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Cao Y, Tian S, Geng Y, Zhang L, Zhao Q, Chen J, Li Y, Hu X, Huang J, Ning P. Interactions between CuO NPs and PS: The release of copper ions and oxidative damage. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 903:166285. [PMID: 37586511 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.166285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2023] [Revised: 07/29/2023] [Accepted: 08/11/2023] [Indexed: 08/18/2023]
Abstract
Copper oxide nanoparticles (CuO NPs) can adversely affect lung health possibly by inducing oxidative damage through the release of copper ions. However, the migration and transformation processes of CuO NPs in lung lining fluid is still unclear, and there are still conflicting reports of redox reactions involving copper ions. To address this, we examined the release of copper ions from CuO NPs in simulated lung fluid supplemented with pulmonary surfactant (PS), and further analyzed the mechanisms of PS-CuO NPs interactions and the health hazards. The results showed that the phospholipid of PS was adsorbed on the particle surface, which not only induced aggregation of the particles but also provided a reaction environment for the interaction of PS with CuO NPs. PS was able to promote the release of ions from CuO NPs, of which the protein was a key component. Lipid peroxidation, protein destabilization, and disruption of the interfacial chemistry also occurred in the PS-CuO NPs interactions, during which copper ions were present only as divalent cations. Meanwhile, the contribution of the particle surface cannot be neglected in the oxidative damage to the lung caused by CuO NPs. Through reacting with biomolecules, CuO NPs accomplished ion release and induced oxidative damage associated with PS. This research was the first to reveal the mechanism of CuO NPs releasing copper ions and inducing lipid oxidative damage in the presence of PS, which provides a new idea of transition metal-induced health risk in human body.
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Affiliation(s)
- Yan Cao
- Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, Yunnan 650500, China
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- Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, Yunnan 650500, China
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- Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, Yunnan 650500, China
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- Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, Yunnan 650500, China
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- Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, Yunnan 650500, China.
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- Faculty of Land Resource Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, Yunnan 650093, China
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- Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, Yunnan 650500, China
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- Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, Yunnan 650500, China
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- Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, Yunnan 650500, China
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- Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, Yunnan 650500, China
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Yi S, Feng C, Hu X. Gemcitabine Nanoparticles Improve the Activity of Ovarian Cancer Cells by Inhibiting CA-125 and Apoptosis-Related Proteins. J BIOMATER TISS ENG 2021. [DOI: 10.1166/jbt.2021.2750] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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In recent years, the risk of ovarian cancer (OC) has become increasingly prevalent. Gemcitabine (GE) provides excellent inhibitory action on some solid tumors, but how it affects OC remains elusive. In the present research, we prepared GE nanoparticles (GEN) and analyzed OC cell viability
under its intervention, hoping to conceive novel ideas for future clinical treatment of OC. Through experiments, we observed that the encapsulation efficiency and drug loading of GEN were observably higher than those of GE alone, and the release rate presented a stable slow release state.
Under GEN intervention, the viability of OC cells was decreased, the apoptosis rate was elevated, and the apoptosis-related proteins were activated, while CA-125 was suppressed. Therefore, we can see that GEN exert favorable inhibitory action on OC cell viability, whose mechanism may be achieved
through activating apoptosis-related proteins and inhibiting CA-125, which may be a new scheme for OC treatment in the future.
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- Sisi Yi
- Department of Microbiology, Basic Medical Sciences, Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning 530004, Guangxi, PR China
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- Department of Clinical Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530001, Guangxi, PR China
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- Department of Clinical Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530001, Guangxi, PR China
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Mao J, Wang J, Tang G, Chu PK, Bai H. A zipped-up tunable metal coordinated cationic polymer for nanomedicine. J Mater Chem B 2020; 8:1350-1358. [PMID: 32039417 DOI: 10.1039/c9tb02965f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Incorporating metal elements into polymers is a feasible means to fabricate new materials with multiple functionalities. In this work, a metal coordinated cationic polymer (MCCP) was developed. Ferric ions were incorporated into the polyethyleneimine-β-cyclodextrin (PC) polymer chain via coordination to produce a zipped-up polymer with a micro-ordered and macro-disordered topological structure. By varying the metal concentration, a tunable superstructure could be formed on the nano-templates via the "zipping" effect. In addition, the physicochemical properties of the assembly of MCCPs and nucleic acids were tailored by tuning the composition of the metal ions and polymers. The loading efficiency of Rhodamine-B by MCCPs was enhanced. The in vitro and in vivo results showed that the hybrid materials could be adjusted to deliver nucleic acids or small molecules with good performance and acquired the capacity of generating reactive oxygen species in tumor cells. Thus, the tunable and multifunctional MCCP system has great potential in nanomedicine and biomaterial science.
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- Jianming Mao
- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310028, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310028, China and Department of Physics, Department of Materials Science and Department of Biomedical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310028, China and Department of Physics, Department of Materials Science and Department of Biomedical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China.
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- Department of Physics, Department of Materials Science and Department of Biomedical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310028, China and Department of Physics, Department of Materials Science and Department of Biomedical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China.
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