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ArticleFrontiers in neuroscience2015

Growth factor choice is critical for successful functionalization of nanoparticles.

Josephine Pinkernelle, Vittoria Raffa, Maria P Calatayud, Gerado F Goya, Cristina Riggio, Gerburg Keilhoff

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Article in Frontiers in neuroscience, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Josephine PinkernelleDepartment of Nephrology and Hypertension, Diabetes and Endocrinology, Otto-von-Guericke University of Magdeburg Magdeburg, Germany ; Institute for Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Otto-von-Guericke University of Magdeburg Magdeburg, Germany.
Vittoria RaffaDepartment of Biology, University of Pisa Pisa, Italy ; Institute of Life Science, Scuola Superiore Sant' Anna Pisa, Italy.
Maria P CalatayudAragon Institute of Nanosciences, University of Zaragoza Zaragoza, Spain.
Gerado F GoyaAragon Institute of Nanosciences, University of Zaragoza Zaragoza, Spain ; Department of Condensed Matter Physics, University of Zaragoza Spain.
Cristina RiggioInstitute of Life Science, Scuola Superiore Sant' Anna Pisa, Italy.
Gerburg KeilhoffDepartment of Nephrology and Hypertension, Diabetes and Endocrinology, Otto-von-Guericke University of Magdeburg Magdeburg, Germany.
Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg · DEScuola Superiore Sant'Anna · ITUniversidad de Zaragoza · ES

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Nanoparticles (NPs) show new characteristics compared to the corresponding bulk material. These nanoscale properties make them interesting for various applications in biomedicine and life sciences. One field of application is the use of magnetic NPs to support regeneration in the nervous system. Drug delivery requires a functionalization of NPs with bio-functional molecules. In our study, we functionalized self-made PEI-coated iron oxide NPs with nerve growth factor (NGF) and glial cell-line derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF). Next, we tested the bio-functionality of NGF in a rat pheochromocytoma cell line (PC12) and the bio-functionality of GDNF in an organotypic spinal cord culture. Covalent binding of NGF to PEI-NPs impaired bio-functionality of NGF, but non-covalent approach differentiated PC12 cells reliably. Non-covalent binding of GDNF showed a satisfying bio-functionality of GDNF:PEI-NPs, but turned out to be unstable in conjugation to the PEI-NPs. Taken together, our study showed the importance of assessing bio-functionality and binding stability of functionalized growth factors using proper biological models. It also shows that successful functionalization of magnetic NPs with growth factors is dependent on the used binding chemistry and that it is hardly predictable. For use as therapeutics, functionalization strategies have to be reproducible and future studies are needed.

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functionalizationglial cell-line derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF)nanoparticlesnerve growth factor (NGF)organotypic spinal cord culturePC12 cells

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