{"id":36264,"date":"2023-01-20T15:33:10","date_gmt":"2023-01-20T16:33:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peymantaeidi.net\/stem-cell\/?p=36264"},"modified":"2023-01-20T16:40:08","modified_gmt":"2023-01-20T16:40:08","slug":"in-the-core-of-the-cell-new-insights-into-the-utilization-of-nanotechnology-based-drugs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/peymantaeidi.net\/stem-cell\/2023\/01\/20\/in-the-core-of-the-cell-new-insights-into-the-utilization-of-nanotechnology-based-drugs\/","title":{"rendered":"In the core of the cell: New insights into the utilization of nanotechnology-based drugs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"article-gallery lightGallery\">\n<div data-thumb=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/tmb\/2023\/in-the-core-of-the-cel.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/scx2.b-cdn.net\/gfx\/news\/hires\/2023\/in-the-core-of-the-cel.jpg\">a Murine plasma proteins were labeled with Cy5 by NHS-chemistry. Carboxyl-functionalized PS NPs were incubated in unlabeled and Cy5-labeled murine plasma, respectively, to form a protein corona. <b>b<\/b> Unlabeled murine plasma (MP), Cy5-labeled murine plasma (MP*), and associated protein corona samples were analyzed by SDS-PAGE and silver staining. Corona proteins were obtained after incubation of carboxyl-functionalized PS NPs in plasma, washing, and desorption with 2% of SDS. <b>c<\/b> Analysis of in-gel fluorescence. The Cy5-fluorescence was imaged by IVIS at an excitation wavelength of 640\u2009nm and an emission wavelength of 680\u2009nm. <b>d<\/b> Quantitative LC-MS proteomic analysis. The pie charts display the proteins with at least 4% presence in the proteome. Values are represented as the percentage based on all identified proteins. Credit: <i>Nature Communications<\/i> (2023). DOI: 10.1038\/s41467-023-35902-9&#8243;&gt;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"article-img\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/peymantaeidi.net\/stem-cell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/in-the-core-of-the-cel.jpg\" alt=\"In the core of the cell: New insights into the utilization of nanotechnology-based drugs.\" title=\"Protein analysis of unlabeled and Cy5-labeled murine plasma and protein corona.  a  Murine plasma proteins were labeled with Cy5 by NHS-chemistry. Carboxyl-functionalized PS NPs were incubated in unlabeled and Cy5-labeled murine plasma, respectively, to form a protein corona.  b  Unlabeled murine plasma (MP), Cy5-labeled murine plasma (MP*), and associated protein corona samples were analyzed by SDS-PAGE and silver staining. Corona proteins were obtained after incubation of carboxyl-functionalized PS NPs in plasma, washing, and desorption with 2% of SDS.  c  Analysis of in-gel fluorescence. The Cy5-fluorescence was imaged by IVIS at an excitation wavelength of 640\u2009nm and an emission wavelength of 680\u2009nm.  d  Quantitative LC-MS proteomic analysis. The pie charts display the proteins with at least 4% presence in the proteome. Values are represented as the percentage based on all identified proteins. Credit:  Nature Communications  (2023). DOI: 10.1038\/s41467-023-35902-9\" width=\"800\" height=\"416\" \/><figcaption class=\"text-darken text-low-up text-truncate-js text-truncate mt-3\">\n                Protein analysis of unlabeled and Cy5-labeled murine plasma and protein corona. <b>a<\/b> Murine plasma proteins were labeled with Cy5 by NHS-chemistry. Carboxyl-functionalized PS NPs were incubated in unlabeled and Cy5-labeled murine plasma, respectively, to form a protein corona. <b>b<\/b> Unlabeled murine plasma (MP), Cy5-labeled murine plasma (MP*), and associated protein corona samples were analyzed by SDS-PAGE and silver staining. Corona proteins were obtained after incubation of carboxyl-functionalized PS NPs in plasma, washing, and desorption with 2% of SDS. <b>c<\/b> Analysis of in-gel fluorescence. The Cy5-fluorescence was imaged by IVIS at an excitation wavelength of 640\u2009nm and an emission wavelength of 680\u2009nm. <b>d<\/b> Quantitative LC-MS proteomic analysis. The pie charts display the proteins with at least 4% presence in the proteome. Values are represented as the percentage based on all identified proteins. Credit: <i>Nature Communications<\/i> (2023). DOI: 10.1038\/s41467-023-35902-9<br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Novel drugs, such as vaccines against COVID-19, among others, are based on drug transport using nanoparticles. Whether this drug transport is negatively influenced by an accumulation of blood proteins on the nanoparticle&#8217;s surface was not clarified for a long time.