonnegligible role in the cytotoxicity of UCNPs. These findings provide new insights for fundamental understanding of cytotoxicity of UCNPs and may contribute to more rational use of these materials in the future.
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- Chuan Wang
- Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Biology and Medicine (Ministry of Education), Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, China
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- Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Biology and Medicine (Ministry of Education), Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, China
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- Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Biology and Medicine (Ministry of Education), Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, China
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- Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Biology and Medicine (Ministry of Education), Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, China.
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Wang W, Kong Y, Jiang J, Xie Q, Huang Y, Li G, Wu D, Zheng H, Gao M, Xu S, Pan Y, Li W, Ma R, Wu MX, Li X, Zuilhof H, Cai X, Li R. Engineering the Protein Corona Structure on Gold Nanoclusters Enables Red‐Shifted Emissions in the Second Near‐infrared Window for Gastrointestinal Imaging. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202010089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- Weili Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection School for Radiological and Interdisciplinary Sciences (RAD-X) Collaborative Innovation Center of Radiological Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions Soochow University Suzhou 215123 Jiangsu China
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- Wellman Center for Photomedicine Massachusetts General Hospital Harvard Medical School Boston MA 02114 USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection School for Radiological and Interdisciplinary Sciences (RAD-X) Collaborative Innovation Center of Radiological Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions Soochow University Suzhou 215123 Jiangsu China
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- State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection School for Radiological and Interdisciplinary Sciences (RAD-X) Collaborative Innovation Center of Radiological Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions Soochow University Suzhou 215123 Jiangsu China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering School of Environmental Science and Technology Dalian University of Technology Dalian 116024 China
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- Laboratory of Organic Chemistry Wageningen University Stippeneng 4 6703 WE Wageningen The Netherlands
- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering Faculty of Engineering King Abdulaziz University Jeddah Saudi Arabia
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- State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection School for Radiological and Interdisciplinary Sciences (RAD-X) Collaborative Innovation Center of Radiological Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions Soochow University Suzhou 215123 Jiangsu China
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- State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection School for Radiological and Interdisciplinary Sciences (RAD-X) Collaborative Innovation Center of Radiological Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions Soochow University Suzhou 215123 Jiangsu China
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- State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection School for Radiological and Interdisciplinary Sciences (RAD-X) Collaborative Innovation Center of Radiological Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions Soochow University Suzhou 215123 Jiangsu China
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- State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection School for Radiological and Interdisciplinary Sciences (RAD-X) Collaborative Innovation Center of Radiological Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions Soochow University Suzhou 215123 Jiangsu China
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- State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection School for Radiological and Interdisciplinary Sciences (RAD-X) Collaborative Innovation Center of Radiological Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions Soochow University Suzhou 215123 Jiangsu China
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- State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection School for Radiological and Interdisciplinary Sciences (RAD-X) Collaborative Innovation Center of Radiological Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions Soochow University Suzhou 215123 Jiangsu China
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- State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection School for Radiological and Interdisciplinary Sciences (RAD-X) Collaborative Innovation Center of Radiological Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions Soochow University Suzhou 215123 Jiangsu China
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- Wellman Center for Photomedicine Massachusetts General Hospital Harvard Medical School Boston MA 02114 USA
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering School of Environmental Science and Technology Dalian University of Technology Dalian 116024 China
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- Laboratory of Organic Chemistry Wageningen University Stippeneng 4 6703 WE Wageningen The Netherlands
- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering Faculty of Engineering King Abdulaziz University Jeddah Saudi Arabia
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- School of Public Health Soochow University Suzhou 215123 Jiangsu China
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- State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection School for Radiological and Interdisciplinary Sciences (RAD-X) Collaborative Innovation Center of Radiological Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions Soochow University Suzhou 215123 Jiangsu China
