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Halder K, Sabnam K, Das A, Goswami DK, Dasgupta S. Thin Film Formation of HSA in the Presence of CTAB-Capped Gold Nanorods through Phase Separation. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2024; 40:14847-14862. [PMID: 38952216 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.4c00694] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/03/2024]
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Phase behavior in protein-nanoparticle systems in light of protein corona formation has been investigated. We report the formation of HSA thin films following the addition of a solid protein to a solution of CTAB-capped gold nanorods (AuNRs) via phase separation. The phase separation behavior was observed through UV-vis spectroscopy, turbidity assays, and DLS studies. UV-vis spectra for the protein-AuNR solution indicated a possible self-assembly formation by CTAB-HSA complexes and AuNR-HSA conjugates. The turbidity was found to increase linearly up to 30-50% v/v for each component. The growth phase slope is proportional to the concentration of the components, AuNRs, and HSA, with no lag phase. Dynamic light scattering (DLS) shows the formation of larger aggregates with time, implying a segregated phase of AuNR-HSA and a CTAB-HSA-AuNR network. ζ-potential values confirm surface modification, implying protein corona formation on nanorods. The thin films were also characterized using SEM, AFM, SAXS, XPS, FTIR, and TGA studies. SEM images show a smooth surface with a reduced number of pores, indicating the compactness of the deposited structure. AFM shows two different structural pattern formations with the deposition, indicating possible self-assembly of the protein-conjugated nanoparticles. FTIR studies indicate a change in the hydrogen bonding network and confirm the CTAB-HSA-AuNR complex network formation. The XPS studies indicate Au-S bond formation, along with Au-S-S-Au interactions. SAXS studies indicate the formation of aggregates (oligomers), as well as the presence of dominant attractive intermolecular interactions in the thin films.
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- Krishna Halder
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur 721302, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur 721302, India
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- Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur 721302, India
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- Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur 721302, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur 721302, India
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Putri AD, Hsu MJ, Han CL, Chao FC, Hsu CH, Lorenz CD, Hsieh CM. Differential cellular responses to FDA-approved nanomedicines: an exploration of albumin-based nanocarriers and liposomes in protein corona formation. NANOSCALE 2023; 15:17825-17838. [PMID: 37850423 DOI: 10.1039/d3nr04862d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2023]
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Albumin nanoparticles (NPs) and PEGylated liposomes have garnered tremendous interest as therapeutic drug carriers due to their unique physicochemical properties. These unique properties also have significant effects on the composition and structure of the protein corona formed around these NPs in a biological environment. Herein, protein corona formation on albumin NPs and liposomes was simultaneously evaluated through in vitro and simulation studies. The sizes of both types of NPs increased with more negatively charged interfaces upon being introduced into fetal bovine serum. Gel electrophoresis and label-free quantitative proteomics were performed to identify proteins recruited to the hard corona, and fewer proteins were found in albumin NPs than in liposomes, which is in accordance with isothermal titration calorimetry. The cellular uptake efficiency of the two NPs significantly differed in different serum concentrations, which was further scrutinized by loading an anticancer compound into albumin NPs. The presence of the hard protein corona increased the cellular uptake of albumin NPs in comparison with liposomes. In our simulation study, a specific receptor present in the membrane was greatly attracted to the albumin-apolipoprotein E complex. Overall, this study not only evaluated protein corona formation on albumin NPs, but also made promising advancements toward albumin- and liposome-based therapeutic systems.
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- Athika Darumas Putri
- School of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, 11031, Taiwan.
- Semarang College of Pharmaceutical Sciences (STIFAR), Semarang City, 50192, Indonesia
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- Department of Pharmacology, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, 11031, Taiwan
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- Master Program in Clinical Genomics and Proteomics, College of Pharmacy, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, 11031, Taiwan
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS UMR 8612, Institut Galien Paris-Saclay, Châtenay-Malabry, France
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- Department of Agricultural Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan
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- Biological Physics and Soft Matter Group, Department of Physics, King's College London, London WC2R 2LS, UK
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- School of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, 11031, Taiwan.
