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SCIENCE CHINA-LIFE SCIENCES
卷 54, 期 9, 页码 793-805出版社
SCIENCE PRESS
DOI: 10.1007/s11427-011-4215-5
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iron oxide nanoparticles; contrast medium; macrophage; endocytosis; iron metabolism
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资金
- National Basic Research Program of China
- Ministry of Science and Technology of China [2006CB933202, 2011CB933504]
- National High Technology Research and Development Program of China [2008AA02Z425]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [81071072]
The potential applications of superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPIONs) in several nanomedical fields have attracted intense interest based on the cell-nano interaction. However, the mechanisms underlying cell uptake, the intracellular trail, final fate and the biological effects of SPIONs have not yet been clearly elucidated. Here, we showed that multiple endocytic pathways were involved in the internalization process of SPIONs in the RAW264.7 macrophage. The internalized SPIONs were biocompatible and used three different metabolic pathways: The SPIONs were distributed to daughter cells during mitosis; they were degraded in the lysosome and free iron was released into the intracellular iron metabolic pool; and, the intact SPIONs were potentially exocytosed out of the cells. The internalized SPIONs did not induce cell damage but affected iron metabolism, inducing the upregulation of ferritin light chain at both the mRNA and protein levels and ferroportin 1 at the mRNA level. These results may contribute to the development of nanobiology and to the safe use of SPIONs in medicine when administered as a contrast medium or a drug delivery tool.
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