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Wang W, Kong Y, Jiang J, Xie Q, Huang Y, Li G, Wu D, Zheng H, Gao M, Xu S, Pan Y, Li W, Ma R, Wu MX, Li X, Zuilhof H, Cai X, Li R. Engineering the Protein Corona Structure on Gold Nanoclusters Enables Red‐Shifted Emissions in the Second Near‐infrared Window for Gastrointestinal Imaging. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:22431-22435. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.202010089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Weili Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection School for Radiological and Interdisciplinary Sciences (RAD-X) Collaborative Innovation Center of Radiological Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions Soochow University Suzhou 215123 Jiangsu China
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- Wellman Center for Photomedicine Massachusetts General Hospital Harvard Medical School Boston MA 02114 USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection School for Radiological and Interdisciplinary Sciences (RAD-X) Collaborative Innovation Center of Radiological Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions Soochow University Suzhou 215123 Jiangsu China
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- State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection School for Radiological and Interdisciplinary Sciences (RAD-X) Collaborative Innovation Center of Radiological Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions Soochow University Suzhou 215123 Jiangsu China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering School of Environmental Science and Technology Dalian University of Technology Dalian 116024 China
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- Laboratory of Organic Chemistry Wageningen University Stippeneng 4 6703 WE Wageningen The Netherlands
- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering Faculty of Engineering King Abdulaziz University Jeddah Saudi Arabia
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- State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection School for Radiological and Interdisciplinary Sciences (RAD-X) Collaborative Innovation Center of Radiological Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions Soochow University Suzhou 215123 Jiangsu China
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- State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection School for Radiological and Interdisciplinary Sciences (RAD-X) Collaborative Innovation Center of Radiological Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions Soochow University Suzhou 215123 Jiangsu China
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- State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection School for Radiological and Interdisciplinary Sciences (RAD-X) Collaborative Innovation Center of Radiological Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions Soochow University Suzhou 215123 Jiangsu China
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- State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection School for Radiological and Interdisciplinary Sciences (RAD-X) Collaborative Innovation Center of Radiological Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions Soochow University Suzhou 215123 Jiangsu China
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- State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection School for Radiological and Interdisciplinary Sciences (RAD-X) Collaborative Innovation Center of Radiological Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions Soochow University Suzhou 215123 Jiangsu China
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- State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection School for Radiological and Interdisciplinary Sciences (RAD-X) Collaborative Innovation Center of Radiological Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions Soochow University Suzhou 215123 Jiangsu China
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- State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection School for Radiological and Interdisciplinary Sciences (RAD-X) Collaborative Innovation Center of Radiological Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions Soochow University Suzhou 215123 Jiangsu China
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- Wellman Center for Photomedicine Massachusetts General Hospital Harvard Medical School Boston MA 02114 USA
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering School of Environmental Science and Technology Dalian University of Technology Dalian 116024 China
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- Laboratory of Organic Chemistry Wageningen University Stippeneng 4 6703 WE Wageningen The Netherlands
- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering Faculty of Engineering King Abdulaziz University Jeddah Saudi Arabia
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- School of Public Health Soochow University Suzhou 215123 Jiangsu China
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- State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection School for Radiological and Interdisciplinary Sciences (RAD-X) Collaborative Innovation Center of Radiological Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions Soochow University Suzhou 215123 Jiangsu China
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Zhu J, Dai P, Liu F, Li Y, Qin Y, Yang Q, Tian R, Fan A, Medeiros SDF, Wang Z, Zhao Y. Upconverting Nanocarriers Enable Triggered Microtubule Inhibition and Concurrent Ferroptosis Induction for Selective Treatment of Triple-Negative Breast Cancer. NANO LETTERS 2020; 20:6235-6245. [PMID: 32804509 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.0c00502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Despite the resistance of triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) to targeted hormone therapy, the discovery of azobenzene combretastatin A4 (Azo-CA4) provides therapeutic opportunities for TNBC. Here, Azo-CA4 was loaded in upconverting nanocarriers that could convert near-infrared (NIR) light to UV light to activate Azo-CA4. Upon irradiation, Azo-CA4-loaded nanocarriers significantly reduced the viability of TNBC cells via both apoptosis and ferroptosis. The former was induced by photoisomerization of Azo-CA4, accompanied by microtubule breakdown and cell cycle arrest at G2/M phase. The latter was caused by the UV light-induced reduction of Fe3+ to Fe2+ that facilitates the peroxidation of tailored lipids. The cooperation between apoptosis and ferroptosis in eliminating TNBC was demonstrated in a xenograft mice model in terms of histological staining, tumor growth inhibition, and animal survival. Since the NIR light is only applied to the tumor site, the adverse effects of such triggered nanocarriers to the healthy organs are negligible.