- Ph.D. Program in Drug Discovery and Development Industry, College of Pharmacy, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, 11031, Taiwan
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Oladipo AO, Modibedi LG, Iku SI, de Bruyn K, Nkambule TT, Mamba BB, Msagati TA. Physico-chemical dynamics of protein corona formation on 3D-bimetallic Au@Pd nanodendrites and its implications on biocompatibility. J Mol Liq 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2021.117329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Xiaoli F, Yaqing Z, Ruhui L, Xuan L, Aijie C, Yanli Z, Chen H, Lili C, Longquan S. Graphene oxide disrupted mitochondrial homeostasis through inducing intracellular redox deviation and autophagy-lysosomal network dysfunction in SH-SY5Y cells. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2021; 416:126158. [PMID: 34492938 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.126158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2021] [Revised: 05/05/2021] [Accepted: 05/16/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Graphene oxide (GO) nanomaterials have significant advantages for drug delivery and electrode materials in neural science, however, their exposure risks to the central nervous system (CNS) and toxicity concerns are also increased. The current studies of GO-induced neurotoxicity remain still ambiguous, let alone the mechanism of how complicated GO chemistry affects its biological behavior with neural cells. In this study, we characterized the commercially available GO in detail and investigated its biological adverse effects using cultured SH-SY5Y cells. We found that ultrasonic processing in medium changed the oxidation status and surface reactivity on the planar surface of GO due to its hydration activity, causing lipid peroxidation and cell membrane damage. Subsequently, ROS-disrupted mitochondrial homeostasis, resulting from the activation of NOX2 signaling, was observed following GO internalization. The autophagy-lysosomal network was initiated as a defensive reaction to obliterate oxidative damaged mitochondria and foreign nanomaterials, which was ineffective due to reduced lysosomal degradation capacity. These sequential cellular responses exacerbated mitochondrial stress, leading to apoptotic cell death. These data highlight the importance of the structure-related activity of GO on its biological properties and provide an in-depth understanding of how GO-derived cellular redox signaling induces mitochondrion-related cascades that modulate cell functionality and survival.
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- Feng Xiaoli
- Stomatology Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Construction and Detection in Tissue Engineering, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- Department of Stomatology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- Department of Stomatology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- Department of Stomatology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- Stomatology Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- Stomatology Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- Department of Stomatology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- Department of Stomatology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China
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- Stomatology Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Construction and Detection in Tissue Engineering, Guangzhou 510515, China.
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Chantada-Vázquez MDP, García Vence M, Serna A, Núñez C, Bravo SB. SWATH-MS Protocols in Human Diseases. Methods Mol Biol 2021; 2259:105-141. [PMID: 33687711 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-1178-4_7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Identification of molecular biomarkers for human diseases is one of the most important disciplines in translational science as it helps to elucidate their origin and early progression. Thus, it is a key factor in better diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment. Proteomics can help to solve the problem of sample complexity when the most common primary sample specimens were analyzed: organic fluids of easy access. The latest developments in high-throughput and label-free quantitative proteomics (SWATH-MS), together with more advanced liquid chromatography, have enabled the analysis of large sample sets with the sensitivity and depth needed to succeed in this task. In this chapter, we show different sample processing methods (major protein depletion, digestion, etc.) and a micro LC-SWATH-MS protocol to identify/quantify several proteins in different types of samples (serum/plasma, saliva, urine, tears).
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- Proteomic Unit, Instituto de Investigaciones Sanitarias-IDIS, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago de Compostela (CHUS), Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Research Unit, Hospital Universitario Lucus Augusti (HULA), Servizo Galego de Saúde (SERGAS), Lugo, Spain.
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- Proteomic Unit, Instituto de Investigaciones Sanitarias-IDIS, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago de Compostela (CHUS), Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
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Kuznetsova OV, Rubio GMDM, Keppler BK, Chin JM, Reithofer MR, Timerbaev AR. An ICP-MS-based assay for characterization of gold nanoparticles with potential biomedical use. Anal Biochem 2020; 611:114003. [PMID: 33159847 DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2020.114003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2020] [Revised: 09/01/2020] [Accepted: 10/23/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Most of potential diagnostic and therapeutic nanoparticles fail to reach clinical trials because assessment of their 'drug-like' properties is often overlooked during the discovery stage. This compromises the results of cell culture and animal experiments, making them insufficient to evaluate the lead candidates for testing on patients. In this study, we demonstrate the potential of high-resolution inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) as a nanoparticle qualification tool. Using novel gold nanoparticles stabilized by N-heterocyclic carbenes as test nanoparticles, it was shown that important prerequisites for biomedical applications, such as resistance to the action of human serum milieu or reactivity toward serum biomolecules, can be reliably assessed by recording the signals of gold or sulfur isotopes. Implemented during the screening stage, the method would provide benefits in shortening timelines and reducing cost for selection and initial testing of medicinal nanoparticle candidates.
