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Gold- and Silver Nanoparticles Affect the Growth Characteristics of Human Embryonic Neural Precursor Cells
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- Söderstjerna, Erika (author)
- Lund University,Lunds universitet,Oftalmologi, Lund,Sektion IV,Institutionen för kliniska vetenskaper, Lund,Medicinska fakulteten,Ophthalmology, Lund,Section IV,Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund,Faculty of Medicine,Lund University, Sweden
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- Johansson, Fredrik (author)
- Lund University,Lunds universitet,Biologiska institutionen,Naturvetenskapliga fakulteten,Department of Biology,Faculty of Science,Lund University, Sweden
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- Klefbohm, Birgitta (author)
- Lund University, Sweden
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- Englund Johansson, Ulrica (author)
- Lund University,Lunds universitet,Oftalmologi, Lund,Sektion IV,Institutionen för kliniska vetenskaper, Lund,Medicinska fakulteten,Ophthalmology, Lund,Section IV,Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund,Faculty of Medicine,Lund University, Sweden
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- Sandström, Birgitta (author)
- Lund University,Lunds universitet,Oftalmologi, Lund,Sektion IV,Institutionen för kliniska vetenskaper, Lund,Medicinska fakulteten,Ophthalmology, Lund,Section IV,Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund,Faculty of Medicine
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- 2013-03-11
- 2013
- English.
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In: PLOS ONE. - : Public Library of Science (PLoS). - 1932-6203. ; 8:3
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- Rapid development of nanotechnologies and their applications in clinical research have raised concerns about the adverse effects of nanoparticles (NPs) on human health and environment. NPs can be directly taken up by organs exposed, but also translocated to secondary organs, such as the central nervous system (CNS) after systemic- or subcutaneous administration, or via the olfactory system. The CNS is particularly vulnerable during development and recent reports describe transport of NPs across the placenta and even into brain tissue using in vitro and in vivo experimental systems. Here, we investigated whether well-characterized commercial 20 and 80 nm Au- and AgNPs have an effect on human embryonic neural precursor cell (HNPC) growth. After two weeks of NP exposure, uptake of NPs, morphological features and the amount of viable and dead cells, proliferative cells (Ki67 immunostaining) and apoptotic cells (TUNEL assay), respectively, were studied. We demonstrate uptake of both 20 and 80 nm Au- and AgNPs respectively, by HNPCs during proliferation. A significant effect on the sphere size- and morphology was found for all cultures exposed to Au- and AgNPs. AgNPs of both sizes caused a significant increase in numbers of proliferating and apoptotic HNPCs. In contrast, only the highest dose of 20 nm AuNPs significantly affected proliferation, whereas no effect was seen on apoptotic cell death. Our data demonstrates that both Au- and AgNPs interfere with the growth profile of HNPCs, indicating the need of further detailed studies on the adverse effects of NPs on the developing CNS.
Subject headings
- MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP -- Klinisk medicin -- Oftalmologi (hsv//swe)
- MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- Clinical Medicine -- Ophthalmology (hsv//eng)
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- Biomedical Sciences
- Biomedicinsk vetenskap
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