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- Jundong Zhu
- School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Tianjin Key Laboratory for Modern Drug Delivery and High Efficiency, and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Tianjin Key Laboratory for Modern Drug Delivery and High Efficiency, and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Tianjin Key Laboratory for Modern Drug Delivery and High Efficiency, and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Tianjin Key Laboratory for Modern Drug Delivery and High Efficiency, and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Tianjin Key Laboratory for Modern Drug Delivery and High Efficiency, and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Tianjin Key Laboratory for Modern Drug Delivery and High Efficiency, and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- Public Laboratory, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin 300060, P.R. China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Tianjin Key Laboratory for Modern Drug Delivery and High Efficiency, and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Tianjin Key Laboratory for Modern Drug Delivery and High Efficiency, and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Tianjin Key Laboratory for Modern Drug Delivery and High Efficiency, and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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Cai X, Liu X, Jiang J, Gao M, Wang W, Zheng H, Xu S, Li R. Molecular Mechanisms, Characterization Methods, and Utilities of Nanoparticle Biotransformation in Nanosafety Assessments. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2020; 16:e1907663. [PMID: 32406193 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201907663] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2019] [Revised: 03/31/2020] [Accepted: 03/31/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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It is a big challenge to reveal the intrinsic cause of a nanotoxic effect due to diverse branches of signaling pathways induced by engineered nanomaterials (ENMs). Biotransformation of toxic ENMs involving biochemical reactions between nanoparticles (NPs) and biological systems has recently attracted substantial attention as it is regarded as the upstream signal in nanotoxicology pathways, the molecular initiating event (MIE). Considering that different exposure routes of ENMs may lead to different interfaces for the arising of biotransformation, this work summarizes the nano-bio interfaces and dose calculation in inhalation, dermal, ingestion, and injection exposures to humans. Then, five types of biotransformation are shown, including aggregation and agglomeration, corona formation, decomposition, recrystallization, and redox reactions. Besides, the characterization methods for investigation of biotransformation as well as the safe design of ENMs to improve the sustainable development of nanotechnology are also discussed. Finally, future perspectives on the implications of biotransformation in clinical translation of nanomedicine and commercialization of nanoproducts are provided.
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- Xiaoming Cai
- School of Public Health, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection, School of Radiation Medicine and Protection, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection, School of Radiation Medicine and Protection, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection, School of Radiation Medicine and Protection, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection, School of Radiation Medicine and Protection, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection, School of Radiation Medicine and Protection, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection, School of Radiation Medicine and Protection, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection, School of Radiation Medicine and Protection, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, China
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Meng Y, Behera JK, Wang S, Jiang M, Lin J, Wei J, Wang Y, Cao T, Long Y. Tunable Grain Orientation of Chalcogenide Film and Its Application for Second Harmonic Generation. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:29953-29958. [PMID: 32515938 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c05082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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To date, the second harmonic generation (SHG) has a great effect on photonic devices. However, it is a formidable challenge to achieve reconfigurable SHG. Hereby, we experimentally demonstrate the SHG response from the oriented Ge2Sb2Te5 (GST) grains induced by polarized laser pulses for the first time. The orientation of GST grains is found to be perpendicular to the polarization direction of the pump laser. Such unique ordered structures result in a periodic change of SHG intensity with the input polarization angle of the pump laser rotating every 180°. These findings may pave avenues for generating nonlinear optical sources with a simple process, scalability, and switchable functionality.