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- Olga V Kuznetsova
- Vernadsky Institute of Geochemistry and Analytical Chemistry, 119991, Moscow, Russian Federation
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Vienna, 1090, Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, University of Vienna, 1090, Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Vienna, 1090, Vienna, Austria
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- Vernadsky Institute of Geochemistry and Analytical Chemistry, 119991, Moscow, Russian Federation.
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Ma K, Cheng Y, Wei X, Chen D, Zhao X, Jia P. Gold embedded chitosan nanoparticles with cell membrane mimetic polymer coating for pH-sensitive controlled drug release and cellular fluorescence imaging. J Biomater Appl 2020; 35:857-868. [PMID: 32854570 DOI: 10.1177/0885328220952594] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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In this work, gold embedded chitosan nanoparticles (Au@CS NPs) were fabricated by a one-pot method. The benzaldehyde-terminated poly[(2-methacryloyloxy) ethyl phosphorylcholine] (PMPC) was applied to modification of the gold doped chitosan nanoparticles. The obtained Au@CS-PMPC NPs had the diameter of 135 nm with a narrow distribution. The size of the Au@CS-PMPC NPs, as well as the size of the embedded gold NPs, might be well-controlled by adjusting the feeding ratio between chitosan and HAuCl4. Furthermore, the Au@CS-PMPC NPs showed increased colloidal stability, high drug loading content, pH-responsive drug release, excellent biocompatibility and bright fluorescence emission. The results demonstrated that Au@CS-PMPC NPs showed a great potential for tumor therapy via the combination advantages of pH-sensitive controlled drug release and cellular fluorescence imaging.
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- Ke Ma
- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule of Ministry of Education, College of chemistry and materials science, 12657Northwest University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule of Ministry of Education, College of chemistry and materials science, 12657Northwest University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule of Ministry of Education, College of chemistry and materials science, 12657Northwest University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule of Ministry of Education, College of chemistry and materials science, 12657Northwest University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule of Ministry of Education, College of chemistry and materials science, 12657Northwest University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule of Ministry of Education, College of chemistry and materials science, 12657Northwest University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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Liu N, Tang M, Ding J. The interaction between nanoparticles-protein corona complex and cells and its toxic effect on cells. CHEMOSPHERE 2020; 245:125624. [PMID: 31864050 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.125624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2019] [Revised: 12/08/2019] [Accepted: 12/09/2019] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Once nanoparticles (NPs) contact with the biological fluids, the proteins immediately adsorb onto their surface, forming a layer called protein corona (PC), which bestows the biological identity on NPs. Importantly, the NPs-PC complex is the true identity of NPs in physiological environment. Based on the affinity and the binding and dissociation rate, PC is classified into soft protein corona, hard protein corona, and interfacial protein corona. Especially, the hard PC, a protein layer relatively stable and closer to their surface, plays particularly important role in the biological effects of the complex. However, the abundant corona proteins rarely correspond to the most abundant proteins found in biological fluids. The composition profile, formation and conformational change of PC can be affected by many factors. Here, the influence factors, not only the nature of NPs, but also surface chemistry and biological medium, are discussed. Likewise, the formed PC influences the interaction between NPs and cells, and the associated subsequent cellular uptake and cytotoxicity. The uncontrolled PC formation may induce undesirable and sometimes opposite results: increasing or inhibiting cellular uptake, hindering active targeting or contributing to passive targeting, mitigating or aggravating cytotoxicity, and stimulating or mitigating the immune response. In the present review, we discuss these aspects and hope to provide a valuable reference for controlling protein adsorption, predicting their behavior in vivo experiments and designing lower toxicity and enhanced targeting nanomedical materials for nanomedicine.