<\/p>\n<section class=\"article-banner first-banner ads-336x280\">\n<\/section>\n<p>Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research have now followed the path of such a particle into a cell using a combination of several microscopy methods. They were able to observe a cell-internal process that effectively separates blood components and <a href=\"https:\/\/phys.org\/tags\/nanoparticles\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"textTag\">nanoparticles<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n<p>Nanoparticles are a current field of research and it is impossible to imagine <a href=\"https:\/\/phys.org\/tags\/modern+medicine\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"textTag\">modern medicine<\/a> without them. They serve as microscopic drug capsules that are less than a thousandth of a millimeter in diameter. Among other things, they are used in current vaccines against COVID-19 to effectively deliver active ingredients to where they are actually needed. In most cases, the capsules dock onto cells, are enveloped by them, and are absorbed into them. Inside the cell, <a href=\"https:\/\/phys.org\/tags\/chemical+processes\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"textTag\">chemical processes<\/a> can then open the capsules, releasing the active ingredient.\n<\/p>\n<p>However, this idealized process usually does not take place: As it travels through the bloodstream, <a href=\"https:\/\/phys.org\/tags\/blood+proteins\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"textTag\">blood proteins<\/a> accumulate on the surface of the nanotransporter. These also find their way into the cell. For a long time, it was an unresolved question whether this process impairs the release of the active ingredient.\n<\/p>\n<p>Scientists working with Ingo Lieberwirth, group leader in Katharina Landfester&#8217;s department, have now addressed this question. They have labeled a nanoparticle and blood proteins with different fluorescent dyes. As a result, both glow with different colors when viewed through a high-resolution light microscope. At the same time, the researchers were able to observe the process in parallel and at higher resolution using an <a href=\"https:\/\/phys.org\/tags\/electron+microscope\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"textTag\">electron microscope<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n<p>By combining both methods, the scientists were able to observe that the cell initially absorbs the composite of nanoparticles and blood proteins. In the cell, they now observed something surprising: The <a href=\"https:\/\/phys.org\/tags\/protein\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"textTag\">protein<\/a> coating detaches from the nanoparticle and releases it. After some time, proteins and particles are present separately in the cell.\n<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We therefore assume that the drug release in the cell is not disturbed by the protein coating,&#8221; says Ingo Lieberwirth. &#8220;However, it is now important to find out how exactly the process takes place inside the cell.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>The scientists have now published their results in <i>Nature Communications<\/i>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-main__more p-4\">\n<p><strong>More information:<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tShen Han et al, Endosomal sorting results in a selective separation of the protein corona from nanoparticles, <i>Nature Communications<\/i> (2023).  <a data-doi=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1038\/s41467-023-35902-9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DOI: 10.1038\/s41467-023-35902-9<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"d-inline-block text-medium mt-4\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tProvided by<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/phys.org\/partners\/max-planck-society\/\">Max Planck Society<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"icon_open\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mpg.de\/english\/portal\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"d-none d-print-block\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Citation<\/strong>:<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIn the core of the cell: New insights into the utilization of nanotechnology-based drugs (2023, January 20)<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tretrieved 20 January 2023<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tfrom https:\/\/phys.org\/news\/2023-01-core-cell-insights-nanotechnology-based-drugs.html\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t This document is subject to copyright. 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