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- Yun Meng
- Laboratory of Micro-Nano Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, Key Laboratory of Materials for High-Power Laser, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing 100080, China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798, Singapore
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- School of Optoelectronic Engineering and Instrumentation Science, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798, Singapore
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- Laboratory of Micro-Nano Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, Key Laboratory of Materials for High-Power Laser, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing 100080, China
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- Laboratory of Micro-Nano Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, Key Laboratory of Materials for High-Power Laser, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing 100080, China
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- Laboratory of Micro-Nano Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, Key Laboratory of Materials for High-Power Laser, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing 100080, China
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- Laboratory of Micro-Nano Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, Key Laboratory of Materials for High-Power Laser, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing 100080, China
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- School of Optoelectronic Engineering and Instrumentation Science, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798, Singapore
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Andresen E, Würth C, Prinz C, Michaelis M, Resch-Genger U. Time-resolved luminescence spectroscopy for monitoring the stability and dissolution behaviour of upconverting nanocrystals with different surface coatings. NANOSCALE 2020; 12:12589-12601. [PMID: 32500913 DOI: 10.1039/d0nr02931a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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We demonstrate the potential of time-resolved luminescence spectroscopy for the straightforward assessment and in situ monitoring of the stability of upconversion nanocrystals (UCNPs). Therefore, we prepared hexagonal NaYF4:Yb3+,Er3+ UCNPs with various coatings with a focus on phosphonate ligands of different valency, using different ligand exchange procedures, and studied their dissolution behaviour in phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) dispersions at 20 °C and 37 °C with various analytical methods. The amount of the released UCNPs constituting fluoride ions was quantified by potentiometry using a fluoride ion-sensitive electrode and particle disintegration was confirmed by transmission electron microscopy studies of the differently aged UCNPs. In parallel, the luminescence features of the UCNPs were measured with special emphasis on the lifetime of the sensitizer emission to demonstrate its suitability as screening parameter for UCNP stability and changes in particle composition. The excellent correlation between the changes in luminescence lifetime and fluoride concentration highlights the potential of our luminescence lifetime method for UCNP stability screening and thereby indirect monitoring of the release of potentially hazardous fluoride ions during uptake and dissolution in biological systems. Additionally, the developed in situ optical method was used to distinguish the dissolution dynamics of differently sized and differently coated UCNPs.
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- Elina Andresen
- BAM Federal Institute of Materials Research and Testing, Division Biophotonics, Richard-Willstätter-Str. 11, D-12489 Berlin, Germany. and Department of Chemistry, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Brook-Taylor-Str. 2, D-12489 Berlin, Germany
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- BAM Federal Institute of Materials Research and Testing, Division Biophotonics, Richard-Willstätter-Str. 11, D-12489 Berlin, Germany.
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- BAM Federal Institute of Materials Research and Testing, Division Structure Analysis, Richard-Willstätter-Str. 11, D-12489 Berlin, Germany
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- BAM Federal Institute of Materials Research and Testing, Division Biophotonics, Richard-Willstätter-Str. 11, D-12489 Berlin, Germany.
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- BAM Federal Institute of Materials Research and Testing, Division Biophotonics, Richard-Willstätter-Str. 11, D-12489 Berlin, Germany.
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Lisjak D, Hribar Boštjančič P, Mertelj A, Mavrič A, Valant M, Kovač J, Hudelja H, Kocjan A, Makovec D. Formation of Fe(III)-phosphonate Coatings on Barium Hexaferrite Nanoplatelets for Porous Nanomagnets. ACS OMEGA 2020; 5:14086-14095. [PMID: 32566875 PMCID: PMC7301540 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.0c01597] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2020] [Accepted: 05/19/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Amorphous coatings formed with mono-, di-, and tetra-phosphonic acids on barium hexaferrite (BHF) nanoplatelets using various synthesis conditions. The coatings, synthesized in water with di- or tetra-phosphonic acids, were thicker than that could be expected from the ligand size and the surface coverage, as determined by thermogravimetric analysis. Here, we propose a mechanism for coating formation based on direct evidence of the surface dissolution/precipitation of the BHF nanoplatelets. The partial dissolution of the nanoplatelets was observed with atomic-resolution scanning transmission electron microscopy, and the released Fe(III) ions were detected with energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy and electron energy loss spectroscopy in amorphous coating. The strong chemical interaction between the surface Fe(III) ions with phosphonic ligands induces the dissolution of BHF nanoplatelets and the consequent precipitation of the Fe(III)-phosphonates that assemble into a porous coating. The so-obtained porous nanomagnets are highly responsive to a very weak magnetic field (in the order of Earth's magnetic field) at room temperature, which is a major advantage over the classic mesoporous nanomaterials and metal-organo-phosphonic frameworks with only a weak magnetic response at a few kelvins. The combination of porosity with the intrinsic magneto-crystalline anisotropy of BHF can be exploited, for example, as sorbents for heavy metals from contaminated water.