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- Na Liu
- Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine & Engineering, Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Southeast University, 87 Ding Jia Qiao, Nanjing, 210009, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine & Engineering, Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Southeast University, 87 Ding Jia Qiao, Nanjing, 210009, PR China.
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- Department of Cardiology, Zhongda Hospital, Southeast University, 87 Ding Jia Qiao, Nanjing, 210009, PR China.
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Potential clinical applications of the personalized, disease-specific protein corona on nanoparticles. Clin Chim Acta 2019; 501:102-111. [PMID: 31678275 DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2019.10.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2019] [Revised: 10/16/2019] [Accepted: 10/21/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Nanoscale objects lose their original identity once in contact with biological fluids and get a new biological identity, referred to as a protein corona (PC). The PC modifies many of the physicochemical properties of nanoparticles (NPs), including surface charge, size, and aggregation state. These changes, in turn, affect the biological fate of NPs, including their biodistribution, pharmacokinetics, and therapeutic efficacy. It is well known that even small differences in the composition of a protein source (e.g., plasma and serum) can considerably change the composition of the corona formed on the surface of the same NPs. Recently, it has been shown that the PC is intensely affected by the patient's specific disease. Consequently, the same nanomaterial incubated with proteins of biological fluids belonging to patients with different pathologies adsorbs protein coronas with different compositions, giving rise to the concept of the personalized protein corona (PPC). Herein, we review recent advances on the topic of PPC, with a particular focus on their clinical significance.
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Chen D, Parayath N, Ganesh S, Wang W, Amiji M. The role of apolipoprotein- and vitronectin-enriched protein corona on lipid nanoparticles for in vivo targeted delivery and transfection of oligonucleotides in murine tumor models. NANOSCALE 2019; 11:18806-18824. [PMID: 31595922 DOI: 10.1039/c9nr05788a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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The application of lipid-based nanoparticle (LNP) delivery systems remains a popular strategy for the systemic delivery of gene therapies to specific disease targets, including solid tumors. It is now well acknowledged that upon systemic administration, biomolecules from blood will adsorb onto nanoparticles' surfaces, forming a "protein corona", affording nanoparticles a "biological identity" on top of their "synthetic identity". Detailed analysis of nanoparticle protein corona is gradually revealing the "missing link" between nanoparticle chemical properties and the biological identity. Nevertheless, the discovery of nanoparticle protein corona's impact on tumor delivery is limited. In this study, we demonstrate that protein corona can be manipulated by formulation composition and particle surface charge changes, and a single lipid switch could switch the nanoparticle protein corona profile. The protein corona composition differences had a profound impact on cell transfection, in vivo biodistribution as well as tumor-specific delivery efficiency. Nanoparticles with apolipoprotein-rich corona showed better delivery to hepatocellular carcinoma (HepG2) as compared to those with vitronectin-rich corona. In addition, we found that, the PEG conjugated lipid chain length and PEG amount in LNPs were key factors to consider in successful RNA interference therapy for solid tumors.
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- Dongyu Chen
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Bouve College of Health Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Bouve College of Health Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
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- Dicerna Pharmaceuticals, Cambridge, MA 02140, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Bouve College of Health Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115, USA. and Department of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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Gräfe C, von der Lühe M, Weidner A, Globig P, Clement JH, Dutz S, Schacher FH. Protein corona formation and its constitutional changes on magnetic nanoparticles in serum featuring a polydehydroalanine coating: effects of charge and incubation conditions. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2019; 30:265707. [PMID: 30861506 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/ab0ed0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The inevitable formation of a protein corona upon contact of nanoparticles with different biological fluids is of great interest in the context of biomedical applications. It is well established that the surface chemistry of the respective nanomaterial has tremendous impact on protein adsorption, both in terms of the actual amount as well as the type of proteins adsorbed. In that regard, especially polyzwitterions are discussed as coating materials as they are known to partially inhibit protein adsorption. We herein present comparative incubation studies on iron oxide nanoparticles (either single core (SPION) or multicore nanoparticles (MCNP)) after coating with either polyanionic or polyzwitterionic polymeric shells based on polydehydroalanine (PDha). Apart from varying surface charge and chemistry, also the influence of incubation time and temperature on the formation and composition of a protein corona upon exposure to fetal calf serum was investigated. The amounts of adsorbed biomolecules were determined using thermogravimetric analysis. SDS-PAGE experiments revealed information on protein composition as major components of the biomolecule corona. Our results show that distinctly lower amounts of proteins are adsorbed onto polyzwitterionic hybrid nanoparticles in general, but also the corona composition varies as indicated by elevated relative ratios of medium molecular weight proteins (i.e. proteins 25-100 kDa) estimated by non-specific silver protein staining. In addition, increasing relative amounts of albumin (67 kDa) via specific Western blot assays on PDha-coated MCNP are detected.
