Hydroxyapatite-Coated SPIONs and Their Influence on Cytokine Release

Friedrich B, Auger JP, Dutz S, Cicha I, Schreiber E, Band J, Boccaccini AR, Krönke G, Alexiou C, Tietze R (2021)


Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2021

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Book Volume: 22

Journal Issue: 8

DOI: 10.3390/ijms22084143

Abstract

Hydroxyapatite- or calcium phosphate-coated iron oxide nanoparticles have a high potential for use in many biomedical applications. In this study, a co-precipitation method for the synthesis of hydroxyapatite-coated nanoparticles (SPIONHAp), was used. The produced nanoparticles have been characterized by dynamic light scattering, X-ray diffraction, vibrating sample magnetometry, Fourier transform infrared spectrometry, atomic emission spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, selected area diffraction, and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy. The results showed a successful synthesis of 190 nm sized particles and their stable coating, resulting in SPIONHAp. Potential cytotoxic effects of SPIONHAp on EL4, THP-1, and Jurkat cells were tested, showing only a minor effect on cell viability at the highest tested concentration (400 mu g Fe/mL). The results further showed that hydroxyapatite-coated SPIONs can induce minor TNF-alpha and IL-6 release by murine macrophages at a concentration of 100 mu g Fe/mL. To investigate if and how such particles interact with other substances that modulate the immune response, SPIONHAp-treated macrophages were incubated with LPS (lipopolysaccharides) and dexamethasone. We found that cytokine release in response to these potent pro- and anti-inflammatory agents was modulated in the presence of SPIONHAp. Knowledge of this behavior is important for the management of inflammatory processes following in vivo applications of this type of SPIONs.

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Friedrich, B., Auger, J.-P., Dutz, S., Cicha, I., Schreiber, E., Band, J.,... Tietze, R. (2021). Hydroxyapatite-Coated SPIONs and Their Influence on Cytokine Release. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 22(8). https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms22084143

MLA:

Friedrich, Bernhard, et al. "Hydroxyapatite-Coated SPIONs and Their Influence on Cytokine Release." International Journal of Molecular Sciences 22.8 (2021).

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