Luminescent Silica Nanobeads: Characterization and Evaluation as Efficient Cytoplasmatic Transporters for T-Lymphocytes

Autor: Nicola Rosato, Tomas Mustelin, Massimo Bottini, Fabio Cerignoli, David M. Mills, Marilisa Leone, Maurizio Pellecchia, Federica D’Annibale, A Bergamaschi, Andrea Magrini
Rok vydání: 2007
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Zdroj: Journal of the American Chemical Society. 129:7814-7823
ISSN: 1520-5126
0002-7863
DOI: 10.1021/ja070245c
Popis: We report the fabrication and characterization of neutravidin-conjugated silica nanobeads doped with a ruthenium-complex luminophore and functionalized with anti-human CD3 and anti-human CD28, and an acid-sensitive polymer. We observed that the nanobeads were readily delivered into Jurkat T leukemia cells by endocytosis, transported into lysosomes, and subsequently into the cytoplasm as revealed by pH-sensitive luminescence. Since signs of cytotoxicity were not observed, the reported nanobeads could be an excellent and non-toxic building block for efficient intracellular transporters.
Databáze: OpenAIRE