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- Christine Gräfe
- Klinik für Innere Medizin II, Abteilung Hämatologie und Internistische Onkologie, Universitätsklinikum Jena, Am Klinikum 1, D-07747 Jena, Germany
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Tee JK, Peng F, Ho HK. Effects of inorganic nanoparticles on liver fibrosis: Optimizing a double-edged sword for therapeutics. Biochem Pharmacol 2018; 160:24-33. [PMID: 30529191 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2018.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2018] [Accepted: 12/04/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Liver fibrosis is a condition of sustained wound healing in response to chronic liver injury caused by various factors such as viral, cholestatic and inflammatory diseases. Despite significant advances in the understanding of the mechanistic details of fibrosis, therapeutic intervention with the use of anti-fibrotic drugs achieved only marginal efficacy. Among which, pharmacokinetics profile of agents leading to off-targeting and suboptimal distribution are the principal limiting factors. Concurrently, inorganic nanoparticles (NPs) have gained significant recognition in biomedicine, owning to their unique physicochemical properties. Since NPs are known to accumulate in well vascularised organs, the intuitive therapeutic targeting of the liver using engineered NPs seems to be a plausible approach in treating liver fibrosis. However, the application of inorganic NPs also raised concerns of its potential long-term impact to humans. Current literatures have reported both negative risks as well as surprising benefits, thus sparking off a needful discussion about the feasibility of using inorganic NPs in treating liver fibrosis. Inorganic NPs entrapped in the liver may pose health risks, particularly due to their non-biodegradability and potential toxicity when accumulated in undesirable concentrations. This highlighted the need to assess the health risk of using inorganic NPs, and also to establish a framework to evaluate the conditions when the beneficial effects of these NPs would outweigh potential risks. Hence, this review takes a balanced approach on assessing the mechanistic details behind inorganic NP-induced biochemical perturbations, which could either alleviate or worsen liver fibrosis. Consequently, it attempts to chart out possibilities for future directions through optimizing therapeutic outcomes by design.
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- Jie Kai Tee
- NUS Graduate School for Integrative Sciences & Engineering, Centre for Life Sciences, National University of Singapore, Singapore; Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Science, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Science, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- NUS Graduate School for Integrative Sciences & Engineering, Centre for Life Sciences, National University of Singapore, Singapore; Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Science, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
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Ibrahim KE, Al-Mutary MG, Bakhiet AO, Khan HA. Histopathology of the Liver, Kidney, and Spleen of Mice Exposed to Gold Nanoparticles. Molecules 2018; 23:E1848. [PMID: 30044410 PMCID: PMC6222535 DOI: 10.3390/molecules23081848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2018] [Revised: 07/20/2018] [Accepted: 07/24/2018] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Gold nanoparticles (GNPs) are biocompatible nanomaterials that are currently researched for biomedical applications such as imaging and targeted drug delivery. In this investigation, we studied the effects of a single dose (injected on day 1) as well as a priming dose (two injections with a gap of one week) of 5 nm, 20 nm, and 50 nm diameter GNPs on the structural and biochemical changes in the liver, kidney, and spleen of mice. The results showed that small sized GNPs (5 nm) produced significant pathological changes in the liver on day 2 that gradually reduced on day 8. The medium (20 nm) and large (50 nm) sized GNPs preferentially targeted the spleen and caused significant pathological changes to the spleen architecture on day 2 that persisted on day 8 as well. There were minimal and insignificant pathological changes to the kidneys irrespective of the GNPs size. The animals that were primed with the pre-exposure of GNPs did not show any aggravation of histological changes after the second dose of the same GNPs. None of the dose regimens of the GNPs were able to significantly affect the markers of oxidative stress including glutathione (GSH) and malondialdehyde (MDA) in all of the organs that were studied. In conclusion, the size of GNPs plays an important role in their pathological effects on different organs of mice. Moreover, the primed animals become refractory to further pathological changes after the second dose of GNPs, suggesting the importance of a priming dose in medical applications of GNPs.
