Study of the interactions of gold nanoparticles functionalized with aminolevulinic acid in membrane models

Autor(es)

da Silva, Rafael Leonardo C. G. ^[1] ; Goncalves, Karina de Oliveira ^[2] ; Courrol, Lilia Coronato ^[2] ; Caseli, Luciano ^[1]

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[1] Univ Fed Sao Paulo, Dept Chem, Diadema, SP - Brazil

^[2] Fed Univ Sao Paulo Diadema, Dept Phys, Diadema, SP - Brazil

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: COLLOIDS AND SURFACES B-BIOINTERFACES; v. 205, SEP 2021.
• Citações Web of Science: 0

Resumo

Gold nanoparticles have been intensively studied in cancer therapy to improve drug release, increasing thera-peutic action and reducing adverse effects. The interaction between gold nanoparticles and cell membranes can give information about the cell internalization. In this study, gold nanoparticles with aminolevulinic acid (5-ALA) were synthesized using the photoreduction method (5-ALA: AuNPs). The prodrug 5-ALA is responsible for protoporphyrin IX synthesis inside the cell and allows the use of therapies as photodynamic and sonodynamic therapies. The cytotoxicity test was performed on a breast cancer tumor line (MCF-7), and high Content Screening assay was applied to evaluate the entry of nanoparticles into cells. DPPS Langmuir monolayers were assembled at the air/water interface and employed as a simplified membrane model for half of a tumorigenic cell membrane. We assessed the molecular interactions between 5-ALA: AuNPs and phospholipids using tensiometry (pi-A isotherms) and vibrational spectroscopy (PM-IRRAS) experiments. We found that the functionalized gold nanoparticles strongly interact with DPPS polar head groups (especially phosphate and carbonyl), changing the phospholipid hydration and leading to a general decrease in the monolayer conformational order. This work then probes that specific interaction between 5-ALA: AuNPs and the negatively charged phospholipid can be assessed using Langmuir monolayers as simplified biomembrane models. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 19/03239-0 - Interfaces nanoestruturadas para a investigação de substâncias bioativas em modelos de membrana celular e para a construção de dispositivos optoeletrônicos enzimáticos
• Beneficiário: Luciano Caseli
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Regular
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• Processo FAPESP: 17/23686-6 - Utilização da Espectroscopia de Fluorescência na Detecção de Contaminação em Alimentos
• Beneficiário: Lilia Coronato Courrol
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