ROS-Mediated Apoptosis and Autophagy in Ovarian Cancer Cells Treated with Peanut-Shaped Gold Nanoparticles

Ewelina Piktel,1 Ilona Ościłowska,2 Łukasz Suprewicz,1 Joanna Depciuch,3 Natalia Marcińczyk,4 Ewa Chabielska,4 Przemysław Wolak,5 Tomasz Wollny,6 Marianna Janion,5 Magdalena Parlinska-Wojtan,3 Robert Bucki1 1Department of Medical Microbiology and Nanobiomedical Engineering, Medical University of Bia...

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Autores principales: Piktel E, Ościłowska I, Suprewicz Ł, Depciuch J, Marcińczyk N, Chabielska E, Wolak P, Wollny T, Janion M, Parlinska-Wojtan M, Bucki R
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:a9dff35f4f234179bec82358285914822021-12-02T16:00:18ZROS-Mediated Apoptosis and Autophagy in Ovarian Cancer Cells Treated with Peanut-Shaped Gold Nanoparticles1178-2013https://doaj.org/article/a9dff35f4f234179bec82358285914822021-03-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.dovepress.com/ros-mediated-apoptosis-and-autophagy-in-ovarian-cancer-cells-treated-w-peer-reviewed-article-IJNhttps://doaj.org/toc/1178-2013Ewelina Piktel,1 Ilona Ościłowska,2 Łukasz Suprewicz,1 Joanna Depciuch,3 Natalia Marcińczyk,4 Ewa Chabielska,4 Przemysław Wolak,5 Tomasz Wollny,6 Marianna Janion,5 Magdalena Parlinska-Wojtan,3 Robert Bucki1 1Department of Medical Microbiology and Nanobiomedical Engineering, Medical University of Bialystok, Bialystok, 15-222, Poland; 2Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Medical University of Bialystok, Bialystok, 15-222, Poland; 3Institute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences, Krakow, PL-31342, Poland; 4Department of Biopharmacy, Medical University of Bialystok, Bialystok, 15-222, Poland; 5 Institute of Medical Sciences, Collegium Medicum, Jan Kochanowski University, Kielce, 25-317, Poland; 6Holy Cross Cancer Center in Kielce, Kielce, 25-734, PolandCorrespondence: Robert BuckiDepartment of Medical Microbiology and Nanobiomedical Engineering, Medical University of Bialystok, Mickiewicza 2C, Bialystok, 15-222, PolandTel + 48 85 748 5793Email buckirobert@gmail.comBackground: Even with considerable improvement in treatment of epithelial ovarian cancer achieved in recent years, an increasing chemotherapy resistance and disease 5-year relapse is recorded for a majority part of patients that encourages the search for better therapeutic options. Gold nanoparticles (Au NPs) due to plethora of unique physiochemical features are thoroughly tested as drug delivery, radiosensitizers, as well as photothermal and photodynamic therapy agents. Importantly, due to highly controlled synthesis, it is possible to obtain nanomaterials with directed size and shape.Methods: In this work, we developed novel elongated-type gold nanoparticles in the shape of nanopeanuts (AuP NPs) and investigated their cytotoxic potential against ovarian cancer cells SKOV-3 using colorimetric and fluorimetric methods, Western blot, flow cytometry, and fluorescence microscopy.Results: Peanut-shaped gold nanoparticles showed high anti-cancer activity in vitro against SKOV-3 cells at doses of 1– 5 ng/mL upon 72 hours treatment. We demonstrate that AuP NPs decrease the viability and proliferation capability of ovarian cancer cells by triggering cell apoptosis and autophagy, as evidenced by flow cytometry and Western blot analyses. The overproduction of reactive oxygen species (ROS) was noted to be a critical mediator of AuP NPs-mediated cell death.Conclusion: These data indicate that gold nanopeanuts might be developed as nanotherapeutics against ovarian cancer.Keywords: gold nanoparticles, ovarian cancer, gold nanopeanuts, anti-cancer therapy, nanotechnology, apoptosis, autophagyPiktel EOściłowska ISuprewicz ŁDepciuch JMarcińczyk NChabielska EWolak PWollny TJanion MParlinska-Wojtan MBucki RDove Medical Pressarticlegold nanoparticlesovarian cancergold nanopeanutsanti-cancer therapynanotechnologyapoptosisautophagyMedicine (General)R5-920ENInternational Journal of Nanomedicine, Vol Volume 16, Pp 1993-2011 (2021)
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topic gold nanoparticles
ovarian cancer
gold nanopeanuts
anti-cancer therapy
nanotechnology
apoptosis
autophagy
Medicine (General)
