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Exploring cellular uptake of iron oxide nanoparticles associated with rhodium citrate in breast cancer cells

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Title
Exploring cellular uptake of iron oxide nanoparticles associated with rhodium citrate in breast cancer cells
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International Journal of Nanomedicine, August 2017
DOI 10.2147/ijn.s141582
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Natalia L Chaves, Irina Estrela-Lopis, Julia Böttner, Cláudio AP Lopes, Bruna C Guido, Aparecido R de Sousa, Sônia N Báo

Abstract

Nanocarriers have the potential to improve the therapeutic index of currently available drugs by improving their efficacy and achieving therapeutic steady-state levels over an extended period. The association of maghemite-rhodium citrate (MRC) nanoparticles (NPs) has the potential to increase specificity of the cytotoxic action. However, the interaction of these NPs with cells, their uptake mechanism, and subcellular localization need to be elucidated. This work evaluates the uptake mechanism of MRC NPs in metastatic and nonmetastatic breast cancer-cell models, comparing them to a nontumor cell line. MRC NPs uptake in breast cancer cells was more effective than in normal cells, with regard to both the amount of internalized material and the achievement of more strategic intracellular distribution. Moreover, this process occurred through a clathrin-dependent endocytosis pathway with different basal expression levels of this protein in the cell lines tested.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Unknown 69 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 21 30%
Student > Master 12 17%
Student > Bachelor 6 9%
Researcher 5 7%
Student > Doctoral Student 2 3%
Other 9 13%
Unknown 14 20%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Chemistry 13 19%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 12 17%
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science 6 9%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 5 7%
Materials Science 5 7%
Other 13 19%
Unknown 15 22%