Receptor-mediated cellular uptake of folate-conjugated fluorescent nanodiamonds : a combined ensemble and single-particle study

Fluorescent nanodiamonds (FNDs) are nontoxic and photostable nanomaterials, ideal for long-term in vivo imaging applications. This paper reports that FNDs with a size of approximately 140 nm can be covalently conjugated with folic acid (FA) for receptor-mediated targeting of cancer cells at the single-particle level. The conjugation is made by using biocompatible polymers, such as polyethylene glycol, as crosslinked buffer layers. Ensemble-averaged measurements with flow cytometry indicate that more than 50% of the FA-conjugated FND particles can be internalized by the cells (such as HeLa cells) through receptor-mediated endocytosis, as confirmed by competitive inhibition assays. Confocal fluorescence microscopy reveals that these FND particles accumulate in the perinuclear region. The absolute number of FNDs internalized by HeLa cells after 3 h of incubation at a particle concentration of 10 microg mL(-1) is in the range of 100 particles per cell. The receptor-mediated uptake process is further elucidated by single-particle tracking of 35-nm FNDs in three dimensions and real time during the endocytosis.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2009

Erschienen:

2009

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:5

Enthalten in:

Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany) - 5(2009), 23 vom: 28. Dez., Seite 2716-21

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Zhang, Bailin [VerfasserIn]
Li, Yingqi [VerfasserIn]
Fang, Chia-Yi [VerfasserIn]
Chang, Cheng-Chun [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Chao-Sheng [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Yi-Ying [VerfasserIn]
Chang, Huan-Cheng [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

7782-40-3
935E97BOY8
Biocompatible Materials
Carrier Proteins
Cross-Linking Reagents
Diamond
Fluorescent Dyes
Folate Receptors, GPI-Anchored
Folic Acid
Journal Article
Receptors, Cell Surface
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 22.02.2010

Date Revised 21.11.2013

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1002/smll.200900725

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM191250783