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- Darja Lisjak
- Jožef
Stefan Institute, Jamova
39, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Jožef
Stefan Institute, Jamova
39, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Jožef
Stefan International Postgraduate School, Jamova 39, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Jožef
Stefan Institute, Jamova
39, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- University
of Nova Gorica, Vipavska 13, 5000 Nova Gorica, Slovenia
- Institute
of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University
of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, China
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- University
of Nova Gorica, Vipavska 13, 5000 Nova Gorica, Slovenia
- Institute
of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University
of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, China
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- Jožef
Stefan Institute, Jamova
39, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Jožef
Stefan Institute, Jamova
39, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Jožef
Stefan International Postgraduate School, Jamova 39, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Jožef
Stefan Institute, Jamova
39, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Jožef
Stefan Institute, Jamova
39, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Yang F, Wang Y, Jiang X, Lin B, Lv R. Optimized Multimetal Sensitized Phosphor for Enhanced Red Up-Conversion Luminescence by Machine Learning. ACS COMBINATORIAL SCIENCE 2020; 22:285-296. [PMID: 32286788 DOI: 10.1021/acscombsci.0c00035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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In this research, machine learning including the genetic algorithm (GA) and support vector machine (SVM) algorithm is used to solve the "low up-conversion luminescence (UCL) intensity" problem in order to find the optimal phosphor with enhanced red UCL emission using multielement K/Li/Mn metal modulation. Compared with the first generation of phosphors, the best phosphors' fluorescence intensity occurs in the third generation optimized by the GA, with a stronger brightness (4.91-fold), a higher relative quantum yield (6.40-fold), and an enhanced tissue penetration depth (by 5 mm). The single and multiple dopants effect on the upconversion intensity of K+Li+Mn sensitizers is also studied: the intensity increases first and then decreases with the increase of Yb/Er/K+Li+Mn content, and the optimized K+Li+Mn concentration is 6.03%. In order to confirm the stability of the brightness optimization by the GA, a batch of phosphors was synthesized with the same element proportion, and the similarity of fluorescence intensity of two batches of phosphors was evaluated by the SVM algorithm with the classification accuracy index. Finally, the optimized phosphor was used for bioimaging and phosphor-LED.
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- Fan Yang
- Engineering Research Center of Molecular and Neuro Imaging, Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology, Xidian University, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710071, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Molecular and Neuro Imaging, Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology, Xidian University, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710071, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Molecular and Neuro Imaging, Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology, Xidian University, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710071, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Molecular and Neuro Imaging, Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology, Xidian University, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710071, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Molecular and Neuro Imaging, Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology, Xidian University, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710071, China
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Sodium Hexametaphosphate: An Inexpensive Inorganic Polyelectrolyte “Primer” For Upconverting Nanoparticles/Mesoporous Silica Core‐Shell Synthesis. ChemistrySelect 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.202000287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Liu S, Xia T. Continued Efforts on Nanomaterial-Environmental Health and Safety Is Critical to Maintain Sustainable Growth of Nanoindustry. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2020; 16:e2000603. [PMID: 32338451 PMCID: PMC7694868 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202000603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2020] [Revised: 03/26/2020] [Accepted: 03/27/2020] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Nanotechnology is enjoying an impressive growth and the global nanotechnology industry is expected to exceed US$ 125 billion by 2024. Based on these successes, there are notions that enough is known and efforts on engineered nanomaterial environmental health and safety (nano-EHS) research should be put on the back burner. However, there are recent events showing that it is not the case. The US Food and Drug Administration found ferumoxytol (carbohydrate-coated superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticle) for anemia treatment could induce lethal anaphylactic reactions. The European Union will categorize TiO2 as a category 2 carcinogen due to its inhalation hazard and France banned use of TiO2 (E171) in food from January 1, 2020 because of its carcinogenic potential. Although nanoindustry is seemingly in a healthy state, growth could be hindered for the lack of certainty and more nano-EHS research is needed for the sustainable growth of nanoindustry. Herein, the current knowledge gaps and the way forward are elaborated.