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- Khalid Elfaki Ibrahim
- Department of Zoology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.
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- Department of Basic Sciences, College of Education, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam 34212, Saudi Arabia.
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- Deanship of Scientific Research, Sudan University of Science and Technology, Khartoum 11111, Sudan.
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.
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Liang H, He T, Long J, Liu L, Liao G, Ding Y, Cao Y. Influence of bovine serum albumin pre-incubation on toxicity and ER stress-apoptosis gene expression in THP-1 macrophages exposed to ZnO nanoparticles. Toxicol Mech Methods 2018; 28:587-598. [DOI: 10.1080/15376516.2018.1479907] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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- Hongying Liang
- Institute of Rheological Mechanics, Xiangtan University, Hunan, China
- Key Laboratory of Environment-Friendly Chemistry and Application of Ministry of Education, Lab of Biochemistry, College of Chemistry, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan, China
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- Institute of Rheological Mechanics, Xiangtan University, Hunan, China
- Key Laboratory of Environment-Friendly Chemistry and Application of Ministry of Education, Lab of Biochemistry, College of Chemistry, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan, China
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- Institute of Rheological Mechanics, Xiangtan University, Hunan, China
- Key Laboratory of Environment-Friendly Chemistry and Application of Ministry of Education, Lab of Biochemistry, College of Chemistry, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan, China
- Institute of Bast Fiber Crops, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changsha, China
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- Institute of Bast Fiber Crops, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changsha, China
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- International Institute for Translational Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- Institute of Rheological Mechanics, Xiangtan University, Hunan, China
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- Institute of Rheological Mechanics, Xiangtan University, Hunan, China
- Key Laboratory of Environment-Friendly Chemistry and Application of Ministry of Education, Lab of Biochemistry, College of Chemistry, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan, China
- Institute of Bast Fiber Crops, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changsha, China
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Li R, Guiney LM, Chang CH, Mansukhani ND, Ji Z, Wang X, Liao YP, Jiang W, Sun B, Hersam MC, Nel AE, Xia T. Surface Oxidation of Graphene Oxide Determines Membrane Damage, Lipid Peroxidation, and Cytotoxicity in Macrophages in a Pulmonary Toxicity Model. ACS NANO 2018; 12:1390-1402. [PMID: 29328670 PMCID: PMC5834379 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.7b07737] [Citation(s) in RCA: 160] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
Abstract
While two-dimensional graphene oxide (GO) is used increasingly in biomedical applications, there is uncertainty on how specific physicochemical properties relate to biocompatibility in mammalian systems. Although properties such as lateral size and the colloidal properties of the nanosheets are important, the specific material properties that we address here is the oxidation state and reactive surface groups on the planar surface. In this study, we used a GO library, comprising pristine, reduced (rGO), and hydrated GO (hGO), in which quantitative assessment of the hydroxyl, carboxyl, epoxy, and carbon radical contents was used to study the impact on epithelial cells and macrophages, as well as in the murine lung. Strikingly, we observed that hGO, which exhibits the highest carbon radical density, was responsible for the generation of cell death in THP-1 and BEAS-2B cells as a consequence of lipid peroxidation of the surface membrane, membrane lysis, and cell death. In contrast, pristine GO had lesser effects, while rGO showed extensive cellular uptake with minimal effects on viability. In order to see how these in vitro effects relate to adverse outcomes in the lung, mice were exposed to GOs by oropharyngeal aspiration. Animal sacrifice after 40 h demonstrated that hGO was more prone than other materials to generate acute lung inflammation, accompanied by the highest lipid peroxidation in alveolar macrophages, cytokine production (LIX, MCP-1), and LDH release in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid. Pristine GO showed less toxicity, whereas rGO had minimal effects. We demonstrate that the surface oxidation state and carbon radical content play major roles in the induction of toxicity by GO in mammalian cells and the lung.
