期刊
NANOTECHNOLOGY
卷 27, 期 7, 页码 -出版社
IOP PUBLISHING LTD
DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/27/7/075103
关键词
cancer; hydroxyl radicals; biomimetic nanoparticles; breast cancer
资金
- NIH [P30EY007003]
- Mildred E Swanson Foundation
- Elsa U Pardee Foundation
- Alliance for Vision Research
- Research to Prevent Blindness
- Fast Forward Medical Innovation Kickstart Program
Although metal-metal oxide nanoparticles have attracted considerable interest as catalysts, they have attracted little interest in nanomedicine. This is likely due to the fact that metal oxide semiconductors generally require biologically harmful ultraviolet excitation. In contrast, this study focuses upon WO3/Pt nanoparticles, which can be excited by visible light. To optimize the nanoparticles' catalytic performance, platinization was performed at alkaline pH. These nanoparticles destroyed organic dyes, consumed dissolved oxygen and produced hydroxyl radicals. 4T1 breast cancer cells internalized WO3/Pt nanoparticles within the membrane-bound endo-lysosomal compartment as shown by electron and fluorescence microscopy. During visible light exposure, but not in darkness, WO3/Pt nanoparticles manufacture reactive oxygen species, promote lipid peroxidation, and trigger lysosomal membrane disruption. As cells of the immune system degrade organic molecules, produce reactive oxygen species, and activate the lipid peroxidation pathway within target cells, these nanoparticles mimic the chemical attributes of immune effector cells. These biomimetic nanoparticles should become useful in managing certain cancers, especially ocular cancer.
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