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Differential plasma protein binding to metal oxide nanoparticles
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Deng, Zhou J, Mortimer, Gysell, Schiller, Tara L., Musumeci, Anthony, Martin, Darren J. and Minchin, Rodney F. (2009) Differential plasma protein binding to metal oxide nanoparticles. Nanotechnology, Volume 20 (Number 45). Article number 455101. doi:10.1088/0957-4484/20/45/455101 ISSN 0957-4484.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0957-4484/20/45/455101
Abstract
Nanoparticles rapidly interact with the proteins present in biological fluids, such as blood. The proteins that are adsorbed onto the surface potentially dictate the biokinetics of the nanomaterials and their fate in vivo. Using nanoparticles with different sizes and surface characteristics, studies have reported the effects of physicochemical properties on the composition of adsorbed plasma proteins. However, to date, few studies have been conducted focusing on the nanoparticles that are commonly exposed to the general public, such as the metal oxides. Using previously established ultracentrifugation approaches, two-dimensional gel electrophoresis and mass spectrometry, the current study investigated the binding of human plasma proteins to commercially available titanium dioxide, silicon dioxide and zinc oxide nanoparticles. We found that, despite these particles having similar surface charges in buffer, they bound different plasma proteins. For TiO2, the shape of the nanoparticles was also an important determinant of protein binding. Agglomeration in water was observed for all of the nanoparticles and both TiO2 and ZnO further agglomerated in biological media. This led to an increase in the amount and number of different proteins bound to these nanoparticles. Proteins with important biological functions were identified, including immunoglobulins, lipoproteins, acute-phase proteins and proteins involved in complement pathways and coagulation. These results provide important insights into which human plasma proteins bind to particular metal oxide nanoparticles. Because protein absorption to nanoparticles may determine their interaction with cells and tissues in vivo, understanding how and why plasma proteins are adsorbed to these particles may be important for understanding their biological responses.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Engineering > WMG (Formerly the Warwick Manufacturing Group) | ||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Nanotechnology | ||||
Publisher: | Institute of Physics Publishing Ltd. | ||||
ISSN: | 0957-4484 | ||||
Official Date: | 2009 | ||||
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Volume: | Volume 20 | ||||
Number: | Number 45 | ||||
Article Number: | Article number 455101 | ||||
DOI: | 10.1088/0957-4484/20/45/455101 | ||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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