Hyaluronate-Thiol Passivation Enhances Gold Nanoparticle Peritumoral Distribution When Administered Intratumorally in Lung Cancer

Biofouling is the unwanted adsorption of cells, proteins, or intracellular and extracellular biomolecules that can spontaneously occur on the surface of metal nanocomplexes. It represents a major issue in bioinorganic chemistry because it leads to the creation of a protein corona, which can destabil...

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Autores principales: Rossana Terracciano, Yareli Carcamo-Bahena, E. Brian Butler, Danilo Demarchi, Alessandro Grattoni, Carly S. Filgueira
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:9edf1c1b219640d6b35e7ea55206adf92021-11-25T16:49:02ZHyaluronate-Thiol Passivation Enhances Gold Nanoparticle Peritumoral Distribution When Administered Intratumorally in Lung Cancer10.3390/biomedicines91115612227-9059https://doaj.org/article/9edf1c1b219640d6b35e7ea55206adf92021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2227-9059/9/11/1561https://doaj.org/toc/2227-9059Biofouling is the unwanted adsorption of cells, proteins, or intracellular and extracellular biomolecules that can spontaneously occur on the surface of metal nanocomplexes. It represents a major issue in bioinorganic chemistry because it leads to the creation of a protein corona, which can destabilize a colloidal solution and result in undesired macrophage-driven clearance, consequently causing failed delivery of a targeted drug cargo. Hyaluronic acid (HA) is a bioactive, natural mucopolysaccharide with excellent antifouling properties, arising from its hydrophilic and polyanionic characteristics in physiological environments which prevent opsonization. In this study, hyaluronate-thiol (HA-SH) (MW 10 kDa) was used to surface-passivate gold nanoparticles (GNPs) synthesized using a citrate reduction method. HA functionalized GNP complexes (HA-GNPs) were characterized using absorption spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, zeta potential, and dynamic light scattering. GNP cellular uptake and potential dose-dependent cytotoxic effects due to treatment were evaluated in vitro in HeLa cells using inductively coupled plasma—optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) and trypan blue and MTT assays. Further, we quantified the in vivo biodistribution of intratumorally injected HA functionalized GNPs in Lewis Lung carcinoma (LLC) solid tumors grown on the flank of C57BL/6 mice and compared localization and retention with nascent particles. Our results reveal that HA-GNPs show overall greater peritumoral distribution (** <i>p</i> < 0.005, 3 days post-intratumoral injection) than citrate-GNPs with reduced biodistribution in off-target organs. This property represents an advantageous step forward in localized delivery of metal nano-complexes to the infiltrative region of a tumor, which may improve the application of nanomedicine in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer.Rossana TerraccianoYareli Carcamo-BahenaE. Brian ButlerDanilo DemarchiAlessandro GrattoniCarly S. FilgueiraMDPI AGarticlegold nanoparticleshyaluronate-thiolin vitroin vivoperitumoralcancerBiology (General)QH301-705.5ENBiomedicines, Vol 9, Iss 1561, p 1561 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
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topic gold nanoparticles
hyaluronate-thiol
in vitro
in vivo
peritumoral
cancer
Biology (General)
QH301-705.5
spellingShingle gold nanoparticles
hyaluronate-thiol
in vitro
in vivo
peritumoral
cancer
Biology (General)
QH301-705.5
Rossana Terracciano
Yareli Carcamo-Bahena
E. Brian Butler
Danilo Demarchi
Alessandro Grattoni
Carly S. Filgueira
Hyaluronate-Thiol Passivation Enhances Gold Nanoparticle Peritumoral Distribution When Administered Intratumorally in Lung Cancer
description Biofouling is the unwanted adsorption of cells, proteins, or intracellular and extracellular biomolecules that can spontaneously occur on the surface of metal nanocomplexes. It represents a major issue in bioinorganic chemistry because it leads to the creation of a protein corona, which can destabilize a colloidal solution and result in undesired macrophage-driven clearance, consequently causing failed delivery of a targeted drug cargo. Hyaluronic acid (HA) is a bioactive, natural mucopolysaccharide with excellent antifouling properties, arising from its hydrophilic and polyanionic characteristics in physiological environments which prevent opsonization. In this study, hyaluronate-thiol (HA-SH) (MW 10 kDa) was used to surface-passivate gold nanoparticles (GNPs) synthesized using a citrate reduction method. HA functionalized GNP complexes (HA-GNPs) were characterized using absorption spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, zeta potential, and dynamic light scattering. GNP cellular uptake and potential dose-dependent cytotoxic effects due to treatment were evaluated in vitro in HeLa cells using inductively coupled plasma—optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) and trypan blue and MTT assays. Further, we quantified the in vivo biodistribution of intratumorally injected HA functionalized GNPs in Lewis Lung carcinoma (LLC) solid tumors grown on the flank of C57BL/6 mice and compared localization and retention with nascent particles. Our results reveal that HA-GNPs show overall greater peritumoral distribution (** <i>p</i> < 0.005, 3 days post-intratumoral injection) than citrate-GNPs with reduced biodistribution in off-target organs. This property represents an advantageous step forward in localized delivery of metal nano-complexes to the infiltrative region of a tumor, which may improve the application of nanomedicine in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer.
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author Rossana Terracciano
Yareli Carcamo-Bahena
E. Brian Butler
Danilo Demarchi
Alessandro Grattoni
Carly S. Filgueira
author_facet Rossana Terracciano
Yareli Carcamo-Bahena
E. Brian Butler
Danilo Demarchi
Alessandro Grattoni
Carly S. Filgueira
author_sort Rossana Terracciano
title Hyaluronate-Thiol Passivation Enhances Gold Nanoparticle Peritumoral Distribution When Administered Intratumorally in Lung Cancer
title_short Hyaluronate-Thiol Passivation Enhances Gold Nanoparticle Peritumoral Distribution When Administered Intratumorally in Lung Cancer
title_full Hyaluronate-Thiol Passivation Enhances Gold Nanoparticle Peritumoral Distribution When Administered Intratumorally in Lung Cancer
title_fullStr Hyaluronate-Thiol Passivation Enhances Gold Nanoparticle Peritumoral Distribution When Administered Intratumorally in Lung Cancer
title_full_unstemmed Hyaluronate-Thiol Passivation Enhances Gold Nanoparticle Peritumoral Distribution When Administered Intratumorally in Lung Cancer
title_sort hyaluronate-thiol passivation enhances gold nanoparticle peritumoral distribution when administered intratumorally in lung cancer
publisher MDPI AG
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/9edf1c1b219640d6b35e7ea55206adf9
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