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- Sijin Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Division of NanoMedicine, Department of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, United States
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Wang X, Chang CH, Jiang J, Liu X, Li J, Liu Q, Liao YP, Li L, Nel AE, Xia T. Mechanistic Differences in Cell Death Responses to Metal-Based Engineered Nanomaterials in Kupffer Cells and Hepatocytes. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2020; 16:e2000528. [PMID: 32337854 PMCID: PMC7263057 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202000528] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2020] [Revised: 03/19/2020] [Accepted: 03/19/2020] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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The mononuclear phagocyte system in the liver is a frequent target for nanoparticles (NPs). A toxicological profiling of metal-based NPs is performed in Kupffer cell (KC) and hepatocyte cell lines. Sixteen NPs are provided by the Nanomaterial Health Implications Research Consortium of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to study the toxicological effects in KUP5 (KC) and Hepa 1-6 cells. Five NPs (Ag, CuO, ZnO, SiO2 , and V2 O5 ) exhibit cytotoxicity in both cell types, while SiO2 and V2 O5 induce IL-1β production in KC. Ag, CuO, and ZnO induced caspase 3 generated apoptosis in both cell types is accompanied by ion shedding and generation of mitochondrial reactive oxygen species (ROS) in both cell types. However, the cell death response to SiO2 in KC differs by inducing pyroptosis as a result of potassium efflux, caspase 1 activation, NLRP3 inflammasome assembly, IL-1β release, and cleavage of gasdermin-D. This releases pore-performing peptide fragments responsible for pyroptotic cell swelling. Interestingly, although V2 O5 induces IL-1β release and delays caspase 1 activation by vanadium ion interference in membrane Na+ /K+ adenosine triphosphate (ATP)ase activity, the major cell death mechanism in KC (and Hepa 1-6) is caspase 3 mediated apoptosis. These findings improve the understanding of the mechanisms of metal-based engineered nanomaterial (ENM) toxicity in liver cells toward comprehensive safety evaluation.
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- Xiang Wang
- Division of NanoMedicine, Department of Medicine; University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, United States, United States
- California NanoSystems Institute; University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, United States, United States
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- California NanoSystems Institute; University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, United States, United States
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- California NanoSystems Institute; University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, United States, United States
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- Division of NanoMedicine, Department of Medicine; University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, United States, United States
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- Division of NanoMedicine, Department of Medicine; University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, United States, United States
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- Division of NanoMedicine, Department of Medicine; University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, United States, United States
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- Division of NanoMedicine, Department of Medicine; University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, United States, United States
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- California NanoSystems Institute; University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, United States, United States
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- Division of NanoMedicine, Department of Medicine; University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, United States, United States
- California NanoSystems Institute; University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, United States, United States
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- Division of NanoMedicine, Department of Medicine; University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, United States, United States
- California NanoSystems Institute; University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, United States, United States
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Chen Y, D'Amario C, Gee A, Duong HTT, Shimoni O, Valenzuela SM. Dispersion stability and biocompatibility of four ligand-exchanged NaYF 4: Yb, Er upconversion nanoparticles. Acta Biomater 2020; 102:384-393. [PMID: 31794872 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2019.11.