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spellingShingle gold nanoparticles
ovarian cancer
gold nanopeanuts
anti-cancer therapy
nanotechnology
apoptosis
autophagy
Medicine (General)
R5-920
Piktel E
Ościłowska I
Suprewicz Ł
Depciuch J
Marcińczyk N
Chabielska E
Wolak P
Wollny T
Janion M
Parlinska-Wojtan M
Bucki R
ROS-Mediated Apoptosis and Autophagy in Ovarian Cancer Cells Treated with Peanut-Shaped Gold Nanoparticles
description Ewelina Piktel,1 Ilona Ościłowska,2 Łukasz Suprewicz,1 Joanna Depciuch,3 Natalia Marcińczyk,4 Ewa Chabielska,4 Przemysław Wolak,5 Tomasz Wollny,6 Marianna Janion,5 Magdalena Parlinska-Wojtan,3 Robert Bucki1 1Department of Medical Microbiology and Nanobiomedical Engineering, Medical University of Bialystok, Bialystok, 15-222, Poland; 2Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Medical University of Bialystok, Bialystok, 15-222, Poland; 3Institute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences, Krakow, PL-31342, Poland; 4Department of Biopharmacy, Medical University of Bialystok, Bialystok, 15-222, Poland; 5 Institute of Medical Sciences, Collegium Medicum, Jan Kochanowski University, Kielce, 25-317, Poland; 6Holy Cross Cancer Center in Kielce, Kielce, 25-734, PolandCorrespondence: Robert BuckiDepartment of Medical Microbiology and Nanobiomedical Engineering, Medical University of Bialystok, Mickiewicza 2C, Bialystok, 15-222, PolandTel + 48 85 748 5793Email buckirobert@gmail.comBackground: Even with considerable improvement in treatment of epithelial ovarian cancer achieved in recent years, an increasing chemotherapy resistance and disease 5-year relapse is recorded for a majority part of patients that encourages the search for better therapeutic options. Gold nanoparticles (Au NPs) due to plethora of unique physiochemical features are thoroughly tested as drug delivery, radiosensitizers, as well as photothermal and photodynamic therapy agents. Importantly, due to highly controlled synthesis, it is possible to obtain nanomaterials with directed size and shape.Methods: In this work, we developed novel elongated-type gold nanoparticles in the shape of nanopeanuts (AuP NPs) and investigated their cytotoxic potential against ovarian cancer cells SKOV-3 using colorimetric and fluorimetric methods, Western blot, flow cytometry, and fluorescence microscopy.Results: Peanut-shaped gold nanoparticles showed high anti-cancer activity in vitro against SKOV-3 cells at doses of 1– 5 ng/mL upon 72 hours treatment. We demonstrate that AuP NPs decrease the viability and proliferation capability of ovarian cancer cells by triggering cell apoptosis and autophagy, as evidenced by flow cytometry and Western blot analyses. The overproduction of reactive oxygen species (ROS) was noted to be a critical mediator of AuP NPs-mediated cell death.Conclusion: These data indicate that gold nanopeanuts might be developed as nanotherapeutics against ovarian cancer.Keywords: gold nanoparticles, ovarian cancer, gold nanopeanuts, anti-cancer therapy, nanotechnology, apoptosis, autophagy
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author Piktel E
Ościłowska I
Suprewicz Ł
Depciuch J
Marcińczyk N
Chabielska E
Wolak P
Wollny T
Janion M
Parlinska-Wojtan M
Bucki R
author_facet Piktel E
Ościłowska I
Suprewicz Ł
Depciuch J
Marcińczyk N
Chabielska E
Wolak P
Wollny T
Janion M
Parlinska-Wojtan M
Bucki R
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title ROS-Mediated Apoptosis and Autophagy in Ovarian Cancer Cells Treated with Peanut-Shaped Gold Nanoparticles
title_short ROS-Mediated Apoptosis and Autophagy in Ovarian Cancer Cells Treated with Peanut-Shaped Gold Nanoparticles
title_full ROS-Mediated Apoptosis and Autophagy in Ovarian Cancer Cells Treated with Peanut-Shaped Gold Nanoparticles
title_fullStr ROS-Mediated Apoptosis and Autophagy in Ovarian Cancer Cells Treated with Peanut-Shaped Gold Nanoparticles
title_full_unstemmed ROS-Mediated Apoptosis and Autophagy in Ovarian Cancer Cells Treated with Peanut-Shaped Gold Nanoparticles
title_sort ros-mediated apoptosis and autophagy in ovarian cancer cells treated with peanut-shaped gold nanoparticles
publisher Dove Medical Press
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/a9dff35f4f234179bec8235828591482
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