Cellular uptake of biotransformed graphene oxide into lung cells. 2023

Bartlomiej Dabrowski, and Agnieszka Zuchowska, and Artur Kasprzak, and Grażyna Zofia Zukowska, and Zbigniew Brzozka
Faculty of Chemistry, Warsaw University of Technology, Poland. Electronic address: bartlomiej.dabrowski4.dokt@pw.edu.pl.

Due to its high surface area and convenient functionalization, graphene oxide has many potential applications in biomedicine, especially as a drug carrier. However, knowledge about its internalization inside mammalian cells is still limited. Graphene oxide cellular uptake is a complex phenomenon affected by factors such as the size of the particle and modifications of its surface. Moreover, nanomaterials introduced into living organisms interact with biological fluids' components. It may further alter its biological properties. All these factors must be considered when the cellular uptake of potential drug carriers is considered. In this study, the effect of graphene oxide particle sizes on internalization efficiency into normal (LL-24) and cancerous (A549) human lung cells was investigated. Moreover, one set of samples was incubated with human serum to determine how the interaction of graphene oxide with serum components affects its structure, surface, and interaction with cells. Our findings indicate that samples incubated with serum enhance cell proliferation but enter the cells with lesser efficiency than their counterparts not incubated with human serum. What is more affinity towards the cells was higher for larger particles.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008168 Lung Either of the pair of organs occupying the cavity of the thorax that effect the aeration of the blood. Lungs
D008322 Mammals Warm-blooded vertebrate animals belonging to the class Mammalia, including all that possess hair and suckle their young. Mammalia,Mammal
D004337 Drug Carriers Forms to which substances are incorporated to improve the delivery and the effectiveness of drugs. Drug carriers are used in drug-delivery systems such as the controlled-release technology to prolong in vivo drug actions, decrease drug metabolism, and reduce drug toxicity. Carriers are also used in designs to increase the effectiveness of drug delivery to the target sites of pharmacological actions. Liposomes, albumin microspheres, soluble synthetic polymers, DNA complexes, protein-drug conjugates, and carrier erythrocytes among others have been employed as biodegradable drug carriers. Drug Carrier
D006108 Graphite An allotropic form of carbon that is used in pencils, as a lubricant, and in matches and explosives. It is obtained by mining and its dust can cause lung irritation. Graphene
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D049329 Nanostructures Materials which have structured components with at least one dimension in the range of 1 to 100 nanometers. These include NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOPARTICLES; NANOTUBES; and NANOWIRES. Nanomaterials,Nanostructured Materials,Material, Nanostructured,Materials, Nanostructured,Nanomaterial,Nanostructure,Nanostructured Material

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