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2019] [Revised: 11/26/2019] [Accepted: 11/26/2019] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Surface modification to obtain high dispersion stability and biocompatibility is a key factor for bio-application of upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs). A systematic study of UCNPs modified with four hydrophilic molecules separately, comparing their dispersion stability in biological buffers and cellular biocompatibility is reported here. The results show that carboxyl-functionalized UCNPs (modified by 3,4-dihydrocinnamic acid (DHCA) or poly(monoacryloxyethyl phosphate (MAEP)) with negative surface charge have superior even-distribution in biological buffers compared to amino-functionalized UCNPs (modified by (aminomethyl)phosphonic (AMPA) or (3-Aminopropyl)triethoxysilane (APTES)) with positive surface charge. Subsequent investigation of cellular interactions revealed high levels of non-targeted cellular uptake of the particles modified with either of the three small molecules (AMPA, APTES, DHCA) and high levels of cytotoxicity when used at high concentrations. The particles were seen to be trapped as particle-aggregates within the cellular cytoplasm, leading to reduced cell viability and cell proliferation, along with dysregulation of the cell cycle as assessed by DNA content measurements. The dramatically reduced proportion of cells in G1 phase and the slightly increased proportion in G2 phase indicates inhibition of M phase, and the appearance of sub-G1 phase reflects cell necrosis. In contrast, MAEP-modified UCNPs are bio-friendly with increased dispersion stability in biological buffers, are non-cytotoxic, with negligible levels of non-specific cellular uptake and no effect on the cell cycle at both low and high concentrations. MAEP-modified UCNPs were further functionalized with streptavidin for intracellular microtubule imaging, and showed clear cytoskeletal structures via their upconversion luminescence. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: Upconversion nanoparticles (UCNP) are an exciting potential nanomaterial for bio-applications. Their anti-Stokes luminescence makes them especially attractive to be used as imaging probes and thermal therapeutic reagents. Surface modification is the key to achieving stable and compatible hydrophilic-UCNPs. However, the lack of criteria to assess molecular ligands used for ligand exchange of nanoparticles has hampered the development of surface modification, and further limits UCNP's bio-application. Herein, we report a systematic comparative study of modified-UCNPs with four distinct hydrophilic molecules, assessing each particles' colloidal stability in biological buffers and their cellular biocompatibility. The protocol established here can serve as a potential guide for the surface modification of UCNPs in bio-applications.
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- Yinghui Chen
- Institute for Biomedical Materials and Devices, School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney, NSW 2007, Australia; School of Life Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney, NSW 2007, Australia; ARC Research Hub for Integrated Device for End-user Analysis at Low-levels (IDEAL), Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney, NSW 2007, Australia
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- School of Life Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney, NSW 2007, Australia
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- School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney, NSW 2007, Australia
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- The School of Pharmacy, The University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
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- Institute for Biomedical Materials and Devices, School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney, NSW 2007, Australia; ARC Research Hub for Integrated Device for End-user Analysis at Low-levels (IDEAL), Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney, NSW 2007, Australia
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- School of Life Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney, NSW 2007, Australia; ARC Research Hub for Integrated Device for End-user Analysis at Low-levels (IDEAL), Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney, NSW 2007, Australia.
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Zhang X, Wang F, Sheng JL, Sun MX. Advances and Application of DNA-functionalized Nanoparticles. Curr Med Chem 2020; 26:7147-7165. [DOI: 10.2174/0929867325666180501103620] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2017] [Revised: 01/30/2018] [Accepted: 04/24/2018] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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DNA-functionalized nanoparticle (DfNP) technology, the integration of DNA with
nanotechnology, has emerged over recent decades as a promising biofunctionalization tool in
the light of biotechnological approaches. The development of DfNPs has exhibited significant
potential for several biological and biomedical applications. In this review, we focus on the
mechanism of a series of DNA-NP nanocomposites and highlight the superstructures of
DNA-based NPs. We also summarize the applications of these nanocomposites in cell imaging,
cancer therapy and bioanalytical detection.
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- Xun Zhang
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Medical Optics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou, China
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- Shanghai Tuberculosis Key Laboratory, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Shihezi University, Shihezi, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Medical Optics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou, China
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Yang Z, Yuan G, Duan X, Liang S, Sun G. HDEHP assisted solvothermal synthesis of monodispersed REPO 4 (RE = La–Lu, Y) nanocrystals and their photoluminescence properties. NEW J CHEM 2020. [DOI: 10.1039/c9nj05829j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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In this paper, a novel method is reported for the preparation of spherical REPO4 particles.
