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Tian, F. ; Prina-Mello, A.* ; Estrada, G. ; Beyerle, A. ; Möller, W. ; Schulz, S. ; Kreyling, W.G. ; Stöger, T.

A novel assay for the quantification of internalized nanoparticles in macrophages.

Nanotox. 2, 232-242 (2008)
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One of the most urgent requirements in nanotoxicology is a quantitative assessment of internalized nanomaterials in cells. We present an in vitro assay called 'max-flat' for the measurement of internalized particles in macrophages. Fluorescent polystyrene (PS) beads of diameters 1µm, 500 nm, 200 nm, 100 nm and 20 nm were employded. Different concentrations of fibronectin (FN) coated substrates were tested to achieve a maximal cell spreading area and minimal nucleus height, hence 'max-flat'. We found the cell spreading area depends on FN concentration, and it is independent of particle concentration. An optimal conditon of FN was found at 2.5 x 10-3 mg/ml, and it was selected for the max-flat assay to assess the internalization of PS beads. Cells under these conditions neither generate reactive oxygen species nor show noticeable differences in pro-survival/pro-apoptotic signals. Confocal images were employed for the max-flat assay and we set the interval scanning for a Z-stack as nucleus height divided by particle diameter. The max-flat assay provided a significantly higher number of internalized particles and the saturation is reached faster for nano-scale PS beads. We show how the proposed max-flat assay clearly outperform existing techniques by providing easier, more precise and far more reliable access to the number of internalized nanoparticles in macrophages.
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Publikationstyp Artikel: Journalartikel
Dokumenttyp Wissenschaftlicher Artikel
Schlagwörter Materials science; mechanistic toxicology; quantitative assay and internalized nanomaterials
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Veröffentlichungsjahr 2008
HGF-Berichtsjahr 2008
ISSN (print) / ISBN 1743-5390
e-ISSN 1743-5404
Zeitschrift Nanotoxicology
Quellenangaben Band: 2, Heft: 4, Seiten: 232-242 Artikelnummer: , Supplement: ,
Verlag Informa Healthcare
Verlagsort London
Begutachtungsstatus Peer reviewed
Institut(e) Institute of Lung Health and Immunity (LHI)
Institute of Bioinformatics and Systems Biology (IBIS)
POF Topic(s) 30202 - Environmental Health
30505 - New Technologies for Biomedical Discoveries
Forschungsfeld(er) Lung Research
Enabling and Novel Technologies
PSP-Element(e) G-505000-001
G-503700-001
DOI 10.1080/17435390802504229
Scopus ID 57349160501
Erfassungsdatum 2008-12-31
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