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- Ruibin Li
- School for Radiological and Interdisciplinary Sciences (RAD-X), Collaborative Innovation Center of Radiation Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China
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- Departments of Materials Science and Engineering, Chemistry, and Medicine, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- California NanoSystems Institute, University of California, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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- Departments of Materials Science and Engineering, Chemistry, and Medicine, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- California NanoSystems Institute, University of California, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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- California NanoSystems Institute, University of California, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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- Division of NanoMedicine, Department of Medicine, University of California, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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- Division of NanoMedicine, Department of Medicine, University of California, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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- Departments of Materials Science and Engineering, Chemistry, and Medicine, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Division of NanoMedicine, Department of Medicine, University of California, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
- Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology, University of California, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
- California NanoSystems Institute, University of California, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
- Corresponding Author: Tian Xia, Ph.D.; and Andre Nel, Ph.D., Department of Medicine, Division of NanoMedicine, UCLA School of Medicine, 52-175, CHS, 10833 Le Conte Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1680. Tel: (310) 983-3359, Fax: (310) 206-8107, ,
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- Division of NanoMedicine, Department of Medicine, University of California, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
- Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology, University of California, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
- California NanoSystems Institute, University of California, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
- Corresponding Author: Tian Xia, Ph.D.; and Andre Nel, Ph.D., Department of Medicine, Division of NanoMedicine, UCLA School of Medicine, 52-175, CHS, 10833 Le Conte Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1680. Tel: (310) 983-3359, Fax: (310) 206-8107, ,
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Chen D, Ganesh S, Wang W, Amiji M. Plasma protein adsorption and biological identity of systemically administered nanoparticles. Nanomedicine (Lond) 2017; 12:2113-2135. [DOI: 10.2217/nnm-2017-0178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Although a variety of nanoparticles (NPs) have been used for drug delivery applications, their surfaces are immediately covered by plasma protein corona upon systemic administration. As a result, the adsorbed proteins create a unique biological identity of the NPs that lead to unpredictable performance. The protein corona on NPs could also impede active targeting, induce off-target effects, trigger particle clearance and even provoke toxicity. This article reviews the fundamentals of NP–plasma protein interaction, the consequences of the interactions, and provides insights into the correlations of protein corona with biodistribution and cellular delivery. We hope that this review will trigger additional questions and possible solutions that lead to more favorable developments in NP-based targeted delivery systems.
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- Dongyu Chen
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Department of Pre-Clinical Oncology, Dicerna Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Cambridge, MA 02140, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Formulation, Dicerna Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Cambridge, MA 02140, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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Corbo C, Molinaro R, Tabatabaei M, Farokhzad OC, Mahmoudi M. Personalized protein corona on nanoparticles and its clinical implications. Biomater Sci 2017; 5:378-387. [PMID: 28133653 PMCID: PMC5592724 DOI: 10.1039/c6bm00921b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 193] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
Abstract
It is now well understood that once in contact with biological fluids, nanoscale objects lose their original identity and acquire a new biological character, referred to as a protein corona. The protein corona changes many of the physicochemical properties of nanoparticles, including size, surface charge, and aggregation state. These changes, in turn, affect the biological fate of nanoparticles, including their pharmacokinetics, biodistribution, and therapeutic efficacy. It is progressively being accepted that even slight variations in the composition of a protein source (e.g., plasma and serum) can substantially change the composition of the corona formed on the surface of the exact same nanoparticles. Recently it has been shown that the protein corona is strongly affected by the patient's specific disease. Therefore, the same nanomaterial incubated with plasma proteins of patients with different pathologies adsorb protein coronas with different compositions, giving rise to the concept of personalized protein corona. Herein, we review this concept along with recent advances on the topic, with a particular focus on clinical relevance.
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- Claudia Corbo
- Center for Nanomedicine and Department of Anesthesiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
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- Center for Biomimetic Medicine, Houston Methodist Research Institute, Houston, TX, USA
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- Center for Nanomedicine and Department of Anesthesiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
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- Center for Nanomedicine and Department of Anesthesiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. and King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia
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- Center for Nanomedicine and Department of Anesthesiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. and Nanotechnology Research Center, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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