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- Zhen Yang
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- University of Jinan
- Jinan 250022
- P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- University of Jinan
- Jinan 250022
- P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- University of Jinan
- Jinan 250022
- P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- University of Jinan
- Jinan 250022
- P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- University of Jinan
- Jinan 250022
- P. R. China
- Institute for Smart Materials & Engineering
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Ren C, Li D, Zhou Q, Hu X. Mitochondria-targeted TPP-MoS 2 with dual enzyme activity provides efficient neuroprotection through M1/M2 microglial polarization in an Alzheimer's disease model. Biomaterials 2019; 232:119752. [PMID: 31923845 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2019.119752] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2019] [Revised: 12/07/2019] [Accepted: 12/29/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Alzheimer's disease (AD) is one of the most common age-associated brain diseases and is induced by the accumulation of amyloid beta (Aβ) and oxidative stress. Many studies have focused on eliminating Aβ by nanoparticle affinity; however, nanoparticles are taken up mainly by microglia rather than neurons, leading poor control of AD. Herein, mitochondria-targeted nanozymes known as (3-carboxypropyl)triphenyl-phosphonium bromide-conjugated 1,2-distearoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine-N-[amino(polyethylene glycol)-2000]-functionalized molybdenum disulfide quantum dots (TPP-MoS2 QDs) were designed. TPP-MoS2 QDs mitigate Aβ aggregate-mediated neurotoxicity and eliminate Aβ aggregates in AD mice by switching microglia from the proinflammatory M1 phenotype to the anti-inflammatory M2 phenotype. TPP-MoS2 QDs cross the blood-brain barrier, escape from lysosomes, target mitochondria and exhibit the comprehensive activity of a bifunctional nanozyme, thus preventing spontaneous neuroinflammation by regulating the proinflammatory substances interleukin-1β, interleukin-6 and tumor necrosis factors as well as the anti-inflammatory substance transforming growth factor-β. In contrast to the low efficacy of eliminating Aβ by nanoparticle affinity, the present study provides a new pathway to mitigate AD pathology through mitochondria-targeted nanozymes and M1/M2 microglial polarization.
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- Chaoxiu Ren
- Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria (Ministry of Education), Tianjin Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Pollution Control, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300350, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria (Ministry of Education), Tianjin Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Pollution Control, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300350, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria (Ministry of Education), Tianjin Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Pollution Control, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300350, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria (Ministry of Education), Tianjin Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Pollution Control, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300350, China.
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Recent advances of upconversion nanoparticles in theranostics and bioimaging applications. Trends Analyt Chem 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2019.115646] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Huang X, Hu J, Li Y, Xin F, Qiao R, Davis TP. Engineering Organic/Inorganic Nanohybrids through RAFT Polymerization for Biomedical Applications. Biomacromolecules 2019; 20:4243-4257. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.9b01158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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- Xumin Huang
- ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, 381 Royal Parade, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Science at the Microscale, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026 Anhui, China
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- ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, 381 Royal Parade, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia
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- ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, 381 Royal Parade, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia
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- ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, 381 Royal Parade, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia
- ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology, Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia
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- ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, 381 Royal Parade, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia
- ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology, Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia
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Emonds-Alt G, Mignolet B, Malherbe C, Monbaliu JCM, Remacle F, Eppe G. Understanding chemical interaction between phosphonate-derivative molecules and a silver surface cluster in SERS: a combined experimental and computational approach. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2019; 21:22180-22187. [PMID: 31469145 DOI: 10.1039/c9cp01615e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The interaction between phosphonate functions and a silver surface cluster is investigated using Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS). Changing the functional group (methylphosphonic acid based molecule) by studying the effect of protonation, methylation and substitution of the side chain with amine and carboxylate functions enabled us to modulate the chemical interactions between the different functions and the metal cluster. We find that the adsorption energy of the methylphosphonic acid decreases with the protonation, the methylation processes and the substitution of the side chain. In all cases, only the deprotonated phosphonate forms are SERS active. To understand how the molecules interact with the nanoparticle, the electronic structure, adsorption energies and Raman spectra were computed for molecules adsorbed on a 20 atom silver cluster representing a nanoparticle surface. The qualitative agreement between computed static Raman spectra and experimental SERS spectra makes it possible to determine stable geometries of the analyte-silver cluster complexes and to characterize the adsorption modes. The findings presented here provide a framework for designing analytical developments based on SERS for simultaneous detection of phosphonated molecules, including pesticides such as glyphosate, creating practical opportunities in key areas such as environmental and water resource in situ monitoring.
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- Gauthier Emonds-Alt
- Mass Spectrometry Laboratory, MolSys Research Unit, University of Liège, B4000 Liège, Belgium.
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