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ArticleInternational journal of nanomedicine

Modification of the surface of superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles to enable their safe application in humans.

Cindy Strehl, Lionel Maurizi, Timo Gaber, Paula Hoff, Thomas Broschard, A Robin Poole, Heinrich Hofmann, Frank Buttgereit

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Article in International journal of nanomedicine. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 25 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Cindy StrehlDepartment of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany; German Rheumatism Research Centre (DRFZ), Berlin, Germany.
Lionel MauriziPowder Technology Laboratory, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland.
Timo GaberDepartment of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany; German Rheumatism Research Centre (DRFZ), Berlin, Germany.
Paula HoffDepartment of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany; German Rheumatism Research Centre (DRFZ), Berlin, Germany.
Thomas BroschardNon-Clinical Safety, Merck Serono, Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany.
A Robin PooleDepartment of Surgery, McGill University, Montreal QC, Canada.
Heinrich HofmannPowder Technology Laboratory, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland.
Frank ButtgereitDepartment of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany; German Rheumatism Research Centre (DRFZ), Berlin, Germany.
German Rheumatism Research Centre · DEMcGill University · CACharité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin · DEUniversité de Bourgogne · FR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Combined individually tailored methods for diagnosis and therapy (theragnostics) could be beneficial in destructive diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis. Nanoparticles are promising candidates for theragnostics due to their excellent biocompatibility. Nanoparticle modifications, such as improved surface coating, are in development to meet various requirements, although safety concerns mean that modified nanoparticles require further review before their use in medical applications is permitted. We have previously demonstrated that iron oxide nanoparticles with amino-polyvinyl alcohol (a-PVA) adsorbed on their surfaces have the unwanted effect of increasing human immune cell cytokine secretion. We hypothesized that this immune response was caused by free-floating PVA. The aim of the present study was to prevent unwanted immune reactions by further surface modification of the a-PVA nanoparticles. After cross-linking of PVA to nanoparticles to produce PVA-grafted nanoparticles, and reduction of their zeta potential, the effects on cell viability and cytokine secretion were analyzed. PVA-grafted nanoparticles still stimulated elevated cytokine secretion from human immune cells; however, this was inhibited after reduction of the zeta potential. In conclusion, covalent cross-linking of PVA to nanoparticles and adjustment of the surface charge rendered them nontoxic to immune cells, nonimmunogenic, and potentially suitable for use as theragnostic agents.

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AdsorptionBlood CellsCell SurvivalCytokinesFerric CompoundsFlow CytometryHumansMagnetite NanoparticlesPolyvinyl AlcoholCytokinesFerric Compoundsferric oxideMagnetite NanoparticlesPolyvinyl Alcoholcell viabilitycross-linkingcytokine secretioniron oxide nanoparticlespolyvinyl alcoholsurface charge

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PMID27877036
PMCPMC5110004
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