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- Title
PEGylated gold nanoparticles-ribonuclease induced oxidative stress and apoptosis in colorectal cancer cells.
- Authors
Khiavi, Mostafa Akbarzadeh; Safary, Azam; Barar, Jaleh; Farzi-Khajeh, Hamed; Barzegari, Abolfazl; Mousavi, Rahimeh; Somi, Mohammad Hossein; Omidi, Yadollah
- Abstract
Introduction: Currently, drug-induced reactive oxygen species (ROS) mediating apoptosis pathway have extensively been investigated in designing effective strategies for colorectal cancer (CRC) chemotherapy. Bovine pancreatic ribonuclease A (RNase A) represents a new class of cytotoxic and nonmutagenic enzymes, and has gained more attention as a potential anticancer modality; however, the cytosolic ribonuclease inhibitors (RIs) restrict the clinical application of this enzyme. Nowadays, nanotechnology-based diagnostic and therapeutic systems have provided potential solutions for cancer treatments. Methods: In this study, the gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) were synthesized, stabilized by polyethylene glycol (PEG), functionalized, and covalently conjugated with RNase A. The physicochemical properties of engineered nanobiomedicine (AuNPs-PEG-RNase A) were characterized by scanning electron microscope (SEM), dynamic light scattering (DLS), and UV-vis spectrum. Then, its biological impacts including cell viability, apoptosis, and ROS production were evaluated in the SW-480 cells. Results: The engineered nanobiomedicine, AuNPs-PEG-RNase A, was found to effectively induce apoptosis in SW-480 cells and result in a significant reduction in cancer cell viability. Besides, the maximum production of ROS was obtained after the treatment of cells with an IC50 dose of AuNPs-PEG-RNase A. Conclusion: Based on the efficient ROS-responsiveness and the anticancer activity of RNase A of the engineered nanomedicine, this nanoscaled biologics may be considered as a potential candidate for the treatment of CRC.
- Subjects
NANOMEDICINE; CANCER cells; COLORECTAL cancer; RIBONUCLEASE A; OXIDATIVE stress; GOLD nanoparticles; POLYETHYLENE glycol
- Publication
BioImpacts, 2020, Vol 10, Issue 1, p27
- ISSN
2228-5652
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.15171/bi.2020.04