Contact (kallikrein/kinin) system activation in whole human blood induced by low concentrations of α-Fe2O3 nanoparticlesShow others and affiliations
2018 (English)In: Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology and Medicine, ISSN 1549-9634, E-ISSN 1549-9642, Vol. 14, no 3, p. 735-744Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
Iron-oxide nanoparticles (NPs) generated by environmental events are likely to represent health problems. α-Fe2O3 NPs were synthesized, characterized and tested in a model for toxicity utilizing human whole blood without added anticoagulant. MALDI-TOF of the corona was performed and activation markers for plasma cascade systems (complement, contact and coagulation systems), platelet consumption and release of growth factors, MPO, and chemokine/cytokines from blood cells were analyzed. The coronas formed on the pristine α-Fe2O3 NPs contained contact system proteins and they induced massive activation of the contact (kinin/kallikrein) system, as well as thrombin generation, platelet activation, and release of two pro-angiogeneic growth factors: platelet-derived growth factor and vascular endothelial growth factor, whereas complement activation was unaffected. The α-Fe2O3 NPs exhibited a noticeable toxicity, with kinin/kallikreinactivation, which may be associated with hypotension and long-term angiogenesis in vivo, with implications for cancer, arteriosclerosis and pulmonary disease.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Elsevier, 2018. Vol. 14, no 3, p. 735-744
Keywords [en]
Contact/kallikrein system, Innate immunity, α-Fe(2)O(3) NPs
National Category
Immunology
Research subject
Biomedical Sciences, Immunology
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-73041DOI: 10.1016/j.nano.2017.12.008ISI: 000429528900010PubMedID: 29277639Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85041807110OAI: oai:DiVA.org:lnu-73041DiVA, id: diva2:1198885
2018-04-192018-04-192020-10-20Bibliographically approved