DNA damage response to different surface chemistry of silver nanoparticles in mammalian cells

Ahamed, M; Karns, M; Goodson, M; Rowe, J; Hussain, SM; Schlager, JJ; Hong, Y

HERO ID

196100

Reference Type

Journal Article

Year

2008

Language

English

PMID

18930072

HERO ID 196100
In Press No
Year 2008
Title DNA damage response to different surface chemistry of silver nanoparticles in mammalian cells
Authors Ahamed, M; Karns, M; Goodson, M; Rowe, J; Hussain, SM; Schlager, JJ; Hong, Y
Journal Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology
Volume 233
Issue 3
Page Numbers 404-410
Abstract Silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) have recently received much attention for their possible applications in biotechnology and life sciences. Ag NPs are of interest to defense and engineering programs for new material applications as well as for commercial purposes as an antimicrobial. However, little is known about the genotoxicity of Ag NPs following exposure to mammalian cells. This study was undertaken to examine the DNA damage response to polysaccharide surface functionalized (coated) and non-functionalized (uncoated) Ag NPs in two types of mammalian cells; mouse embryonic stem (mES) cells and mouse embryonic fibroblasts (MEF). Both types of Ag NPs up-regulated the cell cycle checkpoint protein p53 and DNA damage repair proteins Rad51 and phosphorylated-H2AX expression. Furthermore both of them induced cell death as measured by the annexin V protein expression and MTT assay. Our observations also suggested that the different surface chemistry of Ag NPs induce different DNA damage response: coated Ag NPs exhibited more severe damage than uncoated Ag NPs. The results suggest that polysaccharide coated particles are more individually distributed while agglomeration of the uncoated particles limits the surface area availability and access to membrane bound organelles.
Doi 10.1016/j.taap.2008.09.015
Pmid 18930072
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Language Text English
Keyword Silver nanoparticles; Genotoxicity; DNA damage; Apoptosis; Mammalian cells
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