Stealth Iron Oxide Nanoparticles for Organotropic Drug Targeting

Autor: Ike Olivotto, Juri Ugolotti, Massimiliano Magro, Anna Paola Fifi, Fabio Vianello, Emanuela Bonaiuto, Sonia Pasquaroli, Radek Zboril, Giuseppe Radaelli, Giulia Chemello, Claudia Aparicio, Davide Baratella, Jessica de Almeida Roger, Giorgio Cozza, Daniela Bertotto, Leonardo Mancini, Giovanni Miotto, Giorgio Zoppellaro
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Biomacromolecules. 20:1375-1384
ISSN: 1526-4602
1525-7797
Popis: The ability of peculiar iron oxide nanoparticles (IONPs) to evade the immune system was investigated in vivo. The nanomaterial was provided directly into the farming water of zebrafish ( Danio rerio) and the distribution of IONPs and the delivery of oxytetracycline (OTC) was studied evidencing the successful overcoming of the intestinal barrier and the specific and prolonged (28 days) organotropic delivery of OTC to the fish ovary. Noteworthy, no sign of adverse effects was observed. In fish blood, IONPs were able to specifically bind apolipoprotein A1 (Apo A1) and molecular modeling showed the structural analogy between the IONP@Apo A1 nanoconjugate and high-density lipoprotein (HDL). Thus, the preservation of the biological identity of the protein suggests a plausible explanation of the observed overcoming of the intestinal barrier, of the great biocompatibity of the nanomaterial, and of the prolonged drug delivery (benefiting of the lipoprotein transport route). The present study promises novel and unexpected stealth materials in nanomedicine.
Databáze: OpenAIRE