期刊
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NANOMEDICINE
卷 9, 期 -, 页码 5131-5141出版社
DOVE MEDICAL PRESS LTD
DOI: 10.2147/IJN.S71074
关键词
silica nanoparticles; endothelial dysfunction; autophagy; nitric oxide; inflammation
资金
- Key Project of National Natural Science Foundation of China [81230065]
- Special Project of Beijing Municipal Science and Technology Commission [Z131102002813060, KZ201410025022]
Although nanoparticles have a great potential for biomedical applications, there is still a lack of a correlative safety evaluation on the cardiovascular system. This study is aimed to clarify the biological behavior and influence of silica nanoparticles (Nano-SiO2) on endothelial cell function. The results showed that the Nano-SiO2 were internalized into endothelial cells in a dose-dependent manner. Monodansylcadaverine staining, autophagic ultrastructural observation, and LC3-I/LC3-II conversion were employed to verify autophagy activation induced by Nano-SiO2, and the whole autophagic process was also observed in endothelial cells. In addition, the level of nitric oxide (NO), the activities of NO synthase (NOS) and endothelial (e) NOS were significantly decreased in a dose-dependent way, while the activity of inducible (i) NOS was markedly increased. The expression of C-reactive protein, as well as the production of proinflammatory cytokines (tumor necrosis factor a, interleukin [IL]-1 beta, and IL-6) were significantly elevated. Moreover, Nano-SiO2 had an inhibitory effect on the phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K)/protein kinase B (Akt)/mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) signaling pathway. Our findings demonstrated that Nano-SiO2 could disturb the NO/NOS system, induce inflammatory response, activate autophagy, and eventually lead to endothelial dysfunction via the PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway. This indicates that exposure to Nano-SiO2 is a potential risk factor for cardiovascular diseases.
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