The Differences of the Impact of a Lipid and Protein Corona on the Colloidal Stability, Toxicity, and Degradation Behavior of Iron Oxide Nanoparticles

Nanoscale ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Rabel ◽  
Paul Warncke ◽  
Maria Thürmer ◽  
Cordula Gruettner ◽  
Christian Bergemann ◽  
...  

Aim: In this study, the influence of a serum albumin (SA) and human plasma (HP) derived protein- and lipid molecule corona on the toxicity and biodegradability of different iron oxide...

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (10) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hosam Zaghloul ◽  
Doaa A. Shahin ◽  
Ibrahim El- Dosoky ◽  
Mahmoud E. El-awady ◽  
Fardous F. El-Senduny ◽  
...  

Antisense oligonucleotides (ASO) represent an attractive trend as specific targeting molecules but sustain poor cellular uptake meanwhile superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPIONs) offer stability of ASO and improved cellular uptake. In the present work we aimed to functionalize SPIONs with ASO targeting the mRNA of Cyclin B1 which represents a potential cancer target and to explore its anticancer activity. For that purpose, four different SPIONs-ASO conjugates, S-M (1–4), were designated depending on the sequence of ASO and constructed by crosslinking carboxylated SPIONs to amino labeled ASO. The impact of S-M (1–4) on the level of Cyclin B1, cell cycle, ROS and viability of the cells were assessed by flowcytometry. The results showed that S-M3 and S-M4 reduced the level of Cyclin B1 by 35 and 36%, respectively. As a consequence to downregulation of Cyclin B1, MCF7 cells were shown to be arrested at G2/M phase (60.7%). S-M (1–4) led to the induction of ROS formation in comparison to the untreated control cells. Furthermore, S-M (1–4) resulted in an increase in dead cells compared to the untreated cells and SPIONs-treated cells. In conclusion, targeting Cyclin B1 with ASO-coated SPIONs may represent a specific biocompatible anticancer strategy.


Pharmaceutics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (7) ◽  
pp. 995
Author(s):  
Yucheng Peng ◽  
Xiaomeng Wang ◽  
Yue Wang ◽  
Yue Gao ◽  
Rui Guo ◽  
...  

The design of multimodal imaging nanoplatforms with improved tumor accumulation represents a major trend in the current development of precision nanomedicine. To this end, we report herein the preparation of macrophage (MA)-laden gold nanoflowers (NFs) embedded with ultrasmall iron oxide nanoparticles (USIO NPs) for enhanced dual-mode computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance (MR) imaging of tumors. In this work, generation 5 poly(amidoamine) (G5 PAMAM) dendrimer-stabilized gold (Au) NPs were conjugated with sodium citrate-stabilized USIO NPs to form hybrid seed particles for the subsequent growth of Au nanoflowers (NFs). Afterwards, the remaining terminal amines of dendrimers were acetylated to form the dendrimer-stabilized Fe3O4/Au NFs (for short, Fe3O4/Au DSNFs). The acquired Fe3O4/Au DSNFs possess an average size around 90 nm, display a high r1 relaxivity (1.22 mM−1 s−1), and exhibit good colloidal stability and cytocompatibility. The created hybrid DSNFs can be loaded within MAs without producing any toxicity to the cells. Through the mediation of MAs with a tumor homing and immune evasion property, the Fe3O4/Au DSNFs can be delivered to tumors more efficiently than those without MAs after intravenous injection, thus significantly improving the MR/CT imaging performance of tumors. The developed MA-mediated delivery system may hold great promise for enhanced tumor delivery of other contrast agents or nanomedicines for precision cancer nanomedicine applications.


2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (6) ◽  
pp. 80
Author(s):  
Leonie Wittmann ◽  
Chiara Turrina ◽  
Sebastian P. Schwaminger

Magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) are used for magnetophoresis-based separation processes in various biomedical and engineering applications. Essential requirements are the colloidal stability of the MNPs and the ability to be separated even in low magnetic field gradients. Bare iron oxide nanoparticles (BIONs) with a diameter of 9.2 nm are synthesized via coprecipitation, exhibiting a high saturation magnetization of 70.84 Am2 kg−1 and no remanence. In our study, zeta potential, dynamic light scattering (DLS), and sedimentation analysis show that the aggregation behavior of BIONs is influenced by pH and viscosity. Small aggregate clusters are formed with either low or high pH values or increased viscosity. Regarding magnetophoresis-based separation, a higher viscosity leads to lower magnetophoretic velocities, similar to how small aggregates do. Additionally, cooperative magnetophoresis, the joint motion of strongly interacting particles, affects the separation of the BIONs, too. Our study emphasizes the effect of pH and viscosity on the physicochemical characteristics of MNPs, resulting in different aggregation behavior. Particularly, for high viscous working media in downstream processing and medicine, respectively, the viscosity should be taken into account, as it will affect particle migration.


2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 474-482 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ling Ding ◽  
Yong Hu ◽  
Yu Luo ◽  
Jianzhi Zhu ◽  
Yilun Wu ◽  
...  

LAPONITE®-stabilized iron oxide nanoparticles with great colloidal stability and high T2 relaxivity are synthesized by a facile controlled coprecipitation method, and can significantly enhance the contrast of tumors in vivo, indicating their tremendous potential in MR imaging applications.


2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 754-767 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ya-Qi Zhang ◽  
Ralf Dringen ◽  
Charlotte Petters ◽  
Wiebke Rastedt ◽  
Jan Köser ◽  
...  

Investigations on colloidal stability and ecotoxicological effects of DMSA-coated and uncoated IONP with Raphidocelis, Daphnia and Lemna.


2016 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Freya Joris ◽  
Daniel Valdepérez ◽  
Beatriz Pelaz ◽  
Stefaan J. Soenen ◽  
Bella B. Manshian ◽  
...  

2013 ◽  
Vol 12 (06) ◽  
pp. 1330002 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. SHAMILI ◽  
E. M. RAJESH ◽  
R. RAJENDRAN ◽  
S. R. MADHAN SHANKAR ◽  
M. ELANGO ◽  
...  

Magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles are promising material for various biological applications. In the recent decades, magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (MNPs) have great attention in biomedical applications such as drug delivery, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and magnetic fluid hyperthermia (MFH). This review focuses on the colloidal stability and monodispersity properties of MNPs, which pay more attention toward biomedical applications. The simplest and the most promising method for the synthesis of MNPs is co-precipitation. The biocompatible MNPs are more interested in MRI application. This review also apportions synthesis, characterization and applications of MNP in biological and biomedical as theranostics and imaging.


2011 ◽  
Vol 35 (11) ◽  
pp. 2705 ◽  
Author(s):  
José A. Barreto ◽  
Madlen Matterna ◽  
Bim Graham ◽  
Holger Stephan ◽  
Leone Spiccia

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 4548-4560 ◽  
Author(s):  
Grazyna Stepien ◽  
María Moros ◽  
Marta Pérez-Hernández ◽  
Marta Monge ◽  
Lucía Gutiérrez ◽  
...  

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